Competition Tables
Final Table after Round 14, (21/02/2026) is:
PlayHQ link – Draw & Competition Table
- A1 (Cam #25) – 3rd (52 points)
- A2 Blue (Warren) – 7th (37 points)
- B1:
- Prats – 4th (52 points)
- Red (Todd) – 2nd (62 points)
- B2 (John K) – 1st (55 points)
- C1 (Aniket) – 2nd (60 points)
- C2:
- (Indranil) – 5th (50 points)
- Blue (Chintan) –6th (47 points)
- C3: Red (Karl) – 4th (51 points)
- C4:
- Blue (Rob) – =2nd (57 points)
- Red (Ravi) – =2nd (57 points)
- D1: Note: 1-day competition (Round 9)
- Blue (Roger) – 1st (105 points)
- Red (Diggers) – 5th (67 points)
- D2 (Ross S) – 5th (52 points)
GRAND FINALS
(Day1 – 14/3/2026)
B1 Grade
WPH Red (Todd – 2nd) 4/82 Vs WPHC Blue (Prats – 4th) 95
Day 1 – WPH Red 4/82 Vs WPHC Blue 95
A warm welcome and hello to all long term and new readers of the famed B1 match report, sit back relax and enjoy the trials and tribulations of the Big Dance & the ultimate Sheep Station.
Arriving at Parklands, the deck was green with a smattering of dry grass but it looked good for both bat & ball and would be one hell of a contest.
After the usual pre-game festivities including photos that Rosco will absolutely froth over it was time for the toss and Todd Hutcho won the toss and sent the Blues in to bat for what was said to be a long day….
Now the less said overall about the batting innings the better but it was a day for the Reds with all 5 bowlers chipping in with a wicket with the pick of the reds Chris Williamson with 3/21, clearly he had the Luck of the Irish on his side
Thankfully another brilliant and swashbuckling late order innings from Stevey Ahmed 35* allowed the Blues a target of 95 on the board – not great, not terrible.
With the Red’s full of momentum they begin their innings finely giving little to no chances except 1 which this humble match reporter dropped – took till the most important day of the year for a drop, good stuff by 1st slip.
Benny Waldron got the breakthrough at 1/33 and that brought out young Arjun who together with Crawley Edwards put on a 30+ run partnership, I’m sure it won’t be there last and hopefully in higher grades in years to come.
With the game slowing slipping away from the Blues it was time for the Old Man of the side to do something other then drop a soda, Old Man Carlin picking up 3 quick Wickets towards the end of the day in fading light to put the game firmly in the Reds control at 4/82 but on unstable ground for both sides.
A great day of WPHCCC cricket and a big thank you to the fans who arrived for day 1, we expect a bigger and more record crowd for Day 2 of the Ultimate Sheep Station
Till Next Time
See you Tomorrow
Video Highlights
Now that you have read and enjoyed the Match Report sit back and enjoy the 190 minutes of edited highlights and enjoy B1 cricket at it finest – Video Highlights – Day 1 Sheep Station GF
Day 2 – WPH Red (Todd 152 & 2/65 defeated outright WPHC Blue (Prats 95 & 8/119)
A warm welcome and hello to all long term and new readers of the famed B1 match report, sit back relax and enjoy the trials and tribulations of the Big Dance & the ultimate Sheep Station.
Coming into the day the Reds were well in control, needing just 14 runs for a first innings win with six wickets left. The Blues came out with their tails up, but they were quickly smothered by Crawley and Cam “Dylan” Bish, the latter hitting one of the shots of the day off his very first ball with a stunning cover drive. Crawley reached a gritty 50 to tie the scores, and soon after passing it with a cut shot for two.
From there on, though, the Blues fought back, Nath Watkins leading the way with 5/37, including the big wicket of Crawley for 58 off 150 odd balls. From 4/105, the Reds collapsed to 9/131 before the Hutchinson duo hung around at the end, looking quite at home until Todd was unfortunately given out LBW. As well as Nath, Dean “I bowled 13 maidens” Carlin chipped in with a handy 3/20.
The Reds were all out for 152 with half the day gone, but Prats and his army weren’t going to go down without a fight. Aden and Cam Bliss came out firing against a bowling attack that had rolled them for under 100 the day before. The lead came and went and while Aden was bowled for 29 by Todd “Loccisano” Hutchinson, Cam kept going and brought up his 50.
At 1/89 after 12 or so overs, the Blues had fought themselves back into the game with a glimmer of hope. But it was only fleeting, for as soon as Cam edged behind off Dan, the middle order crumbled. From 1/89, they lost 7/30 and finished at 119, Jack and Dan doing the damage, Jack taking three wickets and getting a run out, while Dan picked up the important wickets of Cam and Reyhan. Arjun also chipped in with a brilliant run out from deep.
With only 19 overs to bat and 63 runs the target, the Blues hadn’t got themselves as many as they’d liked, and would need to bowl the Reds out to take home “Tommo”. In the end, they got two – Az chipped one straight to mid off and Crawley got an absolute seed from Reyhan.
Searching for wickets, though, the Blues begun getting desperate and Arjun and Shomik took full advantage. With three overs left in the day, Shomik smoked a cut shot for three off Ben Dunkerley’s first over of the season (unconfirmed) to bring up the runs and an outright victory for the Reds in the first ever Sheep Station Grand Final.
Perhaps not the thriller we would hope for in such a momentous occasional for our glorious Club, but it was still a fine weekend of cricket with plenty of skill on display from both teams. We’ll all be back next year, some of us looking to defend our crown and others looking to go one better. For the Reds, though, after the first half of the season in A2s, to not let our heads drop and to fight back in B grade and win a Premiership speaks volumes.
Let’s win it again next year.
Notes:
- Jack beat out Todd for the Reds bowling award in the battle of the Hutchinson’s, 33 wickets to 31. This indicates the selflessness of Todd’s captaincy, for even with the award on the line he put the team first.
- Crawley’s 58 has saved his legs being broken by Volc, courtesy of batting through to the first innings victory. This achievement was celebrated by Crawley with a photo with his biggest fan Hayden, Emma’s (Todd’s fiancée) brother, who reportedly showed up on Sunday just to watch him bat.
- Crawley and Jack have played together since U10s (barring a few years in different Seniors teams) and this is their first ever grand final win in the same team. Fittingly, Crawley topped the charts for the team’s run scoring and Jack led the way in the wickets column.
- Cam Bish has completed a rare three peat of Premierships – it’s not every day you get to say that
- Willy has been fined $99999999999999 dollars for not scoring any runs (again)
- Dean Carlin bowled 13 maidens
C1 Grade
WPHC (Aniket – 2nd) 105 lost to Berowra (1st) 234
Day 1 – WPHC Vs Berowra 234
The Grand Final began with the team full of energy and excitement.
Our backup Oval (Warrina St) was looking in great shape and set the perfect stage for the big game. Ani won the toss and elected to bowl first, and the boys were more than ready to get stuck in.
Anand and Ani opened the bowling for us, and from the very start they executed the game plan perfectly — sticking to a tight line and length and building pressure straight away. Anand drew first blood, sending their opening batsman back to the pavilion early. Ani soon followed suit, dismissing the incoming batsman without troubling the scorers and putting Berowra immediately on the back foot.
After the early breakthroughs, the team had to stay patient and continue bowling disciplined lines.
Dan came on for a change of bowling but unfortunately, in his very first over, he rolled his ankle and injured himself. Losing one of our key bowlers was a brutal blow to our attack, but the team knew we had plenty of bowling options and the fight continued.
Amitava then provided much-needed relief by removing their remaining opening batsman, breaking a 61-run partnership. He followed it up with another wicket soon after, keeping the pressure on.
Berowra then managed to build another small partnership of around 40 runs before Lakshya stepped up and broke it, giving us another crucial breakthrough.
Just when it looked like the team had things under control, Berowra started building another partnership. We tried a few different options but couldn’t get the breakthrough before tea. By the break, they had added another 35 runs and the score had moved to 5 for 139.
During the tea break the team regrouped and came back onto the field full of renewed energy — and that energy quickly paid off. Ani took the ball and produced a sharp return catch to dismiss one of their well-set batsmen.
Soon after, their skipper followed him back to the pavilion after being trapped LBW.
Suddenly the momentum shifted firmly in our favour. Ani struck again in his next over, with Saurabh taking a stunning one-handed catch to send another batsman back and swing the balance even further our way.
However, Berowra showed resilience and managed to build another 58-run partnership, forcing us to search again for that breakthrough. Saurabh stepped up at a crucial moment, trapping one of their set batsmen LBW with the score at 9 for 206.
One of the Berowra batsmen had troubled us for almost half a day and managed to add another 28 runs with the tail before Lakshya finally dismissed him to wrap up the innings on 234.
It was a fantastic display of resilience from the team — tight bowling, disciplined fielding, and some outstanding catching kept us in the contest throughout the day.
Bowling Figures:
- Ani 4-32,
- Amitava 2-31,
- Lakshya 2-31,
- Saurabh 1-21 and;
- Anand 1-25.
Day 2 – WPHC 105 lost to Berowra 234
What a season it has been.
We started this team with a few new faces and some old mates, and over the months we became more than just teammates. We became friends who shared the field every Saturday, along with plenty of good cricket and even better banter.
Today was the big day — the day we all hoped our form would carry us through for one last time.
After restricting Berowra to 234 runs, the team was reasonably satisfied. It was slightly more than what we had hoped for, but it was still a total we believed we could chase.
Vinod and Saurabh opened the batting for us, eager to get the innings going just like they did in the Semi-final.
Unfortunately, disaster struck early and we lost Vinod before we could even get the scoreboard moving.
Saurabh and Ray then showed great resilience, putting together a 23-run partnership and trying to steady the innings. However, Saurabh was undone by a beautiful late outswinger that sent him back to the pavilion.
Lakshya then came in with positive intent and looked to take the Berowra bowlers on. As they say, fortune favours the brave — he even received a lifeline when a straight catch at point was dropped. Unfortunately, we couldn’t make the most of that opportunity and Lakshya soon departed as well.
From that point onwards, we just couldn’t build the partnerships we needed. Berowra’s bowlers were spot on with their lines and lengths every single ball. Even though we were playing on synthetic turf, the wicket suddenly started behaving like an actual turf pitch with variable bounce, which didn’t help our already struggling batting effort.
In the end, our winning streak came to an unfortunate halt.
However, looking back at the season, the team has been outstanding throughout. Everyone stepped up at different times and gave their absolute best for the team.
It’s disappointing that we couldn’t push through for one more win, but the effort, commitment, and camaraderie shown this season have been something truly special.
C4 Grade
WPHC Red (Ravi – 3rd) 99 & 8/44 defeated Hornsby (1st) 59
Day 1 – WPHC Red 99 Vs Hornsby 4/34
A bright and beautiful day was set for the most awaited weekend of the year. Familiar foes Hornsby and Pennos Reds locked horns for the Grand Final.
Ravi won the toss and had no hesitation in batting first.
Arindam and Sahil opened the innings and blunted the new ball bowlers with immaculate discipline. Both of them watched and timed the ball well and ensured there were no hiccups until the break. There were no rash shots or unnecessary running and played perfect test match batting on the first hour. Score at drinks break was 33/0 after 20 overs.
They came back to negotiate another tricky 30 mins before lunch but unfortunately Arindam was trapped LBW to the leg spinner. Sahil missed a straight one and was bowled for 18. Vishnu was soon trapped LBW by the leg spinner again and score read a rather concerning 40/3 at lunch.
The slide unfortunately continued after the lunch break and Reds were down to 50/6 shortly after. With the usually dependable middle order batters Waman, Vishnu and Praveg all falling for single digits in quick succession, Reds faced a challenge not seen before this season.
Ravi and Tushar started rebuilding by blunting the bowlers and taking almost zero risk to bring back some stability.
Tushar fell at the first attempt of a lofted shot for a gritty 9 off 57 balls. Ravi then built partnerships with Anant and Jassi but fell after a fighting 14 off 87 balls. Jassi shrugged off some recent poor form and played some eye catching shots to help himself to a crucial 20* but ran out of partners as Reds folded for 99.
With a clear task in hand Reds were determined to not gift any advantage to Hornsby. Ravi was on the money from ball one and bowled one of the openers.
Praveg, Tushar and Amith all kept it tight and Amith trapped the other opener for LBW shortly after.
Just when it looked like Hornsby will go to stumps with two wickets down, Arindam pulled off a smart catch at forward short leg off Nirav’s bowling when a shot ricocheted off batsman’s pads and went up.
Ravi came back for the last over of the day and induced an edge which was snatched by Rohit at slips with a smart low catch.
Equation is simple for tomorrow – Reds need 6 wickets, Hornsby 66 runs.
Day 2 – WPHC Red 99 & 8/44 defeated Hornsby 59
The teams, the players and even the umpires saved their best outing for the last day of the season.
Starting at 34/4 Hornsby was rocked early with Ravi snaring two wickets before they could open their account for the day. The pressure was maintained from other end by Praveg with some accurate and intense pace bowling.
Ravi delivered an ultimate skipper’s spell by running through the middle and lower order and Praveg took the last wicket to fold Hornsby out for 59.
Ravi ended with an astonishing 7/23 which will go down the annals as one of the most impactful performances in a Grand Final.
With 61 overs left in the day, Hornsby was still hoping to get an outright win and sent Reds to bat again.
A period of tension followed rocking Reds’ second innings start.
At 4/8 in less than 10 overs, Reds were in a spot of bother, but a commanding partnership full of grit, heart and character from Praveg and Arindam ensured they ate into the stipulated overs. They blunted the bowlers, left well and did nothing extraordinary and stayed focused on the job at hand.
Praveg was eventually dismissed for a caught behind.
Two more wickets followed with Anant getting bowled around his legs and Jassi falling for an extravagant shot, but then skipper Ravi himself got out to bat.
Amidst all this drama, Arindam switched on his monk mode and quietly went about his business at the other end with a superlative batting performance of the season. He finished with 15* off 206 balls, batting through the 65 overs Reds’ second innings. It was a knock full of resolve which epitomized the fair game Reds played through the season.
Once Reds reached 8/44, with Hornsby’s chances of winning almost 0, frustrations started showing in field, but skipper Ravi declared the innings with 10 mins to go to close.
With no time to change innings and Hornsby’s spirits completely spent along with their bodies, umpires called it a close of game and declared WPHCCC Reds the premiers of C4 for 2025-26 season.
This was a commanding win for a team which always respected the game the right way, played fair, had fun and worked hard.
Thank you dear readers and well wishers for supporting and catching up with our progress the whole season, we hope to play some exciting cricket in the coming seasons.
Highlights
- Ravi – 7/23
- Arindam – 21 and 15 n.o of 206 balls
- Jashwant – 20 n.o
- Praveg – 19
- Sahil – 18
D1 Grade
1-Day game
WPHC Blue (Roger – 1st ) 9/146 lost to Hornsby (3rd) 9/147
In the biggest game of the season, Captain Roger won the toss and chose to bat on what looked like a steady wicket.
The opening pair Shehan Fernando and Daniel McEwen gave WPH Blues a composed start, putting on a solid 47 runs in the first 10 overs.
In at No. 3, Malinda Dharmadasa was unfortunately run out attempting a sharp single—a wicket that proved costly.
From there, Shehan and Vinoth Sambasivam consolidated brilliantly, guiding the team to 108 by the 23rd over. At that stage, the Blues seemed well on track for a strong total.
However, the game shifted rapidly. Both Shehan and Vinoth fell in the 23rd and 24th overs, and what followed was a tough phase: 5 wickets for 34 runs over the next 12 overs.
The Blues closed their innings at 146/9, a total that felt around 20–30 runs short of ideal.
Top Scorers
- Shehan Fernando – 41
- Vinoth Sambasivam – 38
- Daniel McEwan – 20
Bowling & Fielding Effort
Despite being slightly under par with the bat, the team showed immense heart and discipline in the field. The bowlers struck at crucial moments:
- Mahesh Shinde and Bala Raghuraman delivered key breakthroughs, removing Hornsby’s two most prolific scorers.
- Tej Randhawa dismissed the No. 3 batter, aided by a sharp half-chance brilliantly converted by Malinda Dharmadasa.
The fielding unit stepped up with three crucial run outs, created through excellent awareness and teamwork:
- Vinoth Sambasivam
- Daniel McEwen
- Shehan Fernando
with assists from Sandeep Pathak and Niranjan Suruliappan
When the game reached its tense final stages, Niranjan Suruliappan bowled with incredible heart and accuracy, collecting 3 wickets—all bowled—and putting Hornsby under immense pressure.
In the end, the opponents managed to scrape over the line with 2 balls and 1 wicket to spare, making it a Grand Final that truly went down to the wire.
Season Reflection
What an unforgettable season for WPH Blues D1.
To rise from D2, after winning only one or two one‑dayers in recent years, and then come into the D1 one day comp and finish as Minor Premiers with 100+ points is a phenomenal achievement. It speaks volumes about the team’s growth, resilience, and unity.
Every single player contributed at some point with a match‑winning performance, and the team culture strengthened week after week.
Most importantly we played upholding the behaviours and standards of WPHCCC with the Hornsby Captain calling in his post-match speech that the two matches against us were some of the most pleasant experiences they had in the entire comp.
Final Message
While the Grand Final result didn’t fall our way, this season has been nothing short of remarkable. The Blues walk away proud, united, and hungry for more success.
We now look ahead with excitement to the 2026/27 season, signing off on a memorable 2025/26 campaign.
Go WPHCCC D1 Blues! 💙🏏