Riverside 2nd XI v Mernda 2nd XI

Result · Semi Finals · 04 - B Grade · 2025/26 · Sat 7 Mar 2026 · Whatmough Park, GREENSBOROUGH

Riverside 2nd XI 112/2 (50.4 ov)

Mernda 2nd XI 111 (55.1 ov)

Riverside 2nd XI won by 8 wickets

Match report

Riverside 2nd XI chased down Mernda 2nd XI's 111 (55.1 ov), reaching 112/2 (50.4 ov) to win by 8 wickets. For the winners, Ben Jurkovic made a half-century (50* off 158) and Spencer Veal took 3/22 from 12.1 overs. For Mernda 2nd XI, Abhi patel top-scored with 21 off 27 and Andy Evans took 1/13 from 12 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

David Rowley

Riverside 2nd XI · 3/46 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Riverside 2nd XI

🏏 Ben Jurkovic 50* (158)

🏏 Adam Nolan 31* (75)

🎯 Spencer Veal (24) 3/22 (12.1)

🎯 David Rowley 3/46 (21)

Mernda 2nd XI

🏏 Abhi patel 21 (27)

🏏 Lucas Long (20) 20 (84)

🎯 Andy Evans 1/13 (12)

🎯 Abhi patel 1/20 (10)

Match details

Competition: 04 - B Grade
Round: Semi Finals
Format: Two Day
Venue: Whatmough Park, GREENSBOROUGH
Date: Saturday 7 March 2026, 12:30pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Mernda 2nd XI won the toss and chose to bat
Other officials: Bill Winchcombe (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Robert Poyntz (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Mernda 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Mernda 2nd XI 111 (55.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Abhi patel	c: O Doyle b: J Bowden	21	27	4	0	77.77
Satinder Sekhon	c: M Doyle b: D Rowley	11	26	2	0	42.30
Lucas Long (20)	run out (C Skiba)	20	84	3	0	23.80
Chris Smith	c: A D’Amico b: N Hewett	6	47	1	0	12.76
Andy Evans	c: A Nolan b: J Bowden	8	36	1	0	22.22
Bailey Turnbull (c)	b: S Veal	1	15	0	0	6.66
********	lbw: S Veal	12	46	0	0	26.08
Geordi Summers	c&b: D Rowley	17	16	3	0	106.25
Benjamin Jukes	b: S Veal	1	15	0	0	6.66
Jarmyn Marshall	b: D Rowley	0	11	0	0	0.00
Jordan Krake	not out	2*	9	0	0	22.22
Extras	(b 2, lb 6, w 1, nb 3, pen 0)	12
Total	55.1 Ov (RR 2.01)	111

Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Satinder Sekhon), 2-32 (Abhi patel), 3-57 (Chris Smith), 4-71 (Lucas Long), 5-71 (Andy Evans), 6-77 (Bailey Turnbull), 7-102 (Geordi Summers), 8-102 (********), 9-103 (Jarmyn Marshall), 10-111 (Benjamin Jukes)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Jacob Bowden	14	4	27	2	1.92	1	0
David Rowley	21	7	46	3	2.19	0	1
Ned Hewett (16)	8	5	6	1	0.75	0	0
Spencer Veal (24)	12.1	5	22	3	1.80	0	0

Riverside 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Riverside 2nd XI 112/2 (50.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ben Jurkovic	not out	50*	158	7	0	31.64
Calin Skiba	b: A patel	23	45	2	0	51.11
Marcus Brooker (27)	c: A patel b: A Evans	1	26	0	0	3.84
Adam Nolan	not out	31*	75	5	0	41.33
Extras	(b 3, lb 1, w 2, nb 1, pen 0)	7
Total	50.4 Ov (RR 2.21)	112/2

Did not bat: Mathew Doyle, Ned Hewett (16), Jacob Bowden, Alexander D’Amico, Oscar Doyle (15), David Rowley, Spencer Veal (24)

Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Calin Skiba), 2-54 (Marcus Brooker)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Jarmyn Marshall	14	5	21	0	1.50	0	0
Geordi Summers	8	1	26	0	3.25	1	0
Jordan Krake	5.3	1	18	0	3.27	0	1
Abhi patel	10	2	20	1	2.00	1	0
Andy Evans	12	5	13	1	1.08	0	0
Benjamin Jukes	1	0	10	0	10.00	0	0

Riverside 2nd XI

Mathew Doyle (c) Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
Ned Hewett (16) First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Jacob Bowden Opening Bowler 7 rating
Calin Skiba Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Marcus Brooker (27) Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Ben Jurkovic Opening Batter 8 rating
Alexander D’Amico (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 11 rating
Oscar Doyle (15) Top-Order Batter 12 rating
David Rowley Opening Bowler 7 rating
Adam Nolan Middle-Order Batter 10 rating
Spencer Veal (24) Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating

Mernda 2nd XI

******** Middle-Order Batter 6 rating
Jordan Krake First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Andy Evans Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating
Abhi patel All-Rounder 12 rating
Bailey Turnbull (c) Top-Order Batter 6 rating
Benjamin Jukes Middle-Order Batter 9 rating
Lucas Long (20) Top-Order Batter 10 rating
Chris Smith Wicketkeeper-Batter 13 rating
Jarmyn Marshall First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Geordi Summers First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Satinder Sekhon Middle-Order Batter 8 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Mernda 2nd XI	111 (55.1 ov)	2.01	14	0	12	Abhi patel 21
Riverside 2nd XI	112/2 (50.4 ov)	2.21	14	0	7	Ben Jurkovic 50*

Partnerships · Mernda 2nd XI

1st wkt 26
2nd wkt 6
3rd wkt 25
4th wkt 14
5th wkt 0
6th wkt 6
7th wkt 25
8th wkt 0
9th wkt 1
10th wkt 8

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

Partnerships · Riverside 2nd XI

1st wkt 46
2nd wkt 8
3rd wkt 58*

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