Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset Cricket Podcast

Ian Shepherd is joined by Ben Warren and Chris Lintott to chat about Tom Abell's incredible innings in the extraordinary win against Warwickshire, look ahead to the return of the Blast with a trip to Essex and the Cider Derby rematch at Taunton, and whether Polly could make us a flag for the RVDM pavilion.....

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about defeat in the Cider Derby to that lot from up the road, the nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat rollercoaster of a draw up at Trent Bridge, and have some welcome news for those of you who aren't fans of decanting on a matchday...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about 4 wins from the last 5 Blast games, look ahead to the Cider Derby and the resumption of The County Championship against Notts, and the deadly combination of a rain delay and a free bar....

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the opening round of Blast games, discuss a few things that don't quite add up about that other competition, and relive their earliest memories of Taunton...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren & Peter Wanless to chat about everything that went wrong at Durham, look at the selection dilemmas for the Blast, and somehow Piers Morgan weasels his way into the conversation...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless, Sam Dalling & Anthony Gibson to chat about the hard-fought win against Kent, react to the signing of Riley Meredith, and worry about Essex and Surrey taking a leaf out of Middlesex and Yorkshire's book during the final game of the season....

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock and Anthony Gibson to chat about the upcoming game against Kent, look at potential overseas signings for the Blast, and Steve translates the club's accounts for the layman...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren and Chris Lintott to chat about Somerset's unbeaten streak continuing with the win over Essex, decide that the scheduling isn't actually that bad, and learn that you shouldn't always trust the answers in quiz books...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Anthony Gibson and special guest Don Topley to chat about another draw up at Kidderminster, look ahead to the championship decider against Essex on Friday, and almost manage to avoid mentioning the H*ndred...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom and Ben Warren to chat about the draw against Notts, the mystic art of pitch preparation, and Migael Pretorius's first steps on the path to redemption...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Ben Warren & Anthony Gibson to chat about the topsy-turvy draw at Surrey, the great starts to the season for Tom Lammonby and Kasey Aldridge, and the first Golden Apple of 2024 is awarded...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom, Harry Everett and Anthony Gibson to chat about the positives from the draw at Kent, the signing of Migael Pretorius, and the perils of transgressing social media rules...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Harry Everett, Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about the pre-season campaign in Abu Dhabi, the warm-up game against Exeter University, and work out just how we're going to win the Championship this season...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Richard Brice and Anthony Gibson to chat about all the goings-on over the winter...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Harry Everett, Ben Warren, Peter Wanless and Anthony Gibson to chat about the unprecedented amount of good news for Somerset CCC in the last month, with the obvious exception of Tom Abell standing down as skipper, and crown the 3rd annual ALOTBCL Xmas Quiz Champion...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom and Anthony Gibson to chat about the various happenings since the end of the season, debate the ever-increasing likelihood of a H*ndred franchise coming to Taunton, and decide that we're probably going to write a book together in 2024...

Ian Shepherd, Harry Everett, Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren & Anthony Gibson get together for the final time this season to give their nominations for the coveted 'Golden Apples'

Ian Shepherd is joined by Harry Everett and Anthony Gibson to chat about the final Championship game against Warwickshire, spend too much time thinking about regional postcodes, and come in off their collective long runs about umpire communications during ground delays (again).....

Ian Shepherd is joined by Harry Everett, Anthony Gibson and debutant Kit Harris to talk about the rain-affected draw with Kent, look ahead to the season finale against Warwickshire, and debate if the SCCC groundstaff need to rethink the origin of their loam....

Ian Shepherd, Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren and Anthony Gibson chat to special guest Tom Abell about all things Somerset...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Ben Warren & Anthony Gibson to chat about more batting woes in the defeat to Hampshire, what we should realistically look to achieve in the final two Champo games, and the reasons behind the demise of outground cricket in Somerset over the years...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about George Bartlett's unexpected departure to Northants, look ahead to the resumption of Championship proceedings at the Ageas Bowl, and decide that between us, we'd make a perfect CEO

Ian Shepherd is joined by Ben Warren & Anthony Gibson to reflect on the ALOTBCLMBODC campaign, Andy Umeed's incredible run of form, and the rise of the #Umeeme....

Ian Shepherd is joined by Harry Everett, Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about the ongoing ALOTBCLODC campaign, the signing of Neil Wagner, and discuss the predictions made in Sheps's recent eBay purchase...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Ben Warren, Harry Everett & Anthony Gibson to chat about the start to the One-Day Cup campaign, another James Rew masterclass, and the staggering amount of players who have represented Somerset in 2023 so far...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless, Harry Everett and Anthony Gibson (plus a cameo appearance from Annie Chave) to chat about the defeat to Surrey, look ahead to the forthcoming One-Day Cup, and spend far too long chatting about that new shirt...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Sam Dalling & Anthony Gibson to chat about the dominant performance against Northants, look ahead to this weeks match against Surrey, and learn what BBC Health & Safety had to say about the rustic bus shelter...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom, Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about Carlos Alcaraz's victory on Centre Court, the ongoing threat of train strikes, and the soaring temperatures in southern Europe...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Harry Everett & Anthony Gibson to chat about another extraordinary win against Notts, look ahead to Finals Day and the CC match against Hampshire, and whether Sky should cast a wider net when selecting their commentary team...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Ben Warren & Anthony Gibson to chat about Somerset's record breaking Blast campaign, the completely unremarkable Championship win against Notts, and wonder which team Jack Brooks could play for on Friday night...

Part 2

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Harry Everett, Anthony Gibson & Don Topley to chat about the CC defeat to Essex, the mixed fortunes in the recent Blast games, and have a heated debate about what else, the bloody H*ndred....

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless, Anthony Gibson & Special Guest Sophie Luff to talk about Somerset maintaining their 100% record in the Blast, look ahead to the resumption of the Championship at Chelmsford and wonder if there will be anybody left at Taunton to play in the One Day Cup...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Ben Warren, Peter Wanless, Anthony Gibson & special guest Max Waller to look back at Somerset's perfect start to the Vitality Blast campaign, chat about Max's favourite memories from his time at Taunton, and wonder how much trouble Ben would get in if he illegally re-broadcasted the Pay-Per-View Kent Stream...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Peter Wanless to chat about the dominant win over Middlesex, look ahead to the Blast, discuss Western Storm's start the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and wonder if Kent charging for their T20 streams has opened a Pandora's Box....

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren & Anthony Gibson to take a look at the ebbs and flows of a mostly eventful game up at Old Trafford, one of us makes a bold selection for the upcoming Champo game at Lords, and apologies are offered for spreading unsubstantiated claims on Twitter...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Harry Everett, Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about the frustrating draw against Northants, hear about the results of the 'Hearts & Minds' survey, and look ahead to the crucial game up at Old Trafford...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Ben Warren & Anthony Gibson to look ahead to the crucial Championship game against Northants, chat about the rumours regarding the scheduling changes, and discover a totally different group of fans who are also at loggerheads on the Dragon v Wyvern issue...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom, & Anthony Gibson to chat about some green shoots from the draw against Lancashire, what we would do with the squad in the week off if we were in charge, and try to work out what sort of pitches we need at Taunton...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to mull over the defeat to Notts, discuss what changes we'd make for Lancs, and rejoice over a fighting fit Lewis Gregory's return to form...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Harry Everett & Anthony Gibson to chat about the draw against Warwickshire, look ahead to the upcoming match against Notts, and discuss why a giant sheet of tinfoil could be the answer to all our problems...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Harry Everett & Anthony Gibson to look ahead to the 2023 season, discuss the potential reasoning behind the Cameron Bancroft signing, and spend far too much time pondering the production process for Mark Church's daily Twitter videos...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren & Anthony Gibson to chat about Tom Abell's long overdue England call-up, the rule tweaks to this season's County Championship, and try to figure out exactly what an NFT actually is...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Peter Wanless, Sam Dalling & Anthony Gibson to chat about Will Smeed's decision to sign a white-ball only contract, have an inevitable moan about the fixture scheduling, and crown the ALOTBCL Quiz Champion for 2022...

Ian Shepherd, Dan Kingdom, Harry Everett, Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson get together for the final time this season to give their nominations for the coveted 'Golden Apples'

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Anthony Gibson & Harry Everett to talk about the defeat to Kent, the goings-on at the end-of-season dinner, and have a long old chat about the HPR...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the thumping win over Northants, get creative with selection for the final game against Kent, and keep the podcast under 4 hours by postponing our discussion about the HPR to a later date...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Anthony Gibson & Peter Wanless to chat about the draw against Warwickshire, look ahead to the crucial game against Northants, and wonder why Max Waller never got a go for England...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Anthony Gibson & Sam Dalling to chat about the disappointing draw with The Glosters, look ahead to another relegation encounter with Warwickshire, and yet again wonder why Tom Abell doesn't bowl more...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Anthony Gibson, Ben Warren and Harry Everett to chat about Tom Banton and Sajid Khan putting pen to paper, look ahead to the Cider Derby in the CC, and wonder what could be done to make us all like that other competition just a little bit more...