County Seniors
2024 Season - 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.
Minutes of the Management Team Meeting on Tues Apr 9th:
Cornwall Seniors Minutes 9 Apr 2024.pdfBelow are all the details you need to get involved and here's a link to the 2024 Cornwall Seniors Management Team
Plus they are separate pages on the menu of this site for each of our teams
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
The document below details the eligibilty details for each competition and the Cornwall Seniors Selection Policy:
Selection Policy Cornwall Seniors.pdf 12024 Fees and Expenses - These were agreed at the AGM and are here: 2024 Fees & Expenses .pdf
Advertising & Sponsorship.
To commemorate the success of our teams in recent seasons and continue to build future growth, we are producing a club Yearbook again and invite you to support the club by advertising in the book.
This will be an A5 colour publication with a print run of 1000 copies. With our growing number of registered players and 67 cricket clubs in Cornwall we know we can distribute these without difficulty and with full page adverts from just £110, this will be an economical way to reach many of the leading senior cricketers across Cornwall.
We have a limited amount of advertising space and the early signs are very promising so please book your ad as soon as possible using the form below. Full details are below along with details of sponsorship opportunities - please contact Bob Fleming - [email protected] - 07582 983171 for further information.
The booking deadline is 15th April and we would need your finished ads by Friday 19th April. If you don’t have any artwork ready our designer can produce this for you – contact Aidan Botha at [email protected].
Yearbook 2024 Advertising Order form.docx Yearbook Ratecard 2024.pdfBecome a Club Vice President.
No longer playing? Then support the Cornwall Senior teams by becoming a Vice-President.
You would get:
· A personal copy of the Club Yearbook mailed to your home
· Your name listed in the Yearbook and on the website as a Vice-President
· Emailed copies of regular club bulletins – teamsheets & results
· Invitation to a members tea/drinks during a Championship game
· Invitation to the Annual Presentation Evening
All this for just £20 per year.
Download the membership form below now and return this to Brian Martin - [email protected]
Vice President form.docx
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
Cornwall Seniors Terms of Reference:
Terms of Reference Cornwall Seniors.pdfSeniors Match and Casual Clothing:
You can buy Seniors match and training kit here - There is no obligation for you to buy team clothing.
2024 Championship teams fixtures summary:
Date | O50s 1sts | O50s 2nds | O50s 3rds | O60s 1sts | O60s 2nds |
Tues Apr 23rd | Devon A | ||||
Tues Apr 30th | Wales H | ||||
Wed May 1st | Wales H | ||||
Tues May 7th | Gloucestershire H | Gloucestershire A | |||
Wed May 8th | Gloucestershire H | ||||
Tues May 14th | Wiltshire A | Wiltshire H | |||
Wed May 15th | Wiltshire A | Gloucestershire H | |||
Tues May 21st | Somerset A | Somerset H | |||
Wed May 22nd | Devon H | Devon A | Worcestershire A | ||
Tues May 28th | Devon H | Devon A | |||
Wed May 29th | Dorset H | Somerset A | |||
Tues June 4th | Wales A | Wales H | |||
Wed June 5th | Somerset H | ||||
Tues June 11th | Gloucestershire A | Gloucestershire H | |||
Wed June 12th | Dorset H | Wiltshire A | Warwickshire H | ||
Tues June 18th | Wiltshire H | Wiltshire A | |||
Wed June 19th | Somerset A | Devon H | Worcestershire H | ||
Tues June 25th | Somerset H | Somerset A | |||
Wed June 26th | Somerset A | ||||
Mon July 1st | Channel Islands H | ||||
Tues July 2nd | Wales A | Devon H | |||
Wed July 3rd | Gloucestershire A | ||||
Tues July 9th | KO League | Wales A | |||
Wed July 10th | Hampshire A | Dorset A | Gloucestershire H | ||
Thurs July 11th | Isle of Wight A | ||||
Tues July 16th | KO League | ||||
Wed July 17th | Wiltshire H | ||||
Tues July 23rd | KO League | KO League | |||
Wed July 24th | Warwickshire A | ||||
Sun July 28th | Last 16 | ||||
Tues July 30th | KO League | KO League | |||
Wed July 31st | Somerset H | ||||
Tues Aug 6th | KO League | KO League | |||
Sun Aug 11th | Quarters | ||||
Tues Aug 13th | KO League | KO League | |||
Tues Aug 20th | KO League | KO League | |||
Sun Aug 25th | Semis | ||||
Tues Aug 27th | KO League | KO League | |||
Tues Sept 3rd | Semi-Finals | Semi-Final | |||
Sun Sept 8th | Final | ||||
Tues Sept 10th | Finals | Finals |
2023 AGM
This took place on Sunday October 29th at the Victoria Inn at Roche. The minutes are here:
2023 AGM Minutes.pdf 1Note 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.pdfEnd of Season stats for 2023:
Appearances:
- Anton Luiten 24
- Hugh Rogers 15
- Sid Lawrence 15
- Trevor Lee 15
Runs:
- Anton Luiten 713
- Hugh Rogers 606
- Martyn Bevins 450
- Jim Maunder 345
Wickets:
- Mark Southcott 18
- Johnny Smeaden 18
- Kevin Horrell 17
- Hugh Rogers 17
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.