Victoria v Western Australia

Result · Round 6 · Sheffield Shield · 2025/26 · Thu 4 Dec 2025 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, RICHMOND

Victoria 255 (95.1 ov) & 195/4 (38.5 ov)

Western Australia 194 (75.2 ov) & 255 (104.4 ov)

Victoria won by 6 wickets

Match report

Victoria beat Western Australia by 6 wickets. For the winners, Blake Macdonald hit a century (109* off 116) and Samuel Elliott took 5/33 from 19.2 overs. For Western Australia, Sam Whiteman hit a century (103 off 252) and Cameron Gannon took 5/47 from 23 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Matt Short (30)

Victoria · 124 (193) & 4/83 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Victoria

🏏 Blake Macdonald (27) 188 (261)

🏏 Matt Short (30) 124 (193)

🎯 Samuel Elliott 7/84 (43.2)

🎯 Matt Short (30) 4/83 (27)

Western Australia

🏏 Sam Whiteman (33) 108 (271)

🏏 Aaron Hardie (26) 86 (156)

🎯 Cameron Gannon (36) 5/105 (33.5)

🎯 Brody Couch (25) 4/81 (25)

Match details

Competition: Sheffield Shield
Round: Round 6
Format: Two Day
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, RICHMOND
Date: Thursday 4 December 2025, 10:30am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Victoria won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: Mike Graham-Smith (Umpire - Day 4), Daryl Brigham (Umpire - Day 4)

Western Australia · 1st Innings - Western Australia 194 (75.2 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Cameron Bancroft (33)	lbw: M Perry	39	76	3	0	51.31
Sam Whiteman (c) (33)	c: S Harper b: M Perry	5	19	0	0	26.31
Mitch Marsh (34)	c: S Harper b: M Perry	9	16	2	0	56.25
Jayden Goodwin (23)	c: M Short b: S Elliott	23	110	1	0	20.90
Hilton Cartwright (33)	c: P Handscomb b: C McClure	13	31	1	0	41.93
Aaron Hardie (26)	c: S Harper b: S Elliott	53	73	3	0	72.60
Joel Curtis (wk) (26)	lbw: S Elliott	17	45	1	0	37.77
Corey Rocchiccioli	c: S Harper b: D Moody	5	9	0	0	55.55
Cameron Gannon (36)	not out	23*	53	3	0	43.39
Brody Couch (25)	c: H Dixon b: S Elliott	3	11	0	0	27.27
Liam Haskett	c: S Harper b: S Elliott	0	9	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 3, w 1, nb 0, pen 0)	4
Total	75.2 Ov (RR 2.58)	194

Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Sam Whiteman), 2-25 (Mitch Marsh), 3-67 (Cameron Bancroft), 4-88 (Hilton Cartwright), 5-94 (Jayden Goodwin), 6-152 (Joel Curtis), 7-158 (Corey Rocchiccioli), 8-178 (Aaron Hardie), 9-192 (Brody Couch), 10-194 (Liam Haskett)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Mitch Perry	17	5	45	3	2.64	1
Cam McClure	17	5	45	1	2.64	0
Samuel Elliott	19.2	6	33	5	1.70	0
Matt Short (30)	7	1	26	0	3.71	0
David Moody (30)	14	1	39	1	2.78	0
Harry Dixon (20)	1	0	3	0	3.00	0

Victoria · 1st Innings - Victoria 255 (95.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Blake Macdonald (27)	c: L Haskett b: B Couch	79	145	6	3	54.48
Harry Dixon (20)	c: J Curtis b: C Gannon	24	48	3	0	50.00
Marcus Harris (33)	c: C Bancroft b: C Rocchiccioli	11	66	1	0	16.66
Peter Handscomb (34)	c: J Curtis b: A Hardie	28	70	1	0	40.00
Matt Short (30)	c: S Whiteman b: C Gannon	62	111	6	0	55.85
Oliver Peake (19)	c: J Curtis b: L Haskett	8	33	0	0	24.24
Sam Harper (wk) (28)	c: J Curtis b: C Gannon	22	35	1	0	62.85
Mitch Perry	b: C Gannon	6	21	0	0	28.57
Samuel Elliott	b: C Gannon	0	1	0	0	0.00
David Moody (30)	c: J Goodwin b: C Rocchiccioli	2	15	0	0	13.33
Cam McClure	not out	4*	27	0	0	14.81
Extras	(b 0, lb 6, w 2, nb 1, pen 0)	9
Total	95.1 Ov (RR 2.68)	255

Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Harry Dixon), 2-93 (Marcus Harris), 3-133 (Blake Macdonald), 4-166 (Peter Handscomb), 5-194 (Oliver Peake), 6-226 (Sam Harper), 7-244 (Mitch Perry), 8-244 (Samuel Elliott), 9-249 (Matt Short), 10-255 (David Moody)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Cameron Gannon (36)	23	5	47	5	2.04	1	1
Aaron Hardie (26)	13	4	26	1	2.00	0	0
Brody Couch (25)	17	1	47	1	2.76	0	0
Liam Haskett	18	1	57	1	3.16	1	0
Corey Rocchiccioli	20.1	2	61	2	3.02	0	0
Jayden Goodwin (23)	2	0	5	0	2.50	0	0
Hilton Cartwright (33)	2	0	6	0	3.00	0	0

Western Australia · 2nd Innings - Western Australia 255 (104.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Cameron Bancroft (33)	c: P Handscomb b: M Perry	2	11	0	0	18.18
Sam Whiteman (c) (33)	c: P Handscomb b: M Short	103	252	7	0	40.87
Corey Rocchiccioli	lbw: S Elliott	3	16	0	0	18.75
Mitch Marsh (34)	c: D Moody b: S Elliott	4	6	0	0	66.66
Jayden Goodwin (23)	c: S Harper b: C McClure	13	35	2	0	37.14
Hilton Cartwright (33)	c: P Handscomb b: M Short	43	145	2	0	29.65
Aaron Hardie (26)	c: P Handscomb b: M Short	33	83	3	0	39.75
Joel Curtis (wk) (26)	c: S Elliott b: M Short	28	50	4	0	56.00
Cameron Gannon (36)	c: S Harper b: D Moody	2	15	0	0	13.33
Brody Couch (25)	c: S Harper b: D Moody	5	9	1	0	55.55
Liam Haskett	not out	2*	8	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 14, w 1, nb 2, pen 0)	17
Total	104.4 Ov (RR 2.44)	255

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Cameron Bancroft), 2-9 (Corey Rocchiccioli), 3-17 (Mitch Marsh), 4-52 (Jayden Goodwin), 5-181 (Sam Whiteman), 6-190 (Hilton Cartwright), 7-246 (Joel Curtis), 8-247 (Aaron Hardie), 9-252 (Brody Couch), 10-255 (Cameron Gannon)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Mitch Perry	22	7	44	1	2.00	0	0
Cam McClure	21	3	58	1	2.76	1	0
Samuel Elliott	24	6	51	2	2.12	0	2
David Moody (30)	17.4	2	31	2	1.75	0	0
Matt Short (30)	20	1	57	4	2.85	0	0

Victoria · 2nd Innings - Victoria 195/4 (38.5 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Harry Dixon (20)	c: J Goodwin b: B Couch	10	30	0	0	33.33
Blake Macdonald (27)	not out	109*	116	14	1	93.96
Sam Harper (wk) (28)	lbw: B Couch	1	2	0	0	50.00
Peter Handscomb (34)	c: H Cartwright b: B Couch	0	2	0	0	0.00
Matt Short (30)	lbw: C Rocchiccioli	62	82	4	2	75.60
Oliver Peake (19)	not out	0*	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 5, w 5, nb 1, pen 0)	13
Total	38.5 Ov (RR 5.02)	195/4

Did not bat: Mitch Perry, Marcus Harris (33), Cam McClure, David Moody (30), Samuel Elliott

Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Harry Dixon), 2-38 (Sam Harper), 3-46 (Peter Handscomb), 4-183 (Matt Short)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Cameron Gannon (36)	10.5	1	58	0	5.35	0	1
Aaron Hardie (26)	7	0	32	0	4.57	0	0
Brody Couch (25)	8	0	34	3	4.25	0	0
Liam Haskett	5	0	32	0	6.40	5	0
Corey Rocchiccioli	8	1	32	1	4.00	0	0

Victoria

Matt Short (30) Opening Batter 100 rating
Oliver Peake (19) Top-Order Batter 100 rating
Harry Dixon (20) Opening Batter 86 rating
Mitch Perry Bowling All-Rounder 76 rating
Blake Macdonald (27) Top-Order Batter 90 rating
Marcus Harris (33) Opening Batter 91 rating
Cam McClure Opening Bowler 48 rating
Peter Handscomb (34) Top-Order Batter 100 rating
David Moody (30) Opening Bowler 64 rating
Samuel Elliott First-Change Bowler 73 rating
Sam Harper (wk) (28) Wicketkeeper-Batter 100 rating

Western Australia

Mitch Marsh (34) Top-Order Batter 99 rating
Corey Rocchiccioli First-Change Bowler 76 rating
Cameron Gannon (36) Opening Bowler 88 rating
Hilton Cartwright (33) Top-Order Batter 100 rating
Cameron Bancroft (33) Opening Batter 100 rating
Brody Couch (25) First-Change Bowler 73 rating
Joel Curtis (wk) (26) Wicketkeeper-Batter 100 rating
Aaron Hardie (26) All-Rounder 92 rating
Jayden Goodwin (23) Opening Batter 80 rating
Sam Whiteman (c) (33) Opening Batter 83 rating
Liam Haskett First-Change Bowler 58 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Western Australia	194 (75.2 ov)	2.58	14	0	4	Aaron Hardie 53
Victoria	255 (95.1 ov)	2.68	18	3	9	Blake Macdonald 79
Western Australia	255 (104.4 ov)	2.44	19	0	17	Sam Whiteman 103
Victoria	195/4 (38.5 ov)	5.02	18	3	13	Blake Macdonald 109*

Partnerships · Western Australia

1st wkt 11
2nd wkt 14
3rd wkt 42
4th wkt 21
5th wkt 6
6th wkt 58
7th wkt 6
8th wkt 20
9th wkt 14
10th wkt 2

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

Partnerships · Victoria

1st wkt 55
2nd wkt 38
3rd wkt 40
4th wkt 33
5th wkt 28
6th wkt 32
7th wkt 18
8th wkt 0
9th wkt 5
10th wkt 6

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

Partnerships · Western Australia

1st wkt 4
2nd wkt 5
3rd wkt 8
4th wkt 35
5th wkt 129
6th wkt 9
7th wkt 56
8th wkt 1
9th wkt 5
10th wkt 3

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

Partnerships · Victoria

1st wkt 36
2nd wkt 2
3rd wkt 8
4th wkt 137
5th wkt 12*

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