Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket Podcast · Grant Timms and Trevor Lee

2-1 to Australia plus Juddy, Doug, Dee and TP

·1 hr 3 min·4 clips

England scored 284, and the speaker says Australia had the reply exactly where they wanted it.

1. Silver Stumps covers the Chairman's Eleven against Australia, England Lions against Wales B, and the third England v Australia ODI at Tame. 2. The main voices are Trev and Grant, with Peter Judd, Doug Murphy, Dee, and Tony Panacassio joining later as recorded interview guests. 3. The episode exists to compare three senior-cricket games and then hear directly from the Australian camp at Tame. 4. At Okamore Cricket Club, the Chairman's Eleven game drew more than 300 people, with national anthems, schoolchildren, and a guard of honour. 5. Chris Bomer is credited with three wickets and 40 runs, while Ian Austin from Gloucester made 60-odd in the same match. 6. The hosts say the Wales second team faced a mismatch at Appley Cricket Club when the Lions reached 309 for seven. 7. Simon Routh, Zahir Mohamed, and Hugh Rogers added 44 from the last 16 balls after a rain break and tea. 8. Martin Powell's 117 not out for Wales is singled out as the game's standout innings. 9. Trev describes helping Matt Evans with commentary from the BBA Media van, while Nula handled replays and camera angles. 10. Anthony O'Sullivan is mentioned as the captain of Wales over 65s and as a footballer who played at St George's Park against England. 11. At Tame, England and Australia were level at one all in the series, and the hosts say a flat pitch and fast outfield made the toss important. 12. The post-match reaction centres on England's 284 chase and Australia's 284 total, with Darren Smith's 107 not out anchoring the innings. 13. Graham Pavey is described as adding 40-odd from 25 balls, which helped Australia push past the 260-270 range Juddy had expected. 14. Richard Merriman's 48 off 65 balls is treated as the start England wanted, before his dismissal changed the tempo of the chase. 15. Mark Eames and Neil Brathwaite are both described as falling to misjudged shots, and the hosts say England scored only 59 runs in the middle 15 overs. 16. The batting-order discussion argues that Timor should have batted at three and that a more aggressive approach was needed against Australia. 17. The tone mixes scorecard analysis with club-day detail, using long exchanges, overlap, and live recollection from both hosts. 18. The format shifts from match recap to sit-down interviews recorded during Australia's innings, with named guests introduced one after another. 19. Senior-cricket followers who want scorecard detail and tour-room chat. 20. Casual listeners looking for a tightly edited single-issue story.

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A steady run through three matches, then a warm set of guest conversations that give the episode its shape.

Silver Stumps keeps a clear international cricket feel, moving from Chairman's Eleven against Australia to England Lions against Wales B, then on to the third ODI between England and Australia before widening out into interviews with Peter Judd, Doug Murphy, Dee, and Tony…

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If you want seniors cricket with international flavor, analysis, and a proper tour-room feel, start here.

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