The Cricketer's County Conversation

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Join Mel Farrell, Nick Friend and special guests as they shine a light on everything county cricket and beyond. Expect expert insight from an award-winning group of correspondents as the covers are peeled off all aspects of the English domestic scene.

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Thursday · 55 min
Metro Bank Fever & bumper crowds
Episode 17 of The Cricketer's County Conversation podcast sees Melinda Farrell, Nick Friend and Oscar Ress focus on the sights, sounds and delights provided by the Men's One Day Cup. The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 21 · 57 min
Blast Finals Day & looking ahead to the One Day Cup
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July 16 · 49 min
Men's & Women's Blast Finals Day Preview
Melinda Farrell is joined by Nick Friend and Oscar Ress to preview Finals Day in the men's and women's Blast competitions. The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 9 · 51 min
England's cricketing footballers
Melinda Farrell and Nick Friend look ahead to the logistical logjam of the T20 Blast's latter stages, discuss Sussex's ongoing uncertainty and delve into the cricketing past of England's FIFA World Cup squad. The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 26 · 48 min
Championship at midseason: every county assessed
Nick Friend and Mel Farrell assess the 18 counties at the halfway stage in the County Championship and discuss how the English game is looking to increase the number of female coaches on the professional circuit. 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 18 · 40 min
Sussex defying off-field chaos
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June 12 · 44 min
County Championship returns
Nick Friend and Melinda Farrell discuss Surrey's curious season and the news that the injury replacement conditions remain unchanged, while George Dobell pays tribute to Keith Piper. The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 4 · 48 min
Northants' fast start & county transfer season
The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org 0:00 Intro 00:16 Teeing up the show 3:05 Kirstie Gordon interview 20:26 Northants' fast start 32:12 County transfer season 47:54 Outro Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 27 · 48 min
The youngsters Blasting away the competition
The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 21 · 48 min
T20 Blast returns: men's & women's preview
The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org 0:00 Intro 00:17 Men's Blast preview 18:59 Pat Brown interview 35:28 Women's Blast preview 47:16 Outro Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 13 · 52 min
A new England selector and a hat-trick hero
Episode seven of The Cricketer's County Conversation podcast features discussions around Marcus North's arrival as national selector and Beth Barrett-Wild's departure as the ECB's head of women's professional cricket. Melinda Farrell and The Cricketer's features writer Nick Friend analyse the squad named by England for the Test series against New Zealand and county cricket's role in it, while Nick speaks to Glamorgan director of cricket Mark Wallace about Tom Norton, who made history with a hat-trick on first-class debut against Somerset, and how the club's restructured pathway has begun to bear fruit. The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 6 · 48 min
Golden oldies setting the pace in early weeks
Episode six of The Cricketer's County Conversation podcast features discussions around the veterans leading the way with the ball in this season's Championship and the counties who picked up vital wins last week to get their summers moving in the right direction. Melinda Farrell and The Cricketer's features writer Nick Friend analyse the enduring success of Ben Raine, Ben Sanderson and, of course, James Anderson, while Nick also speaks to Ash Thorpe, head of the Park View Cricket Academy, the state school in Chester-le-Street that has played a key part in the young careers of England hopeful Ben McKinney and Luke Robinson, who debuted for Durham at Lord's last week. The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org 0:00 Intro 00:17 Teeing up the show 2:30 Ash Thorpe interview 15:43 Golden Oldies 29:43 Never judge a pitch until a tailender has batted on it 39:25 A big win for Glamorgan 41:51 Kent inflict heavy defeat on Derbyshire 46:44 Outro Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 29 · 55 min
Corteen-Coleman, Perrin and tailenders
The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 22 · 46 min
Notts, subs and Jess Jonassen at Yorkshire
Melinda Farrell and Nick Friend discuss injury subs and Jess Jonassen's Yorkshire arrival, while Nick speaks to injury replacement, Luke Hollman, and Nottinghamshire's Dillon Pennington. The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org 0:00 Intro 00:16 Teeing up the show 2:29 Luke Hollman interview 11:53 Injury subs strike again 17:14 Jess Jonassen arrives in Tier One 31:44 Dillon Pennington interview 44:17 Outro Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 16 · 52 min
What to do about injury replacements?
Nick Friend and Oscar Ress get stuck into the debate around injury replacements and how they have been utilised in the County Championship so far. The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org 0:00 Intro 00:18 Injury replacements 29:52 Women's One Day Cup 51:49 Outro Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 8 · 52 min
County cricket is back!
Mel Farrell and Nick Friend look back on the first weekend of County Championship action. The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org 0:00 Intro 00:16 The County Championship returns 27:56 Division Two roundup 35:53 Tier One preview 51:34 Outro Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
March 30 · 1 hr 1 min
The County Conversation: Championship preview
The Cricketer's County Conversation podcast returns, with Mel Farrell and Nick Friend. Ahead of the new season, they discuss the disruptions to pre-season caused by the Middle East crisis, the perennial lottery around the pursuit of overseas players and Sussex's winter turmoil. The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org 0:00 Intro 00:08 We're back! 03:21 Middle East crisis and county cricket 14:16 Matt Nicholson interview 28:22 Australia players' availability 40:30 Sussex implosion 44:09 John Simpson interview 1:00:10 Outro Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 7, 2025 · 55 min
The County Conversation: End-of-season awards
The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org 0:00 Intro 02:00 Player of the year 11:00 Match of the season 16:30 Individual performance of the season 22:40 Moment of the season 28:11 Dumbest moment of the season 39:24 Funniest moment of the season 44:22 Disappointment of the season 49:57 Team of the season 54:23 Outro Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 29, 2025 · 46 min
Notts' title & the Championship's crazy finale
The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org 0:00 Intro 00:17 Notts win the County Championship 17:02 Durham's disaster 46:11 Outro Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 24, 2025 · 47 min
Reviewing One Day Cup finals: Rapids and Lancs triumph
The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org 0:00 Intro 00:17 Men's Metro Bank final review 23:47 Women's Metro Bank final review 46:53 Outro Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cricketer's County Conversation

Metro Bank Fever & bumper crowds

Blast Finals Day & looking ahead to the One Day Cup

Men's & Women's Blast Finals Day Preview

England's cricketing footballers

Championship at midseason: every county assessed

Sussex defying off-field chaos

County Championship returns

Northants' fast start & county transfer season

The youngsters Blasting away the competition

T20 Blast returns: men's & women's preview

A new England selector and a hat-trick hero

Golden oldies setting the pace in early weeks

Corteen-Coleman, Perrin and tailenders

Notts, subs and Jess Jonassen at Yorkshire

What to do about injury replacements?

County cricket is back!

The County Conversation: Championship preview

The County Conversation: End-of-season awards

Notts' title & the Championship's crazy finale

Reviewing One Day Cup finals: Rapids and Lancs triumph