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

Grant Timms and Trevor Lee
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Enjoy Cricket? The Silver Stumps Podcast is the only cricket podcast aimed at cricketers aged 60+ Based in the UK and co-hosted by county veteran cricketers Grant Timms and Trevor Lee the Silver Stumps podcast focuses on the thriving masters cricket arena where teams of Over 60s and 70s do battle over 22 yards.  Get ready for entertaining interviews, topical discussion and tips for a long innings. If you have an idea for the show or wish to make a contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorjlee.com

  1. 6d ago

    060s 1st and 2nd XI Cup R16 - 070s v NZ - 060s World Cup

    We are into August which means knockout county O60s and O70s cricket, the O60s World Cup in Toronto and the O70s ODI series between England and New Zealand  This week was the round of 16 of the O60s Cup competition - so who won the prediction between Grant and Trevor? We also had the round of 16 in the O60s 2nd XI Cup, some prelim matches in the O60s 2nd XI Bowl competition and in the O60s 3rd XI Vase Extreme heat saw all O70s Div 2 and Div 3 matches cancelled and all the O70s 1st XI Bowl prelim matches postponed Here’s a link to Ron Hedley’s march as featured on Songs of Praise https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m003056z/songs-of-praise-the-power-of-walking Matches got underway at the O60s World Cup in Toronto with as we record no surprises os far Matches on Wednesday largely went to Duckworth - Lewis when the rains came and with no covers for the grounds all of Thursday’s matches were cancelled The infrastructure, or lack of it, was always going to be a talking point England won the first O70s ODI at Frocester by 84 runs - match 2 is on Sunday 16th at Royal Fareham and match 3 on Tuesday 18th at High Wycombe 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 Lowe> For all the O60s and O70s knockout and championship results and fixtures click on this link: Full results here Please do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find it 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 or email us via  podcast@trevorjlee.com  Thanks very much. Send us Fan Mail Silver 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.

    060s 1st and 2nd XI Cup R16 - 070s v NZ - 060s World Cup

  2. Aug 7

    Our predictions for 060s 1st XI Cup - Ron's on Songs of Praise - 070s round up

    It's the final week of group matches for the O70s Division One plus we round up the O70s Division 2 and 3 and Divs 4 and 5 of the O60s. The New Zealand O70s tour of England and Wales started in Somerset on August 2nd - with the first of three ODI’s v England kicking off at Frocester CC on Sunday August 9th.  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 Lowe. And the eagerly awaited O60s World Cup starts in Toronto on August 9th. We’ve struggled to find a comprehensive list of fixtures and info about the format and the grounds but we will be keeping an eye on the action.  O60s county championship knockout matches start on Tuesday August 11th.  We predict who we think will prevail in the round of 16 matches in the O60s Div 1 Cup. For all the O60s and O70s championship results and fixtures click on this link: Full results here Please do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find it 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 or email us via  podcast@trevorjlee.com  Thanks very much. Send us Fan Mail Silver 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.

    Our predictions for 060s 1st XI Cup - Ron's on Songs of Praise - 070s round up

  3. Jul 31

    060s ko draws made - 070s full action - Grant's back batting

    It's the final week of group matches for divisions one, two and three in the O60s county championship competitions. We round up the matches and look ahead to the various knockout competition draws with matches in the ko stage starting on August 11th.  We look at all the action across the three divisions of the O70s county championship. In the O70s 1st division there is one more week of group action in which teams can play matches that were previously cancelled. We also look briefly at how the England O60s Lions got on against an Invitational XI.   Look out for Silver Stumps, 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 Lowe For all the O60s and O70s championship results click on this link: Full results here Please do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find it 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 or email us via  podcast@trevorjlee.com  Thanks very much. Send us Fan Mail Silver 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.

    060s ko draws made - 070s full action - Grant's back batting

  4. Jul 29

    New Zealand 070s team manager Lindsay Hewitson looks ahead to the Silver Fern Series

    New Zealand O70s are touring England and Wales in August Great therefore to have on Silver Stumps the New Zealand team manager Lindsay Hewitson Lindsay gives us an insight into the tour party. Some of them were over here for the 2024 O70s World Cup. Including in those insights are some interesting skills and experiences that some of the squad have had in their lives including a long distance triathlete, an opera singer, someone whose grandfather was coached by WG Grace and someone who has played representative Cricket for Cornwall, not though the Cornwall where Silver Stumps is based New Zealand O70s will play eight matches in 17 days 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 Fern series tour brochure put together by England O70s team manager Chris Lowe For all the O60s and O70s championship results click on this link: Full results here Please do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find it 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 or email us via  podcast@trevorjlee.com  Thanks very much. Send us Fan Mail Silver 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.

    New Zealand 070s team manager Lindsay Hewitson looks ahead to the Silver Fern Series

  5. Jul 26

    Australia 060s skipper Peter Judd looks ahead to the 060s World Cup in Toronto

    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 2024 The 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 it 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 or email us via  podcast@trevorjlee.com  Thanks very much. Send us Fan Mail Silver 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 060s skipper Peter Judd looks ahead to the 060s World Cup in Toronto

  6. Jul 24

    Penultimate round of 060s and 070s County Matches

    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 Lowe For all the O60s and O70s championship results click on this link: Full results here Please do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find it 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 or email us via  podcast@trevorjlee.com  Thanks very much. Send us Fan Mail Silver 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.

    Penultimate round of 060s and 070s County Matches

  7. Jul 17

    060s and 070s Championships hotting up plus round 4 of 065s

    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 here Please do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find it 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 or email us via  podcast@trevorjlee.com  Thanks very much. Send us Fan Mail Silver 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.

    060s and 070s Championships hotting up plus round 4 of 065s

  8. Jul 10

    Changes to England World Cup Squad plus 060s and 070s round up

    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 Routh A very warm week but most O60s and O70s matches survived the heat - we round them up On 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 len@electricmango.co.uk And 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 1994 And 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 : podcast@trevorjlee.com  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 here Please do share, review and rate the podcast - that helps others find it 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 or email us via  podcast@trevorjlee.com  Thanks very much. Send us Fan Mail Silver 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.

    Changes to England World Cup Squad plus 060s and 070s round up
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Enjoy Cricket? The Silver Stumps Podcast is the only cricket podcast aimed at cricketers aged 60+ Based in the UK and co-hosted by county veteran cricketers Grant Timms and Trevor Lee the Silver Stumps podcast focuses on the thriving masters cricket arena where teams of Over 60s and 70s do battle over 22 yards.  Get ready for entertaining interviews, topical discussion and tips for a long innings. If you have an idea for the show or wish to make a contribution please drop an email to podcast@trevorjlee.com

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