S4. E2. - Fifteen Dhawan

After a brief foray into the domestic game, we're back on more familiar footing with a Test Match Special. Gary and Lee enter the gladiatorial arena as Dave asks the questions. It's the usual tragic cricket trivia and daft puns. Rounds include:Fifteen DhawanThird rock from the Sun-il GavaskarThe IT Botham CrowdYou can't beat a bit of Belly. As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments, or just to say hello at [email protected]: @hows_stat_podBluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

Crafted for all the county fans out there, we welcome Harry Everett (Voice of Somerset CC), Wilf Lo (@CountyChat) and member of the fabled Patsy Hendren AF Whatsapp Group Dave Hartley, to the pod. Who will be the biggest County Cricket Badger? Tune in to find out.Round one - Name the Kabir AliRound two - The Brad Wheal of FortuneRound three - Do you know your Graham Onions?Round four - Surrey, that's Notts the right answer.You can find Harry on at @Harryweverett, Wilf at @thecountychat, and Dave doesn't want to be found.As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments, or just to say hello at [email protected]: @hows_stat_podBluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

Finally, the denouement of the longest test series in history is here! Gary has pulled out all the stops for the final quiz, as Dave and Lee have each won two tests. It's a musically themed, niche test match quiz podcast. What's not to like? Find out who wins and tell your cricket-loving friends. Rounds include:Hotel Kallis-ForniaI just died in your arms Craig WhiteDo you Brearley want to hurt me?99 problems and the pitch is one. As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments, or just to say hello at [email protected]: @hows_stat_podBluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

The longest test series in cricket history is back, with Lee taking on Dave in the fourth match. Gary asks the questions: will Lee claw his way back into the five-match series, or will Dave take a 3-1 lead? Tune in to find out!Rounds include:Never Mind the PollocksLinked-Inzamam Ul-HaqI'm sorry I haven't got a KlusenerAs always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments, or just to say hello at [email protected]: @hows_stat_podBluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

A little bonus content for our loyal listeners, as Dave is joined by Joe (@Joekeeps) and Jack (@leftarmerseamer_) for a cricket content head-to-head. Both prefer test cricket from 2005, so that's what they got. Who will win out in this four-round quiz on the purest form of the game. Rounds include:Vaughan SupremacyAlistair Cooked to perfectionNa-Rine TimeMake sure you follow both @joekeeps and @leftarmerseamer_ on instagram. As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments, or just to say hello at [email protected]: @hows_stat_podBluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

The purest form of the game is back, as we head into game three of the test series. The series between Lee and Dave is tantalisingly poised at 1-1 as Gary poses the questions, with some textbook literary cricket puns.Rounds include:Grapes of Gough1984-runsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Ashwell PrinceSlip Catcher in the RyeAs always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments, or just to say hello at [email protected]: @hows_stat_podBluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

After Lee's coaching exploits with the Brazil Cricket Women's team in Rwanda, we're back with a quick T20 to warm us up for some Test action. Hear from Lee as he talks through the tournament and what it's like to coach in a Super Over. Dave, with a gravelly/patch voice, is in the chair as Gary and Lee compete in the short form of the game. Dave would like to apologise to Lee publicly for getting a question completely wrong; see if you can spot which one.Rounds are:Gladstone Small TalkDifferent Stokes for different FoakesMorne Sporcle As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at [email protected]: @hows_stat_podBluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

For this pod we welcome another guest, this time it's social media star, club cricketer and Rob Key fan Liam Clarke (@liambeforewicket). He is up against Gary in this four-round How's Stat special with our usual focus on international cricket, despite Liam's love for county. Will the upstart Liam manage to unsettle the wily Gary?Rounds include:Hot to Jonathan TrotWho Aatif Na-Waz that?Will Jacks to the FutureYou can find Liam on all social media platforms on @liambeforewicketAs always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at [email protected] find out more about the Clean Bowled Pod, head over to their Instagram page We have a YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our How's Stat challenge game hereInstagram: @hows_stat_podBluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

We're back with a very special guest, as TMS Commentator, comedian and cricket nut Aatif Nawaz joins Lee and Dave on the pod. Lee is the question master as Dave tries to out-trivia one of the best in the game. Will Aatif's years of commentating on the beautiful game pay off? Listen to find out!Rounds include:You don't Rothesay: it's the County ChampionshipThat's a Laura, Laura wickets and runs. More reasons to shop at Danny MorrisonsYou can find Aatif on Instagram at @cricketwithAatif or @aatifnawaz.As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at [email protected] a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here: the 10% discount code is 'stat'.We have a YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our How's Stat challenge game hereInstagram: @hows_stat_podBluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

We're back with a pod-off as Sab and Kieron from the Clean Bowled podcast join us. Fresh from South Africa beating India in the T20 World Cup, the boys test their cricket knowledge against regular How's Statter Gary, with Dave asking the questions (Lee was stuck coaching cricket in Brazil, of course). How will the new pod get on?The round names are:Round 1 - How's StatRound 2 - Sach-In the ball parkRound 3 - Revenge of the SmithRound 4 - The Everton Week-est LinkAs always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at [email protected] find out more about the Clean Bowled Pod, head over to their Instagram page Want a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here: the 10% discount code is 'stat'.We have a YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our How's Stat challenge game hereInstagram: @hows_stat_podBluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!