Welcome to Peggy Antonio Collins

Season 13, Ep 16: Ok, that's not really her middle name (yet) but we're working on it. The Final Word family has grown by one. Who knew when we told that great story about 1930s leg-spinner Peggy Antonio on Story Time 100 that Rachel and Adam would have a Peggy of their own? Well, they probably did, but it's a nice surprise for the rest of us. Also this week, squads for the next women's World Cup and the Australian men's India tour, farewell to Norma Whiteman as she was when she played for Australia, umpiring on low catches, bad light problems, and a lot more action with run-outs at the non-striker's end.

The audio ep is here. 

Story Time 118 – The one we made while going into labour

The logical predecessor to the arrival episode is this one, recorded when we didn't know what Peggy's name would be and we didn't know that she was a girl and we didn't know whether she would arrive before the end of recording this show. But podcasting has to be done. We have important facts about Teddy Hoad and the 1911 Test in Adelaide to relate! Some triumphs and disasters, some bookends, and a long-pursued answer is run to ground.  

The audio is here.

Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:
1.49 - Jason Wilkins & The Real Patch Clapp
1.55 - Bill Apter
16.10 - James Ralston
2.79 - Scot Munroe
16.43 - Francis Keepfer
17.70 - Ben Woolgar

Odds and ends

Have a look over on the YouTube if you want to see Bharat and Geoff having a silly time in Sydney to wrap up the Australian Test summer. No more daily shows until we get to India next month.

Adam is also planning to run a half-marathon in May to help raise money for the Lord's Taverners. This was an impulsive announcement on the weekly show, so we'd better support him / hold him to it.

If you want to jump on the Lord's Taverners mailing list to find out what else they have planned, it's here.

A reminder for Sydney types that the Final Word XI match versus the Newtown Browns is coming up on January 26, Birchgrove Oval from 11am. Get in touch if you want to be involved in any capacity, or just come down and hang out.

Until next week!