Ep 10 Part 2: USA Cricket's Young Gun Mathew Tromp with Brian Caine

03/15/23 • 18 min

In part two of our discussion, professional umpire Brian Caine and I delve deeper into the development of playing pathways in US cricket, leading us to this week's Young Gun. Mathew Tromp is a South African-born cricketer who plays minor-league cricket for the Houston Hurricanes.

A tall, athletic right-arm seamer, he has made a strong impression in his first season and has also applied his skills in other leagues, including the Pakistan Junior League.

A tall, athletic right-arm seamer, he has made a strong impression in his first season and has also applied his skills in other leagues, including the Pakistan Junior League.

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Ep 9. WPL Indian Openers with Alice Dixon. Game Changer: Smriti Mandhana. Young Gun: Shafali Verma

Alice Dixon Returns for her Second Spell on the podcast! We chat about the WPL and the excitement that has enveloped the tournament's early stages. Furthermore, we talk about its potential for bigger and better future editions!

It's a truly Indian affair with Both the players we discuss opening the batting for India in internationals and for their new WPL franchises.

Game changer: The Top price tag, classy opening left-hander, Smriti Mandhana!

Young Gun: The Delhi power hitter and Under 19s world cup winning captain, Shafali Verma!

Recorded: 8/3/2023

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Ep 10 Part 1: USA Cricket's Game Changer Phani Simhadri with Brian Caine

"On this episode of the Catch-It podcast, I'm joined by Brian Caine! Brian is a professional umpire working in New York. He has worked in American cricket for a number of years, as well as has vast knowledge about the history of the sport in and out of the States. We discussed where cricket in the States is right now, the structure of minor and soon-to-be Major League Cricket, and the possibilities for US players in the future.

Our Game Changer of the week is left-arm death pace bowler Phani Simhadri! Simhadri's action echoes the great Lasith Malingas, and he has had great success, winning the minor league MVP and smashing the record for most wickets taken in the league. His low arm action and deceptive variations have had opposition batters struggling to get him away in those crucial death overs.

Here are Brian's socials:

Tik Tok: @explodingoldfish

Twitter: @BryanRCaine."