More shocks and surprises in the Prem as the top three all come a cropper (again). Plus, are Ealing performing the greatest comeback since Lazarus? They may just be. Elsewhere, Bron's promotion push hits a pothole, Wembley are down but, crikey, what a way to go. Plus plenty more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who is going to go down from the MCCL's Premier Division? Ealing looked dead and buried until recently, but there's still hope at Corfton Road that they could do a Harry Houdini and stay up. Harrow St Mary's are also showing proper fight, defeating both North Midd and Shay Book in the last two weeks. Only those two title chasers plus Crouch End will genuinely be sleeping easy. Elsewhere, Twickenham win the big game in Div 1, Enfield slip up in Div 2, West Harrow are the big winners in Div 3. Plus, Sal and Dan cover plenty more besides.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ealing still have a long way to go to maintain their Premier League status, but they are at least making positive strides. Harrow St Mary's are also on the winning path, they cause a shock against North Midd whilst Teddington leapfrog up the table. Elsewhere, the Div 1 promotion race has closed up, whilst Divs 3-5 remain as tight and hard-to-predict as ever. Plus, dig-in-of-the-day is back..... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The MCCL has its first promoted side; Ealing Three Bridges will be in Division Five next season, congratulations to them. Sal and Dan discuss all the other possible promotions/relegations out there, plus Dan gets on his soapbox about player behaviour and Sal waxes lyrical about (yet another) marvellous tea.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rain ruined Week 11 of the MCCL, but that's not going to put Sal and Dan off. Which teams are going where? Which batters are piling on the runs? Which bowlers are hardest to deal with? Who are the 'ones to watch' moving forward? Sal and Dan reveal all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The race for the premier league title continues to get tighter. Shay Boo come a cropper, neither North Midd nor Crouch End can force a win. At the bottom, Ealing's quest for a win continues into Week 11. Elsewhere, Div 1 goes much as the coupon would predict, Eastcote surge away in Div 2, Kay Plus and West Harrow look good in Div 3. Plus, Dan channels his inner Bazball while Sal goes big on the magnificent feast providing by Eastcote's stand in tea-makers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're halfway through the 2025 season. Hornsey's Week 9 defeat of Shay Boo means the title race is now very much alive. At the other end of the table, Harrow St Mary's shock a struggling Ealing, whilst Twickenham lose their 100 per cent record at the top of Division One. Elsewhere, Eastcote are streaking ahead in Div 2, promotion race is much tighter in Div 3. For all on the above and indeed much more, do have a listen.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Teddington and Ealing have traditionally been sides that have vied to win the Middlesex County League title. Not this year. Could one of them even get relegated? Sal and Dan think the unthinkable. Plus, North London win the big game at the bottom of Div 1, and Kay Plus (finally) come a cropper (to Chiswick) in Div 3. How much longer will the four other first XIs with 100 per cent records go? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The two Premier League heavyweights, Shay Boo and North Middlesex, met at the weekend. And Shepherd's Bush very much came out on top. Elsewhere, Twickenham remain unbeaten in Div 1 but it's at the bottom where the really interesting game is taking place this weekend. Plus, the story behind the first tie in timed cricket this season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Midd and Shay Boo are starting to look like they are in a battle of their own at the top of the Prem. Ealing, meanwhile, are struggling in (pretty much) unchartered territory at the bottom. Sal and Dan take their regular look through all the 1st XI divisions plus they take super, super, super overs (!) and do the draw for the Middlesex T20 semi-finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rain ruined Week 5 of the MCCL, but that's not going to stop Sal and Dan reconvening. Issues to be discussed include fallout from that game between North London IIIs and Richmond IVs, a review of the season so far, plus a quick rundown on Middlesex Cup and Middlesex T20 action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There were plenty of tight finishes around the MCCL in Week 3. Brondesbury and Twickenham delivered a classic of the genre in Div 1, as did Wembley and South Hampstead in Div 3. But, there was also.......the North London IIIs v Richmond IVs game. Welcome to the week the MCCL went viral.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some things went to plan in Week 2 of the 2025 MCCL season, others very much didn't. Enfield's victory over Harrow in Div 2 certainly caught the eye, whilst Wycombe House gave Bron one almighty great fright in Div 1. Plus, they heard the one about a side scoring 327 (including two centuries) and still losing? If not, do listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May is traditionally supposed to be a bowler's month. Not the case in Week 1 of the MCCL. Runs galore were the order of the day, as batters up and down the county filled their boots. Sal and Dan talk through the first double-century of the campaign, plus a 198 on top of that. In terms of results, Ealing and Teddington both go down to defeat, whilst Brondesbury win by over 300 runs. Plus, plenty more from all corners of the MCCL.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Winter is behind us and summer is (almost) here. The start of the 2025 MCCL season is on the horizon.  Sal and Dan come together to (try and) predict who is going to do what. Contact Sal (salman_uya@hotmail.com) or Dan (d.t.hough@sussex.ac.uk) with your feedback; all comments welcome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shepherd's Bush came second in 2024, will they be able to go one step further in 2025? Skipper Ali Easton joins Sal and Dan to chew the fat. Plus, the sad demise of Osterley and then a final round of 10 questions of the winter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sal enjoys a well-earned night off, so Dan takes the lead in talking to one of England's greatest-ever captains; Mike Brierley. The pair take a meander through Middlesex's glory years in the 1980s, Mike's life after cricket and, of course, that famous summer of 1981. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It might be the bleak mid-winter, but Sal and Dan are in a forward-looking mood. The guys take a look a first look at the 2025 MCCL fixtures, and they conduct the draw for the 2025 Middlesex Cup. Plus, the Middlesex T20 groups are announced. It's all go, go, go..... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Indian Gymkhana had an excellent 2024. All of their sides were competitive and the 1st XI managed to win Division Two by 11 clear points. Sal and Dan ask Kabir to talk us through his return to Indian Gym in 2023 and his job as the club's head coach. Sal and Kabir also compare notes when it comes to their Division Two team of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ealing kept their powder dry until it really mattered in the 2024 title race, coming through on the final day to claim the league crown. Kristian Martin, Ealing's skipper, joins Sal and Dan to talk through the season. Sal and Kristian also name their respective teams of the season. No easy task there...... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices