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The Top Order Cricket Podcast
A Pom, an Aussie and two Kiwis walk into a bar ... it’s not a joke, it’s The Top Order, a cricketing podcast where good friends mix their own banter and opinion with extended interviews with some of cricket's most interesting characters from the past and present day.
Episodes
The Top Order Cricket PodcastICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Day 6 - England v Bangladesh and Pakistan v Sri Lanka
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 is here, and the Top Order Podcast has you covered with regular game reviews and recaps. In this episode of the show, we…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Day 5 - New Zealand v Netherlands
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 is here, and the Top Order Podcast has you covered with regular game reviews and recaps. In this episode of the show, we…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Day 4 - India v Australia
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 is here, and the Top Order Podcast has you covered with regular game reviews and recaps. In this episode of the show, we…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Day 3 - South Africa v Sri Lanka and Bangladesh v Afghanistan
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 is here, and the Top Order Podcast has you covered with regular game reviews and recaps. In this episode of the show, we…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Day 2 - Pakistan v Netherlands
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 is here, and the Top Order Podcast has you covered with regular game reviews and recaps. In this episode of the show, we…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Day 1 - England v New Zealand
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 is here, and the Top Order Podcast has you covered with regular game reviews and recaps. In this episode of the show, we…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastCricket World Cup Preview Show: Part 1 - India, Australia, England and New Zealand
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup is almost here, and what better way to celebrate than a two-part bonanza of cricket content. In this first episode, we take a…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastCricket World Cup Preview Show: Part 2 - Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Netherlands, and Predictions!
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup is almost here, and what better way to celebrate than a two-part bonanza of cricket content. We recommend you listen to part 1…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #143 - Black Caps World Cup squad announcement, Marnus Labuschagne's late push and another King Kohli hundred
On this episode of the show, we've got one eye on the ICC Men's World Cup as we discuss England v New Zealand, Australia v South Africa and the Pakistan v…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #142 - The Finn Allen question, Ishan Kishan's leap and the World Cup squad crunch
On this episode of the show, we travel around the world to discuss England v Black Caps, Australia v South Africa and the first few Asia Cup games. The first…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - #2 to 1: Sachin Tendulkar and Sir Donald Bradman
In this episode of the Top Order Podcast Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we discuss and compare the careers of the two greatest batters, and cricketers (if…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #141 - Trent Boult's return and the great un-retirement
This week on the show, Binksy, Baldy and Stu discuss the return of both Trent Boult and Ben Stokes as the New Zealand and England squads for the Men's ODI…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #140 - Over rates, next Ashes squads and ODI World Cup watch
(Note: A few technical difficulties mean the sound levels are a bit lower for the first 16 minutes or so of this episode, and the reason for the delayed…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #139 - The Ashes 5th Test Review: Stuart Broad's fairytale finish as he bails on England and Australia
Drama, controversy, moral victories, rain, retirement, boring Aussies, Bazball heroes, photos with the urn – even some cricket! The fifth Test of this…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #138 - Australia retain The Ashes, Zak Crawley's day two demolition and Dean Foxcroft's potential debut
This week on the show, Binksy, Baldy and Stu recap the rain-affected 4th men's Ashes Test at Old Trafford, discuss a few talking points from the Black Caps'…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #137 - The Ashes 4th Test preview, Yashasvi Jaiswal stars on debut and the Black Caps win the Blast
This week on the show, Binksy, Raj and Stu recap the week that was and look ahead to the 4th men's Ashes Test at Old Trafford. We start by discussing India's…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #136 - The Ashes 3rd Test Review: Mark Wood goes woohoo!
In this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy and Stu look back at the 3rd Ashes Test at Headingley, which saw England secure a crucial win to keep the series…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #135 - The Ashes 2nd Test Review: Highlights and controversy as Australia go 2-0 up
In this episode of the show, Binksy and Baldy review the second Ashes Test of 2023. Australia won the Test, but who is winning the PR battle? There was…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #134 - More Ashes entertainment, Logan van Beek's super over and India turning over a new leaf
In this episode of the show, we cover a lot of ground. From India's Test squad, to the women's and men's Ashes, across to the ICC World Cup Qualifiers and back…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #133 - The Ashes lives up to the hype with another Edgbaston classic
In this episode of the show, we review the first Ashes Test of 2023, which saw Australia defeat England by 2 wickets. Zak Crawley signalled England's intent…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastAshes Preview - The World Test Champions vs Test Cricket's Entertainers: who will win the urn?
On this episode of the show, we look ahead to one of the most anticipated Ashes series in a while, as the recently crowned World Test Champions look to become…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #132 - Australia win the World Test Championship Final, Ravi Ashwin carries the drinks and Shubman Gill goes viral
In this episode of the show, we look back at the World Test Championship final, which saw Australia defeat India to claim the title. We discuss the selections…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - #4-3: Who is the greatest spinner of all time? Shane Warne v Muttiah Muralitharan
In this episode of the Top Order Podcast Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we discuss and compare the careers of Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan and…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #131 - World Test Championship Final Preview, plus Ireland licked by Tongue
In this episode, we look ahead to the World Test Championship final between India and Australia at The Oval. Is it growing in stature as an ICC event? Or is it…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #130 - Jadeja’s IPL final magic, Japanese philosophy and the Fleming Dhoni Conway Hug-a-thon
In this episode of the show, we discuss the IPL final, which saw the Chennai Super Kings defeat the Gujarat Titans, plus the upcoming Test match between…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #129 - Title contenders, missed opportunities and an MS Dhoni bear hug
In this episode of the Top Order Podcast, we look back at the final week of the IPL 2023 round robin - then make our predictions about who will win it all. We…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #128 - Trent Boult's going to the World Cup, Suryakumar Yadav is back in form and international cricket's future has (almost) arrived
This week on the show we talk about the runfest at the IPL, which saw Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Prabhsimran Singh and Shubman Gill post individual…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #127 - Rinku Singh the finisher, Glenn Phillips' cameo and World Cup questions for the Black Caps
This week on the show, we look back at a host of topsy-turvy results at the IPL and the Black Caps tour to Pakistan, which finished with a New Zealand victory…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #126 - Why is Virat Kohli so fired up? Has Daryl Mitchell been Mr Fix It all along? And is time running out for The Hundred?
This week on the show we look back at another busy week at IPL 2023, the white-ball series between the Black Caps and Pakistan, and discuss reports that The…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastIPL 2023 Question Time - KL Rahul's strike rate, MS Dhoni's muscles, Shimron Hetmeyer's hair and Devon Conway the GOAT
This week on the show, we take a pause from our regular format to answer listener questions framed around the 2023 edition of the IPL. What's going on with KL…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #125 - Black Caps in Pakistan, early Ashes fever and a wild week at the IPL
In this episode of the show, we start by discussing an action-packed week at the IPL, in which the Rajasthan Royals made their way to the top of the ladder…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastBlack Caps v Pakistan T20 & ODI Preview, with Abdullah Haider
In a brief departure from our This Week in Cricket episodes, Stu is joined by Abdullah Haider from wicketsandruns.net and the Pakistan Cricket Pod to discuss…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #124 - IPL Week 1, Kane Williamson's injury and the Black Caps continue their winning ways
On this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy and Stu look back at an action-packed week at the IPL, which saw plenty of runs, some very fast bowling and…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastIPL 2023 Preview: Playoff locks, superstar talent and 10 teams that could win it all
It's that time of year again - the Indian Premier League is set to begin at 3am New Zealand time on 1 April and fill the cricket calendar for the following two…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #123 - In the selectors we trust
The Top Order team are all back together under the bright studio lights this week as we look back at the Black Caps' convincing win against Sri Lanka, which…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #122 - King Kane, King Kohli and the magic of Test cricket
This New Zealand home summer continues to deliver incredible moments, and in this episode of the show Binksy, Baldy and Stu look back at the Black Caps'…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #121 - Nathan Lyon spins Australia to victory, Sri Lanka arrive in New Zealand and the early stages of the WPL
In this episode of the show, Binksy and Stu look back at Australia's win against India in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, look ahead to the Black…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #120 - Neil Wagner. Legend.
In this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy and Stu reflect on an incredible Test match between England and New Zealand, which saw the Black Caps win by a…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #119 - BazBall rolls on, Black Caps in a slump and Jadeja skittles Australia
On this episode of the show, Raj, Baldy and Binksy look back at the Test matches between New Zealand and England, and India and Australia. Fresh off a trip to…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Hangover Breakfast - Black Caps v England Day 3
In this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy and Stu recap the third day of the first Test between the Black Caps and England at Bay Oval. We talk marmalade…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Hangover Breakfast - Black Caps v England Day 2
In this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy and Stu recap the second day of the first Test between the Black Caps and England at Bay Oval. We talk Tom…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Hangover Breakfast - Black Caps v England Day 1
In this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy and Stu recap the first day of the first Test between the Black Caps and England at Bay Oval. We talk NZ's seam…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastBlack Caps v England Test Series Preview
On this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy and Stu look ahead to the upcoming Test series between the Black Caps and England. We start with squads and…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastIndia v Australia Test Series Preview - The Border-Gavaskar Trophy
In this episode of the show, we look ahead to preview the upcoming Test series between India and Australia. We talk home records, legacies and the wider…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #118 - Captain Santner, Nortje's Mo and a Super Smash debate
In this episode of the Top Order Podcast, we look back at the Black Caps' white-ball tour to India and the England v South Africa ODIs, plus news in the build…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 7 to 5: Dull but good, the greatest allrounder and the coolest cricketer ever
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 7 to 5 (scroll to the bottom of the description if you…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #117 - Black Caps win ODI series in Pakistan and a mixed week for the East Coast Bays alumni
In this episode of the show, the boys look back at an entertaining ODI series between the Black Caps and Pakistan, as well as some news and notes from the New…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #116 - Black Caps v Pakistan, Australia v South Africa and notes on the Super Smash and BBL
It's a new year, but regular transmission resumes at Top Order Towers. Raj, Baldy, Binksy and Lippy are together in the same room to review the Test series in…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #115 - So this is Cricketmas... And what have we done?
We’ve only gone and released an impromptu Cricketmas wrap up of England and Pakistan's epic 3-0 series and misquoted Christmas lyrics in an all-time low for…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastBlack Caps v Pakistan Test Preview, with Abdullah Haider from the Pakistan Cricket Podcast
In this episode of the show, Stu is joined by Abdullah Haider from the Pakistan Cricket Podcast to preview the upcoming series between the Black Caps and…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastCam Fletcher - A taste of the next level and the hunger for more
In this episode of the show, we continue our tour around the New Zealand provinces as Stu catches up with Canterbury Cricket wicketkeeper/batter Cam Fletcher…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #114 - BazBall's sustainability, Black Caps squad to Pakistan and Australia sweep past the West Indies
In this episode, the Top Order discuss another English Test victory against Pakistan, speculate about the Black Caps squad (recorded before the official…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastKen Piesse - The ABC of Australian Cricket
In this episode of the show we speak with prolific author and journalist Ken Piesse about his life around the game and all the fascinating players he's had the…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #113 - Declarations, drama and dancing as England win in Rawalpindi
Holiday season events and work/life admin are making it tricky for us to get a full team together, but in this episode of the show Binksy, Baldy and Lippy take…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #112 - Black Caps v India, the case for ODIs and a flying start for England
This week on the show it's just Stu and Binksy as we look back at the white-ball series between New Zealand and India. There was plenty of rain, but some…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - #10-8: We enter the Top 10
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 10 to 8 (scroll to the bottom of the description if you…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #111 - MCG memories, Indian underachievement and what's next for the Black Caps?
This week on the show we look back at the T20 World Cup final at the MCG, which saw England add another white-ball trophy to their cabinet. Binksy takes us…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #110 - Group stage drama and semi-final previews at the T20 World Cup
In this episode of the show, Binksy, Raj and Stu look back at an action-packed finish to the group stages of the T20 World Cup. The Dutch knocked South Africa…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #109 - Glenn Phillips is really strong
We couldn't get the whole team together, but Michael and Stu couldn't resist the urge to jump on a call and rave about a magical innings from Glenn Phillips…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #108 - Finn Allen makes his mark, Devon Conway's classic and King Kohli triumphs at the MCG
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup has been on fire this past week, with the amazing finishes from the group stages carrying across to the Super 12 phase. Finn Allen…