EPISODE 41: Sports in Australia - Matt Ellis (Cricket) & Andrew Potter (NBL1 Southern Sabres)

The Globally Ballin Podcast

This Saturday, we have a double feature. We decided to take two different interviews and put them together. Both these interviews have a very strong commonality and that is they are both talking about sports in Australia. For our first interview and the first half of the show, we were blessed to talk with Matt Ellis. Matt hosts The Cricket Library Podcast a podcast dedicated to, you guessed it, cricket. Cricket is a sport that, here in the US, the average person does not know a whole lot about. So we called in the best cricket expert we knew to talk about one of Australia's most popular sports. Matt breaks down the sport and together we connect it to baseball to help some of you (including myself) understand the sport more. We talk opportunities in the sport, as well as, the grown and span of the sport. We also address the question, why is it not popular in the U.S.? All this and more is in our first half of the episode.

For the second half of the episode, we were blessed to have the head coach of the Southern Sabres, a team in the NBL1 (women's league), Andrew Potter. Andrew talks specifics of the NBL1, as well as, the other leagues in Australia. Even though Andrew is a part of NBL1, he gives a great overview of the different basketball levels and opportunities in Australia. For a wide grasp of basketball in Australia including opportunities for both men and women, and both people from Australia and from outside of Australia, this interview with Andrew is for you.

A special thank you is in order to our guests this week Matt Ellis and Andrew Potter. Also, thank you to our sponsors and partners, Stanley Customs (Instagram @stanley_customs) as well as Creating Young Minds and the Lewisville Yellowjackets of TBL. Also, thank you listeners for all of your support. Your support is the reason we are able to continue this.

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