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 very keen to win back the Grey Ashes.

Below are all the places to follow the action including live coverage on YouTube with commentaryThe 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 Australia O60s news via their Facebook page just for this tour: ‘Defence of the Ashes’

England Team details can be found here: England O60s Facebook page

You can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 County Championship here: https://seniorscountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Matches?tab=Fixture

Here’s the link to the England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship website: https://6070cc.co.uk

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 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from.

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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 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 his Chair of Selectors hat and picks his England team for the first Grey Ashes ODI versus Australia which will be at Littleborough Cricket club on Monday, June 30th

Do you agree with his selection?

In the Seniors County Championship there was an unusual dismissal this week.

In the O60s South West Div 1 game between Gloucestershire and Dorset a batter was given out for obstruction.

Obstruction now covers not just obstructing the field but also handling the ball, and our understanding is that in this particular case it was handling the ball that the batter was given out for.

Law 37.4 clearly states that if you handle the ball without prior permission from the fielding side and they then appeal the umpire has to give you out, unless of course the fielding side withdraw the appeal.

The incident happened at a crucial moment in the game.

Thanks to Phil Trayner we give a shout out to several players from Surrey who have reached 200 matches in county seniors cricket.

You can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 County Championship here: https://seniorscountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Matches?tab=Fixture

Here’s the link to the England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship website: https://6070cc.co.uk

Team details can be found here: England O60s Facebook page

The scorecards for all England Seniors matches can be found here: England Seniors Play Cricket

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 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from.

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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.

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/Matches?tab=Fixture

Here’s the link to the England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship website: https://6070cc.co.uk

Team details for England Lions and England ODI's teams v West Indies can be found here: England O60s Facebook page

The scorecards for all those matches can be found here: England Seniors Play Cricket

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 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from.

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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.

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 West Indies Masters cricket before delving into the O60s squad that will be in action

You can follow the matches on You Tube and via England Seniors Play Cricket

England team details can be found here: England O60s Facebook page

You can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 County Championship here: https://seniorscountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Matches?tab=Fixture

Here’s the link to the England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship website: https://6070cc.co.uk

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 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from.

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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.

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 caught up with Judith during the Cornwall v Wales match this week to revisit that decision!

Grant and I spent our episode prep time this week eagerly awaiting news of the England and England Lions squads to face the West Indies - mainly to see if the selectors agreed with the squads we picked!

Team details can be found here: England O60s Facebook page

The scorecards for the England matches can be found here: England Seniors Play Cricket

You can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 County Championship here: https://seniorscountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Matches?tab=Fixture

Here’s the link to the England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship website: https://6070cc.co.uk

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 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from.

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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.

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 selectors will have learnt from the games between England and Wales, England and Scotland and England Lions and Scotland as they look ahead to the West Indies series starting on June 16th.

Have they settled on an opening pair? How many ‘seamers’ will get selected? Who will be first choice keeper? Will it be time to say goodbye to some of the stalwarts?

We followed the matches where possible on You Tube and we reflect on what we saw.

The scorecards for all those matches can be found here: England Seniors Play Cricket

You can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 County Championship here: https://seniorscountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Matches?tab=Fixture

Here’s the link to the England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship website: https://6070cc.co.uk

Here’s a link to the England O60s Facebook page

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 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from.

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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.

Grant is back and brings with him a new meaning of ‘GOAT’ - Game Over Before Tea!

And that’s how a lot of matches were this week!

Come on folks we need some edge of the seat finishes to fill the grounds!

We’re still keen to know about female players who have played in the O60s or O70s county championship competitions and if any brothers are currently playing either for the same or different counties

Whilst we are recoding England are playing Wales in the first international match of the summer in Newport - scorecard here

You can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 County Championship here: https://seniorscountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Matches?tab=Fixture

The scorecards for England matches, including the O60s trial matches, can be found on the England Seniors Play Cricket site

Here’s the link to the England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship website: https://6070cc.co.uk

Here’s a link to the England O60s Facebook page

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 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from.

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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.

Another action packed week of O60s and O70s county championship cricket

Plus John Evans looks ahead to the O70s England Trials in June in readiness for defending the Silver Ashes and the O70s World Cup at the start of 2026

Chris Dennis is looking for someone to replace him on the National back of house team

Paul Dawkins tells how he got Cornwall O70s underway

You can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 County Championship here: https://seniorscountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Matches?tab=Fixture

The scorecards for England matches, including the O60s trial matches, can be found on the England Seniors Play Cricket site

Here’s the link to the England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship website: https://6070cc.co.uk

Here’s a link to the England O60s Facebook page

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 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 as otherwise we don't know who the message is from.

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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.