Result
· Round 1 · O65 National Masters Cricket Championship Division 1 · 2025/26 · Sun 23 Nov 2025 · TBC Venue, EAST MELBOURNE
WA Black Swans
199/8 (44 ov)
NSW Blues
197/8 (45 ov)
WA Black Swans won by 2 wickets
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Match report
WA Black Swans chased down NSW Blues's 197/8 (45 ov), reaching 199/8 (44 ov) to win by 2 wickets. For the winners, Ross Leipold top-scored with 42 and Syd D'Mello took 3/29 from 9 overs. For NSW Blues, Eric Higgins made a half-century (50* off 60) and Bradley O’Dell took 2/26 from 9 overs.
Written automatically from the scorecard.
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Top performers
WA Black Swans
🏏 Ross Leipold
42 (0)
🏏 Wayne Andrews
38 (0)
🎯 Syd D'Mello
3/29 (9)
🎯 Mick Bridger
2/26 (9)
NSW Blues
🏏 Eric Higgins
50* (60)
🏏 Wayne Munro
45 (70)
🎯 Bradley O’Dell
2/26 (9)
🎯 Bruce Mackie
2/41 (6.4)
NSW Blues · 1st Innings - NSW Blues
197/8 (45 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Cox | lbw: S D'Mello | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Eric Higgins (c) | not out | 50* | 60 | 5 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Gary Whitaker | lbw: S D'Mello | 20 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 74.07 |
| Peter Morris | b: R Henry | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Wayne Munro | run out (W Andrews, C Mollica) | 45 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 64.28 |
| Barry Everingham (vc, wk) | lbw: S D'Mello | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ian Bradburn | b: W Andrews | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Wayne Smoothy | c: R Leipold b: M Bridger | 27 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 93.10 |
| Bruce Mackie | c&b: M Bridger | 26 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 162.50 |
| Ross Greenwood | not out | 2* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Paul Adams | not out | 2* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 4, w 4, nb 0, pen 0) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 45 Ov (RR 4.38) | 197/8 | ||||
Did not bat:
Bradley O’Dell
Fall of wickets:
1-2 (Craig Cox),
2-26 (Gary Whitaker),
3-37 (Peter Morris),
4-135 (Wayne Munro),
5-136 (Ian Bradburn),
6-150 (Barry Everingham),
7-183 (Wayne Smoothy),
8-194 (Bruce Mackie)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Leipold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlo Mollica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Syd D'Mello | 9 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 3.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Henry | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Bridger | 9 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2.88 | 3 | 0 |
| Wayne Andrews | 9 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4.66 | 1 | 0 |
| Grant Elliott | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Walker | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
WA Black Swans · 1st Innings - WA Black Swans
199/8 (44 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Smith | b: B Mackie | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Max Vincec | b: B Mackie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wayne Andrews | c: B Everingham b: C Cox | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ross Leipold | run out () | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Grant Elliott | lbw: B O’Dell | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| David Hutchison | run out () | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Craig Patterson | not out | 34* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chris Walker | lbw: B O’Dell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Carlo Mollica | run out (B O’Dell) | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mick Bridger | not out | 13* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 7, lb 5, w 5, nb 0, pen 0) | 17 | ||||
| Total | 44 Ov (RR 4.52) | 199/8 | ||||
Fall of wickets:
1-9 (Max Vincec),
2-49 (Des Smith),
3-99 (Wayne Andrews),
4-121 (Ross Leipold),
5-121 (David Hutchison),
6-152 (Grant Elliott),
7-152 (Chris Walker),
8-179 (Carlo Mollica)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Greenwood | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.57 | 3 | 0 |
| Bruce Mackie | 6.4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 6.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Cox | 9 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Morris | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley O’Dell | 9 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Smoothy | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 |
WA Black Swans
- Wayne Andrews Top-Order Batter 8 rating
- Syd D'Mello Opening Bowler 7 rating
- Mick Bridger Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
- Craig Patterson Wicketkeeper-Batter 7 rating
- Chris Walker Bowling All-Rounder 6 rating
- Robert Henry First-Change Bowler 7 rating
- Ross Leipold Top-Order Batter 9 rating
- Max Vincec Top-Order Batter 5 rating
- David Hutchison Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
- Carlo Mollica Wicketkeeper-Batter 11 rating
- Des Smith Opening Batter 8 rating
- Grant Elliott Wicketkeeper-Batter 9 rating
NSW Blues
- Wayne Smoothy All-Rounder 9 rating
- Peter Morris Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
- Gary Whitaker Top-Order Batter 6 rating
- Barry Everingham (vc, wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 10 rating
- Craig Cox Second-Change Bowler 6 rating
- Eric Higgins (c) Opening Batter 12 rating
- Bradley O’Dell First-Change Bowler 8 rating
- Ian Bradburn Wicketkeeper-Batter 11 rating
- Wayne Munro Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
- Bruce Mackie First-Change Bowler 9 rating
- Paul Adams First-Change Bowler 7 rating
- Ross Greenwood Opening Bowler 8 rating
Innings comparison
| Innings | Score | RR | 4s | 6s | Extras | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW Blues | 197/8 (45 ov) | 4.38 | 23 | 1 | 9 | Eric Higgins 50* |
| WA Black Swans | 199/8 (44 ov) | 4.52 | 21 | 0 | 17 | Ross Leipold 42 |
Partnerships · NSW Blues
- 1st wkt 2
- 2nd wkt 24
- 3rd wkt 11
- 4th wkt 98
- 5th wkt 1
- 6th wkt 14
- 7th wkt 33
- 8th wkt 11
- 9th wkt 3*
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.
Partnerships · WA Black Swans
- 1st wkt 9
- 2nd wkt 40
- 3rd wkt 50
- 4th wkt 22
- 5th wkt 0
- 6th wkt 31
- 7th wkt 0
- 8th wkt 27
- 9th wkt 20*
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.