Your one-stop-shop for all things county cricket! Join Alex, Hugh, Howard and Chev as they go head-to-head in the 2023 County Championship, each building their ultimate team using fantasy game engine Cricketxi.com
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After a few weeks off the grid, The Badgers caught up to discuss the last few rounds of the County Championship as well some news that's happened on the county scene since the start of The Ashes. Meanwhile the Cricketxi.com table looks quite tight...for second place:
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The badgers discuss the individal performances of the County Championship to date before we head into the T20 Blast break. We have also set up a Cricketxi.com T20 Open League:
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With 5 rounds completed of the County Championship, Alex, Hugh, Howard and Chev discuss the most traded in and out players, as well as who is best value for money.
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With the County Championship into the second round, the badgers discuss who's done well and who's new signing look to be the best thus far.
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As we reach the end of the 2022 County Championship season, the Badgers assess the final standings. Surrey claimed the Division One title as Notts ran out winners in Division Two, meanwhile Yorkshire were relegated from the top tier in dramatic fashion.
With two rounds to go in 2022 County Championship, the Badgers are perplexed that the rules for this year's competition are yet to be finalised. Who will go up and who will go down? What will next year's competition even look like? Is a lack of clarity killing off the drama of the run-in? There is much to debate as the season draws to a close.
On the face of it, 6/7 Test Match wins would surely represent an excellent summer's work. However do we arguably know any more about this England team than we did before? Or is that too heavy a dose of traditional English pessimism?
The County Championship has been on a break and that has left the Badgers with little else to do but watch One Day Cup and The Hundred.
As the County Championship takes a break to make way for the Royal London One Day Cup and The Hundred, the Badgers discuss the sizeable gap between the wealthiest counties in the game and those that are struggling to keep themselves afloat.
Well, did you have Sam Northeast in your team? The Glamorgan batter didn't just break countless County Championship records, but now also tops the cricketxi.com point-scoring list!
It’s Episode 11 of Badger Watch and ODI cricket is very much in the spotlight following Ben Stokes' retirement. With the schedule full to bursting, will one format have to fall by the wayside?
Badger Watch returns after a brief hiatus! Plenty to discuss between Simon Harmer tearing things up for Essex to the demise of the overseas pro in modern day county cricket.
England's Test Match triumph takes centre stage on this week's episode, as the Badgers discuss the new swashbuckling brand of Test cricket.
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As the T20 Blast blasts off and the first Test Match of the summer edges ever closer, the Badgers look back at the opening seven rounds of the County Championship, before the competition heads into its first break of the summer. Who has stood out so far? And have England made the right choice with their opening Test XI?
As England announce their Test squad for the opening match of the summer against New Zealand, the Badgers assess who deserves the attention of Rob Key and co.
This week the Badgers were joined by a very exciting guest...Mr Cricketxi.com himself! The creator of the fantasy game engine discusses how and why he launched the game living in Melbourne and some key tips and hints on how to build your best team.
4 rounds into the 2022 County Championship and the first Test Match of the summer is looming large. Which players are demanding Rob Key's attention? Which players are lucky to still be in consideration at all? Get your cricket fix with Badger Watch!
Who hasn't picked Shan Masood? As the Pakistan star continues to tear up the 2022 County Championship, the Badgers discuss how the changing role of overseas players in the Championship and their colossal contribution to county cricket over the years.
Plenty to discuss in Episode 2 of Badger Watch! Not only did this week see both the arrival of Rob Key as the ECB's new Managing Director of Men's Cricket, and Joe Root's resignation as Test captain, but it was also blockbuster round for Chev's fantasy team. The Badgers reveal all with lots to digest after Round 2 of the 2022 County Championship.
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