Footscray 1st XI v St Kilda 1st XI

Result · Finals Round 4 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts · 2025/26 · Sat 21 Mar 2026 · Albert Park (Harry Trott Oval), ALBERT PARK

Footscray 1st XI 236 (78.4 ov)

St Kilda 1st XI 291 (100.4 ov)

St Kilda 1st XI won by 55 runs

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Match report

St Kilda 1st XI made 291 (100.4 ov) and defended it, holding Footscray 1st XI to 236 (78.4 ov) to win by 55 runs. For the winners, Blake Macdonald made a half-century (86 off 159) and Will Lovell took 3/51 from 18.4 overs. For Footscray 1st XI, Dylan Kight made a half-century (91 off 184) and Max Birthisel took 5/78 from 22.4 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Max Birthisel (22)

Footscray 1st XI · 3 (9) & 5/78

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

Top performers

Footscray 1st XI

🏏 Dylan Kight (33) 91 (184)

🏏 Travis Dean (34) 34 (86)

🎯 Max Birthisel (22) 5/78 (22.4)

🎯 Liam Mason (20) 2/26 (17)

St Kilda 1st XI

🏏 Blake Macdonald (28) 86 (159)

🏏 Ed Newman 77 (183)

🎯 Will Lovell 3/51 (18.4)

🎯 Matthew Hennig 3/54 (18)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts
Round: Finals Round 4
Format: Two Day
Venue: Albert Park (Harry Trott Oval), ALBERT PARK
Date: Saturday 21 March 2026, 10:30am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Footscray 1st XI won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: Christopher Grant (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Malcolm Wood (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

St Kilda 1st XI · 1st Innings - St Kilda 1st XI 291 (100.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
James Seymour	c: D Kight b: L Mason	12	11	1	1	109.09
Brandon Faber (wk)	c: A Nadeem b: M Birthisel	17	19	2	0	89.47
Blake Macdonald (28)	c: B Toseland b: D Wilczynski	86	159	8	1	54.08
Marcus Harris (33)	c: D Brasher b: A Nadeem	9	26	0	0	34.61
Harry Dixon (21)	c: B Toseland b: M Birthisel	8	42	0	0	19.04
Ed Newman (c)	lbw: L Mason	77	183	5	1	42.07
Adam Crosthwaite	c: D Wilczynski b: M Birthisel	43	107	1	0	40.18
Matthew Hennig	c: L Mason b: M Birthisel	10	14	2	0	71.42
Luke Destito (18)	c: D Kight b: J Vine	11	38	0	0	28.94
Thomas Paddington (18)	c: D Brasher b: M Birthisel	0	4	0	0	0.00
Will Lovell	not out	0*	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 7, w 2, nb 4, pen 0)	18
Total	100.4 Ov (RR 2.89)	291

Did not bat: Luke Ashen, Thomas Russ (31)

Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Brandon Faber), 2-31 (James Seymour), 3-49 (Marcus Harris), 4-64 (Harry Dixon), 5-161 (Blake Macdonald), 6-258 (Ed Newman), 7-269 (Matthew Hennig), 8-287 (Luke Destito), 9-288 (Thomas Paddington), 10-291 (Adam Crosthwaite)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Max Birthisel (22)	22.4	3	78	5	3.44	1	0
Liam Mason (20)	17	3	26	2	1.52	0	2
Aiman Nadeem (20)	11	1	28	1	2.54	0	1
Jay Vine	17	0	59	1	3.47	0	0
Daniel Wilczynski (18)	11	4	29	1	2.63	1	0
Bailey Toseland (19)	18	3	49	0	2.72	0	1
Dylan Brasher (25)	4	0	10	0	2.50	0	0

Footscray 1st XI · 1st Innings - Footscray 1st XI 236 (78.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiman Nadeem (20)	c: B Faber b: M Hennig	5	19	1	0	26.31
Mitchell Jamieson (18)	c: B Faber b: L Destito	17	11	2	1	154.54
Dylan Brasher (c) (25)	c: A Crosthwaite b: L Destito	6	13	1	0	46.15
Dylan Kight (wk) (33)	c: B Faber b: W Lovell	91	184	8	1	49.45
Travis Dean (34)	lbw: W Lovell	34	86	4	0	39.53
Jack Prestwidge (30)	b: H Dixon	18	43	3	0	41.86
Bailey Toseland (19)	c: B Faber b: M Hennig	21	20	5	0	105.00
Max Birthisel (22)	b: M Hennig	3	9	0	0	33.33
Jay Vine	c: B Macdonald b: T Paddington	20	46	1	0	43.47
Liam Mason (20)	c: E Newman b: W Lovell	7	31	1	0	22.58
Daniel Wilczynski (18)	not out	7*	13	1	0	53.84
Extras	(b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 3, pen 0)	7
Total	78.4 Ov (RR 3.00)	236

Did not bat: Joshua Pace (20)

Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Mitchell Jamieson), 2-28 (Aiman Nadeem), 3-30 (Dylan Brasher), 4-98 (Travis Dean), 5-143 (Jack Prestwidge), 6-167 (Bailey Toseland), 7-183 (Max Birthisel), 8-215 (Jay Vine), 9-225 (Dylan Kight), 10-236 (Liam Mason)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Matthew Hennig	18	4	54	3	3.00	1
Luke Destito (18)	20	4	61	2	3.05	0
Will Lovell	18.4	6	51	3	2.73	2
Thomas Paddington (18)	13	1	33	1	2.53	0
James Seymour	7	1	23	0	3.28	0
Harry Dixon (21)	2	0	10	1	5.00	0

Footscray 1st XI

Joshua Pace (20) Middle-Order Batter 43 rating
Liam Mason (20) Opening Bowler 21 rating
Jay Vine First-Change Bowler 25 rating
Dylan Brasher (c) (25) Opening Batter 77 rating
Max Birthisel (22) Bowling All-Rounder 45 rating
Mitchell Jamieson (18) Top-Order Batter 68 rating
Travis Dean (34) Top-Order Batter 51 rating
Daniel Wilczynski (18) First-Change Bowler 42 rating
Jack Prestwidge (30) Middle-Order Batter 48 rating
Aiman Nadeem (20) All-Rounder 42 rating
Dylan Kight (wk) (33) Wicketkeeper-Batter 80 rating
Bailey Toseland (19) Second-Change Bowler 58 rating

St Kilda 1st XI

Ed Newman (c) Middle-Order Batter 56 rating
Harry Dixon (21) Opening Batter 86 rating
Thomas Paddington (18) Opening Bowler 59 rating
Will Lovell First-Change Bowler 25 rating
Luke Ashen Opening Batter 18 rating
Matthew Hennig First-Change Bowler 39 rating
Thomas Russ (31) All-Rounder 57 rating
Blake Macdonald (28) Top-Order Batter 90 rating
Luke Destito (18) First-Change Bowler 32 rating
Adam Crosthwaite Wicketkeeper-Batter 45 rating
James Seymour All-Rounder 41 rating
Marcus Harris (33) Opening Batter 91 rating
Brandon Faber (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 54 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
St Kilda 1st XI	291 (100.4 ov)	2.89	19	3	18	Blake Macdonald 86
Footscray 1st XI	236 (78.4 ov)	3.00	27	2	7	Dylan Kight 91

Partnerships · St Kilda 1st XI

1st wkt 31
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 18
4th wkt 15
5th wkt 97
6th wkt 97
7th wkt 11
8th wkt 18
9th wkt 1
10th wkt 3

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

Partnerships · Footscray 1st XI

1st wkt 18
2nd wkt 10
3rd wkt 2
4th wkt 68
5th wkt 45
6th wkt 24
7th wkt 16
8th wkt 32
9th wkt 10
10th wkt 11

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