In this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee review the matches that took place on the first day of the season for the Over 60s Championship - April 23rd - and look forward to week two matches scheduled for April 30th

A number of games were cancelled and have been rearranged for the replay date of July 2nd

There were no matches played in the North and Midlands groups with Essex winning the only matching the East group and Sussex the only match in the South-East group.

All three matches were concluded in the South East Midlands group with wins for Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire

In the South-West group the big Match of the Day between Wales and Gloucestershire was cancelled and in the other games there were wins for Devon and Somerset

Top bowler of the week was Essex’s Mel Hussain with 4-19 and top batter was Martyn Ford from Sussex who made the league’s first century of 2024 with 101

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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.