2025 Championship Structures with Dave Murphy

Dave 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 total. For the O60s 2nd XI competition regional group tables are replaced by a single 'champions league' style table which will determine who plays in which of the end of season ko competitions. Again phase 2 has been dropped. Northants join the competition to make it 31 teams. Leicestershire and Norfolk join the O60s 3rd XI comp making 19 teams in total. The format is as is from 2024 as is the 7 team O60s 4th XI comp.Cornwall join the O70s 1st XI comp to make 26 teams - the format is as it was in 2024 as is the 5 team 2nd XI O70s comp. Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey make up a new O70s 3rd XI championship. 126 teams in total will be taking part in 2025.If you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests please drop us an email to [email protected] or press ‘send us a message’ at the bottom of these notes - please include your name and contact details if you wish as we can’t reply direct to the text messages. The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.ukHere’s a link to the England O60s Facebook page The scores of the England matches, including the ODI's can be found on the England Seniors Play Cricket siteYou can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricketSend us Fan MailSilver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket.