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Test Match Special - No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Kate took four wickets at Lord's, and there's nothing else to say about the game... - No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Kate took four wickets at Lord's, and there's nothing else to say about the game... - BBC Sounds

Test Match Special

No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Kate took four wickets at Lord's, and there's nothing else to say about the game...No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Kate took four wickets at Lord's, and there's nothing else to say about the game...

Released On: 25 Sep 2022

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Kate and Alex reflect on a certain incident in a recent match... Plus the usual nonsense.

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41 mins
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Daniel Norcross looks back at England's turbulent tour of India in 1984/85.
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No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Kate and Alex are together in New Zealand!
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Kevin Howells hears from Tymal Mills, Emily Windsor, Ryan Campbell & Tim Bostock.
51 mins
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23 mins
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Simon Mann brings the latest from the IPL, and we hear from IPL legend Shikhar Dhawan.
42 mins
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41 mins
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48 mins
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35 mins
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46 mins
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Kate and Alex have returned home and there is much to discuss ahead of the new season.
42 mins

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