Queenstown fast bowler John Cushen notched up two top-10 bowling stats at the recent over-70s Cricket World Cup held in Christchurch. The 76-year-old also played in the inaugural over-70s tournament in England two years ago, where New Zealand finished fourth. This time the ‘Grey Caps’ just missed out on the final to England, on countback — England subsequently beat Australia to take the spoils. Cushen says he was thrilled with his bowling — ‘‘we never got one ball pulled or cut in the whole tournament’’. In tournament stats, he was the only Kiwi to make the top-10 list on economy rate — he was ninth — and had the 10th-best wicket average.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 14, 2026 08:47 UTC