County Seniors
Cornwall Seniors - Join us and enjoy some great cricket!
w/c May 19th:
Tuesday 20th O60s 2nd XI v Wiltshire at Penzance
Wednesday 21st O50s 1st XI v Devon at North Devon
Wednesday 21st O50s 2nd XI v Devon at Shobrooke Park
Thursday 22nd O70s v Wiltshire at Goatacre
O70s first ever county championship match team line up:
back row left to right: Chris Marsh, Chris Andretti, Bill Apted, Andrew Smeeth, Peter Harvey, Paul Brooks, Steve Bailey, Mike Conbeer and Kevin Hicks.
front row: Bob Fleming, Paul Dawkins (capt) and Chris Dennis
Note that messrs Dennis, Conbeer, Smeeth and Hicks created a piece of Cornwall Seniors history by being the first players to represent Cornwall at 1st XI level in the O50s, O60s and O70s.
50 Caps for Stuart Nye:
Hugh Rogers, John Dobson and Damian Cummins in England O60s Trial - Thame CC - May 7th 2025:
Please note that to be selected for one of our six county championship sides you need to complete our membership form and pay the membership fee - details below
Management team minutes from April 8th meeting:
Cornwall Seniors Minutes 8 April 2025.pdf
Membership 2025
To play for one of our county championship teams you need to complete the membership form and pay a membership fee of £25. We are totally self-funded so the £25 goes towards our runnings costs. Details of how to pay are on the form.
Click here to complete the online Membership Form
We run three O50s county championship sides, two O60s county championship sides and in 2025 we launch an O70s county championship side. We also run an O50s friendly XI for those 45+ plus and an end of season 45+ 'Hundred' tournament. Each team has its own page on the website with fixtures, results etc...
Our County Championship Teams 2025
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. 1st XI page here
Our 50+ 2nd XI team takes part in an equally competitive 2nd XI championship. 8 group matches on Wednesdays starting on May 14th. 2nd XI page here
Our 50+ 3rd XI team - 2025 will be our third season taking part in the O50s 3rd XI championship. 8 group matches on Wednesdays starting on May 14th. 3rd XI page here
1st and 2nd XI O60s team. Both play in the National Over 60s championship - Ist XI page here - 2nd XI page here
O70s team - 2025 will be our first season in the O70s county championship - 70s 1st XI page here
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
Seniors Match and Casual Clothing:
You can buy Seniors match and training kit here - There is no obligation for you to buy team clothing.
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
Martin Davies will be the team manager for the O50s 2nds and 3rds
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.
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.
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
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
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.
