Western Suburbs and Northern District set for Limited-Overs Cup Final face-off

Northern District are the competition’s reigning champions, having overcome Sydney University at Cricket Central last season.

This highly anticipated fixture is scheduled to begin at 10am, with live scores available HERE, and a live stream to become available through the Cricket NSW YouTube channel on the day of the fixture, HERE.

Western Suburbs

• The team from Pratten Park edged through to the Limited-Overs Cup finals series in seventh place, after earning two bonus points victories in the preliminary rounds. They have gone on to eliminate first and second seeded St George and Eastern Suburbs, to progress to Sunday’s final.
• Opening bat, Josh Clarke, leads the side in limited-overs runs this season with 282 at an average of 47 (including finals). Clarke had an unbeaten century (129*) against Eastern Suburbs in the Magpies’ first finals fixture.
• Muhammad Irfan has 17 wickets (ave. 15.88) from eight matches (including finals), with a five-wicket haul in the Magpies’ semi-final fixture against St George.
• Western Suburbs last claimed the Limited-Overs Premiership in season 1974/75, overcoming North Sydney at Pratten Park by 135 runs.

Northern District

• The Rangers finished the regular rounds with a 4-2 record, qualifying in fifth position. They have since overcome third and fourth seeded Manly Warringah and Gordon, to advance to the decider.
• Wicketkeeper-batsman, Lachlan Shaw, has tallied 373 runs at an average of 53.29 in the 2023/24 Limited-Overs Cup (including finals). Shaw’s knock of 114 against Gordon in the competition’s fourth round, is the highest of his campaign, and goes along with three half-centuries.
• Scott Rodgie has taken at least one wicket in every Limited-Overs Cup fixture this season, including finals, to lead his side on 17 wickets (ave. 14.12)
• The defending champions took down Sydney University in a nail-biting decider at Cricket Central last season, with Rodgie scoring 107 runs to be named Player of the Final.

Fact:

These two first-grade teams last met in round 6 of the Belvidere Cup. Northern District claimed an outright victory, with young-gun Charlie Anderson snaring a seven-wicket haul and Lachlan Shaw reaching an unbeaten century (105*).

The umpires for the first-grade Limited-Overs Cup final will be Sharad Patel and Troy Penman.

Cricket NSW would like to wish to both sides the best as they prepare for what will be a great final between two talented teams.

What: First-Grade Limited-Overs Cup Final
Who: Western Suburbs v Northern District
When: Sunday, March 3 from 10am
Where: Pratten Park, Ashfield