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Here comes the big one
🕑 Added 2023-03-29 14:00:54 +0000 UTCOur last Wednesday email for March, and with the Sheffield Shield final done, our last before we switch from southern hemisphere cricket season to northern.
We've been promising a big revisit special for a while, and we're confident that we delivered. It isn't often that we breach the two-hour barrier, but there was no choice with 18 numbers – a new record for a single ep. Hop in to learn about the all-round sporting brilliance of Harald Frei, a nagging seamer called Mad Jack, the sad final appearance of Johnny Briggs, and a chap by the name of Dick Daft. And so, so much more.
With all that said and done, we still have another 18 or so to get through, so if you're waiting on yours, bear with us. In a couple of weeks we'll do a call-out for anyone whose number may have slipped through the cracks. Keep an eye on the emails or the show notes to see the names.
Your revisited Nerd Pledge numbers this week:
411.12 - Sean McGivern
2.82 - Sam Brown
3.74 - Angus Digby
4.03 - Amelia Vine
21.12 - Chris Dobbins
9.30 - Anna Forsyth
23.30 - Michael Holden
6.81 - James Philbrook
2.60 - Paul Reeve
3.30 - Toby
16.43 - Francis Keepfer
4.89 - Richard Jones
6.00 - Tim Minchin
4.99 - Guy Hornsby
13.62 - Andrew Lowcock
2.52 - Rahul Venkat
4.74 - Matthew Evans
12.33 - Chris Unwin
The audio episode is here.
The first big-money Women's Premier League is done
Season 13, Ep 29: This week, reporter Annesha Ghosh updates us about the WPL that she has spent the past few weeks watching more closely than anyone, after Harmanpreet Kaur's Mumbai Indians took down Meg Lanning's Delhi Capitals. Also this week, the Afghanistan board claims they received an ICC funding increase, but there is no evidence that it happened. Western Australia continue their dynasty with a Mr Sheffield Shield title and a trophy clean sweep for the season. Steve Smith doesn't blink, but the ICC does over the Indore pitch rating. Our marathon-running team is all set. And it's the last episode of TFW Season 13.
Your Nerd Pledge number for this week:
2.44 - Matthew Blacker
The audio is here.
Annesha taking a new approach to columns.
Thanks to Julio Pledgers
With all the attention given to Nerd Pledge, we also know that the lights wouldn't stay on without the Julios, understated and content to forego the limelight. Thanks to these legends for signing up, with more credits to come next week.
Sophie Attwater
Brad Porter
Matt Wing
Simon Moore
Jay Grover
Chris Hawton
Paq Duj
Lucas Mellier
Ash
Daniel Dekok
Gary Furze
Dave Hornsby
ABS
Rob
Adrian Kelly
Matt Perrett
If anyone isn't part of the Discord chat page yet, what are you doing with your lives? Message us for the link.
And our team of marathon runners is assembled for Edinburgh, with some others doing London instead or first. The Final Word fundraising link is here.
See you next week, when the English season will have begun.
Cricket never stops - our Hindi commentary colleagues at the Ahmedabad Test.
