Result
· Round 3 · O65 National Masters Cricket Championship Division 2 · 2025/26 · Wed 26 Nov 2025 · TBC Venue, EAST MELBOURNE
New Zealand
144/7 (43 ov)
Victoria Blue
143/9 (43 ov)
New Zealand won by 3 wickets
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Match report
New Zealand chased down Victoria Blue's 143/9 (43 ov), reaching 144/7 (43 ov) to win by 3 wickets. For the winners, Phil Harris made a half-century (50* off 96) and Mike Johnston took 2/19 from 8 overs. For Victoria Blue, Colin Sing top-scored with 28 off 50 and Peter Kemp took 2/35 from 8 overs.
Written automatically from the scorecard.
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Top performers
New Zealand
🏏 Phil Harris
50* (96)
🏏 Garry Webb
26* (27)
🎯 Mike Johnston
2/19 (8)
🎯 Julien van Dyk
2/20 (5)
Victoria Blue
🏏 Colin Sing
28 (50)
🏏 Paul McDonald
20* (48)
🎯 Peter Kemp
2/35 (8)
🎯 David Long
1/14 (3)
Victoria Blue · 1st Innings - Victoria Blue
143/9 (43 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Brisbane | b: T Gray | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Peter Le Lievre | lbw: T Gray | 15 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Colin Sing | lbw: M Johnston | 28 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 56.00 |
| Michael Johnston | not out | 18* | 22 | 2 | 0 | 81.81 |
| Paul McDonald (c) | not out | 20* | 48 | 1 | 0 | 41.66 |
| Graham Howes | b: M Johnston | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 58.33 |
| Ron Luff | lbw: J van Dyk | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pankaj Parikh | lbw: J van Dyk | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Shane Noonan (wk) | b: R Stachurski | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 |
| Wayne Hartley | run out () | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 93.33 |
| Peter Kemp | b: N Rogers | 16 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Extras | (b 9, lb 3, w 0, nb 0, pen 0) | 12 | ||||
| Total | 43 Ov (RR 3.33) | 143/9 | ||||
Did not bat:
David Long
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Reid | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Gray | 9 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Webb | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Johnston | 8 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Julien van Dyk | 5 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Stachurski | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 4.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Inglis | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand · 1st Innings - New Zealand
144/7 (43 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Inglis | c: P Parikh b: P Kemp | 20 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| David Vance | b: G Howes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neil Rogers | c: R Luff b: P McDonald | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Phil Harris | not out | 50* | 96 | 0 | 0 | 52.08 |
| Andrew Durrans | c: W Hartley b: P Parikh | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Ray Steele | c: R Luff b: P Parikh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mike Johnston | st: S Noonan b: P Kemp | 24 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Ian Reid | c&b: D Long | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Garry Webb (c) | not out | 26* | 27 | 0 | 0 | 96.29 |
| Roger Stachurski | not out | 4* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 1, w 5, nb 1, pen 0) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 43 Ov (RR 3.35) | 144/7 | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Hartley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Noonan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Luff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Howes | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul McDonald | 6.4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Kemp | 8 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 4.37 | 0 | 9 |
| Pankaj Parikh | 9 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Brisbane | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| David Long | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.66 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand
- Neil Rogers Second-Change Bowler – rating
- Ray Steele Wicketkeeper-Batter 16 rating
- Ian Reid First-Change Bowler – rating
- Phil Harris Top-Order Batter 8 rating
- Garry Webb (c) Lower-Order Batter – rating
- David Vance Opening Batter – rating
- Andrew Durrans Opening Batter 3 rating
- Mike Johnston Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
- Julien van Dyk Second-Change Bowler – rating
- Roger Stachurski Third-Change Bowler 4 rating
- Tony Gray Opening Bowler – rating
- Graeme Inglis Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Victoria Blue
- Colin Sing Top-Order Batter 6 rating
- Wayne Hartley Wicketkeeper-Batter 13 rating
- Ron Luff Opening Bowler 9 rating
- Peter Kemp Bowling All-Rounder 7 rating
- Graham Howes First-Change Bowler 7 rating
- Pankaj Parikh Second-Change Bowler 6 rating
- Michael Johnston Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
- Peter Le Lievre Opening Batter 8 rating
- Shane Noonan (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 10 rating
- David Long Second-Change Bowler 9 rating
- Greg Brisbane Bowling All-Rounder 7 rating
- Paul McDonald (c) Bowling All-Rounder 7 rating
Innings comparison
| Innings | Score | RR | 4s | 6s | Extras | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Blue | 143/9 (43 ov) | 3.33 | 14 | 1 | 12 | Colin Sing 28 |
| New Zealand | 144/7 (43 ov) | 3.35 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Phil Harris 50* |
Partnerships · Victoria Blue
- 1st wkt 143*
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.
Partnerships · New Zealand
- 1st wkt 144*
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.