County Seniors
2024 AGM - this happened on Sunday November 10th 2024 at the Victoria Inn Roche. Thanks to everyone who attended - minutes attached but a couple of things to note:
Jared Connop is the new captain of the O50s 2nd XI
Simon Dixon is the new captain of the O50s 3rd XI
We will have an O70s team in the O70s County Championship in 2025 - skippered by Paul Dawkins with Steve Bailey as team manager.
The O50s 1st XI will be captained by Sean Hooper, the O60s 1st XI continue with Hugh Rogers and Anton Luiten as co-captains and the O60s 2nd XI will be captained by Martin Orpe.
There are several team manager vacancies which need filling:
O50s 2nd and 3rd XI, O60s 1st XI.
Membership and Match fees are unchanged for 2025.
2024 AGM Minutes.pdf
2024 Season - We're done!
The O50s 3rd XI Cup Final match against Essex on Wednesday Sept 11th at Aston Rowant in Oxfordshire was abandoned and the Trophy shared.
It was the 51st match of the 2024 season for our five O50s and O60s county championship teams.
85 players have represented Cornwall in 2024 with 17 making their debuts.
The highest individual score across all teams was 132 by Gary Thomas for the O50s 1st XI v Channel Islands at Roche. The first century for the O50s 1sts since Trevor Lee's 127 in 2019.
There were centuries also for Jamie Mead (O60s 2nds) and Stuart Adams (O60s 1sts).
Leigh Murray had a 99 not out (O50s 1sts) and Jim Maunder a 98 (O50s 2nds).
Best bowling across all teams was Mark Southcott's 4-19 for the O5Os 2nd team v Wiltshire at Perranporth.
Other 4 wickets hauls: Steve Eddy 4-23 (O50s 1sts), Stuart Nye 4-29 (O60s 1sts), and Andy Bennetts 4-35 (O50s 3rds)
Anton Luiten became the first Cornwall player to pass 5000 runs across all championship teams and the first player to reach 150 appearances.
Mike Blake and Jim Maunder both reached 1000 runs.
Paul Przybylski-Garry, Mike Rodwell and Hugh Rogers all reached 50 wickets.
Paul Clements (94) and Mark Southcott (92) will start 2025 hoping to reach 100 wickets.
During the season 5 players reached the 50 appearance landmark: Bob Fleming, Simon Hamilton, Paul Przybylski-Garry, Kevin Gibbard and Andy Myers - commemorative caps will be presented at the presentation evening on October 18th.
No player has played for all 5 championship teams - the following have played for four of the teams : Anton Luiten, Mark Southcott, Stuart Ellis, Stuart Adams and John Dobson.
The O60s 2nd XI, which started up in 2022, won their first ever match and then won a second in their last completed match.
The O50s 1st XI reached the quarter final of the ECB 50+ competition for the first time since 2018 losing to Essex at St Just. The O50s 2nd XI were group runners up but also lost to Essex, this time in the last 16.
Both O60s teams were eliminated at the end of the new look phase 2 group stage. It still meant they played matches up to the end of August. The O60s 1st XI played 13 matches in total, 8 of which were away - it was calculated that using Truro as a starting point the team covered almost 3700 miles. The first 3 home matches were cancelled due to the weather and two counties conceded trips to Cornwall in phase 2.
2024 Over 45s Hundred Event - Sunday September 1st at Grampound Road CC - the 4th year and a first triumph for the Western Warriors led by Leigh Murray. More photos on the Hundred 2024 pages.
Cornwall Seniors - Join us and enjoy some great cricket!
We run three O50s county championship sides, two O60s county championship sides and we are moving towards having an O70s county championship side. We also run an O50s friendly XI for those 45+ plus an end of season 45+ 'Hundred' tournament. Each team has its own page on the website with fixtures, results etc...
Our County Championship Teams 2024
Our 50+ 1st XI team represents Cornwall in a national competition which features the very best O50s players across England and Wales including several ex-county pros and internationals.
Our 50+ 2nd XI team takes part in an equally competitive 2nd XI championship. (formerly known as the Southern Counties or SCC). We can play two 49 year old ‘youngsters’ in any match providing they are 49 on May 1st 2024.
Our 50+ 3rd XI team - 2024 will be our second season taking part in a new look regional home and away O50s 3rd XI championship.
1st and 2nd XI O60s team. Both will play in the National Over 60s championship
O70s - Plans are in progress to develop an O70s team. If interested please contact Paul Dawkins - details on the contacts page
The friendlies team run by Paul Higgins enjoys a full range of fixtures against a variety of teams with a real mix of dates and formats – including matches that can end in draws! Click here for the Friendlies team page
To be eligible to play for any of our 5 county championship teams you need to complete the 2024 membership form and pay the 2024 membership fee of £25 : 2024 Membership Form
Here's a link to the 2024 Cornwall Seniors Management Team
Selection Policy Cornwall Seniors.pdf 1
2024 Fees and Expenses - These were agreed at the AGM and are here:
2024 Fees & Expenses .pdf
Cornwall Seniors Terms of Reference:
Terms of Reference Cornwall Seniors.pdf
Seniors Match and Casual Clothing:
You can buy Seniors match and training kit here - There is no obligation for you to buy team clothing.
Kevin Gibbard receiving his 50 Cap from Cornwall Seniors President Jon Nance
Paul Przybylski-Garry receiving his 50 Cap from Cornwall Seniors Chairman Bob Fleming
2023 AGM
This took place on Sunday October 29th at the Victoria Inn at Roche. The minutes are here:
2023 AGM Minutes.pdf 1
Note there is a vacancy for an O50s 2nd XI Team Manager. Interested parties should contact the new Head of O50s Spencer Ham.
We are also keen on having someone head up fundraising including sponsorship. If this is you please contact new Chair Bob Fleming
End of Season Awards Evening
This took place on Friday October 20th at the Seiners Hotel in Perranporth - details of the winners here:
Award Winners 2023.pdf
Bob Fleming is awarded the Geoff Husband Trophy for 2023
The Trophy is awarded each year to someone who makes an outstanding contribution to the Cornwall O50s/60s. In 2023 Bob captained the O60s 1st XI, organised a tour to Corfu, raised money via a Win A Bat competition and publsihed the first ever O50s/0s handbook. Pictured is Bob receiving the Trophy from Pauline Husband at Gunnislake CC where Geoff played most of his cricket at the end of his career.
Paul Higgins is awarded the Geoff Husband Trophy for 2022
The Trophy is awarded each year to someone who makes an outstanding contribution to the Cornwall O50s/60s. Paul has the tough task of organising the O50s friendlies team and has also helped out the O60s 2nd XI in various roles. Pictured is Paul receiving the Trophy from Pauline Husband at Gunnislake CC where Geoff played most of his cricket at the end of his career.
Geoff Husband Memorial Match: Despite indifferent weather a Gunnislake XI played a Cornwall O50s/60s XI at Callington on Sunday September 26th. During the tea interval Pauline Husband presented the Geoff Husband Memorial Trophy to its first recipient O60s team manager Chris Dennis.
