Result · Finals Round 1 · O65 National Masters Cricket Championship Division 2 · 2025/26 · Thu 27 Nov 2025 · TBC Venue, EAST MELBOURNE
NSW Kangaroos 144 (44 ov)
Victoria Blue 147/1 (33.4 ov)
Victoria Blue won by 9 wickets
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Match report

Victoria Blue chased down NSW Kangaroos's 144 (44 ov), reaching 147/1 (33.4 ov) to win by 9 wickets. For the winners, Shane Noonan made a half-century (51* off 77) and David Long took 4/5 from 4 overs. For NSW Kangaroos, Rod Evans top-scored with 43 off 81 and Craig Stoddart took 1/28 from 6 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
David Long
Victoria Blue · 10* (18) & 4/5 & 1 dismissal

Top performers

NSW Kangaroos
🏏 Rod Evans 43 (81)
🏏 Richard Warren 18 (34)
🎯 Craig Stoddart 1/28 (6)
Victoria Blue
🏏 Shane Noonan 51* (77)
🏏 Wayne Hartley 23 (50)
🎯 David Long 4/5 (4)
🎯 Michael Beyer 2/29 (9)
NSW Kangaroos · 1st Innings - NSW Kangaroos 144 (44 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Richard Warren (wk) c: P McDonald b: G Brisbane 18 34 2 0 52.94
Rod Evans st: S Noonan b: P Parikh 43 81 3 0 53.08
Geoff Spotswood lbw: M Beyer 10 33 0 0 30.30
Craig Stoddart c: S Noonan b: M Beyer 8 32 0 0 25.00
Michael Byrne run out (D Long, S Noonan) 16 20 2 0 80.00
Darel Vidler b: P Kemp 6 9 0 0 66.66
Robert Burnell (c) b: D Long 5 15 1 0 33.33
Stephen Johnston (wk) not out 15* 22 2 0 68.18
Frank Neri lbw: D Long 2 6 0 0 33.33
Geoff McQueen c: S Noonan b: D Long 7 9 1 0 77.77
Brian Starkey c: S Noonan b: D Long 0 3 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 3, lb 5, w 6, nb 0, pen 0) 14
Total 44 Ov (RR 3.27) 144
Did not bat: Laurie Turner
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Richard Warren), 2-66 (Geoff Spotswood), 3-87 (Craig Stoddart), 4-99 (Rod Evans), 5-112 (Darel Vidler), 6-112 (Michael Byrne), 7-124 (Robert Burnell), 8-128 (Frank Neri), 9-142 (Geoff McQueen), 10-144 (Brian Starkey)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Ron Luff 5 0 19 0 3.80 0 0
Greg Brisbane 9 1 21 1 2.33 0 0
Graham Howes 3 0 14 0 4.66 0 0
Michael Beyer 9 1 29 2 3.22 0 0
Pankaj Parikh 9 1 23 1 2.55 0 0
Peter Kemp 5 1 25 1 5.00 0 0
David Long 4 0 5 4 1.25 0 0
Victoria Blue · 1st Innings - Victoria Blue 147/1 (33.4 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Shane Noonan not out 51* 77 5 0 66.23
Wayne Hartley c: R Warren b: C Stoddart 23 50 2 0 46.00
Pankaj Parikh not out 17* 33 2 0 51.51
David Long not out 10* 18 1 0 55.55
Michael Beyer not out 12* 10 2 0 120.00
Peter Kemp not out 13* 11 2 0 118.18
Extras (b 4, lb 5, w 11, nb 1, pen 0) 21
Total 33.4 Ov (RR 4.37) 147/1
Did not bat: Greg Brisbane, Peter Le Lievre, Graham Howes, Ron Luff, Paul McDonald
Fall of wickets: 1-95 (Wayne Hartley)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Laurie Turner 5 1 16 0 3.20 0 0
Darel Vidler 4 0 14 0 3.50 0 0
Geoff McQueen 5 1 12 0 2.40 3 0
Frank Neri 6 0 24 0 4.00 1 1
Craig Stoddart 6 0 28 1 4.66 4 0
Brian Starkey 6 0 19 0 3.16 3 0
Michael Byrne 1.4 0 16 0 9.60 0 0
Stephen Johnston 2 0 9 0 4.50 0 0

NSW Kangaroos

Victoria Blue

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
NSW Kangaroos 144 (44 ov) 3.27 11 0 14 Rod Evans 43
Victoria Blue 147/1 (33.4 ov) 4.37 14 0 21 Shane Noonan 51*

Partnerships · NSW Kangaroos

  • 1st wkt 43
  • 2nd wkt 23
  • 3rd wkt 21
  • 4th wkt 12
  • 5th wkt 13
  • 6th wkt 0
  • 7th wkt 12
  • 8th wkt 4
  • 9th wkt 14
  • 10th wkt 2

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

Partnerships · Victoria Blue

  • 1st wkt 95
  • 2nd wkt 52*

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