Noughtie Child Podcast

Another absolute thriller as Ireland took New Zealand to the final ball in Southampton. So close yet so far for Ireland but we're always happy to see Suzie Bates included for New Zealand and what an impact she had.

What a game! It was the first day of the World Cup where neither of us were at a game but we kept our eyes locked on the Scotland v West Indies match at Headingley.

Richard was at Edgbaston for the crazy game between South Africa and Pakistan. Plus we chat about Australia thrashing Bangladesh and the Netherlands' first every IT20 against India.

What a day in Southampton! Sri Lanka up set the champions and England followed by going two from two. There's concern over Nat Sciver-Brunt for England who retired out as a precaution but England are heading towards securing a semi-final spot.

This episode is a little bit different as Polly was off to commentate in Durham at 5:30am and Richard got home just after midnight so the podcast is a little bit stitched together using voice notes but I hope you appreciate the innovation.

Richard's report on New Zealand...

It was a special day watching the Netherlands' T20 World Cup debut as well and India v Pakistan yesterday. If you couldn't tell, we're a little bit tired after five games in 48 hours and there aren't any games today so we will be back on Wednesday!

Polly's report on Netherlands v Bangladesh: https://noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post/we-belong-here-the-netherlands-proud-despite-falling-short-on-t20-world-cup-debut

Richard's thoughts on India v Pakistan: https://noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post/cool-calm-mandhana-steers-india-to-victory-on-a-raucous-and-sweltering-day-at-edgbaston

We were at Old Trafford for two matches yesterday where we witnessed a historic win for Scotland and Australia doing what they do best. We of course weren't in Southampton to witness the thriller between West Indies and New Zealand but we share our thoughts on what we saw from afar.

Polly's piece about Scotland v Ireland: https://noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post/bryce-sisters-lead-the-charge-as-scotland-dominate-in-first-t20-world-cup-win

Richard's report on South Africa v Australia: https://noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post/australia-breeze-through-a-chilly-day-at-old-trafford

Welcome to the first of our daily podcasts during the T20 World Cup. We had a wicked night at Edgbaston for the opener of the tournament where England thrashed Sri Lanka.

Richard's Report: https://noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post/dominant-england-mercilessly-punish-toothless-sri-lanka

Polly's Article: https://noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post/there-s-no-fight-we-cannot-win-england-record-highest-t20-world-cup-total-to-thrash-sri-lanka-in-o

The day has arrived, it's time for the World Cup! We're at Edgbaston tonight for the opener and we're excited to say we will be posting daily episodes every morning to keep you up to date with everything happening at the World Cup.

Link to our World Cup team guide: https://noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post/get-to-know-the-12-t20-world-cup-teams

Link to Polly’s article about debutants, The Netherlands: https://noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post/team-oranje-the-story-of-the-netherlands-squad-making-their-t20-world-cup-debut

We're joined by a very special guest this week...Dr Raf Nicholson, author of 'The Women in Whites: A History of Women's Cricket in England' speaks to us about the process of writing her new book and very generously tells some of the stories within the book. You can order it here:

Amazon (UK & International): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Whites-History-Cricket-England/dp/1836802927

Waterstones (UK): https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-women-in-whites/raf-nicholson/9781836802921

Plus of course we speak about all the international cricket that has been...

Two guests join us this week as we made the trip to Edinburgh to see Scotland host the Netherlands as part of a pre-World Cup tri series. It was Kirstie Gordon's return to Scotland and she spoke to us post match. We're also joined by Pippa Sproul who is busy finishing her A-Levels before she'll join up with Scotland at the World Cup.

This episode is a bit different this week as we speak toFrench cricketer Poppy McGeown about the situation with French women’s cricket and what they have experienced over the past three years. We have another episode in French with Poppy with the hope of reaching a francophone audience so please share that episode too: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0WbA3ni28rNUFHSXrNI25T

Cet épisode est un peu différent cette semaine, puisque nousnous entretenons avec la joueuse de cricket française Poppy McGeown au sujet de la situation du cricket féminin en France et de ce...

Nous sommes Richard et Polly. Richard est professeur defrançais en Angleterre et Polly est journaliste sportive. Aujourd’hui, nous avons discuté avec Poppy McGeown, qui a joué au cricket pour la France jusqu’en 2023. L’équipe féminine française de cricket traverse une période difficile et,dans cet épisode, Poppy explique ce qui se passe et de quelle aide l’équipe a besoin.

Si vous souhaitez en savoir plus : https://medium.com/@frenchwomenscricket/an-open-letter-on-the-situation-of-womens-cricket-in-france-65b19bab919e

The international summer is under way and well...what a way to start. There's been some One Day Cup action across Tier 1 and Tier 2 to chat about including a blustery day in Southport.

It was also great to chat to Phebe Molkenboer who is heading to her first World Cup with the Netherlands to hear all about the preparations.

There have been quite a few centurions this week in the One Day Cup and many of them have been stepping up for the first time.

We are also joined by Worcestershire's Sophie Beech who of course scored a century at the weekend! She was also involved in the England U19 tour to Australia where she captained the side a few times.

Wednesday was madness! That's not the only topic on our minds as we've also had the T20 County Cup, England's World Cup Squad as well as another round of Tier 1 One Day Cup action so as always, plenty to get in to.

We're also joined by Coco Streets who recently scored a century for Kent in Tier 2's One Day Cup.

Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 and international, we're covering it all this week as Richard drove up and down the country to watch cricket.

We are joined by Glamorgan's Bea Ellis to discuss everything from bat gauges to wanting to be a firefighter...and of course some cricket!

We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

The 2026 county season is underway! We've been at two Tier 1 games this week so we discuss the first two rounds. We're going to save the Tier 2 chat for next week too.

It's a pleasure to be joined by Leicestershire leg-spinner April Herathge who speaks to us about Leicestershire last season, their ambitions for this year as well as the other side of her life training to be a surgeon.

Wisden is also out and you may spot a familiar name in there!

It's time for our 2026 season preview and once again we have some rogue predictions...we're very happy to be proven wrong! We'll be back in two weeks to chat about the first few matches as well as our first game of the season up in Durham.

This week we are so pleased to be joined by Gloucestershire’s Alice Bird who speaks to us about her new podcast all about cricket and mental health. We are so grateful for Alice being so open and sharing this incredible project she’s put together. The first episode will be out on Tuesday 31st March so please check out her podcast social media for all the details. (@extracoverpodon Instagram)

We'll be back next week (with a guest!) but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop...

England are out in South Africa playing some intrasquad fixtures so we have a look at how the first match went. Plus we've had a week to ponder over the Hundred auction so we add some further thoughts.

A link to Manchester Metropolitan University Women's Cricket Fundraiser for BEAT: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mmu-womens-cricket-march-beat-fundraiser

We'll be back next week (with a guest!) but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up...

We have thoughts...it was the Hundred Auction this week and it's fair to say we have our reservations. Millions of pounds has been chucked at women's cricket which surely is a good thing right? We ask the question, has it been fair and is this right.

Finally we have some World Cup fixtures and importantly, the Netherlands will have the opportunity to beat Australia. There are lots of exciting bilateral series too so we talk through some of the highlights of those.

There won't be an episode next week but we'll be back on Friday 13th March!

It's a bit of an international whistle-stop tour this week from Melie Kerr being appointed New Zealand captain to Fatima Sana's success against South Africa.

Pre-order Raf's book here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-women-in-whites/raf-nicholson/9781836802921

We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

It's been a quieter week for women's cricket but Netherlands bowler Isabel van der Woning joins us to give us the inside scoop on the preparations for the World Cup Qualifiers, the success the team had at the tournament and the exciting summer that lies ahead.

We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

From the Oman v Denmark series to the WPL final, we look at some of the biggest and smallest stories in women's cricket this week.

We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

Our dream has come true and the Netherlands have qualified for their first T20 World Cup in England this summer. Bangladesh are also through and we will wait to see who will join them. RCB are through to the WPL final and Australia have a new (surprising) captain.

We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

We've been keeping a close eye on the World Cup qualifiers and it's looking good for Ireland, Bangladesh & the Netherlands. It's slightly nervy for Scotland but there's still time to book their train ticket to England.

Aforementioned article: https://www.cricketetal.com/p/mustafissure

We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

Today we tackle a big topic that we’ve mulled over for a while but we thought it was important to discuss women’s cricket, Fairbreak and Saudi Arabia. Linked below is Richard’s article breaking it all down:

https://noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post/fairbreak-goes-to-saudi-the-ultimate-compromise

Plus we speak about the WPL, the Hundred changes and very briefly Alyssa Healy’s retirement. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to da

It’s WPL Day! Will Delhi Capitals continue their run as serial chokers? We also preview the World Cup qualifiers as well as celebrate Annie Wikman’s success in the WNCL.

We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

It’s our final episode of the year and of course time for some Christmas chat. As well as our bumper review of 2025 Women’s Cricket through our eyes, we’re joined by Northants’ Mabel Reid to speak about her career so far, time at Loughborough University as well sharing her very insightful experiences after being diagnosed with autism and how cricket has been an accommodating space.

We will be back in 2026 when we celebrate our 5th birthday! We want to take the opportunity to say a huge thankyou to anyone that has listened or engag...

You'll never guess who is back...or maybe you will because who needs a transparent hiring process! Jon Lewis has been appointed Head Coach of London Spirit and he's back working with Heather Knight again but is there a conflict of interest for Knight? We also discuss Stephen Parry's new role at Essex as well as the staff he's got on board.

We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

This week we are joined by Worcestershire’s Bryony Gillgrass who is also part of the England U19 set up. We spoke all about her journey so far, a break through summer and the busy winter.

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We're already dreaming about next summer as the domestic fixtures came out this week. Unfortunately there are some clashes that we're less keen on and some slightly odd choices of grounds (what's new!) We also speak about the WPL auction as well as the on going Emerging Nations Trophy in Thailand. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

We are back from our little break and despite snow falling in England, there’s some important cricket to discuss across the world from the WBBL to the new Emerging Nations Trophy in Thailand.

We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

India are World Cup Champions beating South Africa and lifting the trophy on home soil. We record seconds after Harmanpreet Kaur took the winning catch to reflect on the final and the tournament as a whole.

Wow! South Africa and India are in the World Cup final and Australia can't win another ICC tournament. We also are joined by Italy & Northants cricketer Lenny Sims to speak about her historical ties to cricket, representing Italy and life in Tier 2. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

It's our 200th episode! I don't think we quite believe we've made it this far but thanks for listening and supporting us at any point over the last almost five years. We reflect on some of our favourite episodes so far and also reflect on the early days. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

Lancashire's Grace Johnson joins us this week and shares how her summer as been from the highs in T20s to the lows of rehab and dealing with a stress fracture. We also chat about what it means to represent the Red Rose and how she accidently started playing cricket. The World Cup continues and we mention the two games that happened over those days and what we expect moving forward. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up...

It's been a wobbly World Cup so far with every team experiencing some collapses and nervy moments. We discuss everything that's happened in the past week over in India and Sri Lanka as well as some awards news in domestic cricket. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

The World Cup is underway in India and Sri Lanka and it's been an interesting few days to start the tournament. There's already been two centuries, some impressive spells and of course, Australia winning. We also chat about Rugby and the success of the Red Roses and what that means for the T20 World Cup in England next summer.

We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!