Middlesex County Cricket League (MCCL)

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The Middlesex County Cricket League sits at the top of Middlesex's league cricket structure, and its member clubs are the most senior clubs in the county. It has strong connections with the county club, who each year allocates its players to play in the league when they are free.

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Based on 4 episodes we listened to · July 2026

MCCL gives local cricket the detailed treatment usually reserved for bigger leagues, from promotion races to umpiring and rain-affected rounds.

Middlesex County Cricket League (MCCL) is built for people who care about local cricket at table level, not just scoreline level. The show spends real time on league results, divisions, fixtures, weather interruptions, umpiring, promotion stories, and club performances, with the…

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Out of the Ashes into the Middlesex Cup/Trophy

A winter league catch-up that feels like club chat, with cup season just starting to peek through.

The first Middlesex County Cricket League podcast of 2026 has the feel of a winter roll call: a little weather talk, a little state-of-play, and a steady sense that the season is edging closer.

Life as an umpire in the MCCL and beyond!

A local cricket conversation where weather, watchfulness, and eligibility regs all matter.

This episode stays close to the realities of Middlesex County cricket: cold nights, winter weather, and the stubborn habit of talking through a season that keeps pushing back.

Rain, rain go away.....

Rain, tight tables, and week-six matchups keep the cricket talk immediate.

Rain sits at the center of the discussion, but the sharper thread is how tight the tables have become after five games. The episode keeps returning to the bottom half, where a few results could still shuffle everything, and to the top four, who are due to meet in week six.

Eastcote's Dan Travers talks all things Div 2

A conversational promotion story with pressure, risk, and a hard-earned finish.

The piece moves from a stretch of football banter into Eastcote's promotion story, and it works best once it settles on cricket. Dan Travers gives it a grounded edge, talking plainly about the pressure of the chase and what it cost to get there.

Ups and downs aplenty in Week 2 of the MCCL

An MCCL round-up with enough scoreline detail and local texture to reward regular listeners.

This MCCL round-up stays close to the cricket and the practical fallout of the week. Dan Hart and Sal move through Finchley being restricted to 164 for nine, the value of the new ball, Ben Fisher's four for 13, and Carlos Nunez's 100, so it feels useful for league listeners…

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Episodes

  1. 1

    How the league was won - Carlos Nunes talks Div 1

    The hosts introduce a podcast episode discussing the 2005 Middlesex County Cricket League season, focusing on interviews with winning captains including Carlos Nunes from Division One.

    ·1h 1m
  2. 2

    Prem relegation bunfight hotting up

    The hosts discuss the intense heat affecting cricket matches and transition into analyzing last week's dramatic scores-level drawn game in the Middlesex County Cricket League.

    ·44m
  3. 3

    Plenty of plots thicken

    This episode segment begins with an Expedia travel ad and an IG private wealth sponsorship before transitioning into the Middlesex County Cricket League podcast introduction.

    ·1h 1m
  4. 4

    Title race blown wide open

    The hosts discuss a recent cricket match where Dan played for Twickenham 5s, resulting in a winning draw against Brentham 4s, highlighting good sportsmanship and family involvement.

    ·59m
  5. 5

    Where to next in the 2025 season?

    The hosts discuss the impact of rainy weather on cricket games in the Middlesex County Cricket League during week 11 of the 2025 season.

    ·28m
  6. 6

    There's life in the Prem's old dog(s) yet

    Dan Hart and Sal Alley discuss cricket results, an upcoming Test Match at the Oval, and commentary from TMS about player situations.

    ·52m
  7. 7

    The Prem that no one wants to win?

    The hosts introduce the Middlesex County Cricket League podcast and begin discussing week 15 of the season's overs cricket action.

    ·59m
  8. 8

    Ealing offically rise from the dead

    The podcast segment discusses the end of a season, reflecting on cricket and upcoming awards, after an Expedia ad.

    ·45m
  9. 9

    Is a big cheese on the way out of the Prem?

    The hosts discuss the challenges of playing and umpiring cricket in excessive heat, with a focus on recent high-scoring matches like Surrey's performance.

    ·1h 2m
  10. 10

    North Midd and Shay Boo start to move away

    This segment introduces the podcast as part of the Sports Social Podcast Network.

    ·53m
  11. 11

    Judgement day beckons in the MCCL

    This is a brief introduction stating that the podcast is part of the Sports Social Podcast Network, with a title hinting at an upcoming event in the MCCL.

    ·43m
  12. 12

    Ealing, back from the dead?

    The hosts discuss Dan's attendance at a 100 cricket game in Edirne with his mother-in-law, focusing on the London Superchargers vs.

    ·34m
  13. 13

    The Bush win the clash of the titans in the Prem

    This segment repeatedly announces that the podcast is part of the Sports Social Podcast Network without providing substantive content.

    ·1h
  14. 14

    Twists and turns incoming

    Dan Huff and Sal Alley discuss recent cricket matches in the Middlesex County Cricket League, including a drawn game against Chiswick and challenging pitch conditions.

    ·58m
  15. 15

    The MCCL goes viral

    This segment introduces the podcast as part of the Sports Social Podcast Network, with no substantive content beyond the network affiliation.

    ·50m
  16. 16

    Ups and downs aplenty in Week 2 of the MCCL

    Dan and Sal discuss Week 2 of the Middlesex County Cricket League, covering match results, player injuries, and team performances across divisions, while sharing personal anecdotes about their weekends.

    ·55m·5 clips
  17. 17

    Out of the Ashes into the Middlesex Cup/Trophy

    Hidden gem

    Dan Huff and Sal Manali kick off the first Middlesex County Cricket League podcast of 2026.

    ·35m·2 clips
  18. 18

    Life as an umpire in the MCCL and beyond!

    Hidden gem

    Dan Huff and Sal Alley keep the opening stretch on cricket, even with the cold hanging around.

    ·1h 13m·2 clips
  19. 19

    Eastcote's Dan Travers talks all things Div 2

    Hidden gem

    Dan Hough and Sal start with their usual off-field chat before bringing on Dan Travers from Eastcote.

    ·49m·2 clips
  20. 20

    Rain, rain go away.....

    The hosts analyze the Middlesex County Cricket League standings after five weeks, highlighting unbeaten teams like Shepherds Bush and surprising strugglers like CRS Cardinals.

    ·34m·3 clips
  21. 21

    Runs, runs and even more runs

    Hidden gem

    Middlesex County Cricket League hosts Dan and Sal Alley review week one, when dry weather produced unusually high scoring across the divisions.

    May 12, 2025·49m·3 clips
  22. 22

    The Preview Pod

    Hidden gem

    Dan Huff and Sal Ali preview the Middlesex County Cricket League season, covering player registration, online cricket-ball orders and changing ECB age rules.

    May 6, 2025·50m·3 clips
  23. 23

    Ali Easton and all things Shay Boo

    Apr 15, 2025·52m
  24. 24

    The Art of Captaincy with Mike Brierley

    Mar 5, 2025·52m
  25. 25

    Light on the horizon

    Feb 4, 2025·34m
  26. 26

    Indian Gym's Kabir Parmar talks to Sal and Dan about IG's promotion campaign

    Oct 29, 2024·38m
  27. 27

    The way the league was won. Ealing's Kristian Martin explains

    Sep 24, 2024·49m
  28. 28

    The dust has settled. Who went where at the end of 2024?

    Sep 16, 2024·42m
  29. 29

    And then it was down to three....

    Sep 4, 2024·41m
  30. 30

    Looking forward rather than back. What's going to happen in Week 17?

    Aug 28, 2024·29m
  31. 31

    Still all to play for in the Prem

    Aug 22, 2024·1h 4m
  32. 32

    Race for the Prem title gets ever close still

    Aug 14, 2024·48m
  33. 33

    Does anyone really want to win the Prem?

    Aug 9, 2024·43m
  34. 34

    Low scores, high entertainment in Week 12 of the MCCL

    Jul 31, 2024·48m
  35. 35

    Shocks wherever you look!

    Jul 25, 2024·57m
  36. 36

    Musical chairs - again - at the top of the Prem

    Jul 18, 2024·54m
  37. 37

    Shay Boo slip up, North Midd take advantage

    Jul 4, 2024·48m
  38. 38

    Wembley's Junayd Azar; he got 5 on it

    Jun 26, 2024·49m
  39. 39

    Rain does its worst, Crouch End take advantage

    Jun 19, 2024·51m
  40. 40

    Three sides left with 50 points as MCCL moves into timed cricket

    Jun 12, 2024·59m
  41. 41

    The Bush go four from four at the top of the MCCL

    Jun 6, 2024·53m
  42. 42

    Harrow and Highgate go through the gears

    May 29, 2024·1h
  43. 43

    Ealing and Shay Boo ease ahead

    May 21, 2024·50m
  44. 44

    MCCL 2024. Up and running

    May 15, 2024·1h 9m
  45. 45

    Prediction Time

    May 8, 2024·50m
  46. 46

    Richard Johnson - Middlesex CCC; To 2024 and beyond!

    Mar 27, 2024·52m
  47. 47

    Directing Cricket with Alan Coleman

    Mar 13, 2024·54m
  48. 48

    Middlesex's head of athletic performance, James Fleming, joins Sal and Dan to talk shop.

    Feb 21, 2024·41m
  49. 49

    Cup draws, 2024 fixtures and AGM fallout

    Jan 24, 2024·39m
  50. 50

    To Enfield, Winchmore Hill and beyond. Jim Gatting joins Sal and Dan

    Nov 14, 2023·1h 9m
  51. 51

    Sal and Dan talk shop with Eastcote's Harpal Sagoo

    Oct 4, 2023·46m
  52. 52

    Clinching the title; Sal and Dan talk to Stanmore's Grant Reingold

    Sep 18, 2023·41m
  53. 53

    Stanmore win the Premier Division title showdown

    Sep 9, 2023·41m
  54. 54

    Title showdown looming on Stanmore Common

    Aug 30, 2023·45m
  55. 55

    North Midd edge away

    Aug 23, 2023·50m
  56. 56

    Chris Wakefield joins Dan to talk about Teddington's quest for national glory

    Aug 16, 2023·48m
  57. 57

    Who's going where come September?

    Aug 9, 2023·35m
  58. 58

    North Midd and Bron begin to sneak away

    Aug 2, 2023·1h 1m
  59. 59

    Title challenge incoming for Bron?

    Jul 19, 2023·45m
  60. 60

    Nunes, the Captain Marvel, stuns Teddington

    Jul 12, 2023·46m
  61. 61

    Tightest MCCL top flight in years? Discuss.....

    Jul 6, 2023·53m
  62. 62

    Bron and North Midd close in on Stanmore in the Prem

    Jun 28, 2023·58m
  63. 63

    Stanmore go clear in the Prem, Swamibapa and Northwick Park provide high drama in Div 5

    Jun 21, 2023·58m
  64. 64

    High scores, high drama and hayfever-gate

    Jun 14, 2023·1h 8m
  65. 65

    Runs galore across the league as Ealing hit the top of the Prem

    Jun 7, 2023·1h 17m
  66. 66

    Hampstead and Shay Boo hit the top

    May 31, 2023·45m
  67. 67

    Kenton chase the unchasable

    May 24, 2023·50m
  68. 68

    Finally, we're off and running....

    May 17, 2023·46m
  69. 69

    The season is upon us!

    May 3, 2023·31m
  70. 70

    MCCL 2003 Pre-season Prediction Pod

    Apr 19, 2023·1h
  71. 71

    Cup draws and a chat with Middlesex and England’s Gus Fraser take centre stage

    Jan 31, 2023·48m
  72. 72

    New teams, new challenges. Particularly for one podcast member….

    Jan 3, 2023·36m
  73. 73

    2022 in review

    Oct 4, 2022·39m
  74. 74

    Crouch End’s Joel Curtis on his fantastic season

    Sep 15, 2022·47m
  75. 75

    Shay Boo grab second spot as Richmond go down

    Sep 5, 2022·56m
  76. 76

    Teddington are champions!

    Aug 22, 2022·1h 1m
  77. 77

    Teddington’s grip on the title gets a little stronger

    Aug 17, 2022·55m
  78. 78

    North Midd slip up, Harrow Town go up and two relegations are confirmed.

    Aug 9, 2022·1h 9m
  79. 79

    Top three struggle as results in the Prem continue to surprise

    Aug 2, 2022·51m
  80. 80

    North Midd regain the top spot in a rollercoaster week of MCCL cricket

    Jul 28, 2022·1h 13m
  81. 81

    Teddington back on top as chasing pack stutter

    Jul 22, 2022·1h 1m
  82. 82

    Can the Bush keep up their title charge?

    Jul 11, 2022·50m
  83. 83

    New leaders in the Prem as North Midd go top

    Jul 5, 2022·57m
  84. 84

    The Barnsley Beast joins Sal and Dan to talk about Week 8 and breaking records

    Jun 28, 2022·1h 4m
  85. 85

    The rain tried its best, but cricket still prevailed. Week 7 in the MCCL unpacked.

    Jun 21, 2022·1h 5m
  86. 86

    Bush Bash the Midd, Bron and Harrow Town remain unbeaten

    Jun 14, 2022·1h 13m
  87. 87

    Teddington trip up, Stanmore and North Midd take advantage

    Jun 7, 2022·53m
  88. 88

    Will the runs ever stop flowing? Week 4 Review

    May 31, 2022·1h 10m
  89. 89

    The runs just keep on coming; week 3 of the 2022 unpacked

    May 24, 2022·1h 4m
  90. 90

    Teddington and Stanmore set the pace in Week 2

    May 17, 2022·49m
  91. 91

    Runs and more runs in the MCCL in week 1

    May 12, 2022·47m
  92. 92

    2022 MCCL Preview

    May 4, 2022·1h 10m
  93. 93

    Pre-season excitement in the MCCL

    Apr 24, 2022·1h 5m
  94. 94

    Post-AGM chit-chat, news on a few cup draws and, erm, the Martians will soon be landing…..

    Feb 7, 2022·41m
  95. 95

    Out with 2021, into 2022 in the final MCCL pod of season 2.

    Dec 13, 2021·48m
  96. 96

    Crouch End are champions!

    Sep 9, 2021·1h 10m
  97. 97

    10 games to watch out for in Week 18

    Sep 1, 2021·58m
  98. 98

    North Midd nudge ahead

    Aug 25, 2021·54m
  99. 99

    North Midd slip up as title races closes up. Plus, Dan and Sal pick their MCCL XI to play Middlesex on 25-26 August

    Aug 18, 2021·1h 15m
  100. 100

    Which way now? North Midd in charge, but Teddington and Crouch End far from out of it.

    Aug 12, 2021·44m
  101. 101

    North Middx, try to pull away, but chasing pack not giving up yet?

    Jul 29, 2021·1h 15m
  102. 102

    North Midd hit the top as Crouch End stumble again

    Jul 21, 2021·1h 21m
  103. 103

    Crouch End crash to defeat as title race comes back to life

    Jul 7, 2021·1h 7m
  104. 104

    Crouch End relentlessly carry on

    Jun 30, 2021·1h 6m
  105. 105

    Shay Boo’s Will Speer joins the team talk about Week 7 of the MCCL season.

    Jun 21, 2021·56m
  106. 106

    Sal and Dan joined by Old Isleworthians’ Alex Thamby

    Jun 15, 2021·50m
  107. 107

    Crouch End pull away on a busy day in the MCCL

    Jun 10, 2021·55m
  108. 108

    Dan and Sal are joined by Chris Goldie to talk through week 3

    May 25, 2021·51m
  109. 109

    Back to the future?

    May 17, 2021·49m
  110. 110

    Brondesbury; what happened ....?

    May 12, 2021·42m
  111. 111

    The Big MCCL Preview

    May 5, 2021·1h 4m
  112. 112

    The season’s getting closer!

    Apr 23, 2021·1h 8m
  113. 113

    Jim Carter - From Harrogate via Downton Abbey and the Oscars to Middlesex

    Feb 16, 2021·53m
  114. 114

    Cup draw and test match chitchat as the pod guys get back in the saddle

    Jan 25, 2021·34m
  115. 115

    England and SA run into bubble trouble, the politics of cricket teas and is the MCCL reincarnating as the WWE?!

    Dec 9, 2020·41m
  116. 116

    The 2020 season has been and gone, but what of 2021? Dan discusses the MCCL’s plans with Nick Brown and Keir Hopley

    Nov 18, 2020·1h 2m
  117. 117

    In the end, your currency is runs or wickets - a fascinating chat with Stuart Law

    Oct 14, 2020·1h 8m
  118. 118

    Teddington’s triumph and two cup finals to savour

    Sep 25, 2020·44m
  119. 119

    The fat lady’s sung. Sal, Southgate’s Tom Edrich and Dan sort out the winners, the losers, the over-achievers and the could-do-betteres...

    Sep 17, 2020·51m
  120. 120

    6 divisional titles decided, but still all to play in final week of MCCL season

    Sep 11, 2020·46m
  121. 121

    Arctic conditions (in August!) and sub-standard wickets

    Sep 3, 2020·49m
  122. 122

    Run rates, DLS and two clubs with five wins out of five

    Aug 18, 2020·45m
  123. 123

    Dead balls and (getting out to) wide balls... plus much more in week 4 of the MCCL !!!

    Aug 12, 2020·51m
  124. 124

    Dealing with Steve Finn...

    Aug 7, 2020·52m
  125. 125

    WET WET WET .. and no not the Scottish soft rock band

    Jul 28, 2020·53m
  126. 126

    League cricket is underway .. listen in to who did what and where !

    Jul 20, 2020·45m
  127. 127

    Bob Baxter joins the team to chat about the possibility of cricket later this year ..

    Jun 16, 2020·56m
  128. 128

    This week we are join by Mike Jadunath

    May 25, 2020·48m
  129. 129

    What does it take to climb the umpiring ranks?

    May 4, 2020·1h 3m
  130. 130

    Mike Milton talks about facing Joel Garner..

    Apr 27, 2020·46m
  131. 131

    England, North Middlesex, playing cricket at aged four and the challenge of pilates.

    Apr 15, 2020·55m
  132. 132

    We are joined by The Beast ...

    Apr 9, 2020·1h 5m
  133. 133

    We have someone from Somerset on this week ... any guesses ?

    Apr 3, 2020·50m
  134. 134

    We are back... we talk about events over the winter, the 2020 season and maggots, yes maggots

    Mar 17, 2020·43m
  135. 135

    Welcome to 2020 - we start off the year with Winchmore Hill !!

    Jan 9, 2020·36m
  136. 136

    Simon Mann swaps TMS for the MCCL podcast

    Dec 8, 2019·48m
  137. 137

    John Simpson aka Simmo talks about what club cricket meant to him growing up

    Nov 26, 2019·56m
  138. 138

    Kristian Martin joins us from Ealing CC

    Nov 17, 2019·39m
  139. 139

    Back-to-back promotions for Crouch End but what does 2020 hold for them ?

    Nov 4, 2019·49m
  140. 140

    We talk to North Middlesex on how they won the MCCL

    Oct 20, 2019·37m
  141. 141

    Welcome to the MCCL Podcast

    Oct 10, 2019·47m