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OVER-60s: GIBB'S HEROICS NOT ENOUGH TO AVOID SERIES WHITEWASHAustralia have secured a 3-0 series win over New Zealand, but Craig Gibb's third international century saw the visitors come within a whisker of an epic chase. Gibb batted throughout the 45 overs for 125 not out from 136 balls. He received support from Ken McKnight (43) but not much else. With 10 required off the last over, the Kiwis were still in it, but with 4 runs needed off the last ball, Gibb could only manage a single.Tony Panecasio was again the best Aussie bowler, taking 4/44, while Lachlan Donovan took 3/33.Earlier, Mark Kratzmann scored 85 and Douglas Murphy 41 to lead Australia to 235/8. Andrew Nuttall was outstanding in taking 4/17 from 9 overs.Panecasio is now equal with England's Phil Deakin as the leading wicket-taker in O60Is (both have 48). Nuttall now has 72 wickets in all IMC matches (40 at O50s level and 32 in O60Is), equal with Wales' Iwan Rees and behind only West Indies' Zamin Amin, who has 83.Gibb now has 643 runs at 53.58 in O60Is and his 3 centuriEngland 60s Cricketgs him level with England's Montie Douglas.Scorecard: play.cricket.com.au/match/cf8d7f32-a854-442a-9d9e-871c1edb6ef4/australia-new-zealand-o60-australi...Full match streaming: www.youtube.com/live/aP1Ytsez33o?si=KswgHDvUE7iA6g1fThe teams now look ahead to the IMC Over-60s World Cup, which takes place in Toronto in August. ... See MoreSee Less
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OVER-50s - ENGLAND WIN MARLBOROUGH CUP AGAINEngland 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.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.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.Tauseef Kazmi sealed the trophy with a massive whack over midwicket.Congratulations to England. Interactive scorecard: englandseniors.play-cricket.com/website/results/7437697In the third/fourth playoff match, India Over-50s Cricket beat Zimbabwe +50 Cricket Association by just 1 wicket in a tense encounter. James Blackmore's 113 set Zimbabwe up for a score of 224 and the chase was evenly balanced throughout India's innings. The Zimbabweans kept India pegged down, not allowing anyone to reach 50, and Alastair Crawford was outstanding in the middle overs, taking 5/40. The 9th wicket fell with 13 runs still required, but the last pair squeaked India across the line.Scorecard: ivcai.play-cricket.com/website/results/7714198 ... See MoreSee Less
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OVER-50s - MARLBOROUGH CUP WALES SNEAK THRILLER OVER INDIA 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.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.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. 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.Scorecard: wales.play-cricket.com/website/results/7492266ENGLAND POWER TO ANOTHER BIG VICTORY OVER ZIMBABWE 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.Interactive scorecard: englandseniors.play-cricket.com/website/results/7436863 ... See MoreSee Less
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OVER-50s - MARLBOROUGH CUP Zimbabwe +50 Cricket Association (200) lost to Wales Over 50s Cricket (203/6)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.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.Scorecard: wales.play-cricket.com/website/results/7714197England (261/6) beat India Over-50s Cricket (122)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.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.Interactive scorecard (with full match video): englandseniors.play-cricket.com/website/results/7436861 ... See MoreSee Less
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O50s: SAINIS TRUMPS REES AS INDIA RECORD FIRST TOUR WIN 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.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.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.Full match coverage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZhIMgyYEfcScorecard: ivcai.play-cricket.com/website/results/7492257 ... See MoreSee Less
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