Machel appeared on the 'Following On' TalkSPORT podcast

Earlier this year Machel went to TalkSport studios to talk about West Indies cricket and the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. If you missed this show live you can catch the podcast recording here:

Caribbean Cricket Podcast Hoodies are now available for sale

As previously announced CCP hoodies are now fully in stock and available in Maroon only.

Nearly half of the available stock has already been sold, if you don’t want to miss out please click the link below on how to order yours.

This run is available in Medium to XXL. If you are a patron of the Caribbean Cricket Podcast you will receive 10% off your order.

Santokie features in ESPNcricinfo

Santokie followed up his debut piece for ESPN with another article looking at the five pressing issues facing Nicholas Pooran

Caribbean Cricket Podcast joins in with Chance to Shine street cricket

On April 20th Machel ventured to South West London to represent the Caribbean Cricket Podcast in the 'Battle of the Podcasts' hosted by the cricket charity Chance to Shine.

The event was great fun and saw Machel continue to stake his claim for West Indies selection with some smart batting and running between the wickets!

Jokes aside the event was a fascinating insight to the work Chance to Shine are doing to to give all children the opportunity to play, learn and develop through cricket.

The Chance to Shine street project brings cricket to thousands of young people in urban areas. It uses the game to increase aspiration, promote social cohesion and create opportunities in diverse communities.

It's a fast-paced version of the game played with a tapeball - a tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape - in small enclosed spaces. With six players per team and 20 balls per innings, it's cricket's answer to five-a-side football.

 Chance to Shine Street is a counter for a lack of accessible clubs and green spaces in inner-city areas and aims to make cricket accessible to young people throughout the country.

Street cricket offers a different way into the sport, with 74% of players not part of a traditional cricket club when they joined the sessions.

It was a humbling experience to participate with so many young people and some of the talent on show was unreal. 

The work Chance to Shine are doing is crucial to growing the game in this country and providing access points for young people who otherwise wouldnt see the game.

You can support the work of the Chance to Shine charity by clicking the button below:

Machel on talkSPORT radio

Machel recently appeared on talkSport radio during the lunch session of the final test to talk with Jarrod Kimber about all things Caribbean cricket podcast.

It was an illuminating conversation that served to widen the knowledge of what we do at the Caribbean cricket podcast.

New Merch announcement

Having sold all Caribbean Cricket Podcast shirts we're ready to offer prepaid orders on CCP hoodies.

We won’t order without 15 guaranteed orders to ensure people get the size and colour they want.

1st come 1st served.

Sizes Available: M - XXL

Once we have 15 we order.

UK price £35

Shipping abroad £45

Patrons = 10% off

Santokie writes debut article for ESPN cricinfo

Santokie wrote a debut piece for ESPN cricinfo - a sit down interview with West Indies international Nicholas Pooran to discuss his his international resurgence, moving to a new IPL franchise, and the T20 World Cup.

CCP reaches 100k views

We recently passed 100k views on our You Tube channel and wanted to take some time to thank everyone who has been part of the amazing growth.

Having only recently decided to take the channel seriously and seen that result in over 90k views in the last six months alone we intend to focus even more attention on the channel over the coming months.

Thank you to those who have been in the live chats, shared our content, sent in super chats or just simply watched the content. It is all appreciated!

CCP feature in The Guardian

Santoke recently spoke with journalist Emma John about David Woodhouse's new book 'Who only cricket know' and what it means for the West Indian community to see an authoritative text written on the infamous 1953/4 test series.

Co-host @mashstpaddy on ‘The Following On’ podcast via @talksport

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Co-host @mashstpaddy was on The Following On podcast via @talksport

Great to talk West Indies vs England with Neil Manthorp and Steve Harmison.

He jumps on from the 12th minute onwards to the 27th minute.

Listen below or wherever you find your podcasts.

#WIvENG #westindies

Media Kit now available

We often receive requests from collaborators or potential advertisers for our metrics and reach at the Caribbean Cricket Podcast.

Consequently we have created a media/press kit articulating all the key metrics and information about the Podcast.

2021 Caribbean Cricket Podcast awards

We ended the year in the only way possible with the most coveted awards in the Caribbean cricket calendar.

How can we possibly claim to be the Caribbean Cricket Podcast without ending the year with the 2021 Caribbean Cricket Podcast awards.

We invited listeners of the podcast to send nominations in for the following categories

Mens (Test) batter/bowler of 2021

Mens (ODI) batter/bowler of 2021

Mens (T20) batter/bowler of 2021

Womens batter/bowler of 2021

Moment of 2021

Shining star of 2021

Catfish of 2021

Watch us dissect each category and hand out the all important awards to the lucky recipients

Do you agree with the chosen few? Who would you have chosen instead?

Whether you agree or disagree do leave a comment (whether below or on the You Tube video itself).

PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

After working with them during last year's CPL, we have partnered up again on a longer term deal with @TheCricketerMag, a deal which not only keeps us going but also allows us to keep being us.

We are back in business to at least the beginning of April.

West Indian Cricket Culture in the 21st Century British Context

As part of Black History Month the University of Wolverhampton is pleased to present a talk with Machel St Patrick Hewitt co-founder of the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. Introduction by Will Cooling, Head of Equality and Diversity at the University of Wolverhampton.

In the 1980s the West Indies dominated international cricket like few teams had done beforehand. Today West Indians are similarly dominate in T20 leagues across the world, and their team will seek to retain the World T2O World Cup they won in 2016.

In this talk Machel St Patrick Hewitt will look at what today's West Indian Cricket Culture means to him and other British people of Caribbean heritage. Machel is the co-founder of the Caribbean Cricket Podcast, a fan-led podcast that seeks to address the lack of international coverage of West Indian cricket, educating people across the world about what is happening both on and off the cricket field. His work has also appeared in Wisden, The Cricketer Magazine, and The Metro.

This talk was recorded on 25th October 2021.

SPONSORSHIP UPDATE

As of October 9th our partnership with Caribbean Premier League has now expired and we have chosen to go our separate ways.

We would like to go on record as expressing our thanks to CPL for the partnership.

We now return to being a fully independent outlet and encourage any groups/individuals interested in sponsoring the Caribbean Cricket Podcast to get in touch with us via the contact page on the website.

CARIBBEAN CRICKET PODCAST PUBLISHES 50TH EPISODE

Official notification that we've reached 50 podcast episodes.

Thank you to everyone who has downloaded/streamed an episode at any point.

Next stop 100 episodes!

CARIBBEAN CRICKET PODCAST HITS 20,000 DOWNLOADS

THANK YOU 🙏🏾

When we started this podcast we had no idea what kind of traction it would get.

We just knew that outside of the Caribbean there was a need for an authentic West Indies cricket media platform fronted by the diaspora.

Thanks for all those who have supported the wave.

20,000 downloads but we still move...

BT SPORT ENDORSE CARIBBEAN CRICKET PODCAST

Over the next month BT Sport will broadcast every single ball of Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies.

To recognise that they sent some goodies to Caribbean Cricket Podcast headquarters for us to enjoy and support the men in maroon.

Not one to leave out supporters of the podcast - we will be running a special competition on our socials so that you too can enjoy the viewing experience on BT.

Please keep your eyes peeled.

BT Sport

PRESS RELEASE: HERO CPL JOINS FORCES WITH CARIBBEAN CRICKET PODCAST

The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has joined forces with the Caribbean Cricket Podcast to bring even more engaging and entertaining content to their ever growing social media following. The Caribbean Cricket Podcast, hosted by Machel St Patrick Hewitt and Santokie Nagulendran, has seen phenomenal growth over the last 12 months and has been given increasing recognition from established cricketing pundits for the depth and insight their show has offered. 

This partnership with Hero CPL will see the Caribbean Cricket Podcast given a much bigger audience with the podcast being available across the CPL’s social media channels which have a combined following of 6million. 

The CPL will work with the Caribbean Cricket Podcast to source guests and improve production values to build on an already very strong show that offers in-depth coverage and opinions on cricket in the Caribbean. 

Chris Watson, CPL’s Head of Marketing, said: “At CPL we are always working hard to produce year round engaging content and we have been really impressed at what the Caribbean Cricket Podcast have been producing. We look forward to working with them to make something that is already very good even better and ensure that even more listeners tune in to the podcast.” 

Santokie and Machel, founders of the Caribbean Cricket Podcast, said: ‘’This is a massively exciting partnership, we look forward to our content, which engages stakeholders across the region, being brought to a bigger audience via CPL channels. The CPL has established itself as an integral part of cricket in the Caribbean and it is a pleasure to be working alongside them. We will continue to create the podcasts and videos that fans have enjoyed so much over the past year and take things to the next level with this partnership.’’

HERO CPL Website