The Emerging Cricket Podcast

In a not-to-be-missed chat Daniel Beswick (@dgbeswick1) sits down with ex-tech founder, global macro hedge fund manager, German men’s national team member and founder of the European Cricket League, Daniel Weston.

Weston explains the process of founding the ECL, as well as starting up German Cricket TV and the European Cricket Network.

From buying 18 Go Pros to broadcast action of the national team, to the explosive growth of German clubs around the country, Weston details his elaborate plan for Cricket to be Europe's summer bat and ball sport, by building the club structures and ultimately participation across the continent.

The boys wraps up the Women's Euro T20 World Cup qualifier, where the last entrant for the Global qualifier was locked up. We review Ireland's 'greensweep' of Zimbabwe, and discuss two separate European competitions coming up - the Franchise Euro T20 Slam and the European Cricket League, where 8 of Europe's domestic champions battle it out in La Manga.

For our ECL chat, we play a snippet of our chat with Daniel Weston, the founder of the league.

Part 2 of our two-part special with ESPN Cricinfo's Peter Della Penna. The team and Peter discuss Afghanistan's World Cup campaign, the Global Canadian T20 and round up other news bits and pieces from the Emerging Cricket world.

Part 1 of a two-part special with ESPN Cricinfo's Peter Della Penna. The team and Peter discuss Men's European T20 Qualifiers, Zimbabwe's Tour of the Netherlands, the Kwibuka Women's Tournament and more.

New recruit Dan Kelly (@djkelly0) chats with Netherlands head coach Ryan Campbell after their successful ODI and T20I series against Zimbabwe, building the next generation of Dutch stars and what the Euro T20 Slam means for cricket in the nation

In a bumper episode, we cover the sensational events in Japan where the PNG U19 team forfeited their last match, Afghanistan's winless World Cup, the T20 World Cup Europe Finals and the upcoming Netherlands v Zimbabwe ODI & T20I series.

We also speak to Japan head coach Dhugal Beddingfield after the country qualified for its first global ICC event after the Sano-hosted East Asia Pacific U19 Qualifier. 

Nick (@HeliocentCric) speaks with Craig White (@YourManInMexico) who is secretary of the Mexico Cricket Association.

He talks about developing cricket in the country, the time Fred Trueman played in Mexico, and the work that went into organising the recent Central American Championships, where Belize, Costa Rica, Panama and the MCC travelled to Reforma Athletic Club. Both men's and women's events were run concurrently.

The team looks at the all-ODI Cricket World Cup League 2 draw and the CPL draft. Rashid Khan looks to be triple booked.

There have been ICC Women's Qualifiers completed in Africa and East Asia Pacific, and the men's Africa T20 World Cup Qualifier has started in Uganda.

The Central American Championship were played in Mexico last month and Ireland & Scotland are both hosting some full member fixtures, including a match against England that Ireland could've won.

...and Bes has another rant about Delhi not picking Sandeep.

We continue our series of chats to those growing cricket in the sport's new world with Daniel Beswick (@dgbeswick1) speaking to Denis Musali, Head of Digital Communications of Cricket Uganda.

Denis represented Uganda at two U19 World Cups, playing against a golden age of youth international cricketers, with many taking part at the upcoming Cricket World Cup.

While bemoaning the smaller 2019 World Cup, Denis discusses the state of Ugandan cricket and shares stories of playing some of the world's best for his country. He also passes his judgement of the current men's U19s and the Women's senior team, who both narrowly missed out on qualification for the U19s World Cup and the T20/CWC World Qualifiers respectively.

Finally, Denis previews the Men's Africa T20 World Cup Qualifier, which is being hosted in his home country.

This is not one to miss, with Denis a fantastic guest with some incredible stories and knowledge to share!

We wrap the last day of consequential action from Windhoek, and what a day it was! PNG came from a seemingly insurmountable position to qualify, thanks to a huge win over Oman and an obdurate finish from USA against their neighbours to the north, denying Canada ODI status by four runs.