Welcome to a special episode of the BYC on a significant day…

Twenty years ago today – June 25th, 2005 – a group of tragic cricket fans in Wellington, dressed head-to-toe in Beige Brigade kit, gathered around some crude recording gear and hit record on what would become New Zealand’s first-ever sports podcast… The BYC.

It was the heyday of The Ricky Gervais Podcast with Ricky, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington. The term “podcast” had only just been coined by a Guardian columnist the year before.

Born out of the Beige Brigade fan movement formed in 1999, the BYC is now comfortably New Zealand’s longest-running podcast series, sports or otherwise.

On a cold, wet Wellington evening in June 2005, New Zealand’s version of Gervais, Merchant, and Pilkington — Paul Ford, Kevin Sinnott, and Jason Willis — recorded the first official BYC episode, backed by resident crooner Blair Sayer.

Join ACC Head G Lane joins Dylan Cleaver and Paul Ford for a trip down memory lane!

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Dylan Cleaver joins Paul Ford for a post-match debrief of the World Test Championship Final between South Africa and Australia.

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The BYC Podcast is back! Kinda... Dylan Cleaver joins Paul Ford for a surprise episode of the BYC!

In this episode, the fellas discuss what they know about the new Black Caps Head Coach Rob Walter and what to expect in the post-Gary Stead era (00:00)...

Then they reflect on the 'Age of Gary' and the unprecedented success of the Black Caps under his reign. Will he be gutted that NZC rejected the split role (12:00)?

Next, they rank the players on the NZC Central Contracts list from No.1 to No.20 and discuss All Black Daryl Gibson being named the GM of High Performance, and check in on Kiwis currently playing abroad (19:40).

Plus, they preview the WTC Final between the Aussies and South Africa and congratulate Daniel Luca Vettori on being named in the ICC Hall of Fame (40:12)!

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ACC Head G Lane joins Dylan Cleaver and Paul Ford for the final BYC Podcast of the 2024/25 summer of cricket!

In this episode, the fellas wrap up the punishing Pakistan tour with some very strange scenes at the Mount featuring wet patches, concussions and blackouts (00:30)...

Then they dive deep into a full review of the 2024/25 season (11:40), including Attendance (15:45), Peaks (27:28), Troughs (32:10), Weirdest Moments (37:30), Domestic Beasts (48:00), The Coach (53:00) and Looking Into The Crystal Ball (59:10)...

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Miss any of the coverage of 3rd ODI between the Black Caps & Pakistan? Please enjoy the highlights/lowlights of the ACC's coverage live from Bay Oval in the Mount!

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Dylan Cleaver joins Paul Ford for another episode of the BYC!

In this episode, the fellas get stuck into the ODI series against Pakistan as Ramadan comes to a close and bloody Easter approaches.

Then they check in on the IPL, soak up the denouement of the Plunket Shield 2024/25, and dig into the recesses of our memories and an intriguing game from 2011.

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Miss any of the coverage of 2nd ODI between the Black Caps & Pakistan? Please enjoy the highlights/lowlights of the ACC's coverage live from Seddon Park in Hamilton!

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Miss any of the coverage of 1st ODI between the Black Caps & Pakistan? Please enjoy the highlights/lowlights of the ACC's coverage live from John McLean Park in Napier!

Don't forget we're covering EVERY Black Caps home match this Summer LIVE & FREE on iHeartradio! See the full schedule HERE!

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