{"podcast":{"title":"The Cricketer | Podcasts and Interviews","slug":"the-cricketer-podcasts-and-interviews-6937945","podcast_index_feed_id":6937945,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6666ceb9c368870012369f63","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-cricketer-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6666ceb9c368870012369f63/1775733305482-aba54e1c-bd84-41c9-bbcb-26b142835505.jpeg","author":"The Cricketer","episode_count":164,"summary":"The Cricketer Podcast channel is where you will find everything from the latest #AskGeorge to James Coyne's documentary on cricket in America and Huw Turbervill's 'Huw Meets...' series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T04:17:38.835282+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cricketer-podcasts-and-interviews-6937945"},"episode":{"title":"France’s crazy cricket history | The Cricketer Magazine Podcast","slug":"france-s-crazy-cricket-history-the-cricketer-magazine-podcast","published_at":"2026-04-23T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cricketer-podcasts-and-interviews-6937945/france-s-crazy-cricket-history-the-cricketer-magazine-podcast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cricketer-podcasts-and-interviews-6937945","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-cricketer-podcast/episodes/the-cricketer-magazine-podcast-frances-crazy-cricket-history","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6666ceb9c368870012369f63/e/69e8ee791e5fb1ae4680e74f/media.mp3","summary":"From Nazi-occupied clubs to \"ghost games\", the history of cricket in France – technically cricket’s defending Olympic silver medallists – is both intriguing and controversial. Deputy editor James Coyne sits down with France 24’s Peter O’Brien to examine the curious past, present and future of cricket across the Channel. Plus, James and editor Huw Turbervill discuss our County Championship special issue and cricket’s other hot topics. ———— Buy our May issue here: https://tinyurl.com/44u7yv3c Get your next three issues for £10 here: https://tinyurl.com/2a7zwxkv Peter O’Brien’s coverage of France Cricket can be found here: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20231107-exclusive-alleged-fake-matches-plague-cricket-in-france and https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260408-unsanctioned-france-cricket-team-plays-international-tournament-amid-high-legal-risks ———— Intro music by Jon Linney Incidental music by piccadillykentus/freesound Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"From Nazi-occupied clubs to \"ghost games\", the history of cricket in France – technically cricket’s defending Olympic silver medallists – is both intrigui…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2043,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-cricketer-podcasts-and-interviews-6937945/episodes/france-s-crazy-cricket-history-the-cricketer-magazine-podcast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cricketer-podcasts-and-interviews-6937945/france-s-crazy-cricket-history-the-cricketer-magazine-podcast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}