Hanging Up My Boots
A podcast from Opening Up Cricket on retirement from professional sport. Hosted by Tim Macdonald and Mark Boyns.
Episodes
7 episodes
Steve Magoffin
Sustaining a career as a quick bowler to the age of 38 takes some doing. As Steve bowled his last ball in the first class game he was able to look back on 597 wickets taken in Australian and English cricket, principally with Western Australia, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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54:17
Simon Mackin
Simon's appearance give us a chance to look at retirement in a different way. Having debuted for Western Australia in 2013, after successes he encountered problems with his bowling action. Thoughts of giving up the game were never far away....
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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35:12
Brett Dorey
Brett debuted for Western Australia in 2004 and within two years had played for Australia. This came after his professional cricket career started at age 27 with a snowboarding accident earlier leaving him seriously injured and any kind of spor...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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32:20
Clinton Perren
Clint's time in the top six for Queensland was during a golden period for both state and country. He had his own share of successes too across a twelve year career including being named Sheffield Shield player of the year in 2002/03.Now...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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37:52
Michael Bates
Widely acknowledged as one of the best keepers around, Michael's career was cut short as he played his last professional game aged 25.In this episode we explore his reactions, both immediate and from a distance, to the experience of a p...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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37:01