2020–21 Marsh One-Day Cup

On 26 June 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed all the squads for the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. Western Australia were the defending champions.

2021 Marsh One-Day Cup

Dates	15 February – 11 April 2021
Administrator(s)	Cricket Australia
Cricket format	List A
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin tournament
Host(s)	Adelaide Brisbane Hobart Melbourne Perth Sydney
Champions	New South Wales (12th title)
Participants	6
Matches	16
Player of the series	David Warner (NSW) & Tom Andrews (TAS)
Most runs	Peter Handscomb (VIC) (299)
Most wickets	Joel Paris (WA) Sean Abbott (NSW) Matthew Kuhnemann (QLD) Jackson Bird (TAS) (10 each)
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On 16 December 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the schedule of the tournament, with the final scheduled to be played on 30 April 2021, the latest finish to a domestic cricket season in Australia. On 10 February 2021, Cricket Australia announced the reduction of the tournament from 22 to 16 matches due to concerns over bubble fatigue, which resulted in a full schedule change.

New South Wales won the tournament, after they beat Western Australia by 102 runs in the final.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	BP	Ded	Pts	NRR
1	New South Wales	5	4	0	0	1	2	0	19	1.505
2	Western Australia	5	3	1	0	1	4	0	17	1.311
3	Queensland	5	3	1	0	1	2	0	15	1.020
4	Tasmania	5	2	3	0	0	2	0	10	0.023
5	Victoria	5	1	3	0	1	0	0	5	−1.226
6	South Australia	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	−2.256

•   Qualified to the finals

RESULT POINTS:

• Win – 4
• Tie – 2 each
• Match Abandoned (NR) – 1 each
• Loss – 0
• Bonus Point – 1 (Run rate 1.25 times that of opposition.)
• Additional Bonus Point – 1 (Run rate twice that of opposition.)

15 February 2021 10:00 Scorecard

New South Wales   9/318 (50 overs)	v	Victoria 259 (46.1 overs)
Steve Smith 127 (124) Jon Holland 2/40 (10 overs)		Matthew Short 67 (67) Pat Cummins 2/28 (7 overs)

New South Wales won by 59 runs North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Rod Tucker and Troy Penman Player of the match: Steve Smith (New South Wales)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
• Oliver Davies (New South Wales) and Zak Evans (Victoria) both made their List A debuts.

22 February 2021 10:00 Scorecard

Tasmania   237 (49.5 overs)	v	Queensland 6/238 (47.4 overs)
Jordan Silk 77 (88) Billy Stanlake 4/24 (10 overs)		Usman Khawaja 93 (106) Nathan Ellis 3/39 (10 overs)

Queensland won by 4 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Darren Close Player of the match: Billy Stanlake (Queensland)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
• Mitchell Owen (Tasmania) made his List A debut.

2 March 2021 10:00 Scorecard

Western Australia   5/369 (50 overs)	v	South Australia 356 (49.2 overs)
Cameron Green 144 (101) Daniel Worrall 2/62 (10 overs)		Travis Head 142 (86) Liam Guthrie 2/55 (10 overs)

Western Australia won by 13 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Donovan Koch and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Cameron Green (Western Australia)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• Liam Guthrie, Nick Hobson (Western Australia), Corey Kelly and Peter Hatzoglou (South Australia) all made their List A debuts.

4 March 2021 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard

South Australia   205 (46.3 overs)	v	New South Wales 4/208 (29.1 overs)
Alex Carey 99 (114) Sean Abbott 3/30 (8.3 overs)		David Warner 87 (74) Wes Agar 2/54 (8.1 overs)

New South Wales won by 6 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Ben Treloar and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: David Warner (New South Wales)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

10 March 2021 10:00 Scorecard

Victoria   222 (46.2 overs)	v	Tasmania 4/225 (44.2 overs)
Peter Handscomb 95 (106) Tom Andrews 3/45 (10 overs)		Jordan Silk 69* (74) Brody Couch 1/19 (7 overs)

Tasmania won by 6 wickets Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: Shawn Craig and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Tom Andrews (Tasmania)

• Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
• Brody Couch, Todd Murphy and Wil Parker (Victoria) all made their List A debuts.

11 March 2021 10:00 Scorecard

Queensland   9/264 (50 overs)	v	Western Australia 143 (31.5 overs)
Jack Wildermuth 66 (66) Joel Paris 4/50 (10 overs)		Sam Whiteman 52 (63) Michael Neser 3/10 (6 overs)

Queensland won by 93 runs (DLS method) The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: David Taylor and Gerard Abood Player of the match: Jack Wildermuth (Queensland)

• Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.

12 March 2021 10:00 Scorecard

South Australia   104 (32 overs)	v	Tasmania 1/108 (17.3 overs)
Callum Ferguson 26 (54) Tom Andrews 3/29 (9 overs)		Tim Paine 54 (68) Cameron Valente 1/16 (4.3 overs)

Tasmania won by 9 wickets Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: Shawn Craig and Darren Close Player of the match: Riley Meredith (Tasmania)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

14 March 2021 10:00 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Western Australia

Match abandoned North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

18 March 2021 10:00 Scorecard

Tasmania   9/258 (50 overs)	v	New South Wales 7/259 (48.5 overs)
Caleb Jewell 70 (51) Ben Dwarshuis 4/50 (10 overs)		David Warner 108 (115) Jackson Bird 3/52 (10 overs)

New South Wales won by 3 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Darren Close and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: David Warner (New South Wales)

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.

20 March 2021 10:00 Scorecard

Queensland	v	Victoria

Match abandoned Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Greg Davidson and Donovan Koch

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to a wet outfield.

23 March 2021 10:00 Scorecard

Western Australia   317 (48.3 overs)	v	Victoria 147 (30.1 overs)
Josh Inglis 91 (57) Jonathan Merlo 5/71 (9.3 overs)		Sam Harper 60 (64) Joel Paris 4/21 (7.1 overs)

Western Australia won by 170 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Josh Inglis (Western Australia)

• Western Australian won the toss and elected to bat.

28 March 2021 10:00 Scorecard

Queensland   6/321 (50 overs)	v	South Australia 161 (34.5 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 82 (80) Spencer Johnson 1/38 (6 overs)		Jake Weatherald 68 (78) Matthew Kuhnemann 4/37 (7.5 overs)

Queensland won by 160 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Donovan Koch and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Matthew Kuhnemann (Queensland)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• Samuel Kerber (South Australia) made his List A debut.

31 March 2021 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Queensland   203 (46.5 overs)	v	New South Wales (H) 2/204 (33.2 overs)
Jimmy Peirson 59 (77) Pat Cummins 3/34 (8 overs)		Daniel Hughes 101 (100) Xavier Bartlett 1/20 (4 overs)

New South Wales won by 8 wickets North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Greg Davidson and Gerard Abood Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (New South Wales)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.

8 April 2021 9:45 Scorecard

Victoria   7/333 (50 overs)	v	South Australia 312 (49.3 overs)
Peter Handscomb 131 (105) Wes Agar 3/46 (10 overs)		Travis Head 77 (55) Matthew Short 3/44 (7 overs)

Victoria won by 21 runs Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Jonathan Merlo (Victoria)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• James Seymour and Sam Elliott (Victoria) both made their List A debuts.

8 April 2021 9:30 Scorecard

Western Australia   307 (48.3 overs)	v	Tasmania 148 (24.5 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 63 (48) Sam Rainbird 3/58 (10 overs)		Beau Webster 51* (37) Jason Behrendorff 3/33 (6 overs)

Western Australia won by 159 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Jason Behrendorff (Western Australia)

• Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
• Lance Morris (Western Australia) made his List A debut.

Final

11 April 2021 9:30 Scorecard

New South Wales   8/251 (50 overs)	v	Western Australia 149 (40.3 overs)
Jack Edwards 108 (122) Jason Behrendorff 3/46 (10 overs)		Cameron Green 36 (55) Sean Abbott 4/23 (7 overs)

New South Wales won by 102 runs Bankstown Oval, Sydney Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Jack Edwards (New South Wales)

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

Most runs

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	Ave	HS	100	50
Peter Handscomb	Victoria	4	4	0	299	74.75	131	1	1
Travis Head	South Australia	5	5	0	276	55.2	142	1	1
Sam Whiteman	Western Australia	5	5	0	220	44	66	0	3
Steve Smith	New South Wales	2	2	1	213	213	127	1	1
Cameron Green	Western Australia	5	5	0	210	42	144	1	0

Most wickets

Player	Team	Mat	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Ave	BBI	SR	4WI
Joel Paris	Western Australia	3	27.1	133	10	13.3	4/21	16.3	2
Sean Abbott	New South Wales	4	33.3	152	10	15.2	4/23	20.1	1
Matthew Kuhnemann	Queensland	4	29.4	157	10	15.7	4/37	17.8	1
Jackson Bird	Tasmania	5	45.3	242	10	24.2	3/52	27.3	0
Jonathan Merlo	Victoria	2	17.0	116	8	24.2	5/71	12.75	1

Every match of the 2021 Marsh Cup was streamed live by Cricket Australia through their website and the CA Live app. Kayo Sports also streamed all 16 matches from the tournament. Fox Cricket broadcast 12 matches, including the final.