The Greatest Fielder of All Time: Jonty Rhodes

Tailenders

BBC

Sports, Comedy, Cricket

4.9 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Jonty Rhodes, one of our favourite cricketers ever and arguably the best fielder the game has ever seen, is our very special guest this week. A whole generation of cricket fans, including us, grew up watching Jonty do things on a cricket field that had never been seen before - extraordinary catches, diving stops and ridiculous run outs - a proper pioneer. In a wide ranging interview we cover his career highlights, the players he now admires, the art of fielding, THAT 1999 World Cup Semi Final, investing in franchise cricket, coaching in the IPL and crucially which character in ’The Lion King’ does he most resemble? Plus Mattchin is back with a ‘Jonty Rhodes’ inspired quiz.

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0:28.5	Just coming to the club was already a dream control, a privilege.
0:31.2	Never saw or dreamed about being the captain of the club.
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0:45.6	We also have Felix White and today a very special guest, one of our all-time favorite cricketers.
0:53.1	He's played 52 tests, 245 one-day internationals for South Africa.
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0:59.5	One of the greatest cricketers of all time.
1:02.1	One of the, I would actually go as far as I'm.
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