Result · Round 1 · O65 National Masters Cricket Championship Division 2 · 2025/26 · Sun 23 Nov 2025 · TBC Venue, EAST MELBOURNE
South Australia 111/7 (45 ov)
Victoria Blue 113/1 (16.3 ov)
Victoria Blue won by 9 wickets
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Match report

Victoria Blue chased down South Australia's 111/7 (45 ov), reaching 113/1 (16.3 ov) to win by 9 wickets. For the winners, Peter Le Lievre top-scored with 42* off 39 and Michael Johnston took 2/2 from 2 overs. For South Australia, Ray Alabaster top-scored with 27 off 47 and Ray Alabaster took 1/9 from 3 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Michael Johnston
Victoria Blue · 12 (9) & 2/2

Top performers

South Australia
🏏 Ray Alabaster 27 (47)
🏏 george Akkerman 25 (71)
🎯 Ray Alabaster 1/9 (3)
Victoria Blue
🏏 Peter Le Lievre 42* (39)
🏏 Greg Brisbane 21* (22)
🎯 Michael Johnston 2/2 (2)
🎯 Pankaj Parikh 1/12 (6)
South Australia · 1st Innings - South Australia 111/7 (45 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
george Akkerman (c) run out (P Kemp, W Hartley) 25 71 3 0 35.21
Martin Subramaniam c: P McDonald b: G Howes 0 6 0 0 0.00
******** (18) c: D Long b: P Parikh 39 90 5 0 43.33
Ray Alabaster c: W Hartley b: P Kemp 27 47 2 0 57.44
John DeGaris c&b: P McDonald 1 15 0 0 6.66
Christopher Daw not out 5* 29 0 0 17.24
Graeme Oliver b: M Johnston 4 0 0 0 0.00
Gary O'Donnell lbw: M Johnston 0 9 0 0 0.00
Bill Nehmy not out 1* 5 0 0 20.00
Extras (b 1, lb 4, w 4, nb 0, pen 0) 9
Total 45 Ov (RR 2.47) 111/7
Did not bat: Bruce Wedding, Glenn Barrack
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Martin Subramaniam), 2-69 (george Akkerman), 3-75 (********), 4-80 (John DeGaris), 5-103 (Ray Alabaster), 6-108 (Graeme Oliver), 7-108 (Gary O'Donnell)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Ron Luff 4 0 12 0 3.00 0 0
Graham Howes 9 1 19 1 2.11 0 0
Mark Dunstan 2 0 10 0 5.00 0 0
David Long 9 1 22 0 2.44 0 0
Peter Kemp 8 2 13 1 1.62 0 0
Pankaj Parikh 6 0 12 1 2.00 0 0
Paul McDonald 5 2 16 1 3.20 0 0
Michael Johnston 2 1 2 2 1.00 0 0
Victoria Blue · 1st Innings - Victoria Blue 113/1 (16.3 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Greg Brisbane not out 21* 22 2 0 95.45
Peter Le Lievre not out 42* 39 8 0 107.69
Colin Sing not out 6* 19 0 0 31.57
Michael Johnston lbw: R Alabaster 12 9 0 0 133.33
Shane Noonan (wk) not out 11* 11 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 20, nb 1, pen 0) 21
Total 16.3 Ov (RR 6.85) 113/1
Did not bat: Peter Kemp, Paul McDonald, Wayne Hartley, David Long, Graham Howes, Pankaj Parikh, Ron Luff, Mark Dunstan
Fall of wickets: 1-97 (Michael Johnston)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Christopher Daw 4 0 30 0 7.50 9 0
John DeGaris 2 0 15 0 7.50 0 1
Bruce Wedding 3 0 29 0 9.66 7 0
Martin Subramaniam 3 0 18 0 6.00 0 0
Ray Alabaster 3 0 9 1 3.00 0 0
Graeme Oliver 1 0 6 0 6.00 4 0
Gary O'Donnell 0.3 0 6 0 12.00 0 0

South Australia

Victoria Blue

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
South Australia 111/7 (45 ov) 2.47 10 0 9 ******** 39
Victoria Blue 113/1 (16.3 ov) 6.85 10 0 21 Peter Le Lievre 42*

Partnerships · South Australia

  • 1st wkt 1
  • 2nd wkt 68
  • 3rd wkt 6
  • 4th wkt 5
  • 5th wkt 23
  • 6th wkt 5
  • 7th wkt 0
  • 8th wkt 3*

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

Partnerships · Victoria Blue

  • 1st wkt 97
  • 2nd wkt 16*

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