Over 60’s Cricket World Cup Preview with England captain Richard Merriman

The 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 and his fellow cricketers prepare what they hope will be a very successful tournament.There is discussion around the 18 man squad given that the team will be playing four matches in the first five days of the tournament, with only three of them having previously experienced playing cricket in India.Richard talks about the challenges ahead as well as the great opportunities for all those involved.Matches can be followed on the International Masters Cricket YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@masterscricketPlus there will be live scoring on NVP and regular updates on the IMC facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket/England have a warm up match against Madras Cricket Club at the 38,000 capacity Chepauk Stadium, home of the Chennai Super Kings, on Wednesday February 14th followed by a further warm up match v India on Friday 16th.England's group fixtures are:Monday Feb 19th v New ZealandTuesday Feb 20th v Zimbabwe Thursday Feb 22nd v South AfricaFriday Feb 23rd v Rest of the WorldTuesday Feb 27th v Canada Thursday Feb 29th v USAAll the fixtures are available on the IMC websiteGrant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to [email protected] If you like the show please press the subscribe / follow button on your podcast app and every new episode will there ready for you to listen to as soon as it goes live.And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated.Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media.Thanks for listening! Send 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.