Western Australia v South Australia

Result · Round 3 · Sheffield Shield · 2025/26 · Tue 28 Oct 2025 · WACA Ground, EAST PERTH

Western Australia 307 (110.2 ov) & 195/6 (69 ov)

South Australia 215 (59 ov) & 394/8d (125 ov)

Western Australia won

Match report

Western Australia beat South Australia. For the winners, Cameron Bancroft hit a century (122 off 255) and Corey Rocchiccioli took 3/35 from 13 overs. For South Australia, Nathan Mcsweeney hit a century (103 off 168) and Nathan Mcsweeney took 3/15 from 11 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Nathan Mcsweeney (26)

South Australia · 116 (205) & 3/16 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Western Australia

🏏 Cameron Bancroft (32) 180 (348)

🏏 Cooper Connolly (22) 84 (135)

🎯 Matthew Kelly (30) 4/100 (39)

🎯 Cameron Gannon (36) 4/106 (38)

South Australia

🏏 Jake Lehmann (33) 131 (184)

🏏 Nathan Mcsweeney (26) 116 (205)

🎯 ******** 7/86 (34.2)

🎯 Nathan Mcsweeney (26) 3/16 (14)

Match details

Competition: Sheffield Shield
Round: Round 3
Format: Two Day
Venue: WACA Ground, EAST PERTH
Date: Tuesday 28 October 2025, 10:30am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Western Australia won the toss and chose to field

South Australia · 1st Innings - South Australia 215 (59 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Conor McInerney (31)	c: J Curtis b: M Kelly	11	24	2	0	45.83
Henry Hunt	c: J Curtis b: L Haskett	12	38	1	0	31.57
Nathan Mcsweeney (26)	c: J Curtis b: M Kelly	13	37	1	0	35.13
Jason Sangha (26)	c: C Gannon b: C Rocchiccioli	11	16	2	0	68.75
Jake Lehmann (33)	c: ******** b: C Rocchiccioli	96	126	10	1	76.19
Liam Scott (24)	c: A Hardie b: C Gannon	13	18	0	0	72.22
Harry Nielsen (wk) (30)	c: S Whiteman b: C Gannon	0	8	0	0	0.00
Ben Manenti (28)	c: ******** b: M Kelly	12	19	2	0	63.15
Nathan McAndrew (32)	c: C Bancroft b: C Rocchiccioli	21	40	2	1	52.50
Henry Thornton (28)	b: L Haskett	8	19	1	0	42.10
********	not out	7*	13	0	0	53.84
Extras	(b 0, lb 4, w 3, nb 4, pen 0)	11
Total	59 Ov (RR 3.64)	215

Did not bat: Jordan Buckingham (25), Lloyd Pope (25)

Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Conor McInerney), 2-31 (Henry Hunt), 3-48 (Nathan Mcsweeney), 4-53 (Jason Sangha), 5-78 (Liam Scott), 6-81 (Harry Nielsen), 7-113 (Ben Manenti), 8-163 (Nathan McAndrew), 9-190 (Henry Thornton), 10-215 (Jake Lehmann)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Matthew Kelly (30)	12	2	49	3	4.08	0	2
********	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Cameron Gannon (36)	13	2	45	2	3.46	0	1
Liam Haskett	14	2	58	2	4.14	1	1
Aaron Hardie (26)	7	1	24	0	3.42	2	0
Corey Rocchiccioli	13	0	35	3	2.69	0	0

Western Australia · 1st Innings - Western Australia 307 (110.2 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Cameron Bancroft (32)	c: B Manenti b: N Mcsweeney	122	255	14	1	47.84
Sam Whiteman (33)	c: B Manenti b: ********	31	113	5	0	27.43
Hilton Cartwright (33)	c: H Nielsen b: ********	32	83	3	0	38.55
********	c: N Mcsweeney b: ********	0	6	0	0	0.00
Cooper Connolly (22)	c: C McInerney b: N Mcsweeney	33	35	5	1	94.28
Aaron Hardie (26)	c: ******** b: N Mcsweeney	11	42	0	1	26.19
Joel Curtis (wk) (25)	lbw: ********	36	61	6	0	59.01
Matthew Kelly (30)	c: C McInerney b: ********	2	16	0	0	12.50
Corey Rocchiccioli	not out	18*	41	2	0	43.90
Cameron Gannon (36)	b: H Thornton	8	4	2	0	200.00
Liam Haskett	c: B Manenti b: ********	1	11	0	0	9.09
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 4, nb 5, pen 0)	13
Total	110.2 Ov (RR 2.78)	307

Did not bat: albert Esterhuysen (19), Jayden Goodwin (23)

Fall of wickets: 1-93 (Sam Whiteman), 2-153 (Hilton Cartwright), 3-158 (********), 4-217 (Cooper Connolly), 5-234 (Cameron Bancroft), 6-239 (Aaron Hardie), 7-261 (Matthew Kelly), 8-281 (Joel Curtis), 9-293 (Cameron Gannon), 10-307 (Liam Haskett)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Nathan McAndrew (32)	23	2	82	0	3.56	1	0
********	21.2	6	48	6	2.25	1	0
Liam Scott (24)	16	4	44	0	2.75	1	4
Henry Thornton (28)	18	7	53	1	2.94	1	1
Ben Manenti (28)	21	3	61	0	2.90	0	0
Nathan Mcsweeney (26)	11	2	15	3	1.36	0	0

South Australia · 2nd Innings - South Australia 394/8d (125 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Conor McInerney (31)	b: C Rocchiccioli	18	65	3	0	27.69
Henry Hunt	c: J Curtis b: C Connolly	84	197	8	1	42.63
Nathan Mcsweeney (26)	c: J Curtis b: A Hardie	103	168	11	1	61.30
Jason Sangha (26)	c: J Curtis b: M Kelly	41	80	4	1	51.25
Jake Lehmann (33)	c: ******** b: C Gannon	35	58	6	0	60.34
Nathan McAndrew (32)	c: C Rocchiccioli b: C Gannon	16	44	2	0	36.36
Liam Scott (24)	c: M Kelly b: C Connolly	33	60	4	1	55.00
Harry Nielsen (wk) (30)	not out	31*	59	3	0	52.54
Ben Manenti (28)	c: C Connolly b: L Haskett	10	13	1	0	76.92
Henry Thornton (28)	not out	8*	9	1	0	88.88
Extras	(b 8, lb 2, w 2, nb 3, pen 0)	15
Total	125 Ov (RR 3.15)	394/8d

Did not bat: ********, Jordan Buckingham (25), Lloyd Pope (25)

Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Conor McInerney), 2-188 (Henry Hunt), 3-230 (Nathan Mcsweeney), 4-284 (Jason Sangha), 5-300 (Jake Lehmann), 6-311 (Nathan McAndrew), 7-365 (Liam Scott), 8-378 (Ben Manenti)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Matthew Kelly (30)	27	11	51	1	1.88	1	0
Cameron Gannon (36)	25	9	61	2	2.44	0	3
Corey Rocchiccioli	24	2	97	1	4.04	0	0
Aaron Hardie (26)	13	0	44	1	3.38	0	0
Liam Haskett	21	1	72	1	3.42	1	0
Cooper Connolly (22)	15	2	59	2	3.93	0	0

Western Australia · 2nd Innings - Western Australia 195/6 (69 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Cameron Bancroft (32)	c: C McInerney b: N McAndrew	58	93	8	0	62.36
Sam Whiteman (33)	b: ********	0	5	0	0	0.00
Hilton Cartwright (33)	c: H Thornton b: N McAndrew	12	39	2	0	30.76
********	c: H Nielsen b: L Scott	41	108	7	0	37.96
Cooper Connolly (22)	not out	51*	100	5	2	51.00
Aaron Hardie (26)	c: J Lehmann b: L Scott	21	37	3	1	56.75
Joel Curtis (wk) (25)	lbw: L Scott	2	4	0	0	50.00
Matthew Kelly (30)	not out	6*	32	1	0	18.75
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 4, pen 0)	4
Total	69 Ov (RR 2.83)	195/6

Did not bat: Cameron Gannon (36), albert Esterhuysen (19), Liam Haskett, Jayden Goodwin (23), Corey Rocchiccioli

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Sam Whiteman), 2-37 (Hilton Cartwright), 3-100 (Cameron Bancroft), 4-132 (********), 5-172 (Aaron Hardie), 6-174 (Joel Curtis)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Nathan McAndrew (32)	16	3	48	2	3.00	0
********	13	4	38	1	2.92	1
Liam Scott (24)	11	2	26	3	2.36	2
Henry Thornton (28)	14	4	40	0	2.85	1
Ben Manenti (28)	12	3	42	0	3.50	0
Nathan Mcsweeney (26)	3	2	1	0	0.33	0

Western Australia

Cameron Gannon (36) Opening Bowler 88 rating
Aaron Hardie (26) All-Rounder 92 rating
Matthew Kelly (30) Opening Bowler 55 rating
albert Esterhuysen (19) First-Change Bowler 73 rating
Liam Haskett First-Change Bowler 58 rating
Sam Whiteman (33) Opening Batter 83 rating
Cameron Bancroft (32) Opening Batter 100 rating
Cooper Connolly (22) All-Rounder 92 rating
Hilton Cartwright (33) Top-Order Batter 100 rating
Jayden Goodwin (23) Opening Batter 80 rating
******** Top-Order Batter 67 rating
Corey Rocchiccioli First-Change Bowler 76 rating
Joel Curtis (wk) (25) Wicketkeeper-Batter 100 rating

South Australia

Nathan Mcsweeney (26) Top-Order Batter 100 rating
Nathan McAndrew (32) Opening Bowler 75 rating
Jason Sangha (26) Top-Order Batter 96 rating
Conor McInerney (31) Opening Batter 84 rating
Henry Thornton (28) First-Change Bowler 69 rating
******** Opening Bowler 64 rating
Ben Manenti (28) Second-Change Bowler 100 rating
Henry Hunt Opening Batter 80 rating
Jordan Buckingham (25) Opening Bowler 68 rating
Lloyd Pope (25) Second-Change Bowler 76 rating
Jake Lehmann (33) Middle-Order Batter 92 rating
Harry Nielsen (wk) (30) Wicketkeeper-Batter 100 rating
Liam Scott (24) All-Rounder 99 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
South Australia	215 (59 ov)	3.64	21	2	11	Jake Lehmann 96
Western Australia	307 (110.2 ov)	2.78	37	3	13	Cameron Bancroft 122
South Australia	394/8d (125 ov)	3.15	43	4	15	Nathan Mcsweeney 103
Western Australia	195/6 (69 ov)	2.83	26	3	4	Cameron Bancroft 58

Partnerships · South Australia

1st wkt 15
2nd wkt 16
3rd wkt 17
4th wkt 5
5th wkt 25
6th wkt 3
7th wkt 32
8th wkt 50
9th wkt 27
10th wkt 25

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

Partnerships · Western Australia

1st wkt 93
2nd wkt 60
3rd wkt 5
4th wkt 59
5th wkt 17
6th wkt 5
7th wkt 22
8th wkt 20
9th wkt 12
10th wkt 14

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

Partnerships · South Australia

1st wkt 35
2nd wkt 153
3rd wkt 42
4th wkt 54
5th wkt 16
6th wkt 11
7th wkt 54
8th wkt 13
9th wkt 16*

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

Partnerships · Western Australia

1st wkt 4
2nd wkt 33
3rd wkt 63
4th wkt 32
5th wkt 40
6th wkt 2
7th wkt 21*

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