Result · Round 1 · O50's Tour of New Zealand · 2025/26 · Sun 15 Feb 2026 · TBC Venue, EAST MELBOURNE
New Zealand 275/3 (45 ov)
Australia 277/3 (45 ov)
Australia won by 7 wickets
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Match report

Australia chased down New Zealand's 275/3 (45 ov), reaching 277/3 (45 ov) to win by 7 wickets. For the winners, Brian May hit a century (105* off 82) and Simon Neich took 2/49 from 7 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Brian May
Australia · 105* (82)

Top performers

New Zealand
Did not bat
Australia
🏏 Brian May 105* (82)
🏏 stephen mace 64 (83)
🎯 Simon Neich 2/49 (7)
🎯 Peter Dell 1/27 (5)
New Zealand · 1st Innings - New Zealand 275/3 (45 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
******** (15) st: P Ryan b: P Dell 81 67 0 0 120.89
******** (15) lbw: S Neich 100 126 0 0 79.36
******** (22) not out 46* 51 0 0 90.19
******** (15) c: P Ryan b: S Neich 9 10 0 0 90.00
******** (15) not out 23* 11 0 0 209.09
Extras (b 8, lb 2, w 4, nb 2, pen 0) 16
Total 45 Ov (RR 6.11) 275/3
Did not bat: ******** (18), ******** (18), ******** (18), ******** (18), ******** (21), ******** (15), ******** (26), ******** (15), ******** (15)
Fall of wickets: 1-142 (********), 2-234 (********), 3-246 (********)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Jason Simmons 5 0 29 0 5.80 1 0
James Morris (20) 9 1 48 0 5.33 0 0
Brett James 6 1 39 0 6.50 1 1
andrew sharp 7 0 41 0 5.85 0 1
Mark Wade 6 0 32 0 5.33 0 0
Peter Dell 5 0 27 1 5.40 1 0
Simon Neich 7 0 49 2 7.00 1 0
Australia · 1st Innings - Australia 277/3 (45 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
stephen mace b: ******** 64 83 0 0 77.10
Simon Neich (vc) c: ******** b: ******** 43 40 0 0 107.50
Brian May (c) not out 105* 82 0 0 128.04
Paul Ryan c: ******** b: ******** 2 12 0 0 16.66
Andrew Kratzmann not out 51* 45 0 0 113.33
Extras (b 0, lb 7, w 4, nb 1, pen 0) 12
Total 45 Ov (RR 6.16) 277/3
Did not bat: Jason Simmons, Brett James, Peter Dell, Glenn Cleary, James Morris (20), Mark Wade, andrew sharp, Anthony Barranca, Matt Harris
Fall of wickets: 1-93 (Simon Neich), 2-131 (stephen mace), 3-135 (Paul Ryan)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
******** (26) 7.1 0 47 0 6.55 2 0
******** (15) 4 0 20 0 5.00 0 0
******** (15) 9 0 54 0 6.00 0 0
******** (18) 8 0 53 1 6.62 0 1
******** (18) 5 0 39 0 7.80 1 1
******** (15) 5 0 33 2 6.60 0 0
******** (15) 2 0 24 0 12.00 1 0

New Zealand

  • ******** (18) Second-Change Bowler 70 rating
  • ******** (vc) (18) Second-Change Bowler 74 rating
  • ******** (c) (18) Second-Change Bowler 76 rating
  • ******** (18) Second-Change Bowler 66 rating
  • ******** (22) Second-Change Bowler 63 rating
  • ******** (15) Second-Change Bowler 58 rating
  • ******** (wk) (21) Middle-Order Batter 53 rating
  • ******** (15) First-Change Bowler 51 rating
  • ******** (15) First-Change Bowler 42 rating
  • ******** (26) Middle-Order Batter 38 rating
  • ******** (15) Second-Change Bowler 35 rating
  • ******** (15) Second-Change Bowler 32 rating
  • ******** (15) Middle-Order Batter 27 rating
  • ******** (15) First-Change Bowler 29 rating

Australia

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
New Zealand 275/3 (45 ov) 6.11 0 0 16 ******** 100
Australia 277/3 (45 ov) 6.16 0 0 12 Brian May 105*

Partnerships · New Zealand

  • 1st wkt 142
  • 2nd wkt 92
  • 3rd wkt 12
  • 4th wkt 29*

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

Partnerships · Australia

  • 1st wkt 93
  • 2nd wkt 38
  • 3rd wkt 4
  • 4th wkt 142*

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