The legendary Zimbabwean statistician joins us to discuss his life and times.

Jeremy Lonsdale on his award nominated book "No Picnic," available from the ACS:

https://shop.acscricket.com/?product=no-picnic-the-historic-first-mcc-tour-of-india-and-ceylon-1926-27

An interview with Keith Walmsley about his book on the 1932 South America. You can buy his book here:

https://shop.acscricket.com/?product=the-abc-tour-the-south-american-tour-to-britain-1932

"Major Feats in Minor Cricket" is available here:

https://acscricket.com/?page_id=3385

Join the ACS here:  https://acscricket.com/?page_id=294

Pat Rodgers and Rodney Ulyate talk about their recent articles in The Cricket Statistician, available here:

https://acscricket.com/?page_id=387

We join Robert Brooke to discuss his life and times, and the history of the ACS.

Founding member Peter Handford joins us to discuss his life in cricket and the history of the ACS.

Marion Collin, the great women's player, umpire and scorer, joins us to discuss her life and times.

Arunabha Sengupta joins us to discuss his latest book -- a chronicle of India's first-ever Test series triumph in England. You can buy it here:

https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Stadium-Magic-Indias-Epochal/dp/1801500940

Jeremy Lonsdale joins us to discuss his book on the early history of cricket in Yorkshire, available now from the ACS:

https://shop.acscricket.com/?product=a-game-emerging-yorkshire-cricket-before-the-coming-of-the-all-england-eleven

You can get it as part of a discounted package with A Game Taken Seriously, which covers the second half of the 19th century:

https://shop.acscricket.com/?product=yorkshire-game-package-d

The views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Association or its committee.

Richard Parry joins us to discuss his new book, co-authored with Andre Odendaal and available here:  https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/swallows-and-hawke

John Broom joins us to discuss his new book, available here:

https://shop.acscricket.com/?product=ray-smith-man-of-essex

The views expressed in this podcastn do not necessarily reflect those of the Association or its committee.

On Saturday, January 31, 2026, ACS members gathered for a special virtual lecture from Dr Steve Georgakis, Senior Professor of Pedagogy and Sports Studies at the University of Sydney. Dr Georgakis is the author of "Towards a Theoretical Understanding of Australian Colonial Sport: British Nationalism and Schools," which explores the cultural and social dimensions of colonial-era sport, particularly in the nascent education system, in shaping Australian national identity. There was, needless to say, a heavy emphasis on cricket.

This event, convened by Professors Tom Bradshaw, Kasey Symons and Elizabeth Ellison, and recorded on March 14, 2026, explores the past, present and future of a burgeoning field, with a special focus on cricket and the enduring influence of Neville Cardus.

In this seminar, Russ Houldin presents his important new paper “A Run is Run is a Run,” exploring how cricketers might be evaluated as complete players, rather than merely as batsmen or bowlers. Drawing inspiration from baseball’s sabermetrics and its influential Wins Above Replacement (WAR) model, he introduces a fresh statistical framework designed to capture cricketing quality in a holistic way.

Chris McMillan of the University of Auckland’s School of Social Sciences talks about his important paper “A mediated collision,” examining cricket’s enduring bond with place and nationhood, and how it has been unsettled by the rise of “mediacricket.”