{"id":392461,"date":"2024-07-13T21:09:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T20:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=392461"},"modified":"2024-07-22T14:33:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T13:33:46","slug":"cricket-fans-will-be-bowled-over-by-historic-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/south-london\/cricket-fans-will-be-bowled-over-by-historic-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket fans will be bowled over by historic podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Wherever you look in south London, whatever corner you walk around, there is incredible history. Some of it is more obvious than others. Wherever you dig, you are likely to hit gold <em>writes Jon Surtees\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was in this spirit that the podcast \u2018Tales from The Oval\u2019 was conceived. A new series that, through eleven episodes, tells the story of Kennington, Oval and Vauxhall \u2013 both inside and outside the famous old Oval Cricket Ground, a true south London gem that has been in situ for 179 years.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMjU4MzU0Nzg3MCIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLW91dGJyYWluLWluLWFydGljbGUgc291dGgtZW50aXR5LXBsYWNlbWVudCI+PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0iT1VUQlJBSU4iDQpkYXRhLW9iLWNvbnRlbnRVcmw9Imh0dHBzOi8vc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy5jby51ay9hcmVhL3NvdXRoLWxvbmRvbi9jcmlja2V0LWZhbnMtd2lsbC1iZS1ib3dsZWQtb3Zlci1ieS1oaXN0b3JpYy1wb2RjYXN0LyINCmRhdGEtd2lkZ2V0LWlkPSJBUl8yIg0KZGF0YS1vYi1pbnN0YWxsYXRpb24ta2V5PSJTT1VUSEFPNUtDRUs4R05CQk4xR1A3NlA5Ig0KPjwvZGl2Pg0KPHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiIGFzeW5jPSJhc3luYyINCnNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly93aWRnZXRzLm91dGJyYWluLmNvbS9vdXRicmFpbi5qcyI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+PC9kaXY+<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, another south London gem is the historian Tom Holland, a Brixton Hill resident. Tom has written many of this century\u2019s bestselling history books and \u2013 for the last four years \u2013 has been at the helm, alongside Dominic Sandbrook, of The Rest is History, a juggernaut of a podcast that has taken almost permanent residence at the top of the UK charts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as his status as a leading historian, Tom is a fervently keen cricketer. A regular for the Authors Cricket Club, he can often be seen crafting his art in the nets at Brockwell Park, Peckham Rye, Kennington Park, Southwark Park or in the indoor school located in the basement of The Oval.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"68153\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448385\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtNTk3MDM4Mzc0IiBjbGFzcz0ic291dGgtY29udGVudCBzb3V0aC1lbnRpdHktcGxhY2VtZW50IiBzdHlsZT0ibWFyZ2luLWxlZnQ6IGF1dG87bWFyZ2luLXJpZ2h0OiBhdXRvO3RleHQtYWxpZ246IGNlbnRlcjsiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC0yeDEiPg0KPHNjcmlwdD4NCmdvb2dsZXRhZy5jbWQucHVzaChmdW5jdGlvbigpIHsgZ29vZ2xldGFnLmRpc3BsYXkoJ2Rpdi1ncHQtYWQtMngxJyk7IH0pOw0KPC9zY3JpcHQ+DQo8L2Rpdj4gICAgICAgICAgPC9kaXY+<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>So, much like The Oval itself, this is where the podcast sits. It is rooted in the community of Kennington, Oval and Vauxhall, telling stories of the area that date back to before the Domesday Book and looking at what has come before us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It goes onto look inside the walls of The Oval, examining the history of the ground, discussing the great cricketing names that have walked to the crease in the shadow of the iconic Kennington gasholders and going on a deep dive into some of the other extraordinary events that have taken place there.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71156\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448386\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtNDE4NzQ5NTIwIiBjbGFzcz0ic291dGgtaW4tYXJ0aWNsZS1tcHU5IHNvdXRoLWVudGl0eS1wbGFjZW1lbnQiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHU5Ij4NCjxzY3JpcHQ+DQpnb29nbGV0YWcuY21kLnB1c2goZnVuY3Rpb24oKSB7IGdvb2dsZXRhZy5kaXNwbGF5KCdkaXYtZ3B0LWFkLW1wdTknKTsgfSk7DQo8L3NjcmlwdD4NCjwvZGl2PiAgICAgPC9kaXY+<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Episode 1 &#8211; From The Black Prince to William Badger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover how The Black Prince, a collection of charismatic medieval Knights, Charles I, a celebrity highwayman by the name of Jerry Abershaw, a forger called William Badger, the founder of Methodism John Wesley and the Chartists all played vital and fascinating roles in the history of The Oval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first episode explores the ancient history of Kennington and Vauxhall and features an incredible roll call of the characters that have populated this part of south London for the last millennium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Episode 2 &#8211; The Early Days: Effluvium, Pedestrianism, Rowdyism and Otters<\/strong><\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71157\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448387\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMjEzNzI2NDAxOCIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWluLWFydGljbGUtbXB1LTEwIHNvdXRoLWVudGl0eS1wbGFjZW1lbnQiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHUxMCI+DQo8c2NyaXB0Pg0KZ29vZ2xldGFnLmNtZC5wdXNoKGZ1bmN0aW9uKCkgeyBnb29nbGV0YWcuZGlzcGxheSgnZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHUxMCcpOyB9KTsNCjwvc2NyaXB0Pg0KPC9kaXY+ICAgICA8L2Rpdj4=<\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1848-794x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1848-794x560.jpg 794w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1848-397x280.jpg 397w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1848-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1848-1536x1083.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1848-207x146.jpg 207w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1848-1320x931.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1848-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1848-750x529.jpg 750w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1848-1140x804.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1848.jpg 1646w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Oval c1848<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Find out about the history of cricket on Kennington Common, the founding of The Oval in 1845, how Surrey CCC came to run the ground, the earliest Surrey games played and the Club\u2019s first ever County Championship crown.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1810-as-market-garden-1000x552.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1810-as-market-garden-1000x552.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1810-as-market-garden-500x276.jpg 500w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1810-as-market-garden-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1810-as-market-garden-1536x848.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1810-as-market-garden-2048x1131.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1810-as-market-garden-260x144.jpg 260w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1810-as-market-garden-1320x729.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1810-as-market-garden-750x414.jpg 750w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-c1810-as-market-garden-1140x629.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Oval &#8211; c1810 as market garden<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The episode features appearances from numerous Princes of Wales, a family of Otters, the Godfather of The Oval (a chemist from Brixton Hill), the River Effra, a few south London pubs, a smelly reservoir, a noxious market garden, Oscar Wilde and the Marquess of Queensberry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Episode 3 &#8211; The Oval Gives Birth to The Ashes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alcock-Famous-Cricketers-380x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alcock-Famous-Cricketers-380x560.jpg 380w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alcock-Famous-Cricketers-190x280.jpg 190w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alcock-Famous-Cricketers-768x1131.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alcock-Famous-Cricketers-1043x1536.jpg 1043w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alcock-Famous-Cricketers-99x146.jpg 99w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alcock-Famous-Cricketers-1320x1944.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alcock-Famous-Cricketers-750x1105.jpg 750w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alcock-Famous-Cricketers-1140x1679.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alcock-Famous-Cricketers.jpg 1338w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Alcock <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tom and Jon discuss Surrey\u2019s contribution to England\u2019s first ever tour of Australia; the extraordinary legacy of Charles Alcock \u2013 probably the most influential sports administrator of all time \u2013 and his vision to stage the first ever Test Match to be held in England, at The Oval, in 1880.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1880-Test-Match-1000x363.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1880-Test-Match-1000x363.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1880-Test-Match-500x181.jpg 500w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1880-Test-Match-768x278.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1880-Test-Match-1536x557.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1880-Test-Match-260x94.jpg 260w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1880-Test-Match-1320x479.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1880-Test-Match-750x272.jpg 750w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1880-Test-Match-1140x413.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1880-Test-Match.jpg 1889w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Oval &#8211; 1880 Test Match<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/oldoval-831x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/oldoval-831x560.jpg 831w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/oldoval-415x280.jpg 415w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/oldoval-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/oldoval-217x146.jpg 217w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/oldoval-750x506.jpg 750w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/oldoval.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Old Oval<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The episode also tells the story of the historic Tests of 1880 and 1882, the Test that was so dramatic it ultimately created The Ashes \u2013 dwelling on some extraordinary parallels in cricketing history and truly laying out why The Oval is the most historically important cricket ground in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Episode 4 &#8211; The Master and the GOAT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Early-Oval-843x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Early-Oval-843x560.jpg 843w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Early-Oval-422x280.jpg 422w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Early-Oval-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Early-Oval-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Early-Oval-220x146.jpg 220w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Early-Oval-1320x877.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Early-Oval-750x498.jpg 750w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Early-Oval-1140x757.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Early-Oval.jpg 1596w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Early Oval<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After rifling through a few candidates, Tom and Jon quickly name their choice for the greatest Surrey player of all time and proceed to tell their story in inimitable fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without wanting to giveaway any spoilers \u2013 and you will need to listen to find out their choice! \u2013 a small clue is that the podcast takes you from Parker\u2019s Piece in Cambridge to a sports stop on The Strand, stopping off in a great many fascinating places along the way \u2013 and the player in question is so good he simply goes by the nickname of \u2018The Master\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Episode 5 &#8211; Everything But Cricket<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1906-2-714x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1906-2-714x560.jpg 714w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1906-2-357x280.jpg 357w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1906-2-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1906-2-1536x1205.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1906-2-2048x1607.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1906-2-186x146.jpg 186w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1906-2-1320x1036.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1906-2-750x589.jpg 750w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1906-2-1140x895.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Oval 1906 <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>From Victorian Pedestrianism, the world\u2019s first international football and rugby matches and dalliances with Australian Rules Football, NFL, Baseball and Greyhound Racing, The Oval has always been run by creative people, eager to test the limit of what can be staged at the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Away from sport the wide ranging episode ventures to Hollywood, Bollywood and draws in The Who, Rod Stewart and two fire breathing armadillos at the Vauxhall End.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Episode 6 \u2013 Surrey\u2019s Best (and worst) Captain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hobbs-001-341x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hobbs-001-341x560.jpg 341w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hobbs-001-170x280.jpg 170w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hobbs-001-89x146.jpg 89w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hobbs-001.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Hobbs <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Featuring special guest Daniel Norcross, from BBC Test Match Special, Tom and Jon appoint their choice for the best ever Surrey captain.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1951-747x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396684\" style=\"width:1170px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1951-747x560.jpg 747w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1951-373x280.jpg 373w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1951-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1951-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1951-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1951-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1951-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1951-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1951.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Oval 1951<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Again, you\u2019ll have to listen to find out who they choose but their story stretches from The Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, encompasses one of the most controversial tours in cricketing history and features many era making clashes with conservative administrators from across the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Norcross also brings his perspective to the discussion, nominating his choice for Surrey\u2019s worst ever captain and telling an extraordinary post-war story that, up until now, has remained hidden the pages of cricketing history.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1973-793x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1973-793x560.jpg 793w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Oval-1973-397x280.jpg 397w, 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War<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another special guest joins Tom and Jon, this time famed Second World War historian and podcaster James Holland (who also happens to be Tom\u2019s brother!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three talk about The Oval\u2019s requisitioning by the government in both the First and Second World Wars, tell the story of some of the names on the ground\u2019s War Memorials and look at the damage inflicted on Kennington, the ground and the wider neighbourhood during the German bombing campaigns of the early 1940s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Episode 7a \u2013 Two Extraordinary Oval Men<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A bonus episode with James stepping into his brother\u2019s shoes to discuss Arthur Tedder, First Baron Tedder &#8211; one of the great British air generals of the Second World War \u2013 and Sir George Edwards, Experimental Department Manager at Vickers and one of the unsung heroes of the Barnes-Wallis team that delivered 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After the war, both were Oval regulars and ultimately became President of Surrey County Cricket Club, an honorary position given to the Club\u2019s greatest servants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The podcast continues with episodes on the greatest ever innings played at The Oval, Surrey\u2019s greatest team, the ground\u2019s extraordinary relationship with the West Indies and the future of The Oval. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can listen to the podcasts on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/uk\/search\/Tales-from-The-Oval?src=globalnav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5V5VKdXt9metvMglFYshGk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Spotify<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Tales+from+The+Oval\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong> and all good podcast platforms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New episodes come out every Wednesday until early August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wherever you look in south London, whatever corner you walk around, there is incredible history. 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