Result
· Semi Finals · 9. Kookaburra Women's A Grade · 2025/26 · Sun 8 Mar 2026 · Maddingley Park, BACCHUS MARSH
Bacchus Marsh - Women
96/8 (30 ov)
Gisborne - Women
99/1 (20.5 ov)
Gisborne - Women won by 9 wickets
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Match report
Gisborne - Women chased down Bacchus Marsh - Women's 96/8 (30 ov), reaching 99/1 (20.5 ov) to win by 9 wickets. For the winners, Ruby Watts top-scored with 37* off 27 and Emily McDonald took 3/9 from 6 overs. For Bacchus Marsh - Women, Kim Bessell top-scored with 40 off 38 and Kim Bessell took 1/20 from 4 overs.
Written automatically from the scorecard.
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Top performers
Gisborne - Women
🏏 Ruby Watts
37* (27)
🏏 Brianna Woodburn
32* (70)
🎯 Emily McDonald
3/9 (6)
🎯 Ruby Watts
1/2 (3)
Bacchus Marsh - Women · 1st Innings - Bacchus Marsh - Women
96/8 (30 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Drew | b: E McDonald | 17 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 34.00 |
| Sarah Bamford (c) | c: S Jones b: E McDonald | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Emily Kennedy (15) | b: E McDonald | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Kim Bessell | c: R Watts b: M Geisler | 40 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 105.26 |
| Donna Pointon | c: R Watts b: N Harbinson | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
| Amelia Whiteway (17) | c: E McDonald b: Z Kays | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 17.39 |
| Jasveer Dhaliwal | c: E McDonald b: R Watts | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| Lauren Majewski (wk) | run out (E McDonald, Z Kays) | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Kate Higlett | not out | 1* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Bianca Gordon | not out | 0* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 3, lb 1, w 6, nb 6, pen 0) | 16 | ||||
| Total | 30 Ov (RR 3.20) | 96/8 | ||||
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Sarah Bamford),
2-19 (Emily Kennedy),
3-69 (Kim Bessell),
4-76 (Sara Drew),
5-83 (Donna Pointon),
6-88 (Jasveer Dhaliwal),
7-95 (Lauren Majewski),
8-95 (Amelia Whiteway)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily McDonald | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Ninna Harbinson (19) | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2.80 | 2 | 2 |
| Ava Hynes (15) | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.66 | 1 | 0 |
| Skye Francis (14) | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Zoe Kays (17) | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Brianna Woodburn | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Macy Geisler | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Eden Boland (15) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 | 1 |
| Ruby Watts | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia Weier (17) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 |
Gisborne - Women · 1st Innings - Gisborne - Women
99/1 (20.5 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brianna Woodburn (c) | not out | 32* | 70 | 0 | 0 | 45.71 |
| Emily McDonald | b: K Bessell | 18 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 64.28 |
| Ruby Watts | not out | 37* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 137.03 |
| Extras | (b 7, lb 1, w 2, nb 2, pen 0) | 12 | ||||
| Total | 20.5 Ov (RR 4.75) | 99/1 | ||||
Did not bat:
Skye Francis (14),
Eden Boland (15),
Georgia Weier (17),
Stephanie Jones,
Ninna Harbinson (19),
Zoe Kays (17),
Kaitlyn Muller,
Ava Hynes (15),
Elana Jackman,
Macy Geisler
Fall of wickets:
1-34 (Emily McDonald)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Elmer | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Sara Drew | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Amelia Whiteway (17) | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Bessell | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasveer Dhaliwal | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | 2 | 0 |
| Sarah Bamford | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Emily Kennedy (15) | 1.5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7.09 | 0 | 0 |
Bacchus Marsh - Women
- Sara Drew Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
- Kim Bessell Bowling All-Rounder 13 rating
- Emily Kennedy (15) Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating
- Sarah Bamford (c) Opening Batter 10 rating
- Danielle Nankervis Second-Change Bowler 3 rating
- Donna Pointon Middle-Order Batter – rating
- Belinda Wakefield Lower-Order Batter 6 rating
- Mackenzie Elmer Opening Bowler 6 rating
- Kate Higlett Middle-Order Batter 2 rating
- Jasveer Dhaliwal Middle-Order Batter 2 rating
- Amelia Whiteway (17) Opening Bowler 6 rating
- Lauren Majewski (wk) Second-Change Bowler 5 rating
- Bianca Gordon Lower-Order Batter 3 rating
Gisborne - Women
- Skye Francis (14) Second-Change Bowler 6 rating
- Emily McDonald Bowling All-Rounder 13 rating
- Eden Boland (15) Middle-Order Batter 7 rating
- Georgia Weier (17) Middle-Order Batter 3 rating
- Stephanie Jones Middle-Order Batter 5 rating
- Brianna Woodburn (c) Bowling All-Rounder 14 rating
- Ninna Harbinson (19) First-Change Bowler 8 rating
- Zoe Kays (17) First-Change Bowler 6 rating
- Kaitlyn Muller Middle-Order Batter 4 rating
- Ava Hynes (15) Opening Bowler 5 rating
- Ruby Watts Top-Order Batter 10 rating
- Elana Jackman Middle-Order Batter 2 rating
- Macy Geisler Middle-Order Batter 3 rating
Innings comparison
| Innings | Score | RR | 4s | 6s | Extras | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacchus Marsh - Women | 96/8 (30 ov) | 3.20 | 7 | 0 | 16 | Kim Bessell 40 |
| Gisborne - Women | 99/1 (20.5 ov) | 4.75 | 3 | 0 | 12 | Ruby Watts 37* |
Partnerships · Bacchus Marsh - Women
- 1st wkt 5
- 2nd wkt 14
- 3rd wkt 50
- 4th wkt 7
- 5th wkt 7
- 6th wkt 5
- 7th wkt 7
- 8th wkt 0
- 9th wkt 1*
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.
Partnerships · Gisborne - Women
- 1st wkt 34
- 2nd wkt 65*
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.