Gymea Bay 6 (Staples) v Illawong Menai 4 (Dess)

Result · Grand Final · B5 · 2024/25 · Sat 8 Mar 2025 · Boystown Playing Fields, ENGADINE

Gymea Bay 6 (Staples) 194/5 (51.3 ov)

Illawong Menai 4 (Dess) 193 (54 ov)

Gymea Bay 6 (Staples) won by 5 wickets

Match report

Gymea Bay 6 (Staples) chased down Illawong Menai 4 (Dess)'s 193 (54 ov), reaching 194/5 (51.3 ov) to win by 5 wickets. For the winners, Steven Furlong made a half-century (81* off 123) and Will Russo took 6/38 from 11 overs. For Illawong Menai 4 (Dess), Benjamin Dicello made a half-century (52 off 91) and Lincoln Wright took 2/47 from 10 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Will Russo

Gymea Bay 6 (Staples) · 13 (15) & 6/38 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Gymea Bay 6 (Staples)

🏏 Steven Furlong (14) 81* (123)

🏏 Jack Furlong (14) 30 (75)

🎯 Will Russo 6/38 (11)

🎯 Jackson Mackie 1/7 (3)

Illawong Menai 4 (Dess)

🏏 Benjamin Dicello (14) 52 (91)

🏏 Brad Elkin 39 (44)

🎯 Lincoln Wright 2/47 (10)

🎯 Krishan Hewa-Gamage 2/60 (17.3)

Match details

Competition: B5
Round: Grand Final
Format: Two Day
Venue: Boystown Playing Fields, ENGADINE
Date: Saturday 8 March 2025, 1:15pm
Season: 2024/25
Toss: Gymea Bay 6 (Staples) won the toss and chose to field

Illawong Menai 4 (Dess) · 1st Innings - Illawong Menai 4 (Dess) 193 (54 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Brad Elkin	c: M Mood b: W Russo	39	44	6	0	88.63
Aaron Veart (wk)	run out (B Russo)	4	4	1	0	100.00
Hugh Glynn Baker	c: d russo b: L Staples	14	31	1	0	45.16
David Wright (c)	c&b: W Russo	11	19	1	0	57.89
Benjamin Dicello (14)	b: W Russo	52	91	5	0	57.14
Lincoln Wright	lbw: J Mackie	8	15	1	0	53.33
Krishan Hewa-Gamage	c: L Staples b: W Russo	31	67	2	0	46.26
Henry Parkinson	c: L Staples b: W Russo	3	18	0	0	16.66
Mark Sterbic	c: L Staples b: W Russo	8	16	1	0	50.00
********	b: B Russo	10	16	2	0	62.50
Matt Parkinson	not out	3*	7	0	0	42.85
Extras	(b 5, lb 0, w 1, nb 4, pen 0)	10
Total	54 Ov (RR 3.57)	193

Did not bat: Jeremy Dicello, Mitchell Elkin (13), Warren Dess

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Aaron Veart), 2-51 (Hugh Glynn Baker), 3-68 (David Wright), 4-69 (Brad Elkin), 5-90 (Lincoln Wright), 6-160 (Krishan Hewa-Gamage), 7-170 (Benjamin Dicello), 8-175 (Henry Parkinson), 9-180 (Mark Sterbic), 10-193 (********)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Matthew Staples	5	1	24	0	4.80	0	0
Logan Jones	8	2	23	0	2.87	0	2
Will Russo	11	2	38	6	3.45	1	1
Lachlan Staples	7	0	27	1	3.85	0	0
Jackson Mackie	3	0	7	1	2.33	0	0
Jack Furlong (14)	4	0	14	0	3.50	0	0
Nicolas Staples	7	1	21	0	3.00	0	0
Michael Mecham	4	0	15	0	3.75	0	0
Blake Russo	2	0	8	1	4.00	0	0
Dylan Russo	3	0	11	0	3.66	0	1

Gymea Bay 6 (Staples) · 1st Innings - Gymea Bay 6 (Staples) 194/5 (51.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dylan Russo	c: W Dess b: L Wright	14	19	1	0	73.68
Martin Mood	b: K Hewa-Gamage	13	26	1	0	50.00
Blake Russo	not out	6*	34	0	0	17.64
Will Russo	b: ********	13	15	0	0	86.66
Steven Furlong (wk) (14)	not out	81*	123	5	0	65.85
Jack Furlong (14)	c&b: L Wright	30	75	2	0	40.00
Lachlan Staples	b: K Hewa-Gamage	28	15	4	1	186.66
Rory Staples (c, wk)	not out	2*	3	0	0	66.66
Extras	(b 3, lb 3, w 0, nb 1, pen 0)	7
Total	51.3 Ov (RR 3.77)	194/5

Did not bat: Isaak Mecham (13), Logan Jones, Nicolas Staples, Matthew Staples, Michael Mecham, Jackson Mackie

Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Dylan Russo), 2-30 (Martin Mood), 3-48 (Will Russo), 4-153 (Jack Furlong), 5-186 (Lachlan Staples)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Lincoln Wright	10	0	47	2	4.70	0
Krishan Hewa-Gamage	17.3	1	60	2	3.42	0
********	8	1	27	1	3.37	1
Jeremy Dicello	7	0	21	0	3.00	0
Matt Parkinson	5	1	15	0	3.00	0
Benjamin Dicello (14)	4	0	18	0	4.50	0

Gymea Bay 6 (Staples)

Jack Furlong (14) Middle-Order Batter 9 rating
Isaak Mecham (13) Bowling All-Rounder 13 rating
Logan Jones Second-Change Bowler 9 rating
Nicolas Staples Third-Change Bowler 7 rating
Matthew Staples Second-Change Bowler 6 rating
Blake Russo Third-Change Bowler 8 rating
Rory Staples (c, wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 10 rating
Steven Furlong (wk) (14) Middle-Order Batter 7 rating
Martin Mood Opening Batter 9 rating
Lachlan Staples Second-Change Bowler 9 rating
Michael Mecham Second-Change Bowler 4 rating
Will Russo Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating
Dylan Russo Middle-Order Batter 7 rating
Jackson Mackie Second-Change Bowler 9 rating

Illawong Menai 4 (Dess)

Lincoln Wright Opening Bowler 9 rating
Benjamin Dicello (14) Bowling All-Rounder 15 rating
Matt Parkinson Second-Change Bowler 5 rating
Jeremy Dicello First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Mitchell Elkin (13) Opening Batter 17 rating
Aaron Veart (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 13 rating
Krishan Hewa-Gamage Opening Bowler 8 rating
******** Opening Bowler 6 rating
Mark Sterbic Lower-Order Batter 8 rating
Hugh Glynn Baker Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Henry Parkinson Middle-Order Batter 3 rating
David Wright (c) Top-Order Batter 13 rating
Brad Elkin All-Rounder 13 rating
Warren Dess (vc) Second-Change Bowler 8 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Illawong Menai 4 (Dess)	193 (54 ov)	3.57	20	0	10	Benjamin Dicello 52
Gymea Bay 6 (Staples)	194/5 (51.3 ov)	3.77	13	1	7	Steven Furlong 81*

Partnerships · Illawong Menai 4 (Dess)

1st wkt 5
2nd wkt 46
3rd wkt 17
4th wkt 1
5th wkt 21
6th wkt 70
7th wkt 10
8th wkt 5
9th wkt 5
10th wkt 13

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

Partnerships · Gymea Bay 6 (Staples)

1st wkt 22
2nd wkt 8
3rd wkt 18
4th wkt 105
5th wkt 33
6th wkt 8*

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