Southern Districts Opens v Central Northern Opens

Result · Round 1 · McDonald's Male Country Championships · 2025/26 · Thu 27 Nov 2025 · Baker Park, WYONG

Southern Districts Opens 169 (46.2 ov)

Central Northern Opens 241 (48.4 ov)

Central Northern Opens won by 72 runs

Match report

Central Northern Opens made 241 (48.4 ov) and defended it, holding Southern Districts Opens to 169 (46.2 ov) to win by 72 runs. For the winners, Josh Trappel made a half-century (53 off 92) and Jett Lee took 3/37 from 7.2 overs. For Southern Districts Opens, Brock Balgowan top-scored with 31 off 41 and Justin Weller took 3/36 from 10 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Lucas Rixon

Southern Districts Opens · 23* (44) & 2/23 & 1 dismissal

Our pick, not the official award: 1 point a run, 25 a wicket, 10 a catch, stumping or run-out.

Top performers

Southern Districts Opens

🏏 Brock Balgowan 31 (41)

🏏 Riley Ingram (18) 26 (60)

🎯 Justin Weller 3/36 (10)

🎯 Lucas Rixon 2/23 (4)

Central Northern Opens

🏏 Josh Trappel (40) 53 (92)

🏏 Callum Henry 29 (41)

🎯 Jett Lee 3/37 (7.2)

🎯 Sean Gibson (24) 2/22 (10)

Match details

Competition: McDonald's Male Country Championships
Round: Round 1
Format: One Day
Venue: Baker Park, WYONG
Date: Thursday 27 November 2025, 10:00am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Central Northern Opens won the toss and chose to bat
Umpires: Greg Jones, Murray Le Lievre

Central Northern Opens · 1st Innings - Central Northern Opens 241 (48.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sean Gibson (24)	c: D Roxburgh b: J Weller	9	24	0	0	37.50
Blake Scicluna (18)	c: L Rixon b: J Weller	19	12	3	0	158.33
Josh Trappel (c) (40)	b: L Rixon	53	92	7	0	57.60
Adam McGuirk (23)	run out (B Balgowan)	23	38	1	0	60.52
Callum Henry	b: L Rixon	29	41	2	0	70.73
Lawson Shepherd	b: J Whitfield	15	13	1	1	115.38
Samuel Davis (16)	b: D Roxburgh	5	9	1	0	55.55
Alex Stafa (20)	c: E Guyatt b: C Bramley	23	19	2	1	121.05
Brandon Carman (20)	lbw: J Weller	26	18	2	1	144.44
Archie McMaster (17)	not out	21*	23	1	0	91.30
Hayden Baker (23)	b: C Bramley	1	3	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b 3, lb 3, w 11, nb 0, pen 0)	17
Total	48.4 Ov (RR 4.95)	241

Did not bat: Jett Lee, Riley Horrocks

Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Sean Gibson), 2-31 (Blake Scicluna), 3-74 (Adam McGuirk), 4-142 (Josh Trappel), 5-143 (Callum Henry), 6-159 (Samuel Davis), 7-168 (Lawson Shepherd), 8-197 (Alex Stafa), 9-232 (Brandon Carman), 10-241 (Hayden Baker)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Justin Weller	10	1	36	3	3.60	4
Cooper Bramley (20)	6.4	0	49	2	7.35	1
Dean Roxburgh	10	0	30	1	3.00	1
Jack Whitfield	9	0	52	1	5.77	1
Brock Balgowan	4	0	14	0	3.50	2
James Joyce	2	0	14	0	7.00	0
Dale Young (23)	2	0	12	0	6.00	0
Lucas Rixon	4	0	23	2	5.75	1
Tobias Eyland (17)	1	0	5	0	5.00	1

Southern Districts Opens · 1st Innings - Southern Districts Opens 169 (46.2 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Elijah Guyatt (17)	c: B Scicluna b: L Shepherd	16	35	2	0	45.71
Mark Morley (vc)	c: L Shepherd b: A Stafa	17	25	2	0	68.00
Jack Whitfield	lbw: S Gibson	23	26	4	0	88.46
Riley Ingram (18)	c: B Scicluna b: H Baker	26	60	1	0	43.33
Dean Roxburgh	c: C Henry b: H Baker	11	20	0	1	55.00
Bailey Craig (17)	c&b: S Gibson	2	14	0	0	14.28
Brock Balgowan	c: B Carman b: J Lee	31	41	3	1	75.60
Justin Weller (c)	run out (C Henry)	0	2	0	0	0.00
Lucas Rixon	not out	23*	44	0	0	52.27
Tobias Eyland (17)	c: B Scicluna b: J Lee	2	6	0	0	33.33
James Joyce	lbw: J Lee	1	7	0	0	14.28
Extras	(b 1, lb 4, w 10, nb 2, pen 0)	17
Total	46.2 Ov (RR 3.65)	169

Did not bat: Cooper Bramley (20), Dale Young (23)

Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Mark Morley), 2-48 (Elijah Guyatt), 3-74 (Jack Whitfield), 4-100 (Dean Roxburgh), 5-105 (Bailey Craig), 6-107 (Riley Ingram), 7-112 (Justin Weller), 8-159 (Brock Balgowan), 9-165 (Tobias Eyland), 10-169 (James Joyce)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Jett Lee	7.2	0	37	3	5.04	1	1
Alex Stafa (20)	5	0	17	1	3.40	1	1
Lawson Shepherd	6	2	26	1	4.33	1	0
Hayden Baker (23)	10	1	34	2	3.40	1	0
Sean Gibson (24)	10	1	22	2	2.20	1	0
Adam McGuirk (23)	8	0	28	0	3.50	5	0

Southern Districts Opens

Tobias Eyland (17) First-Change Bowler 12 rating
Dean Roxburgh Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating
Jack Whitfield All-Rounder 16 rating
Lucas Rixon Bowling All-Rounder 16 rating
Brock Balgowan Opening Bowler 16 rating
Justin Weller (c) Bowling All-Rounder 15 rating
Mark Morley (vc) Bowling All-Rounder 13 rating
Cooper Bramley (20) Opening Bowler 12 rating
Elijah Guyatt (17) Top-Order Batter 11 rating
James Joyce Opening Bowler 13 rating
Dale Young (23) Second-Change Bowler 15 rating
Bailey Craig (17) Wicketkeeper-Batter 17 rating
Riley Ingram (18) Middle-Order Batter 12 rating

Central Northern Opens

Sean Gibson (24) All-Rounder 13 rating
Blake Scicluna (18) Top-Order Batter 18 rating
Josh Trappel (c) (40) Top-Order Batter 16 rating
Alex Stafa (20) Bowling All-Rounder 27 rating
Jett Lee Opening Bowler 10 rating
Callum Henry Wicketkeeper-Batter 19 rating
Samuel Davis (16) Top-Order Batter 49 rating
Archie McMaster (17) All-Rounder 42 rating
Adam McGuirk (23) All-Rounder 14 rating
Lawson Shepherd Bowling All-Rounder 12 rating
Hayden Baker (23) First-Change Bowler 12 rating
Brandon Carman (20) First-Change Bowler 12 rating
Riley Horrocks First-Change Bowler 10 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Central Northern Opens	241 (48.4 ov)	4.95	20	3	17	Josh Trappel 53
Southern Districts Opens	169 (46.2 ov)	3.65	12	2	17	Brock Balgowan 31

Partnerships · Central Northern Opens

1st wkt 25
2nd wkt 6
3rd wkt 43
4th wkt 68
5th wkt 1
6th wkt 16
7th wkt 9
8th wkt 29
9th wkt 35
10th wkt 9

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

Partnerships · Southern Districts Opens

1st wkt 38
2nd wkt 10
3rd wkt 26
4th wkt 26
5th wkt 5
6th wkt 2
7th wkt 5
8th wkt 47
9th wkt 6
10th wkt 4

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