Episode 90 (31 May 2009) is “The Otago Cheerleaders Episode” in which some of The BYC posse are unimpressed by the cheerleaders and argue about Otago, emails from Danny, Edgar and Lane, Exchange4Free.com climbs aboard, Lara Bingle, Kev finds out about a new ginger cricketer and asks who you would pick first in a game of school cricket and we have a song by Brit oddbods The Duckworth Lewis Method..into the 90s this week…listen in to the streaming version…nail the RSS feed for your Pod catcher…or visit The BYC page on iTunes.
Episode 90 of The Beige Brigade podcast [34:23m]:
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The Press reported that Friday 26 June is D-day for the 20 contracted players who will be contracted to New Zealand Cricket for the 2009/10 season. This could well be in the aftermath of the ICC World T20 raffle, unless of course we lose to the Kiltwearers (6 June, The Oval) and the Proteas (9 June, Lord’s).
The contract period has been moved from the end of May to the end of July, with contracts for 2009/10 starting on August 1. Contracts are awarded to the 20 players who have “the greatest likely future value to the Black Caps in the next 12 months”. Whatever that means.
Of course, for seven players the contract list is more a matter of pride than a matter of pennies with McCullum, Vettori, Oram, Ryder, Taylor and Mills and Styris all paying the bills and then some with their IPL contracts.
As the international cricketing scene fragments, some speculate players may opt not to sign with New Zealand Cricket, and essentially become free agents contracted on a tournament-by-tournament or series-by-series basis. Could a B McCullum or a Styris take that bold move? No way - well, not yet anyway.
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Episode 89 (24 May 2009) is “The Jungle Splash Episode” in which Kev gets engaged, OWT’s family expands, we enjoy Shoaib Akhtar’s skin disease, Exchange4free.com join the BYC, and emo correspondence Reg, Meggan, Jen, Jrod, Nick & Gerald, and the Woman Slayer’s tribute to the Rawalpindi Express’s nether regions is a show-stopper…89 and still swinging…listen in to the streaming version…nail the cheeky RSS for your Pod catcher…or visit The BYC page on iTunes.
Episode 89 of The BYC: Beige Brigade podcast [34:28m]:
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Christopher Martin-Jenkins relinquished the chief cricket correspondent’s throne at The Times to Mike Atherton a year ago, and he has been a busy little anorak in the interim. In December, he was made an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list, telling Patrick Kidd:
“It has been a great privilege to go round the world writing about cricket. The older one gets, the requirement for England to win becomes less important than the needs of the game as a whole… One concern for me is the contraction of cricket coverage towards the England team alone. We should not forget the county game and the grass roots, without which you couldn’t have an England team. Nor should we overlook the fascination of the world game generally.”
This month, his book - The Top 100 Cricketers of All Time - was published….more>>>
Episode 88 (13 May 2009) is “The Panama Women’s Cricket Team Episode” in which Kev returns from a stint in Hollywood, the Sideline Slogger sponsors a quiz from the Godfather, Emos from New York, Norway and other random parts of the globe - yep The BYC is two fat ladies, 88 not out…Listen in to the streaming version or download the mp3 below…all the shows are online here…or visit The BYC page on iTunes.
Episode 88 of The BYC: Beige Brigade podcast [34:15m]:
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With the New Zealanders doing so rubbish in IPL II: South Africa - most seem to be channelling our latest first-class centurion Jeetan Patel’s expertise at making Raro - there are thin pickings for the Sideline Slogger on the rant front.
But here are 10 questions to ponder. Answers below… >>>more>>>
Dear Mr Boock,
I am a fan of your columns, and most of the time I agree with your sentiment and perspective. But this morning I am pretty disappointed - and frustrated too.
It staggers me how successful the Indian cricket board (the BCCI) has been in branding the Indian Cricket League “rebel” or “unsanctioned”, decrying its players as “mercenaries”, and spreading the belief that all steps taken to crush the ICL (or the rumoured American Premier League for that matter) should be seen as a necessary crusade to save the game from the evil forces that threaten it.
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Twenty-four tablets of No-Doz cost about $8 at the chemist - I will need to invest as it gets to crunch time in the Indian Premier League because at present I haven’t managed to stay awake for an entire match.
Clearly it is not all my fault with 10.30pm and 3am starts, and lisping Lalit Modi’s magnificent new innovation of 450 seconds of gibbering nonsense and advertisements masquerading as a “strategy break” all helping induce sleep.
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