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

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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.

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.

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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.

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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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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England 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 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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England 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 site

And 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.

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England 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, Melbourne
3rd ODI - Dec 6th - Tanunda Oval, Adelaide
4th ODI - Dec 13th - College Park, Redlands, Perth
5th ODI - Dec 15th - Fletcher Park, Carlisle, Perth

You 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 podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk 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.

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On 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 podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk 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 Tossell

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 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 b

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.