Result
· Finals Round 2 · Under 16 WJ Dowling Shield (Male) · 2025/26 · Thu 22 Jan 2026 · Beaumaris Secondary College, BEAUMARIS
Melbourne U16 Boys
295/5 (50 ov)
Dandenong U16 Boys
199 (39.4 ov)
Melbourne U16 Boys won by 96 runs
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Match report
Melbourne U16 Boys made 295/5 (50 ov) and defended it, holding Dandenong U16 Boys to 199 (39.4 ov) to win by 96 runs. For the winners, Nicholas Critchley hit a century (129 off 142) with 3 sixes and Rishi Desai took 5/44 from 10 overs. For Dandenong U16 Boys, James Damiano hit a century (100* off 119) and Jobe Williams took 4/42 from 10 overs.
Written automatically from the scorecard.
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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Rishi Desai (15)
Melbourne U16 Boys ·
67 (55) & 5/44 & 2 dismissals
Top performers
Melbourne U16 Boys
🏏 Nicholas Critchley (15)
129 (142)
🏏 Rishi Desai (15)
67 (55)
🎯 Rishi Desai (15)
5/44 (10)
🎯 Hugo Thompson (15)
1/18 (4)
Dandenong U16 Boys
🏏 James Damiano (15)
100* (119)
🏏 Campbell Moncrieff (15)
42 (27)
🎯 Jobe Williams (15)
4/42 (10)
🎯 Muhammad Ayaz (15)
1/37 (8)
Melbourne U16 Boys · 1st Innings - Melbourne U16 Boys
295/5 (50 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Critchley (15) | lbw: J Williams | 129 | 142 | 11 | 3 | 90.84 |
| Archie Huddart (15) | lbw: J Williams | 9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 32.14 |
| Yuvraj Sharma (17) | c: J Damiano b: J Williams | 54 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 80.59 |
| Rishi Desai (15) | b: J Williams | 67 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 121.81 |
| Kaevish Bhasin (14) | c&b: M Ayaz | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Connor Portelli (14) | not out | 9* | 5 | 1 | 0 | 180.00 |
| Nevon Eshwara (15) | not out | 2* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 5, w 11, nb 4, pen 0) | 20 | ||||
| Total | 50 Ov (RR 5.90) | 295/5 | ||||
Did not bat:
Hugo Thompson (15),
Samuel Gregory (14),
Louis Read (15),
Ethan Young (15),
Ayan Arya (15),
Charlie Williamson (15)
Fall of wickets:
1-21 (Archie Huddart),
2-136 (Yuvraj Sharma),
3-258 (Rishi Desai),
4-283 (Nicholas Critchley),
5-293 (Kaevish Bhasin)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobe Williams (15) | 10 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 4.20 | 3 | 1 |
| Ty Debono (15) | 10 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 5.40 | 4 | 0 |
| Muhammad Ayaz (15) | 8 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 4.62 | 2 | 0 |
| Nethul Gamage (14) | 9 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 7.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Cooper Newman (15) | 7 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 7.42 | 1 | 1 |
| Nilavan Thavarajah (14) | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6.20 | 0 | 2 |
| Edward Dieu (15) | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayan Matthew Biswas (15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Tex Dyson (15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Mendis (14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Campbell Moncrieff (15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Menaka Wijesingha Arachchige (15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Dandenong U16 Boys · 1st Innings - Dandenong U16 Boys
199 (39.4 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tex Dyson (15) | c: A Huddart b: S Gregory | 22 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 137.50 |
| James Damiano (wk) (15) | not out | 100* | 119 | 11 | 0 | 84.03 |
| Campbell Moncrieff (15) | lbw: R Desai | 42 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 155.55 |
| Jobe Williams (15) | c&b: R Desai | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jayden Mendis (14) | c: H Thompson b: Y Sharma | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 64.28 |
| Ayan Matthew Biswas (15) | run out (R Desai, N Eshwara) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 |
| Cooper Newman (c) (15) | b: R Desai | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Ty Debono (15) | b: R Desai | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Edward Dieu (15) | c: Y Sharma b: R Desai | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9.52 |
| Muhammad Ayaz (15) | lbw: H Thompson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Nilavan Thavarajah (14) | lbw: K Bhasin | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 3, w 8, nb 3, pen 0) | 14 | ||||
| Total | 39.4 Ov (RR 5.02) | 199 | ||||
Fall of wickets:
1-26 (Tex Dyson),
2-92 (Campbell Moncrieff),
3-94 (Jobe Williams),
4-108 (Jayden Mendis),
5-112 (Ayan Matthew Biswas),
6-122 (Cooper Newman),
7-127 (Ty Debono),
8-148 (Edward Dieu),
9-179 (Muhammad Ayaz),
10-199 (Nilavan Thavarajah)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Williamson (15) | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Gregory (14) | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 3 | 0 |
| Louis Read (15) | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 | 1 | 0 |
| Rishi Desai (15) | 10 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 4.40 | 4 | 2 |
| Yuvraj Sharma (17) | 10 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaevish Bhasin (14) | 4.4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 |
| Hugo Thompson (15) | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayan Arya (15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Critchley (15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Portelli (14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Young (15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Melbourne U16 Boys
- Hugo Thompson (15) Bowling All-Rounder 33 rating
- Nevon Eshwara (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 23 rating
- Samuel Gregory (14) Bowling All-Rounder 30 rating
- Archie Huddart (15) Middle-Order Batter 20 rating
- Kaevish Bhasin (14) Second-Change Bowler 44 rating
- Nicholas Critchley (15) Top-Order Batter 45 rating
- Connor Portelli (14) Top-Order Batter 15 rating
- Yuvraj Sharma (17) All-Rounder 33 rating
- Louis Read (15) First-Change Bowler 19 rating
- Ethan Young (15) Bowling All-Rounder 15 rating
- Rishi Desai (15) Bowling All-Rounder 45 rating
- Ayan Arya (15) Top-Order Batter 11 rating
- Charlie Williamson (15) First-Change Bowler 18 rating
Dandenong U16 Boys
- Nethul Gamage (14) First-Change Bowler 12 rating
- Menaka Wijesingha Arachchige (15) Middle-Order Batter 11 rating
- Ayan Matthew Biswas (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 15 rating
- Muhammad Ayaz (15) Opening Bowler 14 rating
- Tex Dyson (15) Middle-Order Batter 12 rating
- Campbell Moncrieff (15) Bowling All-Rounder 22 rating
- Jayden Mendis (14) Middle-Order Batter 17 rating
- Cooper Newman (c) (15) Second-Change Bowler 21 rating
- Ty Debono (15) First-Change Bowler 19 rating
- Edward Dieu (15) Second-Change Bowler 15 rating
- Nilavan Thavarajah (14) Second-Change Bowler 16 rating
- James Damiano (wk) (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 35 rating
- Jobe Williams (15) Opening Bowler 24 rating
Innings comparison
| Innings | Score | RR | 4s | 6s | Extras | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne U16 Boys | 295/5 (50 ov) | 5.90 | 25 | 4 | 20 | Nicholas Critchley 129 |
| Dandenong U16 Boys | 199 (39.4 ov) | 5.02 | 25 | 1 | 14 | James Damiano 100* |
Partnerships · Melbourne U16 Boys
- 1st wkt 21
- 2nd wkt 115
- 3rd wkt 122
- 4th wkt 25
- 5th wkt 10
- 6th wkt 2*
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.
Partnerships · Dandenong U16 Boys
- 1st wkt 26
- 2nd wkt 66
- 3rd wkt 2
- 4th wkt 14
- 5th wkt 4
- 6th wkt 10
- 7th wkt 5
- 8th wkt 21
- 9th wkt 31
- 10th wkt 20
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.