Lucas CC 2nd XI v Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI

Result · Round 7 · 04. Ballarat Groundworks Championship Division 2 · 2025/26 · Sat 6 Dec 2025 · Ballarat High School, BALLARAT WEST

Lucas CC 2nd XI 114/8 (30 ov)

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI 115/2 (20.5 ov)

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI won by 8 wickets

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Match report

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI chased down Lucas CC 2nd XI's 114/8 (30 ov), reaching 115/2 (20.5 ov) to win by 8 wickets. For the winners, Jye-leigh Drinkwater top-scored with 40* off 63 and Lachlan Storey took 4/22 from 6 overs. For Lucas CC 2nd XI, Mark Gittins made a half-century (50 off 86) and Tushar Sindhu took 2/41 from 4.5 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Lachlan Storey

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI · 32 (42) & 4/22

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

Top performers

Lucas CC 2nd XI

🏏 Mark Gittins 50 (86)

🏏 Tushar Sindhu 13 (13)

🎯 Tushar Sindhu 2/41 (4.5)

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI

🏏 Jye-leigh Drinkwater 40* (63)

🏏 Matthew Clark 34* (18)

🎯 Lachlan Storey 4/22 (6)

🎯 Kolby Haley (15) 1/11 (4)

Match details

Competition: 04. Ballarat Groundworks Championship Division 2
Round: Round 7
Format: One Day
Venue: Ballarat High School, BALLARAT WEST
Date: Saturday 6 December 2025, 12:30pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI won the toss and chose to field

Lucas CC 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Lucas CC 2nd XI 114/8 (30 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Adam Young (c)	c: M Messemaker b: L Storey	9	27	0	0	33.33
Liam Humphries (15)	b: B House	0	2	0	0	0.00
Mark Gittins	c: K Haley b: L Storey	50	86	2	0	58.13
David Horwood	c: Z Hunter b: K Haley	2	6	0	0	33.33
Christopher Pearce	b: D Hiscock	7	23	0	0	30.43
Ashley Carli (wk)	c: M Messemaker b: L Storey	12	16	2	0	75.00
Tushar Sindhu	c: R Mosby b: L Storey	13	13	1	0	100.00
Sam Young	c: Z Hunter b: M Messemaker	3	4	0	0	75.00
Charles JONES (17)	not out	1*	3	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, w 14, nb 0, pen 0)	17
Total	30 Ov (RR 3.80)	114/8

Did not bat: Dean Davis, Simon Hucker, Harvey Gittins (15)

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Liam Humphries), 2-20 (Adam Young), 3-25 (David Horwood), 4-60 (Christopher Pearce), 5-87 (Ashley Carli), 6-99 (Mark Gittins), 7-104 (Sam Young), 8-114 (Tushar Sindhu)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Matthew Messemaker	6	0	24	1	4.00	2
Bradley House	6	1	17	1	2.83	7
Lachlan Storey	6	1	22	4	3.66	2
Kolby Haley (15)	4	1	11	1	2.75	1
Matthew Clark	3	0	10	0	3.33	1
Dwayne Hiscock (40)	5	0	27	1	5.40	1

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI · 1st Innings - Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI 115/2 (20.5 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jye-leigh Drinkwater	not out	40*	63	2	0	63.49
Lachlan Storey (vc)	b: T Sindhu	32	42	2	0	76.19
Dwayne Hiscock (vc) (40)	c: b: T Sindhu	2	2	0	0	100.00
Matthew Clark	not out	34*	18	2	3	188.88
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 5, nb 0, pen 0)	7
Total	20.5 Ov (RR 5.52)	115/2

Did not bat: Garry Curtis, Thomas Addison, Zachary Cartledge, Robert Mosby, Matthew Messemaker, Bradley House, Zac Hunter (26), Kolby Haley (15)

Fall of wickets: 1-59 (Lachlan Storey), 2-61 (Dwayne Hiscock)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd
Charles JONES (17)	3	7	0	2.33	0
Dean Davis	4	12	0	3.00	1
Simon Hucker	3	18	0	6.00	1
Harvey Gittins (15)	5	28	0	5.60	3
Tushar Sindhu	4.5	41	2	8.48	0
Liam Humphries (15)	1	7	0	7.00	0

Lucas CC 2nd XI

Dean Davis Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Liam Humphries (15) Opening Batter 7 rating
David Horwood Wicketkeeper-Batter 8 rating
Mark Gittins Top-Order Batter 9 rating
Tushar Sindhu Second-Change Bowler 5 rating
Charles JONES (17) Opening Bowler 6 rating
Simon Hucker First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Adam Young (c) Opening Batter 5 rating
Ashley Carli (wk) Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating
Sam Young Top-Order Batter 6 rating
Christopher Pearce Middle-Order Batter 5 rating
Harvey Gittins (15) First-Change Bowler 8 rating

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI

Garry Curtis Top-Order Batter 4 rating
Matthew Clark Middle-Order Batter 7 rating
Thomas Addison (c) Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Jye-leigh Drinkwater Opening Batter 7 rating
Zachary Cartledge Second-Change Bowler 6 rating
Robert Mosby (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 13 rating
Matthew Messemaker Opening Bowler 15 rating
Lachlan Storey (vc) First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Bradley House Opening Bowler 7 rating
Dwayne Hiscock (vc) (40) Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Zac Hunter (26) First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Kolby Haley (15) First-Change Bowler 13 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Lucas CC 2nd XI	114/8 (30 ov)	3.80	5	0	17	Mark Gittins 50
Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI	115/2 (20.5 ov)	5.52	6	3	7	Jye-leigh Drinkwater 40*

Partnerships · Lucas CC 2nd XI

1st wkt 2
2nd wkt 18
3rd wkt 5
4th wkt 35
5th wkt 27
6th wkt 12
7th wkt 5
8th wkt 10

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

Partnerships · Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI

1st wkt 59
2nd wkt 2
3rd wkt 54*

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