Pace and Pens - The Victorian Premier Cricket Podcast: Recent Episodes
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For years Victorian Premier - and Community - Cricket fans have yearned for more in-depth coverage of the sport they love, and now, thanks to two journalists from the states South East and a fast bowler with a tendency to talk, they have a new podcast to add to their lists.
From Alavi to Lambden, Merlo to Russ, Gulbis to King and Devchand to Gallagher , Pace and Pens is your one stop pod for anything Premier Cricket.
The Dees have done it!
Melbourne ran out Premier for the 22/23 season, winning an epic tussle with Carlton across three long - dark - days at Windy Hill!
The boys discuss all the key moments, debate the John Scholes Medal, give their Ryder predictions and spill the off-season gossip in the final ep of the season!
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What a weekend! Two nail-biting preliminary finals in the First XI saw Carlton and Melbourne emerge as the last two gladiators in the Men's Premier competition, whilst Northcote and St Kilda tasted success in the lower XI's.
Hear the boys re-cap the weekend that was and look ahead to the big dance on Friday - including tips - wherever you get your pods!
Straight sets exits from Richmond and Footscray see Ringwood and St Kilda through to Preliminary Final match ups with Melbourne and Carlton respectively listen as the boys go through all the semi final fall out and look ahead to the juicy match-ups this weekend.
Plus a look at the lower grade grand finals and any other business.
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Just six teams left!
Carlton and Melbourne have booked their preliminary final place, but who will join them?
Listen in as the boys go through the weekend's action and look ahead to two bumper semi finals - wherever you get your pods!
Mighty Essendon Maribyrnong Park clinched the women's first XI premiership in stunning fashion on Sunday in a dominant performance to cap off a magnificent season, while a dramatic final day in the men's competition saw plenty of twists and turns but the final eight is now settled ahead of this weekend's finals.
The boys also discussed the expansion of women's cricket, previewed the opening weekend of men's finals and look at the leading performers across the season.
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Another Grand Final is here for us to sink our teeth into, as EMP take on Melbourne this Sunday! The boys look into how the Demons rolled through the Blues and give their tips ahead of a mouth-watering decider.
Plus, the calculator comes out to see who squeezes into the top 8 on the men's side ahead of a bumper day's play!
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While our resident fast bowler Matt Fotia enjoys the sunny Gold Coast, Tyler steps into the hosts chair this week as finals fever begins to take hold in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition.
With one round to go before finals in the men's, as many as a dozen teams are vying for eight precious spots? who will make it?
In the women's, EMP are through to the grand final after a dominant win in the qualifying final. But who will be joining them in the decider?
Plus, a young gun takes out the player of the week for his monster century, we discuss the grand final venues and a sneak peek at an exciting giveaway for fast bowlers, thanks to our sponsors TNF.
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The finals are upon us with EMP, Carlton, Box Hill and Melbourne all booking their spot in the Women's top four, hear what Nick and Tyler think of the two games to come this Sunday.
Plus, Greenvale news, Tyler's lock for the Ryder medal and everything else in between.
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It's all heating up in Victorian Premier Cricket with finals permutations at the forefront of everyone's mind!
The boys go through all of the big results and forecast ahead to the weekend to see who will sneak back into finals and who might fall out.
Plus the TNF players of the week and everything else in between - listen wherever you get your pods!
Another bumper show as the boys cast an eye over the ever complex race for the Women's top four, Nick predicts a major mover in the men's competition and we review the two T20 Grand Finals!
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Red ball was welcomed back with delight as the 100's flowed, edges were found and some big games were won! Meanwhile EMP and Carlton have locked in finals on the Women's side of the ledger.
All this and more - wherever you get your pods!
Another massive weekend of Premier Cricket action saw two spinners dominate on Sunday, whilst Prahran and Geelong kept up their strong 2023 form.
All this, the SuperSlam and more, wherever you get your pods!
Welcome to 2023.
Hundreds to Seymour and Smyth see the Bombers and Blues grab big wins, whilst Melbourne have dropped out of the Women's top four for the first time in forever!
Get all that and more, wherever you get your pods!
2023 is upon us and the Premier Cricket is back, with a scorching weekend ahead!
The top 4 do battle in the Women's One Day competition, whilst Carlton host Northcote in a doozy of a men's fixture on Saturday!
Catch all the tips - and season summaries to date - wherever you get your pods!
Richmond ruin Northcote's perfect start to the season with an even team performance, Manders monsters the Magpies, the Heat grab another win and Plenty Valley keep their T20 hopes intact!
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We're back after a week off and ready to get into all things Premier Cricket, including Northcote's win, the SuperSlam fall out and the return of Women's T20!
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The bowlers came roaring back after the run-fest that was the double-header weekend, with a handful of 4-fer's across the competition, as Northcote and Melbourne remain unbeaten and the Dandy Women made the most of their standalone fixture.
We got Greenvale's Connor Hayes on the line too to chat about the Roo's underrated start to the season.
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An incredible seven First XI centuries across the Men's competition this weekend, as Northcote move to the top off the back of two strong wins, whilst Ringwood upset Melbourne in a last ball thriller and EMP's young quick tore a game open!
Listen to this week's ep via Apple and Spotify now!
Cricket was played on both days!
Add onto this amazing news the fact we saw two big 100's, a pair of 5fa's and some other big results, and we've got an action packed podcast to shove in your ears!
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What a treat we've got this week in the absence of all cricket, with Footscray and Premier Cricket legend Dean Russ joining Nick and Tyler for a special episode.
The reigning Ryder Medalist opens up about his journey, his role at Cricket Victoria and answers your questions!
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Another shortened version of Pace and Pens this week, as the boys dissect the women's action - where Plenty Valley rolled Dandenong, Melbourne castle Prahran and Carlton keep their cool against Ringwood.
Tune in to hear more - and find out who the TNF Player of the Week is - via Apple + Spotify
Well at least this weekend we'll get to turn up?
Rain looms large again this weekend, but there's still plenty to chat about, with Ruwantha's debut, the Under 19 Metro and Country squads named and much more!
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Another episode of your favourite Women's Premier Cricket Podcast, as rain dampens any chance of men's cricket once again. That doesn't mean we don't have plenty to talk about, as Ringwood and Melbourne won again and Plenty Valley got home against Carlton.
That - and a discussion about a fixture re-jig - is available now wherever you get your pods!
Victorian Premier Cricket returned on Sunday, as our female stars kicked off with a set of T20 Double Headers, as Ringwood and Melbourne went 2-0!
Plus, our final men's season previews and our two resident journo's give us their men's season predictions.
It's a full Pace and Pens crew this week as the gents chat all things:
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Weather
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Women's T20
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Northcote, Prahran and Plenty Valley
And give their Season Predictions ahead of Sunday's season opener!
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Double Rams action as we look at the transfer happy lot down at Ringwood, before flicking through what's happening at Fitzroy Doncaster and Prahran!
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Sorry for the delay folks, a certain guest host forgot to send some files!
It's worth the wait though, as the lads look into both sides of the Geelong CC set up before running an eye over two contenders in Melbourne Uni and St Kilda.
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Melbourne completed Women's cricket last season - so what's next for the Dees?
Can Greenvale be great?
Will Dylan Brasher's Darwin form carry on down south and can Melbourne's men follow in the Female's footsteps?
Listen to the 3rd Season Preview, wherever you get your pods!
The boys are back with another preview, this time heading out the Shepley Oval to cast an eye over the Panthers, reversing over Box Hill to hear from coach Richard Armstrong before chatting about EMP and Kingston Hawthorn!
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The boys (well two of them) are back to preview every single Victorian Premier Club ahead of a brand new season!
Using the tried and tested alphabetical system, the first five clubs (teams) to go under the microscope are Box Hill, Camberwell,Carlton (x2), and Casey -SM.
Listen to the fresh new episode of Pace and Pens wherever you get your pods!
Carlton make it 2 flags in 4 years, after winning a closely contested decider at the Albert Ground.
We review all the action, chat to Evan Gulbis and Will Carr and predict our Ryder and Paisley Medalists!
It's all come down to this - can Casey keep the streak alive and snare an unlikely premiership, or will this generational Carlton side claim their second premiership in four seasons and rain on the Swans parade?
Listen to all the analysis, chats with both skippers and our tips in all the usual places!
A whirlwind weekend of Premier Cricket action has us with just 4 teams left after Casey surprised the Saints, the Tigers knocked out the Dees and the Blues blasted their way straight through.
Get your review and preview of all the action wherever you get your pods!
What an action packed long weekend that was!
Essendon sneak into the 8 to set up an open premiership race, whilst Melbourne complete a Women's clean sweep and Ringwood score an unlikely Dowling Premiership!
Plus our weekend tips and the Under 19 squads have been named!
It's all come down to this for Northcote, Melbourne University and Essendon, with just one spot up for grabs in the Victorian Premier Cricket top eight.
So who will squeeze in?
Meanwhile, Casey look to hold on to 4th spot and Geelong eye off a home final!
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One of Victorian Premier Cricket's great rivalries can add another chapter, as old foes Melbourne and Carlton set themselves to do battle this Sunday in the 1st XI Grand Final!
We chat to Tegan Parker and Sophie Reid to get their thoughts, give our Premiership + BOG Tips and announce the winner of the Big Dogg Women's Creely-Lewis Medal!
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And then there were two. Melbourne will take on Carlton in the Women's First XI final, with the weather playing a big role Cough Reserve Day Cough.
Meanwhile Uni take advantage of some slip ups to re-enter the race and Geelong jump into 7th.
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And then there were 4.
It's semi-final time in the Women's section as Carlton host Ringwood in a fairytale knockout, whilst Box Hill will look to usurp the Demons once again in a repeat of the 20/21 season!
Plus, can Geelong and Essendon push Northcote out of the eight?
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What in the world was that!?!? A crazy final day sees Ringwood and Box Hill jump into the 4 and will see one of the two expansion clubs in the Grand Final!
Plus Casey's surge into the 4, Geelong's gritty win and much more!
Plenty on this week's preview show, with Mankads, 2nd XI runs, WNCL returns, a do or die clash between EMP and Box Hill, plus a bumper round of Men's action as the two inform sides in Richmond and Essendon meet!
Catch it all via Apple + Spotify now!
It's all happening at the moment, with another massive weekend of Vic Premier Cricket seeing 4 sides chasing two finals spot in the Women's section, whilst a pair of upsets from Prahran and Dandenong have opened the door for Essendon to slide into the top 8!
Hear about all this and more in today's episode of Pace and Pens !
There's only a fortnight until the first Vic Premier Cricket final is played and we still have no idea who's going to make it!
Join the boys as they shine a light on a crucial weekend of Premier Cricket, via Apple and Spotify now!
EMP star Sam Bates joins the pod to discuss the Bombers late season surge towards finals before the lads turn their attention to Geelong's upturn in form, Richmond and Casey's top 4 aspirations and whether Essendon can pinch a finals place!
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Under a month of Women's Premier Cricket to go as EMP look to ward off Box Hill and Ringwood, whilst Uni and Footscray look to buck their post Xmas trends, as the Dogs celebrate the living legend that is Dean Russ!
Plus Geelong host Northcote, Essendon take on Fitzroy and Casey look to sew up a finals spot!
Join Nick and Tyler for this special episode with young gun Campbell Kellaway, as they chat about his recent adventures in the Caribbean and his journey at Melbourne CC!
How many sides can still consider themselves finals contenders after the weekend that was?
Casey jump in, Uni and Footscray wobble and EMP put some breathing distance between them and the chasing pack!
Chuck your headphones in and get your Vic Premier Cricket fix!
Finals are on the horizon and it's starting to become season on the line stuff for a few Victorian Premier Cricket clubs, as Round 11 dawns upon us!
Join the lads as they dissect all the connotations and permutations ahead of a massive weekend!
The race for the eight is heating right up, as St Kilda and Carlton become the only two sides who can pencil in finals, whilst Blue-Girls and Dandenong strengthen their hold on the Women's Finals Spots, as EMP jump in at Ringwood's expense!
Every game reviewed - listen via Apple and Spotify now!
The plot continues to thicken this weekend, as the Victorian Premier Cricket season heats up!
The Top 6 all go head-to-head in the Men's section, whilst 3rd take on 4th and 5th take on 6th in the Women's!
Get your head around all the upcoming action via the Weekend Preview on Apple + Spotify now!
It was Harper, Fitzpatrick, Crossy, Chopra, Rogers and Smyth in the runs, Topp, O'Brien, Freeman, Bridle and Crone in the wickets on Saturday, before Gags and Garth completed the Great Escape for Dandy on Sunday!
The Boys run through a big round of Vic Premier Cricket action, and chat to the man of the hour - Chris Thelwis - about his incredible 237 from just 73 balls!
Enjoy!
You couldn't ask for a bigger weekend of Premier Cricket action, with a plethora of possible finals previews, with Melbourne hosting Northcote, Carlton travelling to Schramms and Box Hill taking on Ringwood!
Meanwhile, Richmond, Casey, Geelong and Dandenong all play each other as the race for 8th heats up!
Listen now via Apple + Spotify!
What a weekend of Vic Premier Cricket!
In the Womens, Dandy burst into the 4 and Melbourne held onto their undefeated record, whilst on Saturday there were surprise wins for Greenvale and Essendon and a pair of old Bulls got it done for the Cats!
The SuperSlam Finalists have been decided, there's a host of Vics in the Aus + Aus A Women's squads and there's another bumper round of Victorian Premier Cricket on the horizon!
Join Matt and Tyler as they go through it all on the Weekend Preview!
Premier Cricket returned on Saturday, and it didn't disappoint with 8fa's, 100's, record partnerships, test stars and a host of nail-biting finishes!
Join the boys as they dissect the action and the looming finals races as the action heats up in 2022!
It's a crazy world out there folks, but Victorian Premier Cricket will forge on, with debutants aplenty across the competition!
The Boys preview each game and chat to the Hottest Man in Australian Grade Cricket - Tom Rogers!
Enjoy!
Carlton skipper Evan Gulbis joins the show as the boys look into the final round of Pre-Xmas cricket for season 2021/22 and talk all things Tom Rogers!
Plus there's Greenvale's win over the Blues, Michael Edwards' 6fa, a pair of fighting wins from the Panthers and much, much more!
Plenty to talk about after another massive round of Vic Premier Cricket as the boys cast their eye over every fixture, as EMP steal a win over the Rams, Harp's arm wins it for the Dees, the Tigers make it two in a row and much much more!
It's a massive weekend of Vic Premier Cricket with sides keen to avoid falling behind the 8 ball pre-xmas!
Geelong host Ringwood in a big one at the Cattery, Uni look to send Fitzroy to a 1-3 start and the Women's Top 4 could already be taking shape!
All that and more in Today's Pace and Pens!
Is Red Ball Cricket Back?
The boys discuss the President's meeting before going through every Premier game from the weekend, as Footscray dust aside Casey, Kingston jump into the 8 and Prahran pump Plenty Valley!
Gulbis and Stepien return to the fold, two inner-city heavyweights meet at the Albert as Melbourne’s firebrand pace attack take on an in-form Saints Batting line-up and it’s a South East derby as the Heat meet the Panthers.
All that….. And more on the Pace and Pens Weekend Preview!
A pair of young Saints do the business, the Blues pile on another monster total, Ringwood roll Richmond, the Heat fire up and an old dog shows he's still got it!
Listen to our game by game review of Round Three now!
The rain’s stayed away and we’re ready for another dose of Premier Cricket action as a young Greenvale side look to upset St Kilda’s applecart, Prahran try to bounce back against the Baby Bombers and two Premiership favourites go head to head, as Melbourne host Box Hill!
It’s another edition of the Pace and Pens Weekend Preview!
We're off and running in Season 21/22 and what a start it was, with a handful of 100's, a five-for on debut and everything else in between!
Listen in as the boys go through EVERY.SINGLE.GAME and announce the BigDogg Players of the Week!
Right, surelllllly this weekend we'll get going ?!
It's time for the Vic Premier Season to kick off as a new look Frankston outfit travel to Bill Lawry Oval to take on a Determined Dragons Unit, Dandenong and Camberwell set about getting an early win on the board and EMP take on Carlton in an intriguing Women’s Clash!
Listen to all that and more on this week's Pace and Pens Weekend Preview!
After what seems an eternity, the cricket season is finally set to begin in Victoria, unless of course the weather has anything to do with it.
We take a look at the massive Fitzroy/Footscray clash as the Lions tackle the Dogs in what looms as a run fest at Schramms Reserve, cast our eyes over a new look Casey and their equally evolved opponents University, discuss whether Ringwood can make their mark with an upset win over Box Hill and there's some waffle over a possible Grand Final Preview, as Carlton host St Kilda, with the two famous clubs looking for early bragging points in Season 21/22.
Plus there’s James Seymour chat, a look at Scott Boland’s unrivalled form and much much more on the first Pace and Pens Weekend Preview.
Life is bigger than cricket and no one understands that more than Ben Abbatangelo. Ben is a Gunaikurnai virtuoso executive leader, freelance writer and storyteller. He is also a former Melbourne Stars, Victoria and Northcote batter and deputy CEO of AIME.
He jumps on the line to talk us through his life, culture, relationship to cricket and discusses how we as a society can do better.
It's not the nostalgic jump down memory lane many people enjoy, but this week's episode is something all people need to hear.
The boys pop in for a special episode due to all the Premier Cricket news going about.
The fixtures are out, the SuperSlam is back - as is Dowling Shield - Andy Christie, Marcus Berryman and Adam McMaster are moving on the forthcoming Hussey Review and more!
We've added a Ryder Medalist to the Pace and Pens Fraternity, with 2011/12 Victorian Premier Cricket Champion Clive Rose dialling in from Hobart Tasmania!
Clive talks about his rise from Left Arm Medium Pacer to Victorian and Tasmanian Spinner, how nerves meant he didn't quite get the best of himself and whether or not he'll ever return to the Swans!
One of Australia's greatest ever athletes joins the Pace and Pens fraternity this week, with new Head of Female Cricket at CV - and Australian Sporting Hall of Fame Member - Sharelle McMahon jumping on the line for a chat.
Sharelle talks all about her new role at Cricket Victoria, what drew her to move from Netball to Cricket and what she hopes to offer the Premier Cricket Community - whilst reserving time to talk about her own sporting journey that took her from Country Victoria to the pinnacle of her sport.
A refreshing insight into the direction that Cricket Victoria is heading and into what makes one of this nation's greatest ever tick.
How do you follow up an hour long chat with Evan Gulbis? You get Andrew Kent on the line!
The Melbourne Great sits down with Nick, Tyler and Matt to talk about his 20 year stint at the Melbourne Cricket Club, some of the great players he's come up against and played with and his own personal journey.
This week the boys are joined by Premier Cricket royalty, as one of the best to ever do it - Carlton Icon Evan Gulbis - jumps on the line from sunny Launceston for the first of a few very special episodes leading into the delayed Victorian Premier Cricket season.
Evan talks through his Premier Cricket journey, which started with Carlton in the Early 2000s, took him down to Clarence (and a fairly good time with Tasmania), one year with Prahran and all the way back to Princes Park, breaking a Premiership Drought on the way.
In an hour long interview, Evan provides a different insight to the man behind the powerful willow and cheeky grin.
It's the final set of Season Previews, as the boys take a look Plenty Valley and EMP's stocks ahead of a bumper 21/22 Premier Cricket season!
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All the Premier Cricket + State Cricket News around the nation
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Behind The Pace and Pens Draft Teams
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Nominations for the Greatest Australian Sporting Side
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Australia's next great female speedster?
The boys shake themselves off following the morning's earthquake and dive into the last set of Men's Season Previews - Kingston Hawthorn, Greenvale and Prahran - as well as an exclusive chat with new Cricket Victoria General Manager of Premier Cricket, Liam Murphy!
In another special season preview episode, Matt, Nick and Tyler are joined by ex WA + Victoria player Bhavi Devchand, as the 2019/20 Una Paisley Medalist helps cast an eye over Carlton, Prahran and her beloved Rams.
Bhavi also chats about her journey through cricket, possible links with the Zimbabwean national side and her podcast - The Inside Edge.
Also, Tyler coins the phrase Love Circle.
Back into the world of Men's Premier Cricket this week, the boys take a trip West of the City to talk all things Footscray, before heading back to City to chat about Melbourne Uni and St Kilda.
Plus tenuous links to Touk Miller, Nick gets carried away about Ashley Chandrasinghe again and Tyler tells a story that has nothing to do with anything.
The boys are joined by Women's Cricket royalty on this week's podcast, as Dandenong Premiership star Emma Gallagher sits in to help preview her Panthers, Melbourne and the mighty Box Hill Mustangs.
Also - the Prahran, Praaahran debate wages on.
In at number three, Nick Creely, Tyler Lewis and Matt Fotia look to build on a good opening partnership by rotating the strike through the Premier Cricket News before expanding into their season previews of Essendon, Geelong, Fitzroy Doncaster and Richmond.
Time for the second edition of Pace and Pens and on this episode the guys take a closer look at a new look Northcote Dragons, a Stepien-less Carlton, the Mighty Melbourne Demons and the Rebounding Rams.
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In the debut episode of Pace and Pens, Matt (@fotiamatt), Nick (@Ncreely) and Tyler (@tmlew_) discuss how the show came to be, the topic of experienced players leaving the competition and take a deep dive into Casey South Melbourne, Dandenong, Frankston Peninsula and Camberwell's stock ahead of season 21/22 in their Season Previews.
To get in touch with the guys;
Email - paceandpens@gmail.com
Twitter - @paceandpens
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