Prestons Purple v Prestons Gold

Result · Round 12 · Senior Men Fifth Grade · 2025/26 · Sat 24 Jan 2026 · Whitlam Park, LIVERPOOL

Prestons Purple 113 (34 ov)

Prestons Gold 276/7d (57 ov)

Prestons Gold won by 163 runs

Match report

Prestons Gold made 276/7d (57 ov) and defended it, holding Prestons Purple to 113 (34 ov) to win by 163 runs. For the winners, Richard Hughes hit a century (101 off 112) and Richard Hughes took 2/0 from 2 overs. For Prestons Purple, Glen Helmrich made a half-century (58* off 68) and David Sweet took 3/28 from 11 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

🏅

Cricket Nation pick of the match

Richard Hughes

Prestons Gold · 101 (112) & 2/0 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Prestons Purple

🏏 Glen Helmrich 58* (68)

🏏 Matthew Sweet (13) 17 (47)

🎯 David Sweet (19) 3/28 (11)

🎯 Matthew Sweet (13) 2/31 (8)

Prestons Gold

🏏 Richard Hughes 101 (112)

🏏 Matthew Ricci 46 (49)

🎯 Richard Hughes 2/0 (2)

🎯 Fardeen Khan 2/11 (6)

Match details

Competition: Senior Men Fifth Grade
Round: Round 12
Format: Two Day
Venue: Whitlam Park, LIVERPOOL
Date: Saturday 24 January 2026, 1:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Prestons Gold won the toss and chose to bat

Prestons Gold · 1st Innings - Prestons Gold 276/7d (57 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Richard Hughes	b: G Helmrich	101	112	13	1	90.17
Julian Dobell-Brown	c: G Helmrich b: A Payne	5	24	0	0	20.83
Arjun Theyagarajan (20)	b: D Sweet	44	77	8	0	57.14
Benjamin Ricci (15)	lbw: D Sweet	1	15	0	0	6.66
Matthew Ricci	lbw: M Sweet	46	49	8	0	93.87
Agam singh Randhawa (13)	c: A Payne b: M Sweet	5	18	1	0	27.77
Jeevan Sandhu (12)	not out	11*	36	0	0	30.55
Kunal Shetty	c: L Helmrich b: D Sweet	18	21	2	0	85.71
Maytrik Thaker	not out	4*	11	0	0	36.36
Extras	(b 13, lb 3, w 9, nb 16, pen 0)	41
Total	57 Ov (RR 4.84)	276/7d

Did not bat: Shivom Vijayrania (12), Faitafa Pauulu, Fardeen Khan

Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Julian Dobell-Brown), 2-146 (Arjun Theyagarajan), 3-152 (Benjamin Ricci), 4-192 (Richard Hughes), 5-233 (Agam singh Randhawa), 6-241 (Matthew Ricci), 7-267 (Kunal Shetty)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Lee Helmrich (12)	7	0	33	0	4.71	1	4
David Sweet (19)	11	4	28	3	2.54	0	0
Glen Helmrich	4	0	38	1	9.50	0	5
Anthony Payne (16)	4	0	26	1	6.50	6	3
Tyson Murillo (12)	4	0	19	0	4.75	1	0
Matthew Sweet (13)	8	1	31	2	3.87	0	0
Jack Dengate (14)	8	3	29	0	3.62	0	2
Michael Payne (14)	3	0	18	0	6.00	0	0
Muhammad Rayyan Azhar (13)	4	0	24	0	6.00	0	0
Anthony Murillo	4	0	14	0	3.50	1	2

Prestons Purple · 1st Innings - Prestons Purple 113 (34 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
David Sweet (19)	c: A Randhawa b: F Khan	6	25	1	0	24.00
Matthew Sweet (13)	c: ******** b: M Thaker	17	47	1	0	36.17
Jack Dengate (14)	c: M Ricci b: ********	1	18	0	0	5.55
Josh Hrynyk	c: M Ricci b: F Khan	0	2	0	0	0.00
Glen Helmrich	not out	58*	68	8	0	85.29
Mark Whitmore	c: B Ricci b: M Thaker	0	2	0	0	0.00
Lee Helmrich (12)	run out (********)	1	2	0	0	50.00
Michael Payne (14)	c: J Dobell-Brown b: J Sandhu	1	12	0	0	8.33
Jesse Reyes	b: A Randhawa	6	10	0	0	60.00
Anthony Payne (16)	c&b: R Hughes	11	18	1	0	61.11
Muhammad Rayyan Azhar (13)	b: R Hughes	0	10	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 6, nb 4, pen 0)	12
Total	34 Ov (RR 3.32)	113

Did not bat: Craig Dengate, Anthony Murillo, Tyson Murillo (12)

Fall of wickets: 1-12 (David Sweet), 2-21 (Jack Dengate), 3-22 (Josh Hrynyk), 4-47 (Matthew Sweet), 5-47 (Mark Whitmore), 6-48 (Lee Helmrich), 7-74 (Michael Payne), 8-87 (Jesse Reyes), 9-109 (Anthony Payne), 10-113 (Muhammad Rayyan Azhar)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Matthew Ricci	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Benjamin Ricci (15)	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Julian Dobell-Brown	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Arjun Theyagarajan (20)	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Fardeen Khan	6	1	11	2	1.83	4	1
Faitafa Pauulu	7	4	11	1	1.57	2	0
Maytrik Thaker	6	0	18	2	3.00	0	1
Kunal Shetty	3	0	24	0	8.00	0	1
Agam singh Randhawa (13)	4	0	24	1	6.00	0	0
Jeevan Sandhu (12)	4	1	14	1	3.50	0	0
Shivom Vijayrania (12)	2	0	9	0	4.50	0	1
Richard Hughes	2	1	0	2	0.00	0	0

Prestons Purple

Craig Dengate Wicketkeeper-Batter 5 rating
Anthony Payne (16) Lower-Order Batter 5 rating
David Sweet (19) First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Jesse Reyes Lower-Order Batter – rating
Michael Payne (14) Middle-Order Batter 3 rating
Glen Helmrich First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Mark Whitmore Wicketkeeper-Batter 7 rating
Anthony Murillo Lower-Order Batter 2 rating
Matthew Sweet (13) Middle-Order Batter 9 rating
Lee Helmrich (12) Top-Order Batter 36 rating
Jack Dengate (14) Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Josh Hrynyk Middle-Order Batter 3 rating
Tyson Murillo (12) Middle-Order Batter 6 rating
Muhammad Rayyan Azhar (13) Middle-Order Batter 6 rating

Prestons Gold

Agam singh Randhawa (13) Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Shivom Vijayrania (12) First-Change Bowler 16 rating
Faitafa Pauulu Third-Change Bowler 6 rating
Jeevan Sandhu (12) Opening Batter 8 rating
Arjun Theyagarajan (20) Lower-Order Batter 8 rating
Richard Hughes Bowling All-Rounder 13 rating
Benjamin Ricci (15) Middle-Order Batter 4 rating
Fardeen Khan Second-Change Bowler 6 rating
Matthew Ricci Top-Order Batter 6 rating
Julian Dobell-Brown Middle-Order Batter 3 rating
Maytrik Thaker Third-Change Bowler 5 rating
Kunal Shetty Lower-Order Batter 3 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Prestons Gold	276/7d (57 ov)	4.84	32	1	41	Richard Hughes 101
Prestons Purple	113 (34 ov)	3.32	11	0	12	Glen Helmrich 58*

Partnerships · Prestons Gold

1st wkt 50
2nd wkt 96
3rd wkt 6
4th wkt 40
5th wkt 41
6th wkt 8
7th wkt 26
8th wkt 9*

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

Partnerships · Prestons Purple

1st wkt 12
2nd wkt 9
3rd wkt 1
4th wkt 25
5th wkt 0
6th wkt 1
7th wkt 26
8th wkt 13
9th wkt 22
10th wkt 4

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