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

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...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to look back on the disappointing RLODC Campaign, try and square the circle for next season's fixture list, and speculate wildly on what the missing 8% of the club's income might be from...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Anthony Gibson & Peter Wanless to reflect on the extraordinary career of James Hildreth, look back at the latest batch of RLODC games, and try to decide which ciders we're most looking forward to sampling on Friday night...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to look back on the defeats to Notts and Gloucs, work out what can be done to arrest the slide, and try to fathom what on earth a Jurassic Fibre Milkable Cow might be...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the highlights of an otherwise bore draw against Essex, look ahead to the RLODC, and try to work out what makes a really good cricket wicket...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Anthony Gibson, Ben Warren and Chris Lintott to chat about the draw against Yorkshire, what we can expect from the upcoming game at Chelmsford, and Tom Banton's comments on the Livestream last week...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Anthony Gibson & Peter Wanless to look back at a disappointing Finals Day, celebrate the performances of Lewis Goldsworthy and James Rew, and reveal why signing Luke Wright is the key to winning the County Championship...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Anthony Gibson & Ben Warren to chat about the records-breaking QF win against Derbyshire, preview the Championship game against Lancashire, and debate the ethics of the short-term loan system...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Anthony Gibson & Ben Warren to chat about the brilliant win over Surrey, look ahead to the QF against Derbyshire, and wonder why these England Lions games weren't scheduled during the H*ndred...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Anthony Gibson & brand new Somerset CCC President Peter Wanless to chat about the last batch of Blast games, Jack Leach's incredible performance at Headingley, and have another moan about the fixture list...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the wins against that lot from up the road and Essex, Jonathan Doidge joins us to chat about the signing of Tom Kohler-Cadmore, and we wonder whether we may have seen the last of 2 Somerset Legends...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about what might have been against Surrey, Roelof's heroics up at the Unique Seats Stadium, and how the H*ndred has messed things up for county cricket fans yet again...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Anthony Gibson & Ben Warren to chat about the recent T20s against Sussex and Glamorgan, who will replace Renshaw, Overton and Leach against Surrey, and whether tactical retirements are in the spirit of the game...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to look back at 3 wins from 3 in the Blast, wonder whether Tom Abell's best chance of wearing the 3 Lions could potentially be in white-ball cricket, and bemoan the fact that Blast games aren't being shown on the telly...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to pick over the bones of the defeat to Hampshire, look ahead to the Blast, and wonder whether a motion can be tabled at the upcoming AGM to settle the Dragon vs Wyvern debacle once and for all...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the crushing win against that lot from up the road, Jack Leach returning to his best, and explain for the 68,345th time why it's a Dragon, not a Wyvern...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to look ahead to Thursday's local derby against that lot from up the road, review Somerset Women's T20 finals day, and give their thoughts on the signing of Rilee Rossouw...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Anthony Gibson & Ben Warren to reflect on Somerset's incredible return to form with an innings win over Warwickshire, the fantastic crowd at the CACG on Saturday, and Marcus Trescothick nearly getting chucked out of his own pavilion...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom and Anthony Gibson to reflect on what might have been at the Oval, pray that we have a fully fit bowling line-up for Warwickshire on Thursday, and wonder why Somerset's Women don't wear the same kit as the men...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to look back at the agonising 1 wicket loss to Essex, salivate at the mouth-watering prospect of Overton v Overton at the Oval, and contemplate whether Alastair Cook should have his Knighthood revoked...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the defeat at the Ageas Bowl, look ahead to Thursday's game against Essex, and discuss whether batting in April is as difficult as it's cracked up to be...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to review the 3 pre-season games, look ahead to the CC Opener at The Ageas Bowl on Thursday, and chat to Mike Unwin about goings-on at the museum over the winter...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about Craig & Jack in the West Indies, look ahead to the pre-season friendlies and plan how to sell out Nevill Road while Sophia Gardens remains empty...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the signings of Matt Renshaw & Peter Siddle, the recently released 2022 fixtures and whether Ian Ward deserves to join "The List"

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Anthony Gibson, Peter Wanless & Ben Warren to chat about the missing 2022 fixture list, Jack Leach's horrendous treatment by England, and crown the first annual ALOTBCL Quiz Champion...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the various goings-on at Taunton since the season has finished, what's been happening at the World T20, and the etiquette of standing next to a champion boxer at a urinal...

Ian Shepherd, Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson get together for the final time this season to give their nominations for the coveted 'Golden Apples'.

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to reflect on the loss to Warwickshire that handed them the Championship, what our direction should be in 2022 and Ian has a chat with SCCC Commercial Director Caroline Herbert

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to take a look back at the highs and lows of Final's Day.

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Anthony Gibson & Ben Warren to look back at a slight improvement in fortunes against Lancashire, a look ahead to T20 Final's Day and discuss the intricate rules of the annual mascot derby

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Anthony Gibson & Peter Wanless two days ahead of schedule to try and work out what has gone so badly wrong for Somerset in the last 2 games, discuss whether some brave changes need to be made for the Lancs game, and learn why cider is better than champagne...

Ian Shepherd is joined Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to pick over the wreckage of the Notts game, look ahead to the must-not-lose game against Yorkshire, and learn first-hand that award-winning cider is not to be taken lightly...