Raise 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 onto all the various podcast apps and platforms.Four days later we had our first proper episode with then England over 60s captain Richard Merriman previewing the forthcoming over 60s World Cup in Chennai.In episode six the wonderful Ron Hedley came on and talked about the amazing walks he was organising to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer - £55k + £7k gift aid so far. Ron was followed by Lamby and Farby. Sybil Ruscoe reflected on her time as the first female cricket presenter when Channel 4 won the rights to broadcast England Test Cricket in 1999Chris Lowe popped up to tell us about the over 70s World Cup and three weeks later, John Evans the England over 70s skipper came on to tell us about how England had won the O70s World Cup. We were thinking that we might struggle for content once the domestic season had finished but the O60s Grey Ashes in Australia gave us lots to talk about.Immediately after Christmas Rash and Mel Mahmood came on to talk about their experience of being Ashes scorer and state game umpire respectively for the Grey Ashes. We kicked off 2025 with Chris 'Noddy' Dearden followed by Paolo Iorio who offered some great tips for 60+ cricketers for their winter fitness preparations.We got to 49 with Scotland Over 60s captain Clark McConnachie talking about the plans and ambitions for Scotland Seniors Cricket.Silver Stumps now has a small website which you can find at https://www.silverstumps.com/ - it features all the episodes and a little bit about Grant and Trevor, the co-hosts of the podcast. 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 relatively new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.ukHere’s a link to the England O60s Facebook pageThe scorecards for England matches, including the Grey Ashes, 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.