Sydney 1st v Eastern Suburbs 1st

Result · Round 13 · First Grade (Belvidere Cup) · 2025/26 · Sat 24 Jan 2026 · Waverley Oval (NSW), WAVERLEY

Sydney 1st 294 (87.3 ov)

Eastern Suburbs 1st 335 (87.5 ov)

Eastern Suburbs 1st won by 41 runs

Match report

Eastern Suburbs 1st made 335 (87.5 ov) and defended it, holding Sydney 1st to 294 (87.3 ov) to win by 41 runs. For the winners, Johnny Connell hit a century (112 off 180) with 3 sixes and Harry Conway took 4/61 from 21 overs. For Sydney 1st, Matt Rodgers hit a century (120 off 222) and Vibhu-Sadayappan KARTHIKEYAN took 5/111 from 28.5 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Vibhu-Sadayappan KARTHIKEYAN

Sydney 1st · 20 (40) & 5/111 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Sydney 1st

🏏 Matt Rodgers 120 (222)

🏏 William Fort (24) 59 (113)

🎯 Vibhu-Sadayappan KARTHIKEYAN 5/111 (28.5)

🎯 Benjamin Roughan 2/52 (14)

Eastern Suburbs 1st

🏏 Johnny Connell 112 (180)

🏏 Max Glen 49 (54)

🎯 Harry Conway (33) 4/61 (21)

🎯 Josh Seward (22) 3/49 (17)

Match details

Competition: First Grade (Belvidere Cup)
Round: Round 13
Format: Two Day
Venue: Waverley Oval (NSW), WAVERLEY
Date: Saturday 24 January 2026, 10:00am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Eastern Suburbs 1st won the toss and chose to bat
Other officials: Alan Monaghan (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Andrew Yarad (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Eastern Suburbs 1st · 1st Innings - Eastern Suburbs 1st 335 (87.5 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Henry Pike (22)	c: W Fort b: V KARTHIKEYAN	7	23	0	0	30.43
James Moore (19)	c: W Fort b: V KARTHIKEYAN	18	60	0	0	30.00
Trystan Kennedy (20)	c: S Meaker b: B Roughan	15	32	3	0	46.87
Nicolas Maddinson (34)	c: l kimber b: C Howard	24	9	2	2	266.66
Matthew Moran (c) (25)	c: S Meaker b: B Roughan	42	40	7	1	105.00
Johnny Connell	b: V KARTHIKEYAN	112	180	5	3	62.22
Max Glen (wk)	c: H Forner b: T Mullen	49	54	5	2	90.74
Marcus Atallah	c: M Rodgers b: l kimber	16	53	1	0	30.18
Josh Seward (22)	c: M Rodgers b: V KARTHIKEYAN	6	18	0	0	33.33
Nick Palmer	c&b: V KARTHIKEYAN	15	38	0	1	39.47
Harry Conway (33)	not out	6*	35	1	0	17.14
Extras	(b 0, lb 3, w 7, nb 15, pen 0)	25
Total	87.5 Ov (RR 3.81)	335

Did not bat: Daniel Hughes (36)

Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Henry Pike), 2-41 (James Moore), 3-66 (Nicolas Maddinson), 4-97 (Trystan Kennedy), 5-126 (Matthew Moran), 6-208 (Max Glen), 7-259 (Marcus Atallah), 8-270 (Josh Seward), 9-301 (Nick Palmer), 10-335 (Johnny Connell)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Benjamin Roughan	14	2	52	2	3.71	5	8
Charlie Howard (20)	21	3	77	1	3.66	2	6
Vibhu-Sadayappan KARTHIKEYAN	28.5	5	111	5	3.84	0	1
Thomas Mullen (27)	9	1	38	1	4.22	0	0
Nathan Doyle (25)	3	0	27	0	9.00	0	0
louis kimber	12	0	27	1	2.25	0	0

Sydney 1st · 1st Innings - Sydney 1st 294 (87.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
William Fort (24)	c: M Glen b: H Conway	59	113	6	0	52.21
Matt Rodgers	c&b: H Conway	120	222	9	0	54.05
Zeeshaan Ahmed (23)	c: N Maddinson b: J Seward	1	5	0	0	20.00
Nathan Doyle (c) (25)	c: M Atallah b: J Seward	4	19	0	0	21.05
Seamus Meaker (22)	c: T Kennedy b: J Seward	53	59	8	1	89.83
louis kimber	lbw: H Conway	1	3	0	0	33.33
Benjamin Roughan	c: M Atallah b: H Conway	1	14	0	0	7.14
Vibhu-Sadayappan KARTHIKEYAN	b: N Maddinson	20	40	3	0	50.00
Charlie Howard (20)	c: N Maddinson b: N Palmer	14	33	1	0	42.42
Thomas Mullen (27)	run out (T Kennedy, M Glen)	0	5	0	0	0.00
Hayden Forner (wk)	not out	0*	13	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 9, lb 7, w 4, nb 1, pen 0)	21
Total	87.3 Ov (RR 3.36)	294

Fall of wickets: 1-116 (William Fort), 2-117 (Zeeshaan Ahmed), 3-125 (Nathan Doyle), 4-209 (Seamus Meaker), 5-210 (louis kimber), 6-226 (Benjamin Roughan), 7-269 (Vibhu-Sadayappan KARTHIKEYAN), 8-280 (Matt Rodgers), 9-288 (Thomas Mullen), 10-294 (Charlie Howard)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Nick Palmer	15.3	2	36	1	2.32	0	0
Harry Conway (33)	21	2	61	4	2.90	0	1
Matthew Moran (25)	13	1	54	0	4.15	0	0
Marcus Atallah	18	1	72	0	4.00	1	0
Josh Seward (22)	17	3	49	3	2.88	3	0
Nicolas Maddinson (34)	3	0	6	1	2.00	0	0

Sydney 1st

Benjamin Roughan Opening Bowler 31 rating
Vibhu-Sadayappan KARTHIKEYAN First-Change Bowler 28 rating
William Fort (24) Top-Order Batter 59 rating
Charlie Howard (20) First-Change Bowler 35 rating
Matt Rodgers Opening Batter 46 rating
Seamus Meaker (22) Top-Order Batter 49 rating
Hayden Forner (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 40 rating
louis kimber Bowling All-Rounder 40 rating
Nathan Doyle (c) (25) Middle-Order Batter 55 rating
Zeeshaan Ahmed (23) Top-Order Batter 46 rating
Thomas Mullen (27) Second-Change Bowler 37 rating

Eastern Suburbs 1st

Johnny Connell Middle-Order Batter 37 rating
James Moore (19) Opening Batter 51 rating
Nicolas Maddinson (34) Top-Order Batter 100 rating
Josh Seward (22) First-Change Bowler 45 rating
Max Glen (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 48 rating
Harry Conway (33) Opening Bowler 56 rating
Daniel Hughes (36) Opening Batter 65 rating
Nick Palmer Opening Bowler 28 rating
Henry Pike (22) Opening Batter 25 rating
Marcus Atallah Bowling All-Rounder 42 rating
Trystan Kennedy (20) Top-Order Batter 73 rating
Matthew Moran (c) (25) All-Rounder 44 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Eastern Suburbs 1st	335 (87.5 ov)	3.81	24	9	25	Johnny Connell 112
Sydney 1st	294 (87.3 ov)	3.36	27	1	21	Matt Rodgers 120

Partnerships · Eastern Suburbs 1st

1st wkt 34
2nd wkt 7
3rd wkt 25
4th wkt 31
5th wkt 29
6th wkt 82
7th wkt 51
8th wkt 11
9th wkt 31
10th wkt 34

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

Partnerships · Sydney 1st

1st wkt 116
2nd wkt 1
3rd wkt 8
4th wkt 84
5th wkt 1
6th wkt 16
7th wkt 43
8th wkt 11
9th wkt 8
10th wkt 6

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