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New Zealand Over-50s Cricket have beaten Scotland Seniors Cricket by 7 wickets.![]()
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Match report below.
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OVER-50s - ANDREW HORE BREAKS WORLD RECORD![]()
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One of the oldest records in Over-50s Internationals has been broken, as New Zealand's Andrew Hore has smashed 158 against Scotland.![]()
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As the report below tells, Hore broke Peter Solway's record, which had stood since 2018.![]()
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New Zealand won by 176 runs. The two teams play again tomorrow.
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OVER-60s: GIBB'S HEROICS NOT ENOUGH TO AVOID SERIES WHITEWASH![]()
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Australia 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. ![]()
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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.![]()
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Tony Panecasio was again the best Aussie bowler, taking 4/44, while Lachlan Donovan took 3/33.![]()
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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.![]()
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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.![]()
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Gibb now has 643 runs at 53.58 in O60Is and his 3 centuriEngland 60s Cricketgs him level with England's Montie Douglas.![]()
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Scorecard: play.cricket.com.au/match/cf8d7f32-a854-442a-9d9e-871c1edb6ef4/australia-new-zealand-o60-australi...![]()
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Full match streaming: www.youtube.com/live/aP1Ytsez33o?si=KswgHDvUE7iA6g1f![]()
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The teams now look ahead to the IMC Over-60s World Cup, which takes place in Toronto in August.
O60s: AUSTRALIA ASSERT DOMINANCE TO WIN SERIES ![]()
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After a close match on Saturday, Australia returned to form with a comprehensive 8-wicket win over New Zealand yesterday.![]()
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For New Zealand Channa Weerapperuma (former Sri Lanka O'50s World Cup Over-50s player) stroked 43, while captain Craig Gibb ground out the same score (from 91 balls) in a somewhat pedestrian total of 190/6.![]()
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Australia made the pitch look a lot easier as Darren Smith (81 not out) and Peter Solway (70) added 118 for the second wicket to put the game beyond doubt.![]()
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A more comprehensive match report can be found in the post below.![]()
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Here is the scorecard: play.cricket.com.au/match/185bd7b9-e76d-4f75-b765-5e237f071e15/australia-new-zealand-o60-australi...![]()
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The sides meet again today in the third and final match of the series.
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OVER-60s - WORLD CHAMPIONS BATTLE FOR WIN OVER PLUCKY NEW ZEALAND ![]()
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Australia came away with a tight 11-run win over New Zealand in Queensland yesterday.![]()
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The hosts scored 189/6 (Tony Hickey 39*, Peter Solway 37, Andrew Nuttall 3/23) and New Zealand were favourites at 110/2, but the middle order couldn't capitalise and they were bowled out for 178.![]()
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For a much more detailed match report, see the original post below.![]()
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Scorecard: play.cricket.com.au/match/8ec7d208-0eaa-4c2d-8782-5452519cf086/australia-new-zealand-o60-australi...![]()
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The same teams play again on Monday and Tuesday.
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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
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