Result · Round 2 · McDonald's Male Country Championships · 2025/26 · Fri 28 Nov 2025 · Tuggerah Regional Sporting Complex, TUGGERAH
Western 232/8 (50 ov)
Central Northern Opens 223/9 (50 ov)
Western won by 9 runs
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Match report

Western made 232/8 (50 ov) and defended it, holding Central Northern Opens to 223/9 (50 ov) to win by 9 runs. For the winners, Flynn Taylor top-scored with 48* off 35 and Mitch Bower took 4/28 from 10 overs. For Central Northern Opens, Adam McGuirk made a half-century (66 off 73) with 3 sixes and Jett Lee took 3/59 from 10 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Mitch Bower
Western · 30 (42) & 4/28 & 1 dismissal

Top performers

Western
🏏 Flynn Taylor 48* (35)
🏏 Hugh Taylor (18) 43 (51)
🎯 Mitch Bower 4/28 (10)
🎯 Guy Hammond (26) 3/39 (10)
Central Northern Opens
🏏 Adam McGuirk (23) 66 (73)
🏏 Callum Henry 47* (62)
🎯 Jett Lee 3/59 (10)
🎯 Lawson Shepherd 1/24 (2)
Western · 1st Innings - Western 232/8 (50 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Bailey Brien (vc) (22) c: C Henry b: S Yabsley 9 13 1 0 69.23
George Fisher c: J Trappel b: J Lee 13 22 2 0 59.09
Hugh Taylor (18) c&b: H Baker 43 51 4 0 84.31
Hendrik Nortje c: B Scicluna b: L Shepherd 13 23 3 0 56.52
Mitch Bower (c) c: B Scicluna b: S Gibson 30 42 3 2 71.42
Charlie Kempston c: A Stafa b: J Lee 29 59 1 0 49.15
Edward Murray (wk) st: C Henry b: R Horrocks 21 41 0 0 51.21
Flynn Taylor not out 48* 35 4 0 137.14
Benjamin Parsons (26) c: J Trappel b: J Lee 0 2 0 0 0.00
Thomas Atlee not out 11* 14 0 0 78.57
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 13, nb 2, pen 0) 15
Total 50 Ov (RR 4.64) 232/8
Did not bat: Ben Knaggs, Guy Hammond (26), Zachary Bayliss, Lachlan Rummans
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Bailey Brien), 2-33 (George Fisher), 3-62 (Hendrik Nortje), 4-112 (Mitch Bower), 5-118 (Hugh Taylor), 6-160 (Edward Murray), 7-184 (Charlie Kempston), 8-184 (Benjamin Parsons)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Sam Yabsley (27) 8 0 36 1 4.50 6 0
Jett Lee 10 0 59 3 5.90 1 0
Lawson Shepherd 2 0 24 1 12.00 0 2
Riley Horrocks 10 1 33 1 3.30 4 0
Sean Gibson (24) 10 0 42 1 4.20 0 0
Hayden Baker (23) 10 0 38 1 3.80 2 0
Central Northern Opens · 1st Innings - Central Northern Opens 223/9 (50 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Sean Gibson (24) c: B Brien b: M Bower 42 89 2 0 47.19
Blake Scicluna (18) c: M Bower b: G Hammond 5 6 1 0 83.33
Josh Trappel (c) (40) c: G Fisher b: G Hammond 9 9 0 1 100.00
Adam McGuirk (23) lbw: M Bower 66 73 4 3 90.41
Callum Henry not out 47* 62 1 0 75.80
Lawson Shepherd lbw: B Knaggs 0 8 0 0 0.00
Sam Yabsley (27) c: H Nortje b: B Knaggs 0 1 0 0 0.00
Alex Stafa (20) c: T Atlee b: M Bower 19 29 0 1 65.51
Brandon Carman (20) c: B Brien b: M Bower 0 3 0 0 0.00
Riley Horrocks b: G Hammond 9 10 1 0 90.00
Archie McMaster (17) not out 9* 11 0 0 81.81
Extras (b 1, lb 5, w 10, nb 1, pen 0) 17
Total 50 Ov (RR 4.46) 223/9
Did not bat: Jett Lee, Hayden Baker (23)
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Blake Scicluna), 2-20 (Josh Trappel), 3-120 (Sean Gibson), 4-137 (Adam McGuirk), 5-138 (Lawson Shepherd), 6-138 (Sam Yabsley), 7-177 (Alex Stafa), 8-177 (Brandon Carman), 9-190 (Riley Horrocks)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Benjamin Parsons (26) 8 1 35 0 4.37 2 0
Guy Hammond (26) 10 0 39 3 3.90 6 0
Thomas Atlee 8 0 38 0 4.75 1 0
Lachlan Rummans 3 0 12 0 4.00 0 0
Ben Knaggs 9 0 46 2 5.11 1 0
Flynn Taylor 2 0 19 0 9.50 0 1
Mitch Bower 10 1 28 4 2.80 0 0

Western

Central Northern Opens

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Western 232/8 (50 ov) 4.64 18 2 15 Flynn Taylor 48*
Central Northern Opens 223/9 (50 ov) 4.46 9 5 17 Adam McGuirk 66

Partnerships · Western

  • 1st wkt 16
  • 2nd wkt 17
  • 3rd wkt 29
  • 4th wkt 50
  • 5th wkt 6
  • 6th wkt 42
  • 7th wkt 24
  • 8th wkt 0
  • 9th wkt 48*

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

Partnerships · Central Northern Opens

  • 1st wkt 7
  • 2nd wkt 13
  • 3rd wkt 100
  • 4th wkt 17
  • 5th wkt 1
  • 6th wkt 0
  • 7th wkt 39
  • 8th wkt 0
  • 9th wkt 13
  • 10th wkt 33*

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