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Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastEngland v West Indies plus usual O60s and O70s Round UpWe focus at the start of this week’s episode on the England versus West Indies series which by the time we finished recording had seen England comfortably win the first two ODI’s and both Lions matches with just one more ODI to come on Sunday June 22nd.We discuss what we think the England selectors might have learnt from this series.Scorecards here: England Seniors Play Cricket Grant wears his Chair of Selectors hat and picks his England team for the first Grey Ashes ODI versus Australia which will be at Little...2025-06-2054 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastO60s and O70s County Cricket Round UpVirtually a full programme of O60s and O70s matches this weekWe give a shout out to several players from Bedfordshire who have reached 200 matches in county seniors cricketAnd to Chris Evans from Surrey who recently scored his 100th 100 You can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 County Championship here: https://seniorscountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Matches?tab=FixtureHere’s the link to the England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship website: https://6070cc.co.uk Team...2025-06-1342 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastRoy Singh - West Indies O60s Tour to EnglandThe West Indies O60s team arrive in England on Saturday June 14th to play 3 ODI’s against England plus two matches v the England Lions - all in the space of 8 days!We are delighted to be joined in this bonus episode by Roy SinghRoy is a the wicketkeeper for the West Indies O60s plus he’s the Secretary for the Cricket West Indies Masters Association We talk about the structure and history of West Indies Masters cricket before delving into the O60s squad that will be in action...2025-06-1030 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastEngland O60s Teams plus weekly round upThe O60s programme was back in action this week. The O70s matches though on Thursday were hit by the weather. Our star cameo guest this week is Wales scorer Judith Tucker. Regular listeners will know that what seems like several years ago (given how often he mentions it) Grant had to retire with an injury v Wales and in the scorebook he was listed as 'Retired Out' which he disputed! I caught up with Judith during the Cornwall v Wales match this week to revisit that decision!Grant and I spent our episode p...2025-06-0652 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastEngland O60s Matches plus O70s round upWith the exception of one match the rain wiped out Tuesdays O60s programme with the only other O60s match played this week being the one that saw Hertfordshire beat Buckinghamshire in the carried over 3rd XI Vase Final.The O70s had a full programme this week which we cover.With so little O60s Cricket to report on we focused our attention on the England O60s matches and our thoughts on what the selectors will have learnt from the games between England and Wales, England and Scotland and England Lions and...2025-05-3043 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastWeekly round up of O60s/ 070s CricketGrant is back and brings with him a new meaning of ‘GOAT’ - Game Over Before Tea! And that’s how a lot of matches were this week! Come on folks we need some edge of the seat finishes to fill the grounds! We’re still keen to know about female players who have played in the O60s or O70s county championship competitions and if any brothers are currently playing either for the same or different countiesWhilst we are recoding England are playing Wales in the first international match of th...2025-05-2345 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastO60s O70s action, John Evans plus England O60s teamsAnother action packed week of O60s and O70s county championship cricketPlus John Evans looks ahead to the O70s England Trials in June in readiness for defending the Silver Ashes and the O70s World Cup at the start of 2026Chris Dennis is looking for someone to replace him on the National back of house teamPaul Dawkins tells how he got Cornwall O70s underwayYou can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 County Championship here: https://seniorscountychampionship...2025-05-1644 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastWeekly O60s /O70s round up and England O60s trialsAll divisions of the O60s and O70s county cricket championships were in action this weekWe pick out the highlights of what happened and we look at how the England O60s two trial matches wentYou can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 County Championship here: https://seniorscountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Matches?tab=FixtureThe scorecards for England matches, including the O60s trial matches, can be found on the England Seniors Play Cricket siteHere’s the link to th...2025-05-1140 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastO60s/70s Cricket - 2025 Season Week 1!The O60s and O70s county cricket championships are underway with matches in the O60s 1st and 2nd XI competitions and the O70s 2nd and 3rd XI competitions.We review what happened including the O60s Div 2 Cup Final carried over from 2024 between Wales and Oxfordshire.One week in and we’ve already seen some incredible performances including in O60s Div 1 North a match featuring two massive hundreds and almost 650 runs plus in Div 1 South two five-fors. We're had a player going from a combined 0-84 in 2024 to a match winning 6-4...2025-05-0246 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastO60s/70s - 2025 Season PreviewIts April 25th and next week the O60s and O70s county championships begin with matches in the 60s 1st and 2nd XI competitions and the O70s 2nd and 3rd XI competitionsWe begin the episode with a little look back on what happened in 2024 and we review two carried over finals that have been played this week - the O60s 1st XI Vase Final and the O60s 2nd XI Bowl FinalIn our look ahead to 2025 season we remind ourselves of any changes that have been made to both the...2025-04-2541 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastAidan Dennis reporting on the Malta Seniors Cricket FestivalThe Malta Seniors Cricket Festival took place between the 28th of March and the 5th of April at the Marsa sports club under the direction of tournament, founder and director Frank Spiteri and tournament referee Barrie Burns.Eight teams took part in this event which has been going since 2018 and not only provides a fantastic opportunity to play pre-season warm weather cricket but also raises not insignificant money for local charities and this year that included Ron Hedley's prostate cancer awareness walk fund as Ron organised a walk during the event.Aidan Dennis organised the...2025-04-1732 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastMike Hayden - Wales in Cape Town and the season aheadMike Hayden is the captain of Wales O60s 1st XI. In March the team took part in a tournament in Cape Town alongside Zimbabwe (who went unbeaten and won the event), two evenly matched teams from South Africa, USA and USA A. Wales finished 3rd. We talk to Mike about the tournament which involved playing six matches in eight days and how to manage that workload when most players are used to playing only once or twice a week. We also discuss the idea of Wales O60s splitting into two 1st XI teams. An...2025-04-0835 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastPaul Farbrace talking cricket and coachingPaul Farbrace is the Director of Cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club as well as being a Vice-President of the Seniors County Cricket Championship Paul makes a welcome return to the podcast. Since we first talked in April 2024 Paul has led Sussex to the County Championship Division Two Championship and the T20 Blast Finals day.We catch up with Paul on his ambitions for Sussex in 2025, his thoughts on how to re-organise the county competitions, especially given the money going into the county game on the back of the Hundred franchise sale revenues. Pa...2025-04-0146 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastDarryl Woods : Coach, YouTuber, NED, ChairDarryl Woods wears numerous cricket and sports hats including heading up Oxfordshire Cricket Seniors, being an Non-Executive Director on the Oxfordshire Cricket Board as well as being a Cricket Coach and YouTuber via his sports channel Ox Sports UnleashedAnd now England O60s trialist! We enjoyed talking to Darryl about the forthcoming trial matches, his work as a cricket coach, seniors cricket generally and not forgetting the ball he trapped Grant with lbw in 2024. Grant is still waiting for the DRS review to come through! If you enjoy the show please do te...2025-03-1941 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastTony Panecasio - Ashes, World Cup, 2025....Tony Panecasio played a key part in Australia winning the O60s 2024 World Cup in Chennai and the Grey Ashes in November and December 2024.Tony had combined figures across the World Cup semi-final and final of 10-45 with his 4-32 in the final including a couple of stunning caught and bowled's. He won the trophy for most wickets at the 2024 O60s World Cup.In the Grey Ashes Tony took 10 wickets in the series bowling a full compliment of 9 overs in 4 of the 5 matches including 2 when he wasn’t in the batting XI.We...2025-03-0731 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastRaise the Bat! We've got to 50!Who would've thought that just over a year since we launched we would be already pushing that quick single into a gap in the covers to get to our 50!Thank you to all our listeners and guests who made our first '50' such an enjoyable experience. We're taking fresh guard and looking to build on this foundation. In this 50th episode we talk about some of the highlights of a just over a year of podcasting. Episode one went out on February 4th 2024 which was a short introductory episode to get us on...2025-03-0229 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastScotland Seniors Cricket - Plans and Ambitions with Clark McConnachieClark McConnachie is the captain of Scotland O60s.In this episode we talk to Clark about what's going on domestically as well as internationally for Scotland senior cricketers.Clark explains how for many years Scotland Over 60s and 70s have been under the banner of the Scotland Forty Club District but that all changed in the autumn when Scotland Seniors was set up to cover the current range of international age groups for Seniors Cricket: Over 40s, Over 50s, Over 60s and Over 70s.Clark explains how Scotland are currently preparing their...2025-02-1729 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket Podcast2025 Championship Structures with Dave MurphyDave Murphy is the new chair of the national 60s/70s county cricket championship. In this episode Dave talks us through the changes that have been made to the county championship structures for 2025. If you are aged 65+ then listen out for what Dave has to say about a special tournament potentially coming your way at the beginning of August.For the O60s 1st XI competition there are five groups instead of the six from 2024. The phase 2 structure from 2024 has been replaced with a straight knockout stage. There is one new team, Dorset, making 34 in t...2025-01-2935 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastEngland O70s update and new O60s/70s website with Chris LoweChris Lowe is the England O70s team manager and the driving force behind the new look Seniors County Championship website for England and Wales.We kick off getting an update from Chris on what’s happening with England O70s as they look ahead to the next O70s World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand in March 2026.England O70s are planning a 16 day tour of Australia immediately prior to the World Cup which includes three ODI’s v Australia.On the website front the new look site includes a big design refr...2025-01-2129 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastWinter Physical Preparation with Paolo IorioPaolo Iorio is a practising osteopath based in Derbyshire who for the last 2 to 3 years has also been working with the England O60s team.We talk to Paolo about the role of an osteopath and then Paolo offers up lots of tips and advice for O60s and O70s cricketers who are beginning to think about the season ahead and their fitness / mobility.Paolo’s advice revolves around consistency in terms of a daily routine that might involve some strength and conditioning, some flexibility work and some sort of cardio vascular activity which co...2025-01-1036 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastChris ’Noddy’ Dearden - Lancashire LegendWe kickoff the New Year talking to a Lancashire legend – Chris ’Noddy’ DeardenWe begin by establishing why Chris is known to many people in the cricket world as ‘Noddy’ and then talk about his early days playing for Littleborough in the Central Lancashire League rubbing shoulders with teammates who included Sir Garfield Sobers and Joel GarnerChris has had an illustrious Lancashire Seniors cricket career representing the county’s O50s/60s in excess of 130 times, scoring lots of runs and taking many wickets.Chris made his debut for England O60s in 2019 and...2025-01-0340 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastRash and Mel Mahmood - Tour ReflectionsWe chat with Rash and Mel about their experiences of the England Over 60s cricket tour to Australia in November and December.Rash was the man on the microphone keeping all of us who tuned into the live YouTube feed in the early hours entertained as well as informed.Mel was one of the two England umpires on the tour and officiated some of the state games which the England team used as warmup and mid ODI matches.We had great fun talking to Rush and Mel as they reflected on their fabulous...2024-12-2746 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastEngland v Australia O60s ODI's 4 and 5 - our series awards and guest thanks for 2024England finished the Grey Ashes series on a high by beating Australia in the final two ODI’s The series thus finished 3-2 to Australia We review both matches and give our perspective on the entire series and where we believe the differences between the two sides wereWe also announce our ‘Man of the Series’ and ‘Champagne Moments’ We wrap up this episode with a thank you to all 16 guests who have appeared on the show throughout 2024One more episode to come before the end of 2024 Here’s a link t...2024-12-1649 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastReview of England v Australia O60s 3rd ODIIn a last over finish Australia beat England by 2 wickets to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the Grey Ashes. A low scoring tense match saw England almost valiantly defend 169 but it wasn’t to be. So congratulations to the Australians.We analyse the match from our live watching throughout the night on You Tube and on You Tube catch up.We recorded this episode live in Northamptonshire so if it sounds a touch echoey that’s why.You can follow all the action on the England O60s Facebook page which will also...2024-12-0624 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastAustralia v England O60s - Review of ODI's 1 and 2England O60s are undertaking a 5 week tour of Australia which involves 14 matches including five ODI's v Australia. In this episode we review the first two ODI's which have both been won fairly comfortably by Australia. We analyse where we think the differences have been and how we think England need to react in order to be best positioned to win the final three matches and retain the Grey Ashes. Including our thoughts on the England line up for the 3rd ODI which we will review in our next episode. Between now and t...2024-11-2927 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastAustralia O60s Captain Peter JensenEngland O60s are undertaking a 5 week tour of Australia which involves 14 matches including five ODI's v Australia, who of course beat England in the O60s World Cup final in Chennai in March. In the last episode we talked with England O60s captain Edward Gordon Lennox so we are delighted to welcome to this episode of the podcast Australia O60s captain Peter Jensen.Peter looks ahead to the series and gives us some insights into the Australia preparation including working with a squad (because of the logistics) of just 13 players. He talks a...2024-11-2228 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastEngland O60s Captain - Edward Gordon LennoxEngland O60s are undertaking a 5 week tour of Australia which involves 14 matches. We are delighted to welcome to the podcast England O60s captain Edward Gordon Lennox. Ed shares his thoughts on the tour, captaincy, and leading a squad which includes 18 players, a tour manager, 2 umpires, a scorer, a commentator, an osteopath and 14 wives / partners.We recorded with Ed a few days before the main party boarded the plane to Australia. The first match is a one off ODI v New Zealand at Wynnum Manly CC in Brisbane on November 17th. Three wa...2024-11-1525 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastBlood on the Tracks with David TossellOn this week's episode we are delighted to welcome Buckinghamshire O60s 2nd XI captain and prolific sports author David Tossell. David has written 20 books largely about cricket and football in the 1970s - the era when most listeners to this podcast were avidly following cricket even though media coverage was scant. David's latest book 'Blood on the Tracks' is a masterpiece of research and writing covering the infamous Ashes series of 1974/75 when England came up against Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson in combination for the first time.England would lose 4 of the...2024-11-0131 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastRash Mahmood - England O60s CommentatorOn this week's episode we are delighted to welcome England O60s commentator Rash Mahmood.Rash explains how he landed this prestigious role, his experience of the O60s World Cup in India and how he is looking forward to the tour of Australia for the Grey Ashes.He gives some insights into being in the England camp as well as an overview of the work of the commentator and the technical set up. He gives a big shout out to Steve Dellow who has been instrumental in providing the live coverage. We...2024-10-2541 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket Podcast2025 Structure Ideas and BallsIn this episode we talk about ideas for 2025 - particularly in relation to the O60s 1st XI competition.Grant shares a league structure idea developed by Northants O50s scorer and podcast listener Nathan Armstrong.Trevor has his own, possibly radical thoughts, focusing on speeding up matches whilst extending the phase 2 Cup stage from 12 to 16 teams. Plus we talk pink balls - especially for those of us who are colour blind What are your thoughts on 2025? O60s, O70s - all divisions. Let us know and...2024-10-1829 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastRest of the World with Colin Walters and John CourtneyIn this episode we chat with Colin Walters and John Courtney who run the Rest of the World seniors cricket teams.We talk about their participation in the 2022 and 2024 O60s World Cup tournaments, their upcoming 10th anniversary tournament in Dubai and 2025 planned tours of New Zealand and Zimbabwe You can find your more at https://restoftheworld.co.ukHere is the link the O60s / O70s Play Cricket site: O60s / O70s Play Cricket and you can keep up to date with all the fixtures and results for England Seniors f...2024-10-1130 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastSpecial Guest: Kev Watson and Special Mention: Howard SmithIn this episode we chat with Yorkshire O60s skipper and England player Kev Watson.We talk about this year’s O60s Cup final in which Yorkshire lost to Lancashire, the Tri-Nations, Kev’s thoughts on Phase 2, plans for Yorkshire for 2025 and how he is preparing and looking forward to the England O60s trip to Australia in November and December for the Grey Ashes. We also mention the Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed on Kent’s Howard Smith. You can read more about that here.Here is the link the O60s / O70s Pl...2024-09-2729 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastTri-Nations and O60s Dream TeamsIn this episode we cover the Over 60s International Tri-Nations tournament that took place in North Wales on the 17th 18th and 19th of September 2024 featuring teams from Scotland, Wales, England, and the England Lions.We also pay tribute to the fantastic work that Ron Hedley from Buckinghamshire has done raising almost £50,000 for prostate cancer awareness culminating in a grand finale at Lords on his 75th birthday – September 15, 2024We also reveal our own Over 60s dream teams for 2024.The criteria was that we either had to have played against the players we selected thi...2024-09-2043 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastLancashire and Middlesex triumph in O60s and O70s FinalsIt’s been the final week of the over 60s and over 70s county cricket championship competitions with eight finals scheduled for the O60s and the 1st XI Cup final for the O70sBut no-one told the weather!Of the 9 finals 4 will now be played at the start of the 2025 season, 2 were decided by DLS and 3 were completed.Congratulations to all the winners - as well as Essex who won the O60s 4th Division and Hertfordshire who are champions of the O70s 2nd XI competition. Next week we...2024-09-1337 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastO60s County Cricket Semis and O70s FinalsIt is the penultimate week of the over 60s and over 70s county cricket championship competitionsIn the over 60s it's been semi-final week for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd XI’s and the penultimate week of group matches for the 4th XI’s. In the over 70s it's been the final of the 1st XI Vase and Bowl competitions and the penultimate week of group matches for the 2nd XI’s. We review all the action and then look forward to the final week which sees eight finals in the over 60s competit...2024-09-0640 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastO60s semis line up complete plus who made it through to the O70s finalsThis is the podcast that covers the One 60s and Over 70s county cricket championships.Phase 2 of the O60s 1st and 2nd XI competition is complete. So who’s made the semi-finals of the Cup, Vase and Bowl in both divisions? And who were the victors in the 3rd XI Cup and Vase quarter finals? Plus who’s looking good to win the 4th XI comp with 2 rounds to go? And in the O70s 1st XI who were victorious in the Cup, Vase and Bowl semi-finals? And who’s lo...2024-08-3053 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastWho's going to make the O60s semis? plus O70s Quarter finals round upSo who's going to make the semi-finals of the O60s 1st XI comps? Lots of places across the Cup, Vase and Bowl still to play for in next week's final round of phase 2 matches. In the O60s 2nd XI phase 2 it was round 4 of 5 this week in the Cup, Vase and Bowl groups and again lots of places up for grabs in the semis going in to next week's final phase 2 matches. So what are your thoughts on phase 2? Use the 'send us a text message' button or drop an email to podcast@tre...2024-08-2348 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastThe O60s and 70s county cricket championships heading towards their final weeksWe cover matches played on Tuesday August 13th and 15th In the O60s 1st XI phase 2 its round 6 of 8 in the Cup, Vase and Bowl groups so the semi final places now very much up for grabsIn the O60s 2nd XI phase 2 its round 3 of 5 in the Cup, Vase and Bowl groupsO60s Div 3 haș finished so we now know the line up for the Cup and Vase quarter finals O60s Div 4 has a few more rounds to go with the league positions to decide the wi...2024-08-1635 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastEngland win the O70s World Cup!England win the O70s World Cup! Our guest on this special episode is England's World Cup winning captain John Evans from GloucestershireJohn shares with us what it was like to be the England captain particularly during the final against Australia, a team that England had lost to in the group stages.Grant was at the final at Wormsley as a spectator so was able to witness first hand England's terrific victory.You can get all the stats and scorecards and everything else about the over 70s World Cup tournament:2024-08-1628 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastNew England Skipper and Ashes Squad Announced - O70s World Cup and Weekly Round UpWhat a week its been for O60s / 70s cricket.Richard Merriman steps down as England O60s skipper and is replaced by vice-captain Edward Gordon-Lennox. Then a couple of days later there is the announcement of the squad to travel to Australia for the Grey Ashes. Six players included who didn't play in the World Cup including a couple we don't really know. Plus the O70s World Cup is reaching its latter stages. And we've got a round up of all the matches played in the county championship this week including...2024-08-0842 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastOver 60s and 70s County Round up plus what's been happening in the 70s Cricket World CupWe round up all the Over 60s and 70s action over the last two weeks highlighting some great individual performances - tune in to see if you get a mention - plus we see what's been happening in the first three rounds of the Over 70s Cricket world Cup. Over 70s World Cup Play Cricket Site This episode is going out live on Friday, August 2, 2024 which means we're at the halfway point of the Over 60s Division One phase 2 matches whilst the Over 60s Division Two counties started their phase 2 matches this week....2024-08-0256 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastOver 70s Cricket World Cup PreviewOur special guest is England Over 70s team manager and co-organiser of the Over 70s World Cup Chris LoweChris looks ahead to the tournament which features seven nations beginning a round robin tournament on Sunday July 28th with after six matches each the top 2 going into the final at the Wormsley cricket ground on Sunday August 11th.The competing nations are Australia, New Zealand, Wales, Sri Lanka, Canada, India and EnglandYou can find the fixtures here : Over 70s World Cup FixturesAnd details of the England squad here : England Ov...2024-07-2619 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastEngland v Pakistan review plus all the 60s and 70s actionWe recorded just before the start of the 5th and final England v Pakiston O60s ODI with England recovering from losing the first game to leading 2-1 with match 3 abandoned. We review the first 4 matches along with all the action in this week’s over 60s and over 70s national county cricket competition.This is week two for the over 60s 1st XI phase 2 competition and next week is the final replay week for the over 60s 2nd XI competition. We take a look at all the matches played this week. We also...2024-07-1935 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastSpecial Guest - Sybil Ruscoe - Broadcaster and JournalistSybil grew up on the boundaries of Shropshire cricket fields watching her dad, an all-rounder, play club and works cricket. Sybil is a journalist and broadcaster and was the first woman to present cricket on British terrestrial TV with the BAFTA and RTS award-winning C4 Cricket and C4 Cricket Roadshow. She interviewed scores of cricketers, from Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Colin Cowdrey and Sir Vivian Richards to Sir Curtly Ambrose, Steve Waugh and Sachin Tendulkar.Sybil was a launch presenter on BBC Radio 5 Live, where she presented programmes from Lord’s and Edgbaston. She...2024-07-1235 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastO60s and O70s County Cricket Round Up - July 2nd and 4thThe O60s 1st XI Group competitions concluded this week so we look at the results and how they then affected the make up of the phase two matches in which the top two teams from each of the six groups have progressed into the last 12 for the cup competition.The 12 are divided into two groups based on geographical location and they will play each other home and away between July 9th and August 27th with the exception that you don't play the team you already play in your regional group.It seems finishing third...2024-07-0541 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastEngland v Pakistan O60s ODI’s Preview with England Captain Richard MerrimanRichard Merriman is back on the show – in this episode the England O60s captain looks ahead to the five match ODI series versus PakistanThis series will be a big challenge for Richard and his team as they come up against opposition containing former international and first-class players led by Saleem Malik who played 386 international matches, including 103 Test matches, for PakistanPakistan were the inaugural winners of the O60s World Cup in 2022 but unfortunately visa issues meant they couldn’t defend the trophy earlier this year when Australia beat England in the final2024-07-0326 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastRuns Galore in the 60s and 70s County Cricket ChampionshipLots of matches and lots of runs this weekWe review the matches played across the various O60s and O70 divisions on June 25th and 27th.It's replay week on July 2nd in the O60s Div 1 - can Surrey make the top 2 or will their defence of the title end here? They've got no game on replay week so will be relying on others. Wales smash 409/5 in O60s div 1 - highest of the season so far we think. Anyone know the all time record team score in 60s/70s? We a...2024-06-2848 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastO60s O70s Round Up June 18th and 20thThe O60s Div 1 is nearing the end of the group stage so we look at this week's matches with one more week to go plus the replay week.Also covered all the matches in O60s Div2, Div 3 and Div 4 plus both O70s Divisions.A shout to those who were behind the excellent live coverage of England O60s in the recent match v Wales If you’d like to contact us then you can do so now by text message – you will see when you find the podcast episode on your...2024-06-2141 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastO60s & O70s County Cricket Championship w/c June 3rd and 10thWith Trevor away last week this bumper episode of the Silver Stumps podcast features matches from w/c June 3rd and w/c June 10th across the various O60s and O70 divisions.We do a fairly rapid walk-through of what’s happened picking out some individual and team highlights and we cover the one sided England v Wales O60s international played on June 12th. Scorecard here In the previous episode we mentioned Stephen 'Ned' Kelly who has now reached 150 matches. We had great responses from others who have played considerably more matches across the...2024-06-1453 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastEngland O60s Win - Ned Kelly - Jeff Baxter - O70s Runs Outs and 1066Even though yet again this week's O60s and O70s County Championship programme was decimated by the weather we've got another packed podcast for your enjoyment.We mention Oxfordshire's Stephen 'Ned' Kelly who is approaching 150 matches which made us wonder who out there has played more O50s, O60s and O70s matches combined so if that is you or one of your teammates please do drop us some details to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.ukGrant has tracked down Jeff Baxter who we think might be one of the more elderly players competing i...2024-05-3130 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastO60s / 70s County Cricket Round Up - England O60s Squads AnnouncedIn this weeks episode of the Silver Stumps podcast we have a look at the two England over 60s squads announced for the matches against The Forty Club Scotland District on May 30th at Marton cricket club near Middlesbrough (1pm start) and on May 31st at Hartlepool cricket club (10.30am start) Once again during the County championship week a number of matches were either cancelled or abandoned but we do review the ones that took place across the four divisions of the Over 60s County Cricket Championship on May 21st and across the two divisions of the Ove...2024-05-2440 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastToo much Rain! A review of O60s & O70s cricket May 14th and 16thToo much rain is a very apt title for this weeks episode of the Silver Stumps podcast as we review the few games on May 14th and May 16th that survived the weather in the latest round of over 60s and 70s county championship matches.If you played there's a good chance you get a mention this week!We also mention the recently announced England O70s World Cup squad for this prestigious tournament which is taking place in England starting on July 28th - details of the tournament and the England squad here: O70...2024-05-1730 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastO60s and O70s Cricket - Review of May 7th and 9th MatchesIn this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee review the O60s and 70s matches that took place on May 7th and 9th.The lads pick out some highlights from all divisions across both competitions name checking those who do well and maybe not so well!Are you mentioned? Tune in to find out! Check out all the results on the O60s/O70s Play Cricket pages And here's the link to O60s/O70s website We are looking for...2024-05-1035 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastO60s County Cricket Championship - week 2 ReviewIn this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee review the matches that took place on the second week of the season for the Over 60s Championship with 9 games surviving the weather.Top bowler of the week was Lincolnshire’s Roy Tilley with 5-41 and top batter was England captain Richard Merriman from Derbyshire who made the highest score of the season so far with 123 not out. We mention in the episode the England Internationals Past and Present Dinner which will be on Friday 27th September at Edgbaston and i...2024-05-0230 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastWeek One Review - Week Two PreviewIn this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee review the matches that took place on the first day of the season for the Over 60s Championship - April 23rd - and look forward to week two matches scheduled for April 30thA number of games were cancelled and have been rearranged for the replay date of July 2ndThere were no matches played in the North and Midlands groups with Essex winning the only matching the East group and Sussex the only match in the South-East group. Al...2024-04-2628 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastMark Shepherd - Winning the 60s ChampionshipIn this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast Mark Shepherd captain of the 2023 O60s Championship winners Surrey joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee.We talk about how Surrey went from being 9th seeds in the last 16 draw for the championship to the eventual winners and their journey along the way including removing co-host Grant Timms in the last 16 match for 0 and on his home ground at Rushden!In fact getting their opponents top players out for nought was a pattern that Surrey established removing the dangerous Arthur Worthington for 0 in the quarter-final against S...2024-04-2230 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastDave Murphy - O60s/70s formats for 2024In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast National Management team man and Warwickshire player Dave Murphy joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to explain the new look formats for 2024, in particular the phase two group stages for the O60s 1st and 2nd XI competitions.Here’s a summary of the formats:O60s 1st XI : 33 teams in 6 groups (it was 5 in 2023) - North (6 teams) - East (5), Midlands (5), South East (5), South East Midlands (6) and SouthWest (6).The top 2 teams in each group progress in the Championship Cup phase 2 league which will be ge...2024-04-1625 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastPaul Farbrace - Coaching, Fitness, Technique and Tips for O60s CricketersIn this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast Sussex head coach Paul Farbrace joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to talk coaching, fitness, techniques and tips for Over 60s cricketers. Paul provides a fascinating insight into being an international cricket coach as well as providing a host of tips and advice for Over 60s cricketers from being passionate about playing to learning how to master the reverse sweep. As a coach Paul explains that the greatest thing a coach can have is empathy whilst getting to know players as a person and being there to...2024-04-0545 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastAllan Lamb - Career, Cycle Slam 2024 and Prostate CancerIn this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast former England and Northamptonshire superstar Allan Lamb joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to talk about his career, his thoughts on current cricket and his battle with prostate cancer and his participation in Cycle Slam 2024 which is a 1200 km bike ride from Rome to Nice - April 13th to 25th.Allan made his test debut aged 28 and went on the play for England 79 times scoring 4656 runs including 14 centuries. A 2020 poll named him as Northamptonshire’s greatest player of all time.During the episode we briefly discuss a...2024-03-2732 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastRon’s March for Prostate CancerIn this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast Buckinghamshire’s Ron Hedley joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to talk about the amazing walks he has organised with over 60s cricket counties to raise awareness of Prostate Cancer and raise money for the Bob Willis Fund.Ron’s walks were inspired by one he went on in the North-East which was headed by Jeff Stelling from Sky SportsAt the time of recording Ron has galvanised 18 counties into action with another 10 planning walks and has raised right now £32,000The walks started in 2023 and t...2024-03-1535 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastOver 60s Cricket World Cup Final Review with England captain Richard MerrimanIn this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast England O60s captain Richard Merriman joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to reflect on the Over 60s Cricket World Cup final in which England were beaten by Australia.Richard is very candid in his recognition that this was ultimately a game too far for his team and that the Australians were well deserved winners who were particularly awesome in the field as well as very accurate with their bowling.Richard also talks about the time after the final when the squad spent time with the...2024-03-0827 minSilver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastEngland skipper Richard Merriman looks ahead to the World Cup FinalThe Over 60s World Cup has reached the final stage. In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast England O60s captain Richard Merriman joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to talk about England’s progress to the final on Friday March 1st where they will take on Australia.Richard refers to EPIC as the team strategy:Enthusiastic, Energised, EagerPositive and PurposefulThe IC stands for International Cricket The line up for all the finals is as follows:World Cup Final: England v Australia 3rd...2024-02-2821 minSilver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastOver 60’s Cricket World Cup - end of week one updateOver 60’s Cricket World Cup Group Matches UpdateThe Silver Stumps cricket podcast is aimed at cricketers aged 60+ and is co-hosted by veteran county cricketers Grant Timms and Trevor Lee.In this, episode 3, Grant and Trevor catch up on how the O60s Cricket World Cup is progressing. The episode was recorded on Friday, February 23rd at which point all teams, with the exception of England and the USA, had played four of their five group matchesWith England being the only team with a 100% record after Australia in group B wer...2024-02-2321 minSilver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastOver 60’s Cricket World Cup Preview with England captain Richard MerrimanThe Silver Stumps cricket podcast is aimed at cricketers aged 60+ and is co-hosted by veteran county cricketers Grant Timms and Trevor Lee.In this, episode 2, we talk to England captain Richard Merriman who shares great insights into the preparation and planning for the England Over 60s cricket team ahead of the Over 60s cricket World Cup which starts in Chennai in India on Monday, February 19th.This is a fascinating insight from the captain’s point of view as Richard shares with us all the things that need to be taken into account as he an...2024-02-0833 minSilver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastWelcome to Silver Stumps - the Over 60's Cricket PodcastWelcome to the Silver Stumps Over 60s Cricket Podcast. This is episode 1 of the Silver Stumps podcast - the cricket podcast aimed at cricketers aged 60+ and co-hosted by veteran county cricketers Grant Timms and Trevor Lee.The Silver Stumps podcast focuses on the thriving masters cricket arena where teams of over 60s do battle over 22 yards. Get ready for entertaining interviews, topical discussion and tips for a long innings.In this first episode Grant and Trevor introduce themselves and give a flavour of what you can expect from this podcast including co...2024-02-0418 min