Geelong Cricket Association v Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association

Result · Round 2 · Senior Men Provincial · 2025/26 · Tue 10 Feb 2026 · Gordon Barnard Reserve, BALWYN NORTH

Geelong Cricket Association 251/8 (50 ov)

Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association 187 (41.5 ov)

Geelong Cricket Association won by 64 runs

Match report

Geelong Cricket Association made 251/8 (50 ov) and defended it, holding Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association to 187 (41.5 ov) to win by 64 runs. For the winners, Vishesh Malhotra made a half-century (61 off 79) and Alistair McCann took 3/37 from 10 overs. For Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association, Tom Humphries made a half-century (59* off 51) and Jake Toohey took 3/54 from 10 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Nikhil Deep Pottabathini

Geelong Cricket Association · 29 (28) & 2/51 & 3 dismissals

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

Top performers

Geelong Cricket Association

🏏 Vishesh Malhotra (25) 61 (79)

🏏 Nick Butters (31) 49* (34)

🎯 Alistair McCann (25) 3/37 (10)

🎯 Bailey Sykes (22) 3/49 (10)

Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association

🏏 Tom Humphries 59* (51)

🏏 Nathan Walsh 35 (66)

🎯 Jake Toohey (31) 3/54 (10)

🎯 Tom Humphries 2/36 (8)

Match details

Competition: Senior Men Provincial
Round: Round 2
Format: One Day
Venue: Gordon Barnard Reserve, BALWYN NORTH
Date: Tuesday 10 February 2026, 10:00am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association won the toss and chose to field

Geelong Cricket Association · 1st Innings - Geelong Cricket Association 251/8 (50 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Vishesh Malhotra (25)	c: T Atkinson b: B Grimshaw	61	79	8	1	77.21
Jordan Moran	c: J Hammond b: J Toohey	0	1	0	0	0.00
Harry Hauenstein (21)	c: J Waters b: T Humphries	15	39	1	0	38.46
William Ford (26)	c: B Grimshaw b: J Toohey	28	54	3	0	51.85
Luke Inglis	c: N Walsh b: T Atkinson	22	40	1	0	55.00
Nikhil Deep Pottabathini	c: J Hammond b: T Humphries	29	28	2	0	103.57
Nick Butters (31)	not out	49*	34	7	1	144.11
Alistair McCann (25)	b: J Toohey	17	16	1	0	106.25
Sean O'Neill	st: J Hammond b: J Waters	4	3	1	0	133.33
Sam Ellis	not out	5*	8	0	0	62.50
Extras	(b 5, lb 3, w 11, nb 2, pen 0)	21
Total	50 Ov (RR 5.02)	251/8

Did not bat: James Stokes, Bailey Sykes (22)

Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Jordan Moran), 2-49 (Harry Hauenstein), 3-93 (Vishesh Malhotra), 4-114 (William Ford), 5-158 (Luke Inglis), 6-169 (Nikhil Deep Pottabathini), 7-227 (Alistair McCann), 8-234 (Sean O'Neill)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Chandima Abeykoon	9	0	33	0	3.66	0	0
Jake Toohey (31)	10	1	54	3	5.40	1	0
Tom Humphries	8	1	36	2	4.50	0	1
Trent Atkinson	8	0	47	1	5.87	8	1
Ben Grimshaw	6	0	27	1	4.50	2	0
Darcy Whitten (21)	4	1	17	0	4.25	0	0
Jackson Waters (28)	5	0	29	1	5.80	0	0

Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association · 1st Innings - Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association 187 (41.5 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Daniel Cormack (30)	c: A McCann b: B Sykes	2	9	0	0	22.22
Jack Hammond (wk)	lbw: S Ellis	2	7	0	0	28.57
James Dekel (22)	c: S O'Neill b: B Sykes	6	9	1	0	66.66
Jackson Waters (28)	lbw: A McCann	29	37	1	0	78.37
Nathan Walsh (c)	lbw: N Pottabathini	35	66	3	1	53.03
Jake Toohey (vc) (31)	c: N Pottabathini b: J Stokes	4	12	0	0	33.33
Lachlan Baltruschaitis (17)	c: N Pottabathini b: A McCann	4	18	0	0	22.22
Chandima Abeykoon	c: J Moran b: A McCann	22	19	1	2	115.78
Tom Humphries	not out	59*	51	5	2	115.68
Ben Grimshaw	c: S O'Neill b: B Sykes	12	17	2	0	70.58
Trent Atkinson	c&b: N Pottabathini	1	10	0	0	10.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 0, w 6, nb 3, pen 0)	10
Total	41.5 Ov (RR 4.47)	187

Did not bat: Darcy Whitten (21)

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Daniel Cormack), 2-8 (Jack Hammond), 3-14 (James Dekel), 4-69 (Jackson Waters), 5-74 (Jake Toohey), 6-88 (Lachlan Baltruschaitis), 7-97 (Nathan Walsh), 8-129 (Chandima Abeykoon), 9-149 (Ben Grimshaw), 10-187 (Trent Atkinson)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Bailey Sykes (22)	10	1	49	3	4.90	1	0
Sam Ellis	6	0	22	1	3.66	0	2
James Stokes	8	0	26	1	3.25	5	0
Alistair McCann (25)	10	2	37	3	3.70	0	0
Nikhil Deep Pottabathini	7.5	1	51	2	6.51	0	1

Geelong Cricket Association

Vishesh Malhotra (25) Wicketkeeper-Batter 21 rating
William Ford (26) Top-Order Batter 17 rating
Harry Hauenstein (21) Top-Order Batter 32 rating
Alistair McCann (25) Bowling All-Rounder 20 rating
James Stokes First-Change Bowler 11 rating
Bailey Sykes (22) First-Change Bowler 20 rating
Nikhil Deep Pottabathini All-Rounder 25 rating
Luke Inglis Top-Order Batter 16 rating
Jordan Moran Wicketkeeper-Batter 20 rating
Sam Ellis Bowling All-Rounder 12 rating
Sean O'Neill Opening Batter 18 rating
Nick Butters (31) All-Rounder 18 rating

Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association

James Dekel (22) Top-Order Batter 25 rating
Daniel Cormack (30) Top-Order Batter 12 rating
Jake Toohey (vc) (31) All-Rounder 33 rating
Chandima Abeykoon Bowling All-Rounder 15 rating
Jack Hammond (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 20 rating
Lachlan Baltruschaitis (17) Bowling All-Rounder 13 rating
Jackson Waters (28) All-Rounder 24 rating
Darcy Whitten (21) First-Change Bowler 10 rating
Tom Humphries Opening Bowler 14 rating
Trent Atkinson Opening Bowler 9 rating
Ben Grimshaw First-Change Bowler 13 rating
Nathan Walsh (c) Top-Order Batter 37 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Geelong Cricket Association	251/8 (50 ov)	5.02	24	2	21	Vishesh Malhotra 61
Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association	187 (41.5 ov)	4.47	13	5	10	Tom Humphries 59*

Partnerships · Geelong Cricket Association

1st wkt 10
2nd wkt 39
3rd wkt 44
4th wkt 21
5th wkt 44
6th wkt 11
7th wkt 58
8th wkt 7
9th wkt 17*

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

Partnerships · Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association

1st wkt 5
2nd wkt 3
3rd wkt 6
4th wkt 55
5th wkt 5
6th wkt 14
7th wkt 9
8th wkt 32
9th wkt 20
10th wkt 38

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