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20/03/2024
All the fixtures for the 70+ 2024 World Cup which is being held in the UK are now on the dedicated England 70+ News Page
Silver Stumps Podcasts
Listen here to the terrific Silver Stumps Podcasts
Silver Stumps Podcasts
In the latest episode of the Over 60s Cricket Podcast - Silver Stumps - Buckinghamshire’s Ron Hedley joins hosts Grant Tims and Trevor Lee to talk about the amazing walks he has organised with over 60s cricket counties to raise awareness of Prostate Cancer and raise money for the Bob Willis Fund.
Ron’s walks were inspired by one he went on in the North-East which was headed by Jeff Stelling from Sky Sports.
At the time of recording Ron has galvanised 18 counties into action with another 10 planning walks. So far an incredible £32,000 has been raised.
The walks started in 2023 and the final walk will be on September 15th 2024 at Lord’s which is also Ron’s 75th birthday.
11/03/2024
On behalf of the Management Committee, the Championship and Seniors cricketers everywhere I would like to offer my heartiest congratulations to Paul,Richard and the whole England 60s squad for their efforts and achievements in the recent 60s World Cup.
Whilst coming runners up to a formidable Australia team may appear to be a disappointing end to the tournament it should by no means detract from the significant efforts made not just in the last 3 weeks, but over a much longer pre-tournament period.
Richard and Paul exhibited great energy,drive and commitment in assembling a talented squad.Their meticulous preparations, plans and dealings with the Herculean bureaucracy took many months of dedicated work. Although falling tantalisingly short of their ultimate goal their efforts have done wonders for the advancement of Seniors' cricket.
Seniors Cricket in England and Wales is progressing and developing rapidly and performances in flagship tournaments such as this World Cup have a major impact. I am sure that the trickle down effect from this tour and all that went into it will be felt by counties in both the short and long term.
Once again congratulations(and some commiserations) to all involved in the World Cup.
Here is to the next challenge ...!!!
Geoff Beale (Chairman)
28/02/2024
England beat Sri Lanka in the 60+ World Cup Semi Finals and play Australia in the Final on Friday 1st March.
Semi Final scorcard Via This Link
This is the link to the official official International Masters Cricket (IMC) website
International Masters Cricket
19/02/2024
Away Fixture Venues
Following a number of requests can all Fixtures Secretaries remember to inform the away opposition once your home grounds have been booked.
It is also essential to inform the website administrator who will update this website with all your home venues.
Silver Stumps Podcasts
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04/02/2024
2024 Playing Schedule
In 60+ Divisions 1 and 2 although the Phase Two Elimination Groups will be regionalised depending on which counties qualify for which KO Competition there could be a few matches with longer traveling distances than in Phase One.
60+ Division One |
Start |
Finish |
Duration |
No of Matches |
Reserve Dates |
Phase One |
23th April |
25th June |
10 Weeks |
8 or 10 |
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Replay Week |
2nd July |
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1 Week |
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Phase Two Cup and Vase |
9th July |
27th August |
8 Weeks |
8 |
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Phase Two Bowl |
9th July |
27th August |
8 Weeks |
6 or 8 |
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Semi Finals |
3rd September |
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5th and 8th Sept |
Finals |
10th September |
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12th and 15th Sept |
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60+ Division Two |
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Phase One |
7th May |
9th July |
10 Weeks |
10 |
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Replays Week |
16th July |
23th July |
2 Weeks |
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Phase Two Cup, Vase & Bowl |
30th July |
27th August |
5 Weeks |
4 |
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Semi Finals |
3rd September |
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5th and 8th Sept |
Finals |
10th September |
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12th and 15th Sept |
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60+ Division Three |
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Phase One |
7th May |
30th July |
13 Weeks |
12 |
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Replay Weeks |
6th August |
13th August |
2 Weeks |
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Vase Preliminary Round |
20th August |
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22nd and 25th Aug |
Quarter Finals Cup & Vase |
27th August |
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29th Aug and 1st Sept |
Semi Finals |
3rd September |
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5th and 8th Sept |
Finals |
10th September |
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12th and 15th Sept |
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60+ Division Four |
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Phase One |
7th May |
6th August |
14 Weeks |
12 |
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Replay Weeks |
13th August |
20th August |
2 Weeks |
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Cup Preliminary Round |
27th August |
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29th Aug and 1st Sept |
Cup Semi Finals |
3rd September |
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5th and 8th Sept |
Cup Final |
10th September |
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12th and 15th Sept |
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70+ Division One |
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Phase One |
2nd May |
25th July |
13 Weeks |
12 |
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Bowl Preliminary Round |
15th August |
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18th and 20th Aug |
Quarter Finals Cup, Vase & Bowl |
22nd August |
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25th and 27th Aug |
Semi Finals |
29th August |
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1st and 3rd Sept |
Finals |
5th September |
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8th Sept + Tba |
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70+ Division Two |
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Phase One Group Matches |
2nd May |
12th Sept |
20 Weeks |
16 |
None |
Replays |
None |
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28/01/2024
Sub Committees for 2024
Disciplinary : Len Attard (Chair), Richard Merriman and Dave Murphy
England Internationals Paul Bradley, Geoff Beale and Richard Merriman assisted by Chris Evans, Chris Lowe and Chris Swadkin
Sponsorship
: Paul Bradley and Richard Merriman
Website Development
: Richard Merriman, Derrick Sheldon, Chris Lowe (Co-Opted)
13/01/2024
2024 60+ Playing Structures and Fixtures
As previously advised the program for 2024 will feature more competitive cricket deep into August and more matches in total.
All Finals will be on September 10th and all Semi Finals on September 3rd.
All the fixtures have been issued with the full schedules to follow shortly.
Division 1
6 Regional Groups in Phase One followed by 6 further Regional Groups split between Cup, Vase and Bowl in Phase 2. These matches will continue until the 27th August followed by the Semi Finals and the Finals.
Depending on Phase One Regional Groupings and which KO competition counties qualify for there will be between 14 and 18 matches. Plus additional match(es) for those counties qualifying for the Semi Finals and Final.
Division 2
5 Regional Groups of 6 teams in Phase One followed by 6 further Regional Groups of 5 teams in Phase 2 split between Cup, Vase and Bowl. These matches will also continue until 27th August followed by the Semi Finals and the Finals.
Every County will play a minimum of 14 matches plus additional match(es) if qualifying for the Semi Finals and Final.
Division 3
To accommodate the 3 new entrants taking the total to 17 there will be 12 regional fixtures per County based on a Matrix format similar to that used by 70+ Division 1.
On completion of the Group Matches there will be 2 knock out competitions - Cup and Vase.
Division 4
With one new entrant there are now 7 Counties in Division 4 who will all play 12 matches followed by replays and a Knock Out Competition.
27/12/2023
2024 Competition Organisers
Competition |
Organiser |
60+ 1st XI |
Dave Murphy |
60+ 2nd XI |
Len Attard |
60+ 3rd XI |
Geoff Beale |
60+ 4th XI |
Derrick Sheldon |
70+ 1st XI |
Chris Dennis / Bob Baxter |
70+ 2nd XI |
Keith Hammond |
08/09/2023
All the Knock Out Cup Winners for 2023
Competition |
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Date |
Winners |
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Losing Finalists |
Venue |
60+ 1st XI Cup |
Tuesday |
5th September |
Surrey |
Beat |
Hertfordshire |
Ealing CC |
60+ 1st XI Vase |
Tuesday |
5th September |
Sussex |
Beat |
Oxfordshire |
Valley End CC |
60+ 1st XI Bowl |
Tuesday |
5th September |
Hampshire |
Beat |
Cornwall |
Stroud CC |
60+ 2nd XI Cup |
Tuesday |
5th September |
Wales |
Beat |
Hertfordshire |
Cropredy CC |
60+ 2nd XI Vase |
Tuesday |
5th September |
Worcestershire |
Beat |
Somerset |
Stroud CC |
60+ 2nd XI Bowl |
Tuesday |
5th September |
Yorkshire Ridings |
Beat |
Gloucestershire |
Oakamoor CC |
60+ 3rd XI Cup |
Tuesday |
5th September |
Sussex |
Beat |
Oxfordshire |
Valley End CC |
60+ 3rd XI Vase |
Tuesday |
5th September |
Gloucestershire |
Beat |
Hertfordshire |
Cropredy CC |
70+ 1st XI Cup |
Thursday |
7th September |
Gloucestershire |
Beat |
Surrey |
Thame Town CC |
70+ 1st XI Vase |
Thursday |
7th September |
Hertfordshire |
Beat |
Berks / Bucks |
Hutton CC |
21/05/2023
Important Reminders
(1) With teas increasingly being provided again as per the Playing Regulations (Para 11) if the Home team provide teas the Away team are obliged to pay £55 towards the cost of the teas. In the unlikely event of the away team preferring to bring their own tea the £55 must still paid.
(2) A number of Counties have still not supplied the venues for their Home matches or added them to Play Cricket. Consequently there are a lot of blank Venues on the fixtures pages of our website and currently over 70 blank Grounds on Play Cricket. Furthermore in some cases the Away teams have not been informed where they are playing.
As a matter of urgency can those counties who have not informed the website administrator or their opposition of their Home Venues please do so and similarly can those Counties who have yet to add their Grounds to Play Cricket please do so as soon as possible.
18/05/2023
We are now on Facebook
Here's the Link : Over 60s/70's Cricket on Facebook
New Features Page
Check out the new Features page via the link on the menu.
07/05/2023
UAE Over 60s Cricket Festival
The Sporta Tours Over 60’s cricket festival will be held in the UAE in early March 2024. Sporta Tours is an official sponsor of England Seniors Cricket and have an excellent track record of delivering events of this nature to a wide range of clients including: ECB/MCC/English Professional Counties/HMC Schools/England Seniors.
The festival represents an excellent opportunity for some warm weather matches and practice ahead of the English cricket season.
Details here:- UAE Over 60s Cricket Festival
Any English County Over 60s teams (joint teams welcome) wishing to express an interest to attend should contact
Roger Myall at
[email protected] for more details
25/07/2022
Announcing Sporta Travel Arrangement
The Internationals Committee, led by the efforts of Paul Bradley, have been seeking sponsorship on behalf of the Championship and have succeeded in securing a 3 year travel and logistics partnership with Sporta Tours which the Management Committee have endorsed.
The Championship will benefit from payments by Sporta of £2,500 in Year one (payable on signing the agreement) and £3,500 in years 2 and 3. In addition should any County or its members arrange a tour with Sporta in this period the Championship will receive £50 per person on the trip. Also £100 per tour as a contribution to performance awards/mementos.
In return Sporta will have exclusive rights for all outbound Representative tours (note that visitors to UK are not bound by this). We will also facilitate marketing information from Sporta being received by Counties in membership so they may consider Sporta in arranging any tours they may be planning.
Prioritising of League Fixtures
Following the unprecedented and disappointing decision by an Eastern Group County to concede their 60+ 1st XI match despite having sufficient players available to fulfill the fixture and play their 60+ 2nd XI match instead please note this directive from the Management Committee.
All higher team fixtures must take precedence and must be honored if there are sufficient players available to play the match. We would always expect a higher team to make up any player shortage(s) with players from a lower team without exception.
It is also strongly advised that the Competition Organiser is consulted about any potential difficulties with honoring a fixture at the earliest opportunity as of course should be the opponents.
Full historic records for England Seniors can now be assessed via a new dedicated link on the Main Menu. There is a wealth of very interesting statistics in particular for England 60+ and England 70+. A big thank you to our official statistician Peter Hartland for his sterling efforts. Quick Link Here
GDPR - Privacy Statement
You will be aware from the AGM agenda item that following the work undertaken and a report compiled last year there has been a need for the Championship to ensure it is compliant with legislation in this area.
We have now added a Privacy Statement to the Menu options on the website. The Statement sets out the purposes for which we collect and process personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 / UKGDPR. It reflects valuable further input from Mike Griffin, a consultant in this area, who contributed to Andrew’s earlier report and for whose advice we are very grateful.
We are aware that many Counties already have in place similar Privacy Statements but as this Statement is generic it can serve as a template (edited where appropriate) for Counties who have not as yet addressed this issue.
Grandfather Rights Clarification
Where a player who previously met the 60+/70+ player qualification criteria and has represented a County for a number of years but no longer meets the qualifying criteria the Management Committee may grant dispensation for a player to continue playing for that County.
The criteria the Management Committee have agreed to use is that the player must have represented their County for a minimum of 3 years and played at least 10 matches for the County.
In addition any player who has played 50+ for a County but does not meet any of the 60+/70+ player qualification criteria may be granted dispensation by the Management Committee to continue representing their 50+ County provided they have represented the County for a minimum of 3 years and played at least 10 matches for the County at 50+ level.
Duckworth Lewis (DL)
As agreed at the 2019 AGM from 2020 onwards the Standard Version of Duckworth Lewis will be used for all matches in the 60+ and 70+ Competitions.
Please click on the following link to download a guide to using the DL Calculator.
DL Calculator Guide
Tho official title of the App is Duckworth Lewis PCS D/L Calculator. The image in the App Store looks like this :
How to Use The DL Calculator within the Play Cricket Scorer App
The following link takes you to an official demonstration on YouTube on how to use the DL Calculator within the Play Cricket Scorer app
YouTube DL Calculator Demonstration
DL stands for Duckworth Lewis which is a method of calculating a new target score for a team batting second in a limited overs cricket match that has been shortened mainly due to weather but could be for any other reason. The DL method is available in two formats, DL Standard and DLS Professional. When using the Professional method, an ‘S’ appears in the method name to represent Professor Stern who is responsible for the software used to perform DLS Professional Calculations. The two methods are not interchangeable, as they produce different target scores in the same scenarios.
The Play Cricket Scorer app has a DL Standard Calculator embedded in it, which is the version being demonstrated in the YouTube video on RunsWktsOvers. The DL Calculator is available as a standalone function and as an accessible feature while scoring.
The Play Cricket Scorer app is available to download free of charge on both iOS and Android devices (tablets and smart phones) from either the Apple Store or Google Play Store.
Code of Conduct, Constitution, Rules and Playing Regulations
The 2023 Rules can be read by Clicking Here
The 2023 Playing Regulations can be read by Clicking Here
The 2023 Constitution can be read by Clicking Here
The 2023 Code of Conduct can be read by Clicking Here
It is essential that all Captains, Organisers and Umpires are fully familiar with the latest Rules and Playing regulations.
11/04/2021