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Eastcote's Dan Travers talks all things Div 2

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Eastcote went into Division 2 without mentioning promotion, then won games by chasing and bowling second.

Dan Hough opens from Twickenham with Sal beside him, and the show begins in its usual conversational rhythm. The early stretch wanders through football, a home win, clean sheets, and a bit of Arsenal talk. From there, it moves into the cricket interview at the centre of the episode. Dan Travers joins from Eastcote to talk about the side's promotion season. The setup is simple enough: one in a run of conversations with captains of teams that won the league or earned promotion. Travers explains how Eastcote finished the year strongly and why they had enough in hand to go up. He talks through a chase that always felt live because the pitch and batting line-up gave them belief. He says Harrow are known for runs on the board and chaseable totals, which helped keep things calm even after what they felt was their worst bowling spell of the season. The batting depth in the side, especially Anna, Jaymond, and Ron, backed that confidence. The game shifted when the opposition brought back their strike bowler early, and Travers describes that as the key gamble. Ron then got run out from an unreal direct hit from Devon, and that became the turning point. Travers says he was out a few overs later and, after that, the chase was effectively done. The discussion then steps back from the match and into the wider shape of the season. Eastcote had already secured promotion with four games to spare. Travers reflects that the team may have spent too much getting there and probably peaked before the season was finished. Even so, he is clear that the opposition deserved the result and that Devon led them well. The closing stretch moves to next year and the club's plans. Travers mentions hopes for a new clubhouse and a new pavilion. The hosts pick up the detail with easy humour, including the idea of bringing Ron along to do the opening. The episode ends on a familiar note of congratulations and a promise to keep listeners posted on what comes next.

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A conversational promotion story with pressure, risk, and a hard-earned finish.

The piece moves from a stretch of football banter into Eastcote's promotion story, and it works best once it settles on cricket. Dan Travers gives it a grounded edge, talking plainly about the pressure of the chase and what it cost to get there.

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Listen for Eastcote's promotion story and the direct-hit turning point in the chase.

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