Western v Newcastle Opens — Cricket Nation

Result · Grand Final · McDonald's Male Country Championships · 2024/25 · Sun 2 Mar 2025 · Pratten Park, ASHFIELD

Western 178 (44.4 ov)

Newcastle Opens 249/9 (50 ov)

Newcastle Opens won by 71 runs

Match report

Newcastle Opens made 249/9 (50 ov) and defended it, holding Western to 178 (44.4 ov) to win by 71 runs. For the winners, Dylan Hunter hit a century (147 off 103) with 6 sixes and Daniel Chillingworth took 5/11 from 3.4 overs. For Western, Cooper Brien made a half-century (81 off 91) with 4 sixes and Marty Jeffrey took 3/43 from 7 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Dylan Hunter (30)

Newcastle Opens · 147 (103) & 1/47

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

Top performers

Western

🏏 Cooper Brien 81 (91)

🏏 Thomas Nelson 40 (66)

🎯 Marty Jeffrey 3/43 (7)

🎯 Lachlan Rummans 2/36 (10)

Newcastle Opens

🏏 Dylan Hunter (30) 147 (103)

🏏 Logan Weston 39 (94)

🎯 Daniel Chillingworth (25) 5/11 (3.4)

🎯 Josh Mctaggart (22) 1/14 (5)

Match details

Competition: McDonald's Male Country Championships
Round: Grand Final
Format: One Day
Venue: Pratten Park, ASHFIELD
Date: Sunday 2 March 2025, 10:00am
Season: 2024/25
Toss: Newcastle Opens won the toss and chose to bat

Newcastle Opens · 1st Innings - Newcastle Opens 249/9 (50 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Thomas Thorpe (18)	c: C Kempston b: B Edmunds	3	7	0	0	42.85
Dylan Hunter (30)	st: E Murray b: L Rummans	147	103	12	6	142.71
Logan Weston	c: E Murray b: L Rummans	39	94	2	0	41.48
Jeffrey Goninan (31)	c: T Blowes b: M Jeffrey	6	17	0	0	35.29
Daniel Arms	lbw: M Jeffrey	4	7	1	0	57.14
Ben Balcomb (wk) (28)	c&b: M Jeffrey	0	1	0	0	0.00
Joshua Claridge	not out	27*	38	1	1	71.05
Daniel Chillingworth (25)	c: T Blowes b: B Parsons	14	22	0	1	63.63
Aaron Bills	st: E Murray b: M Bower	1	3	0	0	33.33
Nick Foster	b: M Bower	4	9	0	0	44.44
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 1, nb 1, pen 0)	4
Total	50 Ov (RR 4.98)	249/9

Did not bat: ******** (15), Daniel Williams, Josh Mctaggart (22)

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Thomas Thorpe), 2-174 (Logan Weston), 3-195 (Dylan Hunter), 4-200 (Daniel Arms), 5-200 (Ben Balcomb), 6-202 (Jeffrey Goninan), 7-232 (Daniel Chillingworth), 8-233 (Aaron Bills), 9-249 (Nick Foster)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Benjamin Parsons (25)	10	2	28	1	2.80	0	0
Bailey Edmunds	2	0	17	1	8.50	0	0
Blayde Burke (16)	10	0	43	0	4.30	0	0
Mitch Bower	8	0	47	2	5.87	0	0
Flynn Taylor	3	0	33	0	11.00	0	1
Lachlan Rummans	10	1	36	2	3.60	1	0
Marty Jeffrey	7	0	43	3	6.14	0	0

Western · 1st Innings - Western 178 (44.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Joseph Coughlan (32)	c: B Balcomb b: A Bills	15	54	0	0	27.77
Edward Murray (wk)	c: J Claridge b: ********	9	15	1	0	60.00
Marty Jeffrey (c)	c: B Balcomb b: J Mctaggart	0	2	0	0	0.00
Cooper Brien	c: J Goninan b: D Hunter	81	91	4	4	89.01
Thomas Nelson	c: J Claridge b: D Chillingworth	40	66	2	0	60.60
Mitch Bower (vc)	c: J Mctaggart b: N Foster	6	9	0	1	66.66
Charlie Kempston	c: J Goninan b: D Chillingworth	14	17	1	0	82.35
Thomas Blowes (17)	b: D Chillingworth	0	1	0	0	0.00
Benjamin Parsons (25)	c: J Goninan b: D Chillingworth	6	5	0	0	120.00
Lachlan Rummans	c: T Thorpe b: D Chillingworth	2	6	0	0	33.33
Flynn Taylor	not out	1*	2	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 3, w 1, nb 0, pen 0)	4
Total	44.4 Ov (RR 3.99)	178

Did not bat: Hugh Parsons, Bailey Edmunds, Blayde Burke (16)

Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Edward Murray), 2-14 (Marty Jeffrey), 3-79 (Joseph Coughlan), 4-127 (Cooper Brien), 5-134 (Mitch Bower), 6-161 (Charlie Kempston), 7-161 (Thomas Blowes), 8-173 (Benjamin Parsons), 9-177 (Lachlan Rummans), 10-178 (Thomas Nelson)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Josh Mctaggart (22)	5	0	14	1	2.80	0
******** (15)	5	0	11	1	2.20	1
Daniel Williams	4	1	27	0	6.75	0
Aaron Bills	10	1	29	1	2.90	0
Dylan Hunter (30)	10	0	47	1	4.70	0
Nick Foster	7	0	36	1	5.14	0
Daniel Chillingworth (25)	3.4	0	11	5	3.00	0

Western

Flynn Taylor Bowling All-Rounder 17 rating
Benjamin Parsons (25) Bowling All-Rounder 18 rating
Charlie Kempston Top-Order Batter 13 rating
Thomas Nelson Top-Order Batter 14 rating
Hugh Parsons First-Change Bowler 15 rating
Lachlan Rummans Bowling All-Rounder 16 rating
Mitch Bower (vc) Bowling All-Rounder 16 rating
Edward Murray (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 20 rating
Marty Jeffrey (c) Bowling All-Rounder 32 rating
Cooper Brien Top-Order Batter 27 rating
Joseph Coughlan (32) Second-Change Bowler 12 rating
Bailey Edmunds Opening Bowler 12 rating
Blayde Burke (16) First-Change Bowler 48 rating
Thomas Blowes (17) Second-Change Bowler 41 rating

Newcastle Opens

******** (15) Second-Change Bowler 70 rating
Jeffrey Goninan (31) Top-Order Batter 23 rating
Daniel Arms Opening Batter 13 rating
Nick Foster Second-Change Bowler 18 rating
Daniel Chillingworth (25) Bowling All-Rounder 24 rating
Aaron Bills First-Change Bowler 22 rating
Logan Weston Top-Order Batter 17 rating
Ben Balcomb (wk) (28) Wicketkeeper-Batter 46 rating
Thomas Thorpe (18) Opening Batter 24 rating
Daniel Williams Opening Bowler 11 rating
Josh Mctaggart (22) Opening Bowler 15 rating
Joshua Claridge Top-Order Batter 12 rating
Dylan Hunter (30) All-Rounder 51 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Newcastle Opens	249/9 (50 ov)	4.98	16	8	4	Dylan Hunter 147
Western	178 (44.4 ov)	3.99	8	5	4	Cooper Brien 81

Partnerships · Newcastle Opens

1st wkt 3
2nd wkt 171
3rd wkt 21
4th wkt 5
5th wkt 0
6th wkt 2
7th wkt 30
8th wkt 1
9th wkt 16

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

Partnerships · Western

1st wkt 13
2nd wkt 1
3rd wkt 65
4th wkt 48
5th wkt 7
6th wkt 27
7th wkt 0
8th wkt 12
9th wkt 4
10th wkt 1

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