Result · Round 9 · Over 70 Mixed · 2025/26 · Tue 20 Jan 2026 · Iona Cricket Oval, IONA
Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men 177/4 (40 ov)
West Gippsland Wombats 148/8 (40 ov)
Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men won by 29 runs
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Match report

Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men made 177/4 (40 ov) and defended it, holding West Gippsland Wombats to 148/8 (40 ov) to win by 29 runs. For the winners, Les Quarrell top-scored with 29* off 30 and Neil King took 4/18 from 6 overs. For West Gippsland Wombats, Rod Pallot top-scored with 36 off 31 and Graham Davey took 2/38 from 7 overs.

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Bill Wigmore
Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men · 15 (21) & 3/25 & 1 dismissal

Top performers

Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men
🏏 Les Quarrell 29* (30)
🏏 Graeme Hunichen 25* (30)
🎯 Neil King 4/18 (6)
🎯 Bill Wigmore 3/25 (6)
West Gippsland Wombats
🏏 Rod Pallot 36 (31)
🏏 Graham Davey 28* (60)
🎯 Graham Davey 2/38 (7)
🎯 Carl Muscat 1/20 (6)
Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men · 1st Innings - Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men 177/4 (40 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Les Quarrell (c) not out 29* 30 4 0 96.66
Bill Wigmore c: D Baker b: G Davey 15 21 2 0 71.42
Arthur Pritchard not out 20* 24 2 0 83.33
Gary Adams c: C Muscat b: G Watsford 0 1 0 0 0.00
Stuart Nye not out 20* 30 3 0 66.66
Graeme Hunichen not out 25* 30 4 0 83.33
John Prent not out 15* 30 2 0 50.00
Donald Taylor c: R Farmer b: C Muscat 5 7 0 0 71.42
Paul Taylor b: G Davey 2 16 0 0 12.50
Randall Biggs not out 20* 27 2 0 74.07
Robert Mcdonald not out 19* 26 0 0 73.07
Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 4, nb 1, pen 0) 7
Total 40 Ov (RR 4.43) 177/4
Did not bat: Neil King
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Bill Wigmore), 2-57 (Gary Adams), 3-122 (Donald Taylor), 4-137 (Paul Taylor)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Robert Gara 7 0 37 0 5.28 0 0
Graham Davey 7 0 38 2 5.42 0 1
Gregory Watsford 8 0 28 1 3.50 1 0
******** (18) 6 0 23 0 3.83 0 0
Rod Pallot 2 0 17 0 8.50 0 0
Carl Muscat 6 0 20 1 3.33 0 0
Ross Farmer 4 0 12 0 3.00 3 0
West Gippsland Wombats · 1st Innings - West Gippsland Wombats 148/8 (40 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
David Baker c: R Mcdonald b: B Wigmore 8 13 1 0 61.53
Gregory Watsford not out 21* 41 2 0 51.21
Carl Muscat c: A Pritchard b: B Wigmore 0 2 0 0 0.00
Ross Farmer c: J Prent b: B Wigmore 1 11 0 0 9.09
******** (18) c: P Taylor b: N King 5 5 1 0 100.00
Jeff Phillips not out 10* 11 1 0 90.90
Jon Martindale c: L Quarrell b: N King 0 3 0 0 0.00
Rod Pallot run out (S Nye, R Mcdonald) 36 31 7 0 116.12
Graham Davey not out 28* 60 2 0 46.66
Russell Ferguson (vc) not out 25* 40 2 0 62.50
john moore (c) c: L Quarrell b: N King 0 2 0 0 0.00
Robert Gara c: B Wigmore b: N King 0 4 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 5, lb 0, w 9, nb 0, pen 0) 14
Total 40 Ov (RR 3.70) 148/8
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Carl Muscat), 2-27 (David Baker), 3-28 (Ross Farmer), 4-33 (********), 5-33 (Jon Martindale), 6-85 (Rod Pallot), 7-117 (Robert Gara), 8-122 (john moore)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Gary Adams 8 1 18 0 2.25 0 0
Bill Wigmore 6 0 25 3 4.16 4 0
Paul Taylor 4 0 25 0 6.25 2 0
Neil King 6 0 18 4 3.00 1 0
Stuart Nye 6 0 17 0 2.83 1 0
Randall Biggs 6 0 26 0 4.33 1 0
Donald Taylor 1 0 11 0 11.00 0 0
John Prent 1 0 3 0 3.00 0 0

Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men

West Gippsland Wombats

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men 177/4 (40 ov) 4.43 19 0 7 Les Quarrell 29*
West Gippsland Wombats 148/8 (40 ov) 3.70 16 0 14 Rod Pallot 36

Partnerships · Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men

  • 1st wkt 29
  • 2nd wkt 28
  • 3rd wkt 65
  • 4th wkt 15
  • 5th wkt 40*

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

Partnerships · West Gippsland Wombats

  • 1st wkt 24
  • 2nd wkt 3
  • 3rd wkt 1
  • 4th wkt 5
  • 5th wkt 0
  • 6th wkt 52
  • 7th wkt 32
  • 8th wkt 5
  • 9th wkt 26*

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