Clark McConnachie is the captain of Scotland O60s.

In this episode we talk to Clark about what's going on domestically as well as internationally for Scotland senior cricketers.

Clark explains how for many years Scotland Over 60s and 70s have been under the banner of the Scotland Forty Club District but that all changed in the autumn when Scotland Seniors was set up to cover the current range of international age groups for Seniors Cricket: Over 40s, Over 50s, Over 60s and Over 70s.

Clark explains how Scotland are currently preparing their application to be part of the International Masters Cricket organisation which if successful would then enable them to enter competitions such as the 2026 Over 60s World Cup in Canada.

Clark also talks about the O60s international matches that Scotland have played in the last couple of years particularly the tri-nations tournament which involved England, England Lions and Wales. Some of the players including Clark did get international level experience by being part of the Rest of the World team at the 2024 O60s World Cup in Chennai.

Being part of the O60s England and Wales County championship is something on the future radar and this season Scotland O60s will be playing friendlies against the northern based England counties on a mini tour at the start of the season.

You can follow the development of Scotland Seniors via their 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 podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk or press ‘send us a message’ at the bottom of these notes - please include your name and contact details if you wish as we can’t reply direct to the text messages.

The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a relatively new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk

Here’s a link to the England O60s Facebook page

The scorecards for England matches, including the Grey Ashes, can be found on the England Seniors Play Cricket site

You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket

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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.

Dave Murphy is the new chair of the national 60s/70s county cricket championship. In this episode Dave talks us through the changes that have been made to the county championship structures for 2025.

If you are aged 65+ then listen out for what Dave has to say about a special tournament potentially coming your way at the beginning of August.

For the O60s 1st XI competition there are five groups instead of the six from 2024. The phase 2 structure from 2024 has been replaced with a straight knockout stage. There is one new team, Dorset, making 34 in total.

For the O60s 2nd XI competition regional group tables are replaced by a single 'champions league' style table which will determine who plays in which of the end of season ko competitions. Again phase 2 has been dropped. Northants join the competition to make it 31 teams.

Leicestershire and Norfolk join the O60s 3rd XI comp making 19 teams in total. The format is as is from 2024 as is the 7 team O60s 4th XI comp.

Cornwall join the O70s 1st XI comp to make 26 teams - the format is as it was in 2024 as is the 5 team 2nd XI O70s comp. Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey make up a new O70s 3rd XI championship.

126 teams in total will be taking part in 2025.

If you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests please drop us an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk or press ‘send us a message’ at the bottom of these notes - please include your name and contact details if you wish as we can’t reply direct to the text messages.

The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk

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 site

You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket

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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.

Chris Lowe is the England O70s team manager and the driving force behind the new look Seniors County Championship website for England and Wales.

We kick off getting an update from Chris on what’s happening with England O70s as they look ahead to the next O70s World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand in March 2026.

England O70s are planning a 16 day tour of Australia immediately prior to the World Cup which includes three ODI’s v Australia.

On the website front the new look site includes a big design refresh and the opportunity for easier navigation and more information

It’s still early days but if anyone spots anything that need updating or amending then please direct that to your county rep who will forward it

We mention England O60s nominations which close on Friday January 24th - details here

And the England Lions Team Manager role, applications for which close on Friday January 31st - details here

Next up we have new O60s/70s championship competition Chair Dave Murphy who’s going to talk about his role as Chair and confirm any changes to the O60s/O70s championship competition structures.

If you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests please drop us an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk or press ‘send us a message’ at the bottom of these notes - please include your name and contact details if you wish as we can’t reply direct to the text messages.

The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk

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 site

You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket

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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.

Paolo Iorio is a practising osteopath based in Derbyshire who for the last 2 to 3 years has also been working with the England O60s team.

We talk to Paolo about the role of an osteopath and then Paolo offers up lots of tips and advice for O60s and O70s cricketers who are beginning to think about the season ahead and their fitness / mobility.

Paolo’s advice revolves around consistency in terms of a daily routine that might involve some strength and conditioning, some flexibility work and some sort of cardio vascular activity which could be anything from brisk walking to cycling to swimming to running.

Paolo emphasises that the key is doing this on a regular basis rather than just occasionally.

We talk about the benefits if you team up with a buddy or create a small Cricket community keen to improve their fitness and well being.

One community to consider is the parkrun community.

Parkrun happens at 1300 locations across the UK every Saturday morning at 9 am, so no matter where you are there's a very good chance a parkrun is close by.

Use this link to register and then you will receive a barcode which you can download on your phone or print out and take with you and that will mean every time you take part you will receive lots of data which you can then use, to see and observe your fitness improvement

All parkruns are 5km. You can start off by walking, progressing to run walking and then all in running

If you want to know more about Paolo then follow this link to his website

If you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests please drop us an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk or press ‘send us a message’ at the bottom of these notes - please include your name and contact details if you wish as we can’t reply direct to the text messages.

The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk

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 site

You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket

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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.

We kickoff the New Year talking to a Lancashire legend – Chris ’Noddy’ Dearden

We begin by establishing why Chris is known to many people in the cricket world as ‘Noddy’ and then talk about his early days playing for Littleborough in the Central Lancashire League rubbing shoulders with teammates who included Sir Garfield Sobers and Joel Garner

Chris has had an illustrious Lancashire Seniors cricket career representing the county’s O50s/60s in excess of 130 times, scoring lots of runs and taking many wickets.

Chris made his debut for England O60s in 2019 and was part of the squad for the O60s World Cup in Chennai in the early part of 2024.

Struggling with an Achilles injury he missed out on the 2024 summer series against Pakistan and the winter tour to Australia but he's keen to return to full fitness and as a consequence the England squad.

In the next episode we talk about fitness for O60s /O70s cricketers with England O60s Osteopath Paolo Iorio

In future episodes we’ll be covering the new O60s/70s website, the competition structures (when all are known) for 2025 and we’ll be monitoring the NZ v Australia O60s series in March with the help of friend of the show Tony Panecasio. Lots to look forward to!

If you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests please drop us an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk 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.

The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk

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 site

You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket

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 Over 70s cricket.

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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.

We chat with Rash and Mel about their experiences of the England Over 60s cricket tour to Australia in November and December.

Rash was the man on the microphone keeping all of us who tuned into the live YouTube feed in the early hours entertained as well as informed.

Mel was one of the two England umpires on the tour and officiated some of the state games which the England team used as warmup and mid ODI matches.

We had great fun talking to Rush and Mel as they reflected on their fabulous experience including one or two thoughts about the learning that the England team can bring back as they plan for a return of the Australians as well as the West Indies and the USA in the English summer of 2025

We will be back in 2025 with our first episode scheduled for January 10th when Trevor will be using his new found knowledge as a qualified coach in running fitness to share some thoughts and ideas for Over 60s and Over 70s cricketers years as they prepare themselves fitness wise for there 2025 season

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 site

The 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 podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk 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.

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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.

England 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 were

We 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 2024

One 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 site

The 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 podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk 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.

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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.

In 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 site

If you've got feedback or observations about the podcast or ideas for future guests please drop us an email to podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk 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.

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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.