Willows to Wisdom: The England Over 60 Cricket Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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Join the England Over 60 cricket commentator, Rash Mahmood, as he talks with players, managers and those in and around the team. With previews & reviews of matches and insights from those connected with the team, everything you wanted to know about England Over 60 cricket is here.

(02:55) In this episode, Rash travelled across The Pennines to visit Littleborough Cricket Club, which was hosting a game in the newly formed Regional Over 65 competition. He spoke with the respective captains Chris 'Noddy' Dearden & Nigel Moore, as well as League Chairman Dave Murphy to get their views of the competition, and Rash reviewed the game as well as the other 2 games taking place.

(16:43) Just the 2 questions sent in this time around, one regarding selection and a tricky one regarding a World 13.

(22:06) Scotland are England's first International opponents of the season. They have already been in action, and Rash has a short review of their fixtures and looks ahead to the games against England and The Lions in a few weeks time. 

(27:10) Rash was also at the Inter Squad game at Ticknall CC, alongside the students from Gloucester University. He reviews the game, the last competative match before England,Lions & World Cup squads are announced.

(34:28) Nick Gaywood is the special guest this week, who talks about cricketing in Devon, batting with Joe Root, his work with academies and The Barmy Army.

If you want to get in touch with the show, then either e-mail us at willowstowisdompodcast@gmail.com or use the following link to Speakpipe, https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/461658/5/w5kfkj96gmd6h2og it's free to use and there is no charge, and you can leave a voicemail message, and keep up to date with all that is happening by following England Over 60 Cricket on your favourite social media platform, details below -:

England 60s Cricket X – https://x.com/eng60scricket
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England 60s Cricket Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/england60scricket
England 60s Cricket TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@england60scricket
England 60s Cricket LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/england-over-60s-cricket-team/
England 60s Cricket YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@england60scricket
England 60s Play Cricket - https://englandseniors.play-cricket.com/home

England Over 65 Regional Championship - https://seniorscountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/139754

In the next episode, Rash will be reviewing the 2 International matches against Scotland, and look ahead to the England Lions matches taking place in June.

There will be some more listener questions, and with the summer & World Cup squads announced, Rash will take an in depth look at the teams.

Ian Barton, the Lancashire & England Lions player, and co-host of BBC Radio Lancashire's 'Inside Edge', is the special guest.

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Join the England Over 60 cricket commentator, Rash Mahmood, as he talks with players, managers and those in and around the team. With previews & reviews of matches and insights from those connected with the team, everything you wanted to know about England Over 60 cricket is here.

(02:38) In this the first episode, Rash reviews the recent England Lions tour to India, where the team were invited to take part in the India National Over 60 Championship. He also caught up with a few of those tourists when he went along to Loughborough, where a 2 day England Over 60 training session was taking place, to see what they made of the tour, (06:08 Vince Mullholland), (08:59 Phil Hillson), (12:07 Simon Routh), (16:05 Jason Caunt). Harrison Burridge the England Social Media Manager was also present, and he rounded up a few of those present over the 2 days to get their thoughts on the upcoming summer (21:21)

(26:34)This summer is a somewhat shortened one due to the World Cup taking place in Toronto in August, but all the details of who is playing who and where are covered.

(33:14) There will be some listener questions/comments, and if you want to get in touch with the show, then either e-mail us at willowstowisdompodcast@gmail.com or use the following link to Speakpipe, https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/461658/5/w5kfkj96gmd6h2og it's free to use and there is no charge, and you can leave a voicemail message, and keep up to date with all that is happening by following England Over 60 Cricket on your favourite social media platform, details below -:

England 60s Cricket X – https://x.com/eng60scricket
England 60s Cricket Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/eng60scricket/
England 60s Cricket Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/england60scricket
England 60s Cricket TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@england60scricket
England 60s Cricket LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/england-over-60s-cricket-team/
England 60s Cricket YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@england60scricket
England 60s Play Cricket - https://englandseniors.play-cricket.com/home

(37:26) The first guest on the show is The Maltese Falcon, the England Over 60 Team Manager Paul Bradley, who talks about how the summer is shaping up, what lies ahead for England and the England Lions, his thoughts on the upcoming World Cup and what the future holds for seniors cricket, both at home and internationally. 

In the next episode, Rash will be reviewing the Inter Squad game due to take place at Ticknall Cricket club on 30th April. He will look ahead to the first Internationals of the season, as both England and the England Lions take on Scotland in the North East. There will be some more listener questions, and the very special guest appearing on the show next time round is the Yorkshire & England opening batter Nick Gaywood.

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In this bonus episode, Rash takes a look at the England World Cup Squad, which was announced on 7th May.