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How’s Stat Podcast
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A nostalgic and niche #cricket trivia podcast (in a #quiz format) appearing on your feeds monthly. Listen for test match statistical trivia, terrible puns and a touch of mirth. 🏏. Get in touch with round names/ideas or just to say hi 👋
New pod quiz out 🚨

Can you…

🏏Name male test cricketers with 9,000 tests runs striking at under 50
🏏The cricketers who’ve been in trouble with the law
🏏Name the male test bowlers with most wickets for their country by their stats alone?

Let us know how you go!

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November 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🚨 New Pod 🚨

Our latest T20 pod is out, with Gary asking the questions to Dave and Lee.

Rounds include:

- Can’t hit it off the Celebrity Square
- Done a bit of Dicky Bird
- Nothing in this game for two in a Bedser.

Please play along, like, share and subscribe! 🏏
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November 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
On the latest pod we asked the following question in the round ‘Don’t look back in Upul Tharanga’ 🎼

Name a non-English player to have made their ODI debut in 2005 (when Tharanga made his debut) or after (but not before).

2005 - 3 points
2006-9 - 2 points
2010+ - 1 point

Who have you got? 🧐
October 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
ICYMI

Our latest pod is out! 🎧

How would you fare on these rounds?

🏏 Rhyming spinners
🏏2nd highest test scorer for each nation
🏏Players to make their ODI debut as close to 2005 but not before

You’ll have to work through this little by little 😝

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October 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The answer was Tammy Beaumont

Well done to @booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social and @johnnield2.bsky.social for the ✅
October 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The answer was Stafanie Taylor

Shoutout to @somuchcricket.bsky.social and @johnnield2.bsky.social for the ✅
October 17, 2025 at 5:27 AM
🚨 New Pod 🚨

We’re still in our pj’s as we have another T20 pod, this time with an Oasis theme.

The rounds for this pod are:

🏏 ShakerLaker
🏏 Shiv Forever
🏏 Don’t look back in Upul Tharanga
🏏 Champagne Super-over

Please share, like, subscribe and review! 🙏

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October 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The answer was Rachel Haynes.

No-one got this one…

🏏
October 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The answer was Jhulan Goswami.

Well played to @johnnield2.bsky.social for the ✅🏏
October 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The answer was…

Suzie Bates, a losing finalist in 2009.

Shoutout to @supertrampms.bsky.social for the ✅
October 14, 2025 at 5:37 AM
We spoke to Tim Wigmore, cricket writer, journalist and author of Test Cricket: a History as he took on our How’s Stat Challenge.

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October 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
A request 🙏

Got a cricket trivia round idea based on a classic quiz show? Please email us the questions and answers to [email protected], and we will get it on the pod.

Failing that, just leave us a nice review or a star rating 😝🙏👍🏏
October 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The answer was Gordon Greenidge, who scored 1,630 runs for @hampshirecricket.bsky.social in 1973.

✅ for @john-wit.bsky.social, @petehenry139.bsky.social and @beeeefy1.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The answer was… Waqar Younis.

He took 113 wickets for @kiaoval.com in 1991.

Well done to @petehenry139.bsky.social for the ✅
October 3, 2025 at 5:48 AM
It was… Mike Hussey, who got 2,055 runs for Northamptonshire in 2001.

Well done to @svendelicious.bsky.social and @johnnield2.bsky.social for the ✅
October 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
It was of course, the original G:

Wilfred Rhodes

He took 142 wickets in 1919 (sorry!) for Yorkshire.

Shoutout to @beeeefy1.bsky.social and @johnnield2.bsky.social for the ✅
October 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The answer was…

Mike Gatting.

He got 1,980 runs for Middlesex in 1992. Well done to @beeeefy1.bsky.social for the ✅
September 30, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Don’t forget! 📣

You could win a copy of “Cricket Kidz and the Magic Cricketball” signed by author Ben Rispin.

Simply listen to the pod and email your answer to [email protected] by 30th September.

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September 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨Competition time🚨

Listen to our latest pod ‘Mock the Everton Weekes’ to find out how you can be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of Cricket Kidz and the Magic Cricket Ball!

Email [email protected] with your answer by midnight 30th September 🙏

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September 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The answer was… Matthew Hoggard. He won the Blast with @leicsccc.bsky.social in 2011.

✅ for @johnnield2.bsky.social and @leighhahn.bsky.social

And that concludes this week’s How Stat. If you’ve enjoyed it, please check out our pod and give us a like/review.

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September 20, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The answer was… Chris Woakes. He won the Blast with Warwickshire in 2014.

✅ for @johnnield2.bsky.social and @stevequill.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Also…listen to the Pod to find out how you can win a copy of “Cricket Kidz and the Magic Cricket Ball” signed by author Ben Rispin.

Email your answer to [email protected] by midnight 30th September 2025 to be in with a chance of winning!
September 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🚨 New Pod 🚨

We return to t20 action wirh the latest pod as @boothby105.bsky.social asks the questions.

The rounds are:

🏏 Different gravy
🏏 Mock the Everton Weekes
🏏 I can’t believe it’s not Buttler

Please share, review, like and subscribe. Thank you 🙏

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September 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The player was… Saqlain Mushtaq

Shout out to @leighhahn.bsky.social for the ✅

He won the Blast in 2003 (its inaugural year)
September 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The answer was… Ben Duckett. He won the Blast in 2020

✅ for @missedmycue.bsky.social and @johnnield2.bsky.social 👏
September 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM