Illawong Menai 4 (Watson) v Gymea Bay 3 (Berkley)

Result · Round 2 · Grade 6 · 2025/26 · Sat 27 Sep 2025 · The Ridge Sporting Complex, BARDEN RIDGE

Illawong Menai 4 (Watson) 227/8 (53 ov)

Gymea Bay 3 (Berkley) 225 (54.1 ov)

Illawong Menai 4 (Watson) won by 2 wickets

Match report

Illawong Menai 4 (Watson) chased down Gymea Bay 3 (Berkley)'s 225 (54.1 ov), reaching 227/8 (53 ov) to win by 2 wickets. For the winners, Ben Bray made a half-century (50 off 91) and Ben Bray took 2/10 from 5 overs. For Gymea Bay 3 (Berkley), Matthew BERKLEY top-scored with 46 off 63 and Matthew BERKLEY took 4/40 from 16 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Matthew BERKLEY

Gymea Bay 3 (Berkley) · 46 (63) & 4/40

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

Top performers

Illawong Menai 4 (Watson)

🏏 Ben Bray 50 (91)

🏏 Jasdeep singh 49 (56)

🎯 Ben Bray 2/10 (5)

🎯 Mitchell O'Brien 2/22 (5)

Gymea Bay 3 (Berkley)

🏏 Matthew BERKLEY 46 (63)

🏏 Marc Hobman 35 (35)

🎯 Matthew BERKLEY 4/40 (16)

🎯 Keelan Dickinson-Black 2/28 (5)

Match details

Competition: Grade 6
Round: Round 2
Format: Two Day
Venue: The Ridge Sporting Complex, BARDEN RIDGE
Date: Saturday 27 September 2025, 1:15pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Gymea Bay 3 (Berkley) won the toss and chose to bat

Gymea Bay 3 (Berkley) · 1st Innings - Gymea Bay 3 (Berkley) 225 (54.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin Hobman	c: B Bray b: L Vella	5	16	1	0	31.25
Marc Hobman	b: B Bray	35	35	6	0	100.00
Allan Thurlow	c: B Bray b: J Heyward	15	34	3	0	44.11
Kai James	c: J Fisher b: J singh	10	37	2	0	27.02
Matthew BERKLEY	c: P Vella b: M O'Brien	46	63	6	0	73.01
Xavier Dooley	b: M O'Brien	7	27	0	0	25.92
Suhan Sakaria (17)	lbw: S Goodger	27	29	6	0	93.10
Usman Mani	lbw: L Vella	2	11	0	0	18.18
Kevin McGrath	b: B Bray	27	37	5	0	72.97
Keelan Dickinson-Black	not out	24*	36	5	0	66.66
Chase Lawson	b: J singh	1	9	0	0	11.11
Extras	(b 6, lb 7, w 4, nb 9, pen 0)	26
Total	54.1 Ov (RR 4.15)	225

Did not bat: N Beaumont, Barry Hobman, Dean Smith

Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Colin Hobman), 2-53 (Marc Hobman), 3-67 (Allan Thurlow), 4-81 (Kai James), 5-119 (Xavier Dooley), 6-154 (Matthew BERKLEY), 7-166 (Usman Mani), 8-166 (Suhan Sakaria), 9-222 (Kevin McGrath), 10-225 (Chase Lawson)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Jordan Fisher	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Damien Kerr	10	0	33	0	3.30	0	0
Lucas Vella	8	1	52	2	6.50	2	4
Ben Bray	5	1	10	2	2.00	0	0
Jayson Heyward	5	1	14	1	2.80	0	0
Evan Watson	3	0	20	0	6.66	1	3
Jasdeep singh	8.1	1	30	2	3.67	0	0
Paul Vella	3	0	11	0	3.66	0	0
Mitchell O'Brien	5	1	22	2	4.40	0	0
Simon Goodger	4	1	10	1	2.50	1	2
Declan Watson	3	0	10	0	3.33	0	0

Illawong Menai 4 (Watson) · 1st Innings - Illawong Menai 4 (Watson) 227/8 (53 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jasdeep singh	c: K McGrath b: K Dickinson-Black	49	56	11	0	87.50
Jordan Fisher	b: S Sakaria	8	9	2	0	88.88
Damien Kerr	lbw: K Dickinson-Black	28	51	4	0	54.90
Simon Goodger	c: X Dooley b: M BERKLEY	3	20	0	0	15.00
Declan Watson	lbw: M BERKLEY	1	2	0	0	50.00
Ben Bray	lbw: K McGrath	50	91	8	0	54.94
John Slatter	b: M BERKLEY	46	57	8	0	80.70
Mitchell O'Brien	not out	13*	17	2	0	76.47
Jayson Heyward	b: M BERKLEY	7	12	1	0	58.33
Evan Watson	not out	2*	8	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 6, w 5, nb 8, pen 0)	20
Total	53 Ov (RR 4.28)	227/8

Did not bat: Paul Vella, Lucas Vella, Charl Klinkert

Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Jordan Fisher), 2-91 (Jasdeep singh), 3-92 (Damien Kerr), 4-93 (Declan Watson), 5-100 (Simon Goodger), 6-185 (John Slatter), 7-211 (Ben Bray), 8-220 (Jayson Heyward)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Suhan Sakaria (17)	9	3	24	1	2.66	2	0
Barry Hobman	6	1	34	0	5.66	1	0
Matthew BERKLEY	16	2	40	4	2.50	0	0
Keelan Dickinson-Black	5	0	28	2	5.60	1	2
Chase Lawson	3	0	23	0	7.66	1	5
Usman Mani	5	0	32	0	6.40	0	1
Kai James	1	0	12	0	12.00	0	0
Kevin McGrath	8	1	27	1	3.37	0	0

Illawong Menai 4 (Watson)

Evan Watson Middle-Order Batter 4 rating
Jasdeep singh Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
John Slatter Second-Change Bowler 6 rating
Paul Vella Second-Change Bowler 5 rating
Ben Bray Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating
Mitchell O'Brien Middle-Order Batter 12 rating
Damien Kerr Bowling All-Rounder 7 rating
Jordan Fisher Wicketkeeper-Batter 6 rating
Lucas Vella Second-Change Bowler 6 rating
Jayson Heyward Lower-Order Batter 4 rating
Charl Klinkert Wicketkeeper-Batter 8 rating
Simon Goodger Second-Change Bowler 3 rating
Declan Watson Opening Batter 9 rating

Gymea Bay 3 (Berkley)

Allan Thurlow Top-Order Batter 2 rating
N Beaumont Top-Order Batter – rating
Chase Lawson Second-Change Bowler 4 rating
Kevin McGrath Third-Change Bowler 9 rating
Barry Hobman First-Change Bowler 5 rating
Xavier Dooley Middle-Order Batter 2 rating
Marc Hobman Wicketkeeper-Batter 10 rating
Colin Hobman Third-Change Bowler 5 rating
Kai James Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
Dean Smith Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating
Usman Mani Lower-Order Batter – rating
Suhan Sakaria (17) First-Change Bowler 11 rating
Keelan Dickinson-Black First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Matthew BERKLEY Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Gymea Bay 3 (Berkley)	225 (54.1 ov)	4.15	34	0	26	Matthew BERKLEY 46
Illawong Menai 4 (Watson)	227/8 (53 ov)	4.28	36	0	20	Ben Bray 50

Partnerships · Gymea Bay 3 (Berkley)

1st wkt 36
2nd wkt 17
3rd wkt 14
4th wkt 14
5th wkt 38
6th wkt 35
7th wkt 12
8th wkt 0
9th wkt 56
10th wkt 3

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

Partnerships · Illawong Menai 4 (Watson)

1st wkt 13
2nd wkt 78
3rd wkt 1
4th wkt 1
5th wkt 7
6th wkt 85
7th wkt 26
8th wkt 9
9th wkt 7*

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