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

Result · Finals Round 1 · Kookaburra Sport North South 1st XI · 2025/26 · Sat 14 Mar 2026 · St Bernards College, NIDDRIE

St Bernard's OC 1st XI 241 (80 ov)

Preston 1st XI 244/5 (68 ov)

Preston 1st XI won by 5 wickets

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Match report

Preston 1st XI chased down St Bernard's OC 1st XI's 241 (80 ov), reaching 244/5 (68 ov) to win by 5 wickets. For the winners, Greg Maratos made a half-century (91 off 175) and Vaibhav Deshpande took 3/37 from 10 overs. For St Bernard's OC 1st XI, Rory Collins made a half-century (71 off 161) and Nishal Perera took 2/70 from 21 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Vaibhav Deshpande

Preston 1st XI · 40 (67) & 3/37 & 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

🏏 Rory Collins 71 (161)

🏏 Nishal Perera 38 (82)

🎯 Nishal Perera 2/70 (21)

🎯 Conor Browne 1/38 (12)

Preston 1st XI

🏏 Greg Maratos 91 (175)

🏏 Swapnil Salvi 44* (55)

🎯 Vaibhav Deshpande 3/37 (10)

🎯 Amila Mendis 3/57 (18)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Sport North South 1st XI
Round: Finals Round 1
Format: Two Day
Venue: St Bernards College, NIDDRIE
Date: Saturday 14 March 2026, 12:30pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: St Bernard's OC 1st XI won the toss and chose to bat
Other officials: Chris Stevens (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Ian Wyatt (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

St Bernard's OC 1st XI · 1st Innings - St Bernard's OC 1st XI 241 (80 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rory Collins (wk)	lbw: V Deshpande	71	161	5	2	44.09
Peter Clark	c: b: L Ingram	17	36	3	0	47.22
Joshua Lawrenson	lbw: S Ahmad	15	31	1	0	48.38
Jevon Kett (32)	st: S Salvi b: A Mendis	16	45	2	0	35.55
Nishal Perera	lbw: V Deshpande	38	82	2	0	46.34
Daniel O’Connell (c) (30)	st: S Salvi b: V Deshpande	9	14	1	0	64.28
Chris Spinella	st: b: A Mendis	12	25	0	0	48.00
Blake Manassa	c: S Salvi b: M Murphy	33	56	0	2	58.92
Thomas Winchester	not out	18*	24	0	0	75.00
Jack Upton	lbw: A Mendis	4	4	0	0	100.00
Conor Browne	run out (D Maratos, V Deshpande)	2	4	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 2, w 0, nb 2, pen 0)	6
Total	80 Ov (RR 3.01)	241

Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Peter Clark), 2-57 (Joshua Lawrenson), 3-100 (Jevon Kett), 4-155 (Rory Collins), 5-170 (Nishal Perera), 6-171 (Daniel O’Connell), 7-202 (Chris Spinella), 8-228 (Blake Manassa), 9-237 (Jack Upton), 10-241 (Conor Browne)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Marcus Murphy (28)	12	1	46	1	3.83	0
Liam Ingram (27)	6	2	7	1	1.16	0
Virosh Wijesinghe	9	0	29	0	3.22	0
Shakeel Ahmad	7	1	19	1	2.71	0
Damith Priyadarshana	8	4	12	0	1.50	0
Amila Mendis	18	1	57	3	3.16	2
Mahesh Kodamullage	10	1	30	0	3.00	0
Vaibhav Deshpande	10	2	37	3	3.70	0

Preston 1st XI · 1st Innings - Preston 1st XI 244/5 (68 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Greg Maratos	c: T Winchester b: P Clark	91	175	11	1	52.00
Shakeel Ahmad	c: T Winchester b: C Browne	10	22	1	0	45.45
Vaibhav Deshpande (c)	lbw: N Perera	40	67	2	2	59.70
Dennis Maratos	run out (N Perera, R Collins)	19	34	2	0	55.88
Damith Priyadarshana	c: C Spinella b: N Perera	17	26	3	0	65.38
Swapnil Salvi (wk)	not out	44*	55	6	1	80.00
Liam Ingram (27)	not out	21*	26	3	1	80.76
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 0, nb 0, pen 0)	2
Total	68 Ov (RR 3.59)	244/5

Did not bat: Amila Mendis, Marcus Murphy (28), Mahesh Kodamullage, Virosh Wijesinghe

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Shakeel Ahmad), 2-89 (Vaibhav Deshpande), 3-123 (Dennis Maratos), 4-161 (Damith Priyadarshana), 5-201 (Greg Maratos)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Conor Browne	12	3	38	1	3.16
Jack Upton	9	3	13	0	1.44
Joshua Lawrenson	4	1	24	0	6.00
Nishal Perera	21	3	70	2	3.33
Peter Clark	13	3	57	1	4.38
Thomas Winchester	9	0	40	0	4.44

St Bernard's OC 1st XI

Chris Spinella Top-Order Batter 9 rating
Conor Browne Opening Bowler 11 rating
Jack Upton Opening Bowler 4 rating
Daniel O’Connell (c) (30) Top-Order Batter 14 rating
Blake Manassa Wicketkeeper-Batter 12 rating
Joshua Lawrenson All-Rounder 12 rating
Rory Collins (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 13 rating
Thomas Winchester Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Nishal Perera Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Peter Clark All-Rounder 12 rating
Jevon Kett (32) Top-Order Batter 13 rating

Preston 1st XI

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

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
St Bernard's OC 1st XI	241 (80 ov)	3.01	14	4	6	Rory Collins 71
Preston 1st XI	244/5 (68 ov)	3.59	28	5	2	Greg Maratos 91

Partnerships · St Bernard's OC 1st XI

1st wkt 21
2nd wkt 36
3rd wkt 43
4th wkt 55
5th wkt 15
6th wkt 1
7th wkt 31
8th wkt 26
9th wkt 9
10th wkt 4

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

Partnerships · Preston 1st XI

1st wkt 19
2nd wkt 70
3rd wkt 34
4th wkt 38
5th wkt 40
6th wkt 43*

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