Leah Poulton – Special Guest On The Cricket Library Podcast

Posted on October 17, 2023 by thecricketlibrary

Cricket – ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Cup 2009 – Semi Final – England v Australia – The Brit Oval. Leah Poulton, Australia PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Leah Poulton represented Australia in 2 Tests, 48 ODIs and 40 T20Is as well playing over 100 games for NSW.

She was a high quality top order batter who had a reputation for scoring runs quickly which was confirmed when she became the first female to score a century in Women’s domestic T20 cricket for NSW.

In her distinguished career, Leah was a part of two successful ICC World T20 Campaigns for Australia top scoring in the 2010 decider.

Leah is a four time winner of the Belinda Clark medal which is awarded to the premier female cricketer in NSW.

In this edition of the Cricket Library Podcast, we will hear from Leah about where her love for the game originated, some key influences on her career, some memorable moments, what she is up to now as well as finding out which three people Leah would most like to have a net with.

She also shares with us a very interesting story about how she found out that she had been selected to represent her country for the first time.

We trust you will thoroughly enjoy our chat with Leah Poulton.

Leah Poulton Career Stats

Competition	WTest	WODI	WT20I	WLA
Matches	2	48	40	171
Runs scored	45	1,033	784	4,376
Batting average	15.00	25.19	20.63	29.17
100s/50s	0/0	2/4	0/0	3/28
Top score	23	104*	61	109
Balls bowled	24	144	18	660
Wickets	0	3	2	11
Bowling average	–	32.66	10.00	40.45
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	0/15	2/9	2/20	3/10
Catches/stumpings	1/–	12/–	7/–	35/–

Elsa Hunter – WBBL Vibes – The Cricket Library

In this uplifting episode of the Cricket Library Podcast, Sydney Sixers rising star Elsa Hunter joins us for a vibrant conversation during a crucial stretch of the WBBL season. Elsa shares her insights on the Sixers' strong team vibe, the calm and powerful leadership of new captain Ash Gardner, and what it’s like learning from icons such as Ellyse Perry, Alyssa Healy, and the squad’s international talent. She reflects on her journey from playing local boys’ cricket in Malaysia to becoming a WNCL champion with the NSW Breakers, opening up about finding joy in the game, coping with pressure on the big stage, and navigating the friendly but fierce Sixers–Thunder rivalry. Elsa also talks about the influence of different coaches, the importance of the mental side of cricket, and her dream of one day representing Australia. A warm, inspiring, and engaging chat with one of the brightest young talents in the game. Tune in and enjoy!

Johan Botha – Special Guest On The Cricket Library Podcast

Posted on August 29, 2023 by thecricketlibrary

South Africa’s Johan Botha celebrates the wicket of England’s Ian Bell during the Third One Day International at The Brit Oval, London. PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Johan Botha is a cricketing journeyman who came through the ranks in South Africa representing his country in 5 Tests, 78 ODIs and 40 T20 Internationals.

The short format specialist, has plied his craft in franchise cricket around the world with stints in the IPL, BBL and CPL.

In this episode of the Cricket Library Podcast we will learn of where his passion for the game began, playing for South Africa in the u-19s World Cup, breaking into the South African ODI & Test teams, overcoming setbacks to return to the team and lead South Africa to a ODI Series win in Australia in 2009.

Johan also shares about his passion for long distance running and gives us an exclusive scoop into something he is training for at the moment.

Needless to say, he will select three people he would most like to have a net with and his selections are an interesting mix.

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Johan Botha Career Stats

Competition	Test	ODI	T20I	FC
Matches	5	78	40	90
Runs scored	83	609	201	4,015
Batting average	20.75	19.03	18.27	31.61
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/27
Top score	25	46	34	109
Balls bowled	1,017	3,823	774	14,656
Wickets	17	72	37	220
Bowling average	33.70	40.50	22.24	32.28
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	7
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	1
Best bowling	4/56	4/19	3/16	6/34
Catches/stumpings	3/–	36/–	17/–	63/–

Elsa Hunter – WBBL Vibes – The Cricket Library

Jimmy Adams – Grateful

Posted on August 9, 2023 by thecricketlibrary

JIMMY ADAMS WEST INDIES 26 June 1995 – Allstar Picture Library Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo

Join us for the latest edition of the Cricket Library Podcast as Matt Ellis sits down with former West Indies captain Jimmy Adams.

Jimmy shares about his love of the game growing up in rural Jamaica, what wearing the maroon West Indies cap meant to him, the keys to his success with the bat on the sub-continent, scoring a test match double ton against New Zealand, his match-winning marathon 48 not out against Pakistan, the memorable 1999 series against Australia and of course we find out who he would invite to his dream cricket net session.

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JC Adams Career Statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	54	127	202	228
Runs scored	3,012	2,204	11,234	5,319
Batting average	41.26	28.62	39.69	34.53
100s/50s	6/14	0/14	25/54	1/34
Top score	208*	82	208*	112
Balls bowled	2,853	1,856	9,789	3,532
Wickets	27	43	103	83
Bowling avg.	49.48	34.86	40.39	32.89
5wi	1	1	1	1
10wm	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	5/17	5/37	5/17	5/37
Catches/stump.	48/0	68/5	177/0	117/7

Elsa Hunter – WBBL Vibes – The Cricket Library

Daryl Tuffey – Special Guest On The Cricket Library Podcast

Posted on August 1, 2023 by thecricketlibrary

New Zealand’s Daryl Tuffey leaps off the ground as he celebrates taking the wicket of England’s Mark Butcher who was caught by Mark Richardson for a duck during the third day of the third and final test match at Basin Reserve, Auckland. PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Daryl Tuffey represented New Zealand across all three formats claiming 77 Test wickets and 110 ODI wickets for his country. He played 91 First Class matches claiming 288 wickets with the remarkable best figures of 7-12.

In our chat we discuss his progression from First Class Cricket into the International arena, the three World Cup campaigns he was involved in, the leadership of Stephen Fleming as well as the first T20 International between NZ and Australia.

We also get to hear about life after professional cricket working with Moa Beer and starting an apprenticeship.

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Daryl Tuffey Career Stats

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	26	94	91	220
Runs scored	427	295	1,438	868
Batting average	16.42	9.51	17.11	12.57
100s/50s	0/1	0/0	0/6	0/0
Top score	80*	36	89*	38*
Balls bowled	4,877	4,333	16,607	10,490
Wickets	77	110	288	265
Bowling average	31.75	32.12	26.78	31.21
5 wickets in innings	2	0	10	2
10 wickets in match	0	0	1	0
Best bowling	6/54	4/24	7/12	5/21
Catches/stumpings	15/–	20/–	41/–	52/–

Elsa Hunter – WBBL Vibes – The Cricket Library

Richard McInnes – All The Good Stuff Happens On The Other Side Of Fear

Posted on July 25, 2023 by thecricketlibrary

Join us for the latest edition of the Cricket Library Podcast as Matt Ellis sits down with Richard McInnes. He shares his remarkable story, from growing up in country Queensland to working with some of Australia’s best male and female cricketers.

Richard gives insights into his time working with John Buchanan and the Australian men’s cricket team, coaching in Bangladesh and as coach of the Australian Women’s cricket team.

He shares how his coaching philosophy evolved over time and his desire to create environments where his players could get the best out of themselves.

Of course we ask Richard to give us the names of who is on his list to invite for a dream cricket net session.

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Elsa Hunter – WBBL Vibes – The Cricket Library

Baggy Green 390 – Nathan Hauritz Special Guest On The Cricket Library Podcast

Posted on July 18, 2023 by thecricketlibrary

The Ashes 2009 – First Test – Day Two – England v Australia – Sophia Gardens. Australia’s Nathan Hauritz
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Nathan Hauritz burst onto the International Cricket scene receiving a call up to the Australian team as a 20 year old after making an early impression playing for Queensland and Australia at u-19 level where he played alongside the likes of Michael Clarke, Ed Cowan, Mitch Johnson, Shaun Marsh, Shane Watson and Andrew McDonald.

He went on to represent Australia in 17 Test Matches claiming 63 wickets with career best figures of 5-53. Nathan also played 58 ODI’s also picking up 63 wickets with best figures of 4-29.

Hauritz was also more than handy with the bat scoring three half centuries for Australia and had a highest First Class score of 146 for NSW against South Australia in 2010.

In this edition of the Cricket Library Podcast, we relive some highlights from Nathan’s career as well as exploring some of the challenges he faced in addition to the difficulties associated with transitioning out of cricket.

As always, we ask who Nathan would most like to have a net with and he provides us with three excellent candidates including the first time a WWE Superstar gains a nomination.

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Nathan Hauritz Career Statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	17	58	79	172
Runs scored	426	336	1,747	1,208
Batting average	25.05	22.40	21.04	19.17
100s/50s	0/2	0/1	2/4	0/2
Top score	75	53*	146	53*
Balls bowled	4,200	2,724	15,768	8,299
Wickets	63	63	187	196
Bowling average	34.98	34.15	43.02	32.87
5 wickets in innings	2	0	4	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	5/53	4/29	5/39	4/29
Catches/stumpings	3/–	24/–	45/–	60/–

Elsa Hunter – WBBL Vibes – The Cricket Library

Adam Hollioake – Coming Soon to the Cricket Library Podcast

Posted on July 7, 2023 by thecricketlibrary

Making runs, man of the match Adam Hollioake, sprints off holding the stumps after his sparkling innings for England, when they defeated Australia in the Texaco One Day match at Headingley. Photo Owen Humphreys, PA/Alamy Stock photo

Keep your eyes peeled next week for our highly anticipated interview with former England captain and all round great bloke Adam Hollioake.

Adam chats with Matt Ellis about the origins of his passion for cricket, what it felt like to be born in Australia and playing for England, his parents turning up to Headingley and finding out they were in attendance when he saw them on the big screen, his approach to captaincy, the impact of the loss of his brother Ben and the happy memories they had together, life after cricket and of course who he would invite to his dream net session.

He wraps up the conversation with a great story involving Sir Vivian Richards and actor Chris Rock.

This is a chat that you do not want to miss!

AJ Hollioake – Career Statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	4	35	173	284
Runs scored	65	606	9,376	5,984
Batting average	10.83	25.25	38.74	28.09
100s/50s	0/0	0/3	18/55	2/30
Top score	45	83*	208	117*
Balls bowled	144	1,208	8,808	9,074
Wickets	2	32	120	352
Bowling average	33.50	31.84	41.05	23.25
5 wickets in innings	0	0	1	7
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	2/31	4/23	5/62	6/17
Catches/stumpings	4/–	13/–	157/–	87/–

Elsa Hunter – WBBL Vibes – The Cricket Library

Baggy Green 413 – Ryan Harris Special Guest On The Cricket Library Podcast

Posted on July 4, 2023 by thecricketlibrary

Australia’s Ryan Harris celebrates taking the wicket of England’s Alastair Cook
PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Ryan Harris had quite a journey on his way to becoming Baggy Green 413. Along the way, he was part of an IPL winning team at the Deccan Chargers, won a Sheffield Shield and was player of the match in a domestic One Day Final for Queensland.

In this episode of the Cricket Library Podcast we will learn of where his passion for the game began, the hard conversation he had with his coach Wayne Phillips that was a turning point in his career & what it was like to be player of the series in an Ashes series in England and winning one 5-0 on home soil. We also get a run down of the famous delivery he bowled to dismiss Alistair Cook.

Needless to say, he will select three people he would most like to have a net with and for the first time a golfer is nominated to join two legendary cricketers who are also proficient golfers.

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Ryan Harris Carrer Statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	27	21	82	85
Runs scored	603	48	2,056	411
Batting average	21.53	8.00	20.15	12.84
100s/50s	0/3	0/0	0/11	0/0
Top score	74	21	94	39
Balls bowled	5,736	1,031	16,387	4,135
Wickets	113	44	303	123
Bowling average	23.52	18.90	26.55	27.59
5 wickets in innings	5	3	10	4
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	7/117	5/19	7/60	5/19
Catches/stumpings	13/–	6/–	41/–	33/–

Elsa Hunter – WBBL Vibes – The Cricket Library

Baggy Green 377 – Adam Dale Special Guest on the Cricket Library Podcast

Posted on June 26, 2023 by thecricketlibrary

Queensland bowler Adam Dale celebrates the wicket of Dominic Cork, out LBW, on the third day of England’s tour match, in Cairns. PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

In the latest episode of the Cricket Library Podcast, Matt Ellis sits down with former QLD and Australian fast bowler Adam Dale.

In this much-anticipated interview, we delve into the origins of his passion for cricket, his journey from Victoria to Queensland, his success at the state level, his time representing Australia, his miracle catch in the Mercantile Mutual Cup and his current work with QLD Cricket.

Get ready for an insightful conversation that covers everything from on-field highs and lows to life after cricket!

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AC Dale Bowling Statistics:

COMPETITION	MATCHES	BALLS BOWLED	WICKETS	BOWLING AVG.	5WI	10WM	BEST BOWLING	CATCHES/STUMPINGS
Test	2	348	6	31.16	0	0	3/71	0/–
ODI	30	1,596	32	30.59	0	0	3/18	11/–
First-Class (FC)	59	14,369	245	20.75	13	1	7/24	14/–
List A (LA)	65	3,497	84	24.51	1	0	5/28	22/–

Elsa Hunter – WBBL Vibes – The Cricket Library

Peter Parker’s Dream Cricket Net Session: A Diverse Lineup of Inspirational Figures

Posted on June 23, 2023 by thecricketlibrary

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Former international cricket umpire Peter Parker shares who he would invite to his dream net session. #Cricket #CricketPodcast #fyp #crictok
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In the realm of dreams, Peter Parker, a former international umpire and an ardent cricket enthusiast, envisions a unique net session with a diverse group of inspirational figures. His choices reflect individuals who possess unwavering passion, a positive mindset, and an undeniable love for the game. Let’s explore Peter Parker’s extraordinary lineup, featuring Nelson Mandela, David Shepherd, and John Howard, and delve into the reasons behind these selections.

Nelson Mandela: A Beacon of Unity and Inspiration

Peter Parker’s dream lineup begins with the legendary Nelson Mandela, a symbol of resilience, forgiveness, and unity. Despite being absent from his original list, Peter acknowledges Mandela’s profound impact on the world and believes that his spirit can be channeled through the net session. Peter explains his choice by stating, “He is just such an inspiration and I think he would bring something incredible to the party”

David Shepherd: A Umpire with a Heart of Gold

Next on Peter Parker’s dream lineup is David Shepherd, a former English test umpire celebrated for his infectious love for the game. By including Shepherd, Peter hopes to infuse the net session with the same incredible energy and love for the game that Shepherd embodied throughout his career.

John Howard: A Leader and Advocate of Cricket

Completing the diverse trio is John Howard, the former Prime Minister of Australia, who displayed a remarkable dedication to cricket. Peter recognises Howard’s leadership skills and his ability to bring people together, stating, “His passion for cricket, his love of the game, even as Prime Minister, to be the leader of our country in the time that he was, you couldn’t go past having him at the nets.”

Peter Parker’s dream cricket net session features an extraordinary lineup of inspirational figures – Nelson Mandela, David Shepherd, and John Howard. While Mandela’s presence is acknowledged in spirit, Peter’s diverse selection embodies the values of unity, passion, and leadership that cricket represents.

By including Nelson Mandela, Peter recognizes the profound impact the iconic leader had on promoting unity and inspiring generations. David Shepherd, with his infectious love for the game, brings an unparalleled energy to the net session, while John Howard’s unwavering support for cricket signifies the importance of leadership and advocacy.

In Peter Parker’s dream cricket net session, we are reminded of the profound influence that legends can have on the game, transcending boundaries and inspiring individuals. The collective energy, positive mindset, and shared love for cricket within this diverse lineup would undoubtedly create an unforgettable experience, embodying the spirit of the sport that unites us all.