Country Kangaroos v Country Lions

Result · Round 3 · U14 Male Country Challenge · 2025/26 · Thu 22 Jan 2026 · Lady Cutler Field, DUBBO

Country Kangaroos 164/9 (40 ov)

Country Lions 133 (36.5 ov)

Country Kangaroos won by 31 runs

Match report

Country Kangaroos made 164/9 (40 ov) and defended it, holding Country Lions to 133 (36.5 ov) to win by 31 runs. For the winners, Jacob Palmer top-scored with 43 off 65 and Tom Spencer took 3/16 from 6 overs. For Country Lions, Oliver Lach-Newinsky made a half-century (68 off 108) and Jack Curry took 3/24 from 8 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Rylan Byrne (13)

Country Kangaroos · 36 (44) & 3/17

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

Top performers

Country Kangaroos

🏏 Jacob Palmer (13) 43 (65)

🏏 Rylan Byrne (13) 36 (44)

🎯 Tom Spencer (12) 3/16 (6)

🎯 Rylan Byrne (13) 3/17 (6.5)

Country Lions

🏏 Oliver Lach-Newinsky (18) 68 (108)

🏏 Lachlan Tate (13) 17 (37)

🎯 Jack Curry (12) 3/24 (8)

🎯 Finlay Kettlewell (18) 2/20 (5)

Match details

Competition: U14 Male Country Challenge
Round: Round 3
Format: One Day
Venue: Lady Cutler Field, DUBBO
Date: Thursday 22 January 2026, 9:00am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Country Kangaroos won the toss and chose to bat
Umpires: William (Bill) Battese, Bruce Baxter

Country Kangaroos · 1st Innings - Country Kangaroos 164/9 (40 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jacob Palmer (13)	c: L Tonks b: J Curry	43	65	5	0	66.15
Ochre Stanley (13)	c: D Haran b: F Kettlewell	12	14	2	0	85.71
Rylan Byrne (13)	c: K Merola b: L Fletcher	36	44	5	0	81.81
Thomas Hunt (13)	lbw: J Curry	0	1	0	0	0.00
Thomas O'Sullivan (wk) (13)	st: B Quin b: H McCrone	9	25	0	0	36.00
Nate Grasnick (13)	c: L Tate b: J Curry	1	7	0	0	14.28
Kade Bailey (12)	b: O Lach-Newinsky	18	27	1	0	66.66
Finnian Brownlee (wk) (12)	c: L Tonks b: H McCrone	12	14	1	0	85.71
Sam Bird (13)	c: D Haran b: F Kettlewell	15	30	1	0	50.00
Tom Henschke (13)	not out	7*	14	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, w 7, nb 1, pen 0)	11
Total	40 Ov (RR 4.10)	164/9

Did not bat: Joshua Harris (12), Tom Spencer (12), Oscar Skelly (13)

Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Ochre Stanley), 2-89 (Rylan Byrne), 3-90 (Thomas Hunt), 4-99 (Jacob Palmer), 5-101 (Nate Grasnick), 6-125 (Kade Bailey), 7-135 (Thomas O'Sullivan), 8-139 (Finnian Brownlee), 9-164 (Sam Bird)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Charlie Officer (18)	3	0	16	0	5.33	0	0
Finlay Kettlewell (18)	5	1	20	2	4.00	3	1
Kynan Merola (13)	3	0	12	0	4.00	1	0
Arlie Martin (13)	2	0	14	0	7.00	0	0
Leo Fletcher (13)	6	0	27	1	4.50	0	0
Jack Curry (12)	8	1	24	3	3.00	0	0
Digby Haran (13)	4	0	10	0	2.50	1	0
Harry McCrone (13)	5	0	20	2	4.00	0	0
Oliver Lach-Newinsky (18)	3	0	10	1	3.33	2	0
Curtly Lloyd (13)	1	0	8	0	8.00	0	0

Country Lions · 1st Innings - Country Lions 133 (36.5 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Digby Haran (13)	b: R Byrne	0	6	0	0	0.00
Arlie Martin (13)	lbw: T Spencer	0	3	0	0	0.00
Oliver Lach-Newinsky (18)	c: T O'Sullivan b: T Spencer	68	108	2	0	62.96
Lakyn Tonks (13)	lbw: O Stanley	2	12	0	0	16.66
Kynan Merola (13)	c: J Harris b: O Skelly	5	13	0	0	38.46
Lachlan Tate (13)	lbw: J Harris	17	37	2	0	45.94
Leo Fletcher (13)	c: T Henschke b: J Harris	6	8	0	0	75.00
Jack Curry (12)	c: T Hunt b: R Byrne	14	31	0	0	45.16
Finlay Kettlewell (18)	b: T Spencer	0	1	0	0	0.00
Charlie Officer (18)	b: R Byrne	0	4	0	0	0.00
Brody Quin (13)	not out	1*	2	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 11, nb 3, pen 0)	20
Total	36.5 Ov (RR 3.61)	133

Did not bat: Curtly Lloyd (13), Harry McCrone (13)

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Arlie Martin), 2-1 (Digby Haran), 3-10 (Lakyn Tonks), 4-24 (Kynan Merola), 5-59 (Lachlan Tate), 6-69 (Leo Fletcher), 7-129 (Oliver Lach-Newinsky), 8-129 (Finlay Kettlewell), 9-132 (Charlie Officer), 10-133 (Jack Curry)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Tom Spencer (12)	6	1	16	3	2.66	3	3
Rylan Byrne (13)	6.5	2	17	3	2.48	0	0
Ochre Stanley (13)	7	0	29	1	4.14	4	0
Oscar Skelly (13)	6	1	17	1	2.83	0	0
Joshua Harris (12)	7	0	29	2	4.14	0	0
Sam Bird (13)	2	0	8	0	4.00	2	0
Tom Henschke (13)	2	0	11	0	5.50	2	0

Country Kangaroos

Thomas O'Sullivan (wk) (13) Top-Order Batter 28 rating
Tom Henschke (13) Opening Bowler 17 rating
Jacob Palmer (13) Middle-Order Batter 24 rating
Kade Bailey (12) Bowling All-Rounder 13 rating
Joshua Harris (12) Second-Change Bowler 15 rating
Nate Grasnick (13) Top-Order Batter 18 rating
Tom Spencer (12) Bowling All-Rounder 21 rating
Oscar Skelly (13) Top-Order Batter 16 rating
Rylan Byrne (13) Bowling All-Rounder 16 rating
Sam Bird (13) First-Change Bowler 17 rating
Ochre Stanley (13) All-Rounder 27 rating
Thomas Hunt (13) All-Rounder 21 rating
Finnian Brownlee (wk) (12) Wicketkeeper-Batter 14 rating

Country Lions

Brody Quin (13) Wicketkeeper-Batter 22 rating
Lachlan Tate (13) Bowling All-Rounder 23 rating
Jack Curry (12) Bowling All-Rounder 20 rating
Finlay Kettlewell (18) Bowling All-Rounder 23 rating
Leo Fletcher (13) Second-Change Bowler 14 rating
Digby Haran (13) Second-Change Bowler 20 rating
Arlie Martin (13) Second-Change Bowler 21 rating
Oliver Lach-Newinsky (18) All-Rounder 55 rating
Curtly Lloyd (13) Opening Bowler 15 rating
Lakyn Tonks (13) All-Rounder 32 rating
Harry McCrone (13) Top-Order Batter 15 rating
Charlie Officer (18) Opening Bowler 16 rating
Kynan Merola (13) All-Rounder 27 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Country Kangaroos	164/9 (40 ov)	4.10	15	0	11	Jacob Palmer 43
Country Lions	133 (36.5 ov)	3.61	4	0	20	Oliver Lach-Newinsky 68

Partnerships · Country Kangaroos

1st wkt 22
2nd wkt 67
3rd wkt 1
4th wkt 9
5th wkt 2
6th wkt 24
7th wkt 10
8th wkt 4
9th wkt 25

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

Partnerships · Country Lions

1st wkt 1
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 9
4th wkt 14
5th wkt 35
6th wkt 10
7th wkt 60
8th wkt 0
9th wkt 3
10th wkt 1

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