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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 PodcastLuke Wright - The move to Auckland, winning a World Cup and playing alongside greats of the game
In this episode of the show, we speak with Luke Wright, who has joined the Auckland Cricket coaching staff for 2022-23. Luke takes us through the move to…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastJeet Raval, Northern Brave - Super Smash win, Black Caps days and understanding your 'Why?'
In the second episode of our 2022 journey around the New Zealand domestic provinces, we speak to Jeet Raval, fresh off leading the Northern Brave to a Super…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastDean Foxcroft, Otago Cricket - A return to New Zealand and the push for higher honours
In the first episode of our 2022 journey around the New Zealand domestic provinces, we speak to Dean Foxcroft, who returns to Otago after Covid left him…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Preview
Explainers, questions, answers and predictions - it's World Cup time! In this episode of the show we look ahead to the upcoming Men's T20 World Cup, which…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #107 - Cameron Green's rising stock, World Cup watch and the Ben Sawyer experience
Recorded 28 September 2022 (before the Jasprit Bumrah injury news), in this episode of the show we stop at a number of destinations around the world as we look…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #106 - England's Test revival, Mumbai Indians take over the world and the Black Caps still can't beat Australia
In this episode of the show we start by discussing an English summer highlighted by the revival of the men's Test side under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastKit Badger Heaven, with Josh (JP) Gavan
In this episode of the show, we speak to bat maker and repairer Josh (JP) Gavan about all things bats. Josh's passion for cricket and bat-making shines during…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 15 to 11: The aliens are coming and the martians would have loved it
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 15 to 11 (scroll to the bottom of the description if…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #105 - Can we have a Ben Stokes conversation?
On this episode of the show, we discuss the second England v South Africa Test, the confusing events of the BBL draft and the upcoming tours to India and…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #104 - Black Caps make history in the Caribbean and Dean Elgar is not interested in BazBall
On this episode of the show, we discuss the first Test between England and South Africa and the two Black Caps v West Indies white-ball series. Topics include…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 20 to 15: A dominant duo, boring batters and the most underrated seamer of all time
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 20 to 16 (scroll to the bottom of the description if…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #103 - White Ferns win bronze, Black Caps sweep Europe and international cricket under threat
In this episode of the Top Order Podcast, the panel discuss the medal matches at the Commonwealth Games,. Lippy soaks up the bronze glow of the White Ferns'…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #102 - Bairstow, Bates, enthusiasm and Mark Chapman's late surge
On this episode of the Top Order Podcast, the UK takes centre stage as we review the week that was. Baldy makes up for Binksy's absence with extra levels of…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #101 - Once upon a windy night in Auckland
The Top Order crew are together in the same room again to look back at the week that was. We start by discussing the Black Caps v Ireland T20 series, which…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastSophie Devine, White Ferns captain
In this episode, White Ferns captain Sophie Devine joins the show a few days out from the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Sophie talks about the…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastBlack Caps v Ireland, with Marc Ellison
This week on the show, Stu is joined by former NZ U19 captain Marc Ellison to discuss the Black Caps v Ireland ODI series and the general Irish cricket…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastEngland v India and the Baz Ball Revolution, with Dr. Jamie Barker
This week on the show we're joined by Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Loughborough University, Jamie Barker, to discuss England's…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 25 to 21: The most intimidating fast bowler that ever lived?
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 25 to 21 (scroll to the bottom of the description if…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 30 to 26: The ten thousand run club
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 30 to 26 (scroll to the bottom of the description if…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastBlack Caps v England series review - Baz Ball, selection debates, listener questions and Baldy's exploding head
The Black Caps v England series is over and who could have predicted the past month of action? In this episode, Binksy, Baldy and Stu look back at the key…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #100 - Records tumble as England win again
Just the two of us this week after a couple of late scratchings, but Michael and Stu talk through the events of another fascinating Test match at Trent Bridge…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #99 - England win at Lord's, but is Test cricket on the way out?
It's an unexpected bumper episode this week, with plenty of talking points from an action-packed Test match at Lord's between England and the Black Caps. We…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #98 - Black Caps v England Test preview, White Ferns' contracts and the Gujarat Titans win IPL 2022
The Top Order Podcast crew is a man down this week, with Raj out of action, but the remaining trio look back at a somewhat puzzling week for New Zealand…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #97 - Black Caps build up to Lord's, England's Test side, spin chat and the IPL playoff picture
This week on the show we focus mainly on New Zealand and England, as the excitement builds for the first Test at Lord's starting on 2 June. We talk about what…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #96 - Brendon McCullum's rock bottom rescue job
A busy week for the Top Order crew has meant this episode is a little delayed (recorded evening of Monday 16 May), but on the show we discuss: The sad news…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 35 to 31: What was the deal with the aluminium bat, Baldy?
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 35 to 31 (scroll to the bottom of the description if…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #95 - Black Caps Test squad, Ben Stokes' clear direction and Devon Conway has clocked the IPL
This week on the show we discuss the Black Caps' Test squad for the upcoming UK tour, which landed with very little fanfare and a lot of familiar names. At…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 40 to 36: A Lord enters the Hall
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 40 to 36 (scroll to the bottom of the description if…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #94 - IPL form reversals, England's reboot and Baldy's broken phone
This week on the show we look back at form reversals at the IPL, with the Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and RCB on the slide, and CSK and Mumbai…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 45 to 41: In which we break all our rules and a Black Cap enters the Hall
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 45 to 41 (scroll to the bottom of the description if…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastIPL 2022: Surprise packets, underachievers and leadership at the halfway mark
This week on the show we take stock of IPL 2022 as the games tick past the halfway mark of the competition. We talk about the biggest surprises so far, try to…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 50 to 46: 'Let's put nine minutes on the clock - six for this chap's career and three minutes for controversy'
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 50 to 46 (scroll to the bottom of the description if…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 55 to 51: 'If he's in the fifties, the rest of the batters on this list must be pretty good'
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 55 to 51 (scroll to the bottom of the description if…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #93 - Retired out at the IPL, NZ's home summer and South Africa's new opening attack
The international cricket calendar is thinning out, but there's still plenty to talk about this week. The IPL leaderboard is starting to take shape - with…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week In Cricket #92 - Australia's World Cup masterclass, Royals on top and Ross Taylor's farewell
We start the show this week raving about Australia's World Cup win - one of the most dominant all-tournament displays that we've ever seen. Both Alyssa Healy…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastTest Match Special - Pakistan v Australia and West Indies v England
After a pair of back-to-back draws, both the Pakistan v Australia and West Indies v England series burst into life in the deciders. We look back at the two…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week In Cricket #91 - Michael Rippon makes a case, finals time at the World Cup and the first week of the IPL
The IPL is about to dominate the world cricket calendar in April and May, but before it does we take a look at the many series and tournaments going on across…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #90 - Does Test cricket have a pitch problem?
Three episodes in three days! This time recording remotely, so if you listen carefully you'll hear the added bonus of a cricket in Stu's garage. So much…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastIPL 2022 Preview - Part 2 (Mumbai, Punjab, Rajasthan, RCB, Sunrisers and predictions)
*Note this is Part 2 of our IPL 2022 Preview - we recommend you listen to Part 1 first, but up to you if you're only keen to hear info about your team! It's…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastIPL 2022 Preview - Part 1 (Intro, CSK, Delhi, Gujarat, KKR and Lucknow)
It's that time of the year once again - this time with 10 teams and 2 months of IPL action set to dominate our screens. After a tournament explainer from…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #89 - Black Caps squad, World Cup congestion and the follow-on conundrum
Have the Black Caps and the IPL disrespected Ross Taylor and the Netherlands? Did England disrespect the West Indies? And did Baldy disrespect Nathan Lyon? We…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #88 - Entertainment galore at the Women's World Cup, will anyone ever beat India again and the most boring Test match of all time
It's been a very sad week in the cricket world, with the passing of both Rod Marsh and Shane Warne, but on the field it's been very busy. We start the show by…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - Shane Warne
The cricket world was rocked this week by the news that Shane Warne had passed away at the age of 52. Since then, there's been an outpouring of tributes from…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #87 - Dean Elgar's brave decision, Lockie Ferguson's pace and the England v West Indies lottery
This week on the show we discuss a bounce back performance by South Africa to draw the Test series with the Black Caps, then try to make sense of the upcoming…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastPakistan v Australia Test series preview
For the first time since 1998, Australia are in Pakistan for a Test series and it's one that holds a lot of importance in the cricket world, both on and off…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastICC Women's World Cup Preview, with Kristy Havill
We love a World Cup at the Top Order Podcast and after a year’s delay, the 2021 Women’s ODI World Cup is about to begin. So to help us look ahead to the next…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #86 - A great week for New Zealand Cricket, India turning over a new leaf and promising signs for Sri Lanka
This week on the show we review a great week for both the Black Caps and the White Ferns, as well as a host of other topics as we look back at the week that…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #85 - IPL auction recap, White Ferns hit form and Kieron Pollard the oracle
In this episode, we take a look back at an IPL auction that saw 11 Kiwis picked up (to join Kane Williamson, who was retained). We talk through our initial…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastBlack Caps v South Africa Test series preview: Can New Zealand make history?
With the Black Caps v South Africa Test series starting on Thursday, we decided to break from tradition and release this stand-alone episode before our regular…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastJimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad get the chop and Patrick Cummins has his say
Hours after we recorded our This Week in Cricket episode earlier in the week, news came out that England Cricket legends Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad had…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Great Resignation: Langer, Silverwood, Giles, Thorpe and the fall out from The Ashes
What a week it has been at the English and Australian cricket boards! The fall out from The Ashes has led to a clean out at the ECB and the resignation of…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #84 - Omissions, recalls and Kane Williamson's elbow
We start the show this week with Binksy's reaction to the breaking news that England have dropped James Anderson and Stuart Broad from their upcoming Test tour…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #83 - T20 finals, drama in the Ashes and a ton for Rovman Powell
This week's show was recorded about 20 minutes after the conclusion of the Ashes Test, so naturally we start by discussing the final-day drama. We talk…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 60 to 56: Ugly leaders, tall quicks and a whole lot of talent
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 60 to 56 (scroll to the bottom of the description if…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #82 - Finals time in the Super Smash, Indian over-reactions and a World Cup without fans
On this week's episode we begin by taking a look at both the BBL and the Super Smash as those competitions head into the playoff rounds. Baldy is upset about a…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Ashes 2021/22 recap - England's woes, Cameron Green's rise and Binksy's Blueprint
It was one-way traffic in the men's Ashes this summer, but there was still plenty to talk about as we looked back at the series in detail. Did England give…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #81 - Black Caps v Australia postponed, Virat Kohli stands down and South Africa on the rise
This week on the show we discuss the Black Caps postponed tour to Australia and what might have been had the tour gone ahead. We debate which players had their…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #80 - Ross Taylor's fairytale finish and Devon Conway and Scott Boland are the best players in the world
It's our first episode back in 2022 and there's been plenty of action over the holiday season. We start the show by discussing the Black Caps v Bangladesh…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThe Cricketmas Special - 2021: A year in review
In our final episode of 2021, we look back at our personal highlights and lowlights from a year that included the Black Caps' World Test Championship victory…
The Top Order Cricket PodcastThis Week in Cricket #79 - Steve Smith's kitbag, Ollie Robinson's offies and the return of Devon Conway
This week's episode starts with us trying to makes sense of this Ashes series, which now looks all but over with three Tests still to go. We talk Joe Root's…