St Bernard's OC 1st XI v Preston 1st XI

Result · Round 2 · Kookaburra Sport North South 1st XI · 2025/26 · Sat 18 Oct 2025 · Preston City Oval, PRESTON

St Bernard's OC 1st XI 219/6 (59.3 ov)

Preston 1st XI 320/8 (80 ov)

Match drawn

Match report

Preston 1st XI made 320/8 (80 ov), St Bernard's OC 1st XI made 219/6 (59.3 ov). Match drawn. For St Bernard's OC 1st XI, Nishal Perera made a half-century (79* off 84) and Joshua Lawrenson took 3/65 from 17 overs. For Preston 1st XI, Damith Priyadarshana made a half-century (84 off 120) and Virosh Wijesinghe took 2/20 from 6 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Marcus Murphy (28)

Preston 1st XI · 33* (32) & 2/46 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

St Bernard's OC 1st XI

🏏 Nishal Perera 79* (84)

🏏 Jevon Kett (32) 64 (104)

🎯 Joshua Lawrenson 3/65 (17)

🎯 Luke Davis 2/39 (11)

Preston 1st XI

🏏 Damith Priyadarshana 84 (120)

🏏 Shakeel Ahmad 51 (46)

🎯 Virosh Wijesinghe 2/20 (6)

🎯 Marcus Murphy (28) 2/46 (12)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Sport North South 1st XI
Round: Round 2
Format: Two Day
Venue: Preston City Oval, PRESTON
Date: Saturday 18 October 2025, 12:30pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: St Bernard's OC 1st XI won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: Leo Collins (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Brendan Schutt (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Preston 1st XI · 1st Innings - Preston 1st XI 320/8 (80 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Shakeel Ahmad	c: G Noonan b: J Lawrenson	51	46	6	2	110.86
Greg Maratos	lbw: A Smillie	50	85	7	0	58.82
Vaibhav Deshpande (c)	b: J Lawrenson	28	54	2	0	51.85
Damith Priyadarshana	c: P Clark b: L Davis	84	120	8	2	70.00
Dennis Maratos (wk)	run out (N Perera, C Spinella)	15	26	2	0	57.69
Mahesh Kodamullage	c: C Spinella b: T Winchester	37	88	3	0	42.04
Liam Ingram (27)	c: G Noonan b: L Davis	0	6	0	0	0.00
Marcus Murphy (28)	not out	33*	32	1	1	103.12
Kyle P Walsh	c: J Kett b: J Lawrenson	13	11	2	0	118.18
Virosh Wijesinghe	not out	2*	13	0	0	15.38
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 0, nb 1, pen 0)	7
Total	80 Ov (RR 4.00)	320/8

Did not bat: Althaf Nizam (25)

Fall of wickets: 1-82 (Shakeel Ahmad), 2-111 (Greg Maratos), 3-154 (Vaibhav Deshpande), 4-171 (Dennis Maratos), 5-265 (Damith Priyadarshana), 6-267 (Liam Ingram), 7-272 (Mahesh Kodamullage), 8-301 (Kyle P Walsh)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Aaron Smillie	17	3	56	1	3.29	1
Jack Upton	4	0	18	0	4.50	0
Gus Noonan	5	0	37	0	7.40	0
Luke Davis	11	3	39	2	3.54	0
Joshua Lawrenson	17	1	65	3	3.82	0
Nishal Perera	13	2	54	0	4.15	0
Thomas Winchester	13	2	45	1	3.46	0

St Bernard's OC 1st XI · 1st Innings - St Bernard's OC 1st XI 219/6 (59.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Thomas Winchester	c: D Maratos b: V Wijesinghe	10	48	0	0	20.83
Peter Clark	c: S Ahmad b: V Wijesinghe	30	50	4	0	60.00
Joshua Lawrenson	c: G Maratos b: K Walsh	10	9	1	0	111.11
Chris Spinella (wk)	lbw: A Nizam	9	36	1	0	25.00
Jevon Kett (32)	c&b: M Murphy	64	104	10	0	61.53
Nishal Perera	not out	79*	84	10	1	94.04
Daniel O’Connell (c) (30)	b: M Murphy	16	24	2	0	66.66
Jack Upton	not out	0*	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 0, pen 0)	1
Total	59.3 Ov (RR 3.68)	219/6

Did not bat: Aaron Smillie, Gus Noonan, Luke Davis

Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Peter Clark), 2-43 (Thomas Winchester), 3-53 (Joshua Lawrenson), 4-75 (Chris Spinella), 5-180 (Jevon Kett), 6-218 (Daniel O’Connell)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Marcus Murphy (28)	12	2	46	2	3.83
Liam Ingram (27)	7	2	14	0	2.00
Virosh Wijesinghe	6	2	20	2	3.33
Kyle P Walsh	9	1	34	1	3.77
Althaf Nizam (25)	6	2	22	1	3.66
Shakeel Ahmad	6.3	0	26	0	4.00
Mahesh Kodamullage	7	0	31	0	4.42
Vaibhav Deshpande	6	1	25	0	4.16

St Bernard's OC 1st XI

Aaron Smillie Opening Bowler 36 rating
Chris Spinella (wk) Top-Order Batter 9 rating
Gus Noonan First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Jevon Kett (32) Top-Order Batter 13 rating
Jack Upton Opening Bowler 4 rating
Joshua Lawrenson All-Rounder 12 rating
Luke Davis First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Daniel O’Connell (c) (30) Top-Order Batter 14 rating
Thomas Winchester Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Peter Clark All-Rounder 12 rating
Nishal Perera Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating

Preston 1st XI

Kyle P Walsh First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Shakeel Ahmad Opening Batter 10 rating
Marcus Murphy (28) Opening Bowler 11 rating
Vaibhav Deshpande (c) All-Rounder 15 rating
Greg Maratos Opening Batter 9 rating
Liam Ingram (27) Bowling All-Rounder 9 rating
Damith Priyadarshana Bowling All-Rounder 14 rating
Mahesh Kodamullage Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Althaf Nizam (25) First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Virosh Wijesinghe Opening Bowler 10 rating
Dennis Maratos (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 13 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Preston 1st XI	320/8 (80 ov)	4.00	31	5	7	Damith Priyadarshana 84
St Bernard's OC 1st XI	219/6 (59.3 ov)	3.68	28	1	1	Nishal Perera 79*

Partnerships · Preston 1st XI

1st wkt 82
2nd wkt 29
3rd wkt 43
4th wkt 17
5th wkt 94
6th wkt 2
7th wkt 5
8th wkt 29
9th wkt 19*

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

Partnerships · St Bernard's OC 1st XI

1st wkt 40
2nd wkt 3
3rd wkt 10
4th wkt 22
5th wkt 105
6th wkt 38
7th wkt 1*

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