St Kilda 1st XI v Casey South Melbourne 1st XI

Result · Finals Round 2 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts · 2025/26 · Sat 7 Mar 2026 · Henry Turner Reserve, FOOTSCRAY

St Kilda 1st XI 354/8 (106 ov)

Casey South Melbourne 1st XI 332 (80.3 ov)

St Kilda 1st XI won by 22 runs

Match report

St Kilda 1st XI made 354/8 (106 ov) and defended it, holding Casey South Melbourne 1st XI to 332 (80.3 ov) to win by 22 runs. For the winners, Adam Crosthwaite made a half-century (78 off 167) and Matthew Hennig took 3/46 from 10.3 overs. For Casey South Melbourne 1st XI, Ashley Chandrasinghe hit a century (124 off 205) and Harry Hoekstra took 3/93 from 24 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Matthew Hennig

St Kilda 1st XI · 67* (100) & 3/46

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

Top performers

St Kilda 1st XI

🏏 Adam Crosthwaite 78 (167)

🏏 Thomas Russ (31) 72 (159)

🎯 Matthew Hennig 3/46 (10.3)

🎯 Will Lovell 3/85 (20)

Casey South Melbourne 1st XI

🏏 Ashley Chandrasinghe (24) 124 (205)

🏏 Devin Pollock (28) 58 (97)

🎯 Harry Hoekstra (19) 3/93 (24)

🎯 Ashvin Adihetty 2/61 (26)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts
Round: Finals Round 2
Format: Two Day
Venue: Henry Turner Reserve, FOOTSCRAY
Date: Saturday 7 March 2026, 10:30am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Casey South Melbourne 1st XI won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: Michael Nolan (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Bede Sajowitz (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

St Kilda 1st XI · 1st Innings - St Kilda 1st XI 354/8 (106 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
James Seymour	lbw: N Lambden	0	8	0	0	0.00
Brandon Faber (wk)	c: D Pollock b: H Hoekstra	0	7	0	0	0.00
Jack Cunnington	lbw: H Hoekstra	0	7	0	0	0.00
Harry Dixon (21)	c: J Isakka b: H Hoekstra	30	34	7	0	88.23
Ed Newman (c)	c: D Pollock b: A Adihetty	43	117	6	0	36.75
Thomas Russ (31)	c: L Wilton b: F Gordon	72	159	11	0	45.28
Adam Crosthwaite	c: A Chandrasinghe b: A Adihetty	78	167	5	1	46.70
Matthew Hennig	not out	67*	100	4	1	67.00
Luke Destito (18)	run out (F Gordon, D Pollock)	54	43	7	0	125.58
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 2, nb 6, pen 0)	10
Total	106 Ov (RR 3.34)	354/8

Did not bat: Thomas Paddington (18), Will Lovell

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (James Seymour), 2-0 (Brandon Faber), 3-1 (Jack Cunnington), 4-38 (Harry Dixon), 5-114 (Ed Newman), 6-184 (Thomas Russ), 7-262 (Adam Crosthwaite), 8-354 (Luke Destito)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Nathan Lambden (33)	15	3	70	1	4.66	1	4
Harry Hoekstra (19)	24	8	93	3	3.87	1	0
Muhammad Irfan	17	3	52	0	3.05	0	2
Finlay Gordon	24	4	76	1	3.16	0	0
Ashvin Adihetty	26	4	61	2	2.34	0	0
Chris Benedek	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Yash Pednekar (25)	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0

Casey South Melbourne 1st XI · 1st Innings - Casey South Melbourne 1st XI 332 (80.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ashley Chandrasinghe (c) (24)	c: b: M Hennig	124	205	8	0	60.48
Finlay Gordon	c: T Paddington b: L Destito	9	21	1	0	42.85
Jackson Isakka (24)	c: B Faber b: W Lovell	5	7	1	0	71.42
Yash Pednekar (25)	c: H Dixon b: W Lovell	3	22	0	0	13.63
Chris Benedek	lbw: W Lovell	11	17	2	0	64.70
Lenny Wilton (18)	c: E Newman b: T Paddington	35	50	3	0	70.00
Devin Pollock (wk) (28)	b: J Seymour	58	97	8	0	59.79
Muhammad Irfan	c&b: T Russ	36	22	1	3	163.63
Harry Hoekstra (19)	c: J Seymour b: M Hennig	24	34	2	0	70.58
Nathan Lambden (33)	b: M Hennig	4	10	0	0	40.00
Ashvin Adihetty	not out	2*	5	0	0	40.00
Extras	(b 10, lb 3, w 1, nb 7, pen 0)	21
Total	80.3 Ov (RR 4.12)	332

Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Finlay Gordon), 2-38 (Jackson Isakka), 3-51 (Yash Pednekar), 4-75 (Chris Benedek), 5-125 (Lenny Wilton), 6-229 (Devin Pollock), 7-278 (Muhammad Irfan), 8-321 (Harry Hoekstra), 9-329 (Nathan Lambden), 10-332 (Ashley Chandrasinghe)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Matthew Hennig	10.3	0	46	3	4.38	0	2
Luke Destito (18)	15	3	40	1	2.66	0	0
Thomas Paddington (18)	10	2	26	1	2.60	0	0
Will Lovell	20	2	85	3	4.25	0	5
Thomas Russ (31)	14	2	62	1	4.42	0	0
James Seymour	11	0	60	1	5.45	1	0
Jack Cunnington	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Adam Crosthwaite	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0

St Kilda 1st XI

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

Casey South Melbourne 1st XI

Ashvin Adihetty First-Change Bowler 21 rating
Lenny Wilton (18) Top-Order Batter 44 rating
Finlay Gordon All-Rounder 35 rating
Jackson Isakka (24) Top-Order Batter 44 rating
Ashley Chandrasinghe (c) (24) Opening Batter 88 rating
Yash Pednekar (25) Top-Order Batter 48 rating
Chris Benedek Middle-Order Batter 28 rating
Devin Pollock (wk) (28) Wicketkeeper-Batter 67 rating
Nathan Lambden (33) Opening Bowler 40 rating
Harry Hoekstra (19) Opening Bowler 60 rating
Muhammad Irfan Opening Bowler 28 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
St Kilda 1st XI	354/8 (106 ov)	3.34	40	2	10	Adam Crosthwaite 78
Casey South Melbourne 1st XI	332 (80.3 ov)	4.12	26	3	21	Ashley Chandrasinghe 124

Partnerships · St Kilda 1st XI

1st wkt 0
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 1
4th wkt 37
5th wkt 76
6th wkt 70
7th wkt 78
8th wkt 92

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

Partnerships · Casey South Melbourne 1st XI

1st wkt 23
2nd wkt 15
3rd wkt 13
4th wkt 24
5th wkt 50
6th wkt 104
7th wkt 49
8th wkt 43
9th wkt 8
10th wkt 3

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