The ACSCricket Podcast

About The ACSCricket Podcast

Who is the oldest man to hit a Test match century? What is the most expensive bowling analysis in first-class cricket? Does a match start with the toss, the call of ‘Play’ or the first delivery? If you are intrigued by such conundrums, or if you’re interested in the origins and history of the game, you’ll find a group of like minds in the ACS. Founded in 1973, we are an international body represented in over 20 countries, and our members include most of the world’s leading cricket statisticians and several of its most accomplished historians and biographers.

Publisher

Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Dec 2022

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Cricket, Fiction and Nation

   Rod Edmond delivers a brisk, provocative tour through cricket’s fictional afterlives – from bucolic village greens and imperial schoolyards to murder plots, post-colonial reinventions and end-of-the-world anxieties. This is the story of how writers have used cricket to imagine England, to critique empire, to stage comedy and tragedy, and to rethink the game’s future. His book is available here: https://anthempress.com/books/cricket-fiction-and-nation-pb

2. 

   10 Sept 2026

   150 Years of Essex County Cricket

   To mark its sesquicentenary, David Pracy’s illuminating lecture traces the journey of Essex CCC from its formative days, bringing to life the triumphs, cultural moments, and most of all the personalities that have shaped it across the generations. Whether you are a devoted follower of the county or simply intrigued by the broader sweep of cricket history, this is an unmissable opportunity to celebrate a century and a half of sporting tradition and community spirit. For background, do read Pracy’s path-breaking Gentlemen and players of Essex: the amateur and professional cricketers of Essex County Cricket Club, 1876-1979, available free on the ACS website: https://archive.acscricket.com/research/Gentlemen_and_players_of_Essex.pd

3. 

   6 Sept 2026

   Tom Marsden, Richard Letby and early cricket in Yorkshire

   Jeremy Lonsdale and Mick Pope on two forgotten geniuses.

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