Carlton 1st XI v Melbourne 1st XI

Result · Round 15 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts · 2025/26 · Sat 24 Jan 2026 · Albert Ground, MELBOURNE

Carlton 1st XI 326/9 (106 ov)

Melbourne 1st XI 327/6 (67.4 ov)

Melbourne 1st XI won by 4 wickets

Match report

Melbourne 1st XI chased down Carlton 1st XI's 326/9 (106 ov), reaching 327/6 (67.4 ov) to win by 4 wickets. For the winners, Campbell Kellaway hit a century (153* off 176) and Campbell Kellaway took 3/11 from 5 overs. For Carlton 1st XI, Evan Gulbis hit a century (117* off 170) with 3 sixes and Connor Rutland took 2/39 from 9 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Campbell Kellaway (23)

Melbourne 1st XI · 153* (176) & 3/11 & 2 dismissals

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

Top performers

Carlton 1st XI

🏏 Evan Gulbis 117* (170)

🏏 Jagadeswara Koduru 110 (238)

🎯 Connor Rutland 2/39 (9)

🎯 Evan Gulbis 2/57 (12)

Melbourne 1st XI

🏏 Campbell Kellaway (23) 153* (176)

🏏 Jack Harper 88* (123)

🎯 Campbell Kellaway (23) 3/11 (5)

🎯 Fergus O’Neill (24) 2/30 (19)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts
Round: Round 15
Format: Two Day
Venue: Albert Ground, MELBOURNE
Date: Saturday 24 January 2026, 10:00am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Melbourne 1st XI won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: Malcolm Wood (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Scott Olufson (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Carlton 1st XI · 1st Innings - Carlton 1st XI 326/9 (106 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tom Smyth (33)	c&b: J Rosham	36	109	1	0	33.02
Andrew Lewis Poppa (25)	c: J Harper b: F O’Neill	2	20	0	0	10.00
Harrison Smyth	b: F O’Neill	6	19	0	0	31.57
Jai Lemire (wk) (22)	c: J Harper b: G Hannah	12	26	2	0	46.15
Jagadeswara Koduru	c: J Rosham b: J Merlo	110	238	8	1	46.21
Connor Rutland	lbw: J Sullivan	5	13	0	0	38.46
Evan Gulbis (c)	not out	117*	170	10	3	68.82
Dominic Sullivan	c&b: C Kellaway	5	9	1	0	55.55
Cameron Stevenson	c&b: C Kellaway	1	15	0	0	6.66
Nicholas Brennan (19)	c: J Harper b: C Kellaway	8	15	0	0	53.33
Michael Archer (27)	not out	9*	10	0	1	90.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 3, nb 8, pen 0)	15
Total	106 Ov (RR 3.08)	326/9

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Andrew Lewis Poppa), 2-19 (Harrison Smyth), 3-37 (Jai Lemire), 4-81 (Tom Smyth), 5-90 (Connor Rutland), 6-285 (Jagadeswara Koduru), 7-297 (Dominic Sullivan), 8-301 (Cameron Stevenson), 9-317 (Nicholas Brennan)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Fergus O’Neill (24)	19	7	30	2	1.57	1	4
Jack Sullivan (19)	15	4	50	1	3.33	1	0
Jonathan Merlo (27)	14	1	49	1	3.50	0	2
Glenn Hannah (29)	12	1	33	1	2.75	0	0
James Rosham (18)	12	3	43	1	3.58	0	0
Christian Howe (19)	6	1	17	0	2.83	1	0
Thomas Wrigglesworth (20)	14	0	57	0	4.07	0	2
Christopher Kellaway (19)	6	0	22	0	3.66	0	0
Blake Thomson (28)	3	0	10	0	3.33	0	0
Campbell Kellaway (23)	5	0	11	3	2.20	0	0

Melbourne 1st XI · 1st Innings - Melbourne 1st XI 327/6 (67.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Farzan Chowna (21)	c: D Sullivan b: E Gulbis	29	35	4	0	82.85
Campbell Kellaway (23)	not out	153*	176	12	2	86.93
Sam Harper (29)	b: E Gulbis	9	10	2	0	90.00
Jonathan Merlo (27)	c: J Lemire b: N Brennan	19	25	3	0	76.00
Christopher Kellaway (19)	c: J Lemire b: C Stevenson	2	7	0	0	28.57
Blake Thomson (c) (28)	lbw: C Rutland	13	30	3	0	43.33
Christian Howe (19)	b: C Rutland	0	7	0	0	0.00
Jack Harper (wk)	not out	88*	123	13	0	71.54
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, w 0, nb 7, pen 0)	14
Total	67.4 Ov (RR 4.83)	327/6

Did not bat: Fergus O’Neill (24), Glenn Hannah (29), Thomas Wrigglesworth (20), Jack Sullivan (19), James Rosham (18)

Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Farzan Chowna), 2-64 (Sam Harper), 3-111 (Jonathan Merlo), 4-114 (Christopher Kellaway), 5-133 (Blake Thomson), 6-139 (Christian Howe)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Cameron Stevenson	14	1	72	1	5.14	4
Evan Gulbis	12	1	57	2	4.75	0
Connor Rutland	9	0	39	2	4.33	1
Nicholas Brennan (19)	11	0	61	1	5.54	1
Michael Archer (27)	10.4	0	42	0	3.93	0
Tom Smyth (33)	5	0	14	0	2.80	1
Dominic Sullivan	6	0	35	0	5.83	0

Carlton 1st XI

Andrew Lewis Poppa (25) Opening Batter 50 rating
Tom Smyth (33) Top-Order Batter 55 rating
Harrison Smyth Top-Order Batter 41 rating
Dominic Sullivan First-Change Bowler 38 rating
Jagadeswara Koduru Top-Order Batter 38 rating
Jai Lemire (wk) (22) Wicketkeeper-Batter 77 rating
Cameron Stevenson Opening Bowler 35 rating
Connor Rutland All-Rounder 29 rating
Nicholas Brennan (19) Opening Bowler 37 rating
Michael Archer (27) Second-Change Bowler 31 rating
Evan Gulbis (c) All-Rounder 38 rating

Melbourne 1st XI

Fergus O’Neill (24) Opening Bowler 72 rating
Glenn Hannah (29) Opening Bowler 23 rating
Thomas Wrigglesworth (20) Second-Change Bowler 47 rating
Sam Harper (29) Wicketkeeper-Batter 100 rating
Christopher Kellaway (19) Top-Order Batter 46 rating
Jack Harper (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 67 rating
Farzan Chowna (21) Top-Order Batter 61 rating
Blake Thomson (c) (28) Top-Order Batter 69 rating
Jack Sullivan (19) Opening Bowler 34 rating
Christian Howe (19) All-Rounder 54 rating
Campbell Kellaway (23) Top-Order Batter 87 rating
James Rosham (18) All-Rounder 68 rating
Jonathan Merlo (27) All-Rounder 73 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Carlton 1st XI	326/9 (106 ov)	3.08	22	5	15	Evan Gulbis 117*
Melbourne 1st XI	327/6 (67.4 ov)	4.83	37	2	14	Campbell Kellaway 153*

Partnerships · Carlton 1st XI

1st wkt 5
2nd wkt 14
3rd wkt 18
4th wkt 44
5th wkt 9
6th wkt 195
7th wkt 12
8th wkt 4
9th wkt 16
10th wkt 9*

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

Partnerships · Melbourne 1st XI

1st wkt 38
2nd wkt 26
3rd wkt 47
4th wkt 3
5th wkt 19
6th wkt 6
7th wkt 188*

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