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March 13-18, 2024
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South Africa have won the Africa Cup Over-40s tournament after an 85-run win over Namibia in the final.![]()
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It was a greatly improved effort from the Namibians, after having been dismissed for 29 by the hosts earlier in the week.![]()
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South Africa accumulated 224/9 from their 45 overs, Brandon Buckley top-scoring with 60 at the top of the order, and Riaan De Witt and Nicolaas Buys each taking 3 wickets.![]()
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Namibia were in the running at 89/1 but then lost Johan Nel (47) and Norbet Manyande (42) in quick succession and the innings fell apart, ending on 139 all out. Yasser Ditta took 3/46 from 9 overs.![]()
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Scorecard: cricclubs.com/VeteransLeagueofSouthAfrica/viewScorecard.do?matchId=1454&clubId=22082![]()
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In the non-O40I match for 3rd and 4th, South Africa A beat Zimbabwe by 1 wicket with 2 balls to spare in a thriller.![]()
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Scorecard: cricclubs.com/VeteransLeagueofSouthAfrica/viewScorecard.do?matchId=1455&clubId=22082![]()
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(Apologies for the delay in posting this report.)
3rd Position: Zimbabwe Over-40s vs South Africa A Over-40s - Veterans League of South Africa
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South Africa A Over-40s won by 1 Wickets (D/L);Zimbabwe Over-40s 255/7(45.0 overs) South Africa A Over-40s 260/9(44.4 overs)
The Over-40s Africa Cup match between Zimbabwe and Namibia was always going to be interesting, partly because both teams had been similarly humbled by South Africa, being dismissed for 65 and 29, respectively.![]()
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In the end, it was the Namibians who came through, winning by 2 wickets.![]()
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Zimbabwe batted first and scored 250/6. They were 129/6 before Marc Nicolle came in at number 8 and plundered 78* from just 49 balls. He and Robbo Chinyengetere (49 not out) added an unbeaten 121 from 15 overs to give Zim a competitive total.![]()
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For Namibia, Johan Nel (74) and Norbet Manyande (75) put on 157 for the 2nd wicket to set up the chase, before 64 from Duane Viljoen sealed the victory.![]()
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Scorecard: cricclubs.com/VeteransLeagueofSouthAfrica/viewScorecard.do?matchId=1446&clubId=22082![]()
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In the other (non-O40I) match in the round, South Africa (238/5) beat South Africa Invitational XI (188).![]()
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cricclubs.com/VeteransLeagueofSouthAfrica/viewScorecard.do?matchId=1445&clubId=22082![]()
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These results mean that South Africa will take on Namibia in the final today.
League: South Africa Over-40s vs South Africa A Over-40s - Veterans League of South Africa
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South Africa Over-40s won by 50 Run(s);South Africa Over-40s 238/5(45.0 overs) South Africa A Over-40s 188/6(45.0 overs)
It was another heavily one-sided win for Veterans Cricket of South Africa, who have thrashed Namibia by 10 wickets in the Over-40s Africa Cup.![]()
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The Namibians batted first and could only manage 29/9, with no one scoring more than the 7 that Derick Colmer managed before having to retire hurt.![]()
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The South African pacemen were irrepressible - as exemplified in the clip below of Danel Styer uprooting Rowan Erasmus' off stump.![]()
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The Proteas' opening batsmen knocked off the meagre target within 4 overs.![]()
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Here is the interactive scorecard, where you can watch more clips: ![]()
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www.pitchvision.com/#/pvm/156431![]()
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In the other match in the tournament, Zimbabwe +50 Cricket Association had a good win against the South African Invitational XI. Former international Doug Marillier top-scored with 49 as Zim reached 236/6, and then Marc Nicolle with 3/55 helped restrict the invitational side to 176 all out.![]()
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Here's the interactive scorecard of that match: ![]()
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www.pitchvision.com/#/pvm/156429
South Africa Over-40s have demolished their Zimbabwe counterparts by 210 runs in the first match of the Africa Cup in Pretoria.![]()
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The hosts were remorseless, with each of the top 5 batsmen making solid contributions. Nathan Jones top-scored with 67 from just 35 deliveries, while Brandon Buckley and Werner Moolman both scored 54 as South Africa piled on 275 from their 45 overs.![]()
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In pursuit, Zimbabwe crumbled to 65/9. Opener Austin Corken had top-scored with 21 but had to retire hurt after a nasty blow to the hand. Apart from him, only 2 other players reached double figures, with Jaco Castle (4/31) and Lundi Mbane (4/13) scorching through the batting lineup in just 18 overs.![]()
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The video below shows Castle "castling" Steven Trenchard.![]()
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Interactive scorecard, with video highlights: cricclubs.com/VeteransLeagueofSouthAfrica/viewScorecard.do?matchId=1440&clubId=22082![]()
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The tournament also involved Namibia and a South Africa Invitational team. The invitational team's matches aren't considered official, but Namibia had a good win over them, winning by 7 wickets.![]()
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Scorecard: cricclubs.com/VeteransLeagueofSouthAfrica/viewScorecard.do?matchId=1441&clubId=22082
International cricket resumes today, as the Africa Cup (over-40s) commences in Pretoria.![]()
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Hosts South Africa take on Zimbabwe today in the first game. ![]()
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South Africa are batting.![]()
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Live streaming: www.youtube.com/watch?v=swknKlhjr44&ab_channel=VeteransCricketAssociationofSouthAfrica![]()
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Here is the live scorecard: cricclubs.com/VeteransLeagueofSouthAfrica/viewScorecard.do?matchId=1440&clubId=22082
Here is the Australian squad for the IMC Over-60s World Cup.![]()
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Here is the Masters Cricket USA team for the upcoming IMC Over-40s World Cup![]()
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The USA are always a force in masters cricket and have named a strong squad for the tournament in Cape Town which is just 3 months away now.Masters Cricket USA is proud to announce Team USA Over 40 for the IMC World Cup in Capetown, South Africa scheduled for February, 2024. ![]()
Congratulations and good luck.
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