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# Martin Ivill on life as Yorkshire Over 60s cricket captain
- URL: https://cricketyorkshire.com/martin-ivill/
- Published: 2018-06-29T17:10:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-28T15:12:11.000Z
- Author: John Fuller
- Tags: Interviews, #wp

Nowhere in the lyrics by the Beatles of 'When I'm 64' does it mention scrapping against the new ball on a sapping afternoon at Kirkstall Educational in the Over 60s County Championship.

Such reticence by John Lennon and Paul McCartney reflects the fact that even though cricket is viewed as a game where we can play to an age where joints need regular lubrication with WD-40, the reality is that many don't still wear whites as a sexagenarian.

![over 60s county cricket](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ee/73/ee73d104-a6c6-4e5c-a4b8-854785d36d20/content/images/2026/05/over-60s.jpg)

Yorkshire Over 60s compete in the North Group of the Seevent National 60+ County Cricket Championship and are tucked in just behind leaders Lancashire, a few points back.

For the latest episode of the **[Cricket Yorkshire Podcast](https://cricketyorkshire.com/content/files/2026/05/podcast-8.html)**, I interview Martin Ivill, captain of Yorkshire Over 60s and a former league bowler with Wombwell Main, Barnsley and Sheffield Collegiate.

Martin's cricketing CV includes the National Club Championship in 2000, the County Championship with Yorkshire Over 50s and vice-captain of England Over 60s.

Over our 15 minute interview, the inevitable question crops up, namely to what extent is this still hard-fought, competitive cricket:

> **"Believe you me...it is just as keen as it ever was! The fire is still there in these guys...**  
>  
> **They wouldn't turn up as a sixty year old with aching bones and bodies if it didn't matter."**

![Yorkshire Over 60s Martin Ivill bowling](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ee/73/ee73d104-a6c6-4e5c-a4b8-854785d36d20/content/images/2026/05/martin-ivill-bowling.jpg)

### Listen to Martin Ivill, Yorkshire Over 60s Captain

In the episode, Martin talks about:

- His cricket career in club, league and county cricket
- Fighting the aches and pains
- Yorkshire Over 60s season so far
- How it always matters playing for Yorkshire

If you like the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast, you can always download the Anchor app on [**Android**](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.anchor.android&hl=en%5FGB&ref=cricketyorkshire.com) or[ **iTunes**](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/anchor/id1056182234?mt=8&ref=cricketyorkshire.com).

Or, listen to all the Cricket Yorkshire interviews here: [**https://anchor.fm/cricketyorkshire**](https://anchor.fm/cricketyorkshire?ref=cricketyorkshire.com)

Here's more on the Over 60s County Championship: [**http://www.60cc.co.uk**](http://www.60cc.co.uk/?ref=cricketyorkshire.com)

My thanks to go John Heald for his photography, check out his website here: [**https://www.johnhealdphotography.co.uk**](https://www.johnhealdphotography.co.uk/?ref=cricketyorkshire.com).