O50s 1st XI

Cornwall Captain 2025: Sean Hooper

Cornwall Team Manager 2025: David Lockett 

2025 Summary:

The team were runners up in the eight team South West group with 5 wins from 7 matches. That put them into the last 16 of the competition and a great win Suffolk meant a trip up North to play Lancashire in the quarter finals. A repeat of the same fixture from the last 16 in 2023. That though was the end of the journey with Lanacashire winning by 6 wickets. 

David Lockett played in all 8 matches with Jim McKenna, Nigel Martyn, Gary Thomas and Mark Harvey playing 7. Skipper Sean Hooper, Julian Bose, Martin Jenkin and Giles Francis played six with five matches for Leigh Murray and Steve Eddy.  

The highest score was 75 by Gary Thomas v Suffolk

Best bowling was Simon Beare 4-31 v Channel Islands 

Steve Eddy had a hat-trick in the Suffolk match 

Highest partnership was 128 - Sean Hooper and Julian Bose for the 3rd wicket v Devon

Leading run scorers 2025:

  • Gary Thomas 185
  • Martin Jenkin 162
  • Julian Bose 161
  • Sean Hooper 159

Leading wicket takers 2025:

  • Mark Harvey and Jim McKenna 10
  • Steve Eddy 9
  • David Lockett and Giles Francis 8 

2025 Results

Date  Opponents  Venue
Wed May 21st  Devon  North Devon CC
Wed May 28th Dorset Hamworthy
Wed June 11th Hampshire St Just
Thurs June 12th Isle of Wight Cancelled / Conceded
Wed July 2nd  Wiltshire Grampound Road
Wed July 9th  Somerset Roche
Thurs July 17th Channel Islands  Jersey - Farmers CC
Sun July 27th Suffolk  Last 16 Bury St Edmunds 
Sun Aug 10th Lancashire - QF  Wigan
     
Fri Aug 22nd  NZ Touring Team  Werrington
     

 

2024 Summary:

The team reached the quarter-final stage of the ECB 50+ competition for the first time since 2018 losing to Essex at St Just.  

3 players played all 8 matches : Captain Sean Hooper, Dave Lockett and Steve Eddy whilst Martyn Bevins, Leigh Murray, Dave Neville, Rob Eccleston, Spencer Ham and Simon Beare played 6. 19 players played at least one match. 

The highest score was 132 by Gary Thomas v Channel Islands at Roche. Leigh Murray was out for 99 v Devon at St Just

Best bowling was Steve Eddy 4-24 v Channel Islands at Roche

Highest partnership was 171 - Gary Thomas and Gary Eccelston for the 4th wicket v Channel Islands at Roche

Leading run scorers 2024:

  • Gary Thomas 301
  • Leigh Murray 183
  • Martyn Bevins 128

Leading wicket takers 2024:

  • Steve Eddy 11
  • David Lockett 11
  • Dave Neville 10

Results 2024 

Date  Opponents  Venue
Wed May 15th Wiltshire Malmesbury
Wed May 22nd  Devon St Just
Wed June 12th Dorset Grampound Road
Wed June 19th  Somerset North Perrott
Mon July 1st Channel Islands Roche
Wed July 10th  Hampshire Cancelled
Thurs July 11th Isle of Wight Shanklin 
Sun July 28th Middlesex - Last 16 Harefield  
Sun Aug 11th Essex - Quarter Final St Just 

 

Results 2023

July 30th - Lancashire A

July 19th - Somerset H

July 12th - Dorset A

July 4th - Dorset A - Match Postponed due to weather. To be re-arranged.

June 28th - IOW H

June 14th - Devon A

June 7th - Wiltshire H

May 24th - Hampshire H

May 17th - Channel Islands A 

 

O50s 1st XI v Gloucestershire

Back: Steve Eddy, Nigel Martyn, Paul Clements, Jarad Connop, Jim McKenna, Mark Burley, Mike Gibbons (scorer)

Front: David Lockett, Robbie Hawken, Sean Hooper (captain), Neil Pengelly, David Neville

O50s 1st XI Results 2022:

July 31st Gloucestershire A

July 20th Wiltshire A

July 6th Hampshire A

June 15th Devon H

June 8th Somerset A

May 25th Dorset H 

May 18th - Isle of Wight Conceded

May 15th Channel Islands H