Result · Round 1 · Met Vets · 2026/27 · Sun 18 Oct 2026 · Woodlands Reserve, WOODLANDS
Barbarians 211/2 (21.4 ov)
Western Suburbs Cricket Club 210/9 (33 ov)
Barbarians won by 8 wickets
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Match report

Barbarians chased down Western Suburbs Cricket Club's 210/9 (33 ov), reaching 211/2 (21.4 ov) to win by 8 wickets. For the winners, Nick Herbert hit a century (128* off 73) and Paul Valentino took 3/37 from 6 overs. For Western Suburbs Cricket Club, Stan Skinner made a half-century (80 off 44) with 7 sixes and Robert Walters took 2/33 from 4 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Nick Herbert
Barbarians · 128* (73) & 1 dismissal

Top performers

Barbarians
🏏 Nick Herbert 128* (73)
🏏 Paul Edwards 63 (49)
🎯 Paul Valentino 3/37 (6)
🎯 Carl Williams 2/15 (6)
Western Suburbs Cricket Club
🏏 Stan Skinner 80 (44)
🏏 Dean Jones 47 (33)
🎯 Robert Walters 2/33 (4)
Western Suburbs Cricket Club · 1st Innings - Western Suburbs Cricket Club 210/9 (33 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Frank Abbonizio (c) st: D Rogers b: J Popp 10 32 0 0 31.25
Dave Stead c: b: S Hope 21 34 3 0 61.76
Dean Jones c: N Herbert b: P Valentino 47 33 4 3 142.42
Stan Skinner (vc) c: D Rogers b: P Dockett 80 44 4 7 181.81
Tom Parker c: P Edwards b: P Valentino 1 5 0 0 20.00
Clinton Beck c: J Ferguson b: P Valentino 2 7 0 0 28.57
Brett Mortimer b: C Williams 14 21 1 0 66.66
Russell Nicholls lbw: C Williams 0 1 0 0 0.00
Mukesh Singh run out () 2 4 0 0 50.00
Nikolaos Kanakis not out 6* 11 1 0 54.54
Robert Walters not out 4* 6 0 0 66.66
Extras (b 2, lb 0, w 19, nb 2, pen 0) 23
Total 33 Ov (RR 6.36) 210/9
Did not bat: Damon Harris, Graeme Chinnery
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Dave Stead), 2-87 (Dean Jones), 3-91 (Frank Abbonizio), 4-98 (Tom Parker), 5-114 (Clinton Beck), 6-186 (Brett Mortimer), 7-186 (Russell Nicholls), 8-196 (Mukesh Singh), 9-198 (Stan Skinner)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Carl Williams 6 2 15 2 2.50 2 0
David Cooper 6 1 23 0 3.83 0 0
Peter Dockett 5 0 32 1 6.40 8 1
Simon Hope 4 0 40 1 10.00 6 0
Paul Valentino 6 1 37 3 6.16 0 0
Josh Popp 6 0 61 1 10.16 3 1
Barbarians · 1st Innings - Barbarians 211/2 (21.4 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Nick Herbert (c) not out 128* 73 25 1 175.34
Paul Edwards b: R Walters 63 49 9 1 128.57
Ben Elphick b: R Walters 6 7 1 0 85.71
Paul Valentino not out 0* 1 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 0, lb 3, w 11, nb 0, pen 0) 14
Total 21.4 Ov (RR 9.74) 211/2
Did not bat: Jeff Ferguson, David Edwards, Simon Hope, David Rogers, David Cooper, Carl Williams, Emmanuel Hondros, Josh Popp, Peter Dockett
Fall of wickets: 1-191 (Paul Edwards), 2-201 (Ben Elphick)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Brett Mortimer 2 0 14 0 7.00 0 0
Mukesh Singh 3 0 26 0 8.66 1 0
Tom Parker 2 0 18 0 9.00 0 0
Stan Skinner 4 0 27 0 6.75 0 0
Graeme Chinnery 3 0 47 0 15.66 1 0
Robert Walters 4 0 33 2 8.25 2 0
Nikolaos Kanakis 2 0 29 0 14.50 6 0
Clinton Beck 1.4 0 14 0 8.40 1 0

Barbarians

Western Suburbs Cricket Club

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Western Suburbs Cricket Club 210/9 (33 ov) 6.36 13 10 23 Stan Skinner 80
Barbarians 211/2 (21.4 ov) 9.74 35 2 14 Nick Herbert 128*

Partnerships · Western Suburbs Cricket Club

  • 1st wkt 28
  • 2nd wkt 59
  • 3rd wkt 4
  • 4th wkt 7
  • 5th wkt 16
  • 6th wkt 72
  • 7th wkt 0
  • 8th wkt 10
  • 9th wkt 2
  • 10th wkt 12*

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

Partnerships · Barbarians

  • 1st wkt 191
  • 2nd wkt 10
  • 3rd wkt 10*

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