Noughtie Child Podcast

Episode 128: WPL, Pitch Invasions & Hundred Retentions ft Kathryn Bryce & Catherine Dalton

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The WPL is well underway and there's tons to chat about. We take a trip down memory lane this week, digging into the archive for some old chats wi...

Episode 127: Annabel Sutherland, Charli Knott & the WPL 2024 ft Luke Pomfret

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From Annabel Sutherland's double century to Charli Knott signing for the Vipers, we take a look back at a week in the world of women's cricket. Joined...

Episode 126: A Test Match in Perth ft Laura Jolly

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are many famous festivals and events this week but we're celebrating a Test match in Perth! We're joined by Australian cricket journalist and po...

Episode 125: Kapp's Heroics, Australian Downfall & Lancashire Cricket ft Alice Clarke

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From Marizanne Kapp's heroics to Middlesex's financial woes, there's plenty to discuss. We're joined by Thunder's Alice Clark to c...

Episode 124: Project Darwin, Amy Hunter & WPL Decisions ft Evie Ashton

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There's lots to discuss this week with Project Darwin launching, England players having to pick WPL or England duty and Ireland dominating in Zimb...

Episode 123: Irish Success & Exclusive Interviews ft Richard Starkie

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we have an exclusive interview with one half of the podcast, Richard Starkie! From discovering cricket to being a French teacher, we find o...

Episode 122: Umpiring Records, Salary Boosts & ACL Recoveries ft Jemima Spence

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week were are joined by Jemima Spence, who is currently recovering from an ACL injury. Listen to hear some excellent insight into the injury and ...

Episode 121: Ellyse Perry, Captaincy & World Cup Qualifier Prep ft Darcey Carter

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our first proper episode of the year is here! From Harmanpreet Kaur's post match interview to celebrating one of Australia's greats, there's lots to d...

Episode 120: 2023: Relive the Women's Cricket Year

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What a year it has been! We are here to review the year, discuss the highs and lows and everything inbetween. From the glorious Ashes to the heartbrea...

Episode 119: Azzuri Success, Contracts for Diamonds & Half a Christmas Special ft Cain Hamilton-Boyle

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's our final episode of 2023! We will do a proper wrap up of the year at the start of January but thankyou to anyone that's listened to us i...

Episode 118: WPL Draft, Test Match & Contracts ft Mariko Hill

16 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From the Test match to the WPL draft we've got plenty to catch up on this week. We're also joined by Hong Kong & Middlesex player, Mariko ...

Episode 117: When the Great British Bake Off met Cricket ft Saku Chandrasekara

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are back with another episode and an incredibly special guest. This week we are joined by huge cricket fan and 2023 Great British Bake Off contesta...

Episode 116: WBBL Finals, England A & A Swiftie ft Charlotte Swift

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're back in person! After 10 weeks we are back (just for this week). With the finals of the WBBL coming up and an England series to preview, we have...

Episode 115: Vanuatu, Birmingham & the ICC ft Selina Solman

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week were are joined by captain of the Vanuatu Women's Cricket Team, Selina Solman who has recently qualified for the global World Cup Qualifiers...

Episode 114: Lanning Bows Out, An Inconsistent ICC & England Squads ft Maryam Faisal

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From Meg Lanning's international retirement to the ICC being inconsistent with Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, we have tons to speak about this week. T...

Episode 113: Un Scandale du Cricket Français ft Ariana Dowse

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WBBL continues and England have started preparing to head to India but there's been a huge breaking news story coming from France this week. The F...

Episode 112: DRS, Dog Bites & Cow Cesareans ft Hannah Rainey

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From dog bites to facing India in India, there's more cricket news to discuss this week. Our focus turns to DRS in the WBBL which is bizarrely inc...

Episode 111: Broken Bats, Sydney Smash & BUCS ft Jen Barden

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From Grace Harris' broken bat and crazy strike rate to Manchester Met being thrashed in the North West BUCS league, we've got plenty to speak ...

Episode 110: WBBL, Tiktoks & Female Coaches ft Regina Suddahazai

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WBBL 09 is underway and there are tons of English players ready to feature. At the time of recording, Nat Sciver-Brunt hadn't been confirmed a...

Episode 109: Cricket?..In the Olympics? Ailsa Lister

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From the Great British Bake Off to cricket at the Olympics, we have a random assortment of things in cricket news this week! We're also joined by ...

Episode 108: Awards Season ft Robine Rijke

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's been very quiet in the women's cricket world this week in England with it being awards season. The 2023 season is well and truly over but that me...

Episode 107: The Big 2023 Women's Cricket Season Review

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's the end of the 2023 cricket season here in England and it's been a very good one to say the least! There's so much to go through so get ready. We...

Episode 106: The Blaze put out the Rain ft Bethan Ellis

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The cricket world has been busy with the final round of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the eliminator. With the final just a few days away, we lo...

Episode 105: Heyhoe Let's Go! ft Kalea Moore

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's our final episode in person before Polly leaves home! The most frequently asked question we've had over the last few months is if the pod...

Episode 104: Super Sri Lanka, Unfair for Umpires & Aussie Drafts ft Ellie Anderson

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I don't think we've ever had so much to cover in one episode! Firstly, there's England v Sri Lanka and the latter making history. Then the...

Episode 103: Southern Brave Win 3rd Time Lucky ft Davina Perrin

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're joined by young star, Davina Perrin. We speak all about her rise to professional cricket while only being 16 plus the impact of th...

Episode 102: Guess who's back? ft Grace Bambury

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a minute! We've been away for a few weeks but we're back just in time to wrap up the Hundred, chat about England selections & more. In this ...

Episode 101: The WAshes are Drawn ft Claudie Cooper

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WAshes have been drawn 8-8 after a thrilling ODI series to end an ever better Women's Ashes. England have been excellent and Australia have strugg...

Episode 100: The Ashes are Alive & We're 100*

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're 100* - today we're celebrating our 100th weekly episode and unusually we don't have a guest. Since we last recorded, there has been some unbelie...

Episode 99: In the thick of the Ashes ft Lauren Filer

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're in the thick of the Ashes and it's heading up. There was a huge crowd at Edgbaston and as we are recording on a Tuesday, we preview the Oval and...

Episode 98: Thriller of a Test ft Leah Dobson

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We've just about recovered from the Test match and are back with another episode. Are the Ashes all over? We discuss the test match and preview the ve...

Episode 97: Debutant's Dream ft Olivia Bell

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh from the first day of the Women's Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, we sit down to chat all about how England and Australia are faring in the game...

Episode 96: Women's Ashes Preview ft Fran Wilson

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's Ashes time and we've got a huge preview. Before we do that, we need to chat about the bizarre event which was Charlotte Edwards Cup final...

Episode 95: Thunder Rumbling ft Meg Lay

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Charlotte Edwards Cup Finalists locked in! Thunder and Southern Vipers will face each other before the final takes place against The Blaze. It was a c...

Episode 94: Double Headers, Communication & Player Support ft Grace Hall

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There's tons to chat about so we dive straight in! We talk injuries, communication, the importance of supporting players, Meg Lanning missing the Ashe...

Episode 93: Big Scores, Big Grounds, Big Crowds ft Lacuna Sports & Lydia Greenway

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we've seen some big crowds, big scores some fantastic cricket in the Charlotte Edwards Cup. We had the absolute pleasure of chatting to Katy...

Episode 92: The Lottie Cup is Back ft Jodi Grewcock

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There's been a bit of a pause for county finals but the Charlotte Edwards Cup is underway! There aren't clear 'rounds' but there are p...

Episode 91: A 5-fer to remember ft Jess Woolston

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rain poured down this week, but there was still plenty of cricket on. It started with the retirement of Katherine Sciver-Brunt, a real servant of the ...

Episode 90: The time we didn't see the World Boss play in Mansfield ft Hannah Baker

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's been another busy week featuring international retirements, unprepared pitches, more Paige Scholfield centuries and quite a few more wickets. Thi...

Episode 89: The Sun Has Risen (Finally!) ft Charlotte Taylor

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's been the first week of the women's cricket season and it has not disappointed. There were wins last weekend for defending champions, Nort...

Episode 88: The one about the White Horse Cafe in Thirsk ft Phoebe Turner

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 24 hours, the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy will be kicking off! We'll be heading to Trent Bridge to see the Blaze play their first ever game, ta...

Episode 87: Ashes Predictions & Picturesque Cricket Grounds ft Saskia Horley

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There isn't tons of cricket to speak about this week so we asked you to send in your questions. We rambled on but we spoke about the upcoming Ashe...

Episode 86: Ashes Squads, Aussie Contracts & #CricketIsAHumanRight ft Niamh Holland

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After our brief break we are back with our usual weekly episode. Fairbreak has started in Hong Kong this week, there has been pay rises for Australian...

Episode 85: Hundred Draft Chaos ft Amy Smith

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hundred Draft Time! The first women's Hundred draft has happened and it was very chaotic. Sophia Dunkley, Shabnim Ismail (OS), Georgia Elwiss, Freya D...

Episode 84: Backing Green for St Patrick's Day ft Orla Prendergast

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Happy St Patrick's Day! To celebrate we have a very special guest, Ireland all-rounder, Orla Prendergast. We spoke all about Irish cricket, playing in...

Episode 83: Why be good at one sport when you can be good at two? ft Deanna Cooper

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're a week into the inaugural WPL and Mumbai are flying high! There are some more Irish contracts and we chat about International Women's Day 2023. ...

Episode 82: Time for the Women's Premier League...Finally ft Chloe Hill

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

World Cup: Completed! We've got the final to dissect but of course Australia won - do they get bored of winning? There was big news last week and Engl...

Episode 81: The Proteas Women Make History! ft Charis Pavely

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

South Africa Women have created history becoming the first South African team to reach a World Cup final! Heartbreak for England but we know it's just...

Episode 80: Money, Money, Money, must be funny, in a WPL world ft Katherine Fraser

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Has it been the most transformative week for women's cricket ever? The WPL draft has happened and there's so much to talk about. While this was all go...

Episode 79: World Cup 2.0 ft Madison Landsman

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The T20 World Cup is almost underway and the warm-ups have been very exciting. From England setting over 200 to Ireland beating champions, Australia, ...

Episode 78: Heartbreak & History ft Aimee Maguire

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're back to digest the U19 World Cup Semi-Final & Final! We speak about Lizzie Scott's remarkable drinks board, Dane van Niekerk's omission from...

Episode 77: Semi Finals for England ft Maddie Ward

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's almost semi finals time in the U19 World Cup and we are so excited! We look back at some of the best performances in the Super 6s and preview the...

Episode 76: U19 Women's World Cup - On to the Super 6s! ft Ryana MacDonald-Gay

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a hectic week in women's cricket! The Women's IPL registration has opened and the group stages on the U19 Women's World Cup are completed. T...

Episode 75: It's U19 World Cup Time ft Josie Groves

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are back after a short break...well sort of. We tried to have a break but as usual found other ways to keep in the women's cricket loop. It was an ...

Episode 74: New Years Honours & Teams of the Year ft Alexa Stonehouse

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's almost the end of 2022 and so we are tying up some loose ends. We have so many people to thank this year so we are doing our very own New Years H...

England U19s Christmas Special ft Liberty Heap, Alexa Stonehouse, Josie Groves, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Maddie Ward

25 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Christmas! As promised, here is our England U19s Christmas Special with Alexa Stonehouse, Liberty Heap, Josie Groves, Ryana MacDonald-Gay & Madd...

Episode 73: Cover Driving Home for Christmas ft Liberty Heap

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The West Indies series is wrapping up and England have had many successes. Their many spin options in Sarah Glenn, Charlie Dean & Sophie Eccleston...

Episode 72: A Super, Super-Over ft Lizzie Scott

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As a packed week of cricket comes to an end, we've got lots to speak about. Southern Vipers legend, Carla Rudd, has announced her retirement, followed...

Episode 71: Success in the Caribbean ft Eva Gray

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

England are off to a flying start in the West Indies, winning both games by 142 runs! Our best wishes go out to podcast guest, Alice Capsey who unfort...

Episode 70: Wormsley or Walmley? It's A Mystery ft Amy Hunter

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A bit of a shorter episode this week but we still managed to cover lots. The Women's Domestic fixtures were announced so we discuss the changes, the g...

Episode 69: WBBL Finals Time & Cricket with Purpose ft Jane Maguire

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We have tons to talk about! England have announced their new head coach, Jon Lewis not to be mistaken for the other Jon Lewis or the department store ...

Episode 68: Come On Arlene! ft Arlene Kelly

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland have had tons of success this week taking a series win over Pakistan. In the WBBL, Capsey was on fire, scoring 80 (52) and Sophie Ecclestone c...

Episode 67: Frogs Legs, Honouring Players & Christmas in the Caribbean ft Naomi Stalenberg

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a quieter week in women's cricket but there's still stuff to talk about as ever. We speak about the regional contracts, honouring players, t...

Episode 66: New Contracts & Record 50s ft Laura Harris

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's that time of year again when contracts are announced! This week we've seen major changes in the England central contracts and some new additions ...

Episode 65: The Strikers Strike Back ft Maitlan Brown

30 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's been another week of the WBBL and we're back with another episode. Polly is on a cricket tour in Dubai and so we get the inside scoop and catch u...

Episode 64: Socks, Cricket Books & Sixers' Success ft Maisy Gibson

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WBBL is in full swing and there's been some huge success for some of our guests. The Charlotte Edwards Effect is apparent again as Sixers are unbe...

Episode 63: WBBL Time & Lost Voices ft Georgia Voll

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's WBBL season again and we can't wait! We thought the best way to preview it would be with the help of an expert and this time we've called in Bris...

Episode 62: To Mankad or Not To Mankad, That Is The Question ft Emma Marlow

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well we didn't predict that! It was a bit of a shocking end to the international summer here in England at Lords but we're here to discuss the ever co...

Episode 61: We're Off to Lords ft Katie Levick

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The end of the season is approaching and we can't wait to finish an amazing summer at Lords this weekend. Tons has happened this week including the la...

Episode 60: When Cricket Was Stopped...And Couldn't Be Rescheduled ft Chloe Brewer

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a strange week with cricket being cancelled, unable to be rescheduled but we do now have our top 3 in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy! There...

Episode 59: Hundred Completed, Next Stop RHF ft Kira Chathli

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Hundred has concluded and we look ahead to the RHF trophy continuing and the England series coming up against India. We are also joined by Kira Ch...

Episode 58: Knockouts Time ft Grace Ballinger

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Hundred is coming to an end but we still have tons to chat about. We are joined this week by London Spirit's Grace Ballinger who made her Hundred ...

Episode 57: It's All to Play For ft Melissa Story

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with more Hundred chat and we are joined by a Hundred expert, commentator Melissa Story! It was great to hear her perspective on the tourna...

Episode 56: Hundred Season ft Grace Gibbs

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's Hundred season again and we are back from a quick break to chat all about this incredible tournament. From stand out players to unbeatable teams ...

Episode 55: All Things Commonwealth Games ft Esther De Lange

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a crazy few days at the Commonwealth Games with tons of cricket. We summarise our thoughts on the games so far but if you want it depth anal...

Episode 54: Let The Games Begin (Commonwealth Games Special) ft Maddy Green

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The day has finally arrived and the Commonwealth Games, Birmingham 2022 have officially begun! It's an exciting time for our city and especially for t...

Episode 53: ODI Whitewash & T20 Changes ft Sophia Smale

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What an exciting week with an England ODI whitewash and some major T20 changes. We chat all about that, our time at the cricket this week, the Commonw...

Episode 52: RHF Tons & International News ft Lucy Higham

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with another episode after the second round of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy where we saw stand out performances from Grace Ballinger, Ka...

Episode 51: The RHF Trophy is Back ft Kelly Castle

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The RHF Trophy is back and of course it gets affected by rain! Well, we discuss that anyway and then focus to the next round. It's been a long week an...

Episode 50: Test Match Drawn...Not Another One, Honestly, I can't! ft Shachi Pai

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What a week! We knew the test match would be good but this test just blew us away! What an amazing few days and despite the huge amount of rain, some ...

Episode 49: It's Test Match Time! ft Lara Goodall

24 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's almost time for the test match and we are absolutely buzzing! We are recording from different countries for this episode as Richard is away in Pa...

Episode 48: Lottie is Home! ft Emma Jones

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Unlike men's cricket, it's been a bit of a quieter week in the women's game! Regardless, last Saturday saw the semi-final and final of the Charlotte E...

Episode 47: Finals Day Pending ft Charlie Dean

10 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With an exciting weekend ahead, we sit down to preview the Charlotte Edwards Cup Finals day, chat about all the matches in the past week, give our tho...

Episode 46: Vipers are in a Final...Again ft Aylish Cranstone

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Again it's been another busy week of cricket. We have been at two women's cricket matches in the last week and we chat through these. It's going to be...

Episode 45: What are the White Ferns doing? ft Georgia Hennessy

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's been another busy week of cricket so we round it all up! Unfortunately, we have left this to the last minute after an evening in the Hollies Stan...

Episode 44: Tornadoes Triumphant & Lottie Cup Underway ft Marie Kelly

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As usual, we have a guest and this week we have Marie Kelly who has had an insane start to the season. You may remember that we mentioned her incredib...

Episode 43: Let's Start the Lottie Cup ft Gwen Davies

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are back with another episode & another guest! This week we spoke to the amazing Gwen Davies who plays for Central Sparks, Birmingham Phoenix and w...

Episode 42: Centuries & Near Centuries ft Babette De Leede

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back! Fairbreak has started and there are so many highlights already from the first three games. We have already seen amazing moments from Hen...

Episode 41: Fairbreak Fever ft Georgia Redmayne

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back or welcome if you're new! In this episode we chat to Georgia Redmayne, possibly the best Australian uncapped player. We talk all things H...

Episode 40: Women's County Champs off to a Flying Start ft Suzie Bates

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are back for another episode and we have an incredible guest for you. We spoke to international superstar Suzie Bates who is also playing at the up...

Episode 39: Thankyou Anya! ft Sterre Kalis

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a cold, wet and even snowy start to the cricket season - as usual. We are back with another episode, speaking about the big news this week, ...

Episode 38: Australia Are Champions Again ft Mark Robinson

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We've let the dust settle and we are back with another episode to chat about the World Cup Final. We are gutted for England but we can't wait till the...

EMERGENCY PODCAST: 2022 Women's Hundred Signings

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There have been some huge signings announced! Big overseas signings for London Spirit (Amelia Kerr, Megan Schutt and Beth Mooney. Huge signings at Wel...

Episode 37: England and Aus through to the Finals! ft Tara Norris

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What a week it has been! Starting with the epic finish between South Africa and India, giving us our four semi finalists and then, the last two incred...

Episode 36: Semi Finals Looking Hopeful ft Katie Perkins

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are joined by an amazing guest: Katie Perkins. She is a former New Zealand player who played in the 2017 World Cup and she is a police office...

Episode 35: Finally England Have A Win! ft Catherine Dalton

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been another busy week in cricket with the Women’s World Cup happening in New Zealand. We are so glad to report that England have finally rec...

Episode 34: A Tough Week for Cricket ft Mary Waldron

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week has been a very tough week in the cricket world. After the tragic news about the passing of former Australian cricketer Rod Marsh, the unthi...

Episode 33: World Cup Fever ft Sue Redfern

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're back! After a short break we have returned in time for the 2022 Women's ODI World Cup in New Zealand where England will try to defend their Worl...

EMERGENCY PODCAST: The Hundred Women's Squads

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

WOW! What a big announcement today. We though we were taking a nice relaxing break but the cricket world had different plans! Today, the players were ...

Episode 32: Women's Cricket Chat

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We've teamed up with the incredible podcast, Women's Cricket Chat! We spoke to Alex from WCC about all things women's cricket and we loved to just hav...