Result · Round 1 · McDonald's Male Country Championships · 2025/26 · Thu 27 Nov 2025 · Jubilee Park (LONG JETTY), LONG JETTY
Western 228 (50 ov)
Central Coast Opens 229/5 (44.4 ov)
Central Coast Opens won by 5 wickets
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Match report

Central Coast Opens chased down Western's 228 (50 ov), reaching 229/5 (44.4 ov) to win by 5 wickets. For the winners, Ryan Fenning made a half-century (58 off 91) and Scott Burkinshaw took 3/44 from 10 overs. For Western, Bailey Brien made a half-century (64 off 89) and Guy Hammond took 2/57 from 9 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Thomas Owen (22)
Central Coast Opens · 2/51 & 3 dismissals

Top performers

Western
🏏 Bailey Brien (22) 64 (89)
🏏 George Fisher 53 (67)
🎯 Guy Hammond (26) 2/57 (9)
🎯 Lachlan Rummans 1/38 (9)
Central Coast Opens
🏏 Ryan Fenning 58 (91)
🏏 Brett Russell 45* (42)
🎯 Scott Burkinshaw (31) 3/44 (10)
🎯 Lachlan Rainger (21) 2/44 (10)
Western · 1st Innings - Western 228 (50 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Bailey Brien (vc) (22) c: S Hilton b: C Archer 64 89 5 0 71.91
George Fisher c: S Hilton b: T Owen 53 67 8 0 79.10
Hugh Taylor (18) c: L O’Farrell b: L Rainger 14 30 1 0 46.66
Hendrik Nortje c&b: T Owen 6 6 0 1 100.00
Mitch Bower (c) c: S Hilton b: S Burkinshaw 48 64 3 0 75.00
Charlie Kempston run out (T Owen) 0 5 0 0 0.00
Edward Murray (wk) c: L O’Farrell b: S Burkinshaw 0 2 0 0 0.00
Zachary Bayliss b: L Rainger 6 13 0 0 46.15
Benjamin Parsons (26) c: T Owen b: S Burkinshaw 6 7 1 0 85.71
Thomas Atlee not out 10* 11 0 0 90.90
Ben Knaggs (vc) run out (L O’Farrell) 10 8 0 0 125.00
Extras (b 0, lb 3, w 6, nb 2, pen 0) 11
Total 50 Ov (RR 4.56) 228
Did not bat: Guy Hammond (26), Flynn Taylor, Lachlan Rummans
Fall of wickets: 1-92 (George Fisher), 2-130 (Hugh Taylor), 3-137 (Hendrik Nortje), 4-151 (Bailey Brien), 5-153 (Charlie Kempston), 6-154 (Edward Murray), 7-185 (Zachary Bayliss), 8-199 (Benjamin Parsons), 9-213 (Mitch Bower), 10-228 (Ben Knaggs)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Lachlan Rainger (21) 10 0 44 2 4.40 2 1
Sam Hilton 10 1 49 0 4.90 0 1
Scott Burkinshaw (31) 10 0 44 3 4.40 2 0
Thomas Owen (22) 10 1 51 2 5.10 0 0
Christopher Archer 10 1 37 1 3.70 2 0
Central Coast Opens · 1st Innings - Central Coast Opens 229/5 (44.4 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Liam O’Farrell (c, wk) run out (T Atlee) 41 35 3 3 117.14
Peter Cross c: B Brien b: G Hammond 33 18 6 1 183.33
Ben Gillies (34) c: E Murray b: G Hammond 0 2 0 0 0.00
Ryan Fenning run out (G Fisher, L Rummans) 58 91 5 0 63.73
Callum Rainger c: B Knaggs b: L Rummans 17 23 0 1 73.91
Cameron Wehrle (18) not out 21* 59 1 0 35.59
Brett Russell not out 45* 42 6 1 107.14
Extras (b 0, lb 3, w 9, nb 2, pen 0) 14
Total 44.4 Ov (RR 5.13) 229/5
Did not bat: Lachlan Rainger (21), Lachlan Cork, Christopher Archer, Sam Hilton, Harrison Townsend (22), Scott Burkinshaw (31), Thomas Owen (22)
Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Peter Cross), 2-57 (Ben Gillies), 3-92 (Liam O’Farrell), 4-141 (Callum Rainger), 5-166 (Ryan Fenning)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Benjamin Parsons (26) 4 0 33 0 8.25 0 0
Guy Hammond (26) 9 0 57 2 6.33 8 1
Thomas Atlee 9.4 2 26 0 2.68 0 0
Ben Knaggs 5 0 35 0 7.00 1 1
Lachlan Rummans 9 1 38 1 4.22 0 0
Mitch Bower 4 0 22 0 5.50 0 0
Zachary Bayliss 4 1 15 0 3.75 0 0

Western

Central Coast Opens

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Western 228 (50 ov) 4.56 18 1 11 Bailey Brien 64
Central Coast Opens 229/5 (44.4 ov) 5.13 21 6 14 Ryan Fenning 58

Partnerships · Western

  • 1st wkt 92
  • 2nd wkt 38
  • 3rd wkt 7
  • 4th wkt 14
  • 5th wkt 2
  • 6th wkt 1
  • 7th wkt 31
  • 8th wkt 14
  • 9th wkt 14
  • 10th wkt 15

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Central Coast Opens

  • 1st wkt 56
  • 2nd wkt 1
  • 3rd wkt 35
  • 4th wkt 49
  • 5th wkt 25
  • 6th wkt 63*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.