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DAY 5 - IMC OVER-40s WORLD CUP While we didn't see any thrillers like on previous days, there was plenty of interest in today's results.Most signiEngland Over 40s Crickety, England comfortPakistan Veterans Cricket Associationt Pakistan by 7 wickets. Pakistan's score of 210 was anchored by 86 to Sheharyar Ghani but he didn't get much support. Steven Naylor continued his great tournament run with 4/29.England lost the consistent Jaden Levitt early but Ben Frazer stood up with a fantastic 119 not out from 102 balls, his second O40I ton, helping England cruise home with 11 overs to spare.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27800638/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/pakistan-vs-england/scorecard ****************New Zealand Over-40s Cricket betwVeterans Cricket Indiaew Zealand and India was expected to be a close one, but the contest was effectively over once NZ sunk to 51/6. They recovered to 126 (Anup Fulper 4/22), but solid top order batting saw India home easily.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27800630/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/new-zealand-vs-india/scorecardCricket West Indies Masters Association****Veterans Cricket Association of Namibiast Indies vs Namibia followed a similar pattern, with Namibia bundled out for 143 (Chris Mittelholzer 3/34, Imran Khan 3/48) and the Windies raced to the target in just 12.2 overs (Sewnarine Chattergoon 57 from 28 balls, Jason Mohamed 43* (18)).Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27800575/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/namibia-vs-west-indies/score...Veterans Cricket of South Africa******South Africa demolished Colombia in a match that lasted only 31 overs. The South Americans managed just 52, with Robert Mutch taking 8/10. (These would have been the best bowling figures in all masters cricket, but Colombia are not an IMC member country, so their matches don't count towards official statistics. Nevertheless, a great effort from Mutch.)SA lost 2 wickets but sailed home in 7.2 oversScorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27800545/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/colombia-vs-south-africa/sco...CCMC************Canada CCMC continued their barnstorming tWales Over 40's Cricketment form, crushing Wales by a massive 208 runs. The Canadians followed their 443/3 vs NaCricket Australia Masters Over 40's shock win over Australia by piling on 393/7 against the Welsh, led by 160 to Bhavneet Bhathla and 76 from 36 balls to Royston Crandon, one of the tournament's stars so far.Wales needed 8.75 an over from the start but, as had been the case when they were chasing 409 to beat South Africa, they shut up shop early, with not a single batsman having a strike rate over 100. The innings petered out to 185/7. Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27800459/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/canada-vs-wales/scorecard
Day 5 of the IMC Over-40s World Cup will see 5 matches played, and some will have a significant bearing on the tournament.The match of the day is likely to be the key clash between England Over 40s Cricket and Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association. The two unbeaten teams will face off at Everest Cricket Club in a match that could well decide who tops Pool A.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27800638/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/pakistan-vs-england Live streaming: www.youtube.com/live/v5CtOuX4Z5E?si=gXJasRgl2wJRw1tT *********************Another interesting battle could be that between New Zealand Over-40s Cricket and Veterans Cricket India. Both teams have a win and a loss and will be pushing hard to stay in the hunt for semi-finals spots.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27800630/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/new-zealand-vs-india Live streaming: www.youtube.com/live/GH4AEC-dIRQ?si=yaC8AU0pgFJio1jW *********************Canada CCMC will be buoyant after their shock victory over Cricket Australia Masters Over 40's today and will face a Wales Over 40's Cricket side looking for its first win.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27800459/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/wales-vs-canada Live streaming: www.youtube.com/live/w_SEBKXOAmw?si=cPGL3sS8u2sZsfjE*********************Cricket West Indies Masters Association came into this tournament as one of the favoured teams but have come unstuck in 2 of their 3 games so far. They need to beat Veterans Cricket Association of Namibia to stay in semi-final contention but the Africans have already shown that they can't be taken lightly.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27800575/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/west-indies-vs-namibia Live streaming: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27800575/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/west-indies-vs-namibia *********************Finally, unbeVeterans Cricket of South Africafrica take on Colombia.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27800545/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/south-africa-vs-colombiaLive streaming: www.youtube.com/live/3X1eqLIvXWQ?si=x8tYScb3poW3dpqRAs always, all games start at 9:30 a.m. Guyana time.
In over-50s news ... Scotland Seniors Cricket have named their squad for the IMC Over-50s World Cup, to be played in Hyderabad, India in January/February of 2027.
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The winning moments for Veterans Cricket of South Africa against Cricket West Indies Masters Association.What a great finish - South Africa needed 24 off the last 2 overs, with just one wicket in hand. Ryan Reeves then hit 26 runs off the penultimate over ... 6, 4, 4, 2, 6 and 4 to seal the deal.
IMC OVER-40s WORLD CUP - DAY 4In what is undoubtedly one of the biggest upsets in masters cricket history, Canada CCMC have defeated Cricket Australia Masters Over 40's by 55 runs. The world's top-ranked player, Royston Crandon, was the star, smashing 115 from 99 balls with 9 sixes and helping his side recover from 56/4 to reach 208Cricket Australia Mastersralia, the T20 O40s World Champions, who had swept asideCricket West Indies Masters AssociationndiesVeterans Cricket Association of Namibiamibia in their first two games, lost regular wickets in their chase and eventually succumbed for just 153, with Shane Shillingford (3/35) and Crandon (2/11) to the fore. Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27794685/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/canada-vs-australia/scorecardThe best contest of the dayVeterans Cricket of South Africafrica win a nailbiter agaCricket West Indies Masters Associationndies by 1 wicket. Chasing 270, South Africa seemed dead and buried at 131/6, with 140 needed from the last 15 overs. But Brendon Reddy (52 from 34) and Ryan Reeves put the foot down and kept the target in reach. Reeves was simply outstanding, finishing 64* from 29 balls.Earlier, West Indies had accumulated 269/9, with Randy Thomas (78) top-scoring. Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27795061/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/west-indies-vs-south-africa/...New Zealand Over-40s Cricketaland put on a much-improved performance to sweep pastMasters Cricket USAe USA. The Americans posted a very competitive 261, with 50s to Prasanna Ramsawamy, Petson Matthews and Sudhindra Shetty, but the Kiwis came out flying in pursuit, led by an aggressive 70 (53 balls) to Dewald Strydom, and then captain Steve Hobson stroked a chanceless 96 not out from 69 balls - the last 46 coming from just 15 balls.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27795133/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/usa-vs-new-zealand/scorecEngland Over 40s Cricketgland made light worScotland Seniors Crickettland, winning by 8 wickets with 28 overs to spare. In fact, the entire game only lasted 48 overs, as the Scots were bowled out for only 106 in 31 overs. Kyle Coetzer (35) was the only Scotsman to pass 20, as England's most decorated players - Iresh Saxena (4/5) and Darren Stevens (3/29) - took the lion's share of the wickets. Jaden Levitt, with 49, led the chase.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27795290/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/scotland-vs-englRest of the World Cricket Seniorsst of the World had a comfortable 8-wicket win oveWales Over 40's Crickettruggling Wales side. After conceding 408 against South Africa the other day, the Welsh got to bat first and scored 192 all out (Ben Edkins 62, Hammad Saeed 4/11).Daniel Jacobs anchored the chase with 84*, getting good support from Harry Ghodke (56*).Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27797565/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/wales-vs-rest-of-the-world/s...Veterans Cricket IndiaFinally, India scored 329/6 (Shalabh Shrivastava 69, Amit Paul 60) beat the Rest of the Caribbean's 149 (Amit Paul 3/27).Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27795182/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/india-vs-rest-of-the-caribbe...
Day 4 of the IMC Over-40s World Cup sees 12 of the 15 teams in action. The marquee match-up is probably hosts West Indies - who have a star-studded squad but suffered a first-up loss against Australia - against the unbeaten defending champions South Africa.Games start at 9:30 a.m. Guyana time.The full list of matches is as follows:* Cricket West Indies Masters Association vs Veterans Cricket of South Africa* New Zealand Over-40s Cricket vs Masters Cricket USA* England Over 40s Cricket vs Scotland Seniors Cricket* Cricket Australia Masters Over 40's vs Canada CCMC* Wales Vets Cricket vs Rest of the World Cricket Seniors* Veterans Cricket India vs Rest of the CaribbeanLive streaming of all games can be found here: www.youtube.com/@246sports/streamsLive scorecards for all matches will be available once play is underway, at the following link: cricheroes.com/tournament/2234020/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/matches/live-matches
Day 3 of the IMC Over-40s World Cup saw the first match for two teams - Scotland Seniors Cricket and Rest of the World Cricket Seniors - who played each other at Everest Cricket Club. Former international star Kyle Coetzer stroked an effortless 104 from 118 balls to set up Scotland's strong score of 232/5, supported by 41* from Stuart Campbell.Not a single RoW batsman reached double figures as they were bundled out for just 54. Azeem Akbar had very impressive figures of 5/7 from 9 overs.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27763441/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/scotland-vs-rest-of-the-worldThe day's otherVeterans Cricket Association of Namibiaaw Namibia play newcomers Colombia. The Colombians scored 178/9, led by 69 to Abhas Srivastava, while Asad Abbas took 4/30. Gerrie Snyman's composed 53 not out, supported by 51 to John Valentin, led the Namibians to their target with 9 overs in hand.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27763323/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/namibia-vs-colombia
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