Old Haileyburians - 2025/26 Division 1 Premiers

2025/26 Grand Finals Results

Over the long weekend we had four outstanding matches deciding the premiers across each division.

Congratulations to our 2025–26 MCC Club XI Competition Premiers:

  • Division 1: Old Haileyburians
  • Division 2: Old Scotch
  • Division 3: Old Camberwell
  • Division 4: Old Wesley

DIVISION 1 GRAND FINAL

Old Haileyburians def Old Scotch

Old Scotch were bowled out for 158, with Sam Shearer (43) and Patrick Burchard (42) the main contributors.

For Old Haileyburians, Blade Baxter (3-20) and Luke Stow (2-30) were the leading wicket-takers.

In reply, Old Haileyburians chased down the target finishing 6-160, led by Sachin Varadarajan (51), Mitchell Kirkwood-Scott (40)* and Prajay Paramesh (24).

Bowling highlights for Old Scotch included Sam Shearer (2-32), Sam Goodwill (1-28) and Nick Sparks (1-20).

Man of the Match: Sachin Varadarajan – 51 and 3 catches*
Umpires: Will Downey & Adrian Fisher

DIVISION 2 GRAND FINAL

Old Scotch def Old Melburnians

Old Melburnians posted 9/154, with Will Hamilton (37), Max Stevenson (32) and Tom Morris (32) making key contributions.

For Old Scotch, Ben McMahon (4-25) was outstanding with the ball, supported by Andrew Callaghan (2-20) and Thomas Fish (2-22).

Old Scotch successfully chased the target, finishing 5-158, thanks largely to a superb innings from Thomas Fish (69). He was supported by Sam Dethridge (33), Tom Murphy (20) and Tom Loveridge (20).

For Old Melburnians, Will Dixon (2-16), Nicholas Gillard (2-61) and Tom Morris (1-30) were among the wickets.

Man of the Match: Thomas Fish – 69 and 2-22
Umpires: Calvin Francis & Mark Waller

DIVISION 3 GRAND FINAL

Old Camberwell def Old Scotch

Old Scotch made 150, with Tom Edney (25), Mark Griffiths (22) and Nic Bennett (20) among the runs.

Old Camberwell’s bowling was led by Mark Nothdurft (3-28), supported by Vaibhav Chandra (2-18) and Drew Tudor (2-26).

Old Camberwell chased down the total finishing 7-151, thanks to an outstanding performance from Andrew Richards (78)*, with Sandesh Pereira (32) also contributing.

Old Scotch bowlers Oliver Sparks (3-17), Justin Baumgarten (2-26) and John Stavris (2-36) fought hard throughout the innings.

Man of the Match: Andrew Richards – 78, 1 catch, 2 stumpings and an assisted run-out*
Umpires: Steve Nicholson & Gerry Schembri

DIVISION 4 GRAND FINAL

Old Wesley def Caulfield Grammarians / NCG

Old Wesley posted a strong total of 5/166, led by Ddhruv Goela (68), Xavier Martine (33)* and Jack Poulos (33).

For Caulfield Grammarians/NCG, Kavish Vora (2-18) and Jackey Patel (2-47) were the main wicket-takers.

In response, Caulfield Grammarians/NCG finished 9/136, with Jackey Patel (34) and Ashish Bhatt (22) top scoring.

Old Wesley’s bowling attack was led by James Dowland (3-28) and Adrian Poynter (3-28), with Ethan Reeves (2-16) also contributing.

Man of the Match: James Dowland – 9, 3-28 and 1 catch*
Umpires: David Read & Domenico Tossone

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