Result · Round 4 · 04. Ballarat Groundworks Championship Division 2 · 2025/26 · Sat 1 Nov 2025 · Northern Oval (Ballarat), BALLARAT
North Ballarat 1st XI 257/7 (80 ov)
Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI 220 (75.4 ov)
North Ballarat 1st XI won by 37 runs
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Match report

North Ballarat 1st XI made 257/7 (80 ov) and defended it, holding Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI to 220 (75.4 ov) to win by 37 runs. For the winners, Jason Crosbie hit a century (102* off 147) and Ajay Singh took 6/62 from 27.4 overs. For Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI, Thomas Addison top-scored with 44 off 129 and Matthew Messemaker took 4/87 from 28 overs.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Ajay Singh
North Ballarat 1st XI · 15 (64) & 6/62 & 1 dismissal

Top performers

North Ballarat 1st XI
🏏 Jason Crosbie 102* (147)
🏏 Scott Wright 51 (108)
🎯 Ajay Singh 6/62 (27.4)
🎯 Luke Armstrong 2/100 (29)
Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI
🏏 Thomas Addison 44 (129)
🏏 Zac Hunter (26) 42 (88)
🎯 Matthew Messemaker 4/87 (28)
🎯 Kolby Haley (15) 2/40 (11)
North Ballarat 1st XI · 1st Innings - North Ballarat 1st XI 257/7 (80 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Brodie Bennett (c) c: G Curtis b: M Messemaker 3 10 0 0 30.00
Cowan Morgan c: D Hiscock b: M Messemaker 16 37 3 0 43.24
Ajay Singh c: K Haley b: T Addison 15 64 1 0 23.43
Beau Glenister c: Z Hunter b: K Haley 30 60 5 0 50.00
Sarin Gurung c: Z Hunter b: K Haley 0 4 0 0 0.00
Jason Crosbie not out 102* 147 11 0 69.38
Zachary Manning (16) b: M Messemaker 1 5 0 0 20.00
Scott Wright (wk) c: R Mosby b: M Messemaker 51 108 6 0 47.22
Vijaya Kumar Narayana Murthy not out 31* 48 2 0 64.58
Extras (b 0, lb 5, w 2, nb 1, pen 0) 8
Total 80 Ov (RR 3.21) 257/7
Did not bat: Luke Armstrong, Chris Wright, Taranjeet Singh
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Matthew Messemaker 28 7 87 4 3.10 1 1
Thomas Addison 7 2 13 1 1.85 0 0
Lachlan Storey 13 6 24 0 1.84 0 0
Kolby Haley (15) 11 1 40 2 3.63 1 0
Julian Fernando 14 3 55 0 3.92 0 0
Dwayne Hiscock (40) 4 1 10 0 2.50 0 0
Zac Hunter (26) 3 0 23 0 7.66 0 0
Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI · 1st Innings - Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI 220 (75.4 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Garry Curtis c: J Crosbie b: C Wright 0 9 0 0 0.00
Jye-leigh Drinkwater b: J Crosbie 9 28 0 0 32.14
Zac Hunter (26) c: B Glenister b: A Singh 42 88 6 0 47.72
Dwayne Hiscock (vc) (40) b: A Singh 26 53 3 0 49.05
Thomas Addison (c) c: B Glenister b: L Armstrong 44 129 4 0 34.10
Robert Mosby (wk) c&b: A Singh 23 60 3 0 38.33
Matthew Messemaker b: A Singh 14 21 1 0 66.66
Lachlan Storey c: T Singh b: A Singh 15 21 1 0 71.42
Jack Savige b: L Armstrong 16 18 1 0 88.88
Kolby Haley (15) st: B Bennett b: A Singh 11 12 0 1 91.66
Bradley House not out 11* 15 0 0 73.33
Extras (b 2, lb 5, w 2, nb 0, pen 0) 9
Total 75.4 Ov (RR 2.91) 220
Did not bat: Julian Fernando
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Garry Curtis), 2-18 (Jye-leigh Drinkwater), 3-73 (Dwayne Hiscock), 4-82 (Zac Hunter), 5-126 (Robert Mosby), 6-152 (Matthew Messemaker), 7-174 (Lachlan Storey), 8-193 (Jack Savige), 9-204 (Thomas Addison), 10-220 (Kolby Haley)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Jason Crosbie 9 2 28 1 3.11 0 0
Chris Wright 5 2 7 1 1.40 0 0
Taranjeet Singh 5 3 16 0 3.20 0 0
Luke Armstrong 29 3 100 2 3.44 1 0
Ajay Singh 27.4 6 62 6 2.24 0 0

North Ballarat 1st XI

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
North Ballarat 1st XI 257/7 (80 ov) 3.21 28 0 8 Jason Crosbie 102*
Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI 220 (75.4 ov) 2.91 19 1 9 Thomas Addison 44

Partnerships · North Ballarat 1st XI

  • 1st wkt 257*

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

Partnerships · Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI

  • 1st wkt 2
  • 2nd wkt 16
  • 3rd wkt 55
  • 4th wkt 9
  • 5th wkt 44
  • 6th wkt 26
  • 7th wkt 22
  • 8th wkt 19
  • 9th wkt 11
  • 10th wkt 16

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