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The Cricket Sickos Podcast

Adit RS
Cricket
Pakistan
Australia
Emerging Cricket
Associate Cricket
Test Cricket
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WNCL
South Africa
Good Areas
Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method
International Cricket Council
Cricket Analytics
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The Gabba
West Indies Cricket
Eligibility Rules
World Cup
Women's Cricket
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A podcast where host Adit talks to fellow cricket sickos to talk about the weird and wonderful ways we obsess over cricket.

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In the last episode before another hiatus, Thomas rejoins the podcast to talk about his time going to watch Australia's men on tour in Sri Lanka, working with Pete Lalor and Gideon Haigh, and helping them celebrate 25 years since the 2001 Kolkata Tes... more

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Friend of the show Jono returns to the show to dive deep about why Australians don't really care about T20 cricket (or most cricket outside the Test summer), and whether or not that's a problem.

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The Niche Cache's Scott Miller joins the show to talk about all things cricket in New Zealand, where we get into cricket's general standing in the country, the current status of the men's and women's national teams, and why he loves digging into even... more

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Author of "Cricket Changed My Life" and editor of the County Cricket Matters magazine Annie Chave joins the show to discuss her days growing up around local cricket, why the County game is so important, and what she's learned about what all cricket s... more

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Scott Miller
Cricket correspondent for The Niche Cache (New Zealand sports website)
The Niche Cache
Episode: Episode 73 - Play Like Kiwis with Scott Miller
Annie Chave
Author of Cricket Changed My Life; former commentator for BBC County Matches and Guerrilla Cricket; editor of County Cricket Matters magazine
County Cricket Matters; BBC County Matches; Guerrilla Cricket
Episode: Episode 72 - Making It Special for Everyone with Annie Chave
Sir Doris
Cricket's chief humorist and friend of the show
Reddit community and cricket media
Episode: Episode 71 - Cricketing Sitcom Pitches with Sir Doris
Keith Brake
Cricket writer and analyst focused on USA; founder of Stumps and Stripes
Stumps and Stripes
Episode: Episode 70 - Stepping Stones with Keith Brake
Graeme Innes
Disability rights advocate, lawyer, and cricketer
Vision Australia; Order of Australia recipient
Episode: Episode 69 - Moving Towards Equality with Graeme Innes
Raf Nicholson
Historian, journalist, senior lecturer researching gender and sport
Bournemouth University
Episode: Episode 68 - Feeling at Home in Cricket with Raf Nicholson
Nick Skinner
Co-founder of Emerging Cricket Network; writer on associate cricket
Emerging Cricket Network
Episode: Episode 66 - Associates Are Not the Problem with Nick Skinner (Part 1)
Helen Maynard-Casely
WNCL correspondent for CricketHer.com
CricketHer.com
Episode: Episode 64 - Cricket for Work-Life Balance with Helen Maynard-Casely
Zoha Fareed Chishti
Advocate for women's cricket in Pakistan; former PCB and Lahore Qalandars media professional
Pakistan cricket organizations (PCB, Lahore Qalandars)
Episode: Episode 62 - Who Else Will Tell These Stories? with Zoha Fareed Chishti

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Adit
Host of The Cricket Sickos Podcast

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#138
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#75
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#18
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Episode 43 - Passing Down the Recipe with Machel St. Patrick Hewitt
Q: Why do you keep doing this podcast, and what itch are you scratching by sharing West Indies cricket obsessively?
He outlines three 'why' motivations: connecting dots within West Indies cricket and its fan base, creating a beacon that unites dispersed fans, and serving the West Indian cricket community as a labor of love.
Episode 43 - Passing Down the Recipe with Machel St. Patrick Hewitt
Q: Origin stories: how did you and Santokie come to create the Caribbean Cricket Podcast, and what stood out about each other?
Machel describes meeting Santokie online, recognizing shared frustrations with West Indies cricket, and realizing their complementary energy and backgrounds would make a podcast feasible and engaging.
Episode 52 - Every Ball Is A Mystery with M Corazon Konjep Wombakie (English version)
Q: Do you think it's more fun to bat as an opener or in the middle order?
Opening is more fun for me because I can make big scores early and set the tone for the team, especially during the power play.
Episode 48 - More Rankings Wonkiness with Russ Degnan
Q: What do you think is the actual point of creating rankings, and how should they be used or improved?
Rankings should be about predictive insight into relative strength and how teams move over time. They're useful for understanding the distance between teams and for applications like funding, qualification, and analytics. Improvements would include decaying old results instead of a hard reset, incorporating margin of victory to reflect the quality of wins, and creating a system that moves teams together when they aren't playing each other enough. This would make rankings more stable, informative, and less manipulable.
Episode 48 - More Rankings Wonkiness with Russ Degnan
Q: So Russ, can you start by talking through what the current system for ICC team rankings is and how well you think they work?
The ICC ratings are built to be simple to calculate but are actually quite complex underneath. They combine a season's win results with the strength of the opposition, and they reset each season by halving old points and removing older results, which creates discontinuities and can misrepresent long-term performance. The system is meant to be predictive, but in practice it struggles when teams are separated by large gaps or play very few games, and it can be manipulated by playing more games against weaker opponents.

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What is The Cricket Sickos Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers cricket enthusiasts who unpack the game from every quirky angle—from behind-the-scenes media dynamics and scoring minutiae to fan culture, governance debates, and grassroots development. Episodes combine long-form conversations with players, journalists, scholars, and passionate fans to explore how cricket's stories travel beyond the field, including media ecosystems, domestic structures, and global growth. A standout throughline is the balance between reverence for the sport and playful, sharp-eyed critique of its quirks, making complex topics approachable for devoted fans and industry listeners alike.

Fans can expect candid insights on how cricket communities organize, promote, and sustain interest across formats and re... more

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