Balwyn 1st XI v Hoppers Crossing 1st XI

Result · Finals Round 1 · Kookaburra Sport East West 1st XI · 2025/26 · Sat 14 Mar 2026 · Gordon Barnard Reserve, BALWYN NORTH

Balwyn 1st XI 284/7 (80 ov) & 0/0

Hoppers Crossing 1st XI 166 (61.4 ov)

Balwyn 1st XI won by 118 runs

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Match report

Balwyn 1st XI beat Hoppers Crossing 1st XI by 118 runs. For the winners, Scott Edwards hit a century (140* off 169) with 3 sixes and Lachlan Fitzpatrick took 6/49 from 22.4 overs. For Hoppers Crossing 1st XI, Brett Smith made a half-century (72* off 118) with 3 sixes and Simon Lambert took 3/58 from 21 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Lachlan Fitzpatrick

Balwyn 1st XI · 41 (68) & 6/49 & 1 dismissal

Our pick, not the official award: 1 point a run, 25 a wicket, 10 a catch, stumping or run-out.

Top performers

Balwyn 1st XI

🏏 Scott Edwards 140* (169)

🏏 Andrew Chalkley 45 (80)

🎯 Lachlan Fitzpatrick 6/49 (22.4)

🎯 Harry Dixon 3/12 (9)

Hoppers Crossing 1st XI

🏏 Brett Smith 72* (118)

🏏 Justin Goegan (32) 43 (99)

🎯 Simon Lambert 3/58 (21)

🎯 Sai Surapaneni (19) 1/29 (14)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Sport East West 1st XI
Round: Finals Round 1
Format: Two Day
Venue: Gordon Barnard Reserve, BALWYN NORTH
Date: Saturday 14 March 2026, 12:30pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Balwyn 1st XI won the toss and chose to bat
Other officials: Wayne Duke (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Patrick Lambert (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Balwyn 1st XI · 1st Innings - Balwyn 1st XI 284/7 (80 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Chalkley (c)	c: J Patel b: S Lambert	45	80	4	0	56.25
Christian Toppi (wk) (24)	c: A Rawal b: H Takkar	5	10	0	0	50.00
Luca Gambell	c: J Goegan b: B Smith	16	55	1	0	29.09
Scott Edwards (wk)	not out	140*	169	11	3	82.84
Pierre Jacod	c&b: S Surapaneni	5	27	1	0	18.51
Adi Narayana (vc)	c: A Rawal b: S Lambert	7	21	1	0	33.33
Kane Heathcote (20)	lbw: S Lambert	13	51	0	0	25.49
Lachlan Fitzpatrick	st: J Goegan b: A Rawal	41	68	2	0	60.29
Dom Greene (28)	not out	4*	3	0	0	133.33
Extras	(b 4, lb 0, w 1, nb 3, pen 0)	8
Total	80 Ov (RR 3.55)	284/7

Did not bat: Lucas Mullenger (20), Harry Dixon

Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Christian Toppi), 2-37 (Luca Gambell), 3-81 (Andrew Chalkley), 4-92 (Pierre Jacod), 5-106 (Adi Narayana), 6-136 (Kane Heathcote), 7-239 (Lachlan Fitzpatrick)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Brett Smith	19	7	51	1	2.68	1	0
Harshit Takkar	9	0	44	1	4.88	0	1
Abbas Faiyaz (27)	10	0	50	0	5.00	0	1
Sai Surapaneni (19)	14	3	29	1	2.07	0	1
Simon Lambert	21	4	58	3	2.76	0	0
Arihant Rawal	7	0	48	1	6.85	0	0

Hoppers Crossing 1st XI · 1st Innings - Hoppers Crossing 1st XI 166 (61.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bibek Virk (19)	lbw: L Fitzpatrick	26	62	3	0	41.93
Simon Lambert (c)	c: S Edwards b: L Fitzpatrick	0	3	0	0	0.00
Arihant Rawal	c: C Toppi b: L Fitzpatrick	4	35	0	0	11.42
Jaimin Patel	lbw: L Fitzpatrick	3	15	0	0	20.00
Brett Smith	not out	72*	118	3	3	61.01
Haseeb Qureshi	c&b: P Jacod	2	5	0	0	40.00
Justin Goegan (wk) (32)	c: A Chalkley b: H Dixon	43	99	4	0	43.43
Abbas Faiyaz (27)	c: C Toppi b: H Dixon	0	8	0	0	0.00
Bhaumik Jani	b: H Dixon	2	7	0	0	28.57
Harshit Takkar	b: L Fitzpatrick	11	14	0	1	78.57
Sai Surapaneni (19)	c&b: L Fitzpatrick	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 3, w 0, nb 0, pen 0)	3
Total	61.4 Ov (RR 2.69)	166

Did not bat: Dheeman Thakar

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Simon Lambert), 2-15 (Arihant Rawal), 3-31 (Jaimin Patel), 4-34 (Bibek Virk), 5-36 (Haseeb Qureshi), 6-127 (Justin Goegan), 7-129 (Abbas Faiyaz), 8-133 (Bhaumik Jani), 9-150 (Harshit Takkar), 10-166 (Sai Surapaneni)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Harry Dixon	9	4	12	3	1.33
Lachlan Fitzpatrick	22.4	8	49	6	2.16
Dom Greene (28)	9	2	32	0	3.55
Lucas Mullenger (20)	8	3	22	0	2.75
Pierre Jacod	8	0	21	1	2.62
Adi Narayana	4	0	22	0	5.50
Andrew Chalkley	1	0	5	0	5.00

Balwyn 1st XI · 2nd Innings - Balwyn 1st XI 0/0

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Harry Dixon	not out	0*	0	0	0	0.00
Lucas Mullenger (20)	not out	0*	0	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, pen 0)	0
Total	0 Ov	0/0

Did not bat: Dom Greene (28), Lachlan Fitzpatrick, Kane Heathcote (20), Adi Narayana, Scott Edwards, Andrew Chalkley, Christian Toppi (24), Luca Gambell, Pierre Jacod

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb

Balwyn 1st XI

Dom Greene (28) First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Lucas Mullenger (20) Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Harry Dixon Opening Bowler 5 rating
Lachlan Fitzpatrick First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Kane Heathcote (20) Opening Batter 8 rating
Adi Narayana (vc) Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Scott Edwards (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 19 rating
Andrew Chalkley (c) Top-Order Batter 16 rating
Christian Toppi (wk) (24) Wicketkeeper-Batter 10 rating
Luca Gambell Top-Order Batter 5 rating
Pierre Jacod Bowling All-Rounder 13 rating

Hoppers Crossing 1st XI

Bhaumik Jani Second-Change Bowler 11 rating
Jaimin Patel Top-Order Batter 11 rating
Dheeman Thakar First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Justin Goegan (wk) (32) Wicketkeeper-Batter 15 rating
Abbas Faiyaz (27) First-Change Bowler 11 rating
Harshit Takkar Opening Bowler 13 rating
Bibek Virk (19) Opening Batter 8 rating
Sai Surapaneni (19) First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Haseeb Qureshi Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
Simon Lambert (c) All-Rounder 13 rating
Arihant Rawal Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Brett Smith Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Balwyn 1st XI	284/7 (80 ov)	3.55	20	3	8	Scott Edwards 140*
Hoppers Crossing 1st XI	166 (61.4 ov)	2.69	10	4	3	Brett Smith 72*
Balwyn 1st XI	0/0	–	0	0	0	Harry Dixon 0*

Partnerships · Balwyn 1st XI

1st wkt 6
2nd wkt 31
3rd wkt 44
4th wkt 11
5th wkt 14
6th wkt 30
7th wkt 103
8th wkt 45*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Hoppers Crossing 1st XI

1st wkt 0
2nd wkt 15
3rd wkt 16
4th wkt 3
5th wkt 2
6th wkt 91
7th wkt 2
8th wkt 4
9th wkt 17
10th wkt 16

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Balwyn 1st XI

No fall of wickets recorded for this innings.