23 October 2026
Big names absent from WPL auction list & could England players miss Sri Lanka T20Is for WPL?
Wisden Cricket Weekly
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Katya and Lauren review the WPL player auction list released this week, and the ramifications it could have for England's T20I games against Sri Lanka next year.
Katya is then joined by the founders of Maiden Cricket, Honor and Cat Black, to speak about founding their women's and girls' cricket kit business while still at school, their future plans for Maiden and what it was like going on Dragons Den.
0:00 Intro
0:38 Metro Bank
1:19 WPL player auction list announcement
10:28 Franchise vs international ramifications
18:30 Megan Schutt suspension &
25:23 England A squad announcement & Davina Perrin
33:00 Maiden: Wisden’s official women’s and girls’ cricket kit partner
33:57 Founders Honor and Cat Black on the story of Maiden
49:54 Metro Bank outro
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Katya is then joined by the founders of Maiden Cricket, Honor and Cat Black, to speak about founding their women's and girls' cricket kit business while still at school, their future plans for Maiden and what it was like going on Dragons Den.
0:00 Intro
0:38 Metro Bank
1:19 WPL player auction list announcement
10:28 Franchise vs international ramifications
18:30 Megan Schutt suspension &
25:23 England A squad announcement & Davina Perrin
33:00 Maiden: Wisden’s official women’s and girls’ cricket kit partner
33:57 Founders Honor and Cat Black on the story of Maiden
49:54 Metro Bank outro
Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund
https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/
🏏 MAIDEN CRICKET: WISDEN'S OFFICIAL WOMEN'S & GIRLS' CRICKET KIT PARTNER
https://maiden-cricket.co.uk
👀 PATREON
For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon!
http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket
📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:
Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint
Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital
#Cricket #EnglandCricket #MaidenCricket #WPL
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