Central Coast Opens v Central Northern Opens

Result · Round 5 · McDonald's Male Country Championships · 2025/26 · Sun 30 Nov 2025 · Cahill Oval, BELMONT

Central Coast Opens 183/3 (28.1 ov)

Central Northern Opens 180 (40.5 ov)

Central Coast Opens won by 7 wickets

Match report

Central Coast Opens chased down Central Northern Opens's 180 (40.5 ov), reaching 183/3 (28.1 ov) to win by 7 wickets. For the winners, Liam O’Farrell made a half-century (58 off 39) with 5 sixes and Christopher Archer took 4/32 from 10 overs. For Central Northern Opens, Josh Trappel top-scored with 44 off 61 and Sean Gibson took 2/33 from 5 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Christopher Archer

Central Coast Opens · 4/32

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

Top performers

Central Coast Opens

🏏 Liam O’Farrell 58 (39)

🏏 Ben Gillies (34) 53 (49)

🎯 Christopher Archer 4/32 (10)

🎯 Thomas Owen (22) 2/35 (7)

Central Northern Opens

🏏 Josh Trappel (40) 44 (61)

🏏 Blake Scicluna (18) 28 (35)

🎯 Sean Gibson (24) 2/33 (5)

🎯 Alex Stafa (20) 1/16 (3)

Match details

Competition: McDonald's Male Country Championships
Round: Round 5
Format: One Day
Venue: Cahill Oval, BELMONT
Date: Sunday 30 November 2025, 9:30am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Central Northern Opens won the toss and chose to bat
Umpires: Phillip Rainger, Stephen Wade

Central Northern Opens · 1st Innings - Central Northern Opens 180 (40.5 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Blake Scicluna (18)	c: L O’Farrell b: S Burkinshaw	28	35	5	0	80.00
Sean Gibson (24)	c: L O’Farrell b: L Rainger	18	30	2	0	60.00
Josh Trappel (c) (40)	c: L Cork b: C Archer	44	61	6	0	72.13
Adam McGuirk (23)	c: L O’Farrell b: S Burkinshaw	2	7	0	0	28.57
Callum Henry	c: T Owen b: C Archer	18	37	3	0	48.64
Samuel Davis (16)	lbw: C Archer	0	2	0	0	0.00
Lawson Shepherd	c: L Cork b: C Archer	23	25	1	1	92.00
Brandon Carman (20)	c: S Hilton b: L Cork	20	28	0	1	71.42
Alex Stafa (20)	c: B Russell b: T Owen	13	19	2	0	68.42
Riley Horrocks	b: T Owen	2	5	0	0	40.00
Jett Lee	not out	0*	0	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 6, nb 4, pen 0)	12
Total	40.5 Ov (RR 4.41)	180

Did not bat: Archie McMaster (17), Sam Yabsley (27), Hayden Baker (23)

Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Sean Gibson), 2-81 (Blake Scicluna), 3-87 (Adam McGuirk), 4-116 (Callum Henry), 5-116 (Samuel Davis), 6-133 (Josh Trappel), 7-146 (Lawson Shepherd), 8-163 (Alex Stafa), 9-171 (Riley Horrocks), 10-180 (Brandon Carman)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Lachlan Rainger (21)	5	1	24	1	4.80	2	1
Lachlan Cork	5.5	1	31	1	5.31	1	1
Sam Hilton	3	1	18	0	6.00	0	2
Scott Burkinshaw (31)	10	1	38	2	3.80	3	0
Christopher Archer	10	1	32	4	3.20	0	0
Thomas Owen (22)	7	0	35	2	5.00	0	0

Central Coast Opens · 1st Innings - Central Coast Opens 183/3 (28.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Liam O’Farrell (c, wk)	c: S Davis b: A Stafa	58	39	4	5	148.71
Cameron Wehrle (18)	b: S Gibson	42	68	3	0	61.76
Ben Gillies (34)	c: L Shepherd b: S Gibson	53	49	6	1	108.16
Ryan Fenning	not out	12*	11	0	1	109.09
Callum Rainger	not out	5*	3	1	0	166.66
Extras	(b 3, lb 1, w 8, nb 1, pen 0)	13
Total	28.1 Ov (RR 6.50)	183/3

Did not bat: Thomas Owen (22), Lachlan Rainger (21), Sam Hilton, Harrison Townsend (22), Scott Burkinshaw (31), Christopher Archer, Peter Cross, Lachlan Cork, Brett Russell

Fall of wickets: 1-75 (Liam O’Farrell), 2-156 (Cameron Wehrle), 3-172 (Ben Gillies)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Jett Lee	5	32	0	6.40	1	0
Sam Yabsley (27)	3	26	0	8.66	4	0
Riley Horrocks	8	45	0	5.62	0	0
Alex Stafa (20)	3	16	1	5.33	1	0
Brandon Carman (20)	2	14	0	7.00	0	0
Sean Gibson (24)	5	33	2	6.60	2	1
Hayden Baker (23)	2.1	13	0	6.00	0	0

Central Coast Opens

Thomas Owen (22) First-Change Bowler 14 rating
Lachlan Rainger (21) Opening Bowler 13 rating
Sam Hilton Opening Bowler 15 rating
Harrison Townsend (22) First-Change Bowler 18 rating
Callum Rainger Top-Order Batter 23 rating
Scott Burkinshaw (31) Opening Bowler 14 rating
Ben Gillies (34) Top-Order Batter 14 rating
Christopher Archer First-Change Bowler 12 rating
Peter Cross Top-Order Batter 13 rating
Lachlan Cork Opening Bowler 13 rating
Ryan Fenning Top-Order Batter 34 rating
Cameron Wehrle (18) Opening Batter 15 rating
Brett Russell Top-Order Batter 22 rating
Liam O’Farrell (c, wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 21 rating

Central Northern Opens

Alex Stafa (20) Bowling All-Rounder 27 rating
Blake Scicluna (18) Top-Order Batter 18 rating
Jett Lee Opening Bowler 10 rating
Josh Trappel (c) (40) Top-Order Batter 16 rating
Adam McGuirk (23) All-Rounder 14 rating
Callum Henry Wicketkeeper-Batter 19 rating
Archie McMaster (17) All-Rounder 42 rating
Sam Yabsley (27) Opening Bowler 28 rating
Brandon Carman (20) First-Change Bowler 12 rating
Riley Horrocks First-Change Bowler 10 rating
Lawson Shepherd Bowling All-Rounder 12 rating
Sean Gibson (24) All-Rounder 13 rating
Samuel Davis (16) Top-Order Batter 49 rating
Hayden Baker (23) First-Change Bowler 12 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Central Northern Opens	180 (40.5 ov)	4.41	19	2	12	Josh Trappel 44
Central Coast Opens	183/3 (28.1 ov)	6.50	14	7	13	Liam O’Farrell 58

Partnerships · Central Northern Opens

1st wkt 46
2nd wkt 35
3rd wkt 6
4th wkt 29
5th wkt 0
6th wkt 17
7th wkt 13
8th wkt 17
9th wkt 8
10th wkt 9

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

Partnerships · Central Coast Opens

1st wkt 75
2nd wkt 81
3rd wkt 16
4th wkt 11*

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