Epping Bulls 3rd Grade v Balmain South Sydney 3rd grade

Result · Round 11 · Third Grade (The JB Hollander Cup) · 2025/26 · Sat 24 Jan 2026 · Epping Oval, EPPING

Epping Bulls 3rd Grade 261/8 (67 ov)

Balmain South Sydney 3rd grade 260 (92.4 ov)

Epping Bulls 3rd Grade won by 2 wickets

Match report

Epping Bulls 3rd Grade chased down Balmain South Sydney 3rd grade's 260 (92.4 ov), reaching 261/8 (67 ov) to win by 2 wickets. For the winners, Joshua Stern made a half-century (82* off 103) and Chirag Patel took 6/108 from 37 overs. For Balmain South Sydney 3rd grade, Cameron Rowe made a half-century (95 off 151) and Dhrumil Vyas took 4/56 from 12 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Chirag Patel (21)

Epping Bulls 3rd Grade · 43 (54) & 6/108

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

Top performers

Epping Bulls 3rd Grade

🏏 Joshua Stern 82* (103)

🏏 Ravindu Basnayake (28) 50 (83)

🎯 Chirag Patel (21) 6/108 (37)

🎯 Nicholas Birrell 2/47 (21.4)

Balmain South Sydney 3rd grade

🏏 Cameron Rowe 95 (151)

🏏 Bilal Shujaat 37 (115)

🎯 Dhrumil Vyas 4/56 (12)

🎯 George Sturges 2/42 (15)

Match details

Competition: Third Grade (The JB Hollander Cup)
Round: Round 11
Format: Two Day
Venue: Epping Oval, EPPING
Date: Saturday 24 January 2026, 12:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Balmain South Sydney 3rd grade won the toss and chose to bat
Other officials: Marlon Meurling (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Balmain South Sydney 3rd grade · 1st Innings - Balmain South Sydney 3rd grade 260 (92.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Cameron Rowe (c)	b: C Patel	95	151	10	2	62.91
Wafiq Chowdhury (16)	c: b: F Hitchcock	13	15	2	0	86.66
Naji Haider	c: b: D Sharma	30	95	3	0	31.57
George Sturges	c: b: C Patel	0	2	0	0	0.00
Bilal Shujaat (wk)	lbw: C Patel	37	115	3	0	32.17
Ahaan Sarabhai (16)	c: b: C Patel	0	2	0	0	0.00
Jack Crooymans (15)	lbw: C Patel	12	45	2	0	26.66
******** (18)	c: R Makin b: N Birrell	21	46	3	0	45.65
Alexander Thalis	b: N Birrell	22	42	2	0	52.38
Dhrumil Vyas	lbw: C Patel	7	14	1	0	50.00
Farhan Islam	not out	18*	29	2	0	62.06
Extras	(b 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 0, pen 0)	5
Total	92.4 Ov (RR 2.81)	260

Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Wafiq Chowdhury), 2-112 (Naji Haider), 3-113 (George Sturges), 4-156 (Cameron Rowe), 5-156 (Ahaan Sarabhai), 6-183 (Jack Crooymans), 7-210 (Bilal Shujaat), 8-214 (********), 9-234 (Dhrumil Vyas), 10-260 (Alexander Thalis)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Nicholas Birrell	21.4	7	47	2	2.16	0
Finlay Hitchcock (16)	12	2	35	1	2.91	0
Chris` Clough	9	2	22	0	2.44	0
Chirag Patel (21)	37	5	108	6	2.91	1
Divyanshu Sharma	11	3	40	1	3.63	0
Ethan Colmer	2	0	4	0	2.00	0

Epping Bulls 3rd Grade · 1st Innings - Epping Bulls 3rd Grade 261/8 (67 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ethan Colmer	c&b: A Sarabhai	33	79	2	0	41.77
Ryan Makin	b: D Vyas	2	25	0	0	8.00
DIVIJ RAJ (15)	b: ********	23	36	3	0	63.88
Ravindu Basnayake (28)	c: C Rowe b: G Sturges	50	83	3	2	60.24
Joshua Stern	not out	82*	103	6	1	79.61
Chirag Patel (21)	b: D Vyas	43	54	3	0	79.62
Divyanshu Sharma	b: D Vyas	3	5	0	0	60.00
Kendall Hunt	c: N Haider b: G Sturges	6	10	0	0	60.00
Chris` Clough	b: D Vyas	0	4	0	0	0.00
Nicholas Birrell (c)	not out	5*	4	1	0	125.00
Extras	(b 9, lb 3, w 1, nb 1, pen 0)	14
Total	67 Ov (RR 3.90)	261/8

Did not bat: Finlay Hitchcock (16)

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Ryan Makin), 2-50 (DIVIJ RAJ), 3-95 (Ethan Colmer), 4-133 (Ravindu Basnayake), 5-224 (Chirag Patel), 6-236 (Divyanshu Sharma), 7-249 (Kendall Hunt), 8-252 (Chris` Clough)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
George Sturges	15	4	42	2	2.80	0	0
Dhrumil Vyas	12	2	56	4	4.66	0	0
******** (18)	9	1	34	1	3.77	0	0
Farhan Islam	9	1	37	0	4.11	0	1
Ahaan Sarabhai (16)	14	1	45	1	3.21	1	0
Alexander Thalis	5	1	15	0	3.00	0	0
Wafiq Chowdhury (16)	3	0	20	0	6.66	0	0

Epping Bulls 3rd Grade

Joshua Stern Middle-Order Batter 17 rating
Chris` Clough First-Change Bowler 5 rating
DIVIJ RAJ (15) Middle-Order Batter 15 rating
Ryan Makin Top-Order Batter 3 rating
Chirag Patel (21) Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Finlay Hitchcock (16) First-Change Bowler 11 rating
Nicholas Birrell (c) First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Kendall Hunt Middle-Order Batter 3 rating
Ethan Colmer First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Ravindu Basnayake (28) Top-Order Batter 5 rating
Divyanshu Sharma Second-Change Bowler 7 rating

Balmain South Sydney 3rd grade

Wafiq Chowdhury (16) First-Change Bowler 7 rating
George Sturges Opening Bowler 5 rating
Dhrumil Vyas Opening Bowler 6 rating
Jack Crooymans (15) Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Ahaan Sarabhai (16) Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating
Bilal Shujaat (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 7 rating
Naji Haider Top-Order Batter 4 rating
Farhan Islam First-Change Bowler 3 rating
Alexander Thalis Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
******** (18) Second-Change Bowler 70 rating
Cameron Rowe (c) Bowling All-Rounder 12 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Balmain South Sydney 3rd grade	260 (92.4 ov)	2.81	28	2	5	Cameron Rowe 95
Epping Bulls 3rd Grade	261/8 (67 ov)	3.90	18	3	14	Joshua Stern 82*

Partnerships · Balmain South Sydney 3rd grade

1st wkt 18
2nd wkt 94
3rd wkt 1
4th wkt 43
5th wkt 0
6th wkt 27
7th wkt 27
8th wkt 4
9th wkt 20
10th wkt 26

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

Partnerships · Epping Bulls 3rd Grade

1st wkt 8
2nd wkt 42
3rd wkt 45
4th wkt 38
5th wkt 91
6th wkt 12
7th wkt 13
8th wkt 3
9th wkt 9*

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