Melton South 2nd XI v Moonee Valley 2nd XI

Result · Round 8 · Division 3 - 2nds Les Smith Shield · 2025/26 · Sat 13 Dec 2025 · Melton Recreation Reserve, MELTON

Melton South 2nd XI 173 (46 ov)

Moonee Valley 2nd XI 176/9 (50 ov) & 0/0

Moonee Valley 2nd XI won by 3 runs

Match report

Moonee Valley 2nd XI beat Melton South 2nd XI by 3 runs. For the winners, Mitchell Higgs top-scored with 45* off 67 and Mitchell Higgs took 4/50 from 16 overs. For Melton South 2nd XI, Sameer Mohammed A made a half-century (72 off 116) and Steven Szabo took 3/25 from 4 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Mitchell Higgs (19)

Moonee Valley 2nd XI · 45* (67) & 4/50 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Melton South 2nd XI

🏏 Sameer Mohammed A 72 (116)

🏏 Shannon Hinge 37 (39)

🎯 Steven Szabo (30) 3/25 (4)

🎯 Zohaib Khan (16) 3/42 (15)

Moonee Valley 2nd XI

🏏 Mitchell Higgs (19) 45* (67)

🏏 Jeremy Sevenson (17) 25 (62)

🎯 Mitchell Higgs (19) 4/50 (16)

🎯 Jim Polonidis 3/38 (9)

Match details

Competition: Division 3 - 2nds Les Smith Shield
Round: Round 8
Format: Two Day
Venue: Melton Recreation Reserve, MELTON
Date: Saturday 13 December 2025, 1:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Melton South 2nd XI won the toss and chose to field

Moonee Valley 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Moonee Valley 2nd XI 176/9 (50 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Paul Sevenson	c: M Garwood b: S Szabo	5	12	1	0	41.66
Aksha Perera (16)	c: M Garwood b: J Bartlett	2	13	0	0	15.38
Jeremy Sevenson (17)	b: Z Khan	25	62	3	0	40.32
Max Jones	lbw: S Szabo	19	70	2	0	27.14
Mitchell Higgs (19)	not out	45*	67	0	0	67.16
Oliver McKeown (12)	lbw: S Szabo	2	4	0	0	50.00
Tomas Morrissy (19)	b: Z Khan	25	18	6	0	138.88
Stephen Ward	c: S Mohammed A b: C Hinge	19	21	3	0	90.47
Thomas Janetzki	b: H Hunt	8	22	0	0	36.36
Jordy Walsh (19)	b: Z Khan	11	8	2	0	137.50
Jim Polonidis	not out	2*	3	0	0	66.66
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 7, nb 0, pen 0)	13
Total	50 Ov (RR 3.52)	176/9

Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Paul Sevenson), 2-10 (Aksha Perera), 3-53 (Jeremy Sevenson), 4-56 (Max Jones), 5-62 (Oliver McKeown), 6-94 (Tomas Morrissy), 7-123 (Stephen Ward), 8-147 (Thomas Janetzki), 9-164 (Jordy Walsh)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
James Bartlett	12	4	23	1	1.91	1
Steven Szabo (30)	4	0	25	3	6.25	2
Zohaib Khan (16)	15	4	42	3	2.80	2
Callan Hinge	11	1	45	1	4.09	0
Hayden Hunt	8	0	35	1	4.37	2

Melton South 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Melton South 2nd XI 173 (46 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Joshua Sutton	c: T Janetzki b: M Higgs	1	17	0	0	5.88
Sameer Mohammed A	c: M Higgs b: J Polonidis	72	116	8	0	62.06
Shannon Hinge	b: M Jones	37	39	3	1	94.87
Michael Garwood	b: M Jones	6	9	1	0	66.66
Najeeb Khan	c: M Jones b: J Walsh	8	24	2	0	33.33
Steven Szabo (30)	c: S Ward b: M Higgs	24	34	4	0	70.58
Darryl Liistro	b: J Polonidis	2	9	0	0	22.22
James Bartlett	not out	3*	13	0	0	23.07
Callan Hinge	c: J Sevenson b: M Higgs	6	12	0	0	50.00
Hayden Hunt	b: J Polonidis	0	4	0	0	0.00
Zohaib Khan (16)	c: T Morrissy b: M Higgs	1	8	0	0	12.50
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 2, nb 9, pen 0)	13
Total	46 Ov (RR 3.76)	173

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Joshua Sutton), 2-82 (Shannon Hinge), 3-91 (Michael Garwood), 4-117 (Najeeb Khan), 5-152 (Sameer Mohammed A), 6-160 (Steven Szabo), 7-160 (Darryl Liistro), 8-171 (Callan Hinge), 9-172 (Hayden Hunt), 10-173 (Zohaib Khan)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Mitchell Higgs (19)	16	1	50	4	3.12	1	5
Jim Polonidis	9	0	38	3	4.22	1	2
Stephen Ward	4	0	16	0	4.00	0	0
Aksha Perera (16)	3	0	16	0	5.33	0	1
Max Jones	7	2	21	2	3.00	0	0
Jordy Walsh (19)	4	1	8	1	2.00	0	0
Tomas Morrissy (19)	3	0	22	0	7.33	0	1

Moonee Valley 2nd XI · 2nd Innings - Moonee Valley 2nd XI 0/0

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mitchell Higgs (19)	not out	0*	0	0	0	0.00
Max Jones	not out	0*	0	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, pen 0)	0
Total	0 Ov	0/0

Did not bat: Thomas Janetzki, Tomas Morrissy (19), Jeremy Sevenson (17), Oliver McKeown (12), Aksha Perera (16), Jordy Walsh (19), Jim Polonidis, Paul Sevenson, Stephen Ward

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb

Melton South 2nd XI

Joshua Sutton Wicketkeeper-Batter 6 rating
Michael Garwood Top-Order Batter 9 rating
Najeeb Khan Top-Order Batter – rating
Steven Szabo (30) Middle-Order Batter 5 rating
Zohaib Khan (16) First-Change Bowler 5 rating
Hayden Hunt Second-Change Bowler – rating
James Bartlett Opening Bowler 4 rating
Shannon Hinge Middle-Order Batter 3 rating
Darryl Liistro Lower-Order Batter – rating
Sameer Mohammed A Top-Order Batter 6 rating
Callan Hinge First-Change Bowler 7 rating

Moonee Valley 2nd XI

Thomas Janetzki Middle-Order Batter 6 rating
Tomas Morrissy (19) Middle-Order Batter 6 rating
Mitchell Higgs (19) Opening Bowler 8 rating
Jeremy Sevenson (17) Top-Order Batter 6 rating
Oliver McKeown (12) Top-Order Batter 9 rating
Max Jones Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Aksha Perera (16) Middle-Order Batter 4 rating
Jordy Walsh (19) First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Jim Polonidis First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Paul Sevenson Opening Batter 7 rating
Stephen Ward First-Change Bowler 9 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Moonee Valley 2nd XI	176/9 (50 ov)	3.52	17	0	13	Mitchell Higgs 45*
Melton South 2nd XI	173 (46 ov)	3.76	18	1	13	Sameer Mohammed A 72
Moonee Valley 2nd XI	0/0	–	0	0	0	Mitchell Higgs 0*

Partnerships · Moonee Valley 2nd XI

1st wkt 10
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 43
4th wkt 3
5th wkt 6
6th wkt 32
7th wkt 29
8th wkt 24
9th wkt 17
10th wkt 12*

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

Partnerships · Melton South 2nd XI

1st wkt 14
2nd wkt 68
3rd wkt 9
4th wkt 26
5th wkt 35
6th wkt 8
7th wkt 0
8th wkt 11
9th wkt 1
10th wkt 1

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

Partnerships · Moonee Valley 2nd XI

No fall of wickets recorded for this innings.