What a summer of cricket we have had.
The World Cup, the Ashes, and that Ben Stokes hundred over the Pennines at Headingley.
People who have never watched the game before were dragged in by the drama, sheer human endeavour and character on show.
So what better way for a Mancunian cricket fan to mark the end of this summer's action than an evening with two of the sport's most recognisable personalities.
The newly knighted Sir Geoffrey Boycott is joined at the Bridgewater Hall by his Test Match Special sparring partner Jonathan 'Aggers' Agnew, a former professional bowler, now journalist and commentator.
As ever, Sir Geoffrey is his at his gruff, no-nonsense Yorkshire best.
There's no mention of the recent controversy surrounding the honour bestowed on him by outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May.
But that hasn't stopped Sir Geoffrey from being his outspoken, sometimes controversial self.
He is best when he waxes lyrical about the game he loves, and still clearly has a deep passion for aged 78.
The former batsman recalls match statistics from 50 years ago as if they happened yesterday, and speaks about today's game with an insight which is second to none, especially about his beloved Test match cricket.
The first half of tonight's two hour show starts with an examination of the summer just gone, the best English cricket has experienced for many a year.
Aggers then takes Sir Geoffrey back to the memorable moments in his career, often played in black and white on a video screen.
For younger generations of cricket fans, Sir Geoffrey is the blunt bastion of Test match cricket, lamenting the apparent decline in top order batsman since his day.
To most others in the audience of the older generations, he is also the blunt bastion of Test match cricket, but remembered as the batsman who simply refused to give up his wicket without a battle.
I could listen all day to Aggers and Sir Geoffrey regale in tales of old, even if a lot of the stories of games and players before my time.
Listening to the pair on Test Match Special with their juxtaposing styles, everything seems okay in the world, as if you are transported to another world where nothing matters other than the next ball.
There is the gentle ribbing, with Aggers prodding the easily prank-able Boycott, and the serious moments of commentary and observation, the Bridgewater Hall is transformed into the BBC airwaves for the evening.
A much-loved national institution to many, the show transported us back to that summer. But like the seasons of the year, it had to end. Until November in New Zealand, that is.
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