Mont Albert 1st XI v North Balwyn 1st XI

Result · Semi Finals · 01. Dunstan Shield · 2025/26 · Sat 7 Mar 2026 · Mont Albert Reserve, MONT ALBERT

Mont Albert 1st XI 154 (76.1 ov) & 0/0

North Balwyn 1st XI 132 (76.1 ov)

Mont Albert 1st XI won by 22 runs

Match report

Mont Albert 1st XI beat North Balwyn 1st XI by 22 runs. For the winners, Charlie Waite top-scored with 28 off 76 and Andrew Padbury took 5/30 from 24.1 overs. For North Balwyn 1st XI, Nitesh Patel made a half-century (53* off 172) and Will Valentine took 3/11 from 7.1 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Andrew Padbury

Mont Albert 1st XI · 21 (38) & 5/30 & 2 dismissals

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

Top performers

Mont Albert 1st XI

🏏 Charlie Waite 28 (76)

🏏 Adam Ahmed 28 (72)

🎯 Andrew Padbury 5/30 (24.1)

🎯 Adam Ahmed 2/38 (19)

North Balwyn 1st XI

🏏 Nitesh Patel 53* (172)

🏏 Xavier Bateman 34 (93)

🎯 Will Valentine 3/11 (7.1)

🎯 Xavier Bateman 3/54 (28)

Match details

Competition: 01. Dunstan Shield
Round: Semi Finals
Format: Two Day
Venue: Mont Albert Reserve, MONT ALBERT
Date: Saturday 7 March 2026, 12:30pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: North Balwyn 1st XI won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: John Blennerhassett (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Jack Krohn (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Mont Albert 1st XI · 1st Innings - Mont Albert 1st XI 154 (76.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Padbury (c)	lbw: J Binney	21	38	2	0	55.26
Joel Guley	run out (V Narayana, L Macciocca)	17	63	1	0	26.98
James Blair-Holt	c: T Clarke b: X Bateman	13	70	1	0	18.57
Charlie Waite	lbw: X Bateman	28	76	2	0	36.84
Ben Moffat (wk)	c: V Narayana b: X Bateman	3	17	0	0	17.64
James Guley	b: J Binney	1	17	0	0	5.88
Lucas Hutchinson	c: L Macciocca b: C Vervoorst	20	57	1	0	35.08
Adam Ahmed	lbw: W Valentine	28	72	2	0	38.88
Joshua Dahlsen (19)	c: L Macciocca b: W Valentine	7	18	0	0	38.88
Chris Bridle (29)	c: L Stacker b: W Valentine	11	25	1	0	44.00
Benjamin Galtieri	not out	2*	4	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, w 0, nb 0, pen 0)	3
Total	76.1 Ov (RR 2.02)	154

Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Andrew Padbury), 2-42 (Joel Guley), 3-62 (James Blair-Holt), 4-74 (Ben Moffat), 5-85 (Charlie Waite), 6-85 (James Guley), 7-128 (Lucas Hutchinson), 8-140 (Adam Ahmed), 9-145 (Joshua Dahlsen), 10-154 (Chris Bridle)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Will Valentine	7.1	2	11	3	1.53
James Binney	17	6	31	2	1.82
Luke Stacker	6	1	14	0	2.33
Chris Vervoorst (23)	18	5	41	1	2.27
Xavier Bateman	28	8	54	3	1.92

North Balwyn 1st XI · 1st Innings - North Balwyn 1st XI 132 (76.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jude Bateman	lbw: A Padbury	3	5	0	0	60.00
Tom Clarke (27)	b: J Dahlsen	11	69	0	0	15.94
Chris Vervoorst (23)	b: A Padbury	1	24	0	0	4.16
Vihaan Narayana	c&b: A Padbury	1	14	0	0	7.14
Nitesh Patel	not out	53*	172	3	0	30.81
Will Valentine	c: A Padbury b: A Ahmed	10	48	0	0	20.83
Max Tomkinson	lbw: A Ahmed	0	5	0	0	0.00
Louis Macciocca (wk)	c: B Moffat b: C Bridle	0	3	0	0	0.00
Xavier Bateman (c)	b: C Bridle	34	93	2	1	36.55
Luke Stacker	c: B Moffat b: A Padbury	2	7	0	0	28.57
James Binney	c: A Ahmed b: A Padbury	10	22	0	0	45.45
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 2, nb 3, pen 0)	7
Total	76.1 Ov (RR 1.73)	132

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Jude Bateman), 2-11 (Chris Vervoorst), 3-15 (Vihaan Narayana), 4-21 (Tom Clarke), 5-49 (Will Valentine), 6-49 (Max Tomkinson), 7-50 (Louis Macciocca), 8-111 (Xavier Bateman), 9-114 (Luke Stacker), 10-132 (James Binney)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Chris Bridle (29)	23	7	38	2	1.65	0	0
Andrew Padbury	24.1	12	30	5	1.24	0	0
Joshua Dahlsen (19)	5	1	10	1	2.00	2	0
Adam Ahmed	19	6	38	2	2.00	0	3
Joel Guley	4	1	12	0	3.00	0	0
Benjamin Galtieri	1	0	2	0	2.00	0	0

Mont Albert 1st XI · 2nd Innings - Mont Albert 1st XI 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: Benjamin Galtieri, Joel Guley, James Guley, Charlie Waite, Ben Moffat, Lucas Hutchinson, Adam Ahmed, Chris Bridle (29), Joshua Dahlsen (19), Andrew Padbury, James Blair-Holt

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb

Mont Albert 1st XI

Benjamin Galtieri First-Change Bowler 10 rating
Joel Guley Opening Batter 6 rating
James Guley Middle-Order Batter 10 rating
Charlie Waite Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Ben Moffat (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 16 rating
Lucas Hutchinson Opening Batter 11 rating
Adam Ahmed First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Chris Bridle (29) Opening Bowler 13 rating
Joshua Dahlsen (19) First-Change Bowler 13 rating
Andrew Padbury (c) Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating
James Blair-Holt Middle-Order Batter 7 rating

North Balwyn 1st XI

Tom Clarke (27) Top-Order Batter 5 rating
James Binney Opening Bowler 17 rating
Louis Macciocca (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 10 rating
Nitesh Patel Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Max Tomkinson Opening Batter 14 rating
Luke Stacker Opening Bowler 7 rating
Chris Vervoorst (23) First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Will Valentine Bowling All-Rounder 7 rating
Vihaan Narayana Middle-Order Batter 7 rating
Xavier Bateman (c) Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Jude Bateman Middle-Order Batter 9 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Mont Albert 1st XI	154 (76.1 ov)	2.02	10	0	3	Charlie Waite 28
North Balwyn 1st XI	132 (76.1 ov)	1.73	5	1	7	Nitesh Patel 53*
Mont Albert 1st XI	0/0	–	0	0	0	–

Partnerships · Mont Albert 1st XI

1st wkt 27
2nd wkt 15
3rd wkt 20
4th wkt 12
5th wkt 11
6th wkt 0
7th wkt 43
8th wkt 12
9th wkt 5
10th wkt 9

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

Partnerships · North Balwyn 1st XI

1st wkt 5
2nd wkt 6
3rd wkt 4
4th wkt 6
5th wkt 28
6th wkt 0
7th wkt 1
8th wkt 61
9th wkt 3
10th wkt 18

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

Partnerships · Mont Albert 1st XI

No fall of wickets recorded for this innings.