The Emerging Cricket Podcast

Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A wrap: the good, the bad and the ugly

Tickets for Australia booked for Ireland and UAE! We wrap the entire Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A and run through all the teams and other big news out of the event.

ICC Men’s T20WCQ A Preview + Dieter Klein and Venkat Ganesan of Germany!

The global tournaments come thick and fast with the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A beginning in Oman. Tim, Nick and Bes break down the two groups before Nick sits down with Venkat Ganesan and Dieter Klein ahead of Germany's campaign!

CWCL2 matches and a thrilling tie (for most of us!) + T20WC A Qualifier and more!

Oman posting their highest ODI score ever only for it to be chased down, plus a thrilling tie? We were treated to some excellent League 2 cricket, if only the man on the mic thought the same. We assess the League 2 state of play and look to the first of two T20 World Cup Qualifiers, with the 'A' tournament beginning next week, also at Al-Amerat.

Comm Games Qualifier wrap, U19WC, Associates in the IPL, Nepal news and more!

Trio reunited at last! Bes, Tim and Nick wrap a bumper period of cricket in the emerging world, looking at the Commonwealth Games Qualifier, Associates at the Under 19 World Cup, plus the men in the IPL auction and job shuffles in Nepal!

Holiday Special: Ahmed Raza

With Tim and Bes out of action, Nick is joined by EC contributor Tom Grunshaw as they interview UAE men's captain Ahmed Raza to discuss the year gone by and take stock of the game in the Emirates. Raza talks about the challenges of staying sharp in a quiet year for the national team, enthuses about the young prospects coming through men's and women's development pathways, and give his thoughts on how his side could benefit more from the cricket that is often played in the UAE. 

Tom and Nick also chat about the year gone by, and go through some highlights and lowlights from 2021.

Peter Della Penna‘s cricketing journey

As we approach the end of the year, this week we've delved into the interview archive to bring you a full-length chat with Cricinfo's USA correspondent and friend of the show, Peter Della Penna. Recorded last year, in this episode we hear Peter's journey discovering the game while on exchange in Australia and the winding path he took to becoming a professional cricket writer in America.

Deep Point: Dutch governance crisis (with Rod Lyall)

In the wake of an extraordinary general meeting of the KNCB (Dutch cricket board) called by its member clubs, Nick chats with EC's Netherlands correspondent Rod Lyall to understand the drama behind the moves and countermoves in the boardroom.

Series curtailed in Southern Africa, UAE‘s women triumph, and qualification news for Commonwealth Games and Men‘s T20WC

This week, Tim and Nick are without Bes, who is hard at work on the Ashes and Big Bash. The pair sit down to discuss series in Namibia and South Africa that were derailed by the Omicron variant, wrap the UAE's successful campaign at the Women's T20WC Asian Qualifier, and discuss some leaked information about upcoming qualifiers for the Commonwealth Games and Men's T20WC.

Fallout from Women‘s Cricket World Cup Qualifier

It's an important week to have a voice in cricket. Nick, Tim and Bez discuss the far-reaching consequences of the abandoned Women's Cricket World Cup, and its implications for Thailand, who led Group B only to be denied by a controversial ruling.

Associate WC hosts, ”qualification” pathways, RIP Super League? Africa T20WCQ review, NED v SA and more!

HUGE show this week! Bez, Tim and Nick discuss the good and the bad of the new men's global events from 2024 to 2031, look at the upcoming Men's T20WC global qualifier with Uganda taking the final spot, and look to the Netherlands' SL action against SA!