Workington's Paul McKeown, 62, is off to India with the England Lions over-60s Workington cricketer Paul McKeown picked for England Lions over-60s tour of India
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Fifty-one years at Workington, seven England caps this year, and now a tour of India. Paul McKeown's having a year to remember.
Bit of good news for Workington cricket.
Paul McKeown, who's been playing for Workington for half a century, has been picked for the England Lions over-60s tour of India. The Lions are heading to Hyderabad alongside the main England over-60s team, and they'll play six internationals against India A early in 2027. The Times & Star says you'll be able to watch on the Frogbox live stream and on YouTube.
Paul's 62. Earlier this year he got invited to an England trial at Loughborough University's National Cricket Performance Centre, got himself into the Lions, and made his England debut at Seaton Carew against Scotland's Forty Club. He scored 21 not out and took two wickets as they won by 145 runs. That was the first of seven England caps this year, including two wins on a Lions trip to Benidorm.
He's not been bad at home either. He was in the Workington II side that won Eden Valley League Division I and went up to the Cumbria League, came second in the league bowling averages and took a career-best eight for 17. He also captained Cumbria over-50s, with 81 games, 56 wickets and 800 runs, and signed off with a win over Northumberland.
His late dad, George, got him into the game, and he's been at Workington ever since.
Paul said: "It has been the best year of my cricketing career — 51 years playing at Workington, culminating with an England Lions call-up."
What can you do? Watch him on the Frogbox stream or YouTube when the tour starts early in 2027. And if you're a veteran who fancies it yourself, Paul says the trials start again in February and March.
Paul McKeown, who has played for Workington Cricket Club for half a century, will tour India with the England Lions over-60s early in 2027 after seven national caps this year.
This is for cricket fans in West Cumbria and anyone who follows Workington Cricket Club.
Paul McKeown, a long-serving Workington player, has been picked for an England Lions over-60s tour of India, rounding off what he calls the best year of his cricket career. The Lions will travel to Hyderabad on a joint tour with the main England over-60s side and play six internationals against India A early in 2027. The Times & Star says the matches will be shown on the Frogbox live stream and on YouTube.
Paul, now 62, was invited to an England age-group trial at Loughborough University's National Cricket Performance Centre earlier this year. He earned a Lions place and made his England debut at Seaton Carew against Scotland's Forty Club, scoring 21 not out and taking two wickets in a 145-run win. It was the first of seven national caps in 2026, including two wins on a Lions tour to Benidorm.
Closer to home, he was part of the Workington II team that won Eden Valley League Division I this season and earned promotion to the Cumbria League. He was runner-up in the league bowling averages and took career-best figures of eight for 17. He also captained Cumbria over-50s, making 81 appearances, taking 56 wickets and scoring 800 runs before bowing out with a win over Northumberland.
He has played for the club for half a century, introduced to the game by his late father, George.
Paul said: "It has been the best year of my cricketing career — 51 years playing at Workington, culminating with an England Lions call-up."
What you can do: follow the tour on the Frogbox stream or YouTube when it starts in early 2027. If the story has given you the itch, the England veterans trials start again in February and March, Paul says.