South Barwon Senior Men 3rd XI v North Geelong CC 3rd XI

Result · Preliminary Final · GCA 1 3rd XI · 2025/26 · Sat 21 Mar 2026 · Osborne Park, NORTH GEELONG

South Barwon Senior Men 3rd XI 202 (69 ov) & 0/0

North Geelong CC 3rd XI 206/8 (70 ov)

North Geelong CC 3rd XI won by 4 runs

Match report

North Geelong CC 3rd XI beat South Barwon Senior Men 3rd XI by 4 runs. For the winners, Braden Szponar made a half-century (84* off 162) and Sean McGrath took 4/52 from 14 overs. For South Barwon Senior Men 3rd XI, Darren Hauenstein top-scored with 44 off 74 and Ross Fagan took 3/73 from 20 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Sean McGrath

North Geelong CC 3rd XI · 9 (13) & 4/52

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

Top performers

South Barwon Senior Men 3rd XI

🏏 Darren Hauenstein (18) 44 (74)

🏏 Ross Fagan 29* (32)

🎯 Ross Fagan 3/73 (20)

🎯 Lachie Read (20) 1/24 (7)

North Geelong CC 3rd XI

🏏 Braden Szponar 84* (162)

🏏 Colin Millard 29 (41)

🎯 Sean McGrath 4/52 (14)

🎯 Tim Birch 2/17 (11)

Match details

Competition: GCA 1 3rd XI
Round: Preliminary Final
Format: Two Day
Venue: Osborne Park, NORTH GEELONG
Date: Saturday 21 March 2026, 12:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: North Geelong CC 3rd XI won the toss and chose to bat
Other officials: Des Gahan (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Kevin Baduge (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

North Geelong CC 3rd XI · 1st Innings - North Geelong CC 3rd XI 206/8 (70 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Colin Millard	c: J Anticev b: R Fagan	29	41	4	0	70.73
Josh Smith (35)	c: J Anticev b: O Harper	14	27	0	0	51.85
James Beasley	b: R Fagan	1	11	0	0	9.09
Braden Szponar	not out	84*	162	7	1	51.85
Anthony Armistead (c)	c: M Singh b: J Flynn-French	21	82	2	0	25.60
Will Hall (19)	b: L Read	28	59	1	1	47.45
Tom Emery	run out (O Harper, K Smith)	1	3	0	0	33.33
Mike Chapman (wk)	c: G Hauenstein b: R Fagan	2	18	0	0	11.11
Sean McGrath	run out (L Read)	9	13	1	0	69.23
Luke Malcolm	not out	8*	7	0	0	114.28
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, w 3, nb 0, pen 0)	9
Total	70 Ov (RR 2.94)	206/8

Did not bat: Tim Birch

Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Colin Millard), 2-44 (James Beasley), 3-46 (Josh Smith), 4-84 (Anthony Armistead), 5-164 (Will Hall), 6-166 (Tom Emery), 7-176 (Mike Chapman), 8-195 (Sean McGrath)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Oliver Harper (17)	10	1	29	1	2.90	0
Ross Fagan	20	1	73	3	3.65	1
Jack Flynn-French	15	6	31	1	2.06	1
Maninderjeet Singh	18	5	43	0	2.38	1
Lachie Read (20)	7	0	24	1	3.42	0

South Barwon Senior Men 3rd XI · 1st Innings - South Barwon Senior Men 3rd XI 202 (69 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Glenn Hauenstein (c)	lbw: C Millard	29	88	4	0	32.95
Maninderjeet Singh	b: T Birch	10	32	1	0	31.25
Lachie Read (20)	lbw: T Birch	0	4	0	0	0.00
Kyle Smith (23)	b: L Malcolm	19	46	2	1	41.30
Fletcher Russell (21)	c: J Smith b: L Malcolm	1	9	0	0	11.11
James Michell	c: T Birch b: S McGrath	8	21	1	0	38.09
Kai Hauenstein (wk) (15)	c: M Chapman b: S McGrath	16	62	0	0	25.80
Darren Hauenstein (18)	c: B Szponar b: S McGrath	44	74	2	1	59.45
Oliver Harper (17)	c: T Emery b: S McGrath	11	24	0	1	45.83
Jack Flynn-French	c: T Birch b: C Millard	26	30	1	0	86.66
Ross Fagan	not out	29*	32	3	0	90.62
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 4, nb 4, pen 0)	9
Total	69 Ov (RR 2.93)	202

Did not bat: Joseph Anticev (22)

Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Maninderjeet Singh), 2-18 (Lachie Read), 3-51 (Kyle Smith), 4-57 (Fletcher Russell), 5-65 (Glenn Hauenstein), 6-75 (James Michell), 7-122 (Kai Hauenstein), 8-142 (Oliver Harper), 9-149 (Darren Hauenstein), 10-202 (Jack Flynn-French)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Braden Szponar	6	2	11	0	1.83	0	0
Tim Birch	11	5	17	2	1.54	0	0
James Beasley	3	0	21	0	7.00	1	1
Colin Millard	22	6	70	2	3.18	0	1
Luke Malcolm	9	5	18	2	2.00	1	1
Sean McGrath	14	2	52	4	3.71	0	0
Will Hall (19)	4	0	12	0	3.00	2	1

South Barwon Senior Men 3rd XI · 2nd Innings - South Barwon Senior Men 3rd 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: Maninderjeet Singh, Fletcher Russell (21), James Michell, Lachie Read (20), Oliver Harper (17), Kai Hauenstein (15), Jack Flynn-French, Kyle Smith (23), Ross Fagan, Glenn Hauenstein, Darren Hauenstein (18), Joseph Anticev (22)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb

South Barwon Senior Men 3rd XI

Maninderjeet Singh Bowling All-Rounder 12 rating
Fletcher Russell (21) Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
James Michell Wicketkeeper-Batter 8 rating
Lachie Read (20) Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Oliver Harper (17) First-Change Bowler 10 rating
Kai Hauenstein (wk) (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 18 rating
Jack Flynn-French Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Kyle Smith (23) Middle-Order Batter 9 rating
Ross Fagan First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Glenn Hauenstein (c) Opening Batter 11 rating
Darren Hauenstein (18) Middle-Order Batter 15 rating
Joseph Anticev (22) Middle-Order Batter 8 rating

North Geelong CC 3rd XI

James Beasley Top-Order Batter 11 rating
Luke Malcolm First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Josh Smith (35) Opening Batter 9 rating
Will Hall (19) Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Tim Birch Opening Bowler 10 rating
Colin Millard Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating
Braden Szponar Middle-Order Batter 10 rating
Anthony Armistead (c) Middle-Order Batter 11 rating
Mike Chapman (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 12 rating
Sean McGrath Second-Change Bowler 11 rating
Tom Emery Wicketkeeper-Batter 7 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
North Geelong CC 3rd XI	206/8 (70 ov)	2.94	15	2	9	Braden Szponar 84*
South Barwon Senior Men 3rd XI	202 (69 ov)	2.93	14	3	9	Darren Hauenstein 44
South Barwon Senior Men 3rd XI	0/0	–	0	0	0	–

Partnerships · North Geelong CC 3rd XI

1st wkt 37
2nd wkt 7
3rd wkt 2
4th wkt 38
5th wkt 80
6th wkt 2
7th wkt 10
8th wkt 19
9th wkt 11*

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

Partnerships · South Barwon Senior Men 3rd XI

1st wkt 18
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 33
4th wkt 6
5th wkt 8
6th wkt 10
7th wkt 47
8th wkt 20
9th wkt 7
10th wkt 53

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

Partnerships · South Barwon Senior Men 3rd XI

No fall of wickets recorded for this innings.