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

Ravi Suri USA O60s Tour plus Paul Gelder England Lions Manager

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Six matches in nine days: when 60-year-olds play international cricket with stakes.

Silver Stumps Podcast Episode 74 (bonus, aired August 4) covers USA Masters cricket over-60s team touring England with focus on six matches in nine days vs. England Lions and England ODI teams. Interviews Ravi Suri (USA team captain, Masters cricket media lead) and Paul Gelder (new England Lions manager). Paul discusses appointment process (four interviews, job offer after silence), managing 12+ games, trial process (44 candidates→33 selected→23 Lions caps distributed), player development pathway, and merit-based selection philosophy emphasizing opportunities for emerging older players. Also previews tri-nations competition (England vs. Wales vs. Scotland), potential winter tours (Pakistan, South Africa, Western Australia).

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