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Victoria vs Western Australia Scorecard, 16th Match
VictoriaWon
255 (95.1 ov) & 195/4 (38.5 ov)
194 (75.2 ov) & 255 (104.4 ov)
Victoria won by 6 wickets
Victoria won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Thu, 4 Dec, 05:00 IST
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Data checked
- 05:53:47 IST
Match summary
Victoria won by 6 wickets.
16th Match · Sheffield Shield · Melbourne Cricket Ground · 4 Dec 2025
Victoria won the toss and elected to bowl.
Western Australia, 1st innings: 194 (75.2 ov)
Top score: Aaron Hardie, 53 off 73 balls
Best bowling: Samuel Elliott, 5 for 33 in 19.2 overs
Victoria, 1st innings: 255 (95.1 ov)
Top score: Blake Macdonald, 79 off 145 balls
Best bowling: Cameron Gannon, 5 for 47 in 23 overs
Western Australia, 2nd innings: 255 (104.4 ov)
Top score: Sam Whiteman, 103 off 252 balls
Best bowling: Matthew Short, 4 for 57 in 20 overs
Victoria, 2nd innings: 195/4 (38.5 ov)
Top score: Blake Macdonald, 109 not out off 116 balls
Best bowling: Brody Couch, 3 for 34 in 8 overs
Player of the match: Blake Macdonald (Victoria)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Western Australia 1st innings194 (75.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroftlbw b Perry | 39 | 76 | 51.3 | ||
| Sam Whitemanc Harper b Perry | 5 | 19 | 26.3 | ||
| Mitchell Marshc Harper b Perry | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | ||
| Jayden Goodwinc Short b Elliott | 23 | 110 | 20.9 | ||
| Hilton Cartwrightc Handscomb b Elliott | 13 | 31 | 41.9 | ||
| Aaron Hardiec Harper b Elliott | 53 | 73 | 72.6 | ||
| Joel Curtislbw b Elliott | 17 | 45 | 37.8 | ||
| Corey Rocchicciolic Harper b Moody | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | ||
| Cameron Gannonnot out | 23 | 53 | 43.4 | ||
| Brody Couchc Dixon b Elliott | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | ||
| Liam Haskettc Harper b Elliott | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 4 (w 1, nb 0, b 0, lb 3) | ||||
| Total | 194 (75.2 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
11-1 (Sam Whiteman, 4.5 ov) · 25-2 (Mitchell Marsh, 8.6 ov) · 67-3 (Cameron Bancroft, 28.4 ov) · 88-4 (Hilton Cartwright, 39.6 ov) · 94-5 (Jayden Goodwin, 42.3 ov) · 152-6 (Joel Curtis, 58.3 ov) · 158-7 (Corey Rocchiccioli, 60.3 ov) · 178-8 (Aaron Hardie, 67.1 ov) · 192-9 (Brody Couch, 71.3 ov) · 194-10 (Liam Haskett, 75.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Perry | 17 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 2.65 | ||
| Cameron McClure | 17 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 2.65 | ||
| Samuel Elliott | 19.2 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 1.71 | ||
| Matthew Short | 7 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3.71 | ||
| David Moody | 14 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 2.79 | ||
| Harry Dixon | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Victoria 1st innings255 (95.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Macdonaldc Haskett b Couch | 79 | 145 | 54.5 | ||
| Harry Dixonc Curtis b Gannon | 24 | 48 | 50.0 | ||
| Marcus Harrisc Bancroft b Rocchiccioli | 11 | 66 | 16.7 | ||
| Peter Handscombc Curtis b Hardie | 28 | 70 | 40.0 | ||
| Matthew Shortc Whiteman b Gannon | 62 | 111 | 55.9 | ||
| Oliver Peakec Curtis b Haskett | 8 | 33 | 24.2 | ||
| Sam Harperc Curtis b Gannon | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | ||
| Mitchell Perryb Gannon | 6 | 21 | 28.6 | ||
| Samuel Elliottb Gannon | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| David Moodyc Goodwin b Rocchiccioli | 2 | 15 | 13.3 | ||
| Cameron McClurenot out | 4 | 27 | 14.8 | ||
| Extras | 9 (w 2, nb 1, b 0, lb 6) | ||||
| Total | 255 (95.1 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
55-1 (Harry Dixon, 16.1 ov) · 93-2 (Marcus Harris, 37.3 ov) · 133-3 (Blake Macdonald, 49.5 ov) · 166-4 (Peter Handscomb, 59.4 ov) · 194-5 (Oliver Peake, 70.2 ov) · 226-6 (Sam Harper, 80.1 ov) · 244-7 (Mitchell Perry, 86.5 ov) · 244-8 (Samuel Elliott, 86.6 ov) · 249-9 (Matthew Short, 88.2 ov) · 255-10 (David Moody, 95.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Gannon | 23 | 5 | 47 | 5 | 2.04 | ||
| Aaron Hardie | 13 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 2.00 | ||
| Brody Couch | 17 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 2.76 | ||
| Liam Haskett | 18 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 3.17 | ||
| Corey Rocchiccioli | 20.1 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 3.02 | ||
| Jayden Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | ||
| Hilton Cartwright | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
Western Australia 2nd innings255 (104.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroftc Handscomb b Perry | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | ||
| Sam Whitemanc Handscomb b Short | 103 | 252 | 40.9 | ||
| Corey Rocchicciolilbw b Elliott | 3 | 16 | 18.8 | ||
| Mitchell Marshc Moody b Elliott | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | ||
| Jayden Goodwinc Harper b McClure | 13 | 35 | 37.1 | ||
| Hilton Cartwrightc Handscomb b Short | 43 | 145 | 29.7 | ||
| Aaron Hardiec Handscomb b Short | 33 | 83 | 39.8 | ||
| Joel Curtisc Elliott b Short | 28 | 50 | 56.0 | ||
| Cameron Gannonc Harper b Moody | 2 | 15 | 13.3 | ||
| Brody Couchc Harper b Moody | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | ||
| Liam Haskettnot out | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | ||
| Extras | 17 (w 1, nb 2, b 0, lb 14) | ||||
| Total | 255 (104.4 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
4-1 (Cameron Bancroft, 2.6 ov) · 9-2 (Corey Rocchiccioli, 9.3 ov) · 17-3 (Mitchell Marsh, 11.5 ov) · 52-4 (Jayden Goodwin, 25.4 ov) · 181-5 (Sam Whiteman, 75.3 ov) · 190-6 (Hilton Cartwright, 79.5 ov) · 246-7 (Joel Curtis, 99.1 ov) · 247-8 (Aaron Hardie, 99.5 ov) · 252-9 (Brody Couch, 102.2 ov) · 255-10 (Cameron Gannon, 104.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Perry | 22 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 2.00 | ||
| Cameron McClure | 21 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 2.76 | ||
| Samuel Elliott | 24 | 6 | 51 | 2 | 2.13 | ||
| David Moody | 17.4 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 1.75 | ||
| Matthew Short | 20 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 2.85 |
Victoria 2nd innings195/4 (38.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Dixonc Goodwin b Couch | 10 | 30 | 33.3 | ||
| Blake Macdonaldnot out | 109 | 116 | 94.0 | ||
| Sam Harperlbw b Couch | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Peter Handscombc Cartwright b Couch | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Matthew Shortlbw b Rocchiccioli | 62 | 82 | 75.6 | ||
| Oliver Peakenot out | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 13 (w 5, nb 1, b 2, lb 5) | ||||
| Total | 195/4 (38.5 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
36-1 (Harry Dixon, 9.3 ov) · 38-2 (Sam Harper, 9.6 ov) · 46-3 (Peter Handscomb, 11.5 ov) · 183-4 (Matthew Short, 37.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Gannon | 10.5 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 5.35 | ||
| Aaron Hardie | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.57 | ||
| Brody Couch | 8 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 4.25 | ||
| Liam Haskett | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 6.40 | ||
| Corey Rocchiccioli | 8 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4.00 |
Line-ups
Victoria
The ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground
FairPlay holds 7 completed matches in Test and first-class cricket at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria, with a median first-innings score of 172.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 57% and the toss winner won 57%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 86% of the time.
Highest total: 474/10 by Australia on 26 Dec 2024.
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