Essendon 1st XI v Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI

Result · Round 17 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts · 2025/26 · Sat 21 Feb 2026 · Schramms Reserve, DONCASTER

Essendon 1st XI 221 (78.2 ov)

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI 222/8 (61 ov)

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI won by 2 wickets

Match report

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI chased down Essendon 1st XI's 221 (78.2 ov), reaching 222/8 (61 ov) to win by 2 wickets. For the winners, Samuel Elliott made a half-century (64 off 73) and Braden Taeuber took 5/60 from 14 overs. For Essendon 1st XI, Ikroop Dhanoa made a half-century (75* off 166) and Noman Safdar took 6/74 from 22 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Noman Safdar

Essendon 1st XI · 1 (11) & 6/74

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

Top performers

Essendon 1st XI

🏏 Ikroop Dhanoa (21) 75* (166)

🏏 Connor Poulton (22) 65 (160)

🎯 Noman Safdar 6/74 (22)

🎯 Lachie Busk 1/36 (6)

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI

🏏 Samuel Elliott 64 (73)

🏏 Liam Banthorpe (28) 53* (98)

🎯 Braden Taeuber 5/60 (14)

🎯 Rupptaz Kharoud (16) 4/34 (13.2)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts
Round: Round 17
Format: Two Day
Venue: Schramms Reserve, DONCASTER
Date: Saturday 21 February 2026, 10:30am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Essendon 1st XI won the toss and chose to bat
Other officials: Tanyaradzwa Mungure (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Mark Waller (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Essendon 1st XI · 1st Innings - Essendon 1st XI 221 (78.2 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Joshua Trembearth	c: L Banthorpe b: B Taeuber	5	15	1	0	33.33
Muhammad Arsalan	c: J Rudd b: B Taeuber	7	15	1	0	46.66
Harry Duke	c: L Banthorpe b: R Kharoud	24	30	4	0	80.00
Liam Molloy (c) (28)	c: Z Elliott b: G Khatra	12	28	1	0	42.85
Emerson White	c: Z Elliott b: R Kharoud	0	3	0	0	0.00
Arshit Rajput	c: M Spoors b: R Kharoud	26	29	2	0	89.65
Connor Poulton (wk) (22)	c: L Banthorpe b: B Taeuber	65	160	6	0	40.62
Ikroop Dhanoa (21)	not out	75*	166	5	2	45.18
Nicholas McGuane	c: J Rudd b: B Taeuber	1	8	0	0	12.50
Noman Safdar	lbw: B Taeuber	1	11	0	0	9.09
Lachie Busk	c: L Banthorpe b: R Kharoud	3	7	0	0	42.85
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 2, pen 0)	2
Total	78.2 Ov (RR 2.82)	221

Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Muhammad Arsalan), 2-22 (Joshua Trembearth), 3-49 (Harry Duke), 4-49 (Emerson White), 5-49 (Liam Molloy), 6-99 (Arshit Rajput), 7-195 (Connor Poulton), 8-199 (Nicholas McGuane), 9-201 (Noman Safdar), 10-221 (Lachie Busk)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Braden Taeuber	14	0	60	5	4.28	0
Gurnaz Khatra (21)	14	5	40	1	2.85	2
Rupptaz Kharoud (16)	13.2	2	34	4	2.55	0
Harkirat Bajwa (20)	17	3	36	0	2.11	0
Matthew Spoors	7	1	22	0	3.14	0
Ejaaz Alavi	11	0	24	0	2.18	0
Zachary Elliott (27)	2	0	5	0	2.50	0

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI · 1st Innings - Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI 222/8 (61 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jack Rudd (30)	lbw: N Safdar	30	73	3	0	41.09
Liam Winn	c: M Arsalan b: N Safdar	6	10	0	0	60.00
Angus Roach (20)	c: C Poulton b: N Safdar	7	26	1	0	26.92
Gurnaz Khatra (21)	c: C Poulton b: N Safdar	2	30	0	0	6.66
Matthew Spoors	c: J Trembearth b: L Busk	26	20	3	0	130.00
Liam Banthorpe (c) (28)	not out	53*	98	5	1	54.08
Zachary Elliott (vc) (27)	b: N McGuane	3	11	0	0	27.27
Samuel Elliott	b: N Safdar	64	73	10	1	87.67
Ejaaz Alavi	lbw: N Safdar	0	1	0	0	0.00
Rupptaz Kharoud (16)	not out	30*	24	2	2	125.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 0, pen 0)	1
Total	61 Ov (RR 3.64)	222/8

Did not bat: Harkirat Bajwa (20), Braden Taeuber

Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Liam Winn), 2-30 (Angus Roach), 3-45 (Jack Rudd), 4-66 (Gurnaz Khatra), 5-72 (Matthew Spoors), 6-79 (Zachary Elliott), 7-187 (Samuel Elliott), 8-187 (Ejaaz Alavi)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Nicholas McGuane	22	4	66	1	3.00
Noman Safdar	22	6	74	6	3.36
Lachie Busk	6	1	36	1	6.00
Liam Molloy (28)	6	1	8	0	1.33
Arshit Rajput	2	0	22	0	11.00
Ikroop Dhanoa (21)	3	0	15	0	5.00

Essendon 1st XI

Lachie Busk Opening Bowler 18 rating
Connor Poulton (wk) (22) Wicketkeeper-Batter 57 rating
Emerson White Top-Order Batter 39 rating
Joshua Trembearth Opening Batter 36 rating
Liam Molloy (c) (28) Bowling All-Rounder 37 rating
Muhammad Arsalan Top-Order Batter 21 rating
Nicholas McGuane Opening Bowler 20 rating
Arshit Rajput All-Rounder 23 rating
Harry Duke Top-Order Batter 33 rating
Ikroop Dhanoa (21) All-Rounder 33 rating
Noman Safdar Opening Bowler 16 rating

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI

Matthew Spoors All-Rounder 70 rating
Angus Roach (20) Opening Batter 33 rating
Samuel Elliott First-Change Bowler 73 rating
Ejaaz Alavi Second-Change Bowler 30 rating
Liam Banthorpe (c) (28) Wicketkeeper-Batter 60 rating
Rupptaz Kharoud (16) All-Rounder 48 rating
Zachary Elliott (vc) (27) Opening Batter 49 rating
Liam Winn Top-Order Batter 20 rating
Harkirat Bajwa (20) First-Change Bowler 32 rating
Jack Rudd (30) Opening Batter 66 rating
Gurnaz Khatra (21) Opening Bowler 21 rating
Braden Taeuber Opening Bowler 29 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Essendon 1st XI	221 (78.2 ov)	2.82	20	2	2	Ikroop Dhanoa 75*
Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI	222/8 (61 ov)	3.64	24	4	1	Samuel Elliott 64

Partnerships · Essendon 1st XI

1st wkt 9
2nd wkt 13
3rd wkt 27
4th wkt 0
5th wkt 0
6th wkt 50
7th wkt 96
8th wkt 4
9th wkt 2
10th wkt 20

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

Partnerships · Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI

1st wkt 16
2nd wkt 14
3rd wkt 15
4th wkt 21
5th wkt 6
6th wkt 7
7th wkt 108
8th wkt 0
9th wkt 35*

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