The Emerging Cricket Podcast

More than 11,000 fans helped make the 2026 MLC final was one of the best games ever in the USA. Jahmar Hamilton joins Nate Hays to discuss the crowd, the exciting finish for LAKR, and so much more.

We were in the same place when the news dropped, so Nick got his microphone and we sat in a park for an hour. Nick, Tim and Bes discuss the new Men's Cricket World Cup formats and other changes at the ICC Annual Conference in Edinburgh.

Nate Hays is joined by Joe Hickey to wrap up the 2026 MLC regular season and preview the playoffs in Oakland. Plus: Matt Tromp and Andries Gous lead as Bart King Award favorites, but who else stands out in 2026?

Though there's been some tremendous cricket on show, including four centuries in 7 games, attendance at Grand Prairie was low. Nate Hays is joined by American cricket legend Peter Della Penna and Zee Zaidi from CricExec to discuss.

Nick is joined by Tom Grunshaw at Tom's cricket club, to discuss the tense loss to Sri Lanka in 19.5 overs, as well as reflect on their campaign overall.

Nick is joined by Rod Lyall and Tom Grunshaw (plus a special surprise guest!), live at the County Ground in Bristol to discuss the Netherlands' performance at the women's T20 World Cup. The Dutch have lost 4 from 4, and despite some promising signs throughout the campaign, were outclassed by South Africa in an 88-run loss.

N.B. due to technical problems Rod had to re-record a small section of his audio so please excuse the inconsistent sound quality.

The Women's T20 World Cup is here! Daniel Beswick sits down with Georgie Heath in Southampton to preview Scotland, The Netherlands and Ireland's chances in England.

Daniel Beswick joins Alan Curr (COO of Japan Cricket Association and co-host of the Japan Cricket Podcast) in Sano as we head into the final three matchdays of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier.

Bes sits down with Alan Curr and Todd Luckhurst in the Sano International Cricket Ground Tea Room to team up and chat the upcoming summer of cricket in Japan, the new ground in Nagoya, developments and goals in the country.

Nick and Bes discuss the Women's Challenge Trophy, Namibia and Nepal tri-series, the upcoming JPL, plus answer questions from listeners!

League 2 returns in Namibia who move forward in ODI cricket with JJ Smit at the helm, taking over Gerhard Erasmus in tri-series against Oman and Scotland. We wrap T20 World Cup sub-regionals (and take heed on unknown pathway details!) plus look at Fanny Utagushimaninde's tongue-wagging century for Rwanda and Bahrain's never-ending tour after struggles to return home.

Hosts: Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner

From on the ground at the T20 World Cup, Daniel Beswick joins Nick Skinner to share the views of the Associate sides at the tournament, and his brush with a fan club of the EC Pod!

Nick is joined by EC's USA correspondent Nate Hays to discuss the fortunes of Associate teams at the group stage of the T20 World Cup. Despite no team making it through, there were some positive moments and encouraging signs amidst the disappointment.

Nick sits down to look over Nepal's T20WC squad, identifying some key performers ahead of their Group C appearances in Mumbai.

The T20 World Cup team previews continue, with Nick and Bes discussing Namibia's exciting squad in Group A, as well as looking into some of the new (and old) faces of Oman's campaign in Group B.

Nick is joined by Tom Grunshaw to look at Scotland's entry into the T20WC in extraordinary circumstances, then Shounak Sarkar calls in to discuss the prospects of first-timers Italy as well as the UAE.

We experienced some minor technical issues, so please bear with a little inconsistency in the sound quality.

Nick is joined by EC's Netherlands correspondent Rod Lyall to dissect two outings for the Netherlands - on the men's side, their squad for the upcoming T20WC has been released, while the women's team has just qualified for women's version of the T20WC to be held later in the year.

Nick Skinner is joined by Big Innings hosts and Emerging Cricket regulars Aaman Patel and Nate Hays to dissect the chances of the two North American Associates, USA and Canada, at the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Bes as promised has finally tracked down Andrew Leonard to discuss a big couple of months in the game, bringing the Nepal Premier League to life, and in Windhoek for the U19 Cricket World Cup. The pair also take a look at the upcoming T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka!

Hosts: Daniel Beswick and Andrew Leonard

News is public, sending tongues wagging. We look at both sides of the Joe Burns/Italy impasse and the extra details that have come in, including a final addition to the Azzurri ahead of the T20 World Cup. Hosts: Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner