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00:53:02

The 2026 Men's Golden Apples

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2026/10/05

Ian Shepherd, Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson get together to give their nominations for the coveted 'Golden Apples'

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00:56:04

The 2026 Women's Golden Apples

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2026/10/02

Ian Shepherd, Harry Everett, Matt Kingdom, Ben Warren & Dan Kingdom get together to give their nominations for the coveted 'Golden Apples'

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01:04:13

I Think It's The Only Time I've Seen A Captain Fist...

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2026/09/28

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to look back on the final game of the season against Surrey, lose count of the many records that were broken in that match, and try to come up with a strategy for pace bowler recruitment over the winter...

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00:53:49

The Most Torturous Match I've Ever Followed From Afar

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2026/09/21

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the defeat to Yorkshire, which has left a severe dent in Somerset's County Championship ambitions, look ahead to the tactics and surface that might be employed against Surrey, and remember some eerie parallels from 2019...

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00:51:44

There's A Particularly Large Moth That's Trying To...

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2026/09/13

Ian Shepherd is joined by Ben Warren, Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about Somerset Men's emphatic win up at Grace Road, a heart-breaking end to the season for Somerset Women, and make a bold suggestion for the vacant post of Club Chair...

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01:03:53

It Just Doesn't Pass The Sniff Test...

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2026/09/07

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to look back on the games against Sussex and Glamorgan in the County Championship, a topsy-turvy few games for Somerset's Women, and wonder just what is going on with the loan system at the moment...

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01:01:46

Badger Problems

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2026/08/24

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about emphatic wins for both Somerset's Men and Women over Essex, the Women's progression to Final's Day this coming Saturday in the County T20 Knockout Cup, and dream up a perfect scenario for the final game of the season...

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01:12:57

The Metro Bank One Day Cup Is Dead, Long Live The...

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2026/08/18

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Anthony Gibson and special guest Don Topley to reflect on Somerset's defeat in their final ODC game to Lancashire, look ahead to the resumption of the County Championship with the visit of Essex, and reflect approvingly on the signing of Henry Nicholls...

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00:57:44

Shut Another Gate And We Can Afford Matt Henry

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2026/08/10

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren & Peter Wanless to catch up the latest batch of Metro Banks, debate possible recruitment for the resumption of the County Championship, and salivate at a possible early return of a Somerset legend to Taunton...

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00:53:01

I Actually Swore In Front Of Our President

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2026/08/03

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Peter Wanless to chat about a chastening weekend for Somerset in the Metro Bank One Day Cup, try and come up with a strategy to win the remaining 3 games, and discuss yet another twitter faux pas from Lord Botham...

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00:58:27

The Venn Diagram Of Toms and JTs

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2026/07/28

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren and Peter Wanless to chat about a more than decent start to the Metro Bank ODC campaign, wonder if we can defy the odds and go all the way, and inevitably wade into the soulless quagmire of that other competition...

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00:59:03

We Can't Complain... Too Much

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2026/07/20

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Ben Warren to chat about Somerset's semi-final defeat to Northants, discuss the Blast campaign as a whole, and look ahead to some fresh faces joining the squad for the One Day Cup.

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00:51:58

It Looks Like Yorkshire Are Off To Final's Day

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2026/07/16

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Peter Wanless and Anthony Gibson to chat about Craig Overton's extraordinary record-breaking innings in the Blast Quarter-Final at Headingley, mull over the myriad selection dilemmas for Final's Day, and award the first Golden Apple of 2026.

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01:01:15

It Would Have Been A Lot Healthier For My Marriage If...

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2026/07/13

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless (unfortunately Gibbo beset by technical issues again) to chat about Somerset's incredible return to form in the Blast, look ahead to the Quarter Final up at Headingley on Wednesday, and wonder if Sheps can endure a same-day return drive to Leeds and back without picking up a speeding ticket again...

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00:47:55

I'm Pretty Unhappy With Cricket At The Moment...

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2026/06/30

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about a pretty miserable week for Somerset's Men and Women, who both suffered major setbacks in their respective bids for Finals Day qualification.

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00:51:46

It's Been A Very Good First Half Of The Season

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2026/06/23

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about another extraordinary performance from a depleted Somerset side, delve into the reasons why Craig Overton is enjoying such a successful season, and weigh up how much we want Matt Henry back to lead our charge to the Championship in September...

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00:45:32

Wasn't It Nice Not Having A Nervous Monday Afternoon...

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2026/06/18

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock to chat about an incredible win by a stripped to the bone Somerset Men's team up at Trent Bridge, wonder if lightning can strike twice when an even more depleted squad takes to the field against Warwickshire, and purr over Thomas Rew's maiden first-class century...

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00:50:29

If You've Got Nothing Constructive To Say, Don't Say...

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2026/06/11

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless and Dan Kingdom to chat about Somerset Men's worst run of T20 form since the inception of this 'ere podcast, Somerset Women's best run of T20 form since the inception of this 'ere podcast, and wonder, when is an injury update not an injury update?

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00:48:09

You Talk To Andrew Caddick About Rest And Rotation!

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2026/05/27

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom and Anthony Gibson to chat about an undefeated start to the Blast campaign for both Somerset's men and women, look ahead to the next batch of games, and wonder what Jacob Bethell might have been up to in order to get home a few days early...

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00:58:54

Migael Pretorius's Token Game To Make Sure He's...

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2026/05/20

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren & Peter Wanless to look back at the opening block of Championship game, preview the defence of the Blast, and come up with a new annual must-see event for the club...

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