Episode 3 - The Great Game
In this episode, Nick talks to his friend and fellow cricket obsessive Mark Seymour about the sport that has dominated both his personal and professional life for over sixty years. They begin by exploring the roots of Nick’s fanaticism for cricket and the cricketing heroes - past and present - that have inspired him over the years. The episode also touches on his own cricketing career, from schoolboy beginnings to being picked for minor counties sides (Herts and Lincolnshire) and captaining future England players at Durham University. Mark also quizzes Nick on his role in establishing Chance to Shine - an initiative to reenergise grassroots cricket in state schools - and his reputation as a ‘rebel’ on the MCC committee. Finally, they get into some of the major debates in cricket today - from franchising to Bazball - and Nick’s hopes for the future of the game he loves so dearly. If you enjoyed this and would like to make a small donation to The Legacy Fund now set up in Dad’s name and also in the name of his great friend Simon Prodger, please text LEGACY to 70460 to donate £10. Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message. You’ll be opting into hearing more from us unless you text LEGACYNOINFO instead. The Gandon Prodger Legacy Fund is supporting the work of the East Africa Character Development Trust (delivering cricket and Character Education in Nairobi, Kenya), The Alsama Project (delivering cricket and education to Syrian refugees in The Lebanon), the Saracens Foundation and the Club Cricket Charity.