Special Guest: Kev Watson and Special Mention: Howard Smith

Send us a textEngland finished the Grey Ashes series on a high by beating Australia in the final two ODI’s The series thus finished 3-2 to Australia We review both matches and give our perspective on the entire series and where we believe the differences between the two sides wereWe also announce our ‘Man of the Series’ and ‘Champagne Moments’ We wrap up this episode with a thank you to all 16 guests who have appeared on the show throughout 2024One more episode to come before the end of 2024  Here’s a link to the England O60s Facebook page The scores of the England matches, including the ODI's can be found on the England Seniors Play Cricket siteThe England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk 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 top of these notes - please include your name and contact details if you wish as we can’t reply direct to the text messages. Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket.Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket.

Send us a textIn a last over finish Australia beat England by 2 wickets to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the Grey Ashes. A low scoring tense match saw England almost valiantly defend 169 but it wasn’t to be. So congratulations to the Australians.We analyse the match from our live watching throughout the night on You Tube and on You Tube catch up.We recorded this episode live in Northamptonshire so if it sounds a touch echoey that’s why.You can follow all the action on the England O60s Facebook page which will also provide links to live coverage on You Tube.The scores of the England matches, including the ODI's can be found on the England Seniors Play Cricket siteIf 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 top of these notes - please include your name and contact details if you wish as we can’t reply direct to the text messages. Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket.

Send us a textEngland O60s are undertaking a 5 week tour of Australia which involves 14 matches including five ODI's v Australia. In this episode we review the first two ODI's which have both been won fairly comfortably by Australia. We analyse where we think the differences have been and how we think England need to react in order to be best positioned to win the final three matches and retain the Grey Ashes. Including our thoughts on the England line up for the 3rd ODI which we will review in our next episode. Between now and then England have two tour matches in which to plan to turn things around. The final three Grey Ashes ODI's are:  3rd ODI - Dec 6th - Tanunda Oval, Adelaide 4th ODI - Dec 13th - College Park Oval Perth 5th ODI - Dec 15th - Fletcher Park, Perth  You can follow all the action on the England O60s Facebook page which will also provide links to live coverage on You Tube.The scores of the England matches, including the ODI's can be found on the England Seniors Play Cricket siteIf 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 top of these notes - please include your name and contact details if you wish as we can’t reply direct to the text messages. Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket.

Send us a textEngland O60s are undertaking a 5 week tour of Australia which involves 14 matches including five ODI's v Australia, who of course beat England in the O60s World Cup final in Chennai in March.  In the last episode we talked with England O60s captain Edward Gordon Lennox so we are delighted to welcome to this episode of the podcast Australia O60s captain Peter Jensen.Peter looks ahead to the series and gives us some insights into the Australia preparation including working with a squad (because of the logistics) of just 13 players. He talks about how hard it was to narrow the numbers down to just 13. The first Grey Ashes Australia v England ODI is at the Bradman Oval in Bowral on November 24th.  The other four Grey Ashes ODI's are:  2nd ODI - Nov 28th - Caulfield Park, Caulfield, Melbourne 3rd ODI - Dec 6th - Tanunda Oval, Adelaide 4th ODI - Dec 13th - College Park Oval Perth 5th ODI - Dec 15th - Fletcher Park, Perth  You can follow all the action on the England O60s Facebook page which will also provide links to live coverage on You Tube.The scores of the England matches, including the ODI's can be found on the England Seniors Play Cricket siteAnd congratulations to Richard West from Berkshire Seniors who was first out the hat in the competition to win a signed copy of David Tossell's new book 'Blood on the Tracks'. Richard correctly identified that it was David Lloyd who was famous;y hit in the box on that 74/74 tour by Jeff Thomson.David Lloyd did play twice for Lancashire O70s in 2024 so if we can persuade him to come on the podcast grant can ask him about the box incident. 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 top of these notes - please include your name as we can’t reply to the text messages. Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket.

Send us a textEngland O60s are undertaking a 5 week tour of Australia which involves 14 matches. We are delighted to welcome to the podcast England O60s captain Edward Gordon Lennox.  Ed shares his thoughts on the tour, captaincy, and leading a squad which includes 18 players, a tour manager, 2 umpires, a scorer, a commentator, an osteopath and 14 wives / partners.We recorded with Ed a few days before the main party boarded the plane to Australia. The first match is a one off ODI v New Zealand at Wynnum Manly CC in Brisbane on November 17th. Three warm up matches follow before the first Grey Ashes ODI v Australia at the Bradman Oval in Bowral on November 24th.The other four Grey Ashes ODI's are:2nd ODI - Nov 28th - Caulfield Park, Caulfield, Melbourne3rd ODI - Dec 6th - Tanunda Oval, Adelaide4th ODI - Dec 13th - College Park, Redlands, Perth5th ODI - Dec 15th - Fletcher Park, Carlisle, PerthYou can follow all the action on the England O60s Facebook page which will also provide links to live coverage on You Tube.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 top of these notes - please include your name as we can’t reply to the text messages.  If you like the show please press the subscribe / follow button on your podcast app and every new episode will be 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. Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket.

Send us a textOn this week's episode we are delighted to welcome Buckinghamshire O60s 2nd XI captain and prolific sports author David Tossell. David has written 20 books largely about cricket and football in the 1970s - the era when most listeners to this podcast were avidly following cricket even though media coverage was scant. David's latest book 'Blood on the Tracks' is a masterpiece of research and writing covering the infamous Ashes series of 1974/75 when England came up against Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson in combination for the first time.England would lose 4 of the first 5 tests with one drawn winning only the 6th and final test when Thomson was out injured and Lillee was injured just six overs into the match.It was a brutal series with numerous England players being injured by this torrent of fast bowling the unrelenting hostility of which they had never previously encountered. And this at a time when helmets weren't around and upper body protection was minimal and very rudimentary. We are delighted that David has offered listeners the opportunity to win a signed hardback copy of the book. To do so answer the question that Grant poses during the episode and send your answer to use via either the text message button at the top of these notes or via an email to [email protected] ensuring you include a contact email and postal address. If you want to buy David's book follow this link: Blood on the Tracks by David TossellIf 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 top of these notes - please include your name as we can’t reply to the text messages. Here is the link the O60s / O70s Play Cricket site: O60s / O70s Play Cricket and you can keep up to date with all the fixtures and results for England Seniors from the 40+ side through to the O70s here: England Seniors Play Cricket If you like the show please press the subscribe / follow button on your podcast app and every new episode will be 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 bSilver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket.

Send us a textOn this week's episode we are delighted to welcome England O60s commentator Rash Mahmood.Rash explains how he landed this prestigious role, his experience of the O60s World Cup in India and how he is looking forward to the tour of Australia for the Grey Ashes.He gives some insights into being in the England camp as well as an overview of the work of the commentator and the technical set up. He gives a big shout out to Steve Dellow who has been instrumental in providing the live coverage. We are also grateful to Steve for giving us the opportunity for our 15 minutes of fame as we provided the You Tube livestream entertainment during the innings break in the O60s county championship final between Yorkshire and Lancashire. 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 top of these notes - please include your name as we can’t reply to the text messages. Here is the link the O60s / O70s Play Cricket site: O60s / O70s Play Cricket and you can keep up to date with all the fixtures and results for England Seniors from the 40+ side through to the O70s here: England Seniors Play Cricket If you like the show please press the subscribe / follow button on your podcast app and every new episode will be 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 the podcast on social media.Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket.

Send us a textIn this episode we talk about ideas for 2025 - particularly in relation to the O60s 1st XI competition.Grant shares a league structure idea developed by Northants O50s scorer and podcast listener Nathan Armstrong.Trevor has his own, possibly radical thoughts, focusing on speeding up matches whilst extending the phase 2 Cup stage from 12 to 16 teams. Plus we talk pink balls - especially for those of us who are colour blind What are your thoughts on 2025? O60s, O70s - all divisions. Let us know and we’ll mention them in an episode before the December 4th AGM Please drop an email to [email protected] or press ‘send us a message’ at the top of these notes - please include your name as we can’t reply to the text messages. Here is the link the O60s / O70s Play Cricket site: O60s / O70s Play Cricket and you can keep up to date with all the fixtures and results for England Seniors from the 40+ side through to the O70s here: England Seniors Play CricketWe are always on the look out 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 share an idea or contribution 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 be 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 the podcast on social media.Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket.

Send us a textIn this episode we chat with Colin Walters and John Courtney who run the Rest of the World seniors cricket teams.We talk about their participation in the 2022 and 2024 O60s World Cup tournaments, their upcoming 10th anniversary tournament in Dubai and 2025 planned tours of New Zealand and Zimbabwe You can find your more at https://restoftheworld.co.ukHere is the link the O60s / O70s Play Cricket site: O60s / O70s Play Cricket and you can keep up to date with all the fixtures and results for England Seniors from the 40+ side through to the O70s here: England Seniors Play CricketWe are always on the look out 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 share an idea or contribution 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 be 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 the podcast on social media.Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket.

Send us a textIn this episode we chat with Yorkshire O60s skipper and England player Kev Watson.We talk about this year’s O60s Cup final in which Yorkshire lost to Lancashire, the Tri-Nations, Kev’s thoughts on Phase 2, plans for Yorkshire for 2025 and how he is preparing and looking forward to the England O60s trip to Australia in November and December for the Grey Ashes. We also mention the Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed on Kent’s Howard Smith. You can read more about that here.Here is the link the O60s / O70s Play Cricket site: O60s / O70s Play Cricket and you can keep up to date with all the fixtures and results for England Seniors from the 40+ side through to the O70s here: England Seniors Play CricketWe are always on the look out 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 share an idea or contribution 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 be 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 the podcast on social media.Thanks for listening! Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket.