Marong Div 2 v Bendigo Strikers Div 2

Result · Round 10 · DIVISION B · 2025/26 · Sat 14 Feb 2026 · Malone Park Recreation Reserve, MARONG

Marong Div 2 236/6 (75 ov)

Bendigo Strikers Div 2 325/8 (75 ov)

Bendigo Strikers Div 2 won by 89 runs

Match report

Bendigo Strikers Div 2 made 325/8 (75 ov) and defended it, holding Marong Div 2 to 236/6 (75 ov) to win by 89 runs. For the winners, Alen Shaju hit a century (111 off 171) and Ranjithan Thirachchelvan took 3/15 from 9 overs. For Marong Div 2, Brennan Walters made a half-century (70* off 85) and Brennan Walters took 2/26 from 7 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Alen Shaju

Bendigo Strikers Div 2 · 111 (171) & 0/21 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Marong Div 2

🏏 Brennan Walters 70* (85)

🏏 James Toomey 49 (122)

🎯 Brennan Walters 2/26 (7)

🎯 James Toomey 2/57 (12)

Bendigo Strikers Div 2

🏏 Alen Shaju 111 (171)

🏏 ALBIN BENNY 53 (81)

🎯 Ranjithan Thirachchelvan 3/15 (9)

🎯 ISSAC AMBALATHUMMOOLA JOSEPH 2/45 (13)

Match details

Competition: DIVISION B
Round: Round 10
Format: Two Day
Venue: Malone Park Recreation Reserve, MARONG
Date: Saturday 14 February 2026, 1:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Marong Div 2 won the toss and chose to field

Bendigo Strikers Div 2 · 1st Innings - Bendigo Strikers Div 2 325/8 (75 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Shebin Lukose	lbw: B Serpell	15	27	2	0	55.55
Alen Shaju	c: T Moore b: J Murphy	111	171	10	0	64.91
Jomy Antony (c)	c: S Rains b: J Toomey	32	62	5	0	51.61
Rajan Patel	c: J Toomey b: B Walters	18	26	4	0	69.23
Gurpreet Singh (Gary) Gill	b: B Walters	0	1	0	0	0.00
ALBIN BENNY	c: B Serpell b: J Murphy	53	81	9	0	65.43
Josan George	not out	25*	36	2	0	69.44
ISSAC AMBALATHUMMOOLA JOSEPH	c: T Rowe b: J Toomey	44	30	4	3	146.66
Ranjithan Thirachchelvan	c: T Moore b: S Rains	25	15	1	1	166.66
Albin Jose	not out	0*	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 1, pen 0)	2
Total	75 Ov (RR 4.33)	325/8

Did not bat: Srikers B Div SUB, Nisarg Brahmbhatt, Neeraj Radha Ramanan Nair

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Shebin Lukose), 2-85 (Jomy Antony), 3-110 (Rajan Patel), 4-112 (Gurpreet Singh (Gary) Gill), 5-218 (Alen Shaju), 6-231 (ALBIN BENNY), 7-296 (ISSAC AMBALATHUMMOOLA JOSEPH), 8-325 (Ranjithan Thirachchelvan)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Ryan Murphy	14	2	58	0	4.14	0	0
Brayden Serpell	11	2	34	1	3.09	0	0
Jack Murphy	17	2	74	2	4.35	0	0
Mitch Van Poppel (26)	5	0	34	0	6.80	0	0
James Toomey	12	0	57	2	4.75	0	0
Thomas Moore	7	1	35	0	5.00	0	0
Brennan Walters	7	1	26	2	3.71	1	0
Nathan Grazules	1	0	5	0	5.00	0	1
Scott Rains	1	0	2	1	2.00	0	0

Marong Div 2 · 1st Innings - Marong Div 2 236/6 (75 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
James Toomey	c: R Patel b: R Thirachchelvan	49	122	5	0	40.16
Jack Murphy	c&b: A BENNY	9	22	1	0	40.90
Leigh Draper	c: J George b: I AMBALATHUMMOOLA JOSEPH	35	67	5	0	52.23
Greg Toomey	c: A Shaju b: R Thirachchelvan	11	55	0	0	20.00
Mitch Van Poppel (26)	b: I AMBALATHUMMOOLA JOSEPH	7	14	1	0	50.00
Brennan Walters (wk)	not out	70*	85	8	0	82.35
Thomas Moore	b: R Thirachchelvan	29	89	2	0	32.58
Tristian Rowe (wk) (22)	not out	6*	6	1	0	100.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 1, w 4, nb 10, pen 0)	20
Total	75 Ov (RR 3.15)	236/6

Did not bat: Scott Rains, Sub Fielder Div 2, Nathan Grazules, Ryan Murphy, Brayden Serpell

Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Jack Murphy), 2-74 (Leigh Draper), 3-116 (Greg Toomey), 4-119 (James Toomey), 5-123 (Mitch Van Poppel), 6-222 (Thomas Moore)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
ALBIN BENNY	11	3	18	1	1.63	0	0
Neeraj Radha Ramanan Nair	10	0	27	0	2.70	2	1
ISSAC AMBALATHUMMOOLA JOSEPH	13	4	45	2	3.46	0	1
Jomy Antony	6	1	17	0	2.83	0	1
Ranjithan Thirachchelvan	9	3	15	3	1.66	0	1
Gurpreet Singh (Gary) Gill	7	0	31	0	4.42	1	0
Alen Shaju	8	2	21	0	2.62	0	4
Nisarg Brahmbhatt	5	0	22	0	4.40	1	0
Josan George	6	0	34	0	5.66	0	2

Marong Div 2

Scott Rains Wicketkeeper-Batter 6 rating
Sub Fielder Div 2 Unclassified 4 rating
Nathan Grazules Lower-Order Batter 1 rating
Jack Murphy First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Tristian Rowe (wk) (22) Wicketkeeper-Batter 13 rating
Thomas Moore Middle-Order Batter 9 rating
Greg Toomey First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Leigh Draper Top-Order Batter 10 rating
Mitch Van Poppel (26) Middle-Order Batter 9 rating
Ryan Murphy Opening Bowler 5 rating
Brayden Serpell (c) Opening Bowler 8 rating
Brennan Walters (wk) Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
James Toomey Opening Batter 8 rating

Bendigo Strikers Div 2

Rajan Patel Middle-Order Batter 5 rating
Shebin Lukose Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating
Srikers B Div SUB Unclassified – rating
Ranjithan Thirachchelvan Opening Bowler 7 rating
Jomy Antony (c) Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Gurpreet Singh (Gary) Gill Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Nisarg Brahmbhatt Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Neeraj Radha Ramanan Nair Opening Bowler 10 rating
Alen Shaju Opening Batter 7 rating
ISSAC AMBALATHUMMOOLA JOSEPH Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
ALBIN BENNY Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating
Albin Jose Opening Bowler 8 rating
Josan George Wicketkeeper-Batter 9 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Bendigo Strikers Div 2	325/8 (75 ov)	4.33	37	4	2	Alen Shaju 111
Marong Div 2	236/6 (75 ov)	3.15	23	0	20	Brennan Walters 70*

Partnerships · Bendigo Strikers Div 2

1st wkt 19
2nd wkt 66
3rd wkt 25
4th wkt 2
5th wkt 106
6th wkt 13
7th wkt 65
8th wkt 29

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

Partnerships · Marong Div 2

1st wkt 22
2nd wkt 52
3rd wkt 42
4th wkt 3
5th wkt 4
6th wkt 99
7th wkt 14*

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