NSW rewrites report books | 01:05
Dane Heverin from Fox SportsSeptember twenty third, 2026 11:13 am
Former Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin’s tenure as New South Wales coach began in beautiful fashion with the Blues knocking off Queensland’s monster total of 358 with an over to spare at Brisbane’s Allan Border Field on Tuesday night.
For the second straight One Day Cup sport to start out the season, the Marnus Labuschagne led Bulls have been unable to defend a formidable total after Victoria chased down a goal of 336 on Saturday night.
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NSW have been in hassle at 6/251 after 36.2 overs, but Will Salzmann (70* off 65 balls) and debutant Jake Scott (52* off 39) blasted the visitors to a four-wicket win with an unbeaten 108-run partnership.
Final season’s leading run scorer Kurtis Patterson was promoted from No.3 to opener and smashed 63 from 32 balls, including seven sixes.
There have been 35 sixes struck for the match – the second most ever in a One Day Cup sport.
Patterson’s opening companion Riley Kingsell additionally hit a half-century with the 20-year-old debutant, who’s the son of Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Sarah Ryan, asserting himself in domestic cricket with 79 off 82.
It was a Queensland youngster who made the largest private statement of the match, nonetheless.
Hugh Weibgen, Australia’s 2024 U19 World Cup winning captain, crunched 125 off 89 opening the batting for the hosts.
The 21-year-old right hander’s second Checklist A century included seven sixes and was well supported by opening companion Jack Clayton (80 off 79).
Labuschagne was additionally in the runs, making 60 off 47 deliveries.
Younger Queensland fast Tom Straker, who was skipper by Weibgen at the U19 World Cup two years in the past, made an unwanted slice of history with his figures of 1/105 from nine over the worst ever registered in the One Day Cup.
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