Cronulla Seagulls 1 (Abellar) v Illawong Menai 3 (Wright)

Result · Grand Final · Grade 5 · 2025/26 · Sat 7 Mar 2026 · Heathcote, HEATHCOTE

Cronulla Seagulls 1 (Abellar) 168/6d (45.5 ov)

Illawong Menai 3 (Wright) 79/4 (35.4 ov)

Match drawn

Match report

Cronulla Seagulls 1 (Abellar) made 168/6d (45.5 ov), Illawong Menai 3 (Wright) made 79/4 (35.4 ov). Match drawn. For Cronulla Seagulls 1 (Abellar), Liam Stuart made a half-century (81* off 123) and Bryon Camin took 1/16 from 6 overs. For Illawong Menai 3 (Wright), Jason Brunell top-scored with 33* off 77 and Benjamin Dicello took 3/35 from 10.5 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Benjamin Dicello (15)

Illawong Menai 3 (Wright) · 8 (30) & 3/35 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Cronulla Seagulls 1 (Abellar)

🏏 Liam Stuart 81* (123)

🏏 Jim Anthopoulos 22 (36)

🎯 Bryon Camin 1/16 (6)

🎯 Binh Thai 1/26 (15.4)

Illawong Menai 3 (Wright)

🏏 Jason Brunell 33* (77)

🏏 Matthew O'Brien 14 (66)

🎯 Benjamin Dicello (15) 3/35 (10.5)

🎯 Krishan Hewa-Gamage 2/31 (8)

Match details

Competition: Grade 5
Round: Grand Final
Format: Two Day
Venue: Heathcote, HEATHCOTE
Date: Saturday 7 March 2026, 1:15pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Illawong Menai 3 (Wright) won the toss and chose to field

Cronulla Seagulls 1 (Abellar) · 1st Innings - Cronulla Seagulls 1 (Abellar) 168/6d (45.5 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Kai Osborne	c: L Wright b: R O'Brien	21	48	1	0	43.75
Arvin Abellar (c, wk)	b: K Hewa-Gamage	2	8	0	0	25.00
Anthony Cantlon	b: K Hewa-Gamage	20	35	0	0	57.14
Liam Stuart	not out	81*	123	2	0	65.85
Riley Leighton	c&b: B Dicello	7	24	0	0	29.16
Mathew Smith	b: B Dicello	1	5	0	0	20.00
Jim Anthopoulos	c: b: B Dicello	22	36	1	0	61.11
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, w 7, nb 4, pen 0)	14
Total	45.5 Ov (RR 3.67)	168/6d

Did not bat: Andrew Fitzgerald, Binh Thai, Logan Phelan, Sonny Williams, Jake Birdsall, Jacob PERRONE, Bryon Camin

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Arvin Abellar), 2-32 (Anthony Cantlon), 3-72 (Kai Osborne), 4-108 (Riley Leighton), 5-115 (Mathew Smith), 6-168 (Jim Anthopoulos)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
********	11	37	0	3.36	4	3
Krishan Hewa-Gamage	8	31	2	3.87	1	1
Lincoln Wright	10	43	0	4.30	0	0
Riley O'Brien	6	19	1	3.16	2	0
Benjamin Dicello (15)	10.5	35	3	3.23	0	0

Illawong Menai 3 (Wright) · 1st Innings - Illawong Menai 3 (Wright) 79/4 (35.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Benjamin Dicello (15)	retired	8	30	0	0	26.66
Brad Elkin	c: R Leighton b: B Camin	8	19	0	0	42.10
Matthew O'Brien	run out (L Stuart)	14	66	0	0	21.21
Jason Brunell	not out	33*	77	1	0	42.85
David Wright (c)	lbw: B Thai	13	23	1	0	56.52
Hugh Glynn Baker	not out	0*	0	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 1, nb 1, pen 0)	3
Total	35.4 Ov (RR 2.21)	79/4

Did not bat: Riley O'Brien, Lincoln Wright, Warren Dess, ********, Krishan Hewa-Gamage, Aaron Veart, Jordan Poole (22), Jeremy Dicello

Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Brad Elkin), 2-48 (Matthew O'Brien), 3-79 (David Wright)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Binh Thai	15.4	6	26	1	1.65	0	0
Bryon Camin	6	1	16	1	2.66	0	0
Sonny Williams	2	0	5	0	2.50	0	0
Liam Stuart	4	0	9	0	2.25	1	0
Andrew Fitzgerald	4	0	11	0	2.75	0	1
Anthony Cantlon	4	1	11	0	2.75	0	0

Cronulla Seagulls 1 (Abellar)

Andrew Fitzgerald First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Binh Thai First-Change Bowler 8 rating
Anthony Cantlon Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Jim Anthopoulos Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Liam Stuart Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Logan Phelan Middle-Order Batter 1 rating
Kai Osborne Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating
Riley Leighton Middle-Order Batter 6 rating
Arvin Abellar (c, wk) Opening Batter 9 rating
Sonny Williams Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Jake Birdsall Lower-Order Batter 1 rating
Jacob PERRONE (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 8 rating
Mathew Smith Top-Order Batter 9 rating
Bryon Camin Lower-Order Batter 6 rating

Illawong Menai 3 (Wright)

Riley O'Brien Opening Bowler 6 rating
Brad Elkin All-Rounder 13 rating
Lincoln Wright Opening Bowler 8 rating
Warren Dess Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
******** Opening Bowler 6 rating
Hugh Glynn Baker Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Matthew O'Brien Top-Order Batter 2 rating
Krishan Hewa-Gamage Opening Bowler 8 rating
Aaron Veart (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 13 rating
David Wright (c) Top-Order Batter 12 rating
Benjamin Dicello (15) Bowling All-Rounder 16 rating
Jordan Poole (22) Top-Order Batter 13 rating
Jason Brunell All-Rounder 13 rating
Jeremy Dicello First-Change Bowler 6 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Cronulla Seagulls 1 (Abellar)	168/6d (45.5 ov)	3.67	4	0	14	Liam Stuart 81*
Illawong Menai 3 (Wright)	79/4 (35.4 ov)	2.21	2	0	3	Jason Brunell 33*

Partnerships · Cronulla Seagulls 1 (Abellar)

1st wkt 4
2nd wkt 28
3rd wkt 40
4th wkt 36
5th wkt 7
6th wkt 53

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

Partnerships · Illawong Menai 3 (Wright)

1st wkt 12
2nd wkt 36
3rd wkt 31

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