Over-50s Cricket

Matt Lewis, Adrian Dale and Ashwani Arora make the highlights reel in Part 1.

Three more great bits of fielding from the 2020 Over-50s World Cup

The top 5 run-scorers at the Over-50s World Cup are shown here, in reverse order.

Here are the best moments from the top 5 wicket-takers at the recent Over-50s Cricket World Cup, held in Cape Town in March of 2020. Legendary cricket commentator Neil Manthorp counts down from #5 to #1. The highlights are provided courtesy of PitchVision, which is a fantastic way to live-stream and live-score cricket (and other sports). The home of Over-50s cricket is www.over50scricket.com, where you can find full coverage of both Over-50s World Cups, stats, videos, links, news, upcoming events, etc.

Australian opener Trent Ryan hit NZ opening bowler Lincoln Doull for 3 consecutive boundaries through extra cover on his way to 59 off 46 balls, with 10 boundaries.

New Zealand captain Nigel Fletcher falls to a sharp catch by Todd O'Keefe. This wicket fell at 170/5, leaving NZ needing 104 runs off 14 overs.

The match came down to NZ needing 17 off the final over, bowled by Tim Sargent, with the last pair at the crease. Lincoln Doull and Martin Pennefather hit 2, 1, 4, and 1 off the first four balls, leaving 8 needed to tie. Pennefather then hit a boundary straight down the ground, was caught near the line off the last, leaving Australia victors by 4 runs.

New Zealand keeper-batsman Mason Robinson brings up his third 50 of the World Cup, off 59 balls, against South Africa. Robinson went on to hit 66* and was the third-highest run scorer in the tournament.

Adrian Dale skips down the wicket and hits Mo Fayyaz for 6.