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World Over-40s and Over-50s Cricket
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This is the page for over-40s and over-50s cricket around the world, especially internationals and the Over-40s and Over-50s Cricket World Cups. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of International Masters Cricket.
Australia are the 4th team to name their squad for the Over-50s World Cup in March - and they did so in grand style, via a Facebook Live announcement and discussion, which you can watch at the link below:![]()
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www.facebook.com/o50scricket/videos/845501900023757/?__cft__[0]=AZVs-4xSN-Ee9mvszG0AVacpKaD8lCDjTyse_uWJOJpQjKkXChApQvCeOR6kJ6Lhl7KsL3DLhOnJc68YObINfH6Mf0pWQROHPiOwA7PWW4JXUDVmuuOLBOXyFRxFhb2fOUTVDsYPvnRlRnUw9gzmEWcTFxhaJ7tyCdy80L4D6NTSSFGqvY0sQpcuXRotJub2L4M&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R![]()
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Experienced all-rounder Tony Clark will lead the side in place of the now-retired Peter Solway. ![]()
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The squad also includes the world's #1-ranked player in opening batsman Steve Mace, the only survivor from Australia's first ever O50I in Tim Sargent, and Australia's all-time leading wicket-taker in Stephen Gollan.![]()
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There are also a number of exciting newcomers who performed well at the recent Australian National Championships.![]()
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The full 16-man squad is listed below:![]()
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Tony Clark (c)![]()
Anthony Barranca![]()
Leith Dawes![]()
Garry Eisenmenger![]()
Richard Gabb![]()
Steve Gollan![]()
Brett James![]()
Ilham Jaufer![]()
Steve Mace![]()
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James Morris![]()
Brad Papotto![]()
John Rankin![]()
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Paul Whybird![]()
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All countries' World Cup squads are listed on the IMC website after they are announced: masterscricket.org/
Over-40s cricket is developing quickly. Two countries have just completed their national over-40s tournaments.![]()
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In Australia, New South Wales beat Queensland by 10 wickets to emerge victorious in the Australian National Championships.![]()
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It was great to see that the Aussie over-40s did not impose mandatory batting retirements in this tournament (their over-50s still do). ![]()
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This allowed for some great run-scoring, with 4 individual centuries scored, and 4 batsmen scoring more than 200 runs (Jeff Hemming, 265 runs at 132; Ash Hardy, 238 runs at 119; Danny Batra, 231 at 77; and Richie Wyld, 216 at 54). ![]()
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The top wicket-taker was former Sri Lankan first-class player Suresh Perera, who picked up 9 wickets at 13.78, followed by Dane Stevenson (8 at 9.63). ![]()
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It was also fantastic to see many of the Division 1 games live-streamed. You can watch these here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmQWP-cxheBsjFzE68fIU_sjOkjdVyi2h![]()
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New Zealand also held its first ever Over-40s Inter-Provincial Tournament last week.![]()
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Canterbury/Otago won the Division 1 and Division 2 titles.![]()
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All the scorecards and tournament stats can be found here: www.crichq.com/competitions/15155/draws/57371/rounds![]()
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Heavy run-scoring was a feature of this tournament too, with 5 individual centuries scored, including an incredible 174* in the Grand Final from Hardeep Singh, which you can watch as part of the match highlights here: www.facebook.com/nzover40scricket/posts/pfbid02VW4ZPXn2ZUJiMfSZHZshRmugH5f2XbMeGSSzK5GWHLz5XuTEQd...[0]=AZUWLlIEF5Y4rqdJJl4yotBVtfkgXC4fmBRDSbwpNpylyMzgsYONSke4SD_Nbtq0i89NRQyR_90pCE3jb_pjaSZb9ySkaAPwOM3njU5Pu8u8OR9SU545EtBRh-LSfBrAEuRpSOofKtUZLZe_Px4Dl2PsKe9022aFE4y-M8I-qm9LNGX1_Z1HEluGHwzGS0NaY7o&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R![]()
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Some of these matches were also live-streamed and can be watched here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmQWP-cxheBtaibzjWpXjP3Y8KWMOCwHY![]()
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Hardeep was the leading run-scorer in the tournament (310 at 103), while Peter Connell and Sean Windle each took 10 wickets in Division 1.![]()
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The New Zealand team has been named for the series between New Zealand and Australia, which will take place in Christchurch in February. The Australian side will presumably be named shortly.
South Africa have won the Quadrangular Series, beating Zimbabwe by 83 runs in the final.![]()
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The hosts score of 301/9 was based on 63 from captain Louis Koen, 50 from Brad White, and 70 from the in-form Craig Lyons, with a typically aggressive 38 from 19 balls by Alan Dawson at the end of the innings.![]()
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Left-arm spinner Darshan Vaghmaria took 5/40, the first 5-wicket bag for Zimbabwe in O50Is.![]()
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Zimbabwe made a solid start but lost wickets consistently through the innings and let the required run rate creep up too high, finishing on 218/9. Andy Walton top-scored with 63 and ended as the highest run-scorer in the series.![]()
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Scorecard: cricclubs.com/VeteransLeagueofSouthAfrica/viewScorecard.do?matchId=1115&clubId=22082![]()
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Full match video:![]()
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L22q7js866s&ab_channel=VeteransCricketAssociationofSouthAfrica![]()
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You can watch all the matches in this series at the following playlist:![]()
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youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmQWP-cxheBtqqA80Kc61mbiqmwkRJAgr
Final: South Africa Over 50s vs Zimbabwe Over 50s - Veterans League of South Africa
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South Africa Over 50s won by 83 Run(s);South Africa Over 50s 301/6(45.0 overs) Zimbabwe Over 50s 218/9(41.4 overs)
South Africa have made light work of Zimbabwe in their top-of-the-table clash, winning by 126 runs.![]()
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Batting first, the hosts recovered from the loss of captain Louis Koen in the first over to rack up 320/5 (the third highest score in O50Is). Former Natal first-class player Brandon Nash hitting South Africa's first ever O50I century - 115 from 106 balls.![]()
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Mario Solomons scored 58 from 56 and Morne Cilliers smashed 49* from 23 balls at the end.![]()
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Zimbabwe were still in the hunt at 76/2 but fell away to be 194 all out. Only Timothy Bartlett with 75 made a major contribution.![]()
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Scorecard: cricclubs.com/VeteransLeagueofSouthAfrica/viewScorecard.do?matchId=1112&clubId=22082
New Zealand has named its Over-40s team to play Australia in February (as well as a New Zealand A team to play 2 warmup games before that series).![]()
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Among the well-known players in the New Zealand team are the Marshall twins, Hamish and James, and a couple of other former first-class players.
Today is the heavyweight clash between South Africa and Zimbabwe.![]()
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Both teams are unbeaten in the tournament so far.![]()
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Watch the likes of Louis Koen and Alan Dawson take on Stuart Carlisle, Mark Burmester and co.![]()
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Live streaming here:![]()
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youtu.be/Y_Twl7Uc5Qo![]()
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Live scorecard: cricclubs.com/VeteransLeagueofSouthAfrica/listMatches.do?clubId=22082
Here is the Wales squad to compete in the 2023 Over-50s World CupWales Over 50s Cricket announces the squad to compete in the 2023 World Cup in Cape Town in March.![]()
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Cricket Wales, World Over-40s and Over-50s Cricket, Glamorgan Cricket, ![]()
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#walessecondinnings
Australian Over-50s squad announcement:
https://fb.watch/hdvGXKw4JR/
3 new caps in @Wales_over_50s squad for the 2023 Over-50s World Cup.
John Jones - the world's most capped player - will captain the side for the 3rd straight World Cup.
The Wales o50s World Cup Squad has been selected
11 new caps in the Pakistan O50s squad for the 2023 World Cup, including the captain Zahoor Elahi, who played 2 Tests and 14 ODIs.
Pakistan team for Over-50s World Cup
https://pakveterans.org/2022/11/28/press-release-28th-november-2022/?fbclid=IwAR0O9hqkzmYd1pstfQacIu6vl9LXSe0QMKY5Z4U1EwYQpTMf5A2WoADvHK0
