2025–26 Australian Domestic Season

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Was a good season for 25 year old allrounders

Scott - 547 runs @ 39.07 (28 wkts @ 23.25)
O'Neil - 472 runs @ 36.30 (35 wkts @ 18.80)
Edwards - 414 runs @ 51.75 (15 wkts @ 27.73)

Some seem to think that O'Neill is too slow for test cricket but his record is so good that he'll eventually force them to consider him

 

[the big bambino]

halba has been pumping his tyres for a long while. Visionary contributor to CW.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Some seem to think that O'Neill is too slow for test cricket

Fools

 

[Spikey]

Who would you pick in a 2025/26 Shield XI?
(Should have played min. 5 shield games)

I'm thinking

1. Harper (+)
2. Renshaw
3. Patterson
4. Handscomb
5. Lehmann
6. Edwards
7. Scott
8. O'Neill
9. McAndrew
10. Rocchiccioli
11. Boland

i wouldnt pick one

 

[Starfighter]

Contract out:

Xavier Bartlett, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Brendan Doggett, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster, Adam Zampa

IMO cutting Richardson (after having him contracts for years when he was injured) in favour of Doggett (a very limited bowler) is rather stupid.

 

[Prince EWS]

Contract out:


IMO cutting Richardson (after having him contracts for years when he was injured) in favour of Doggett (a very limited bowler) is rather stupid.

Yeah that's insane.

Very interesting that Weatherald got a contract ahead of Renshaw too. He's only in contention for one format and many believed he was just about to lose his place in that to Renshaw himself, who also plays both other formats but didn't get a contract.

 

[honestbharani]

Maybe they think Jhye cant be any good anymore. A shame. He looked like the new Dale Steyn for a bit there.

 

[Qlder]

With no games before the Bangladesh Tests doesn't this contract list pretty much show who'll be picked?

1. Head
2. Weatherald
3. Labuschagne
4. Smith
5. Green
6. Carey
7. Webster
8. Cummins
9. Starc
10. Lyon
11. Hazlewood

Squad: Inglis, Boland, Neser, Murphy
Reserves: Doggett, Bartlett, Kuhnemann

(White ball only: Ellis, Marsh, Zampa)

 

[TheJediBrah]

Contract out

I see Mitch Marsh is there, I thought this might be the year his brother Shaun upgrades to a senior contract but maybe next year

 

[Blenkinsop]

Grade Cricket winners over the weekend

Queensland Grade Cricket: Gold Coast beat Northern Suburbs by 472 runs (https://play.cricket.com.au/match/0...t-mens-1st-grade-mens-1st-grade?tab=scorecard)

That is an insane scorecard. Gold Coast lost two wickets with the score on 1, both golden ducks. They then put on 628 for the third wicket.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

With no games before the Bangladesh Tests doesn't this contract list pretty much show who'll be picked?

1. Head
2. Weatherald
3. Labuschagne
4. Smith
5. Green
6. Carey
7. Webster
8. Cummins
9. Starc
10. Lyon
11. Hazlewood

Squad: Inglis, Boland, Neser, Murphy
Reserves: Doggett, Bartlett, Kuhnemann

(White ball only: Ellis, Marsh, Zampa)

I'd be surprised if they put all three of Cummins, Starc and Haze on the park for Bangladesh

 

[Qlder]

These are playing County Cricket prior to the Bangladesh Tests

Division 1
Webster - Warwickshire
Weatherald - Leicestershire
Richardson - Yorkshire
Abbott - Surrey
O'Neil - Nottinghamshire

Division 2
McSweeney - Northamptonshire
Bancroft - Gloucestershire
Harris - Lancashire
Elliott - Middlesex (if fit)
Conway - Northamptonshire
Jewell - Derbyshire
Bell - Gloucestershire

 

[Qlder]

Richardson, McSweeney and O'Neil playing really well could earn them a Bangladesh Test squad call-up?

Will also be interesting how Weatherald goes

 

[Qlder]

CA Players of the Season

Sheffield Shield: Liam Scott (SA)
One-Day Cup: Marnus Labuschagne (Qld)
BBL: Sam Harper (Melbourne Stars)

State Players of the Season

Steve Waugh Medal: Kurtis Patterson
Ian Healy Trophy: Marnus Labuschagne
Neil Dansie Award: Nathan McAndrew
Ricky Ponting Medal: Jordan Silk
Bill Lawry Medal: Sam Harper
Laurie Sawle Medal: Cameron Gannon

 

[Gnske]

Cameron Gannon needs a bigger trophy cabinet

 

[the big bambino]

He'll keep playing until he gets the love on here he clearly deserves.

 

[Qlder]

Weatherald just made 83 for Leicestershire which made me wonder when was the last time he scored a FC century?

His last 13 FC games (since 1-Oct-25)

4 Shield matches - 3 fifties - HS 94
5 Tests - 1 fifty - HS 72
3 Shield matches - 2 fifties - HS 95
1 county match - 1 fifty - HS 83

Edit: he scored 145 vs NSW in his last shield game of last season (17-Mar-25)

 

[Gnske]

He hit one in an Aus A game in winter if I recall correctly. Whomstvever that was against

 

[Qlder]

^ Thanks, so Weatherald hit 145 vs NSW then 183 for Australia A vs Sri Lanka A in July 2025, then no hundreds for the whole next season

 

[TheJediBrah]

Cameron Gannon needs a bigger trophy cabinet

Needs some more space for mounted baseballs