Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket Podcast

Great to have Australia O60s Captain Peter Judd, Juddy as he's known to the Masters Cricket world, on Silver Stumps ahead of Australia travelling to Toronto for the O60s World Cup where they will be seeking to defend the title they won back in Chennai in February / March 2024The Australia squad contains seven new names from the squad that came over to England for the Grey Ashes in 2025. Peter gives us a bit of a steer on some of those players whose names may not be familiar to our listeners.We also have a quick review of the recent three match series Australia played against New Zealand and I get Peter to share his view of Masters cricket going forward.Please do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find itIf you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail or email us via  [email protected] Thanks very much.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. 

It's the penultimate week of group matches for many of the O60s and O70s county championship competitions.We can report breaking news that Wales have withdrawn from the knockout stages of the O60s division one competition as they will be in Canada for the O60s World Cup.It has been confirmed that the team effectively finishing 17th across all the groups will now be in the cup competition.It's been a busy week at Silver Stumps with bonus episodes you can enjoy over the next week or so featuring Australia O60s Captain Peter Judd, Jim Morrison one of the co-founders of the International Masters Cricket (IMC) organisation and Lindsay Hewitson who is the tour manager for the New Zealand O70s who play eight matches in 17 days in England including three ODI’s starting with a match against Somerset on August 2nd.Click on this link https://bit.ly/4gF5rCE to go to the excellent Silver Ferns series tour brochure put together by England O70s team manager Chris LoweFor all the O60s and O70s championship results click on this link:Full results herePlease do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find itIf you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail or email us via  [email protected] Thanks very much.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. 

Another packed week of O60s, O65s and O70s county and regional championship cricket plus the England O60s Lions played Western Australia and down under Australia and New Zealand O60s played out a close run three match World Cup warm up series.As usual this week's matches delivered some extraordinary performances - for example in the O70s Div 1 where Alan Hunter of Hertfordshire began the last over of the match v Middlesex with figures of 1-39 with Middlesex needing 16 to win and finished the over with figures of 5-39 including a hat-trick. And in O70s Div 2 in a 40 over game Sussex chased down Essex's 310/4 with a batter on each side making 150+ The South West Falcons secured their place in the O65s Grand Final with a match to go with the Northern Superchargers well placed to join them in the September 10th final. Full results herePlease do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find itIf you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail or email us via  [email protected] Thanks very much.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. 

More changes to the England O60s World Cup Squad - Steve Aston out Colin Cliff in - Nick Gaywood out Neal Jackson in - just 4 players left who were part of the 2024 Chennai World Cup squad - Edward Gordon Lennox, Mel Hussain, Phil Deakin and Simon RouthA very warm week but most O60s and O70s matches survived the heat - we round them upOn the management front O60s / O70s Chair Dave Murphy has announced he is stepping down when his two year term as Chair ends in December. Interim Vice-Chair Len Attard is co-ordinating the recruitment of a new Chair. Interested parties should drop Len an email via [email protected] we ask this question - who has played O50s+ cricket for the longest time who is still playing regularly today. Our current leader is Cornwall O70s player Mike Conbeer who first played for the Cornwall O50s team in 1994And did we have some records this week - was Andy Kemp's 74 out of Shropshire's 106/6 in O70s Div 1 at 70% a record percentage of runs in a completed innings by an individual in O60s / O7Os cricket?And in the O70s Div 1 match which finished Surrey 290/0 and Bucks 130/2 the lowest number of wickets to fall in an O60s / O70s match? Let us know via : [email protected] Did we have two records last week when Norfolk O70s batter Geoff Roper scored 206 not out and added 327 for the first wicket with Randolph Lofthouse? Full results herePlease do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find itIf you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail or email us via  [email protected] Thanks very much.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. 

Grant's back to cover the matches - very good timing as we finally had virtually a full programme of O60s and O70s county championship cricket. Some matches went to the wire - we cover them all including a match where 2 players scored 99 in the same innings. This week's packed episode also includes cameo appearances from Somerset's Andy Sapey and Kent's Gary Joyce.We also mention helmets, or the lack of them amongst batters, after a player top edged and suffered a significant cut across the bridge of his nose. Did we have two records last week when Norfolk O70s batter Geoff Roper scored 206 not out and added 327 for the first wicket with Randolph Lofthouse? Full results herePlease do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find itIf you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail or email us via  [email protected] Thanks very much.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. 

Grant is back in the building! A big welcome back to the show's co-host. And a big welcome back to the amazing Ron Hedley.And a not so warm welcome back to extreme heat which meant only 10 matches across the 8 O60s and O70s divisions happened. Ron has raised over £93,000 to help promote Prostate Cancer Awareness - lets help get to £100,000 before the end of 2026 - https://bobwillisfund.org/ronsmarchYou can join an upcoming walk:Fri July 10th - Berkshire : Meet at 1030am Rowbarge Inn, https://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/rowbarge/ Woolhampton RG7 5SH Th walk is along the Kennet and Avon canal and return to Rowbarge Inn for lunch.Fri Aug 7th - Leicestershire Over 60/70s walk to Grace Road on Friday 7th August, with a free ticket to the one day cup match v Warwickshire.Fri Sept 25th - Hampshire Over 60/70s walk at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton. Free ticket to County Championship match v Sussex Meet at the Utilita Bowl at 10 am More details from Geoff Beale [email protected] you can simply click on this link and make a donation: https://bobwillisfund.org/ronsmarchThis week’s O60s / O70s county championship was affected by extreme heatFull results herePlease do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find itIf you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail or email us via  [email protected] Thanks very much.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. 

It was round 3 of the regional O65s competition with the two unbeaten teams - the Northern Superchargers and the South West Falcons meeting at Thurgarton near Nottingham - the visitors won on the last ball In terms of O60s Div 1 the big shock was Berkshire beating Essex to record their first win of the seasonThree teams retain 100% records in O60s Div 2, with four teams unbeaten in Division 3. In the O70s Div 1 five teams are on 100% with 3 teams still looking for that elusive first win of the seasonFull results herePlease do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find itIf you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail or email us via  [email protected] Thanks very much.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. 

Cricket is always ready to create records no matter what age you are and how long you've been playing. England O70s opener Chris Evans proved that this week when after dropping a catch at slip in the first over of the match v Kent he stayed in situ and remarkably then took six catches at slip as Kent were dismissed for 105 with the other four wickets all being catches as well. Has either happened before in 60s/70s cricket?  Here’s a link to the scorecard. Meanwhile up North Nick Gaywood plundered 161 not out and over in Essex Mel Hussain made an unbeaten 133.Six teams retain 100% records in O60s Div 2, with 5 teams unbeaten in Division 3. Only match took place across Division 4 and 5. With recent Thursday’s missing the rain and extreme heat the tables turned this week with the O70s programme completely wiped out. Full results herePlease do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find itIf you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail or email us via  [email protected] Thanks very much.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. 

Just 13 matches across the entire over 60s and over 70s eight divisions were played to a finish – unbelievable given that this was the first week in June.But nevertheless of the five matches that were completed in the over 60s first division three were epic finishes which we talk about in a little bit of detail.  I also touch upon the Test match at Lords – what is going on there?And I say thanks to Nigel Harrington and Alan Hocking who recently umpired and scored respectively their 100th match for Cornwall Seniors – do you have officials who have reached such a landmark and deserve a shout out on this podcast? Let me know.Full results herePlease do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find itIf you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail or email us via  [email protected] PS - the thumbnail pic is Paul Clements catching Mike Cann in the recent Cornwall v Wales match at Penzance. Thanks to the Welsh photographer for the pic. Thanks very much.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. 

Last Tuesday only 6 matches across the 5 060s Divisions survived the downpour. This week only 12 survived the heat!By Thursday though the sun came out and lots of O70s cricket took placeFull results hereTalking of heat this week’s guest is Australia’s Tony Panecasio - TP - who is surprised its hot enough in England and Wales for matches to be called off - we talk about the forthcoming State of Origin competition in which Queensland take on New South Wales at Women's O40s and Mens O40s, 50s, 55s, 60s, 65s, 70s and 75s. Plus we touch on the Australia O60s World Cup squad and TP's fitness campaign. We mention Ron Hedley’s amazing walks which have raised a staggering £88,000 - https://bobwillisfund.org/ronsmarchPlease do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find itIf you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail or email us via  [email protected] Thanks very much.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. 

The weather dominated the O60s county matches this week with just six matches across five divisions surviving the Tuesday downpours.By Thursday though the sun came out and lots of Seniors cricket took place with round two of the new regional O65s competition plus matches across all three divisions of the O70s competition.We pick out some of the highlights.Full results herePlease do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find itIf you've got contributions for the podcast please send them to us - you can use the Send us Fan Mail button to send your message by text or voicemail or email us via [email protected] Thanks very much 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. 

Matches this week across 5 divisions of Over 60s cricket and 3 divisions of Over 70s cricketIncluding 3 matches that were tied!Full results herePlus we briefly look at the England Over 60s match v Scotland which was affected by the rain - Scorecard hereCongratulations to Phil Deakin on becoming England O60s leading wicket taker. Check Phil's stats hereIf you are interested or know someone who is in helping on a volunteer basis tell the story of O60s/70s championship cricket then please contact the Chair, Dave Murphy, via [email protected] Follow all the O65s regional competition action via this webpage: https://6070cc.co.uk/o65s/ - next matches May 21st If you fancy being a guest contributor on the show covering in five minutes your division then please drop Trevor a note via [email protected] If you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail. Thanks very much.Silver Stumps 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. Send us Fan MailSend 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. 

Big thanks to everyone who has enquired about Grant’s health following his Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm operation - he’s still in hospital in Leicester but on the mend.Please do send your goodwill messages to him via [email protected] or by clicking on the ’Send us fan mail’ button below or message Trevor directToday (Thursday May 7th) saw the long awaited announcement of the England O60s World Cup squadRound two of O60s championship in Divs 1,2 and 3 plus first matches in Divs 4 and 5 and in the O70s Divs 1 ,2 and 3 Full results hereEngland O70s team manager, Chris Lowe, has put a shout out for anyone interested in putting themselves forward for the England team in 2026 details here: https://6070cc.co.uk/category/england-70-internationals/ - note the decline is Saturday May 9th Follow all the O65s regional competition action via this webpage: https://6070cc.co.uk/o65s/ - next matches May 21st If you fancy being a guest contributor on the show covering in five minutes your division then please drop Trevor a note via [email protected] If you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail. Thanks very much.Silver Stumps 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. Send us Fan MailSend 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. 

This week’s best news is that Grant got through his Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm operation and he's now recovering in hospital in Leicester.Please do send your goodwill messages to him via [email protected] or by clicking on the ’Send us fan mail’ button below or message Trevor directAnd when you get invited to be tested get tested and get that PSA test done as well!This week was the start of the O60s championship with all matches across divisions one, two  three completed. Divisions four and five and the O70s competition get going next week - w/c May 4th - full results hereThere was a England O60s trial match at Ticknall in Derbyshire on Thursday, April 30th – full scorecard hereAnd a big shout out to the new look You Tube coverage crew who are working with England commentator Rash Mahmood - Adam, Molly Lucy and Mick who under the expert guidance of Ivor Richards are once again providing fantastic YouTube live pictures and commentary for England games in 2026.We did hear that the England squad for the O60s World Cup in Toronto in August will be announced on Monday, May 4th so look out for that. Follow all the O65s regional competition action via this webpage: https://6070cc.co.uk/o65s/ - next matches May 21st England O70s team manager, Chris Lowe, has put a shout out for anyone interested in putting themselves forward for the England team in 2026 details here: https://6070cc.co.uk/category/england-70-internationals/If you fancy being a guest contributor on the show covering in five minutes your division then please drop Trevor a note via [email protected] If you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail. Thanks very much.Silver Stumps 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. Send us Fan MailSend 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. 

This is episode 99 of the Silver stumps podcast so Grant starts off by recalling some famous 99's – have you had a 99? And then got out in bizarre circumstances? - let us know.The England / Wales regional O65s competition started on Thursday, April 23rd with three terrific matches where five of the six scores were in excess of 245 runs.The next round of matches are on May 21st - follow all the action via this webpage: https://6070cc.co.uk/o65s/We also mentioned that England O70s team manager, Chris Lowe, has put a shout out for anyone interested in putting themselves forward for the England team in 2026 details here: https://6070cc.co.uk/category/england-70-internationals/We look ahead to April 28th and the start of the O60s season with matches in the top three divisions.We wish Nottinghamshire, the best of luck as they begin their county championship O60s adventure.And we acknowledge the final England O60s World Cup trial to be held at Ticknall CC on Thursday, April 30th.Finally Grant explains why he will be missing now for several episodes – if you fancy being a guest contributor on the show then please drop Trevor a note via [email protected] All the team here at Silver Stumps along with our many listeners across the UK and indeed the world wish Grant a successful operation and a speedy recovery.If you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail. Thanks very much.Silver Stumps 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. Send us Fan MailSend 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. 

The O60s / O70s cricket season in the UK is almost upon usIn this fast paced episode Grant and Trevor look at all that’s new for 2026 in the now 138 team strong O60s and O70s county championship and Trevor shares an idea for a Premier League O60s 1st XI competition. If you’ve got thoughts on that drop us a email to [email protected] We also congratulate the winners of the Maltas Festival and the Seniors tournament held in LA And we are mentioned in the Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/01/cricket-england-over-70s-silver-ashes-world-cupIf you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests Send us Fan Mail - you can send your message by text or voicemail. Thanks very much.Silver Stumps 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. Send us Fan MailSend 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. 

In yet another packed episode Grant and Trevor talk about helmets after one of Grant’s County colleagues took a nasty blow in the nets while not wearing a helmet. Should they be compulsory in seniors Cricket? We discuss.We also give a shout out to Australia's Darren Smith for receiving the accolade of being the International Masters Cricket O60s player of the year for 2025. Darren follows in the footsteps of fellow Australian Tony Panecasio who won the award for 2024. And we explore the new regional O65's competition which starts at the end of April if you want to know more about the competition follow this link https://6070cc.co.uk/o65s/And we mention 'Willow to Wisdom' a soon to be launched podcast by England Seniors. 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 text’ at the bottom of these notes - please include your name and contact details as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. Silver Stumps 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. 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. 

For many senior cricketers one of the highlights of the year is the Malta Seniors Cricket FestivalWe are delighted therefore to have on this episode the founder and tournament director, Frank SpiteriFrank’s family originate from Malta and since his return he's been a key driving force of Maltese Cricket, not only as the current leading run scorer for Malta in a series of ICC tournaments but also promoting the game and running this hugely popular tournament.Nine teams are taking part in 2026 including a Canadian team and an Australian team and also present at various points will be Henry Blofeld, Chris Cowdrey and Devon MalcolmAll matches are played on the famous Marsa groundMalta has a climate which enables cricket to be played pretty much all year round with local summer and winter leagues.You can find out more about the festival and follow it live using the link belowFACEBOOKfacebook.com/EuropeCricketLegendsYouTube: Live Streaming / Interviewsyoutube.com/@EuropeCricketLegendsPlay-Cricket Website:http://maltaseniorsfestival.play-cricket.comSilver 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 text’ at the bottom of these notes - please include your name and contact details as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. Send us a textSend 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. 

England retained the O70s World Cup they won in 2024 with a 15 run win over Australia at the magnificent Hagley Oval in Christchurch New Zealand.England were put in and Jim Phillips and Chris Evans added 183 in 30 overs for the first wicket. England made 288/3 and in reply Australia were always behind the rate and finished 15 runs short despite a 115 unbeaten partnership in 13 overs between Gary Budden and Greg Stagg.The tournament started on the 18th of February and featured  England, USA, India, Canada, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and a Rest of the World team.Each team played each other in a round robin format with the top two going through to the final.Australia won every game in the group stage and the only group match England lost was to Australia.Unfortunately, the rain did affect some of the games including the penultimate round of group games when New Zealand needed to beat England to have a chance of reaching the finalNZ were 51 for five off 23 overs when the rain came and the match was abandonedThe hosts finished 3rd on the same number of points as England but with a much inferior run rate Canada and the USA both won 3 group matches India with one win and Sri Lanka with no wins found the going quite tough All the results can be found here:https://www.imco70cwc.kiwi/       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 text’ at the bottom of these notes - please include your name and contact details as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. Send us a texSend 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. 

Here we are in the middle of February and there's lots of O60s and O70s Cricket to talk about.Grant also fills us in on ‘Cricket on Ice’ which sounds like some sort of celebrity TV reality show but in actual fact is proper cricket played in St Moritz with our favourite commentator and umpire team involved – Rash and Mel Mahmood.It's your final chance to win a copy of Roland Butcher's book 'Breaking Barriers - Barbados to England and back’. If you know the answer to the question we set the beginning of the episode then send your answer to [email protected] have a quick look back at the England O60s Lions tour of India and then focus on the fantastic effort by the England O70s who whitewashed their Australian hosts in their own backyard to retain the Silver Ashes and now look forward to defending the O70s World Cup in Christchurch New Zealand.It's an 8 team tournament featuring England, USA, India, Canada, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and a Rest of the World team.Everybody plays everybody in a round robin format with matches every two days starting on the 18th of February - 10am New Zealand time which is 9 pm on the 17th of February here in the UKThe top two teams from the round robin stage meet in the final on March 5th at the Hagley Oval - a ground which hosted its first Test match on Boxing Day 2014 and on day one a certain Brendan McCullum scored 195 off 134 balls v Sri Lanka. Will we see a repeat of that kind of innings in the O70s final? Here are various links you can use to follow all the action:https://www.instagram.com/over70sworldcup/  INSTAGRAMhttps://www.facebook.com/over70sworldcup/  FACEBOOKhttps://www.imco70cwc.kiwi/       IMC O70 CWC WEBSITE  https://www.youtube.com/@Over70sWorldCup-z6p    LIVESTREAMING OF 19 MATCHEShttps://www.vcnz.org/  VETERANS CRICKET NEW ZEALAND WEBSITE https://live.nvplay.com/nz   LIVESCORING   Go to  Fixtures  IMC O70 Cricket World Cup  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 text’ at the bottom of these notes - please include your name and contact details as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. Send us a textSend 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. 

This episode of the Silver Stumps Podcast goes live on February 4th, two years since the first episode went live on February 4th, 2024. Who would have thought that we would still be here two years and 93 episodes later!So we take this opportunity to have a quick look back over those two years and pick out some of the highlights and memorable moments.We've had lots and lots of fantastic guests, some amazing contributors, some super people who support and share the podcast, far more listeners than we ever dreamt of and importantly we've made a lot of new friends in the Seniors / Masters Cricket community.To celebrate the two years of podcasting we have a book written by Roland Butcher with a personal inscription 'to a lucky listener' to give away.So if you would like to win the copy of Roland's 'Breaking Barriers - Barbados to England and back' book then tune in to the episode for the key question and send your answer to [email protected] 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. 

The England Lions are off to India to take part in India's O60s 'Nationals' Tournament alongside teams from the South, North, West and Central Zones as well as team called the Global Patriots. It's going to be full on with 5 matches in 6 days at the amazing Pondicherry complex which has no less than six cricket grounds. In this episode we catch up with Northamptonshire's Chris Bowmer as he prepares to be part of the England Lions squad for the tournament. Chris talks about how he only got involved with seniors cricket in 2023 at 60, which is also the number of championship wickets he's taken in the last 3 season. How his wicket taking got him a trial in 2024, a match for the Chairman's XI v Australia in 2025 and subsequent matches for the Lions. Chris has post-season moved to Durham so will be joining their ranks in 2026. For full details of the India tour check out the digital tour programme We will keep up to date with the tour which runs from Jan 27th to February 3rd At the same time the England O70s will start their tour of Australia and New Zealand On our last episode (91) we were joined by England O70s Captain John Evans and Tour Manager Chris Lowe. Here is a link to use to follow the O70s World Cup tournament: https://www.imco70cwc.kiwi/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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. Send us a textSend 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. 

We may not quite be halfway through January but Seniors cricket is gearing up for an exciting 2026.Kicking off with England O70s defending the Silver Ashes in three ODi's in Australia.  The first match of the tour is on February 1st with the ODI's on the 7th, 11th and 13th.The squad then travel to Christchurch, New Zealand to defend the O70s World Cup they won in England in 2024. Eight teams begin a round robin competition on February 17th with the top two in the round robin league table playing each in the final at The Hagley Oval on Thursday March 5th.We are delighted therefore to be joined on this episode by England O70s Captain John Evans and Tour Manager Chris Lowe. Here is a link to use to follow the tournament: https://www.imco70cwc.kiwi/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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. Send us a textSend 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. 

In this episode Clark McConnachie, captain of Scotland Seniors O60s, reflects on a first year as Scotland Seniors and members of the IMC and looks ahead to Scotland playing in the O60s World Cup for the first time in August 2026 in Toronto. Not only have they re-branded - previously all their matches were under the banner of the Forty Club - but earlier in the year Scotland Seniors became the 15th country to join the International Masters Cricket organisation. Scotland Seniors covers all ‘Masters’ ages groups under one roof - O40s, O50s, O60s and at some point going forward O70s. The Scotland O60s played pre-season matches in April against Lancashire, Yorkshire and Durham/Northumberland. This was followed with matches in May against England and the England Lions and then a memorable full international against Australia at Stirling with final international matches in the Tri-Nations against Wales, England Lions and England - although the latter was cancelled due to adverse weather. On a recent episode (87) we had the amazing Ron Hedley talking about his fantastic  cricket tour to the Vatican and the incredible fundraising for prostate cancer awareness which has raised almost £80,000.To make a donation to the amazing fundraising use this link: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-rons-march-for-prostate-cancer?tk=MTY2NDEzNTYxNjQ2MDkwOGQ3NzE4NjE0NTRkZGQ4ZWViNDRhODE4ODY5ZmY3ZTI5ZGY%3DAnd get yourself tested! 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. Send us a textSend 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. 

Friend of the show and Australia O60s top player Tony Panecasio - TP - joins us on this episode to share and discuss what happened at the 'Nationals' for both Australia 060s and O65s, the latter which was held in Christchurch, New Zealand. TP was excited for the O60s tournament skippering his state New South Wales for the first time but unfortunately ripped his hamstring 3 balls in! TP gives us insights in both tournaments.We also touch upon the Silver Ashes between Australia and England taking place at the beginning of February and the O70s World Cup also in Christchurch, New Zealand starting on February 17th. Something to share with us? - contact us via [email protected] Or press ‘send us a text’ at the bottom of these notes - please include your name and contact details as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. Send us a textSend 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. 

This is our Ashes special as it's going out a couple of days before the Ashes series between Australia and England starts in Perth.We are joined by Australia Grey Ashes cricketer Alan 'Muggo' Muggleton. We were hoping that former Australian fast bowler Len Pascoe would also be joining this episode – but unfortunately at the last minute Len couldn't make the recording due to troubles with the Internet connection from where he was holidaying. We talk about the Grey Ashes, the Ashes series coming up and Muggo gives us a lowdown on the Australia O60s nationals which have just finished in Wollongong. Next up its the Australia O65s Nationals in Christchurch, New Zealand. Follow all the action on the Cricket Australia Masters 60s and 65s Facebook pageOn the last episode (87) we had the amazing Ron Hedley talking about his fantastic  cricket tour to the Vatican and the incredible fundraising for prostate cancer awareness which has raised almost £80,000. The next county walk is being hosted by Yorkshire on Wednesday 26th November at Cannon Hall Farm, near Barnsley (10:45am meet).To make a donation to the amazing fundraising use this link: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-rons-march-for-prostate-cancer?tk=MTY2NDEzNTYxNjQ2MDkwOGQ3NzE4NjE0NTRkZGQ4ZWViNDRhODE4ODY5ZmY3ZTI5ZGY%3DAnd get yourself tested! Don’t forget its the O60s/70s AGM on December 3rd Make sure your county rep has briefed you on all the proposals to be voted on 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. Send us a textSend 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. 

We first had Ron Hedley on Silver Stumps on episode 6 - March 15th 2024. At that point Ron had raised an incredible £32000 for the Bob Willis Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund Ron told us that six months later the fundraising walks would finish on his 75th birthday - September 15th 2024 - at Lords Well over a year later from that proposed finish the awareness and fundraising continues and Ron has just returned from an amazing cricket tour of the VaticanWe catch up with Ron and discover he’s just as enthusiastic and energised as he was when we first met. Probably more so!To make a donation to the amazing fundraising use this linkAnd get yourself tested! Don’t forget its the O60s/70s AGM on December 3rd Make sure your county rep has briefed you on all the proposals to be voted on 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 text’ at the bottom of these notes - please include your name and contact details as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. Send us a textSend 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. 

Many of you listening to this podcast will also have undoubtedly tuned in at some point to the fantastic YouTube coverage given to the England O60s cricket matches during the 2025 summer against the West Indies, the USA and of course the Grey Ashes against Australia.In this episode Trevor catches up with one of the commentators, Owen Mason, and one of the key people behind the scenes vision mixer Nuala Goodland We talk about all the things that the viewers don't see or sometimes don't always appreciate that go on to bring this excellent coverage to everyone.It is very clear that both Owen and Nuala are very passionate about what they do.They are keen to further their careers in sports broadcasting both in front of and behind the cameras.If you have contacts in the sports broadcasting sector, then please check out and pass on their details. Here are their LinkedIn profiles with contact details: Owen Mason  Nuala Goodlad You can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 matches 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 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

Sir Tim Rice loves cricket, so much so that back in the early 70s he set up his own side – Heartaches CC – which is still going strong today. In the second week of September for over the 40th time the Heartaches came down to Cornwall to play three matches.I was lucky enough to play for the Heartaches against Falmouth on the Thursday and then against them for my long-standing club side Mullion on the Friday.During the Friday match I caught up with Tim and he talked about his love of cricket, how he got started playing cricket, and how he sees cricket moving forward.We have several guests lined up for the months ahead. If you have an idea for someone who would make a great guest please do let us know via [email protected] 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. 

We think we've covered almost 900 matches on this podcast during the domestic season which has now ended.So this is our review of the 2025 O60s and O70s cricket season.We look back on some fantastic batting, bowling and fielding achievements and congratulate those who top the charts We will continue with the Silver Stumps podcast during the autumn and winter with a series of guests lined up so that we can produce an episode roughly every two weeksThank you so much to everyone of you who has supported the podcast, commented on it, shared it, sent us information, etc…We are enormously grateful for thatYou can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 matches 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 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

This week it's been what has become an annual end to the O60s cricket season with the Tri-Nations tournament featuring six matches in three days with all four competing sides playing against each other.Unfortunately the weather intervened and only three of the six matches took place.So we look at what happened between England and the England Lions, Scotland and Wales and then the final match to beat the weather which was England Lions versus ScotlandYou can find the scorecards here:England v England LionsScotland v WalesScotland v England LionsNext week we will be doing our review of the season across the O60s and O70s championshipYou can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 matches here: https://seniorscountychampionship.play-cricket.comHere’s the link to the England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship website: https://6070cc.co.uk 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

Six of the eight O60s finals finally got the go ahead from the weather and all finished on Tuesday Sept 9th We cover them all Along with the two O70s finals that were played on Thursday Sept 4th. Unfortunately the O70s Cup final between Oxfordshire and Kent on Thursday Sept 11th was abandoned so the trophy is sharedAnd what about our prediction competition? Grant and Trevor each predicted a winner for all 11 O60s and O70s finals - so who won? Did Trevor retain the trophy or did Grant make it 1-1 in the series? It was a tight one that finished 6-5 - tune in to find out who won Next week its the Tri-Nations - follow the links on the England, Wales and Scotland Facebook pages for scorecards and links to live stream coverage You can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 matches 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 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

Having experienced hardly any cancellations due to adverse weather the weather finally got involved on finals week!A number of the O60s finals scheduled for Tuesday Sept 2nd were postponed until Tuesday Sept 9thWe are recording on Wednesday Sept 3rd as Trevor is away from early on the 4th. We cover the O60s finals that survived plus the re-arranged O70s semi-finals that happened on Sunday August 31stWe will round all the delayed O60s finals and the O70s finals in our next episode on Friday Sept 12th You can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 matches 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 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

The last week in August is semi-final week in Seniors CricketAll 16 semi-finals in the various O60s competitions were completed We round up the action and look ahead to the 8 finals which all take place on Tuesday September 2nd On Thursday the weather intervened and only 2 of the 6 scheduled semi-finals in the O70s competition were completed Those that didn’t get played will play on Sunday August 31st with the finals on Thursday September 4thYou can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 matches 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 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

We are now very much at the business end of the O60s and O70s county championship seasons and this week all the quarter-final matches in the O60s and O70s were concluded.We cover all the matches and look forward to next week's semi-finals of which there will be eight in the O60s competitions and three in the O70s competitionsPlus we congratulate Kent who have secured the O70s division two championship, the second competition to be concluded after Essex were announced as champions of the O60s division four competition a couple of weeks agoYou 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 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

Last week Trevor was on tour and did some short recordings at the England Lions v USA match at Eastnor CC and at England v USA match at Hursley Park You will hear short conversations with :Dave Entwistle - President Eastnor Cricket ClubJason Caunt - England Lions captain Ivor Richards - Head of the Broadcast team that have covered almost all the International matches this summer Plus England players Kevin Watson and Razi Ahmed You can contact Ivor via: [email protected] and www.bba.media All the England v USA results are here: https://englandseniors.play-cricket.com/homeYou can still buy the Graham Thorpe headband at:  https://shop.mind.org.uk/products/thorpey-s-headbandYou can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricketSilver 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

Its been a big week in the knockout stages in the O60sWe cover all the matches across the Cup, Vase and Bowl competitions as well as action in the O70s Bowl and group matches We also cover the final 4 matches of the USA tour and reflect on what both sides have learntA shout to the USA team who donated $2000 to Ron Hedley’s fundraising And we mention the county player survey - please do fill yours in, it will only take a few minutes Trevor was on tour during the week at the USA matches so his recordings will form a special bonus episode early next week 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 And all the England v USA results here: https://englandseniors.play-cricket.com/homeYou can still buy the Graham Thorpe headband at:  https://shop.mind.org.uk/products/thorpey-s-headbandYou can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricketSilver 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

I had the pleasure of hosting Tony and Tracy Panecasio in Truro for a couple of days before they headed home at the conclusion of the Grey Ashes tour. We took the opportunity to record an episode in which they reflect on the tour and recall some of the best non-cricketing bits including the places they've visited, the socials they've enjoyed and the people they've met.Tracy also shares what it is like to be a WAG (Wives and Girlfriends) on tour - particularly when not knowing prior to the tour any of the other WAG's.Tony played in every one of the five ODIs but also was the chief media correspondent for the tour, whilst Tracy took hundreds if not thousands of photographs so during their time here in Truro I encouraged them to turn it all into a book because a tour like this needs a book!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. 

It's yet another packed episode where we cover all the O60s and O70s county games, we review England and England Lions v the USA, what happened in the South West O65s 2 day 2 innings match in Bath and we've got O60s/O70s Vice-President Roland Butcher on. Trevor recorded as short seven minute piece with Roland during the third England versus Australia ODI at Thame on July 18th. Roland talks about his career and new book: Breaking Barriers - Barbados to England ….and back - you can find it here: https://www.rolandbutcher.co.ukFor many of the 60s divisions this was a week off between the end of the group matches and the start of the knockout stages, with the exception of two Bowl prelim matches in Div 1 and the usual league matches in Div 4. In the O70s Div 1 it was the final week of league matches with Div 2 and Div 3 as normal.Last week Grant talked about the Graham Thorpe headband he is sporting in the thumbnail for that episodeThis is where you can buy them: https://shop.mind.org.uk/products/thorpey-s-headbandYou 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 You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricketSilver 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 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. 

An international double header for you!First up USA O60s captain for the tour of England Ravi Suri and then England Lions manager Paul Gelder. We caught up with Ravi on Zoom a week before the tour whist Trevor caught up with Paul at the recent Lions match at Apperley. The USA play six matches starting on Wednesday August 6th - 3 against the England ODI team and 3 against the England Lions - all packed into just nine days. The scorecards for all those matches can be found here: England Seniors Play Cricket Here’s the link to the England Seniors You Tube for live coverageKeep up with all the USA O60s news via their Facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/masterscricketusaand their website: https://www.masterscricketusa.com/ England Team details when they ar e announced  can be found here:  England O60s Facebook pageYou 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 You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricketSilver 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

This week it's been the last round of matches in divisions one, two and three of the O60s competition and with the exception of some replays next week, in division one of the O70s competition.We cover all the matches and look briefly at the draws in the 60s for the Cup, Vase and Bowl competitions across the top three divisionsGrant talks at the beginning about the Graham Thorp headband he is sporting in the thumbnail for this episodeThis is where you can buy them: https://shop.mind.org.uk/products/thorpey-s-headbandYou 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 You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricketSilver 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

The fifth and final match in the Grey Ashes series ended in a last ball tie! The series thus finishes 2-2 which means Australia retain the Grey Ashes. England batted first for the first time in the series and made 269. Then it rained, for a long time. Finally the Australian innings got underway with a DLS target of 194 in 26 overs. At 7/2 the Aussies were in trouble but man of the series Darren Smith, who had cancelled his flight home because of the rain delay, strode in and made 97. It came down to 7 needed off the last over and Kev Watson took wickets with the first two balls. 3 were needed off the ball and two made - so a tie! Plus we round up all the matches played across the O70s 3 Divisions on Thursday July 24th and we catch up with Ron Hedley. The scorecard for the 5th ODI can be found here: England Seniors Play Cricket Here’s the link to the England Seniors You Tube Keep up with all the Australia O60s news via their Facebook page just for this tour: ‘Defence of the Ashes’ England Team details can be found here:  England O60s Facebook pageYou 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 You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricketSilver 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

England won the 4th ODI at Sparsholt CC to level the best of five series at 2-2 We review the match and look forward to the decider at Royal Ascot CC on Thursday (July 24th) Plus we round up all the matches played across the O60s 4 Divisions on Tuesday July 22nd The scorecards for the Grey Ashes matches can be found here: England Seniors Play Cricket Here’s the link to the England Seniors You Tube for live coverage at Royal Ascot on ThursdayKeep up with all the Australia O60s news via their Facebook page just for this tour: ‘Defence of the Ashes’ England Team details can be found here:  England O60s Facebook pageYou 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 You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricketSilver 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

It’s the 3rd to last week for many of the O60s and O70s groups so who’s looking good for qualification for the cup knockout stages and who’s going to have to settle for a place in the Vase or Bowl competitions?We are a couple of days later than usual as Trevor was away watching the England Lions v Wales 2nds and the 3rd ODI between England and Australia.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 You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricketSilver 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

An action packed episode as we cover the 3rd ODI between England and Australia plus the Aussie match v the Chairman’s XI at Oakamoor and the England Lions v Wales 2nds at Apperley. Trevor was at Thame for the 3rd ODI and grabbed interviews with Aussie Skipper Peter Judd, opener Doug Murphy, WAG Dee and spin bowler and huge friend of the show Tony Panecasio.Still all to play for in the best of 5 series and you can follow the 4th and 5th ODI’s action live on You Tube via  England Seniors You Tube Live scorecards for all the ODI's can be found here: England Seniors Play Cricket Keep up with all the Australia O60s news via their Facebook page just for this tour: ‘Defence of the Ashes’ England Team details can be found here:  England O60s Facebook page 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

England won the 2nd ODI at Fairburn CC to level the best of five series at 1-1We review the match plus the other matches this week featuring a Midlands Xi v Australia and the 3rd match between England Lions and AustraliaThe scorecards for all those matches can be found here: England Seniors Play Cricket Here’s the link to the England Seniors You Tube for live coverageKeep up with all the Australia O60s news via their Facebook page just for this tour: ‘Defence of the Ashes’ England Team details can be found here:  England O60s Facebook pagePlus we round all the action in the O60s and O70s county championship as most competitions head into the last three weeks of group matches 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 You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricketSilver 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

Australia went 1-0 up in the Grey Ashes with a 44 run win in the first ODI in the best of five series.We review the match and the crucial period when England sitting comfortable at 106/0 collapsed to 130/6. We also look ahead to the 2nd ODI on Monday July 7th.We discuss the narrow defeat for the England Lions v Australia plus the Scotland v Australia match played on July 2nd as well as our usual round up of the O60s and O70s county championships. And while we record a really tight finish was building up between Australia and the England Lions in their second game. Scorecard here: England Seniors Play CricketBelow are all the places to follow the Grey Ashes action including live coverage on YouTube with commentaryHere’s the link to the England Seniors You Tube for live coverageKeep up with all the Australia O60s news via their Facebook page just for this tour: ‘Defence of the Ashes’ England Team details can be found here:  England O60s Facebook pageYou 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 You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricketSilver 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

As we record the Australians are playing the England Lions before the first ODI happens on Monday, June 30thWhat a Grey Ashes series we are expectingThe Grey Ashes series is best of five spread over four weeks with the final match, the fifth ODI on the 24th of July at Royal Ascot Cricket club Australia regained the Grey Ashes at the end of 2024 with a 3 - 2 win on home ground so England will be very keen to win back the Grey Ashes.Below are all the places to follow the action including live coverage on YouTube with commentaryThe scorecards for all those matches can be found here: England Seniors Play Cricket Here’s the link to the England Seniors You Tube for live coverageKeep up with all the Australia O60s news via their Facebook page just for this tour: ‘Defence of the Ashes’ England Team details can be found here:  England O60s Facebook pageYou 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 You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricketSilver 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

We 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 Littleborough Cricket club on Monday, June 30thDo you agree with his selection? In the Seniors County Championship there was an unusual dismissal this week.In the O60s South West Div 1 game between Gloucestershire and Dorset a batter was given out for obstruction.Obstruction now covers not just obstructing the field but also handling the ball, and our understanding is that in this particular case it was handling the ball that the batter was given out for.Law 37.4 clearly states that if you handle the ball without prior permission from the fielding side and they then appeal the umpire has to give you out, unless of course the fielding side withdraw the appeal.The incident happened at a crucial moment in the game.Thanks to Phil Trayner we give a shout out to several players from Surrey who have reached 200 matches in county seniors cricket.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 details can be found here:  England O60s Facebook pageThe scorecards for all England Seniors matches can be found here: England Seniors Play Cricket You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricketSilver 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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. 

Virtually 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 details for England Lions and England ODI's teams v West Indies can be found here:  England O60s Facebook pageThe scorecards for all those matches can be found here: England Seniors Play Cricket You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricketSilver 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from. 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.