Result · Round 9 · Division 1 · 2025/26 · Sat 6 Dec 2025 · Lugar Park, KOTARA SOUTH
Merewether 191/6 (40 ov)
Port Stephens Pythons 169/9 (34.4 ov)
Merewether won by 22 runs
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Match report

Merewether made 191/6 (40 ov) and defended it, holding Port Stephens Pythons to 169/9 (34.4 ov) to win by 22 runs. For the winners, Leigh Harris made a half-century (71 off 83) and Brent Watson took 3/55 from 8 overs. For Port Stephens Pythons, Blake Mckee top-scored with 28 off 23 and Lleyton Eveleigh took 2/18 from 8 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Brent Watson
Merewether · 17 (39) & 3/55 & 1 dismissal

Top performers

Merewether
🏏 Leigh Harris 71 (83)
🏏 Thomas McKendry (26) 24* (19)
🎯 Brent Watson 3/55 (8)
🎯 Mitchell Piller 2/24 (3)
Port Stephens Pythons
🏏 Blake Mckee 28 (23)
🏏 Lleyton Eveleigh 25 (40)
🎯 Lleyton Eveleigh 2/18 (8)
🎯 Jason Eveleigh 2/30 (8)
Merewether · 1st Innings - Merewether 191/6 (40 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Brad Smith c: J Moxey b: L Eveleigh 23 19 5 0 121.05
Simon Abson c: J Johnson b: L Eveleigh 4 12 1 0 33.33
Leigh Harris c&b: T Eveleigh 71 83 9 2 85.54
Brent Watson lbw: J Eveleigh 17 39 2 0 43.58
Lachlan Price (24) c: L Williams b: J Eveleigh 7 15 1 0 46.66
Rowan Kelly (wk) not out 22* 39 2 0 56.41
Matthew King c: J Eveleigh b: L Freeman 10 14 2 0 71.42
Thomas McKendry (26) not out 24* 19 4 0 126.31
Extras (b 4, lb 1, w 8, nb 0, pen 0) 13
Total 40 Ov (RR 4.78) 191/6
Did not bat: Mitchell Piller, Jarrod Marlborough, Ben Troke
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Simon Abson), 2-28 (Brad Smith), 3-73 (Brent Watson), 4-93 (Lachlan Price), 5-134 (Leigh Harris), 6-151 (Matthew King)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Josh Moxey 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Leigh Williams 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Lachlan Freeman 8 1 49 1 6.12 3 0
Lleyton Eveleigh 8 2 18 2 2.25 0 0
Jason Eveleigh 8 0 30 2 3.75 0 0
Tyran Eveleigh 8 0 39 1 4.87 2 0
Jeremy Kirk 7 0 37 0 5.28 2 0
Blake Mckee 1 0 13 0 13.00 1 0
Port Stephens Pythons · 1st Innings - Port Stephens Pythons 169/9 (34.4 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Jeremy Rushford st: R Kelly b: T McKendry 16 33 1 0 48.48
Leigh Williams c: S Abson b: B Troke 12 13 1 1 92.30
Lleyton Eveleigh c: M King b: B Watson 25 40 5 0 62.50
Joshua Richardson c&b: B Watson 5 6 1 0 83.33
Josh Moxey (wk) c: T McKendry b: B Watson 8 11 1 0 72.72
Tyran Eveleigh lbw: L Harris 18 31 3 0 58.06
Blake Mckee c: R Kelly b: M Piller 28 23 6 0 121.73
Jason Eveleigh c: R Kelly b: M Piller 3 10 0 0 30.00
Jeremy Kirk not out 17* 19 1 1 89.47
Lachlan Freeman lbw: B Troke 23 23 4 0 100.00
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 13, nb 1, pen 0) 14
Total 34.4 Ov (RR 4.88) 169/9
Did not bat: Jarryd Johnson
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Leigh Williams), 2-57 (Jeremy Rushford), 3-62 (Joshua Richardson), 4-67 (Lleyton Eveleigh), 5-73 (Josh Moxey), 6-116 (Tyran Eveleigh), 7-123 (Blake Mckee), 8-132 (Jason Eveleigh), 9-169 (Lachlan Freeman)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Lachlan Price (24) 5 0 19 0 3.80 1 0
Ben Troke 5.4 0 27 2 4.76 1 0
Brent Watson 8 0 55 3 6.87 6 0
Thomas McKendry (26) 8 1 19 1 2.37 0 0
Leigh Harris 5 0 25 1 5.00 3 0
Mitchell Piller 3 0 24 2 8.00 2 1

Merewether

Port Stephens Pythons

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Merewether 191/6 (40 ov) 4.78 26 2 13 Leigh Harris 71
Port Stephens Pythons 169/9 (34.4 ov) 4.88 23 2 14 Blake Mckee 28

Partnerships · Merewether

  • 1st wkt 19
  • 2nd wkt 9
  • 3rd wkt 45
  • 4th wkt 20
  • 5th wkt 41
  • 6th wkt 17
  • 7th wkt 40*

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

Partnerships · Port Stephens Pythons

  • 1st wkt 22
  • 2nd wkt 35
  • 3rd wkt 5
  • 4th wkt 5
  • 5th wkt 6
  • 6th wkt 43
  • 7th wkt 7
  • 8th wkt 9
  • 9th wkt 37

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