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

It’s semi-final week in Seniors Cricket

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Ian Robson made 117, and at 70 he survived an LBW shout, a dropped catch, and another drop.

1. Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket Podcast covers semi-final week in the senior cricket competitions at the end of August. 2. Trevor and Grant front the episode, with Grant supplying many of the match reports and Trevor adding scorecard detail, venue notes, and predictions. 3. The episode checks which finals are now set and which over-70s semi-finals were delayed by weather, because the hosts are preparing listeners for finals week. 4. Kent's First Division Cup campaign ends after a trip to Wales, where they reached 80 for one before collapsing to 164 all out. 5. Anthony Smith takes three for 28 and then scores 36 not out, and his all-round performance takes Wales into the final. 6. Cornwall then describe their win over Gloucestershire at Corson Staunton Cricket Club, where the outfield is described as fast and bumpy in places. 7. Hugh Rogers' pre-season prediction that Cornwall would reach the cup final is mentioned alongside Cornwall's successful chase of Gloucestershire's score. 8. Ian Robson makes 117 for Gloucestershire, and the hosts describe missed chances around the 70-run mark, including an LBW shout and two dropped catches. 9. Cornwall's reply is built by Hugh Rogers and Damien Cummins, with Hugh making 85 effectively and Damien striking a six before he is caught behind. 10. John Nance's controlled batting is singled out, and Cornwall finish the chase with three overs to spare. 11. In the Vase, Cambridge and Huntingdonshire post 218 in 40 overs, with Nick Andrews contributing a strong score and Cheshire chasing it down with a ball to spare. 12. Don Hurst finishes that chase for Cheshire, and the hosts highlight how close wins and close losses feel very different in knockout cricket. 13. Leicestershire then pile up 295 for four against Somerset, with Brad Peake, Zaheer Mohamed, Baz Taylor, and Craig Hendry all making substantial scores. 14. Somerset respond with 258, but only Paul Sparks gets near 50 and Craig Hendry adds three wickets for Leicestershire. 15. In the Bowl, Derbyshire beat Berkshire after Amzi Hossain makes 82 not out and Jason Caunt closes the chase with half a dozen boundaries. 16. Sussex's Bowl win over Devon is built by Martin Ford and Gordon Morgan, whose runs leave Devon too much to do despite a late effort to 201 all out. 17. The hosts keep a conversational, score-by-score style, with repeated references to batting positions, run rates, and late wickets. 18. They also add humor and local detail, including comments about bumpy outfields, prediction contests, and the weather affecting planning. 19. Listeners who follow senior county cricket, scorecards, and knockout finals will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting a polished narrative arc or a single-match deep dive may skip it.

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