O70s 1st XI

Cornwall Captain 2026: Bob Fleming : 07582 982171

Cornwall Team Manager 2026: Steve Bailey : 07850 741891

2026 will be our second season with a County Championship O70s team 

2026 Fixtures: All Thursdays 

Date Opponent  Venue
May 7th Devon Hatherleigh
May 14th  Hampshire Paultons
May 21st Gloucestershire  Grampound Road
May 28th Somerset Gunnislake
June 11th  Wiltshire Goatacre
June 18th  Wales Chepstow
June 25th  Wiltshire Perranarworthal
July 2nd Somerset Stogumber
July 9th Hampshire Veryan
July 16th Wales Mount Hawke
July 23rd Devon Menheniot
July 30th Gloucestershire  Frocester
     

 

 

2025 Summary:

The team played 12 matches in the group stages. Although they failed to win a match they enjoyed competing for the first time.

The season finished with defeat in the prelim Bowl away to Sussex

Skipper Paul Dawkins along with Kevin Hicks, Andy Smeeth, Bob Fleming and Steve Bailey played all 13 matches. Chris Dennis played 12 with Chris Andretti and Mike Conbeer featuring in 10. 

The highest score was 89 by Stuart Nye v Somerset at Wembdon

Best bowling was 4-43 by Peter Harvey v Somerset at Perranarworthal  

Highest partnership was 83 - Kevin Hicks and Mike Conbeer v Wiltshire at Veryan 

Leading run scorers 2025:

  • Andy Smeeth 325
  • Bob Fleming 297
  • Mike Conbeer 200
  • Kevin Hicks 122

Leading wicket takers 2025:

  • Steve Bailey 9
  • Bob Fleming 9
  • Peter Harvey 6 
  • Chris Dennis 5 
  • Stuart Nye 5 

2025 Results 

Date Opponent  Venue
May 8th Devon Hatherleigh
May 15th  Gloucestershire Ladock
May 22nd Wiltshire Goatacre
May 29th Worcestershire Pencarrow
June 5th  Wales Moved to 19th 
June 12th  Somerset  Perranworthal
June 19th  Wales Ebbw Vale
June 26th  Devon  Mount Hawke
July 3rd  Gloucestershire Frocester
July 10th  Wiltshire Veryan
July 17th  Worcestershire  Eastnor CC
July 24th  Wales  Menheniot 
July 31st  Somerset  Wembdon
Aug 14th  Sussex Slinfold

 

Team Line up for first ever match v Devon:

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.