Middlesex County Cricket League (MCCL)

MCCL Podcast

The Middlesex County Cricket League sits at the top of Middlesex's league cricket structure, and its member clubs are the most senior clubs in the county. It has strong connections with the county club, who each year allocates its players to play in the league when they are free.

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20 episodes
Updated July 24
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Episodes20

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July 24 · 52 min
Teddington nudge back ahead
There was more topsy-turviness across the MCCL as a number of the top sides slipped up. Crouch End's sojourn at the top of the Prem lasted just the week, Harrow Town slip up in Div 3, as do London Sportif in Div 4. Ally Pally subsequently rise to the top of an MCCL division for the first time in a fair old while. Elsewhere, what do you do when a fielder inadvertently wipes out the 'keeper? Sal explains..... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 15 · 43 min
Prem title race hots up
There is a new leader in the Prem. Teddington slip up, Crouch End pounce. In a day where top sides didn't have it all their own way, neither Harrow nor Eastcote win in Div 1 whilst Harrow Town slip on a banana skin in Div 2. Plus, no one out-gunned Tower Hamlets in Div 7. And, two MCCL sides move in to the quarter-finals of the National. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 7 · 47 min
Half-way there
The MCCL has reached its half-way point. Time for Sal and Dan to begin taking stock.....and that despite the horrendous weekends that their respective sides enjoyed. Game of the weekend involved Bessborough and Kenton in Div 2, although Desperadoes v Actonians in Div 5 wasn't far behind. Do tune in for the full lowdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 3 · 49 min
Hold your horses
If your side was top of one of the divisions of the MCCL going into Week 8 then there was a fair chance that results when against you on Saturday. Teddington, Harrow and Ealing Trailfinders all slipped up as things concertinaed together. Plus, heard the one about the dog nicking the match ball and racing off with it..... listen in and you'll hear more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 23 · 54 min
Through the pain barrier.
Last summer Chris Woakes famously went out to bat against India with a dislocated shoulder. Enfield's Harry Wilkins can now officially say "Woakesy, hold my beer". Broken bones didn't prevent Wilkins from going out to bat one-handed in dramatic run chase against Bessborough on Saturday. Harry joins Sal and Dan to talk us through the day's events. Elsewhere, Teddington are held by Finchley, Harrow keep plugging along. And, Tentelow are - finally - off the mark in Div 7. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 18 · 49 min
Low scoring drama
Sometimes the best games of cricket aren't ones where the ball is smashed everywhere. Week 6 in the MCCL is a great example of that. Twickenham pull off a miracle and win with only 78 on the board, West Harrow (somehow) nearly defend 39 against Enfield. Harrow Town win despite posting only 106, Ally Pally just about chase 101. Low scores, high drama was very much the order of the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 10 · 31 min
Rain-dodging season
Just five 1st XI games managed to beat the weather on 6 June. One was in Div 7, two in Div 6, one in Div 4 and Twickenham v Stanmore in the Prem. And, Twickenham will be much the happier; by virtue of our old friend Vera Duckworth and her sums, they got home and with that their first ten points of the season. Plus, how bad exactly was that Test Match track and what's it like being an umpire on a rainy day? Spoiler. Not much fun.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 3 · 57 min
Lots of runs, lots of tight finishes. MCCL week 4
Ealing and Teddington both continue to be unbeaten in the top flight, Harrow are marching on in Div 1. North London nearly shock Eastcote, South Hampstead and Chiswick indulge in a run fest. And heard the one about the square being occupied prompting the match to be called off? Listen in for more.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 25 · 59 min
Ealing and Teddington march on....
The premier division league table is taking shape, but not perhaps in the way many anticipated. Ealing are flying, North Midd and Shay Boo are - on the face of it at least - struggling. Elsewhere, unpredictability never seems to be far away. That's most obviously the case with Tentelow in Div 7; beaten by Gautum Buddha on Saturday, facing Shepherd's Bush in the last 16 of the T20 on Monday. They couldn't, could they....? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 20 · 42 min
A premier division full of surprises
Rain tries to ruin things, but Hornsey, Stanmore and Finchley all dodge the showers to pull off wins against fancied opponents. The Prem really does continue to surprise. Harrow post a statement win in Div 1, Bessborough move seven clear in Div 2. And, Ealing Three Bridges finally lose..... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 12 · 50 min
New season, same old drama
Runs were generally the order of the day in Week 1 of the MCCL. Crouch End went (very) big, as did Highgate, Brentham and Isleworthians. Teddington win the battle of the title hopefuls in Bushy Park, Hampstead hit the ground running in Div 1. Plus, Wembley's Junayd Azar makes an immediate impact, and Swamibapa - just about - start off with a win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 4 · 43 min
Prediction Pod
The MCCL season starts on Saturday 9 May. That can only mean one thing; it's time for Sal and Dan to do their prediction podcast. Will The Midd be able to defend their title? Will Hampstead bounce back? How will promoted sides such as Harrow, Bessborough and Ealing Three Bridges get on? The duo reveal all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
January 13 · 35 min
Out of the Ashes into the Middlesex Cup/Trophy
Sal and Dan try to work out what on earth went wrong Down Under before looking to the future. The guys make the draws for the first round of the Middlesex Cup and the preliminary round of the Middlesex Trophy. They also look at some of the new names in the league as well as the four sides who'll be starting 2026 with minus points to their name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 8, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min
Life as an umpire in the MCCL and beyond!
Dan and Sal were joined by MCCL and National Panel umpire Raj Patel where they discussed many things including his experiences with Jofra Archer, Stanmore teas (no surprise) and his day job which involves messers, Harrison, Lennon, McCartney and Ringo Starr! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 14, 2025 · 48 min
Eastcote's Dan Travers talks all things Div 2
Eastcote had a fantastic 2025, getting promoted to Div 1 and doing so with a number of weeks to spare. Their skipper, Dan Travers, joins Sal and Dan to talk us through the season. Plus, two Div 2 teams of the season (from Dan T and Sal) are also revealed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 7, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
How the league was won - Carlos Nunes talks Div 1
League legend Carlos Nunes joins Sal and Dan to talk about how Div 1 played out in 2025. Plus, more on Carlos's own memories of leading Twickenham for 17 (!) years (and counting) in the MCCL. Sal and Carlos then pick their respective Div 1 teams of the year. Do have a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 8, 2025 · 45 min
Ealing offically rise from the dead
A month ago, Ealing needed to win four from four to stay up. The odds were against them. Kristian Martin's side cared little for that and completed their Lazarus-like comeback with a win against Harrow St Mary's in Week 18. Elsewhere, Finchley won the big game of the day in Div 1, but it was Div 5 that provided the real drama; heard the one about eight runs being the difference between top and fifth? If not, listen in. And, Sal and Dan round things off with this year's MCCL podcast awards...... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 3, 2025 · 43 min
Judgement day beckons in the MCCL
North Middlesex have been crowned Premier League champions, but there is still an awful lot of business that needs sorting in the MCCL. Ealing face off against Harrow St Mary's in a relegation shoot out and that's arguably the game of the day. Elsewhere, Bron and Finchley are fighting for the second promotion slot out of Div 1, Eastcote play Harrow to decide which of the two will be Div 2 champions. Lower down there are permutations galore as the season reaches its crescendo. Plus, what was Dan's mother-in-law's take on the Hundred then? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 26, 2025 · 33 min
Ealing, back from the dead?
Lazarus has officially come to the MCCL. Ealing, once pronounced dead in the Premier League relegation battle, are now out of the bottom two. Quite the turnaround for the Corfton Roaders. Elsewhere, Shay Boo came out second best in the top-of-the-table clash at North Midd whist Twickenham won a thriller at the top of Div One. Plus, Dan's taking his mother-in-law on a date.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 19, 2025 · 58 min
The Prem that no one wants to win?
More shocks and surprises in the Prem as the top three all come a cropper (again). Plus, are Ealing performing the greatest comeback since Lazarus? They may just be. Elsewhere, Bron's promotion push hits a pothole, Wembley are down but, crikey, what a way to go. Plus plenty more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices