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

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...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Anthony Gibson & Chris Lintott to chat about the incredible T20 win over Lancashire, look ahead to the resumption of the County Championship, and say a collective "we told you so" to the England selectors about Craig Overton...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Anthony Gibson & Peter Wanless to look ahead to the Blast QF against Lancs, pick over the bones of the H*ndred, and what we'd do to minimise it's impact in the years to come...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to review the RLODC campaign, celebrate Tom Abell's return to fitness and react to the breaking news of Azhar Ali re-signing

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the wheels coming off in the RLODC, Lewis Goldsworthy's 2 incredible knocks, and who the 3rd member of the ALOTBCL Only Connect team could be...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about Sunday's win over Yorkshire, the washout at Wellbeck Colliery and what Anthony's custom made commentary pod might look like...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Anthony Gibson & Ben Warren to chat about Somerset's perfect start to defending the RLODC, how we feel about the recently released Division 1 fixtures, and we find out just how many groupies a BBC County Cricket Commentator really gets...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to marvel over Tom Lammonby's incredible return to form, look ahead to the RLODC, and try to work out what colour Somerset's caps should be...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom and Anthony Gibson to chat about the draw at the Oval which secured our status in Division One of the County Championship, a look ahead to the final Blast group games, and why the old Natwest Trophy reached parts the H*ndred never will...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the bore draw against Leicestershire, finally beating Gloucester at Bristol in a T20, and what could have been done to avoid Craig and Lewis being kidnapped by England mid-way through a match

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Anthony Gibson and Peter Wanless to chat about the mixed performances in the latest batch of T20s, the current fixture pile-up and it's effect on how we manage the sides, and whether the Essex Committee room bears any resemblance to an episode of TOWIE...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the fantastic win over Surrey at the Oval, where Devon Conway will fit into the side, and what Marchant de Lange may or may not have been getting up to with a modified toothbrush

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock & Dan Kingdom to chat about the first 3 matches in this years Vitality Blast, how we think the side should be rotated throughout the competition, and how much we're all looking forward to voting Tractor onto the Somerset CCC Board of Directors

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom and Anthony Gibson to look back at finally being able to get to Taunton to watch some live cricket, pick their teams for the T20 Blast, and settle the Wyvern v Dragon debate once and for all...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to look forward to finally returning to the County Ground for the visit of Hampshire, a review of Western Storms opening games in the RHFT and whether Dominic Cummings is ideally suited for a job at the ECB

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock & Dan Kingdom to chat about another rain-ruined County Championship game, Tom Abell's first hundred of the season, and how nice it is to finally be back watching some live cricket.

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the rain-ruined game against Surrey, look ahead to the Gloucestershire game (which we will all be attending !) and why Simon Harmer's 9fer is unlikely to draw the attention of the ECB

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the last-gasp win over Hampshire, look forward to Overton v Overton on Thursday, and how Steve Davies and Lewis Gregory love it when a plan comes together

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to discuss another nail-biting win over Middlesex, a brilliant debut performance from Lewis Goldsworthy, and look ahead to Thursday's game against Hampshire

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to discuss Tom Lammonby's return to form, possible squad rotations for the Middlesex game, and the bittersweet feeling of visiting an empty Cooper Associates County Ground.