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

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...

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 u...

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 matc...

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 shared And what about our prediction competition?  Grant and Trevor each predicted a wi...

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 9th We 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...

The last week in August is semi-final week in Seniors Cricket All 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 Aug...

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 competitions Plus we congratulate Kent who have secured the O70s division two c...

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 Club Jason Caunt - England Lions captain  Ivor Richards - Head of the Broadcast team that have covered almost all the International matches this summer  Plus England...

Its been a big week in the knockout stages in the O60s We 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 learnt A shout to the USA team who donated $2000 to Ron Hedley’s fundraising  And we mention the county player survey - please do fill yo...

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 s...

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 t...

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...

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 divisions Grant talks at the beginning about the Graham Thorp headband he i...

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...

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...

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...

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...

England won the 2nd ODI at Fairburn CC to level the best of five series at 1-1 We review the match plus the other matches this week featuring a Midlands Xi v Australia and the 3rd match between England Lions and Australia 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 coverage Keep up with all the Aust...

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...

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 expecting The 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...

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 hi...

Virtually a full programme of O60s and O70s matches this week We give a shout out to several players from Bedfordshire who have reached 200 matches in county seniors cricket And 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...

The West Indies O60s team arrive in England on Saturday June 14th to play 3 ODI’s against England plus two matches v the England Lions - all in the space of 8 days! We are delighted to be joined in this bonus episode by Roy Singh Roy is a the wicketkeeper for the West Indies O60s plus he’s the Secretary for the Cricket West Indies Masters Association  We talk about the structure and history of Wes...

The O60s programme was back in action this week. The O70s matches though on Thursday were hit by the weather.  Our star cameo guest this week is Wales scorer Judith Tucker. Regular listeners will know that what seems like several years ago (given how often he mentions it) Grant had to retire with an injury v Wales and in the scorebook he was listed as 'Retired Out' which he disputed! I c...

With the exception of one match the rain wiped out Tuesdays O60s programme with the only other O60s match played this week being the one that saw Hertfordshire beat Buckinghamshire in the carried over 3rd XI Vase Final. The O70s had a full programme this week which we cover. With so little O60s Cricket to report on we focused our attention on the England O60s matches and our thoughts on what the s...