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Encyclopedia > Cricket AM

Cricket AM is a Saturday-morning television programme broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports. The show began in May 2006 based on the succesful Soccer AM show, which completed its tenth year of production the same month. Presented by Simon Thomas and Anita Rani, the show uses the same set, including the "orange sofa", and blends cricket-related entertainment with studio guests and interviews. However, it is only 90 minutes long rather than the 3 hours of Soccer AM. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Sky Sports is a group of 6 channels - Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2, Sky Sports 3, Sky Sports Xtra, Sky Sports News and Sky Sports HD - operated by British Sky Broadcasting, mainly for their Sky Digital platform. ... To suggest a relevant news story for the Main Page, refer to the criteria then add your suggestion at the candidates page. ... Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football show presented by Tim Lovejoy and Helen Chamberlain. ... Simon Thomas (born January 26, 1973 in Cromer, Norfolk) is a British television presenter. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...


From the end of the domestic football season to the start of the new campaign, it replaces Soccer AM in the Sky Sports schedules and, like its football counterpart, will feature a range of regular programming features. Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football show presented by Tim Lovejoy and Helen Chamberlain. ... Sky Sports is a group of 6 channels - Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2, Sky Sports 3, Sky Sports Xtra, Sky Sports News and Sky Sports HD - operated by British Sky Broadcasting, mainly for their Sky Digital platform. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


Key to the series is England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff as he tries out a different sport each week, with the help of a well-known tutor, in Ready Steady Freddie. Andrew Freddie Flintoff MBE (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer. ...


Can he bend it like Beckham? Drive it like Tiger? Kick it like Johnny? Viewers will find out on Cricket AM.


Features have already been filmed with world champion boxer Ricky Hatton, England rugby union fly-half Charlie Hodgson and world darts champion Phil Taylor. Richard Hatton (born October 6, 1978 in Stockport) is a British boxer raised on the Hattersley council estate in Hyde, Greater Manchester. ... Charles Christopher Hodgson (born 12 November 1980 in Halifax) is a current England and Sale fly-half. ... The Power on HUWRH For the Motörhead Drummer, see Phil Taylor (musician). ...


Throughout the series, Cricket AM will feature guests from a range of sports and showbiz, including Kevin Pietersen and Razorlight. Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is a cricketer - an attacking right-handed batsman who plays for England and Hampshire. ...


It will be staged live at Sky's London studios and the show's zoo-style studio audience will be made up of players from the NPower Village Cup, the country's biggest club cricket competition. The London Studios is a television studio complex on Londons South Bank next to the Royal National Theatre. ... NPower is a national network of nonprofit technology assistance providers based in Seattle, WA, USA. // Mission ...to ensure all nonprofits can use technology to better serve their communities. ...


Each week there will also be a review of the best moments from domestic and international cricket and viewers will be kept up to date with the sport's biggest hitters as the Sky Sports Sixes League and Sky Sports International Sixes League are updated.


Regular features on Cricket AM will include:

  • READY STEADY FREDDIE - the England all-rounder tries his hand at a variety of sports under the watchful eye of various sporting greats. Can he bend it like Beckham? The feature not only underlines Freddie's natural sporting eye, but provides viewers with the basics to a range of sports.
  • BEEFY'S BASICS - England cricket legend and Sky Sports commentator teaches a group of youngsters the tricks of the trade employed by the world's top players in various areas of the game.
  • IT'S THROW TIME - each week players from a different county team take part in fielding practice with a difference, throwing at a set of stumps with their wrong arm! Set to be a hilarious feature with many big names sure to be humbled.
  • CHAMPAGNE CORK - Former England all-rounder and Lancashire regular Dominic Cork is renowned for his colouful opinions and each week on Cricket AM, he'll cast his eye over the best - and worst - moments of the week.
  • DUCK HUNT - Cricket AM launches a hunt for the country's worst batsman from the amateur game. Players and clubs will be encouraged to send in examples of bad play with a winner each week being awarded 'The Eye-In' a new Australian batting aid.
  • CAR PARK CALYPSO - Each week members of the audience will be encouraged to try out their bowling skills in the Cricket AM car park.


 
 

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