Cricket is always ready to create records no matter what age you are and how long you've been playing.

England O70s opener Chris Evans proved that this week when after dropping a catch at slip in the first over of the match v Kent he stayed in situ and remarkably then took six catches at slip as Kent were dismissed for 105 with the other four wickets all being catches as well.

Has either happened before in 60s/70s cricket? Here’s a link to the scorecard.

Meanwhile up North Nick Gaywood plundered 161 not out and over in Essex Mel Hussain made an unbeaten 133.

Six teams retain 100% records in O60s Div 2, with 5 teams unbeaten in Division 3.

Only match took place across Division 4 and 5.

With recent Thursday’s missing the rain and extreme heat the tables turned this week with the O70s programme completely wiped out.

Full results here

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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.

Just 13 matches across the entire over 60s and over 70s eight divisions were played to a finish – unbelievable given that this was the first week in June.

But nevertheless of the five matches that were completed in the over 60s first division three were epic finishes which we talk about in a little bit of detail. I also touch upon the Test match at Lords – what is going on there?

And I say thanks to Nigel Harrington and Alan Hocking who recently umpired and scored respectively their 100th match for Cornwall Seniors – do you have officials who have reached such a landmark and deserve a shout out on this podcast? Let me know.

Full results here

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PS - the thumbnail pic is Paul Clements catching Mike Cann in the recent Cornwall v Wales match at Penzance. Thanks to the Welsh photographer for the pic.

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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.

Last Tuesday only 6 matches across the 5 060s Divisions survived the downpour. This week only 12 survived the heat!

By Thursday though the sun came out and lots of O70s cricket took place

Full results here

Talking of heat this week’s guest is Australia’s Tony Panecasio - TP - who is surprised its hot enough in England and Wales for matches to be called off - we talk about the forthcoming State of Origin competition in which Queensland take on New South Wales at Women's O40s and Mens O40s, 50s, 55s, 60s, 65s, 70s and 75s. Plus we touch on the Australia O60s World Cup squad and TP's fitness campaign.

We mention Ron Hedley’s amazing walks which have raised a staggering £88,000 - https://bobwillisfund.org/ronsmarch

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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 weather dominated the O60s county matches this week with just six matches across five divisions surviving the Tuesday downpours.

By Thursday though the sun came out and lots of Seniors cricket took place with round two of the new regional O65s competition plus matches across all three divisions of the O70s competition.

We pick out some of the highlights.

Full results here

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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.

Matches this week across 5 divisions of Over 60s cricket and 3 divisions of Over 70s cricket

Including 3 matches that were tied!

Full results here

Plus we briefly look at the England Over 60s match v Scotland which was affected by the rain - Scorecard here

Congratulations to Phil Deakin on becoming England O60s leading wicket taker. Check Phil's stats here

If you are interested or know someone who is in helping on a volunteer basis tell the story of O60s/70s championship cricket then please contact the Chair, Dave Murphy, via chair@6070cc.co.uk

Follow all the O65s regional competition action via this webpage: https://6070cc.co.uk/o65s/ - next matches May 21st

If you fancy being a guest contributor on the show covering in five minutes your division then please drop Trevor a note via podcast@trevorjlee.com

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Silver Stumps 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.

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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.

Big thanks to everyone who has enquired about Grant’s health following his Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm operation - he’s still in hospital in Leicester but on the mend.

Please do send your goodwill messages to him via podcast@trevorjlee.com or by clicking on the ’Send us fan mail’ button below or message Trevor direct

Today (Thursday May 7th) saw the long awaited announcement of the England O60s World Cup squad

Round two of O60s championship in Divs 1,2 and 3 plus first matches in Divs 4 and 5 and in the O70s Divs 1 ,2 and 3 Full results here

England O70s team manager, Chris Lowe, has put a shout out for anyone interested in putting themselves forward for the England team in 2026 details here: https://6070cc.co.uk/category/england-70-internationals/ - note the decline is Saturday May 9th

Follow all the O65s regional competition action via this webpage: https://6070cc.co.uk/o65s/ - next matches May 21st

If you fancy being a guest contributor on the show covering in five minutes your division then please drop Trevor a note via podcast@trevorjlee.com

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. Thanks very much.

Silver Stumps 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.

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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.

This week’s best news is that Grant got through his Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm operation and he's now recovering in hospital in Leicester.

Please do send your goodwill messages to him via podcast@trevorjlee.com or by clicking on the ’Send us fan mail’ button below or message Trevor direct

And when you get invited to be tested get tested and get that PSA test done as well!

This week was the start of the O60s championship with all matches across divisions one, two three completed. Divisions four and five and the O70s competition get going next week - w/c May 4th - full results here

There was a England O60s trial match at Ticknall in Derbyshire on Thursday, April 30th – full scorecard here

And a big shout out to the new look You Tube coverage crew who are working with England commentator Rash Mahmood - Adam, Molly Lucy and Mick who under the expert guidance of Ivor Richards are once again providing fantastic YouTube live pictures and commentary for England games in 2026.

We did hear that the England squad for the O60s World Cup in Toronto in August will be announced on Monday, May 4th so look out for that.

Follow all the O65s regional competition action via this webpage: https://6070cc.co.uk/o65s/ - next matches May 21st

England O70s team manager, Chris Lowe, has put a shout out for anyone interested in putting themselves forward for the England team in 2026 details here: https://6070cc.co.uk/category/england-70-internationals/

If you fancy being a guest contributor on the show covering in five minutes your division then please drop Trevor a note via podcast@trevorjlee.com

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. Thanks very much.

Silver Stumps 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.

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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.

This is episode 99 of the Silver stumps podcast so Grant starts off by recalling some famous 99's – have you had a 99? And then got out in bizarre circumstances? - let us know.

The England / Wales regional O65s competition started on Thursday, April 23rd with three terrific matches where five of the six scores were in excess of 245 runs.

The next round of matches are on May 21st - follow all the action via this webpage: https://6070cc.co.uk/o65s/

We also mentioned that England O70s team manager, Chris Lowe, has put a shout out for anyone interested in putting themselves forward for the England team in 2026 details here: https://6070cc.co.uk/category/england-70-internationals/

We look ahead to April 28th and the start of the O60s season with matches in the top three divisions.

We wish Nottinghamshire, the best of luck as they begin their county championship O60s adventure.

And we acknowledge the final England O60s World Cup trial to be held at Ticknall CC on Thursday, April 30th.

Finally Grant explains why he will be missing now for several episodes – if you fancy being a guest contributor on the show then please drop Trevor a note via podcast@trevorjlee.com

All the team here at Silver Stumps along with our many listeners across the UK and indeed the world wish Grant a successful operation and a speedy recovery.

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. Thanks very much.

Silver Stumps 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.

Send us Fan Mail

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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.