Bulleen 2nd XI v Richmond Union 1st XI

Result · Semi Finals · 04. B Turf Armstrong Shield · 2025/26 · Sat 7 Mar 2026 · Citizens Park, RICHMOND

Bulleen 2nd XI 165/7 (77.5 ov)

Richmond Union 1st XI 162 (68.1 ov)

Bulleen 2nd XI won by 3 wickets

Match report

Bulleen 2nd XI chased down Richmond Union 1st XI's 162 (68.1 ov), reaching 165/7 (77.5 ov) to win by 3 wickets. For the winners, Nicholas Jolly made a half-century (51 off 100) and Matt Johnston took 4/35 from 21 overs. For Richmond Union 1st XI, Toby Alexander top-scored with 31 off 80 and Kieran McComb took 4/61 from 36 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Matt Johnston

Bulleen 2nd XI · 16 (16) & 4/35 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Bulleen 2nd XI

🏏 Nicholas Jolly 51 (100)

🏏 Chris Jolly 24* (79)

🎯 Matt Johnston 4/35 (21)

🎯 Merrick Blake 3/33 (20)

Richmond Union 1st XI

🏏 Toby Alexander 31 (80)

🏏 Tom Hewitt 31 (45)

🎯 Kieran McComb 4/61 (36)

🎯 Patrick Hannah 2/28 (18)

Match details

Competition: 04. B Turf Armstrong Shield
Round: Semi Finals
Format: Two Day
Venue: Citizens Park, RICHMOND
Date: Saturday 7 March 2026, 12:30pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Richmond Union 1st XI won the toss and chose to bat
Other officials: Trevor Barr (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Nicholas Parks (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Richmond Union 1st XI · 1st Innings - Richmond Union 1st XI 162 (68.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Brenden Keast	c: A Morfitt b: M Blake	9	63	1	0	14.28
James Little (19)	c: N Jolly b: M Johnston	0	6	0	0	0.00
James Petherick	c&b: M Johnston	0	20	0	0	0.00
Thomas Watson	c: N Jolly b: M Johnston	6	20	1	0	30.00
Toby Alexander	c: E Smith b: M Johnston	31	80	5	0	38.75
Tom Hewitt	c: N Jolly b: E Smith	31	45	3	0	68.88
Smith Murray (15)	run out (I Pathirana)	4	21	0	0	19.04
Sean Woodward (31)	lbw: M Blake	4	22	0	0	18.18
Tom Hakins (wk)	c: N Jolly b: M Blake	20	67	2	0	29.85
Patrick Hannah	not out	20*	54	2	0	37.03
Kieran McComb	c: N Jolly b: I Pathirana	17	25	2	0	68.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 5, w 12, nb 3, pen 0)	20
Total	68.1 Ov (RR 2.38)	162

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (James Little), 2-7 (James Petherick), 3-22 (Thomas Watson), 4-22 (Brenden Keast), 5-74 (Tom Hewitt), 6-96 (Toby Alexander), 7-96 (Smith Murray), 8-109 (Sean Woodward), 9-129 (Tom Hakins), 10-162 (Kieran McComb)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Matt Johnston	21	10	35	4	1.66	0	0
Merrick Blake	20	7	33	3	1.65	4	0
Ithum Pathirana (16)	6.1	0	19	1	3.08	3	0
Andrew Fernando (22)	11	1	51	0	4.63	0	3
Eddie Smith (17)	9	3	16	1	1.77	5	0
Alex Morfitt	1	0	3	0	3.00	0	0

Bulleen 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Bulleen 2nd XI 165/7 (77.5 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Alex Morfitt	c: B Keast b: P Hannah	7	65	0	0	10.76
Eu-Gene Lee	lbw: K McComb	5	12	0	0	41.66
Thomas Bisinella	lbw: P Hannah	12	76	1	0	15.78
Nicholas Jolly (wk)	c: b: K McComb	51	100	6	0	51.00
Nicholas Andrews	c: b: K McComb	23	66	2	0	34.84
Andrew Fernando (22)	st: b: K McComb	7	10	1	0	70.00
Matt Johnston	c: b: J Little	16	16	1	1	100.00
Chris Jolly (c)	not out	24*	79	2	0	30.37
Ithum Pathirana (16)	not out	17*	47	4	0	36.17
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 2, pen 0)	3
Total	77.5 Ov (RR 2.12)	165/7

Did not bat: Merrick Blake, Eddie Smith (17)

Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Eu-Gene Lee), 2-19 (Alex Morfitt), 3-28 (Thomas Bisinella), 4-79 (Nicholas Andrews), 5-87 (Andrew Fernando), 6-117 (Matt Johnston), 7-127 (Nicholas Jolly)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Patrick Hannah	18	7	28	2	1.55	0	1
Kieran McComb	36	15	61	4	1.69	0	0
James Little (19)	19.5	5	58	1	2.92	0	0
Toby Alexander	4	0	18	0	4.50	1	1

Bulleen 2nd XI

Matt Johnston Opening Bowler 8 rating
Nicholas Andrews Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
Merrick Blake Opening Bowler 5 rating
Eu-Gene Lee Opening Batter 5 rating
Andrew Fernando (22) Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Chris Jolly (c) Middle-Order Batter 7 rating
Eddie Smith (17) First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Nicholas Jolly (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 9 rating
Thomas Bisinella Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Alex Morfitt Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating
Ithum Pathirana (16) Opening Bowler 8 rating

Richmond Union 1st XI

Smith Murray (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 6 rating
James Little (19) Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Kieran McComb Opening Bowler – rating
Brenden Keast Opening Batter 7 rating
Toby Alexander Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
James Petherick Top-Order Batter 9 rating
Tom Hewitt Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating
Thomas Watson Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Patrick Hannah Opening Bowler 7 rating
Sean Woodward (31) Opening Batter 5 rating
Tom Hakins (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 13 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Richmond Union 1st XI	162 (68.1 ov)	2.38	16	0	20	Toby Alexander 31
Bulleen 2nd XI	165/7 (77.5 ov)	2.12	17	1	3	Nicholas Jolly 51

Partnerships · Richmond Union 1st XI

1st wkt 1
2nd wkt 6
3rd wkt 15
4th wkt 0
5th wkt 52
6th wkt 22
7th wkt 0
8th wkt 13
9th wkt 20
10th wkt 33

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

Partnerships · Bulleen 2nd XI

1st wkt 6
2nd wkt 13
3rd wkt 9
4th wkt 51
5th wkt 8
6th wkt 30
7th wkt 10
8th wkt 38*

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