O60s 2nd XI
2024 Summary
The team won their first ever match beating Wiltshire in the group stages and followed that up with a further win over Leicestershire away in the last completed match in phase two in which the team played in the Bowl stage.
The team played 11 matches - the second most of all Cornwall Seniors teams in 2024
Skipper Martin Orpe and Sid Lawrence played all 11 matches, Mike Smith played 10, Mike Jelbert 9 amd Mickey Martin 8. 25 players played at least one match.
Tim Hyslop, Steve Bailey, Stuart Adams, Darren Williams, James Stubbings and Paul Brookes all made team debuts.
Highest score was 124 by Jamie Mead v Wiltshire at the Christian Malford Ground.
Best bowling 3-24 by Martin Orpe v Leicestershire at the Electricity Sports Ground.
Highest partnership was 88 by John Pollard and Mickey Martin for the 7th wicket v Devon at Newquay.
Leading run scorers 2024:
- Jamie Mead 250
- Mike Smith 193
- Tim Hyslop 164
- Martin Orpe 135
Leading wicket takers 2024:
- Martin Orpe 12
- Sid Lawrence 7
- Tim Hyslop 6
Cornwall Captain 2024: Martin Orpe
Cornwall Team Manager 2024: Brian Martin
First win! - having started in 2022 June 18th 2024 was a momentous day when after several near misses the team won their first county championship match away to Wiltshire who two weeks earlier had racked up 245/0 v Devon.
O60s 2nd XI competition 2024
30 counties are taking part in 2024, playing in 5 groups
The top 2 counties in each group go forward into the Championship phase two competition which will be split into 2 groups of 5 based on geography.
Each team plays the other 4 teams either home or away
The semi finals will be the Winner of Group A v Runner up of Group B and Winner of Group B v Runner Up of Group A
Teams finishing 3rd and 4th in Phase one will go into an identical competition known as the Vase
Teams finishing 5th and 6th in Phase one will go into an identical competition known as the Bowl
One player aged 59 is allowed per team in 2024.
Matches 2024 - click on links for scorecards
| Date | Opponent | Venue |
| May 7th | Gloucestershire | Postponed to July 16th |
| May 14th | Wiltshire | Ladock |
| May 21st | Somerset | Ladock |
| May 28th | Devon | Cancelled |
| June 4th | Wales | Gunnislake |
| June 11th | Gloucestershire | Grampound Road |
| June 18th | Wiltshire | Christian Malford CC |
| June 25th | Somerset | Taunton CC |
| July 2nd | Devon | Newquay |
| July 9th | Wales | Cancelled |
| July 16th | Gloucestershire | Westbury on Severn |
| July 30th | Devon | Langton Park |
| Aug 13th | Shropshire | Cancelled |
| Aug 20th | Leicestershire | Electricity Sports CC |
| Aug 27th | Middlesex | St Blazey |
2023 Summary:
This was the second season for this team and without doubt they are getting closer to that elusive first win. 2nd XI's prosper when 1st XI's get stronger thus gaining players with 1st XI experience. This didn't happen in 2023 with the 1st XI having no regular new players and largely fielding the same team from 2021 whilst dropping from first to last in the South West group. This impacted the 2nd XI. Nevertheless there were some close matches: losing to Gloucestershire by just 9 runs chasing 263 then in the next game losing to Devon by just one run with skipper Martin Orpe run out on the last ball. Given the turbulent weather in May and July it was remarkable that the team played every single one of their 12 group matches.
The season finished with a 21 run defeat to Middlesex at Wembley CC in the knockout stages.
24 players played at least one match with Martin Orpe playing all 13, Mark Everett and Brian Martin 11, Mike Jelbert, Mike Smith, Jamie Mead, Sid Lawrence 10 each.
Leading run scorers 2023:
- Jamie Mead 276
- Mike Jelbert 228 - including 104 v Gloucestershire
- Martin Orpe 221
Leading wicket takers 2023:
- Martin Orpe 13
- Sid Lawrence 8
- John Pollard 5
2023 Results:
Aug 2nd Middlesex A
July 25th - Somerset H
July 18th - Gloucestershire H
July 11th v Devon A
July 4th - Wales A
June 27th Oxfordshire H
June 13th Worcestershire A
June 6th Devon H
May 30th - Gloucestershire A
May 23rd - Somerset A
May 16th Worcestershire H
May 2nd Oxfordshire A
Apr 25th Wales H
O60s 2nd XI Results 2022:
Aug 3rd - Bedfordshire A - Bowl QF
June 28th - Match Cancelled due to weather
Kevin Gibbard leaving the field after becoming the first player to score a century for the O60s 2nd XI - in the same game he became the first player to take 3 wickets in an innings for the 2nd XI.
The O60s 2nd XI squad pictured at their practice match at Pencarrow CC on April 19th 2022