Result · Semi Finals · Division 1 · 2025/26 · Sat 14 Mar 2026 · Connolly Park, CARRINGTON
Merewether 258/5 (40 ov)
Port Stephens Pythons 209 (34.4 ov)
Merewether won by 49 runs
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Match report

Merewether made 258/5 (40 ov) and defended it, holding Port Stephens Pythons to 209 (34.4 ov) to win by 49 runs. For the winners, Stephen Pryde made a half-century (74* off 57) and Thomas McKendry took 4/31 from 8 overs. For Port Stephens Pythons, Leigh Williams top-scored with 43 off 35 and Jason Eveleigh took 2/32 from 8 overs.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Stephen Pryde
Merewether · 74* (57) & 2/42 & 1 dismissal

Top performers

Merewether
🏏 Stephen Pryde 74* (57)
🏏 Brad Smith 70 (69)
🎯 Thomas McKendry (26) 4/31 (8)
🎯 Brent Watson 3/28 (5)
Port Stephens Pythons
🏏 Leigh Williams 43 (35)
🏏 Josh Moxey 35 (41)
🎯 Jason Eveleigh 2/32 (8)
🎯 Matthew Dean 2/57 (8)
Merewether · 1st Innings - Merewether 258/5 (40 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Paul Dan c: B Mckee b: M Dean 4 7 1 0 57.14
Leigh Harris lbw: L Freeman 9 18 0 1 50.00
Brad Smith c: J Johnson b: J Eveleigh 70 69 7 5 101.44
Brent Watson c&b: J Eveleigh 21 44 2 1 47.72
Stephen Pryde not out 74* 57 11 1 129.82
James Pryde b: M Dean 11 17 1 0 64.70
Rowan Kelly (c, wk) not out 47* 32 6 1 146.87
Extras (b 1, lb 5, w 12, nb 4, pen 0) 22
Total 40 Ov (RR 6.45) 258/5
Did not bat: Mitchell Piller, Kevin Mason, Ben Troke, Lachlan Price (24), Thomas McKendry (26)
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Paul Dan), 2-29 (Leigh Harris), 3-113 (Brent Watson), 4-130 (Brad Smith), 5-164 (James Pryde)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Lachlan Freeman 6 0 35 1 5.83 9 0
Matthew Dean 8 0 57 2 7.12 0 2
Harry Kean 7.5 0 63 0 8.04 2 2
Jason Eveleigh 8 0 32 2 4.00 1 0
Tyran Eveleigh 8 0 43 0 5.37 0 0
Jeremy Rushford 2 0 21 0 10.50 0 0
Leigh Williams 0.1 0 1 0 6.02 0 0
Port Stephens Pythons · 1st Innings - Port Stephens Pythons 209 (34.4 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Leigh Williams lbw: T McKendry 43 35 6 2 122.85
Jarryd Johnson b: T McKendry 25 29 4 0 86.20
Jeremy Rushford c&b: S Pryde 13 22 0 0 59.09
Travis Ling c: B Watson b: T McKendry 0 2 0 0 0.00
Jarrod Moxey (vc) c: B Troke b: S Pryde 17 24 1 1 70.83
Josh Moxey c&b: B Watson 35 41 2 1 85.36
Blake Mckee c: b: T McKendry 9 11 1 0 81.81
Matthew Dean c: J Pryde b: B Watson 31 18 4 2 172.22
Jason Eveleigh lbw: B Watson 15 18 1 0 83.33
Tyran Eveleigh not out 2* 6 0 0 33.33
Harry Kean b: B Troke 0 2 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 1, lb 0, w 18, nb 0, pen 0) 19
Total 34.4 Ov (RR 6.03) 209
Did not bat: Lachlan Freeman
Fall of wickets: 1-80 (Leigh Williams), 2-85 (Jarryd Johnson), 3-85 (Travis Ling), 4-107 (Jeremy Rushford), 5-116 (Jarrod Moxey), 6-134 (Blake Mckee), 7-172 (Matthew Dean), 8-206 (Josh Moxey), 9-208 (Jason Eveleigh), 10-209 (Harry Kean)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Lachlan Price (24) 2 0 24 0 12.00 2 0
James Pryde 8 0 60 0 7.50 1 0
Ben Troke 3.4 0 23 1 6.27 5 0
Stephen Pryde 8 1 42 2 5.25 7 0
Thomas McKendry (26) 8 0 31 4 3.87 1 0
Brent Watson 5 0 28 3 5.60 2 0

Merewether

Port Stephens Pythons

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Merewether 258/5 (40 ov) 6.45 28 9 22 Stephen Pryde 74*
Port Stephens Pythons 209 (34.4 ov) 6.03 19 6 19 Leigh Williams 43

Partnerships · Merewether

  • 1st wkt 11
  • 2nd wkt 18
  • 3rd wkt 84
  • 4th wkt 17
  • 5th wkt 34
  • 6th wkt 94*

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

Partnerships · Port Stephens Pythons

  • 1st wkt 80
  • 2nd wkt 5
  • 3rd wkt 0
  • 4th wkt 22
  • 5th wkt 9
  • 6th wkt 18
  • 7th wkt 38
  • 8th wkt 34
  • 9th wkt 2
  • 10th wkt 1

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