Epping Bulls 4th Grade v Balmain South Sydney 4th grade

Result · Finals Round 1 · Fourth Grade (The Harry Culbert Trophy) · 2025/26 · Sat 7 Mar 2026 · Alan Davidson Oval, ST PETERS

Epping Bulls 4th Grade 116 (55.3 ov)

Balmain South Sydney 4th grade 162 (83.4 ov) & 0/0

Balmain South Sydney 4th grade won by 46 runs

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Match report

Balmain South Sydney 4th grade beat Epping Bulls 4th Grade by 46 runs. For the winners, Henry Fanning made a half-century (86 off 164) and James Doolan took 5/45 from 20.3 overs. For Epping Bulls 4th Grade, Josh Pledger top-scored with 47 off 128 and Harry Court took 3/6 from 15.4 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

James Doolan

Balmain South Sydney 4th grade · 2 (10) & 5/45 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Epping Bulls 4th Grade

🏏 Josh Pledger (21) 47 (128)

🏏 Meet Patel 22 (62)

🎯 Harry Court 3/6 (15.4)

🎯 Brayden Wood (18) 2/18 (13)

Balmain South Sydney 4th grade

🏏 Henry Fanning 86 (164)

🏏 Brett Hudson 13 (53)

🎯 James Doolan 5/45 (20.3)

🎯 Ankush Thomas 2/24 (9)

Match details

Competition: Fourth Grade (The Harry Culbert Trophy)
Round: Finals Round 1
Format: Two Day
Venue: Alan Davidson Oval, ST PETERS
Date: Saturday 7 March 2026, 10:30am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Epping Bulls 4th Grade won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: Warwick Vyse (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Setu Raj (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Balmain South Sydney 4th grade · 1st Innings - Balmain South Sydney 4th grade 162 (83.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Brett Hudson	lbw: J Armytage	13	53	0	0	24.52
Vishnu Natesh	run out (H Court)	6	66	0	0	9.09
Harry Boyd (wk)	c: P Balzen b: T Le Roy	1	33	0	0	3.03
Henry Fanning	c: D Reynolds b: M Patel	86	164	7	1	52.43
Aiden Garey (21)	c: J Armytage b: M Patel	9	56	0	0	16.07
Ankush Thomas (c)	c: D Reynolds b: H Court	11	52	1	0	21.15
Aman Jahagirdar (15)	lbw: H Court	12	69	0	0	17.39
Harry Kermode	b: B Wood	6	5	0	1	120.00
James Doolan	c: D Reynolds b: B Wood	2	10	0	0	20.00
Akshat Mehta	not out	0*	0	0	0	0.00
Ahaan Sarabhai (16)	c: D Reynolds b: H Court	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 2, nb 8, pen 0)	16
Total	83.4 Ov (RR 1.94)	162

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Kulwant Dhillon	13	7	20	0	1.53	0	0
Brayden Wood (18)	13	1	18	2	1.38	1	0
Josh Armytage	16	7	23	1	1.43	0	0
Harry Court	15.4	12	6	3	0.38	0	1
Thomas Le Roy	14	3	62	1	4.42	1	5
Meet Patel	12	2	27	2	2.25	0	2
Josh Pledger (21)	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Nikolai Paxton	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Navin Yasotharan	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Zeel Nizama	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0

Epping Bulls 4th Grade · 1st Innings - Epping Bulls 4th Grade 116 (55.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Josh Pledger (21)	b: H Kermode	47	128	1	0	36.71
Thomas Le Roy	b: H Kermode	6	34	0	0	17.64
Harry Court	run out (H Fanning, A Mehta)	14	57	0	0	24.56
Meet Patel	b: J Doolan	22	62	0	0	35.48
Patrick Balzen	c: V Natesh b: A Thomas	14	34	0	0	41.17
David Reynolds (c, wk)	c&b: J Doolan	1	5	0	0	20.00
Brayden Wood (18)	c: H Boyd b: J Doolan	0	2	0	0	0.00
Navin Yasotharan	c: A Mehta b: J Doolan	2	5	0	0	40.00
Nikolai Paxton	c: B Hudson b: A Thomas	2	3	0	0	66.66
Josh Armytage	not out	2*	2	0	0	100.00
Kulwant Dhillon	lbw: J Doolan	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, pen 0)	0
Total	55.3 Ov (RR 2.09)	116

Did not bat: Zeel Nizama

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
James Doolan	20.3	2	45	5	2.19	0
Harry Kermode	19	5	28	2	1.47	0
Ankush Thomas	9	1	24	2	2.66	0
Ahaan Sarabhai (16)	1	1	0	0	0.00	0
Aman Jahagirdar (15)	1	0	1	0	1.00	0
Akshat Mehta	5	0	15	0	3.00	3
Aiden Garey (21)	0	0	0	0	0.00	0

Balmain South Sydney 4th grade · 2nd Innings - Balmain South Sydney 4th grade 0/0

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, pen 0)	0
Total	0 Ov	0/0

Did not bat: Brett Hudson, Aman Jahagirdar (15), Ahaan Sarabhai (16), Vishnu Natesh, Henry Fanning, Harry Boyd, Akshat Mehta, James Doolan, Aiden Garey (21), Harry Kermode, Ankush Thomas

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb

Epping Bulls 4th Grade

Zeel Nizama Top-Order Batter 5 rating
Josh Armytage First-Change Bowler 10 rating
Nikolai Paxton Top-Order Batter 5 rating
Patrick Balzen Top-Order Batter 5 rating
Meet Patel Top-Order Batter 6 rating
Harry Court Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Josh Pledger (21) Opening Batter 6 rating
Brayden Wood (18) First-Change Bowler 5 rating
David Reynolds (c, wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 11 rating
Kulwant Dhillon First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Navin Yasotharan Top-Order Batter 4 rating
Thomas Le Roy Second-Change Bowler 5 rating

Balmain South Sydney 4th grade

Brett Hudson Opening Batter 8 rating
Aman Jahagirdar (15) First-Change Bowler 13 rating
Ahaan Sarabhai (16) Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating
Vishnu Natesh Opening Batter 7 rating
Henry Fanning Top-Order Batter 11 rating
Harry Boyd (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 10 rating
Akshat Mehta First-Change Bowler 5 rating
James Doolan Opening Bowler 9 rating
Aiden Garey (21) Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Harry Kermode Opening Bowler 7 rating
Ankush Thomas (c) Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Balmain South Sydney 4th grade	162 (83.4 ov)	1.94	8	2	16	Henry Fanning 86
Epping Bulls 4th Grade	116 (55.3 ov)	2.09	1	0	0	Josh Pledger 47
Balmain South Sydney 4th grade	0/0	–	0	0	0	–

Partnerships · Balmain South Sydney 4th grade

No fall of wickets recorded for this innings.

Partnerships · Epping Bulls 4th Grade

No fall of wickets recorded for this innings.

Partnerships · Balmain South Sydney 4th grade

No fall of wickets recorded for this innings.