North Ballarat 1st XI v Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI

Result · Round 8 · 04. Ballarat Groundworks Championship Division 2 · 2025/26 · Sat 13 Dec 2025 · Ross Creek Recreation Reserve, ROSS CREEK

North Ballarat 1st XI 175 (41.3 ov)

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI 235/8 (45 ov)

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI won by 60 runs

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Match report

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI made 235/8 (45 ov) and defended it, holding North Ballarat 1st XI to 175 (41.3 ov) to win by 60 runs. For the winners, Jye-leigh Drinkwater hit a century (123 off 138) and Bradley House took 4/16 from 9 overs. For North Ballarat 1st XI, Sarin Gurung made a half-century (58 off 78) and Chris Wright took 4/45 from 9 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Jye-leigh Drinkwater

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI · 123 (138) & 0/9

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

Top performers

North Ballarat 1st XI

🏏 Sarin Gurung 58 (78)

🏏 Cowan Morgan 53 (47)

🎯 Chris Wright 4/45 (9)

🎯 Jason Crosbie 2/43 (9)

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI

🏏 Jye-leigh Drinkwater 123 (138)

🏏 Thomas Addison 51 (65)

🎯 Bradley House 4/16 (9)

🎯 Lachlan Storey 3/34 (7.3)

Match details

Competition: 04. Ballarat Groundworks Championship Division 2
Round: Round 8
Format: One Day
Venue: Ross Creek Recreation Reserve, ROSS CREEK
Date: Saturday 13 December 2025, 12:30pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI won the toss and chose to bat

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI · 1st Innings - Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI 235/8 (45 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lachlan Storey (vc)	c: A Reddy b: V Narayana Murthy	22	39	3	1	56.41
Jye-leigh Drinkwater	st: S Wright b: J Crosbie	123	138	18	1	89.13
Zac Hunter (26)	c: M Zakynthinos b: L Armstrong	8	11	0	1	72.72
Thomas Addison (c)	c: A Reddy b: C Wright	51	65	4	0	78.46
Dwayne Hiscock (vc) (40)	b: C Wright	1	2	0	0	50.00
Matthew Clark	c: A Reddy b: C Wright	10	7	0	1	142.85
Kolby Haley (15)	b: J Crosbie	0	3	0	0	0.00
Matthew Messemaker	not out	2*	3	0	0	66.66
Robert Mosby (wk)	b: C Wright	0	2	0	0	0.00
Marcus Elliott	not out	2*	1	0	0	200.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 0, w 13, nb 1, pen 0)	16
Total	45 Ov (RR 5.22)	235/8

Did not bat: Bradley House, Zachary Cartledge

Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Lachlan Storey), 2-74 (Zac Hunter), 3-205 (Jye-leigh Drinkwater), 4-212 (Dwayne Hiscock), 5-226 (Matthew Clark), 6-227 (Kolby Haley), 7-233 (Thomas Addison), 8-233 (Robert Mosby)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Chris Wright	9	2	45	4	5.00	1	0
Jason Crosbie	9	0	43	2	4.77	3	0
Vijaya Kumar Narayana Murthy	9	0	43	1	4.77	4	0
Luke Armstrong	9	0	27	1	3.00	0	0
Matthew Zakynthinos	3	0	29	0	9.66	3	1
Beau Glenister	4	0	29	0	7.25	0	0
Ash Cartledge	2	0	17	0	8.50	2	0

North Ballarat 1st XI · 1st Innings - North Ballarat 1st XI 175 (41.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Brodie Bennett (c)	c: R Mosby b: M Messemaker	1	8	0	0	12.50
Matthew Zakynthinos	c: R Mosby b: B House	1	16	0	0	6.25
Abilash Reddy	c: K Haley b: B House	7	24	1	0	29.16
Beau Glenister	b: B House	0	2	0	0	0.00
Ash Cartledge	c: R Mosby b: B House	17	34	2	0	50.00
Jason Crosbie	c: M Messemaker b: L Storey	12	24	2	0	50.00
Sarin Gurung	b: T Addison	58	78	11	0	74.35
Scott Wright	c: M Messemaker b: L Storey	7	9	0	1	77.77
Vijaya Kumar Narayana Murthy	run out (T Addison, R Mosby)	2	8	0	0	25.00
Cowan Morgan	c: T Addison b: L Storey	53	47	8	1	112.76
Chris Wright	not out	0*	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 14, nb 2, pen 0)	17
Total	41.3 Ov (RR 4.22)	175

Did not bat: Luke Armstrong

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Brodie Bennett), 2-11 (Matthew Zakynthinos), 3-11 (Beau Glenister), 4-12 (Abilash Reddy), 5-43 (Jason Crosbie), 6-43 (Ash Cartledge), 7-55 (Scott Wright), 8-58 (Vijaya Kumar Narayana Murthy), 9-169 (Sarin Gurung), 10-175 (Cowan Morgan)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Matthew Messemaker	9	3	22	1	2.44	5	1
Bradley House	9	5	16	4	1.77	2	1
Lachlan Storey	7.3	0	34	3	4.53	1	0
Kolby Haley (15)	4	0	20	0	5.00	2	0
Zachary Cartledge	2	0	18	0	9.00	3	0
Matthew Clark	5	0	26	0	5.20	1	0
Thomas Addison	3	0	22	1	7.33	0	0
Jye-leigh Drinkwater	1	0	9	0	9.00	0	0
Marcus Elliott	1	0	7	0	7.00	0	0

North Ballarat 1st XI

Chris Wright Opening Bowler 5 rating
Ash Cartledge First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Abilash Reddy Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Luke Armstrong First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Brodie Bennett (c) Opening Batter 5 rating
Matthew Zakynthinos All-Rounder 11 rating
Vijaya Kumar Narayana Murthy Middle-Order Batter 3 rating
Beau Glenister Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Scott Wright Wicketkeeper-Batter 11 rating
Jason Crosbie All-Rounder 9 rating
Cowan Morgan Top-Order Batter 5 rating
Sarin Gurung Middle-Order Batter 3 rating

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI

Marcus Elliott Lower-Order Batter 7 rating
Bradley House Opening Bowler 7 rating
Thomas Addison (c) Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Lachlan Storey (vc) First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Matthew Messemaker Opening Bowler 15 rating
Dwayne Hiscock (vc) (40) Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Jye-leigh Drinkwater Opening Batter 7 rating
Zachary Cartledge Second-Change Bowler 2 rating
Kolby Haley (15) First-Change Bowler 13 rating
Zac Hunter (26) First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Matthew Clark Middle-Order Batter 7 rating
Robert Mosby (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 13 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI	235/8 (45 ov)	5.22	25	4	16	Jye-leigh Drinkwater 123
North Ballarat 1st XI	175 (41.3 ov)	4.22	24	2	17	Sarin Gurung 58

Partnerships · Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI

1st wkt 48
2nd wkt 26
3rd wkt 131
4th wkt 7
5th wkt 14
6th wkt 1
7th wkt 6
8th wkt 0
9th wkt 2*

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

Partnerships · North Ballarat 1st XI

1st wkt 3
2nd wkt 8
3rd wkt 0
4th wkt 1
5th wkt 31
6th wkt 0
7th wkt 12
8th wkt 3
9th wkt 111
10th wkt 6

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