Balwyn 2nd XI v Croydon 2nd XI

Result · Finals Round 1 · Kookaburra Sport East West 2nd XI · 2025/26 · Sat 14 Mar 2026 · Croydon Park, CROYDON

Balwyn 2nd XI 201 (73.3 ov)

Croydon 2nd XI 202/5 (67.1 ov)

Croydon 2nd XI won by 5 wickets

Match report

Croydon 2nd XI chased down Balwyn 2nd XI's 201 (73.3 ov), reaching 202/5 (67.1 ov) to win by 5 wickets. For the winners, Cooper Wood top-scored with 43 off 108 and Diego Girola took 4/29 from 13 overs. For Balwyn 2nd XI, Harrison Goad made a half-century (59 off 114) and Julian Toppi took 2/44 from 9 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Adam Quirk

Croydon 2nd XI · 42 (86) & 2/63 & 2 dismissals

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

Top performers

Balwyn 2nd XI

🏏 Harrison Goad 59 (114)

🏏 Tanay Bhatkhande (17) 48 (114)

🎯 Julian Toppi (26) 2/44 (9)

🎯 Oliver Sheehan 1/23 (11)

Croydon 2nd XI

🏏 Cooper Wood (17) 43 (108)

🏏 Adam Quirk 42 (86)

🎯 Diego Girola (17) 4/29 (13)

🎯 Jake Simpson (22) 3/42 (20.3)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Sport East West 2nd XI
Round: Finals Round 1
Format: Two Day
Venue: Croydon Park, CROYDON
Date: Saturday 14 March 2026, 12:30pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Balwyn 2nd XI won the toss and chose to bat
Other officials: Brian Farrow (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Merv Hindson (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Balwyn 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Balwyn 2nd XI 201 (73.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tynan Forster (18)	b: D Girola	1	4	0	0	25.00
Luke Vazquez	b: D Girola	1	9	0	0	11.11
Jack Strybosch (wk) (23)	c: L Risdon b: N Taylor	45	111	6	0	40.54
Thomas Gill (c)	c: L Risdon b: D Girola	0	2	0	0	0.00
Thomas Polkinghorne (24)	c: N Bell b: A Quirk	18	31	3	0	58.06
Toby Booth	c: L Risdon b: J Simpson	7	13	1	0	53.84
Oliver Sheehan	c: L Risdon b: J Simpson	0	12	0	0	0.00
Tanay Bhatkhande (17)	c&b: A Quirk	48	114	4	0	42.10
Harrison Goad	c: A Quirk b: J Simpson	59	114	6	0	51.75
Julian Toppi (26)	c: L Risdon b: D Girola	11	28	2	0	39.28
Ben Thiele	not out	0*	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 7, w 3, nb 1, pen 0)	11
Total	73.3 Ov (RR 2.73)	201

Did not bat: Tom Mitchell

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Tynan Forster), 2-12 (Luke Vazquez), 3-12 (Thomas Gill), 4-46 (Thomas Polkinghorne), 5-57 (Toby Booth), 6-57 (Oliver Sheehan), 7-83 (Jack Strybosch), 8-168 (Tanay Bhatkhande), 9-199 (Julian Toppi), 10-201 (Harrison Goad)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Jake Simpson (22)	20.3	7	42	3	2.04	2	0
Diego Girola (17)	13	5	29	4	2.23	0	1
Adam Quirk	18	2	63	2	3.50	1	0
Cameron Godwin	11	1	30	0	2.72	0	0
Nathan Taylor	11	3	30	1	2.72	0	0

Croydon 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Croydon 2nd XI 202/5 (67.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Will Pleming	c: T Forster b: J Toppi	27	57	4	0	47.36
Sam Arthur (17)	b: O Sheehan	25	84	5	0	29.76
Cooper Wood (17)	lbw: B Thiele	43	108	7	0	39.81
Adam Quirk	c: J Strybosch b: J Toppi	42	86	7	0	48.83
Michael Ashton (c)	c: O Sheehan b: T Bhatkhande	22	19	5	0	115.78
Lachlan Saunders-Emerson (21)	not out	14*	27	2	0	51.85
Nicholas Bell (22)	not out	15*	23	3	0	65.21
Extras	(b 5, lb 5, w 3, nb 1, pen 0)	14
Total	67.1 Ov (RR 3.01)	202/5

Did not bat: Cameron Godwin, Diego Girola (17), Nathan Taylor, Jake Simpson (22), Leon Risdon

Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Will Pleming), 2-72 (Sam Arthur), 3-142 (Cooper Wood), 4-150 (Adam Quirk), 5-183 (Michael Ashton)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Tom Mitchell	10	2	31	0	3.10	1	1
Ben Thiele	8	3	28	1	3.50	0	0
Tynan Forster (18)	10	2	23	0	2.30	0	0
Julian Toppi (26)	9	0	44	2	4.88	2	0
Tanay Bhatkhande (17)	19	8	41	1	2.15	0	0
Oliver Sheehan	11	4	23	1	2.09	0	0
Toby Booth	0.1	0	2	0	12.04	0	0

Balwyn 2nd XI

Jack Strybosch (wk) (23) Wicketkeeper-Batter 16 rating
Tynan Forster (18) All-Rounder 12 rating
Toby Booth Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Thomas Gill (c) Top-Order Batter 11 rating
Oliver Sheehan Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Julian Toppi (26) First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Tom Mitchell Opening Bowler 7 rating
Harrison Goad First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Tanay Bhatkhande (17) Bowling All-Rounder 19 rating
Thomas Polkinghorne (24) Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Luke Vazquez Opening Batter 9 rating
Ben Thiele Opening Bowler 8 rating

Croydon 2nd XI

Cameron Godwin First-Change Bowler 5 rating
Nicholas Bell (22) Middle-Order Batter 10 rating
Diego Girola (17) Opening Bowler 8 rating
Lachlan Saunders-Emerson (21) Top-Order Batter 9 rating
Cooper Wood (17) Top-Order Batter 23 rating
Nathan Taylor Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Jake Simpson (22) First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Leon Risdon (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 12 rating
Michael Ashton (c) Middle-Order Batter 10 rating
Sam Arthur (17) Opening Batter 8 rating
Adam Quirk Bowling All-Rounder 12 rating
Will Pleming Opening Batter 7 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Balwyn 2nd XI	201 (73.3 ov)	2.73	22	0	11	Harrison Goad 59
Croydon 2nd XI	202/5 (67.1 ov)	3.01	33	0	14	Cooper Wood 43

Partnerships · Balwyn 2nd XI

1st wkt 2
2nd wkt 10
3rd wkt 0
4th wkt 34
5th wkt 11
6th wkt 0
7th wkt 26
8th wkt 85
9th wkt 31
10th wkt 2

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

Partnerships · Croydon 2nd XI

1st wkt 57
2nd wkt 15
3rd wkt 70
4th wkt 8
5th wkt 33
6th wkt 19*

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