A new England selector and a hat-trick hero
From The Cricketer's County Conversation by The Cricketer
May 13, 2026 · 53 min
About this episode
The episode discusses Marcus North's role as national selector and features an interview with Mark Wallace about a historic hat-trick in county cricket.
Episode seven of The Cricketer's County Conversation podcast features discussions around Marcus North's arrival as national selector and Beth Barrett-Wild's departure as the ECB's head of women's professional cricket. Melinda Farrell and The Cricketer's features writer Nick Friend analyse the squad named by England for the Test series against New Zealand and county cricket's role in it, while Nick speaks to Glamorgan director of cricket Mark Wallace about Tom Norton, who made history with a hat-trick on first-class debut against Somerset, and how the club's restructured pathway has begun to bear fruit. The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world’s leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer 18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.org Award-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below! 🤝 Subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vmwud 📲 Join The Cricketer's new WhatsApp channel: https://tinyurl.com/5e3n9j4d Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram…
People in this episode
Hosts: Melinda Farrell, Nick Friend
Guest: Mark Wallace
Topics covered
- England selector
- women's cricket
- county cricket
- hat-trick
- Test series
- cricket analysis
Keywords
- Marcus North
- Beth Barrett-Wild
- England squad
- Tom Norton
- Glamorgan
- cricket pathway
- first-class cricket
- New Zealand
Sponsors
Dafabet
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ECB, Glamorgan
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