Ben and Sam talk to former international cricketer Kieran Powell about his attempt to become a professional baseball player.
Audio intro: Will Smith, "Switch"
Audio outro: Leon Russell, "My Cricket"
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His efforts to transition from cricket to baseball have got quite a bit of publicity from both the baseball and cricketing press.
On the podcast you wondered if another cricketer had tried to make it in Major League Baseball. Back in the 1980's an English County cricketer called Ian Pont tried out with 6 MLB Teams as this article of the time briefly refers to:
http://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/13/world/in-land-of-cricket-the-grand-slam-resounds.html
County cricket is the level below Test - or International - Cricket in England; it is professional and full-time through the summer months with 18 counties playing in 3 competitions, including T20 which Powell mentioned. The best county cricketers will be selected for the England national team.