Result · Round 5 · Over 70 Mixed · 2025/26 · Sun 16 Nov 2025 · Etzel Street Reserve ARCHIVED DUPLICATE - DO NOT USE, AIRPORT WEST
Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men 152/4 (36 ov)
Gippsland Goannas Over 70s 148/7 (36 ov)
Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men won by 4 runs
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Match report

Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men made 152/4 (36 ov) and defended it, holding Gippsland Goannas Over 70s to 148/7 (36 ov) to win by 4 runs. For the winners, Craig Hodgson top-scored with 28* off 30 and Arthur Pritchard took 3/16 from 6 overs. For Gippsland Goannas Over 70s, Gordon Cowling top-scored with 40* off 25 and Gordon Cowling took 1/14 from 6 overs.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Arthur Pritchard
Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men · 16* (30) & 3/16

Top performers

Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men
🏏 Craig Hodgson 28* (30)
🏏 Stanley Pamieta 24* (20)
🎯 Arthur Pritchard 3/16 (6)
🎯 Ken Osborne 3/17 (6)
Gippsland Goannas Over 70s
🏏 Gordon Cowling 40* (25)
🏏 Neil Meredith 34* (38)
🎯 Gordon Cowling 1/14 (6)
🎯 Christopher Bowen 1/14 (3)
Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men · 1st Innings - Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men 152/4 (36 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Arthur Pritchard not out 16* 30 0 0 53.33
Craig Hodgson not out 28* 30 4 0 93.33
Gary Adams b: G Cowling 2 7 0 0 28.57
Robert Mcdonald not out 7* 20 0 0 35.00
Neil King not out 11* 20 0 0 55.00
Stanley Pamieta not out 24* 20 4 0 120.00
Ken Osborne b: D Noble 15 19 2 0 78.94
Bill Wigmore not out 11* 16 1 0 68.75
John Prent not out 8* 20 1 0 40.00
******** not out 8* 19 1 0 42.10
Randall Biggs run out (I Southall, I Gibson) 1 5 0 0 20.00
Donald Taylor b: C Bowen 9 9 1 0 100.00
Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 5, nb 1, pen 0) 12
Total 36 Ov (RR 4.22) 152/4
Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Gary Adams), 2-106 (Ken Osborne), 3-132 (Randall Biggs), 4-145 (Donald Taylor)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Gordon Cowling 6 0 14 1 2.33 0 0
Neil Meredith 4 0 29 0 7.25 0 0
******** (18) 6 0 20 0 3.33 0 0
******** (18) 5 0 18 0 3.60 0 0
Ian Southall 5 1 17 0 3.40 0 0
Dick Noble 4 0 19 1 4.75 0 0
******** (18) 3 0 15 0 5.00 0 0
Christopher Bowen 3 0 14 1 4.66 0 0
Gippsland Goannas Over 70s · 1st Innings - Gippsland Goannas Over 70s 148/7 (36 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Neil Meredith not out 34* 38 0 0 89.47
Donald Cameron b: A Pritchard 7 20 0 0 35.00
Murray Moore c: J Prent b: A Pritchard 0 1 0 0 0.00
Ian Gibson st: B Wigmore b: K Osborne 6 29 0 0 20.68
Phill Higgins c: R Mcdonald b: A Pritchard 5 15 0 0 33.33
Dick Noble not out 10* 25 0 0 40.00
Gordon Cowling not out 40* 25 0 0 160.00
Ian Southall c: N King b: K Osborne 2 5 0 0 40.00
Christopher Bowen not out 19* 24 0 0 79.16
******** (18) c: B Wigmore b: K Osborne 0 1 0 0 0.00
******** (18) c: G Adams b: J Prent 13 23 0 0 56.52
******** (18) not out 4* 13 0 0 30.76
Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 3, nb 1, pen 0) 8
Total 36 Ov (RR 4.11) 148/7
Did not bat: Heather Farley
Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Donald Cameron), 2-33 (Murray Moore), 3-46 (Ian Gibson), 4-49 (Phill Higgins), 5-103 (Ian Southall), 6-103 (********), 7-135 (********)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Gary Adams 6 0 20 0 3.33 0 0
Randall Biggs 6 1 16 0 2.66 0 0
Stanley Pamieta 6 0 43 0 7.16 0 0
Arthur Pritchard 6 1 16 3 2.66 0 0
Ken Osborne 6 0 17 3 2.83 0 0
John Prent 2 0 19 1 9.50 0 0
Robert Mcdonald 2 0 6 0 3.00 0 0
Donald Taylor 2 0 7 0 3.50 0 0

Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men

Gippsland Goannas Over 70s

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men 152/4 (36 ov) 4.22 14 0 12 Craig Hodgson 28*
Gippsland Goannas Over 70s 148/7 (36 ov) 4.11 0 0 8 Gordon Cowling 40*

Partnerships · Essendon Vets CC Over 70 Men

  • 1st wkt 45
  • 2nd wkt 61
  • 3rd wkt 26
  • 4th wkt 13
  • 5th wkt 7*

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

Partnerships · Gippsland Goannas Over 70s

  • 1st wkt 33
  • 2nd wkt 0
  • 3rd wkt 13
  • 4th wkt 3
  • 5th wkt 54
  • 6th wkt 0
  • 7th wkt 32
  • 8th wkt 13*

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