Episode 208: Women’s Cricket & Saudi Arabia

We have thoughts...it was the Hundred Auction this week and it's fair to say we have our reservations. Millions of pounds has been chucked at women's cricket which surely is a good thing right? We ask the question, has it been fair and is this right.

Finally we have some World Cup fixtures and importantly, the Netherlands will have the opportunity to beat Australia. There are lots of exciting bilateral series too so we talk through some of the highlights of those.There won't be an episode next week but we'll be back on Friday 13th March!

It's a bit of an international whistle-stop tour this week from Melie Kerr being appointed New Zealand captain to Fatima Sana's success against South Africa. Pre-order Raf's book here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-women-in-whites/raf-nicholson/9781836802921 We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

It's been a quieter week for women's cricket but Netherlands bowler Isabel van der Woning joins us to give us the inside scoop on the preparations for the World Cup Qualifiers, the success the team had at the tournament and the exciting summer that lies ahead. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

From the Oman v Denmark series to the WPL final, we look at some of the biggest and smallest stories in women's cricket this week. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

Our dream has come true and the Netherlands have qualified for their first T20 World Cup in England this summer. Bangladesh are also through and we will wait to see who will join them. RCB are through to the WPL final and Australia have a new (surprising) captain.We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

We've been keeping a close eye on the World Cup qualifiers and it's looking good for Ireland, Bangladesh & the Netherlands. It's slightly nervy for Scotland but there's still time to book their train ticket to England. Aforementioned article: https://www.cricketetal.com/p/mustafissure We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

Today we tackle a big topic that we’ve mulled over for a while but we thought it was important to discuss women’s cricket, Fairbreak and Saudi Arabia. Linked below is Richard’s article breaking it all down:https://noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post/fairbreak-goes-to-saudi-the-ultimate-compromisePlus we speak about the WPL, the Hundred changes and very briefly Alyssa Healy’s retirement. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

It’s WPL Day! Will Delhi Capitals continue their run as serial chokers? We also preview the World Cup qualifiers as well as celebrate Annie Wikman’s success in the WNCL. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

It’s our final episode of the year and of course time for some Christmas chat. As well as our bumper review of 2025 Women’s Cricket through our eyes, we’re joined by Northants’ Mabel Reid to speak about her career so far, time at Loughborough University as well sharing her very insightful experiences after being diagnosed with autism and how cricket has been an accommodating space.We will be back in 2026 when we celebrate our 5th birthday! We want to take the opportunity to say a huge thankyou to anyone that has listened or engaged over the last year, we appreciate the support so much and always enjoy hearing from our listeners