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Jul 2021
37m 41s

'It's the best game I've ever played in'

Bbc World Service
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On this week’s Stumped, Alison Mitchell, Charu Sharma and Jim Maxwell are joined by Oval Invincibles and England T20 bowler Tash Farrant. Farrant featured in the inaugural match of The Hundred, as the competition finally got underway a year later than originally planned. We discuss the new format, how well it worked and how it's helping towards gender equality in the sport.

And we hear from the 11-year-old boy who's been given a new lease of cricketing life - all thanks to a special set of glasses.

Photo: Tash Farrant of Oval Invincibles bowls during the The Hundred match between Oval Invincibles and Manchester Originals. (Credit:Getty Images)

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