Caribbean Cricket Podcast

A diaspora based podcast chewing the fat on Caribbean Cricket. Hosted by Machel St Patrick Hewitt (@MashStPaddy) & Santokie Nagulendran (@santokie89)

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The ultimate West Indies vs England T20 guide
"We're rebuilding from ground zero" - Kieron Pollard. The Golden generation have said goodbye and there are 10 months to go until the 2022 T20 World Cup. Make no mistake the race is on to get the West Indies up and running with the new blood. It does...
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Inside the Women’s game with Head Coach Courtne...
We promised that one thing we would bring to the table in 2022 is far more West Indies Women's content. The Women's World Cup is nigh with the first game less than two months away and it hasn't been an easy prep for the Maroon Warriors with their gam...
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Major League Cricket 101 ft Tom Dunmore
Episode 54 is here! Hot on the heels of the announcement that USA cricket and CWI are to be joint hosts of the 2024 T20 World Cup it made sense to jump across the pond and look at the growth of the game in the States. It hasnt escaped our attention...
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The Christmas mailbag episode
Episode 53 is here! An eventful year in West Indies cricket finally comes to a close so it was only right we handed this episode over to you the fans. You sent us the questions and we answered them for you.  Everything and anything was in this years ...
68 min
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Batting fundamentals in West Indies cricket - T...
Episode 52 is here! The thing West Indies fans do best is cuss about everyone and everything and more often than not look for simple answers to complex questions. There is no doubt that West Indian red ball batsmanship has been on the decline in the ...
54 min
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Everything is wrestling
Episode 51 is here! Unbeknownst to some both Santokie and Machel are die-hard wrestling fans as well as West Indies aficionados. Therefore it was only a matter of time before the Caribbean Cricket Podcast conceived a podcast episode that married the ...
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How to build a successful CPL franchise: CPL 20...
Episode 50 is here! Who would have thought we would reach 50 episodes when we created this two years ago. CPL 2021 has come to an end and it made sense to get a past winner on to talk to us about how you build a winning franchise. Mohammed Ali Khan, ...
70 min
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Hope springs eternal: an in-depth talk with Sha...
Episode 49 is here! Speak about the classiest batsman in the region and West Indian fans around the world will call one name and one name only, Shai Hope. It was only a matter of time before we got Shai on the podcast - and we went in depth on this o...
57 min
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The long road to international cricket with Kyl...
Episode 48 is here! Very few players announce themselves to international cricket with an unbeaten double century but Kyle Rico Mayers did precisely that at the start of 2021. However his journey to represent the senior Maroon has been a long and ard...
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Dont call it a comeback: The Shimron Hetmyer story
Episode 47 is here! If there is one player that is constantly on the tip of everyone's tongue it's Shimron Hetmyer. So many fans have so much to say about Shimron & West Indies cricket so we had an upfront and honest conversation with one of the most...
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The battle of the People's Champions - West Ind...
Episode 46 is here and it's the one you've been waiting for. The quintessential West Indies vs Pakistan tour preview featuring cricket journalist Tasneem-Summer Khan and comedian and TMS commentator Aatif Nawaz. This episode is a joke a minute. Are P...
68 min
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Can West Indies defend the T20 World Cup?
Episode 45 is here! West Indies went down to a surprising 3-2 T20 series defeat to South Africa so Santokie and Machel got together to dissect if that really means anything in the long run. Amongst other things we discussed: Do bilateral T20Is really...
55 min
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CPL 2021 Draft Special with Daren Ganga
Episode 44 is here! We analyzed EVERY CPL franchise with Daren Ganga and answered some key questions including: Have the Guyana Amazon Warriors got too much spin? What has made Kieron Pollard such a good captain? Are St Kitts the favourites this year...
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Trust the Process - the Joshua Da Silva interview
Episode 43 is here! Continuing our partnership with CPL - Joshua Da Silva became our first returning guest as he gleefully visited the Carib cricket studios to talk about his meteoric rise in cricket. We spoke about so much including.... Breaking int...
57 min
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In discussion with Uncle Phil -The Phil Simmons...
Episode 42 is here! Continuing our partnership with CPL West Indies Head Coach - Phil Simmons visited the Carib cricket studios.  We spoke about so much including.... Playing with Viv and Lara   Coaching around the World   The current crop of WI play...
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What's cricket without some spice? - The Andre ...
Episode 41 is here! Continuing our partnership with CPL we invited 'The Spiceman' into the Carib Cricket studios. From his first class debut at the age of 16, through the Stanford Super series $20 million game to a T20 World Cup winners medal. We tal...
55 min
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The T20 Spin King: The Samuel Badree interview
Episode 40 is here! With the partnership signed with CPL it was only right that our debut show featured the former number one T20 spinner in the world, Samuel Badree. Now more known for his excellent analysis in the commentary box. Samuel takes us th...
64 min
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For whom the bell tolls: The Daniel Bell-Drummo...
Episode 39 is here! With the county cricket season on the horizon, it was only right we invited Kent vice-captain Daniel Bell-Drummond into the Caribbean Cricket studio. We spoke all things career and England aspirations and of course we tried to con...
70 min
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By the people for the people: The President Ric...
Episode 38 is here! With a new presidential election on the horizon - it was only right we sat down with Cricket West Indies President Ricky Skerritt to assess his first two years in post. We spoke all things Caribbean cricket but also how he plans t...
72 min
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The dysfunctional twins
Episode 37 is here! We invited Andrew Fidel Fernando the Sri Lanka correspondent for ESPNcricinfo into the studio to discuss all things Sri Lanka. Ahead of the all format series between West Indies and Sri Lanka it was important to get the real lowdo...
65 min
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The Host with the most - The Rishi Persad Inter...
Episode 36 of the Caribbean Cricket Podcast sees us sit with the host of Channel 4's India vs England series, Rishi Persad. As one of the most recognisable faces on TV re: multi-sport coverage and a Trinidadian to boot it was integral we got him on t...
72 min
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Bat for a chance
For episode 35 we interviewed Will Gaffney, founder of Bat for a chance. We've interviewed a lot of people since starting the podcast but this story is truly fascinating. Bat For a Chance is a cricket charity, helping to provide cricket kit for under...
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Why did WE do that? ft Fazeer Mohammed
Probably our most enjoyable episode so far as we used the time in between the ODIs and Tests vs Bangladesh to talk with the great Fazeer Mohammed. When you talk doyens in Caribbean cricket journalism and commentary two names stand out, Tony Cozier an...
76 min
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The battle to avoid the wooden spoon (Banglades...
We sat with Bangladesh cricket expert Tawhid Qureshi to explore West Indies upcoming tour of Bangladesh. The Men in Maroon have seen 12 senior players pull out of the tour leading to a severely weakened (ODI) side travelling to Bangladesh. We unravel...
68 min
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Talking regional cricket with the domestic spin...
Following West Indies humbling at the hands of New Zealand we wanted to talk to a legend of the domestic game, and they dont come any bigger than Nikita Miller. Leading wicket taker in the domestic game with 538 FC wickets at 16 and now making waves ...
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