# Story Time 283 – Can you hit a clay walnut 300 yards?

An episode of [The Final Word Cricket Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1315888074), 23 Aug 2026, 1 h 28 min.

Audio: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG3113507806.mp3

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history. This week, exploring some games that ended up with a slightly lower profile than cricket, let's get into the world of Scottish clay walnut beating. Also, an accidentally perfect anniversary, a Turkish adventure, and figuring out who is the best. Your Nerd Pledge numbers for this week: 3.07 - Richard Bond McNally 10.70 - Adam Jones 18.93 - Luke Costin 10.00 - Sajish Menon Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Get yourself 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw or 10% off Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 or 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 or 10% off BIG Boots UK boots and socks at bigboots.co.uk/?ref=thefinalword Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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