Result · Round 2 · McDonald's Male Country Championships · 2025/26 · Fri 28 Nov 2025 · Tuggerah Regional Sporting Complex, TUGGERAH
Southern Districts Opens 175 (47.5 ov)
Central Coast Opens 177/2 (21.4 ov)
Central Coast Opens won by 8 wickets
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Match report

Central Coast Opens chased down Southern Districts Opens's 175 (47.5 ov), reaching 177/2 (21.4 ov) to win by 8 wickets. For the winners, Peter Cross made a half-century (97* off 62) with 4 sixes and Lachlan Cork took 3/24 from 9 overs. For Southern Districts Opens, Mark Morley made a half-century (94 off 118) and Jack Whitfield took 2/24 from 6 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Peter Cross
Central Coast Opens · 97* (62)

Top performers

Southern Districts Opens
🏏 Mark Morley 94 (118)
🏏 Elijah Guyatt (17) 29 (59)
🎯 Jack Whitfield 2/24 (6)
Central Coast Opens
🏏 Peter Cross 97* (62)
🏏 Liam O’Farrell 22 (24)
🎯 Lachlan Cork 3/24 (9)
🎯 Christopher Archer 3/25 (9)
Southern Districts Opens · 1st Innings - Southern Districts Opens 175 (47.5 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Elijah Guyatt (17) c: R Fenning b: C Archer 29 59 2 1 49.15
Mark Morley c: L O’Farrell b: L Rainger 94 118 7 2 79.66
Jack Whitfield run out (T Owen, S Hilton) 3 13 0 0 23.07
Brock Balgowan c: C Rainger b: C Archer 4 13 0 0 30.76
Justin Weller (c) b: L Cork 6 6 1 0 100.00
Riley Ingram (18) b: L Cork 0 1 0 0 0.00
Bailey Craig (17) c: L O’Farrell b: L Rainger 5 23 0 0 21.73
Dean Roxburgh lbw: C Archer 9 23 1 0 39.13
Lucas Rixon not out 16* 30 0 0 53.33
Tobias Eyland (17) lbw: L Cork 0 2 0 0 0.00
Dale Young (23) c&b: L Rainger 0 2 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 0, lb 3, w 3, nb 3, pen 0) 9
Total 47.5 Ov (RR 3.66) 175
Did not bat: Cooper Bramley (20), James Joyce
Fall of wickets: 1-71 (Elijah Guyatt), 2-78 (Jack Whitfield), 3-86 (Brock Balgowan), 4-98 (Justin Weller), 5-98 (Riley Ingram), 6-116 (Bailey Craig), 7-138 (Dean Roxburgh), 8-169 (Mark Morley), 9-172 (Tobias Eyland), 10-175 (Dale Young)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Lachlan Cork 9 1 24 3 2.66 0 1
Sam Hilton 6 0 29 0 4.83 1 0
Lachlan Rainger (21) 8.5 1 50 3 5.66 1 2
Scott Burkinshaw (31) 10 0 26 0 2.60 1 0
Christopher Archer 9 2 25 3 2.77 0 0
Thomas Owen (22) 5 1 18 0 3.60 0 0
Central Coast Opens · 1st Innings - Central Coast Opens 177/2 (21.4 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Peter Cross not out 97* 62 12 4 156.45
Liam O’Farrell (c, wk) c: B Balgowan b: J Whitfield 22 24 2 2 91.66
Ben Gillies (34) b: J Whitfield 20 18 2 1 111.11
Ryan Fenning not out 21* 28 2 0 75.00
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 14, nb 3, pen 0) 17
Total 21.4 Ov (RR 8.17) 177/2
Did not bat: Callum Rainger, Christopher Archer, Scott Burkinshaw (31), Sam Hilton, Cameron Wehrle (18), Harrison Townsend (22), Brett Russell, Lachlan Rainger (21), Lachlan Cork, Thomas Owen (22)
Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Liam O’Farrell), 2-80 (Ben Gillies)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Justin Weller 5 1 35 0 7.00 1 0
Riley Ingram (18) 2 0 24 0 12.00 0 0
Jack Whitfield 6 0 24 2 4.00 2 0
Cooper Bramley (20) 2 0 18 0 9.00 5 0
Tobias Eyland (17) 4 0 36 0 9.00 2 0
James Joyce 1 0 17 0 17.00 4 2
Dale Young (23) 1.3 0 23 0 15.33 0 1

Southern Districts Opens

Central Coast Opens

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Southern Districts Opens 175 (47.5 ov) 3.66 11 3 9 Mark Morley 94
Central Coast Opens 177/2 (21.4 ov) 8.17 18 7 17 Peter Cross 97*

Partnerships · Southern Districts Opens

  • 1st wkt 71
  • 2nd wkt 7
  • 3rd wkt 8
  • 4th wkt 12
  • 5th wkt 0
  • 6th wkt 18
  • 7th wkt 22
  • 8th wkt 31
  • 9th wkt 3
  • 10th wkt 3

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

Partnerships · Central Coast Opens

  • 1st wkt 45
  • 2nd wkt 35
  • 3rd wkt 97*

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