Result
· Round 3 · McDonald's Male Country Championships · 2025/26 · Sat 29 Nov 2025 · Tuggerah Regional Sporting Complex, TUGGERAH
Greater Illawarra Opens
158/4 (20 ov)
Western
155/8 (20 ov)
Greater Illawarra Opens won by 3 runs
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Match report
Greater Illawarra Opens made 158/4 (20 ov) and defended it, holding Western to 155/8 (20 ov) to win by 3 runs. For the winners, Jayden Zahra-Smith made a half-century (53 off 41) and Harry Egerton took 2/15 from 2 overs. For Western, George Fisher top-scored with 43 off 29 and Mitch Bower took 2/32 from 4 overs.
Written automatically from the scorecard.
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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Jack Mcdonald
Greater Illawarra Opens ·
21 (12) & 2/20 & 1 dismissal
Top performers
Greater Illawarra Opens
🏏 Jayden Zahra-Smith (22)
53 (41)
🏏 Cooper Maddinson
50 (46)
🎯 Harry Egerton (19)
2/15 (2)
🎯 Jack Mcdonald
2/20 (4)
Western
🏏 George Fisher
43 (29)
🏏 Zachary Bayliss
30* (19)
🎯 Mitch Bower
2/32 (4)
🎯 Thomas Atlee
2/32 (4)
Greater Illawarra Opens · 1st Innings - Greater Illawarra Opens
158/4 (20 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Maddinson | c: F Taylor b: M Bower | 50 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 108.69 |
| Jayden Zahra-Smith (22) | c: E Murray b: T Atlee | 53 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 129.26 |
| Blake Cattle (16) | c: Z Bayliss b: M Bower | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 175.00 |
| Jack Mcdonald | c: H Taylor b: T Atlee | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 175.00 |
| Lachlan Maddinson (c) (21) | not out | 9* | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Thomas Fletcher (wk) (19) | not out | 6* | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 1, w 4, nb 0, pen 0) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR 7.90) | 158/4 | ||||
Did not bat:
Aaryn Kornberger (27),
Ayden Brown,
David Wood,
Rhys S Cattle (23),
Jake O'Connell (24),
Harry Egerton (19),
Nicolas Nicastri (19)
Fall of wickets:
1-102 (Jayden Zahra-Smith),
2-109 (Cooper Maddinson),
3-142 (Jack Mcdonald),
4-148 (Blake Cattle)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Hammond (26) | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Lachlan Rummans | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Parsons (26) | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Knaggs | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Bower | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Atlee | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 |
Western · 1st Innings - Western
155/8 (20 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Murray (wk) | b: J O'Connell | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 88.23 |
| George Fisher | c: A Brown b: J Mcdonald | 43 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 148.27 |
| Bailey Brien (vc) (22) | b: H Egerton | 19 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 118.75 |
| Hugh Taylor (18) | b: J Mcdonald | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Mitch Bower (c) | b: H Egerton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Charlie Kempston | run out (T Fletcher, J Mcdonald) | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Zachary Bayliss | not out | 30* | 19 | 2 | 1 | 157.89 |
| Flynn Taylor | b: R S Cattle | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Benjamin Parsons (26) | run out (J O'Connell) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Thomas Atlee | not out | 3* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 0, w 5, nb 2, pen 0) | 7 | ||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR 7.75) | 155/8 | ||||
Fall of wickets:
1-25 (Edward Murray),
2-81 (George Fisher),
3-83 (Bailey Brien),
4-83 (Mitch Bower),
5-102 (Charlie Kempston),
6-104 (Hugh Taylor),
7-125 (Flynn Taylor),
8-152 (Benjamin Parsons)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake O'Connell (24) | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Rhys S Cattle (23) | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Lachlan Maddinson (21) | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 | 3 | 0 |
| Ayden Brown | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Mcdonald | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Egerton (19) | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 | 1 | 1 |
Greater Illawarra Opens
- Jayden Zahra-Smith (22) Opening Batter 41 rating
- Thomas Fletcher (wk) (19) Opening Batter 14 rating
- Aaryn Kornberger (27) Top-Order Batter 23 rating
- Ayden Brown Opening Bowler 15 rating
- David Wood First-Change Bowler 12 rating
- Blake Cattle (16) Top-Order Batter 70 rating
- Jack Mcdonald All-Rounder 22 rating
- Rhys S Cattle (23) First-Change Bowler 26 rating
- Jake O'Connell (24) Bowling All-Rounder 32 rating
- Lachlan Maddinson (c) (21) All-Rounder 23 rating
- Cooper Maddinson Top-Order Batter 11 rating
- Harry Egerton (19) First-Change Bowler 12 rating
- Nicolas Nicastri (wk) (19) Wicketkeeper-Batter 20 rating
Western
- Edward Murray (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 20 rating
- Charlie Kempston Top-Order Batter 10 rating
- Bailey Brien (vc) (22) Opening Batter 15 rating
- Benjamin Parsons (26) Bowling All-Rounder 18 rating
- Flynn Taylor Bowling All-Rounder 17 rating
- Ben Knaggs (vc) Bowling All-Rounder 15 rating
- Zachary Bayliss Bowling All-Rounder 12 rating
- Lachlan Rummans Bowling All-Rounder 16 rating
- Thomas Atlee Opening Bowler 21 rating
- Mitch Bower (c) Bowling All-Rounder 16 rating
- Hugh Taylor (18) Wicketkeeper-Batter 18 rating
- George Fisher Opening Batter 13 rating
- Guy Hammond (26) First-Change Bowler 15 rating
- Hendrik Nortje Wicketkeeper-Batter 12 rating
Innings comparison
| Innings | Score | RR | 4s | 6s | Extras | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Illawarra Opens | 158/4 (20 ov) | 7.90 | 17 | 2 | 5 | Jayden Zahra-Smith 53 |
| Western | 155/8 (20 ov) | 7.75 | 19 | 1 | 7 | George Fisher 43 |
Partnerships · Greater Illawarra Opens
- 1st wkt 102
- 2nd wkt 7
- 3rd wkt 33
- 4th wkt 6
- 5th wkt 10*
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.
Partnerships · Western
- 1st wkt 25
- 2nd wkt 56
- 3rd wkt 2
- 4th wkt 0
- 5th wkt 19
- 6th wkt 2
- 7th wkt 21
- 8th wkt 27
- 9th wkt 3*
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.