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 into the NZC Hall of Fame.

In 52 Test matches, he scored 2,668 runs, including three centuries and 16 half-centuries, while also taking 27 wickets.

He also claims the unique accolade of captaining New Zealand to three historic, successive Test series victories in 1985 and 1986: against Australia in Australia, against Australia in New Zealand, and against England in England – all of which were first-time achievements.

In 88 One Day Internationals, he scored 1,874 runs and took a further 54 wickets. He was also one of the finest slip fielders in the world, earning him the nickname "The Mantis".

Since his retirement in 1987, he has gone on to become one of the most recognisable and admired voices in the commentary box, and is back in England this summer to commentate for Test Match Special during the ongoing Test series between England and New Zealand.

The legendary Jeremy Coney first joined the show last week, discussing how he fell in love with cricket, his playing career with New Zealand, and his broadcasting career.

In Part 2, we pick up the interview as Jeremy recalls taking on the imperious West Indies of the 1980s.

Also on this week's episode, Church and Vickers continue their hard-hitting segment, "What Cricket Sound Is This?", while Church delivers a sermon reflecting on the Parish XI's game against the Florists of Little Whining last Sunday.

A huge thank you to Jeremy Coney for joining the podcast over the past couple of weeks to regale us with his fascinating stories of old.

Another big thank you goes to our friends at Newbery Cricket, who are offering their award-winning SPS bat as this month's competition giveaway. You can read all about it here:
https://www.wisden.com/cricket-features/the-bat-test-2026

You can also check out the premium equipment Newbery has to offer here.

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