Geelong 1st XI v Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI

Result · Round 14 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts · 2025/26 · Sat 17 Jan 2026 · Geelong Cricket Ground, SOUTH GEELONG

Geelong 1st XI 254/9 (89.4 ov)

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI 251 (80.2 ov)

Geelong 1st XI won by 1 wickets

Match report

Geelong 1st XI chased down Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI's 251 (80.2 ov), reaching 254/9 (89.4 ov) to win by 1 wickets. For the winners, Joshua Larkin made a half-century (76 off 142) and Thomas Neate took 3/53 from 17 overs. For Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI, Braden Taeuber made a half-century (59 off 101) and Harkirat Bajwa took 3/55 from 21.4 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Braden Taeuber

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI · 59 (101) & 3/85

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

Top performers

Geelong 1st XI

🏏 Joshua Larkin 76 (142)

🏏 Eamonn Vines (32) 62* (116)

🎯 Thomas Neate (21) 3/53 (17)

🎯 Nathan Harper (18) 2/54 (15)

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI

🏏 Braden Taeuber 59 (101)

🏏 Liam Banthorpe (28) 54 (74)

🎯 Harkirat Bajwa (20) 3/55 (21.4)

🎯 Braden Taeuber 3/85 (24)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts
Round: Round 14
Format: Two Day
Venue: Geelong Cricket Ground, SOUTH GEELONG
Date: Saturday 17 January 2026, 10:30am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Geelong 1st XI won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: Dean Jones (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Mark Waller (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI · 1st Innings - Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI 251 (80.2 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jack Rudd (30)	c&b: T Neate	25	69	3	0	36.23
Liam Winn	c: J Larkin b: T Neate	2	16	0	0	12.50
Zachary Elliott (vc) (27)	c: E Vines b: T Neate	0	5	0	0	0.00
Liam Banthorpe (c) (28)	c: A Armstrong b: J Garner	54	74	9	0	72.97
Mark Phelan (31)	c: T Neate b: N Harper	24	50	2	0	48.00
tom kellar (22)	c: L Blackford b: J Larkin	8	11	2	0	72.72
Ejaaz Alavi	c: L Blackford b: N Harper	16	16	2	0	100.00
Miller Childs	c: N Caulfield b: Z Attard	8	16	0	1	50.00
Braden Taeuber	c: L Field b: L Koliba	59	101	5	0	58.41
Gurnaz Khatra (21)	c: A Armstrong b: J Garner	34	104	3	0	32.69
Harkirat Bajwa (20)	not out	2*	20	0	0	10.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 11, w 2, nb 0, pen 0)	19
Total	80.2 Ov (RR 3.12)	251

Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Liam Winn), 2-16 (Zachary Elliott), 3-73 (Jack Rudd), 4-92 (Liam Banthorpe), 5-101 (tom kellar), 6-136 (Ejaaz Alavi), 7-137 (Mark Phelan), 8-149 (Miller Childs), 9-243 (Braden Taeuber), 10-251 (Gurnaz Khatra)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Nathan Harper (18)	15	0	54	2	3.60	0
Thomas Neate (21)	17	4	53	3	3.11	0
Josh Garner (22)	17.2	5	54	2	3.11	2
Joshua Larkin	17	3	49	1	2.88	0
Zane Attard (18)	10	3	14	1	1.40	0
Lincoln Koliba (18)	4	0	10	1	2.50	0

Geelong 1st XI · 1st Innings - Geelong 1st XI 254/9 (89.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nathan Caulfield (24)	c: L Banthorpe b: B Taeuber	14	38	2	0	36.84
Lincoln Koliba (18)	b: G Khatra	14	21	2	0	66.66
Josh Garner (vc) (22)	b: B Taeuber	16	33	2	0	48.48
Liam Blackford (wk) (22)	c: J Rudd b: H Bajwa	26	42	4	0	61.90
Joshua Larkin (c)	lbw: E Alavi	76	142	6	0	53.52
Lachie Field (24)	b: E Alavi	28	99	1	0	28.28
Ashley Armstrong	lbw: H Bajwa	0	4	0	0	0.00
Eamonn Vines (32)	not out	62*	116	8	0	53.44
Zane Attard (18)	b: B Taeuber	4	24	1	0	16.66
Thomas Neate (21)	lbw: H Bajwa	5	14	1	0	35.71
Nathan Harper (18)	not out	0*	5	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 3, lb 5, w 1, nb 0, pen 0)	9
Total	89.4 Ov (RR 2.83)	254/9

Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Lincoln Koliba), 2-39 (Nathan Caulfield), 3-58 (Josh Garner), 4-80 (Liam Blackford), 5-155 (Lachie Field), 6-156 (Ashley Armstrong), 7-208 (Joshua Larkin), 8-222 (Zane Attard), 9-249 (Thomas Neate)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Braden Taeuber	24	2	85	3	3.54	0
Gurnaz Khatra (21)	17	3	51	1	3.00	1
Ejaaz Alavi	24	7	42	2	1.75	0
Harkirat Bajwa (20)	21.4	2	55	3	2.53	0
Miller Childs	3	0	13	0	4.33	0

Geelong 1st XI

Nathan Harper (18) Opening Bowler 40 rating
Joshua Larkin (c) All-Rounder 36 rating
Lincoln Koliba (18) Opening Batter 56 rating
Josh Garner (vc) (22) First-Change Bowler 44 rating
Liam Blackford (wk) (22) Wicketkeeper-Batter 79 rating
Zane Attard (18) First-Change Bowler 46 rating
Lachie Field (24) Top-Order Batter 49 rating
Nathan Caulfield (24) Opening Batter 34 rating
Thomas Neate (21) Opening Bowler 36 rating
Eamonn Vines (32) Opening Batter 61 rating
Ashley Armstrong Top-Order Batter 40 rating

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI

tom kellar (22) Wicketkeeper-Batter 47 rating
Miller Childs Middle-Order Batter 18 rating
Liam Banthorpe (c) (28) Wicketkeeper-Batter 60 rating
Gurnaz Khatra (21) Opening Bowler 21 rating
Zachary Elliott (vc) (27) Opening Batter 49 rating
Harkirat Bajwa (20) First-Change Bowler 32 rating
Jack Rudd (30) Opening Batter 66 rating
Braden Taeuber Opening Bowler 29 rating
Ejaaz Alavi Second-Change Bowler 30 rating
Mark Phelan (31) Opening Batter 47 rating
Liam Winn Top-Order Batter 20 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI	251 (80.2 ov)	3.12	26	1	19	Braden Taeuber 59
Geelong 1st XI	254/9 (89.4 ov)	2.83	27	0	9	Joshua Larkin 76

Partnerships · Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI

1st wkt 16
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 57
4th wkt 19
5th wkt 9
6th wkt 35
7th wkt 1
8th wkt 12
9th wkt 94
10th wkt 8

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

Partnerships · Geelong 1st XI

1st wkt 27
2nd wkt 12
3rd wkt 19
4th wkt 22
5th wkt 75
6th wkt 1
7th wkt 52
8th wkt 14
9th wkt 27
10th wkt 5*

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