It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week Daniel Norcross returns to join Geoff for a long meander through bad beginnings. Plus a south London record, the best No.11, and one of the very best of all time.

Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:

2.03 - Nick Donovan & Andrew Beech

23.75 - Rob O'Neill

4.23 - Chris Lintott

2.60 - Crispn Crunch

2.00 - Alex

5.20 - Ed & Nick Dempsey

1.39 - Jake Cunliffe

21.12 - Chris Dobbins

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Title track by Urthboy

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