Elsternwick 1st XI v Port Melbourne 1st XI

Result · Round 12 · Kookaburra Sport North South 1st XI · 2025/26 · Sat 31 Jan 2026 · Port Melbourne Cricket Ground, PORT MELBOURNE

Elsternwick 1st XI 149 (52.1 ov) & 113/6d (18.1 ov)

Port Melbourne 1st XI 94 (53.4 ov) & 66/4 (18 ov)

Elsternwick 1st XI won by 55 runs

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Match report

Elsternwick 1st XI beat Port Melbourne 1st XI by 55 runs. For the winners, Fahad Sabir made a half-century (60 off 76) and Roshan Livera took 4/21 from 14 overs. For Port Melbourne 1st XI, Finn Kelsey top-scored with 26* off 44 and Jonathan Litler took 5/28 from 15 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Ryan McDonald (27)

Port Melbourne 1st XI · 37 (89) & 4/66 & 2 dismissals

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

Top performers

Elsternwick 1st XI

🏏 Fahad Sabir 60 (76)

🏏 Will Tripcony 42 (42)

🎯 Roshan Livera 4/21 (14)

🎯 Zachariah Grundmann 4/24 (18.4)

Port Melbourne 1st XI

🏏 Finn Kelsey 42 (127)

🏏 Ryan McDonald (27) 37 (89)

🎯 Jonathan Litler 5/55 (19)

🎯 Ryan McDonald (27) 4/66 (19)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Sport North South 1st XI
Round: Round 12
Format: Two Day
Venue: Port Melbourne Cricket Ground, PORT MELBOURNE
Date: Saturday 31 January 2026, 12:30pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Port Melbourne 1st XI won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: Keerthi Wanigasena (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), matthew raby (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Elsternwick 1st XI · 1st Innings - Elsternwick 1st XI 149 (52.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lincoln Jr Edwards	lbw: J Litler	0	1	0	0	0.00
Tom Collins	b: J Litler	3	25	0	0	12.00
Will Tripcony	c: b: J Litler	6	17	1	0	35.29
Sam Groves	b: C Rochow	4	12	1	0	33.33
Cameron Christiansen (wk)	lbw: J Litler	0	9	0	0	0.00
Zachariah Grundmann (c)	c: R McDonald b: M Khan	28	38	4	0	73.68
Roshan Livera	lbw: J Litler	5	3	1	0	166.66
Fahad Sabir	c&b: R McDonald	60	76	4	1	78.94
Hugh Bennett	b: E Doble	31	99	2	1	31.31
Thomas Bull	b: M Khan	9	27	1	0	33.33
Jacob Kerr (25)	not out	0*	7	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 3, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, pen 0)	3
Total	52.1 Ov (RR 2.86)	149

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Lincoln Jr Edwards), 2-6 (Will Tripcony), 3-13 (Tom Collins), 4-13 (Sam Groves), 5-17 (Cameron Christiansen), 6-23 (Roshan Livera), 7-70 (Zachariah Grundmann), 8-110 (Fahad Sabir), 9-132 (Thomas Bull), 10-149 (Hugh Bennett)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Jonathan Litler	15	4	28	5	1.86
Cameron Rochow	8	2	27	1	3.37
Ryan McDonald (27)	14	2	38	1	2.71
Muhammad Arslan Khan	8	2	28	2	3.50
Nick Sharpin	3	1	15	0	5.00
Ed Doble	4.1	0	10	1	2.40

Port Melbourne 1st XI · 1st Innings - Port Melbourne 1st XI 94 (53.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nicholas Benson	c: C Christiansen b: H Bennett	0	4	0	0	0.00
Ed Doble	c: C Christiansen b: R Livera	4	4	1	0	100.00
Tom Odell	c: C Christiansen b: R Livera	10	17	2	0	58.82
Finn Kelsey	c: C Christiansen b: R Livera	16	83	0	0	19.27
Ryan McDonald (c) (27)	c: C Christiansen b: J Kerr	23	63	2	0	36.50
Jake Rothnie (wk)	lbw: T Bull	10	75	1	0	13.33
Ben Lucas (19)	c: C Christiansen b: R Livera	1	9	0	0	11.11
Jonathan Litler	c: b: Z Grundmann	17	60	0	0	28.33
Nick Sharpin	lbw: Z Grundmann	0	1	0	0	0.00
Cameron Rochow	not out	0*	7	0	0	0.00
Muhammad Arslan Khan	b: Z Grundmann	0	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 3, lb 6, w 1, nb 3, pen 0)	13
Total	53.4 Ov (RR 1.75)	94

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Ed Doble), 2-5 (Nicholas Benson), 3-20 (Tom Odell), 4-64 (Finn Kelsey), 5-64 (Ryan McDonald), 6-65 (Ben Lucas), 7-91 (Jake Rothnie), 8-92 (Nick Sharpin), 9-94 (Jonathan Litler), 10-94 (Muhammad Arslan Khan)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Roshan Livera	14	8	21	4	1.50	1	1
Hugh Bennett	4	2	7	1	1.75	0	0
Jacob Kerr (25)	14	2	31	1	2.21	0	1
Zachariah Grundmann	11.4	5	9	3	0.77	0	0
Thomas Bull	10	2	17	1	1.70	0	1

Elsternwick 1st XI · 2nd Innings - Elsternwick 1st XI 113/6d (18.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lincoln Jr Edwards	c: J Rothnie b: N Sharpin	33	32	5	0	103.12
Roshan Livera	c: F Kelsey b: N Sharpin	22	26	2	0	84.61
Will Tripcony	b: R McDonald	36	25	3	1	144.00
Zachariah Grundmann (c)	c: T Odell b: R McDonald	4	9	0	0	44.44
Cameron Christiansen (wk)	b: R McDonald	8	11	0	0	72.72
Thomas Bull	not out	5*	3	1	0	166.66
Sam Groves	lbw: N Sharpin	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 0, w 0, nb 1, pen 0)	5
Total	18.1 Ov (RR 6.22)	113/6d

Did not bat: Jacob Kerr (25), Fahad Sabir, Tom Collins, Hugh Bennett

Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Roshan Livera), 2-63 (Lincoln Jr Edwards), 3-82 (Zachariah Grundmann), 4-105 (Will Tripcony), 5-108 (Cameron Christiansen), 6-113 (Sam Groves)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Nb
Jonathan Litler	4	27	0	6.75	0
Cameron Rochow	4	25	0	6.25	1
Nick Sharpin	5.1	29	3	5.61	0
Ryan McDonald (27)	5	28	3	5.60	0

Port Melbourne 1st XI · 2nd Innings - Port Melbourne 1st XI 66/4 (18 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ben Lucas (19)	c: T Collins b: H Bennett	9	6	1	0	150.00
Ed Doble	b: J Kerr	12	15	2	0	80.00
Tom Odell	c: T Collins b: H Bennett	2	6	0	0	33.33
Finn Kelsey	not out	26*	44	3	0	59.09
Jake Rothnie (wk)	lbw: Z Grundmann	1	11	0	0	9.09
Ryan McDonald (c) (27)	not out	14*	26	2	0	53.84
Extras	(b 2, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, pen 0)	2
Total	18 Ov (RR 3.67)	66/4

Did not bat: Cameron Rochow, Muhammad Arslan Khan, Jonathan Litler, Nick Sharpin, Nicholas Benson

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Ben Lucas), 2-22 (Tom Odell), 3-24 (Ed Doble), 4-36 (Jake Rothnie)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Jacob Kerr (25)	4	0	16	1	4.00
Hugh Bennett	3	0	16	2	5.33
Zachariah Grundmann	7	2	15	1	2.14
Sam Groves	4	0	17	0	4.25

Elsternwick 1st XI

Jacob Kerr (25) First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Thomas Bull First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Fahad Sabir First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Cameron Christiansen (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 8 rating
Will Tripcony Top-Order Batter 11 rating
Lincoln Jr Edwards Top-Order Batter 15 rating
Tom Collins Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
Hugh Bennett First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Zachariah Grundmann (c) Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating
Roshan Livera Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating
Sam Groves Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating

Port Melbourne 1st XI

Cameron Rochow Opening Bowler 8 rating
Tom Odell Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Jake Rothnie (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 14 rating
Muhammad Arslan Khan Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Jonathan Litler Opening Bowler 6 rating
Ben Lucas (19) Middle-Order Batter 7 rating
Nick Sharpin Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Ed Doble First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Nicholas Benson Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
Ryan McDonald (c) (27) First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Finn Kelsey Wicketkeeper-Batter 8 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Elsternwick 1st XI	149 (52.1 ov)	2.86	14	2	3	Fahad Sabir 60
Port Melbourne 1st XI	94 (53.4 ov)	1.75	6	0	13	Ryan McDonald 23
Elsternwick 1st XI	113/6d (18.1 ov)	6.22	11	1	5	Will Tripcony 36
Port Melbourne 1st XI	66/4 (18 ov)	3.67	8	0	2	Finn Kelsey 26*

Partnerships · Elsternwick 1st XI

1st wkt 0
2nd wkt 6
3rd wkt 7
4th wkt 0
5th wkt 4
6th wkt 6
7th wkt 47
8th wkt 40
9th wkt 22
10th wkt 17

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

Partnerships · Port Melbourne 1st XI

1st wkt 4
2nd wkt 1
3rd wkt 15
4th wkt 44
5th wkt 0
6th wkt 1
7th wkt 26
8th wkt 1
9th wkt 2
10th wkt 0

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

Partnerships · Elsternwick 1st XI

1st wkt 54
2nd wkt 9
3rd wkt 19
4th wkt 23
5th wkt 3
6th wkt 5

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

Partnerships · Port Melbourne 1st XI

1st wkt 14
2nd wkt 8
3rd wkt 2
4th wkt 12
5th wkt 30*

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