The Second Innings

New Zealand left-arm spinner Andrew Nuttall is a legend of over-50s cricket - even now at the age of 64.He has played O50s and O60s internationals, is the second-leading wicket-taker in all O50Is and the top wicket-taker in all NZ O50s cricket. In this episode he talks about bowling to Imran Khan and Javed Miandad, about who he most wants to try and get out in Over-50s cricket, the nuances of veterans cricket, and much more.

Over-50s cricket has made amazing strides in the United States in 2021. Today we talk to one of the main men behind this progress: Parak Ananta. Parak tells us about how the over-50s "bug" was planted in the US, about the man whose "Field of Dreams" purpose-built cricket stadium is now a hub for cricket in the States, about Welsh hospitality, and about the Americans' big plans for the future.

Mahes de Zoysa was part of the management team of the Sri Lankan Over-50s side at the 2020 World Cup. He was also stuck in Cape Town for more than 4 months when the tournament was cancelled. His experiences of that time might not be what you'd expect ... Mahes also runs the Colombo Masters Cricket Association, which is leading the veterans cricket movement in Sri Lanka.

This week's episode focuses on the West Indies and features an interview with the West Indies Over-50s captain, Zamin Amin. Zamin's story is an interesting one - he played for Guyana Under-19s before emigrating to the USA with no expectations of playing cricket there. Almost 40 years later, he is now playing as much cricket as he ever did, captaining his native country at the age of 58. Zamin represented the USA for many years, including making his first-class debut at the age of 43. He talks about

England probably invented over-50s cricket, has a huge over-50s league and has played more over-50s internationals than any other country. They are one of the strongest sides in world over-50s cricket. The leading player in the world is an Englishman named Stephen Foster. He joins us on the podcast to talk about over-50s cricket in general, his own amazing stats and his thoughts on how to play this format of the game.

India is the world's cricketing super-power. So why did it not send a team to the 2018 Over-50s World Cup? Which Indian player brought his own personal publicity man to the 2020 World Cup? How did the newly formed Indian team fare against well-established arch-rivals Pakistan? How do you go about harnessing the incredible potential of such a cricket-mad country, in terms of over-50s players? How can interested over-50s cricketers get involved and perhaps even represent India? Find out on this

The Second Innings focuses on over-50s cricket around the world. Each episode features one of the 13 countries that play over-50s cricket. In this, Episode 2, we look at Wales and speak to their star all-rounder Iwan Rees. Rees talks about his early days of playing in Wales against future Test players, his 2 O50I centuries against England, Alan Dawson hitting him for 28 runs in an over, Welsh singing, meeting Barry Richards and Graeme Pollock, the current and future state of Welsh over-50s cricket,

The Second Innings focuses on over-50s cricket around the world. Each episode will feature one of the 13 countries that currently play over-50s cricket. We kick off the series with South Africa and talk to Roger Moult, the organiser of the 2020 Over-50s World Cup. Roger reflects on his experience in bringing a South African side to the 2018 World Cup, what inspired him to offer to organise the next edition of the tournament, and some of the highlights and lowlights of that endeavour.