Result · Finals Round 1 · O65 National Masters Cricket Championship Division 1 · 2025/26 · Thu 27 Nov 2025 · TBC Venue, EAST MELBOURNE
ACT 65s 1 156/8 (45 ov)
NSW Blues 159/6 (40.1 ov)
NSW Blues won by 4 wickets
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Match report

NSW Blues chased down ACT 65s 1's 156/8 (45 ov), reaching 159/6 (40.1 ov) to win by 4 wickets. For the winners, Eric Higgins top-scored with 43 off 77 and Paul Adams took 2/18 from 6 overs. For ACT 65s 1, Mark Campbell top-scored with 31 off 42 and Kevin Rosenbaum took 2/31 from 9 overs.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Wayne Smoothy
NSW Blues · 37* (45) & 2/22

Top performers

ACT 65s 1
🏏 Mark Campbell 31 (42)
🏏 Murray Harrison 30 (50)
🎯 Kevin Rosenbaum 2/31 (9)
🎯 George Preston 2/43 (10)
NSW Blues
🏏 Eric Higgins 43 (77)
🏏 Gary Whitaker 43 (69)
🎯 Paul Adams 2/18 (6)
🎯 Wayne Smoothy 2/22 (8)
ACT 65s 1 · 1st Innings - ACT 65s 1 156/8 (45 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Kevin Rosenbaum b: P Adams 8 22 0 0 36.36
Lal WIJESIRIWARDANA c: E Higgins b: P Adams 21 18 3 0 116.66
Mark Campbell b: W Smoothy 31 42 5 0 73.80
Murray Harrison c: E Higgins b: W Smoothy 30 50 1 0 60.00
John Kidd c: E Higgins b: B O’Dell 7 30 0 0 23.33
Geoffrey Gilbert b: C Cox 16 44 1 0 36.36
Gary neville Page (c) not out 28* 47 4 0 59.57
James Bowman run out (B Mackie) 1 9 0 0 11.11
Martin Kennedy b: P Morris 2 4 0 0 50.00
Ken Grace not out 1* 4 0 0 25.00
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 10, nb 0, pen 0) 11
Total 45 Ov (RR 3.47) 156/8
Did not bat: George Preston, Stuart Parsons, Joe Gunning, peter foley
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Lal WIJESIRIWARDANA), 2-31 (Kevin Rosenbaum), 3-87 (Mark Campbell), 4-98 (Murray Harrison), 5-107 (John Kidd), 6-136 (Geoffrey Gilbert), 7-145 (James Bowman), 8-154 (Martin Kennedy)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Ross Greenwood 7 0 29 0 4.14 1 0
Paul Adams 6 1 18 2 3.00 1 0
Bruce Mackie 1 0 11 0 11.00 1 0
Bradley O’Dell 9 0 16 1 1.77 1 0
Craig Cox 7 1 41 1 5.85 1 0
Wayne Smoothy 8 1 22 2 2.75 3 0
Peter Morris 7 1 18 1 2.57 2 0
NSW Blues · 1st Innings - NSW Blues 159/6 (40.1 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Craig Cox lbw: K Grace 1 4 0 0 25.00
Eric Higgins c: G Preston b: K Rosenbaum 43 77 2 0 55.84
Gary Whitaker c: J Bowman b: K Rosenbaum 43 69 4 0 62.31
Wayne Smoothy not out 37* 45 3 1 82.22
Ian Bradburn (wk) c: M Campbell b: G Preston 3 14 0 0 21.42
Ross Greenwood lbw: G Preston 8 10 1 0 80.00
Wayne Munro run out () 3 8 0 0 37.50
Peter Morris not out 18* 14 2 1 128.57
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 2, nb 0, pen 0) 3
Total 40.1 Ov (RR 3.96) 159/6
Did not bat: Barry Everingham, Bruce Mackie, Bradley O’Dell, Paul Adams
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Craig Cox), 2-82 (Gary Whitaker), 3-105 (Eric Higgins), 4-118 (Ian Bradburn), 5-128 (Ross Greenwood), 6-133 (Wayne Munro)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
peter foley 7 0 17 0 2.42 1 0
Ken Grace 6 1 30 1 5.00 1 0
Martin Kennedy 8.1 0 37 0 4.53 0 0
Kevin Rosenbaum 9 0 31 2 3.44 0 0
George Preston 10 1 43 2 4.30 0 0

ACT 65s 1

NSW Blues

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
ACT 65s 1 156/8 (45 ov) 3.47 14 0 11 Mark Campbell 31
NSW Blues 159/6 (40.1 ov) 3.96 12 2 3 Eric Higgins 43

Partnerships · ACT 65s 1

  • 1st wkt 29
  • 2nd wkt 2
  • 3rd wkt 56
  • 4th wkt 11
  • 5th wkt 9
  • 6th wkt 29
  • 7th wkt 9
  • 8th wkt 9
  • 9th wkt 2*

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

Partnerships · NSW Blues

  • 1st wkt 1
  • 2nd wkt 81
  • 3rd wkt 23
  • 4th wkt 13
  • 5th wkt 10
  • 6th wkt 5
  • 7th wkt 26*

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