Polly Starkie
@pollystarkie.bsky.social
📍MCR/BHAM🎙@00ChildPodcast Host | ✍Women’s Sports Journalist & Commentator | 🗞 @VAVEL @SportingHer @lacunasportsuk | 📚@lareinamagazine | 🎓MMU
Members of the Lancashire Women’s Cricket Team are in attendance and have been celebrated at half time for their success in the T20 County Cup & One Day Cup this season 🏏🌹
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Members of the Lancashire Women’s Cricket Team are in attendance and have been celebrated at half time for their success in the T20 County Cup & One Day Cup this season 🏏🌹
Out of office for a week so no podcast out this Friday but the usual schedule will resume next week when the WBBL will be underway 🎙️
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Out of office for a week so no podcast out this Friday but the usual schedule will resume next week when the WBBL will be underway 🎙️
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✍️ Man City 1-0 West Ham: Missed opportunities as City find win over West Ham
Missed opportunities is putting it mildly 🙃
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Missed opportunities is putting it mildly 🙃
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Man City 1-0 West Ham: Missed opportunities as City find win over West Ham
Manchester City hosted bottom of the table side West Ham in the Women's Super League.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
✍️ Man City 1-0 West Ham: Missed opportunities as City find win over West Ham
Missed opportunities is putting it mildly 🙃
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Missed opportunities is putting it mildly 🙃
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Ahead of kick off at the Joie Stadium, there’s been a proposal!💍
Probably the most Barclays WSL place to get engaged 🤣
Probably the most Barclays WSL place to get engaged 🤣
November 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Ahead of kick off at the Joie Stadium, there’s been a proposal!💍
Probably the most Barclays WSL place to get engaged 🤣
Probably the most Barclays WSL place to get engaged 🤣
✍️ Lenny Sims: How The King's Speech helped keep her cricket career on track
From Harold Larwood to the 2010 film The King’s Speech, there’s not much we didn’t cover!
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From Harold Larwood to the 2010 film The King’s Speech, there’s not much we didn’t cover!
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Lenny Sims: How The King's Speech helped keep her cricket career on track
Italy and Northamptonshire all-rounder, Lenny Sims, spoke exclusively to the Noughtie Child Podcast in this week's latest podcast episode Harold Larwood is a name which triggers immediate association ...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
✍️ Lenny Sims: How The King's Speech helped keep her cricket career on track
From Harold Larwood to the 2010 film The King’s Speech, there’s not much we didn’t cover!
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From Harold Larwood to the 2010 film The King’s Speech, there’s not much we didn’t cover!
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Lucia Kendall makes her Lionesses senior debut, another multi sport athlete as she used to play cricket for Hampshire 🏏⚽️
October 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Lucia Kendall makes her Lionesses senior debut, another multi sport athlete as she used to play cricket for Hampshire 🏏⚽️
Cricket Media Club Lunch 2025 🥂🏏
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Cricket Media Club Lunch 2025 🥂🏏
I thought LSV wasn’t ideal to get to…I clearly hadn’t faced Campus PSG before 🤣
October 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I thought LSV wasn’t ideal to get to…I clearly hadn’t faced Campus PSG before 🤣
Very happy to report a PB for my final race of the year 🐝
October 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Very happy to report a PB for my final race of the year 🐝
Here at a foggy Old Trafford for my 10th half marathon in the space of 364 days 🏃♀️
Just grateful I’m running & not playing cricket in this weather 🤷♀️
Just grateful I’m running & not playing cricket in this weather 🤷♀️
October 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Here at a foggy Old Trafford for my 10th half marathon in the space of 364 days 🏃♀️
Just grateful I’m running & not playing cricket in this weather 🤷♀️
Just grateful I’m running & not playing cricket in this weather 🤷♀️
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✍️ India’s refusal to shake hands with Pakistan reflects more broadly on a culture of polarisation around the world
These teams will meet at Edgbaston next summer but will anything have changed?
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These teams will meet at Edgbaston next summer but will anything have changed?
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Don’t be too harsh on Harman
India’s refusal to shake hands with Pakistan reflects more broadly on a culture of polarisation around the world.“You must understand, sir, that a person is either with this court or he must be counte...
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October 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
✍️ India’s refusal to shake hands with Pakistan reflects more broadly on a culture of polarisation around the world
These teams will meet at Edgbaston next summer but will anything have changed?
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These teams will meet at Edgbaston next summer but will anything have changed?
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✍️ Man City 3-2 Arsenal: Teenager Beney finds late winner in close thriller
Raining in Manchester, City v Arsenal thriller, I’m freezing - nothing new!
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Raining in Manchester, City v Arsenal thriller, I’m freezing - nothing new!
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Man City 3-2 Arsenal: Teenager Beney finds late winner in close thriller
Manchester City hosted Arsenal at the Joie Stadium as Storm Amy prevailed across the city.
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October 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
✍️ Man City 3-2 Arsenal: Teenager Beney finds late winner in close thriller
Raining in Manchester, City v Arsenal thriller, I’m freezing - nothing new!
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Raining in Manchester, City v Arsenal thriller, I’m freezing - nothing new!
www.vavel.com/en/football/...
📍Joie Stadium, Manchester
It’s bleak out there and it’s the first week of October🥶
It’s bleak out there and it’s the first week of October🥶
October 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
📍Joie Stadium, Manchester
It’s bleak out there and it’s the first week of October🥶
It’s bleak out there and it’s the first week of October🥶
✍️Man City 4-1 London City Lionesses: Man City put four past chaotic London City
London City aimed to finish top four in their debut WSL season, they’ve now conceded 13 against three of last season’s top four…
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London City aimed to finish top four in their debut WSL season, they’ve now conceded 13 against three of last season’s top four…
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Man City 4-1 London City Lionesses: Man City put four past chaotic London City
Manchester City hosted London City Lionesses at the Joie Stadium.
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September 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
✍️Man City 4-1 London City Lionesses: Man City put four past chaotic London City
London City aimed to finish top four in their debut WSL season, they’ve now conceded 13 against three of last season’s top four…
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London City aimed to finish top four in their debut WSL season, they’ve now conceded 13 against three of last season’s top four…
www.vavel.com/en/football/...
It’s been a minute ⚽️✍️
Great to be back at the Joie Stadium as Man City host London City Lionesses in the WSL
Great to be back at the Joie Stadium as Man City host London City Lionesses in the WSL
September 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It’s been a minute ⚽️✍️
Great to be back at the Joie Stadium as Man City host London City Lionesses in the WSL
Great to be back at the Joie Stadium as Man City host London City Lionesses in the WSL
The eyes on this Rugby World Cup has been immense, I hope the home T20 Cricket World Cup can inspire something similar next summer
The personality that comes through from the Red Roses is so significant- helps that they’re great at winning too! 🌹
The personality that comes through from the Red Roses is so significant- helps that they’re great at winning too! 🌹
September 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The eyes on this Rugby World Cup has been immense, I hope the home T20 Cricket World Cup can inspire something similar next summer
The personality that comes through from the Red Roses is so significant- helps that they’re great at winning too! 🌹
The personality that comes through from the Red Roses is so significant- helps that they’re great at winning too! 🌹
If you want to feel tired, this is a great thread 🤣
An incredible season, lots of hard work, plenty of early mornings & late nights but it’s been brilliant. Amazing to be a part of the first professional county season & I think we saw a decent amount of cricket 😅
An incredible season, lots of hard work, plenty of early mornings & late nights but it’s been brilliant. Amazing to be a part of the first professional county season & I think we saw a decent amount of cricket 😅
We’ve crunched the numbers & here are our 2025 cricket season stats 📊🏏
We started the summer in Durham & finished in Southampton 🚗
6️⃣1️⃣ games covered
3️⃣1️⃣ games together
1️⃣8️⃣ international
4️⃣3️⃣ county
2️⃣6️⃣ teams
8️⃣competitions/tours
3️⃣county tiers
We started the summer in Durham & finished in Southampton 🚗
6️⃣1️⃣ games covered
3️⃣1️⃣ games together
1️⃣8️⃣ international
4️⃣3️⃣ county
2️⃣6️⃣ teams
8️⃣competitions/tours
3️⃣county tiers
September 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
If you want to feel tired, this is a great thread 🤣
An incredible season, lots of hard work, plenty of early mornings & late nights but it’s been brilliant. Amazing to be a part of the first professional county season & I think we saw a decent amount of cricket 😅
An incredible season, lots of hard work, plenty of early mornings & late nights but it’s been brilliant. Amazing to be a part of the first professional county season & I think we saw a decent amount of cricket 😅
One Day Cup Final 2025 🏆
September 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
One Day Cup Final 2025 🏆
✍️ The Lowdown on Man City
Fun to provide the inside track again on Man City as they take on Spurs this Friday ⚽️
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Fun to provide the inside track again on Man City as they take on Spurs this Friday ⚽️
www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2025/se...
The lowdown on Man City | Polly Starkie
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September 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
✍️ The Lowdown on Man City
Fun to provide the inside track again on Man City as they take on Spurs this Friday ⚽️
www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2025/se...
Fun to provide the inside track again on Man City as they take on Spurs this Friday ⚽️
www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2025/se...
Spoke too soon! Join us on commentary from 10:20 for the One Day Cup semi final between The Blaze & Lancashire 🏏
September 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Spoke too soon! Join us on commentary from 10:20 for the One Day Cup semi final between The Blaze & Lancashire 🏏
21 games on commentary (I think!) this summer 🎙️🏏
It’s been an absolute pleasure to cover the first professional county season doing both Tier 1 & 2
Thankyou to all those who have trusted me on the mic & those I’ve worked with…on to 2026
It’s been an absolute pleasure to cover the first professional county season doing both Tier 1 & 2
Thankyou to all those who have trusted me on the mic & those I’ve worked with…on to 2026
September 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
21 games on commentary (I think!) this summer 🎙️🏏
It’s been an absolute pleasure to cover the first professional county season doing both Tier 1 & 2
Thankyou to all those who have trusted me on the mic & those I’ve worked with…on to 2026
It’s been an absolute pleasure to cover the first professional county season doing both Tier 1 & 2
Thankyou to all those who have trusted me on the mic & those I’ve worked with…on to 2026