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Through the Pickets

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Through the Pickets is a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours.

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New Zealand

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Through the Pickets is a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours.

Twitter:

@NZCPA

Language:

English


Episodes

Episode 25 Holiday Special

12/21/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. This is the last episode of Through the Pickets for 2022 as we will be taking a bit of a break for the summer and we will return in the new year for season 2. One of the question we ask our members on the podcast is do you have any funny, odd or unique stories you would love to share - and we have had a few crackers. So what we’ve done is taken a few of the more memorable ones and put them all together in a Holiday Special for your listening pleasure - hope you enjoy.

Duration:00:23:22

Episode 24 Katey Martin

12/7/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. Today’s Episode features a woman who’s International and domestic career spanned over 21 years. She played for the White Ferns on 199 occasions scoring just under 3000 runs taking 126 international wicket keeping dismissals. Domestically she has scored over 6000 runs and dispatched 262 wickets in her 279 fixtures. More recently the ever funny and down to earth Katey Martin can be found commenting on matches both here in New Zealand and across the Tasman.

Duration:00:48:26

Episode 23 Hamish Bennett

11/16/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. This Episode features Hamish Bennett who began his career in Canterbury in 2005 before moving to Wellington in 2016. In his 17 year career he collected 489 wickets in his 265 domestic matches. Debuting for the BLACKCAPS in 2010 he made 31 appearances for New Zealand across all three formats, taking 43 wickets with best figures of 4-16 v Kenya . Hamish chats about his move to Queensland, the next phase of his life, being a TV pundit, a coach and a dad. He also talks about self development and dealing with a undiagnosed spinal fracture that plagued him for the first 7 years of his career.

Duration:00:49:30

Episode 22 Greg Barclay

10/27/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. Today’s episode features ICC Chair Greg Barclay who discusses how he has found the role to date, balancing all the various stakeholders and the challenges the sport faces both at an international and domestic level. Greg also shares his thoughts on the role of player associations, growing up in Gisborne, and some of the other sports he has been involved with. We hope you enjoy.

Duration:00:50:51

Episode 21 Seth Rance

10/5/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. This episode features a man who has three children under the age of seven, when he isn’t being a dad or playing cricket for Central Districts he is a builder, and if that’s not a full enough schedule swing bowler and Blackcap Seth Rance is the Deputy Chief of the Greytown Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Duration:00:31:45

Episode 20 Peter Younghusband

9/14/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. Today’s Episode features a man who migrated to New Zealand as a teenager from Zimbabwe. Worked incredibly hard to become a weapon with his leg spin bowling and extraordinary in the field, so much so he’s stepped up for the Blackcaps on a number of occasions and most recently Peter Younghusband has found his and others feet with a new sock business.

Duration:00:39:43

Episode 19 Cole McConchie

8/24/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. Today’s Episode features a through and through red and black to the core Cantabrian who has spent the last decade representing the Kings, and has captained the side since 2018, scoring over 4000 runs in all formats of the game and taking over 100 wickets. 2021 was particularly special year for Cole McConchie who not only made his Blackcaps debut but he and wife Sarah welcomed their first child Lewis into the world. Cole chats with us about his new business venture with wife Sarah, working with family, playing cricket agianst Commonwealth Games Gold Medal Shotputter Tom Walsh, the development of the game and a whole lot more.

Duration:00:32:18

Episode 18 Liz Green

8/3/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. Today’s Episode features another incredibly talented individual who represented New Zealand in both Cricket and Hockey, has scored over 5000 runs across her domestic and international career, worked as a recruitment consultant and is known to have finished a wasjig in one sitting. At Present Liz Perry/Green is the General Manager of Cricket Wellington, The Basin Reserve Trust and NZ Cricket Musuem.

Duration:00:39:37

Episode 17 Heath Mills

7/13/2022
Today we have a special episode of Through the Pickets where we have deviated a little from one of our members and talk to the CEO of the New Zealand Cricket Players Associaition (NZCPA) Heath Mills. He discusses the key points of the of the new master agreement just signed by New Zealand Cricket (NZC), The NZCPA and the six Major Associations, we hope you enjoy.

Duration:00:40:21

Episode 16 Ben Horne

6/22/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. Today’s episode features a man who played for New Zealand at the U19 Cricket World Cup in 2012 and has scored over 3000 runs for Auckland and taken over 200 catches behind the Stumps. He is an accomplished ball room dancer and chess player, and when he’s not doing all this Ben Horne is a consultant for a recruitment company.

Duration:00:35:42

Episode 15 Gary Troup

6/1/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. Today’s Episode features a father of three who was born in Taumarunui and dedicated the bulk of his life serving the community of Papatoetoe where he moved to as a child. He was deputy and acting Mayor of Manukau City, Chairman of the Papatoetoe Community Board and councillor of the ward, and President of Auckland Cricket not to mention representing the Blackcaps from 1976-86. In his career he bowled in excess of 24,000 balls for a return of 438 wickets and most recently Gary Troup is giving back to the game as a Match Referee.

Duration:00:48:53

Episode 14 Ajaz Patel

5/11/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. Today’s Episode features a man who was born in Mumbai India and migrated to NZ as an 8-year-old. He debuted for the Blackcaps at the age of 30 taking a five wicket haul in his first test match, and bowled in excess of 20,000 balls for 350 wickets. Most recently Ajaz Patel became just the third man in the history of cricket behind Jim Laker and Anil Kumble to take all 10 wickets in an innings of a test match.

Duration:00:47:01

Episode 13 Mayu Pasupati

4/20/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. Today's Episode features Mayu Pasupati, a father of 2 who represented both Wellington and Auckland in Domestic Cricket. Pasupati took one of the most spectacular catches for Wellington in the 2002 State Shield Final to help them to victory after a long drought that lasted over a decade for the Capital. Since his playing days he has been appointed as the Vice President of the Structural Heart and Aortic division for Japan and General Asia Pacific for global medical device company Medtronic.

Duration:00:35:50

Episode 12 Michael Rippon

3/30/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. Today’s Episode features Michael Rippon a man who grew up in Cape town South Africa, and has played Cricket in South Africa, Canada, England and NZ joining the Otago Volts in 2017 and making an immediate impact on the domestic scene. In this editon Michael talks about represennting the Netherlands in the upcoming series against the Blackcaps, his ambiton to play for New Zealand, how he ended up playing backyard cricket with Jacques Kallis and his interests outside of the white picket fence.

Duration:00:31:11

Episode 11 Rebecca Rolls

3/9/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. In this Episode we feature Rebecca Rolls who grew up in Napier, and represented NZ in both Football and Cricket. Rebecca chats to us about winning the Women’s Crikcet World cup with the White Ferns in 2000, and how she has forged a career as an investigator for the Police, SFO, Ministry of health and Department of Corrections, she also discusses her new role as the Diversity and inclusion manager for Sport NZ.

Duration:00:49:30

Episode 10 Ross Taylor

2/16/2022
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. In this Episode Ross talks to us about his incredible 16 year career and the milestones he's achieved. He shares his decision to his retire, family and sitting on the board of the NZCPA not to mention his chance encounter with Akon and Roger Federer and how he fell in love with the game.

Duration:00:34:24

Episode 9 Jamie Brown

12/8/2021
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours We have a special episode for you today which was originally recorded for our Spring edition of our Players magazine Outright- you can find a copy on our website https://www.nzcpa.co.nz/publications. In this podcast we spoke with former Auckland Aces bowler Jamie Brown who was struck down with Guillian Barre Syndrome, a rare disorder in which your body's immune system attacks your nerves. He was just days into a new job in the off-season with kiwi company Halter who design solar powered smart collars for animals and was weighing up a cricket contract just before the start of the summer.

Duration:00:31:16

Episode 8 Amy Satterthwaite

11/9/2021
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. In this Episode Amy chats to us about travelling the world in a covid bubble with her Partner and toddler Grace, growing up in Culverden North Canterbury on a farm, and her love of animals-even working as an animal technician. She talks of her time in The White Ferns not to mention the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup happening on our doorstep.

Duration:00:39:49

Episode 7 Nathan McCullum

10/20/2021
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. In this edition Nathan talks about being a father of 3 as well purchasing Total Property Worx a commercial construction firm just days before Auckland went into level 4 restrictions. He describes the transition he underwent to prepare for life after cricket as well as key memorable moments in his career not to mention being a very talented footballer for Caversham AFC.

Duration:00:36:21

Episode 6 Will Somerville

8/29/2021
This is Through the Pickets, a podcast proudly brought to you by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association where we showcase our members interests, achievements and experiences either side of the white picket fence, with more of a lens on their off-field endeavours. In this edition Will talks about being a father of 3 as well as being affectionately known as dad by his teammates. He describes his lesson in persistence leaving a chartered accountantancy career to play cricket full time at the age of 30, and how four years after taking that leap of faith he debuted for the Blackcaps against Pakistan in 2018.

Duration:00:48:39