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The Grade Cricketer

The Grade Cricketer

RARE 618 Episodes Nov 1, 2026

Cricket is great if you're into things like wasted youth, failed relationships, sun damage and broken dreams. Join Pez & Higgos for a weekly show featuring news, views and interviews with major names from across the cricket scene, as well as daily reviews from the big fixtures around the globe.

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Farewell Cape Town, Hello Pike Town
Farewell Cape Town, Hello Pike Town Nov 1, 2026 5430 Not sure if you caught it, but there was a Test match here in Cape Town, it finished up yesterday. Doesn’t matter, you wouldn’t be interested. Anyway, the last few years were fun. We now lick our wounds and ready ourselves for the next 15 years of pain. When does the footy start, again? Send us your Legendary Moments from club cricket at https://www.gradecricketer.com/contact  TGC
Australia lose game, series, hearts and minds | Day 5 | SA v AUS | Cape Town
Australia lose game, series, hearts and minds | Day 5 | SA v AUS | Cape Town Oct 31, 2026 2442 So. Was this a good use of our collective Saturday nights? Sitting at home watching whatever this was? It's a take-your-licks kind of result. A commanding win for the Saffas. A seismic, humiliating defeat for the Aussies. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR TGC CLIPS YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE Sign up to TGCRaw and get access to the entire 300+ episode back catalogue of AskTGC Fridays via Patreon or Apple PodcastsEXT
Rickelton and Mulder tons spell day 5 pain | Day 4 | SA v AUS | Cape Town
Rickelton and Mulder tons spell day 5 pain | Day 4 | SA v AUS | Cape Town Oct 30, 2026 1581 How good is Test cricket? It's great if you're an Aussie who loves to feel pain on a Saturday night. Maybe the Aussies could convince the Saffas to head to Maverick's tonight for the second best steak in town? SUBSCRIBE TO OUR TGC CLIPS YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE Sign up to TGCRaw and get access to the entire 300+ episode back catalogue of AskTGC Fridays via Patreon or Apple PodcastsEXTRA HOUR of A
Australia make runs. Grippers? | Day 2 | SA v AUS | Cape Town
Australia make runs. Grippers? | Day 2 | SA v AUS | Cape Town Oct 28, 2026 1381 How many times does this Aussie team need to hurt TGC? Don't they understand they're costing us downloads every time they win a session? No Marnus, no Smudge, the future is here and it's at Mavericks. Although it is sad what's happened to South African cricket. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR TGC CLIPS YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE Sign up to TGCRaw and get access to the entire 300+ episode back catalogue of AskTGC Frida
End of a dynasty, Australia slightly ahead | Day 1 | SA v AUS | Cape Town
End of a dynasty, Australia slightly ahead | Day 1 | SA v AUS | Cape Town Oct 27, 2026 2019 Just when you thought it was all over for this team. Just when you switch the TV off on a Tuesday night thinking "I think I'm finally done with this sport". We get whatever this was.  Turns out this Australian team just needs obscene levels of kink to get itself going. Is Cape Town 'Choke City'? Is Toorak shopping called off? Is Table Mountain cancelled?  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR TGC CLIPS YOUTU
Live from Cape Town, with Simon Harmer
Live from Cape Town, with Simon Harmer Oct 26, 2026 4891 We sniff an ambush, but who's ambushing whom? Can't say, but there's something about South Africa that brings Australian cricket to a screeching halt. And as we close in on the deciding third Test we ask: Wouldn't everything be easier if Australia just made Smudge our Olympic Games bearer? Someone get Kitty Flanagan on the phone. Watch every ball of the South Africa v Australia Test series, live &
Faf du Plessis on towels, mints and returning to Cape Town
Faf du Plessis on towels, mints and returning to Cape Town Oct 23, 2026 3787 Faf du Plessis joined TGC live and in the flesh ahead of the Cape Town Test with the stunning Table Mountain as the backdrop as the boys discuss towels, mints, the series thus far and a deep dive into what actually happened here in 2018. We also got a first hand look at his Proteas baggy cap.  And yes, he looked amazing. EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketer
Australia suffers historic innings defeat | Day 5 | SA v AUS | Gqeberha Test
Australia suffers historic innings defeat | Day 5 | SA v AUS | Gqeberha Test Oct 22, 2026 1505 Was this the worst loss under this Australian leadership? No, that was 3 tests ago in Darwin. Scott Boland is the greatest all rounder in test cricket history? It takes a lot to get this team out of bed. WE ARE IN AFRICA.  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR TGC CLIPS YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE Sign up to TGCRaw and get access to the entire 300+ episode back catalogue of AskTGC Fridays via Patreon or Apple Podca
Dreadful capitulation in Australia’s day of disaster | Day 4 | SA v AUS | Gqeberha Test
Dreadful capitulation in Australia’s day of disaster | Day 4 | SA v AUS | Gqeberha Test Oct 21, 2026 1673 Nihilism: Nihilism is a philosophical stance asserting that life lacks inherent meaning, purpose, or objective value. Derived from the Latin word nihil (meaning "nothing"), it denies the existence of absolute moral truths, universal ethics, or intrinsic foundations for human knowledge.  TGC’s beach house fundraiser. One of the most bitter days in this teams journey. David fires up the T
Bavuma masterpiece turns Test on its head | Day 3 | SA v AUS | Gqeberha Test
Bavuma masterpiece turns Test on its head | Day 3 | SA v AUS | Gqeberha Test Oct 20, 2026 2004 South Africa balls deep in this match. Is it Australia’s time to park the bus? There is no win in this match for Australia. Temba Bavuma enters the crease facing a hat trick ball on day 1 and leaves the crease with his highest ever test score on day 3.  🌎 Find out if you could be paying less for your next hotel booking with PriceMice, the free browser extension from the creators of Nord
Renshaw worldie, Australia on top | Day 2 | SA v AUS | Gqeberha Test
Renshaw worldie, Australia on top | Day 2 | SA v AUS | Gqeberha Test Oct 19, 2026 1659 A race against time for Australia. Hoff takes a rest with a stomach bug. Now that Renshaw has a WWI style moustache, he is allowed to take screamers in slip. Bavuma holds it together for South Africa. Batters caught in no mans land. Is this just what cricket looks like in other nations? 🌎 Find out if you could be paying less for your next hotel booking with PriceMice, the free browser extension fr
Boland takes 2 on hessian-less deck | Day 1 | SA v AUS | Gqeberha Test
Boland takes 2 on hessian-less deck | Day 1 | SA v AUS | Gqeberha Test Oct 18, 2026 1826 The day ends 2/20 after 12.2 overs. Boland goes bang, bang after Pat Cummins practically chooses to bowl before the toss. It's very wet with more rain to come. There will be no early tee times.  🌎 Find out if you could be paying less for your next hotel booking with PriceMice, the free browser extension from the creators of NordVPN. Get an exclusive NordVPN deal plus four extra months at nord

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