Alexander Thomson 2nd XI v Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI

Result · Finals Round 1 · GCA 2 2nd XI · 2025/26 · Sat 14 Mar 2026 · Hamlyn Park, HAMLYN HEIGHTS

Alexander Thomson 2nd XI 160 (62.2 ov)

Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI 224 (79.1 ov) & 0/0

Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI won by 64 runs

Match report

Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI beat Alexander Thomson 2nd XI by 64 runs. For the winners, Dhanush Bhaskar made a half-century (97 off 186) and Mitchell Stephens took 3/8 from 6.3 overs. For Alexander Thomson 2nd XI, Samuel Welsh made a half-century (75 off 145) and Jay Dunstan took 4/73 from 28.1 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

🏅

Cricket Nation pick of the match

Jay Dunstan

Alexander Thomson 2nd XI · 9 (18) & 4/73 & 3 dismissals

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

Top performers

Alexander Thomson 2nd XI

🏏 Samuel Welsh 75 (145)

🏏 Toby Johnson 23 (79)

🎯 Jay Dunstan 4/73 (28.1)

🎯 ******** 2/46 (19)

Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI

🏏 Dhanush Bhaskar 97 (186)

🏏 Tim Kelly 56 (90)

🎯 Mitchell Stephens 3/8 (6.3)

🎯 Gautham Sathikumar 3/47 (24)

Match details

Competition: GCA 2 2nd XI
Round: Finals Round 1
Format: Two Day
Venue: Hamlyn Park, HAMLYN HEIGHTS
Date: Saturday 14 March 2026, 12:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI won the toss and chose to bat
Other officials: Des Gahan (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI 224 (79.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tyson Holt	c: J Dunstan b: F Simpkin	3	18	0	0	16.66
Max Spence (14)	c: T Johnson b: J Dunstan	13	74	0	0	17.56
Gautham Sathikumar	c: J Lundy b: J Dunstan	0	9	0	0	0.00
Dhanush Bhaskar	c: C Larsen b: J Dunstan	97	186	8	0	52.15
Tim Kelly	c: J Dunstan b: F Simpkin	56	90	8	0	62.22
Tony Spence (c)	c: T Johnson b: J Dunstan	2	2	0	0	100.00
Ryan Taylor (28)	run out (J Mullen, J Dunstan)	11	25	1	0	44.00
Jake Allen	c: J Mullen b: ********	19	32	3	0	59.37
Mitchell Stephens	c: T Johnson b: ********	9	8	2	0	112.50
Jaxon Ellard	run out (T Johnson)	3	11	0	0	27.27
Tom Konidaris	not out	7*	19	1	0	36.84
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, w 1, nb 0, pen 0)	4
Total	79.1 Ov (RR 2.83)	224

Did not bat: Charlie Chandley (15)

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Tyson Holt), 2-10 (Gautham Sathikumar), 3-29 (Max Spence), 4-129 (Tim Kelly), 5-132 (Tony Spence), 6-147 (Ryan Taylor), 7-190 (Jake Allen), 8-202 (Mitchell Stephens), 9-210 (Jaxon Ellard), 10-224 (Dhanush Bhaskar)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Jay Dunstan	28.1	2	73	4	2.59	0
Fraser Simpkin (20)	21	5	62	2	2.95	0
********	19	7	46	2	2.42	0
Kris Spender	7	0	18	0	2.57	1
Steven O'Neill	4	0	22	0	5.50	0

Alexander Thomson 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Alexander Thomson 2nd XI 160 (62.2 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Toby Johnson (wk)	c: C Chandley b: J Allen	23	79	1	0	29.11
Brad Watach	b: M Stephens	16	12	4	0	133.33
Jordie Lundy	c: G Sathikumar b: D Bhaskar	5	18	1	0	27.77
Samuel Welsh	c&b: G Sathikumar	75	145	9	1	51.72
Joshua Mullen (27)	b: M Stephens	14	30	1	0	46.66
Charlie Larsen	b: M Stephens	0	1	0	0	0.00
Steven O'Neill (vc)	b: T Holt	0	10	0	0	0.00
Jay Dunstan (c)	c: T Holt b: G Sathikumar	9	18	1	0	50.00
Kris Spender	lbw: G Sathikumar	2	24	0	0	8.33
Fraser Simpkin (20)	not out	5*	22	0	0	22.72
********	c: T Konidaris b: M Spence	0	13	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 5, w 3, nb 1, pen 0)	11
Total	62.2 Ov (RR 2.57)	160

Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Brad Watach), 2-37 (Jordie Lundy), 3-69 (Toby Johnson), 4-97 (Joshua Mullen), 5-97 (Charlie Larsen), 6-99 (Steven O'Neill), 7-139 (Jay Dunstan), 8-154 (Samuel Welsh), 9-155 (Kris Spender), 10-160 (********)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Mitchell Stephens	6.3	3	8	3	1.23	0	0
Tyson Holt	11.3	4	39	1	3.39	1	1
Dhanush Bhaskar	5	0	21	1	4.20	2	0
Gautham Sathikumar	24	7	47	3	1.95	0	0
Jake Allen	7	0	22	1	3.14	0	0
Max Spence (14)	8.2	0	16	1	1.92	0	0

Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI · 2nd Innings - Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI 0/0

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Max Spence (14)	not out	0*	0	0	0	0.00
Tony Spence (c)	not out	0*	0	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, pen 0)	0
Total	0 Ov	0/0

Did not bat: Gautham Sathikumar, Jake Allen, Charlie Chandley (15), Tim Kelly, Mitchell Stephens, Ryan Taylor (28), Tom Konidaris, Dhanush Bhaskar, Tyson Holt, Jaxon Ellard

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb

Alexander Thomson 2nd XI

Charlie Larsen Opening Batter 13 rating
Samuel Welsh Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
Jordie Lundy Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Brad Watach Opening Batter 7 rating
Joshua Mullen (27) Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
Toby Johnson (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 11 rating
Kris Spender Second-Change Bowler 5 rating
Steven O'Neill (vc) Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Fraser Simpkin (20) Opening Bowler 6 rating
******** First-Change Bowler 4 rating
Jay Dunstan (c) Opening Bowler 8 rating

Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI

Gautham Sathikumar Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
Tony Spence (c) Wicketkeeper-Batter 7 rating
Jake Allen Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
Charlie Chandley (15) Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Tim Kelly Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Mitchell Stephens Opening Bowler 6 rating
Ryan Taylor (28) First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Tom Konidaris Second-Change Bowler 9 rating
Max Spence (14) Opening Batter 4 rating
Dhanush Bhaskar Bowling All-Rounder 7 rating
Tyson Holt Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating
Jaxon Ellard First-Change Bowler 6 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI	224 (79.1 ov)	2.83	23	0	4	Dhanush Bhaskar 97
Alexander Thomson 2nd XI	160 (62.2 ov)	2.57	17	1	11	Samuel Welsh 75
Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI	0/0	–	0	0	0	Max Spence 0*

Partnerships · Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI

1st wkt 5
2nd wkt 5
3rd wkt 19
4th wkt 100
5th wkt 3
6th wkt 15
7th wkt 43
8th wkt 12
9th wkt 8
10th wkt 14

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

Partnerships · Alexander Thomson 2nd XI

1st wkt 22
2nd wkt 15
3rd wkt 32
4th wkt 28
5th wkt 0
6th wkt 2
7th wkt 40
8th wkt 15
9th wkt 1
10th wkt 5

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

Partnerships · Geelong West Senior Men 2nd XI

No fall of wickets recorded for this innings.