Edinburgh 1st XI v North Balwyn 1st XI

Result · Round 8 · 01. Dunstan Shield · 2025/26 · Sat 29 Nov 2025 · Macleay Park, BALWYN NORTH

Edinburgh 1st XI 178 (45.3 ov)

North Balwyn 1st XI 304/7d (74 ov) & 0/0

North Balwyn 1st XI won by 126 runs

Match report

North Balwyn 1st XI beat Edinburgh 1st XI by 126 runs. For the winners, Max Tomkinson hit a century (163 off 199) with 3 sixes and Will Valentine took 7/94 from 22.3 overs. For Edinburgh 1st XI, Cameron Melly made a half-century (56 off 38) and Jimmy Gordon took 4/56 from 14 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Will Valentine

North Balwyn 1st XI · 45 (106) & 7/94

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

Top performers

Edinburgh 1st XI

🏏 Cameron Melly 56 (38)

🏏 Tommy Rex 40* (66)

🎯 Jimmy Gordon (15) 4/56 (14)

🎯 Tommy Rex 3/119 (28)

North Balwyn 1st XI

🏏 Max Tomkinson 163 (199)

🏏 Will Valentine 45 (106)

🎯 Will Valentine 7/94 (22.3)

🎯 Chris Vervoorst (23) 2/21 (9)

Match details

Competition: 01. Dunstan Shield
Round: Round 8
Format: Two Day
Venue: Macleay Park, BALWYN NORTH
Date: Saturday 29 November 2025, 12:30pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Edinburgh 1st XI won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: Glenn Cumming (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), John Clancy (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

North Balwyn 1st XI · 1st Innings - North Balwyn 1st XI 304/7d (74 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Will Valentine	b: T Rex	45	106	6	0	42.45
Max Tomkinson	c: J Jorgensen b: J Gordon	163	199	17	3	81.90
Xavier Bateman (c)	c: C Melly b: T Rex	14	23	1	1	60.86
Nitesh Patel	c: N Wilson b: J Gordon	26	59	3	0	44.06
Elliot Brandon-Jones	lbw: J Gordon	0	2	0	0	0.00
Louis Macciocca (wk)	c: R Shehean b: J Gordon	30	35	3	1	85.71
Jude Bateman	c: N Wilson b: T Rex	15	18	2	0	83.33
Tom Clarke (27)	not out	2*	3	0	0	66.66
Muhammad Abubakar Imran (14)	not out	1*	2	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 2, w 4, nb 0, pen 0)	8
Total	74 Ov (RR 4.11)	304/7d

Did not bat: Vihaan Narayana, Luke Stacker, Chris Vervoorst (23)

Fall of wickets: 1-143 (Will Valentine), 2-173 (Xavier Bateman), 3-231 (Nitesh Patel), 4-231 (Elliot Brandon-Jones), 5-274 (Max Tomkinson), 6-296 (Louis Macciocca), 7-302 (Jude Bateman)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Tommy Rex	28	3	119	3	4.25	1
Jimmy Gordon (15)	14	1	56	4	4.00	1
Gregour Carr	22	5	79	0	3.59	0
Jerome Heywood (26)	7	1	35	0	5.00	2
Noah Dekker (20)	3	0	11	0	3.66	0

Edinburgh 1st XI · 1st Innings - Edinburgh 1st XI 178 (45.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leroy Hinds	c: b: W Valentine	22	45	4	0	48.88
Lucien John (28)	c: M Tomkinson b: W Valentine	0	4	0	0	0.00
Jack Jorgensen	lbw: W Valentine	0	3	0	0	0.00
Suraj Kaluhalamulla (c)	c: X Bateman b: W Valentine	4	16	0	0	25.00
Cameron Melly	c: C Vervoorst b: X Bateman	56	38	7	2	147.36
Ruben Shehean	c: N Patel b: W Valentine	6	9	1	0	66.66
Tommy Rex	not out	40*	66	4	0	60.60
Xavier Di Scala (19)	c: X Bateman b: W Valentine	4	9	1	0	44.44
Nic Wilson	b: C Vervoorst	18	44	1	1	40.90
Gregour Carr	lbw: C Vervoorst	6	22	0	0	27.27
Jimmy Gordon (15)	c: L Macciocca b: W Valentine	15	18	1	1	83.33
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 0, pen 0)	7
Total	45.3 Ov (RR 3.91)	178

Did not bat: Jerome Heywood (26), Noah Dekker (20)

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Lucien John), 2-2 (Jack Jorgensen), 3-10 (Suraj Kaluhalamulla), 4-77 (Leroy Hinds), 5-93 (Cameron Melly), 6-93 (Ruben Shehean), 7-101 (Xavier Di Scala), 8-136 (Nic Wilson), 9-156 (Gregour Carr), 10-178 (Jimmy Gordon)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Xavier Bateman	14	2	57	1	4.07	0
Will Valentine	22.3	3	94	7	4.17	1
Chris Vervoorst (23)	9	3	21	2	2.33	0

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

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jude Bateman	not out	0*	0	0	0	0.00
Xavier Bateman (c)	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: Muhammad Abubakar Imran (14), Louis Macciocca, Vihaan Narayana, Max Tomkinson, Will Valentine, Nitesh Patel, Luke Stacker, Elliot Brandon-Jones, Tom Clarke (27), Chris Vervoorst (23)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb

Edinburgh 1st XI

Gregour Carr First-Change Bowler 4 rating
Nic Wilson Wicketkeeper-Batter 8 rating
Leroy Hinds Top-Order Batter 5 rating
Jack Jorgensen Top-Order Batter 5 rating
Jerome Heywood (26) First-Change Bowler 5 rating
Lucien John (28) Opening Batter 5 rating
Jimmy Gordon (15) First-Change Bowler 12 rating
Suraj Kaluhalamulla (c) Bowling All-Rounder 16 rating
Noah Dekker (20) Middle-Order Batter 4 rating
Tommy Rex Opening Bowler 7 rating
Xavier Di Scala (19) Opening Batter 6 rating
Cameron Melly Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Ruben Shehean Middle-Order Batter 7 rating

North Balwyn 1st XI

Muhammad Abubakar Imran (14) Bowling All-Rounder 19 rating
Louis Macciocca (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 10 rating
Vihaan Narayana Middle-Order Batter 7 rating
Max Tomkinson Opening Batter 14 rating
Will Valentine Bowling All-Rounder 7 rating
Nitesh Patel Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Luke Stacker Opening Bowler 7 rating
Jude Bateman Middle-Order Batter 9 rating
Elliot Brandon-Jones Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Xavier Bateman (c) Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Tom Clarke (27) Top-Order Batter 5 rating
Chris Vervoorst (23) First-Change Bowler 7 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
North Balwyn 1st XI	304/7d (74 ov)	4.11	32	5	8	Max Tomkinson 163
Edinburgh 1st XI	178 (45.3 ov)	3.91	19	4	7	Cameron Melly 56
North Balwyn 1st XI	0/0	–	0	0	0	Jude Bateman 0*

Partnerships · North Balwyn 1st XI

1st wkt 143
2nd wkt 30
3rd wkt 58
4th wkt 0
5th wkt 43
6th wkt 22
7th wkt 6
8th wkt 2*

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

Partnerships · Edinburgh 1st XI

1st wkt 2
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 8
4th wkt 67
5th wkt 16
6th wkt 0
7th wkt 8
8th wkt 35
9th wkt 20
10th wkt 22

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

Partnerships · North Balwyn 1st XI

No fall of wickets recorded for this innings.