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The Final Word with Maeva Douma

Added 2021-09-22 06:28:20 +0000 UTC

Season 10, Ep 22: First of all, let's manage expectations. She's 16 years old, very shy, just home from school, and talking to us via translation from French, thanks to her national vice-captain Cynerah Dibande. So this chat is brief and breezy. But it's lovely to see where cricket is going around the world, and the image above is her smile when told that she owns a world record.

This is Maeva Douma, who wowed the world last week with her four run-outs of the non-striker while bowling for Cameroon. Now she's with The Final Word.

Also the cancellations in Pakistan. We recorded the show on Monday night Australian time, when New Zealand had called off their men's tour, then as we recorded, the England announcement came through. So we haven't gone in depth on the latter, but are looking more at the former and it's likely / proven knock-on effects.

Also, Virat Kohli quits as T20 captain for India and in the IPL, and the second section is a big wrap of women's international cricket around the world.

Less important globally but important locally was the first match for a Final Word XI, led by A. A. Collins, against The Oval Dreamboys. We start this week's show with an exquisitely detailed recap of the day.

Your Nerd Pledge number this week:
6.75 - Alica Daly

The show will be in your apps by now, and the audio link is here.

Story Time this coming weekend will feature Daniel Norcross in one more gallop.