Marshall Hatchick Two Counties Cricket
Over 50s & Over 60s - and now the Over 70s!

President and Manager: Geoff Newman

Welcome to the official site of the Marshall Hatchick Two Counties Over 50s and Over 60s Cricket teams and now the Over 70's

Who are we?

We are cricketers 'of a certain age' who still enjoy travelling across the two counties of Essex and Suffolk to play a game or two.

To be eligible to join us you need to be over the age of 50 (or about to be) and affiliated to one of the Marshall Hatchick Two Counties League cricket teams.

Contact us here

Match Results

Link to past live scored matches

Ode to the Over '70's

On Mistley's lovely little ground
A group of cricketers were found
Nothing new in that you say
But this had shades of yesterday

Two sides of men aged 70 or more
We really wondered what we had in store!
There was much talk of cricket matches past
When they were young and fit and could run fast

And some remembered things that others doubted
Of trophies won and oppositions routed

But when the game began we were impressed
That they could still give of their best
And in the end the honours they did share
The result? - a draw - and that seemed very fair

Anonymous

Two Counties Over 50's players at Maldon

Back Row: Mark Paget (Abberton), Ian Johnson (Frinton) Trevor Mills (Mistley) and Stuart Carpenter (Long Melford)
Standing: Hugh Newman (Umpire), Ed Dunkley (Mistley), Derrick Messent (Earls Colne), John Stuck (Umpire), Alan Cooke (Ipswich), Russ Abbott (Ipswich),
Bruce Tompkins (Woodbridge &OW), Kiram Patel (Braintree), Richard Powell (Long Melford), Dave Hinchcliffe (Coggeshall), Steve Isaac (Braintree), Roger Ingham (Ipswich),
Steve Bulger (Copdock & OI), Ray Digweed (Maldon), Ray Black (Long Melford), Stefan Marks (Melton St Audry), Barrie Philpotts (Umpire and Phil Smith (Umpire) with Reg Podd in scorebox (Scorer)
Seated on chairs: Pat Patel (Frinton), Richard Kemp (Long Melford), John Bradley (President), Geoffrey Newman (Manager), John Whittingdale (Maldon MP), Phil Cox (Long Melford)
BJ Ball (Abberton), Brian Robinson (Kelvedon) and seated on grass Ivan Newman (Long Melford) with Bob Richards (Frinton)

Players from the Two Counties Over 50's and from Maldon Seniors at Maldon