Melbourne 1st XI v Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI

Result · Round 2 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts · 2025/26 · Sat 11 Oct 2025 · Albert Ground, MELBOURNE

Melbourne 1st XI 483/5d (81 ov)

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI 321 (91.4 ov)

Melbourne 1st XI won by 162 runs

Match report

Melbourne 1st XI made 483/5d (81 ov) and defended it, holding Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI to 321 (91.4 ov) to win by 162 runs. For the winners, Farzan Chowna hit a century (158 off 161) and Glenn Hannah took 3/65 from 20 overs. For Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI, Jack Rudd hit a century (110 off 161) and Braden Taeuber took 2/89 from 13 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Farzan Chowna (21)

Melbourne 1st XI · 158 (161)

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

Top performers

Melbourne 1st XI

🏏 Farzan Chowna (21) 158 (161)

🏏 Jonathan Merlo (26) 103 (104)

🎯 Glenn Hannah (29) 3/65 (20)

🎯 Jack Sullivan (19) 3/98 (27)

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI

🏏 Jack Rudd (30) 110 (161)

🏏 Zachary Elliott (27) 68 (106)

🎯 Braden Taeuber 2/89 (13)

🎯 Ejaaz Alavi 2/113 (23)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts
Round: Round 2
Format: Two Day
Venue: Albert Ground, MELBOURNE
Date: Saturday 11 October 2025, 10:30am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI won the toss and chose to field

Melbourne 1st XI · 1st Innings - Melbourne 1st XI 483/5d (81 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Farzan Chowna (21)	c: L Banthorpe b: S Elliott	158	161	20	1	98.13
Blake Thomson (c) (28)	c: Z Elliott b: B Taeuber	43	46	6	0	93.47
Christopher Kellaway (19)	c: L Banthorpe b: E Alavi	42	61	6	1	68.85
Jonathan Merlo (26)	c: M Phelan b: E Alavi	103	104	12	1	99.03
Christian Howe (19)	b: B Taeuber	84	52	7	6	161.53
Charles Lill	not out	21*	39	3	0	53.84
Jack Harper (wk)	not out	24*	29	3	0	82.75
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 6, pen 0)	8
Total	81 Ov (RR 5.96)	483/5d

Did not bat: Glenn Hannah (29), Thomas Wrigglesworth (20), Jack Sullivan (19), James Rosham (18)

Fall of wickets: 1-106 (Blake Thomson), 2-199 (Christopher Kellaway), 3-286 (Farzan Chowna), 4-434 (Jonathan Merlo), 5-440 (Christian Howe)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Samuel Elliott	13	0	89	1	6.84	5
Gurnaz Khatra (21)	10	1	61	0	6.10	0
Harkirat Bajwa (20)	18	1	97	0	5.38	0
Braden Taeuber	13	1	89	2	6.84	0
Ejaaz Alavi	23	1	113	2	4.91	0
Zachary Elliott (27)	4	0	32	0	8.00	1

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI · 1st Innings - Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI 321 (91.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jack Rudd (30)	c: J Rosham b: G Hannah	110	161	17	1	68.32
Mark Phelan (31)	c: J Harper b: J Sullivan	0	7	0	0	0.00
Zachary Elliott (vc) (27)	b: J Rosham	68	106	10	1	64.15
Liam Banthorpe (c, wk) (28)	c: J Harper b: J Sullivan	30	57	4	0	52.63
Liam Winn	c: J Harper b: G Hannah	2	13	0	0	15.38
Samuel Elliott	c: B Thomson b: C Howe	14	41	1	0	34.14
Zachary Macciocca (25)	c: J Harper b: G Hannah	45	82	6	2	54.87
Braden Taeuber	c: B Thomson b: T Wrigglesworth	4	6	1	0	66.66
Ejaaz Alavi	not out	28*	61	4	0	45.90
Gurnaz Khatra (21)	c: C Kellaway b: J Sullivan	8	10	1	0	80.00
Harkirat Bajwa (20)	b: J Merlo	0	7	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 7, lb 2, w 2, nb 1, pen 0)	12
Total	91.4 Ov (RR 3.50)	321

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Mark Phelan), 2-159 (Zachary Elliott), 3-198 (Jack Rudd), 4-208 (Liam Winn), 5-225 (Liam Banthorpe), 6-237 (Samuel Elliott), 7-242 (Braden Taeuber), 8-308 (Zachary Macciocca), 9-320 (Gurnaz Khatra), 10-321 (Harkirat Bajwa)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Jack Sullivan (19)	27	5	98	3	3.62	1	1
Glenn Hannah (29)	20	2	65	3	3.25	1	0
Christian Howe (19)	8	1	33	1	4.12	0	0
Jonathan Merlo (26)	13.4	0	47	1	3.43	0	0
James Rosham (18)	17	4	45	1	2.64	0	0
Thomas Wrigglesworth (20)	6	2	24	1	4.00	0	0

Melbourne 1st XI

Glenn Hannah (29) Opening Bowler 23 rating
Thomas Wrigglesworth (20) Second-Change Bowler 47 rating
Jonathan Merlo (26) All-Rounder 73 rating
Christopher Kellaway (19) Top-Order Batter 46 rating
Christian Howe (19) All-Rounder 54 rating
Jack Harper (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 67 rating
Blake Thomson (c) (28) Top-Order Batter 69 rating
Farzan Chowna (21) Top-Order Batter 61 rating
Jack Sullivan (19) Opening Bowler 34 rating
Charles Lill Opening Batter 51 rating
James Rosham (18) All-Rounder 68 rating

Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI

Samuel Elliott First-Change Bowler 73 rating
Zachary Macciocca (25) Middle-Order Batter 27 rating
Jack Rudd (30) Opening Batter 66 rating
Braden Taeuber Opening Bowler 29 rating
Mark Phelan (31) Opening Batter 47 rating
Gurnaz Khatra (21) Opening Bowler 21 rating
Liam Winn Top-Order Batter 20 rating
Zachary Elliott (vc) (27) Opening Batter 49 rating
Ejaaz Alavi Second-Change Bowler 30 rating
Harkirat Bajwa (20) First-Change Bowler 32 rating
Liam Banthorpe (c, wk) (28) Wicketkeeper-Batter 60 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Melbourne 1st XI	483/5d (81 ov)	5.96	57	9	8	Farzan Chowna 158
Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI	321 (91.4 ov)	3.50	44	4	12	Jack Rudd 110

Partnerships · Melbourne 1st XI

1st wkt 106
2nd wkt 93
3rd wkt 87
4th wkt 148
5th wkt 6
6th wkt 43*

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

Partnerships · Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI

1st wkt 5
2nd wkt 154
3rd wkt 39
4th wkt 10
5th wkt 17
6th wkt 12
7th wkt 5
8th wkt 66
9th wkt 12
10th wkt 1

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