Allan Lamb - Career, Cycle Slam 2024 and Prostate Cancer

In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast former England and Northamptonshire superstar Allan Lamb joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to talk about his career, his thoughts on current cricket and his battle with prostate cancer and his participation in <a href="https://www.dallagliorugbyworks.com/dallaglio-cycle-slam">Cycle Slam 2024</a> which is a 1200 km bike ride from Rome to Nice - April 13th to 25th.</p>Allan made his test debut aged 28 and went on the play for England 79 times scoring 4656 runs including 14 centuries. A 2020 poll named him as Northamptonshire’s greatest player of all time.</p>During the episode we briefly discuss a couple of matches he played in - the 1984 2nd Test <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-england-1984-61869/england-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-63376/full-scorecard">England v West Indies at Lords</a> and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtnZOuR1fXk">1987 ODI v Australia </a>when he scored 18 off the last over to win the match.</p>Allan also mentioned the <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/britannic-assurance-county-championship-1995-467302/northamptonshire-vs-nottinghamshire-667571/full-scorecard">Notts v Northants</a> county championship match in 1995, the season he came closest to winning the county championship, when Notts rattled up 527 having been 362/1 to which Northants replied with 781/7 dec at 4.8 per over (their highest ever score) and then bowled Notts out for 157 to win by an innings and 97 runs. </p>Allan talks about his battle with prostate cancer and his support of Ron’s walks.</p>Allan now organises <a href="https://lambassociates.co.uk">wine tours of South Africa</a> as well as cricket and rugby tours.</p>You can find out more about Ron’s walks via this <a href="https://www.6070cc.co.uk/Charity%20Fund%20Raising.html">link to the national 060s/70s website</a></p>And use this link to go to the <a href="https://bobwillisfund.org/">Bob Willis fund website</a> the news page of the Bob Willis Fund website covers <a href="https://bobwillisfund.org/news">Ron's walks</a><br /> <br /> <b>Walks coming up in April 2024:</b><br /> <br /> <b>Friday 5th April 2024   Kent Seniors Walk.</b> The Spitfire Ground, Old Dover Road, Canterbury CT1 3NZ.<br /> Rob Key will be joining the walk and SKY T.V Cricket will be filming the walk.<br /> <b><br /> Tuesday 9th April 2024     Gloucestershire Seniors Walk.</b><br /> Meet near the Old Lodge Public House and Minchinhampton Old Course Golf Club at 10am for a 10.30am walk. <br /> <b><br /> Friday 12th April 2024        Edgbaston Cricket Ground</b><br /> All walkers will be invited to watch the days play during the County Championships match against Durham CCC. <br /> <b><br /> Saturday 20th April        Devon Seniors Walk</b><br /> Walking from South Devon CC to Bovey Tracey CC<br /><br />Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! </p>To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to <a href="mailto:podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk">podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk</a> <br />  <br /> If you like the show please press the subscribe / follow button on your podcast app and every new episode will there ready for you to listen to as soon as it goes live.</p>And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated.</p>Please share with your cricket mates on social media.</p>Thanks for listening! </p>Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket. </p>

00:32:33

Ron’s March for Prostate Cancer

In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast Buckinghamshire’s Ron Hedley joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to talk about the amazing walks he has organised with over 60s cricket counties to raise awareness of Prostate Cancer and raise money for the Bob Willis Fund.</p>Ron’s walks were inspired by one he went on in the North-East which was headed by Jeff Stelling from Sky Sports</p>At the time of recording Ron has galvanised 18 counties into action with another 10 planning walks and has raised right now £32,000</p>The walks started in 2023 and the final walk will be on September 15, 2024 at Lord’s which is also Ron’s 75th birthday</p>You can find out more about Ron’s walks via this <a href="https://www.6070cc.co.uk/Charity%20Fund%20Raising.html">link to the national 060s/70s website</a></p>And use this link to go to the <a href="https://bobwillisfund.org">Bob Willis fund website</a> where you can also buy a copy of the book about Bob '<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bob-Willis-Cricketer-Gentleman-Bestseller/dp/1529341345">Bob Willis - A Cricketer and a Gentlemen</a>' edited by his brother David - the news page of the Bob Willis Fund website covers <a href="https://bobwillisfund.org/news">Ron's walks</a><br /><br /><b>Walks coming up in April 2024:</b><br /><br /><b>Friday 5th April 2024   Kent Seniors Walk.</b> The Spitfire Ground, Old Dover Road, Canterbury CT1 3NZ.<br />The walk takes place during the first day of the County Championship match v Somerset CCC.</p>Rob Key will be joining the walk and SKY T.V Cricket will be filming the walk and interviewing some of the walkers. The film will be broadcast on the SKY T.V Cricket channel during <a href="https://bobwillisfund.org/event/blue-for-bob-day-2024">Bob Willis Blue Day</a> at Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Saturday 27th July 2024.<br /><b><br />Tuesday 9th April 2024     Gloucestershire Seniors Walk.</b><br />Meet near the Old Lodge Public House and Minchinhampton Old Course Golf Club at 10am for a 10.30am walk. <br /><b><br />Friday 12th April 2024        Edgbaston Cricket Ground</b><br />All walkers will be invited to watch the days play during the County Championships match against Durham CCC. We will be joined by Nick Owen BM, BBC News Anchor for BBC Midlands News.<br /><b><br />Saturday 20th April        Devon Seniors Walk</b><br />Walking from South Devon CC to Bovey Tracey CC on Saturday morning, which will include walking through Newton Abbot, along a canal cycle path and an old railway line for just over 5 miles. <br /><br /><b>Monday 22nd April 2024 Surrey Seniors</b><br />Second Walk Surrey Seniors will be hosting a second walk. It will be at Horsley and Send CC, Twinns Field, West Horsley KT24 6JS. 10.15 am meet for 10.30 am walk. </p>Ron’s message is very clear: if you are a man aged 50+ then get yourself a PSA test, which is a blood test</p>Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! </p>To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to <a href="mailto:podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk">podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk</a> <br />  <br /> If you like the show please press the subscribe / follow button on your podcast app and every new episode will there ready for you to listen to as soon as it goes live.</p>And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated.</p>Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media.</p>Thanks for listening! </p>Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket. </p>

00:35:59

Over 60s Cricket World Cup Final Review with England captain Richard Merriman

In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast England O60s captain Richard Merriman joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to reflect on the Over 60s Cricket World Cup final in which England were beaten by Australia.</p>Richard is very candid in his recognition that this was ultimately a game too far for his team and that the Australians were well deserved winners who were particularly awesome in the field as well as very accurate with their bowling.</p>Richard also talks about the time after the final when the squad spent time with the street children of India who are mad keen on cricket and he reflects on the humbling experience that that was.</p>Richard also looks ahead to the five match series coming up this summer against Pakistan starting in early July.</p>Pakistan were the inaugural winners of the Over 60s World Cup and have a squad that contains several ex-test players led by Salim Malik.</p>We plan to be at one of the games with our podcast gear to cover it for a future episode.</p>Here are the final results of the Over 60s World Cup tournament:</p><ul><li>World Cup Final: England lost to Australia </li><li>3rd / 4th place: New Zealand bt Sri Lanka</li><li>5th / 6th place: Wales lost to West Indies</li><li>7th / 8th place: USA bt Canada</li><li>9th / 10th place: India bt South Africa</li><li>11th / 12th place: Zimbabwe bt Rest of the World </li></ul>All  the scorecard information can be find here <a href="https://cricheroes.com/tournament/912220/over-60s-world-cup/matches/live-matches?fbclid=IwAR1SstDivF3WajfRw4elMezUHyaICHsTUx-LuqmB7PZ7Hpd9VRbACOn7XNk">CricHeroes website</a></p>You can follow England on the  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090421426089">England  Over 60s Facebook page</a> </p>And the national Over 60s/ 70s competition here <a href="https://www.6070cc.co.uk/">https://www.6070cc.co.uk</a></p>Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! </p>To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to <a href="mailto:podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk">podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk</a> <br />  <br /> If you like the show please press the subscribe / follow button on your podcast app and every new episode will there ready for you to listen to as soon as it goes live.</p>And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated.</p>Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media.</p>  Thanks for listening! </p>Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket. </p>

00:27:05

England skipper Richard Merriman looks ahead to the World Cup Final

The Over 60s World Cup has reached the final stage. </p>In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast England O60s captain Richard Merriman joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to talk about England’s progress to the final on Friday March 1st where they will take on Australia.</p>Richard refers to EPIC as the team strategy:</p>Enthusiastic, Energised, Eager</p>Positive and Purposeful</p>The IC stands for International Cricket </p>The line up for all the finals is as follows:</p><ul><li>World Cup Final: England v Australia </li><li>3rd / 4th place: New Zealand v Sri Lanka</li><li>5th / 6th place: Wales v West Indies</li><li>7th / 8th place: USA v Canada</li><li>9th / 10th place: India v South Africa</li><li>11th / 12th place: Zimbabwe v Rest of the World </li></ul>You can follow scorecard updates and live video via the  <a href="https://cricheroes.com/tournament/912220/over-60s-world-cup/matches/live-matches?fbclid=IwAR1SstDivF3WajfRw4elMezUHyaICHsTUx-LuqmB7PZ7Hpd9VRbACOn7XNk">CricHeroes website</a></p>There are also links within the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090421426089">England  Over 60s Facebook page</a> to the YouTube site where the games are shown live with commentary</p>Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! </p>To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to <a href="mailto:podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk">podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk</a> <br />  <br /> If you like the show please press the subscribe / follow button on your podcast app and every new episode will there ready for you to listen to as soon as it goes live.</p>And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated.</p>Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media.</p>  Thanks for listening! </p>Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket. </p>

00:21:00

Over 60’s Cricket World Cup - end of week one update

Over 60’s Cricket World Cup Group Matches Update</p>The Silver Stumps cricket podcast is aimed at cricketers aged 60+ and is co-hosted by veteran county cricketers Grant Timms and Trevor Lee.</p>In this, episode 3, Grant and Trevor catch up on how the O60s Cricket World Cup is progressing. </p>The episode was recorded on Friday, February 23rd at which point all teams, with the exception of England and the USA, had played four of their five group matches</p>With England being the only team with a 100% record after Australia in group B were beaten by the West Indies.<br /><br />After the Rest of the World team chased down 300 to beat hosts India both teams are the first who could no longer make the final four.</p>You can find all the information including leading scorers and wicket takers and the up-to-date group tables on the <a href="https://cricheroes.com/tournament/912220/over-60s-world-cup/matches/live-matches?fbclid=IwAR1SstDivF3WajfRw4elMezUHyaICHsTUx-LuqmB7PZ7Hpd9VRbACOn7XNk">CricHeroes website</a></p>There are links within the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090421426089">England  Over 60s Facebook page</a> to the YouTube site where the games are shown live with commentary</p>England’s final two group matches are:</p>Saturday Feb 24th v USA<br /> Monday Feb 26th v Canada <br /><br />Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! </p>To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to <a href="mailto:podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk">podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk</a> <br /> <br /> If you like the show please press the subscribe / follow button on your podcast app and every new episode will there ready for you to listen to as soon as it goes live.</p>And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated.</p>Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media.</p>Thanks for listening! </p>Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket. </p>

00:21:29

Over 60’s Cricket World Cup Preview with England captain Richard Merriman

The Silver Stumps cricket podcast is aimed at cricketers aged 60+ and is co-hosted by veteran county cricketers Grant Timms and Trevor Lee.</p>In this, episode 2, we talk to England captain Richard Merriman who shares great insights into the preparation and planning for the England Over 60s cricket team ahead of the Over 60s cricket World Cup which starts in Chennai in India on Monday, February 19th.</p>This is a fascinating insight from the captain’s point of view as Richard shares with us all the things that need to be taken into account as he and his fellow cricketers prepare what they hope will be a very successful tournament.</p>There is discussion around the 18 man squad given that the team will be playing four matches in the first five days of the tournament, with only three of them having previously experienced playing cricket in India.</p>Richard talks about the challenges ahead as well as the great opportunities for all those involved.</p>Matches can be followed on the International Masters Cricket YouTube channel:  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@masterscricket">https://www.youtube.com/@masterscricket</a></p>Plus there will be live scoring on NVP and regular updates on the IMC facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket/">https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket/</a><br /><br />England have a warm up match against <a href="https://online.madrascricketclub.org/home">Madras Cricket Club</a> at the 38,000 capacity Chepauk Stadium, home of the Chennai Super Kings, on Wednesday February 14th followed by a further warm up match v India on Friday 16th.<br /><br />England's group fixtures are:<br /><br />Monday Feb 19th v New Zealand<br />Tuesday Feb 20th v Zimbabwe <br />Thursday Feb 22nd v South Africa<br />Friday Feb 23rd v Rest of the World<br />Tuesday Feb 27th v Canada <br />Thursday Feb 29th v USA<br /><br />All the fixtures are available on the <a href="https://masterscricket.org/o60swc-2024/">IMC website</a></p>Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! </p>To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to <a href="mailto:podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk">podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk</a> <br /><br />If you like the show please press the subscribe / follow button on your podcast app and every new episode will there ready for you to listen to as soon as it goes live.</p>And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated.</p>Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media.</p>Thanks for listening! </p>Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket. </p>

00:33:32

Welcome to Silver Stumps - the Over 60's Cricket Podcast

Welcome to the Silver Stumps Over 60s Cricket Podcast. </p>This is episode 1 of the Silver Stumps podcast - the cricket podcast aimed at cricketers aged 60+ and co-hosted by veteran county cricketers Grant Timms and Trevor Lee.</p>The Silver Stumps podcast focuses on the thriving masters cricket arena where teams of over 60s do battle over 22 yards. </p>Get ready for entertaining interviews, topical discussion and tips for a long innings.</p>In this first episode Grant and Trevor introduce themselves and give a flavour of what you can expect from this podcast including coverage of the Over 60s World Cup in Chennai which starts on February 19th.</p>Indeed episode 2 features an interview with England Over 60s captain Richard Merriman who looks ahead to the World Cup.<br /><br />Grant and Trevor will be looking for future guests who can provide insights, tips, advice and inspiration to those playing cricket at this age and beyond! </p>To be a guest on the show or advise on someone who would make a great guest please drop an email to <a href="mailto:podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk">podcast@trevorleemedia.co.uk</a> </p>If you like the show please press the subscribe / follow button on your podcast app and every new episode will there ready for you to listen to as soon as it goes live.</p>And it would be great if you left the show a rating / review - this is easily done via your podcast app and would be much appreciated.</p>Please also share with your cricket mates and talk about on social media.</p>Thanks for listening! </p><br /></p><br /></p>Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60 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 cricket. </p>

00:18:07