Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI v Murgheboluc 1sts

Result · Grand Final · GCA 3 1st XI · 2025/26 · Sat 28 Mar 2026 · Mt Moriac Reserve, MOUNT MORIAC

Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI 82 (51.1 ov) & 31/2 (21 ov)

Murgheboluc 1sts 55 (40.4 ov)

Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI won by 27 runs

Match report

Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI beat Murgheboluc 1sts by 27 runs. For the winners, Sudharsan Rajaratnam top-scored with 21* off 51 and Ethan Rogers took 7/37 from 20.4 overs. For Murgheboluc 1sts, Joshua Hutley top-scored with 31 off 71 and Daniel Grozdanovski took 3/12 from 10.1 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Ethan Rogers

Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI · 0 (7) & 7/37

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

Top performers

Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI

🏏 Jonathon Thomson 24 (144)

🏏 Jackson Ellis 21 (77)

🎯 Ethan Rogers 7/37 (20.4)

🎯 Zarbakht Asim 2/5 (10)

Murgheboluc 1sts

🏏 Joshua Hutley 31 (71)

🏏 Cameron Platt 9 (13)

🎯 Luke Brown 4/34 (25)

🎯 Daniel Grozdanovski 3/14 (12.1)

Match details

Competition: GCA 3 1st XI
Round: Grand Final
Format: Two Day
Venue: Mt Moriac Reserve, MOUNT MORIAC
Date: Saturday 28 March 2026, 11:00am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Murgheboluc 1sts won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: Greg Illingworth (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Steve Keating (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI · 1st Innings - Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI 82 (51.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zarbakht Asim	c: S Emerson b: L Brown	0	9	0	0	0.00
Harrison Haynes (wk)	c: L Brown b: L Webb	7	30	0	0	23.33
Jonathon Thomson	c: C Platt b: D Grozdanovski	13	80	0	0	16.25
Jackson Ellis	c: S Hutley b: J Hutley	7	44	1	0	15.90
Noah Berry (19)	c: L Webb b: D Grozdanovski	2	4	0	0	50.00
Dhanuja Haturusingha	c: S Emerson b: L Brown	8	22	1	0	36.36
Nicholas Phillips (c)	c: S Emerson b: L Brown	6	33	0	0	18.18
Sudharsan Rajaratnam	not out	21*	51	2	0	41.17
Ethan Rogers	c: M Grozdanovski b: R Panduwawela Kankanamage	0	7	0	0	0.00
Thomas Carroll (21)	c: S Hutley b: L Webb	4	20	0	0	20.00
Jeremy Swan	b: D Grozdanovski	9	9	0	1	100.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 2, nb 2, pen 0)	5
Total	51.1 Ov (RR 1.60)	82

Did not bat: Mitch Lester

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Zarbakht Asim), 2-15 (Harrison Haynes), 3-27 (Jackson Ellis), 4-32 (Noah Berry), 5-33 (Jonathon Thomson), 6-42 (Dhanuja Haturusingha), 7-53 (Nicholas Phillips), 8-57 (Ethan Rogers), 9-71 (Thomas Carroll), 10-82 (Jeremy Swan)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Luke Brown	16	5	26	3	1.62	1	0
Luke Webb	11	4	17	2	1.54	0	1
Daniel Grozdanovski	10.1	4	12	3	1.18	1	0
Joshua Hutley	9	3	14	1	1.55	0	1
Owen Dunipace	1	0	5	0	5.00	0	0
Rasula Panduwawela Kankanamage	4	2	7	1	1.75	0	0

Murgheboluc 1sts · 1st Innings - Murgheboluc 1sts 55 (40.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Cameron Platt	c: J Swan b: E Rogers	9	13	2	0	69.23
Sam Abley	c: H Haynes b: D Haturusingha	1	21	0	0	4.76
Shaun Emerson	c: N Phillips b: E Rogers	0	7	0	0	0.00
Owen Dunipace	lbw: E Rogers	0	4	0	0	0.00
Michael Grozdanovski	b: E Rogers	0	28	0	0	0.00
Luke Webb	c: N Berry b: E Rogers	3	23	0	0	13.04
Joshua Hutley	c: J Thomson b: Z Asim	31	71	0	2	43.66
Luke Brown (c)	c: T Carroll b: E Rogers	6	38	1	0	15.78
Seb Hutley	b: Z Asim	0	24	0	0	0.00
Daniel Grozdanovski	not out	2*	9	0	0	22.22
Rasula Panduwawela Kankanamage	b: E Rogers	0	7	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 0, w 1, nb 1, pen 0)	3
Total	40.4 Ov (RR 1.35)	55

Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Cameron Platt), 2-11 (Shaun Emerson), 3-12 (Owen Dunipace), 4-12 (Sam Abley), 5-15 (Luke Webb), 6-16 (Michael Grozdanovski), 7-32 (Luke Brown), 8-51 (Seb Hutley), 9-54 (Joshua Hutley), 10-55 (Rasula Panduwawela Kankanamage)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Ethan Rogers	20.4	9	37	7	1.79	1	1
Dhanuja Haturusingha	10	6	12	1	1.20	0	0
Zarbakht Asim	10	8	5	2	0.50	0	0

Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI · 2nd Innings - Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI 31/2 (21 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zarbakht Asim	c: C Platt b: L Brown	0	3	0	0	0.00
Harrison Haynes (wk)	b: J Hutley	0	26	0	0	0.00
Jonathon Thomson	not out	11*	64	0	0	17.18
Jackson Ellis	not out	14*	33	2	0	42.42
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 0, pen 5)	6
Total	21 Ov (RR 1.48)	31/2

Did not bat: Noah Berry (19), Jeremy Swan, Mitch Lester, Sudharsan Rajaratnam, Dhanuja Haturusingha, Thomas Carroll (21), Nicholas Phillips, Ethan Rogers

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Zarbakht Asim), 2-9 (Harrison Haynes)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Luke Brown	9	5	8	1	0.88
Joshua Hutley	8	5	3	1	0.37
Owen Dunipace	2	0	12	0	6.00
Daniel Grozdanovski	2	1	2	0	1.00

Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI

Noah Berry (19) Top-Order Batter 9 rating
Jeremy Swan First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Mitch Lester Second-Change Bowler 6 rating
Sudharsan Rajaratnam Top-Order Batter 11 rating
Zarbakht Asim First-Change Bowler 4 rating
Jackson Ellis Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating
Harrison Haynes (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 11 rating
Dhanuja Haturusingha Opening Bowler 8 rating
Thomas Carroll (21) Second-Change Bowler 9 rating
Nicholas Phillips (c) Middle-Order Batter 9 rating
Ethan Rogers Opening Bowler 9 rating
Jonathon Thomson Middle-Order Batter 5 rating

Murgheboluc 1sts

Michael Grozdanovski Middle-Order Batter 12 rating
Seb Hutley Lower-Order Batter 5 rating
Daniel Grozdanovski First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Cameron Platt Wicketkeeper-Batter 14 rating
Shaun Emerson Wicketkeeper-Batter 12 rating
Luke Webb Opening Bowler 10 rating
Joshua Hutley Second-Change Bowler 10 rating
Rasula Panduwawela Kankanamage First-Change Bowler 10 rating
Owen Dunipace Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Sam Abley Opening Batter 6 rating
Luke Brown (c) Opening Bowler 10 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI	82 (51.1 ov)	1.60	4	1	5	Sudharsan Rajaratnam 21*
Murgheboluc 1sts	55 (40.4 ov)	1.35	3	2	3	Joshua Hutley 31
Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI	31/2 (21 ov)	1.48	2	0	6	Jackson Ellis 14*

Partnerships · Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI

1st wkt 2
2nd wkt 13
3rd wkt 12
4th wkt 5
5th wkt 1
6th wkt 9
7th wkt 11
8th wkt 4
9th wkt 14
10th wkt 11

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

Partnerships · Murgheboluc 1sts

1st wkt 11
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 1
4th wkt 0
5th wkt 3
6th wkt 1
7th wkt 16
8th wkt 19
9th wkt 3
10th wkt 1

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

Partnerships · Waurn Ponds Deakin 1st XI

1st wkt 0
2nd wkt 9
3rd wkt 22*

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