Middlesex County Cricket League (MCCL)

How do you deal with Ben Stokes coming in off his long run? And with that the pressure of knowing that Middlesex's charge for the Metro Bank Trophy rested on you somehow dealing with all Stokes could throw at you? Luke Hollman knows, and he indeed explains all to Sal and Dan. Plus, listen out as the mystery of a lost dog suddenly takes on a prominent role mid-episode.....

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Shepherd's Bush became Middlesex's first winners of the National KO in 37 years, defeating New Farnley in a thriller of a contest at Wormsley. Skipper Fin Trenouth talks Sal and Dan through the campaign, the final, the celebrations and indeed quite a bit more....

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From batting worries, to confidence in getting the job done. Crouch End's Atharva Prasad talks to Sal and Dan about how the MCCL title was won. Plus, Atharva and Sal unveil their Premier Division teams of the season.

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Brentham CC will be back in Div 1 in 2027. And that despite losing their last four games of the season. Tomek Tsang talks us through the ups and downs of the campaign, and how despair on the last day turned, somewhat amazingly, to joy when West Harrow pulled off a miracle against Trailfinders. Plus, it's team of the year time in Div 2, Tomek and Sal reveal all.

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Harrow's Pansilu Wijesinghe joins Sal and Dan to talk all things Div 1. The ups, downs and inbetweens are all unpacked before Sal and Pansilu name their respective Div 1 all-star teams of the season.

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Crouch End keep their nerve and are the MCCL’s 2026 champions. Ealing, however, will be in Division One in 2027. As will Brentham…. a side that benefited from one of the more curious incidents of the season. Tune in to get the full lowdown

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Week 17 was very much an on/off affair, so it all comes down to Week 18. Three divisions are either all done and dusted in terms of promotion/relegation, but five most definitely are not. Two sides could win the Prem, one of two will be joining Twickenham in Div 1. Sal and Dan talk through all the various permutations out there.

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The most open premier league title race in years is coming to a fascinating conclusion. Four teams very much in the hunt. Plus, who will join Twickenham in going down? One of five could slip through the trap door. Sal and Dan talk through all the ramifications. Plus, Dan’s been (checks notes) karaoking….

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The weather is warm and the cricket is hotting up nicely, too. Middlesex reach their first List A final since 1990, Sal and Dan discuss umpires as clothes horses and heard the one about a player finding a wife whilst on the field? If not, listen in....

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Crouch End win the battle at the top of the Prem as Ealing slip into the relegation zone. Harrow and Eastcote play out a draw in Div 1; Bessborough continue to look good in Div 2. And, does the weather impact player behaviour? Sal and Dan try to think that one through.

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Shepherd's Bush v Teddington is rapidly becoming the MCCL's version of the Rocky films. Minus the Cold War politics. And Clubber Lang. No one really needs Clubber Lang. Anyway..... their fourth meeting of the season was in the QF of the National, and the Bush came through. Sal and Dan talk through all that was going on there. Plus, Stanmore slip into the bottom two, Harrow and Eastcote now looking more nailed on for promotion than ever. And, are you out if a part of your helmet falls off and hits the stumps? Listen in and you'll find out.

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There was more topsy-turviness across the MCCL as a number of the top sides slipped up. Crouch End's sojourn at the top of the Prem lasted just the week, Harrow Town slip up in Div 3, as do London Sportif in Div 4. Ally Pally subsequently rise to the top of an MCCL division for the first time in a fair old while. Elsewhere, what do you do when a fielder inadvertently wipes out the 'keeper? Sal explains.....

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There is a new leader in the Prem. Teddington slip up, Crouch End pounce. In a day where top sides didn't have it all their own way, neither Harrow nor Eastcote win in Div 1 whilst Harrow Town slip on a banana skin in Div 2. Plus, no one out-gunned Tower Hamlets in Div 7. And, two MCCL sides move in to the quarter-finals of the National.

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The MCCL has reached its half-way point. Time for Sal and Dan to begin taking stock.....and that despite the horrendous weekends that their respective sides enjoyed. Game of the weekend involved Bessborough and Kenton in Div 2, although Desperadoes v Actonians in Div 5 wasn't far behind. Do tune in for the full lowdown.

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If your side was top of one of the divisions of the MCCL going into Week 8 then there was a fair chance that results when against you on Saturday. Teddington, Harrow and Ealing Trailfinders all slipped up as things concertinaed together. Plus, heard the one about the dog nicking the match ball and racing off with it..... listen in and you'll hear more.

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Last summer Chris Woakes famously went out to bat against India with a dislocated shoulder. Enfield's Harry Wilkins can now officially say "Woakesy, hold my beer". Broken bones didn't prevent Wilkins from going out to bat one-handed in dramatic run chase against Bessborough on Saturday. Harry joins Sal and Dan to talk us through the day's events. Elsewhere, Teddington are held by Finchley, Harrow keep plugging along. And, Tentelow are - finally - off the mark in Div 7.

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Sometimes the best games of cricket aren't ones where the ball is smashed everywhere. Week 6 in the MCCL is a great example of that. Twickenham pull off a miracle and win with only 78 on the board, West Harrow (somehow) nearly defend 39 against Enfield. Harrow Town win despite posting only 106, Ally Pally just about chase 101. Low scores, high drama was very much the order of the day.

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Just five 1st XI games managed to beat the weather on 6 June. One was in Div 7, two in Div 6, one in Div 4 and Twickenham v Stanmore in the Prem. And, Twickenham will be much the happier; by virtue of our old friend Vera Duckworth and her sums, they got home and with that their first ten points of the season. Plus, how bad exactly was that Test Match track and what's it like being an umpire on a rainy day? Spoiler. Not much fun....

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Ealing and Teddington both continue to be unbeaten in the top flight, Harrow are marching on in Div 1. North London nearly shock Eastcote, South Hampstead and Chiswick indulge in a run fest. And heard the one about the square being occupied prompting the match to be called off? Listen in for more....

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The premier division league table is taking shape, but not perhaps in the way many anticipated. Ealing are flying, North Midd and Shay Boo are - on the face of it at least - struggling. Elsewhere, unpredictability never seems to be far away. That's most obviously the case with Tentelow in Div 7; beaten by Gautum Buddha on Saturday, facing Shepherd's Bush in the last 16 of the T20 on Monday. They couldn't, could they....?

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