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PODCAST

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

The Somerset Cricket Podcast

Discussing all things Somerset County Cricket Club and Cider. May include frequent references to the Demon of Frome.

sports cricket

All Episodes

77:08

Can A Dog Get Knocked Off A Perch ?

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/09/14

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Peter Wanless and Anthony Gibson to chat about the recent Russian Incursions into Romanian airspace, The Labour Deputy Leadership Contest, and Great Britain's progress in the Davis Cup...

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56:26

Long Live The Sean Dickson Party Barn !

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/09/07

Ian Shepherd is joined by Harry Everett and Peter Wanless to reflect on the most extraordinary performance from Sean Dickson in the nail-biting 1/4 Final win over the Bears, sympathise with the visiting fans (not the ones who got lary and chucked out though) who miss out on a home finals day for the 5th year in a row, and speculate about the politics of sharing a hospitality box with the Lancashire committee...

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57:39

It's Getting Dark, I Need To Go And Feed The Hedgehogs

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/09/01

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless and Anthony Gibson to chat about a disappointing end to an otherwise excellent ALOTBCLMBODC campaign, look ahead to crunch games in the Vitality Blast and County Championship, and discuss the character of people who use phrases like "cross-pollination" in everyday life...

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53:49

A Foster Home For Errant Batsmen

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/08/19

Ian Shepherd and Dan Kingdom chat about the latest batch of Metro Bank fixtures, try to make sense of the selection policy, and do this all while Shep struggles with a crippling bout of man-flu...

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38:58

The Premier Inn Is Top Quality Football

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/08/11

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock and Anthony Gibson to chat about a positive start to the ALOTBCLMBODC for Somerset under James Rew, discuss brother Thomas's start to his 50 over career, and empathise with the many selection dilemmas faced by the powers that be...

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01:00:03

He Is The Sergey Bubka Of Highest Scores

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2025/08/05

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Ben Warren & Anthony Gibson to look back at the thrill a minute Championship match at Trent Bridge, look ahead to James Rew taking the reins in the ALOTBCLMBODC, and do their best not to panic at the state of the seam bowling department following the imminent departures of Aldridge, Davey and Green...

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53:17

At Least When Donald Trump Goes On A Rant He Uses...

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/07/26

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren & Anthony Gibson to chat about Somerset's quickfire win over Durham, discuss the social media comments made by the President of Durham, and reflect on another successful Vitality Blast group stage campaign...

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53:20

We're Certainly Not Hurtling Towards Consensus

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/07/17

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about Somerset Men securing a home 1/4 final in the Vitality Blast, the improvements Somerset Women have made over the campaign, and hope some concerning transfer rumours aren't worth the paper they're written on...

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01:08:08

Torquay vs Exeter and Devon vs Cornwall...

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/07/10

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Anthony Gibson & special guest Don Topley to chat about Somerset's Men securing a berth in the Vitality Blast Quarter Finals with an emphatic win over Essex, Somerset's Women breaking their duck in the same competition with a victory over the Eagles' Women, and wonder what the stakes could be when the two sides meet in the final match of the County Championship season...

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01:08:26

If I Was The Marketing Director Of Kookaburra, I'd Be...

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/07/03

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom and Peter Wanless to chat about the Kookaburra inspired draw against Notts, reflect on Tom Kohler-Cadmore's renaissance in First-Class cricket, and have another frustratingly protracted discussion about the format of County Cricket going forward...

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01:04:31

Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/06/26

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock & Anthony Gibson to chat about a successful conclusion to the first batch of Blast games, reflect on a K**kaburra influenced draw up at Edgbaston in the County Championship, and hope that the return of one of cricket's keenest minds to the commentary box is a route back to bigger and better things...

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57:39

I Haven't Got Your Name On My List Mate...

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/06/16

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock & Anthony Gibson to chat about the latest batch of Blast games, look ahead to the resumption of the Championship on Sunday, and discover that one of our number is a secret Swiftie...

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01:08:04

Drunken Conversations Over The Vol-Au-Vents

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/06/10

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless and Ben Warren to chat about Somerset Men's perfect start to the Blast Campaign, dissect the proposals for the restructuring of the county schedule, and cross our collective fingers that one of us will still be in a job this time tomorrow...

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01:07:30

That Regulation Catch...

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/06/03

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless, Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren to chat about a fantastic start to the Blast for the Men, marvel at Thomas Rew's incredible catch on Sunday, and special guest Somerset CCC Batting Coach Shane Burger joins us to chat about his coaching career and much more...

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01:00:57

Covered In Filth And Detritus...

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/05/27

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom and Anthony Gibson to chat about Somerset's 3rd Championship win on the bounce, look ahead to the Vitality Blast, and try to calculate the ideal stewards per spectator ratio...

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01:04:00

Freed From The Shackles Of Gloucestershire

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/05/21

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock & Dan Kingdom to chat about a second consecutive County Championship win for the men, look ahead to a crucial fixture up at Chester-Le-Street, and wonder if Mr and Mrs Rew might be getting a sternly-worded letter in the post soon...

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01:02:41

*Expletive* England Have Gone And Nicked One Of Our...

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/05/14

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Anthony Gibson and Sophie Luff to chat about Somerset Women's first month as a professional team, look ahead to the resumption of the County Championship on Friday, and celebrate the fact that Matt Henry is finally here !

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01:06:57

I Think He Either Wanted To Be Sick Or Just Have A Slash

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/05/06

Ian Shepherd is joined by Ben Warren & Anthony Gibson to chat about Somerset's incredible first County Championship win of the season against Essex, two more victories in the excellent start to the Women's Metro Bank One-Day Cup, and ask.... is there really any point to a bonus point ?

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01:07:42

It Was A Very Difficult Pitch To Get Out On...

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/04/29

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless, Don Topley and Anthony Gibson to chat about the collapse to end all collapses at the Oval, rejoice in Somerset Women plucking victory from the jaws of defeat at Beckenham, and try to work out how on earth Jake Ball helping Durham to victory is a benefit to Somerset......

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01:01:13

If My Maths Exam Is Tomorrow, I'm Not Gonna Be...

Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset... ·

2025/04/22

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom and Anthony Gibson to chat about the draw against Hampshire, look ahead to both the men and women taking on Surrey in the next few days, and take a nostalgic look back to the 90s and the last time Somerset won a CC game at the Oval...

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