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OVER-50s - ENGLAND WIN MARLBOROUGH CUP AGAIN![]()
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England have won all but one edition of the Marlborough Cup, and they won another after a comfortable 7-wicket win over Wales Over 50s Cricket yesterday.![]()
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Wales were sent in and looked solid at 114/2, with former Glamorgan player Alun Evans and world #1 over-50s player Ali Bukhari at the crease. Then England took 5/60 and Wales finished their innings at 231/8, as Gary Phillips scored his first O50I half-century.![]()
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Richard Farrow continued the great start to his career with an unbeaten 67, while Naseer Ahmed stroked his 9th O50I half-century before being bowled by Iwan Rees for 93.![]()
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Tauseef Kazmi sealed the trophy with a massive whack over midwicket.![]()
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Congratulations to England. ![]()
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Interactive scorecard: englandseniors.play-cricket.com/website/results/7437697![]()
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In the third/fourth playoff match, India Over-50s Cricket beat Zimbabwe +50 Cricket Association by just 1 wicket in a tense encounter. ![]()
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James Blackmore's 113 set Zimbabwe up for a score of 224 and the chase was evenly balanced throughout India's innings. ![]()
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The Zimbabweans kept India pegged down, not allowing anyone to reach 50, and Alastair Crawford was outstanding in the middle overs, taking 5/40. ![]()
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The 9th wicket fell with 13 runs still required, but the last pair squeaked India across the line.![]()
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Scorecard: ivcai.play-cricket.com/website/results/7714198
OVER-50s - MARLBOROUGH CUP ![]()
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WALES SNEAK THRILLER OVER INDIA ![]()
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Wales Over 50s Cricket avenged their pre-tournament defeat to India Over-50s Cricket earlier in the week with a last-ball 1-wicket win in the Marlborough Cup today.![]()
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After Iqbal Khan scored his second O50I century (110 from 116 balls) to lead India to 266/9 from their 45 overs, Wales made a moderate start and at 71/3 it was anyone's game.![]()
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Gary Phillips kept Wales in the hunt with a sensible 78 from 67. Still, the run rate continued to rise and 28 were required off 2 overs, then 16 off the last. ![]()
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Finally, 11 were needed off just 3 balls. Number 9 batsman Malith Madurasinghe then hit 3 consecutive fours to take Wales home by 1 wicket off the last ball.![]()
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Scorecard: wales.play-cricket.com/website/results/7492266![]()
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ENGLAND POWER TO ANOTHER BIG VICTORY OVER ZIMBABWE ![]()
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Following scores of 343/4, 349/5 and 261/6 in their last 3 matches batting first, England piled on another big one - 338/6 - led by a maiden century to Andrew Bairstow, with support from Jonathan Wileman (72) and Alex Richards (5Zimbabwe +50 Cricket Associationbabwe's chase was led by James Blackmore (74) but no one else passed 22 and the visitors were all out for 168. Ian Critchley took 3/17.![]()
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Interactive scorecard: englandseniors.play-cricket.com/website/results/7436863
OVER-50s - MARLBOROUGH CUP ![]()
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Zimbabwe +50 Cricket Association (200) lost to Wales Over 50s Cricket (203/6)![]()
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Jason Oates scored his second consecutive 80+ score (he now averages 59.2 after 12 O50I matches) but no one else reached 25 as Zimbabwe mustered a middling total of 200. Ali Bukhari reinforced his reputation as the fastest bowler - and top-ranked player - in international over-50s cricket, snaring 4/41, and he now has 33 wickets at 14.18 from just 14 matches. Iwan Rees took 3/23 with his off-spin.![]()
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Zimbabwe had a sniff when Wales were 72/4, but some solid middle order batting from Zulfiqar Ali (62) and Gary Phillips (40) took the Welsh home with 4 wickets and 5 overs to spare.![]()
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Scorecard: wales.play-cricket.com/website/results/7714197![]()
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England (261/6) beat India Over-50s Cricket (122)![]()
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India had England struggling uncharacteristically at 67/4, before captain David Snellgrove, batting down the order for a change, anchored the comeback with 91, his second-highest score in a 45-match career. Charlie Knightley scored 67 and the lower middle order chipped in too to raise the hosts to 261/6.![]()
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India made a brisk start but then lost 7 wickets for just 16 runs as they slumped from 39/0 to 55/7. Paul Dover continued the great start to his O50I career, snapping up 5/13, while Tuan Hadgie took 4/19 as India folded for 122.![]()
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Interactive scorecard (with full match video): englandseniors.play-cricket.com/website/results/7436861
O50s: SAINIS TRUMPS REES AS INDIA RECORD FIRST TOUR WIN ![]()
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Iwan Rees scored his 4th O50I century, passing 2000 international runs in the process, setting Wales Over 50s Cricket up for what looked like a strong total of 253/4.![]()
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Rees continued his prolific run-scoring streak and he now has 2093 runs at this level - the first to reach the milestone - at 47.57.![]()
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However, a powerful maiden century from Ajay Sainis (109 from 83 balls, with 13 fours and 4 sixes) had India Over-50s Cricket sailing along at almost 7 an over after 30 overs, and they cantered home with 7 overs to spare.![]()
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Full match coverage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZhIMgyYEfc![]()
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Scorecard: ivcai.play-cricket.com/website/results/7492257
OVER-50s: ECCLESTONE POWERS ENGLAND TO ANOTHER BIG WIN (2 July)![]()
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Giles Ecclestone crunched his way to his 6th O50I century - 111 not out from just 64 balls, with 18 fours and three sixes - as England raced to their target in less than 20 of their 45 overs.![]()
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The target of 174 would have been less were it not for a battling 58 (three fours and four sixes) to K Varma, batting at 8. Paul Dover and Kshitij Desai each took three cheap wickets.![]()
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Ecclestone's century puts him just one behind Australia's Steve Mace, who has 7 O50I centuries. The batting records of the two star batters makes interesting reading:![]()
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Ecclestone: 37 matches, 1680 runs at 64.62, 6 x 100, 7 x 50![]()
Mace: 37 matches, 1785 runs at 59.50, 7 x 100, 9 x 50![]()
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The match was a lead-up to the Marlborough Cup, which ![]()
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Video highlights: youtu.be/hZiUuwyunUE?si=HNP6YnIMPJOQOW0c![]()
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Interactive scorecard: englandseniors.play-cricket.com/website/results/7436856
OVER-50s: ZIMBABWE vs INDIA ![]()
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Half-centuries to Ajay Sainis, Fakir Dungaria and Gunjan Hazarika lifted India Over-50s Cricket to 306/9. Jason Oates took 4/46 from 8 overs.![]()
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Oates led the Zimbabwe +50 Cricket Association reply, with a solid 80 from 69 balls. An unbroken 90-run partnership for the 6th wicket between James Blackmore (50 from 41) and Timothy Trombas (33 from 40) couldn't quite get Zim to the stiff target.![]()
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Scorecard:
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