Story Time 269 – Still the best run chase in history?
5/1/20261 hr 10 min
It's Story Time, your weekly walk through cricket history. This week, a player we've just learned about who had a compelling tale either side of the Great War, a big day in the East for the West, a brief but wild innings with the ball, and is this still the greatest run chase of all time? Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 9.83 - Niall Taylor 5.67 - StuG 4.38 - Paul Batfay 8.62 - Matt Gaynor Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword and win a signed copy of Wisden, or a case of Stomping Ground: browse their range at stompingground.beer Get your This is W̶o̶m̶e̶n̶'̶s̶ Cricket t-shirt here, and learn about Lacuna Sports bespoke cricket wear, created by women for women: lacunasports.co.uk/en/shop/limited-edition/world-cup-t-shirt/ Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw or 10% off Glenn Maxwell's sunnies: t20vision.com/FINALWORD or 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 or 10% off BIG Boots UK boots and socks at bigboots.co.uk/?ref=thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Speaker 41:27
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