The Cricketer's County Conversation: Division Two thrillers, knockout cricket's back and the art of batting

Host Cameron Ponsonby and The Cricketer's Nick Friend reflect on thrilling finishes at Lord's and Cardiff, celebrate the merits of the T20 Women's County Cup and speak to Jarrod Kimber about his new book about the game's most important batters

Episode six of season two of The Cricketer's County Conversation sees host Cameron Ponsonby and The Cricketer's Nick Friend reflect on Luke Hollman's maiden first-class century, Ben Kellaway's ambidextrous five-fer and a lesser-spotted timed-out incident in the T20 Women's County Cup.

And with Jarrod Kimber releasing his new book, The Art of Batting, he joins the podcast to discuss the sport's most important batters and where county cricket fits within that.

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The Art of Batting by Jarrod Kimber is available for purchase here.

Listen to episode six in its entirety below:

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