Result
· Round 3 · 4th Grade · 2026/27 · Sat 31 Oct 2026 · Thomas Dalton Park, FAIRY MEADOW
Port Kembla 4
257/5 (45 ov)
Balgownie 4
40/4 (22.2 ov)
Port Kembla 4 won by 96 runs (DLS Method)
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Match report
Port Kembla 4 made 257/5 (45 ov) and defended it, holding Balgownie 4 to 40/4 (22.2 ov) to win by 96 runs. For the winners, Darren 0’connell made a half-century (90) and Peter Hobson took 2/7 from 9 overs. For Balgownie 4, Matt McDonald-Kearns top-scored with 11 and Matt Ethell took 2/50 from 7 overs.
Written automatically from the scorecard.
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Top performers
Port Kembla 4
🏏 Darren 0’connell
90 (0)
🏏 Peter Hobson
54* (0)
🎯 Peter Hobson
2/7 (9)
🎯 Nathan Pendergast
1/0 (1.2)
Balgownie 4
🏏 Matt McDonald-Kearns
11 (0)
🏏 Matt Ethell
7 (0)
🎯 Matt Ethell
2/50 (7)
🎯 William Black
1/35 (9)
Port Kembla 4 · 1st Innings - Port Kembla 4
257/5 (45 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Usher | c: J Ford b: M McDonald-Kearns | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hayden Van Dongen | b: M Ethell | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Robbie Steven-George (c, wk) | b: M Ethell | 49 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Peter Hobson | not out | 54* | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matthew Crouch | c: E Abela b: L Cohen | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Darren 0’connell | c: E Abela b: W Black | 90 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nathan Pendergast | not out | 5* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 0, w 10, nb 3, pen 0) | 13 | ||||
| Total | 45 Ov (RR 5.71) | 257/5 | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohen Biela | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| William Black | 9 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 3.88 | 0 | 1 |
| Lochlan Cohen (23) | 9 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 5.77 | 2 | 1 |
| Marc Fursey | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt McDonald-Kearns | 9 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 5.44 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Ethell | 7 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 7.14 | 4 | 0 |
| Ethan Abela (14) | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 0 | 1 |
Balgownie 4 · 1st Innings - Balgownie 4
40/4 (22.2 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Abela (wk) (14) | b: M Crouch | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lochlan Cohen (23) | c: R Steven-George b: P Hobson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matt McDonald-Kearns | c&b: N Pendergast | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matt Ethell | st: R Steven-George b: P Hobson | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Caleb Ford | not out | 6* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 3, lb 0, w 7, nb 0, pen 0) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 22.2 Ov (RR 1.79) | 40/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets:
1-2 (Lochlan Cohen),
2-6 (Ethan Abela),
3-15 (Matt Ethell),
4-35 (Matt McDonald-Kearns)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Steven-George | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Hobson | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Crouch | 9 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Pendergast | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| ******** | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 6 | 0 |
Port Kembla 4
- Matthew Crouch First-Change Bowler 9 rating
- Joel Van Dongen Third-Change Bowler 4 rating
- Nathan Pendergast Middle-Order Batter 7 rating
- Matt Usher Middle-Order Batter 6 rating
- Darren 0’connell Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
- Bradley Mulley Second-Change Bowler 4 rating
- Peter Hobson Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
- Jack Dore Lower-Order Batter 3 rating
- ******** Unclassified – rating
- Robbie Steven-George (c, wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 12 rating
- Hayden Van Dongen Middle-Order Batter 3 rating
Balgownie 4
- Ethan Abela (wk) (14) Opening Batter 10 rating
- Matt Ethell Bowling All-Rounder – rating
- Marc Fursey Top-Order Batter 5 rating
- Cohen Biela Lower-Order Batter 2 rating
- Matt McDonald-Kearns Second-Change Bowler – rating
- Ryan Neich (c) Lower-Order Batter 3 rating
- Caleb Ford Middle-Order Batter 2 rating
- William Black Opening Bowler 6 rating
- Lochlan Cohen (23) Middle-Order Batter 7 rating
- Josh Ford Lower-Order Batter 2 rating
Innings comparison
| Innings | Score | RR | 4s | 6s | Extras | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Kembla 4 | 257/5 (45 ov) | 5.71 | 35 | 2 | 13 | Darren 0’connell 90 |
| Balgownie 4 | 40/4 (22.2 ov) | 1.79 | 3 | 0 | 10 | Matt McDonald-Kearns 11 |
Partnerships · Port Kembla 4
- 1st wkt 257*
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.
Partnerships · Balgownie 4
- 1st wkt 2
- 2nd wkt 4
- 3rd wkt 9
- 4th wkt 20
- 5th wkt 5*
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.