Alan Dawson's heroics not enough as SA go down to England in Over-50 Cricket World Cup final

20.03.2023 - 22:47 news24.com

A stunning batting effort from Alan Dawson was not enough as South Africa lost the Over-50 Cricket World Cup final to England at Newlands in Cape Town on Monday.According to the Club Cricket SA website, Dawson hit 82 from 77 balls, including four fours and three sixes, but the hosts went down by 67 runs in a rain-shortened game.England, who also beat South Africa earlier in the tournament, made 267/8 in 40 overs, before restricting South Africa to 202/8 in 40 overs.Giles Ecclestone was England's star with the bat, scoring 120 off 103 balls.

Dawson took two wickets for South Africa, while Martyn Gidley and Richard Cooper took three wickets each for England.Dawson was SA's leading wicket-taker at the tournament with 13 in seven games, while Brandon Nash was the top run-scorer with 298 in six innings.SA lose Over-50 World Cup final to England despite Alan Dawson heroics - https://t.co/nnJeZCf9WY #ClubCricketSA pic.twitter.com/JDJxofaTBnSouth African cricket fans will remember Dawson, now 53, as a talented swing bowler who was a stalwart for Western Province in the 1990s and early 2000s.

He also played two Tests and 19 ODIs for the Proteas.South Africa beat New Zealand in the semi-finals, while England got the better of the USA.

The Kiwis then beat USA in the third-place playoff.This was England's first Over-50 World Cup title. Australia were the defending champions, having won the 2018 edition.

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