The Sunday Service
The weekly cricket podcast that offers something a little bit different... Join Mark Church and George Gompertz every Sunday at 11 am to hear the latest updates from the Parish, Mr Church's sermon, and Mr Gompertz's reading from The Good Book.
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Episodes
51 episodes
Episode 50: On The Season's End
Welcome back to The Sunday Service!This week, Mr Church talks about autumn and, just because the season has ended, it doesn't call for doom and gloom!Mr Gompertz reads a story from The Good Book, where the young man visits his clu...
Episode 49: On The Final Day
Welcome back to The Sunday Service!This week, Mr Church talks about his feelings before the start of the final day of cricketing action for this summer in the northern hemisphere.Mr Gompertz reads a story from The Good Book, where...
Episode 48: On Animals At The Cricket
Welcome back to The Sunday Service!This week, Mr Church reveals the draft sketches for the new Parish bird bath, as well as regaling tales of animals at the cricket.Mr Gompertz reads a very short, but very fitting passage from the...
Episode 47: On Razaullah
Welcome back to The Sunday Service!This week, Mr Church gives us the match report on the latest fixture in the Parish XI calendar.Mr Gompertz reads a passage from The Good Book about the importance of tailenders or, as they're cal...
Episode 46: On The Changing Of The Season
Welcome back to The Sunday Service!This week, Mr Church devises his plan for the new bird birth, although the water feature leaves the image of Sir Geoffrey rather exposed...Mr Gompertz reads a passage from the good book about the...
Episode 45: On The Curfew (Again...)
Welcome back to The Sunday Service!This week, we hear the latest updates from Parish XI, who just played their fundraiser game against The Hairdressers of Upper and Lower Bottom. It was a terrific day all round, although not a very succe...
Episode 44: On The Curfew
Welcome back to The Sunday Service!This week, we hear the latest updates as the Parish XI prepare for their fundraiser game against The Hairdressers of Upper and Lower Bottom.Mr Church has his updates from the Parish, WG Rumblepan...
Episode 43: On Rex's Bat-tism
Welcome back to The Sunday Service!This week, we hear the latest updates as the Parish XI prepare for their fundraiser game against The Hairdressers of Upper and Lower Bottom.Mr Church and Mr Gompertz are also very excited as they...
Episode 42: On The One-Day Cup
Welcome back to The Sunday Service!This week, we hear the latest tales from the Parish XI as they played a thriller against the Fellows of Farting Fallows, which went down to the final ball.WG Rumblepants gives his 'Cricket in 3' ...
Episode 41: On The Spirit Of The Game
Welcome back to The Sunday Service!This week, we hear the latest tales from the Parish XI as they prepare for their game next weekend against the Fellows of Farting Fallows.WG Rumblepants gives his 'Cricket in 3' on cheating in cr...
Episode 40: On Sir Garfield Sobers
Welcome back to The Sunday Service!This week, we hear the latest tales from the Womens' Institute as they took a trip to see The Odyssey, and the Parish XI prepare for their fundraiser game against the Hairdressers of Upper and Lower Bot...
Episode 39: On Facing The New Ball In Life
Welcome back to The Sunday Service!This week, we hear the latest tales from the Parish XI as the match is called off for a 'incident of the non-striker's end'.We also hear the continuation of our newest feature of the Service, 'Cr...
Episode 38: Is That Middle Please?
Welcome back to The Sunday Service!This week, we meet our newest member of the parish, Mr Gompertz, and we hear about his first few days as he settles into his new surroundings.Elsewhere, Mr Church has his bush trimmed into the sh...
Episode 37 - Hector departs as George arrives at the crease
Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers – we hope you've all had a peaceful cricketing week.This week, Mark brings some sad news to the Parish.In a hard-hitting Sermon, Mark reveals that Hector is leaving the Pa...
Episode 36 - CEO of Newbery Cricket, David White
Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers – we hope you've all had a peaceful cricketing week.This week, Mark and Hector are joined by the CEO and mastermind behind our fantastic sponsors, Newbery Cricket.Having l...
Episode 35 - New Zealand 'Hall of Fame' and legendary commentator, Jeremy Coney: Part 2
Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers – we hope you've all had a peaceful cricketing week.This week, we continue Mark's conversation with one of the most beloved voices in cricket, who has also recently been inducted...
Episode 34 - New Zealand 'Hall of Fame' and legendary commentator, Jeremy Coney: Part 1
Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers - we hope you’ve all had a peaceful cricketing week.This week, Mark is joined by one of the most loved voices in cricket, who has also recently been inducted into the NZC Hall of...
Episode 33 - Cricket Content Creator, Charlie Harden
Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers - we hope you’ve all had a peaceful cricketing week.This week, Hector is joined by one of the biggest content creators in the world of cricket.With over 150,000 followers ...
Episode 32 - Times Cricket Journalist, Elizabeth Ammon
Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers - we hope you’ve all had a peaceful cricketing week.This week, Mark and Hector are joined by someone who can tell you everything you need to know about the game.Having beg...
Sunday Service Sermon Special
If we cast our minds back to the 24th of October, 2025, some of our most devoted listeners will remember a certain Church sermon that graced the airwaves.The sermon itself came as the clocks were preparing to tick back - the cricket seas...
Episode 31 - Company Secretary at Surrey CCC, Callum Doyle
Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers - we hope you’ve all had a peaceful cricketing week.This week, Mark and Hector are joined by someone who has made some brilliant things happen at the Kia Oval in recent years.
Episode 30 - The Caribbean Cricket Podcast, Machel St Patrick Hewitt
Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers - we hope you’ve all had a peaceful cricketing week.This week, Hector is joined by a champion of West Indies cricket.Having spent 22 years in the education industry - he i...
Episode 29 - Sports Photography and 'A Picture of England', Gareth Copley-Jones
Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers - we hope you’ve all had a peaceful cricketing week.This week, Mark and Hector are joined by one of the great Sports Photographers.Having started off at Varley Picture Age...
Episode 28 - Cameron Steel on his retirement
Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers - we hope you’ve all had a peaceful cricketing week.This week, Mark is alone in the parish.His guest this week was born in California, but grew up in Western Australia, be...
Episode 27 - Groundswoman at Lords Cricket Ground, Meg Lay
Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers - we hope you’ve all had a peaceful cricketing week.This week, Mark and Hector are joined by a trailblazer in the sports turf industry.Hailing from Christchurch, New Zeala...
