Result · Round 1 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts · 2025/26 · Sat 4 Oct 2025 · Albert Ground, MELBOURNE
Melbourne 1st XI 266/1 (38.4 ov)
Essendon 1st XI 262/9 (50 ov)
Melbourne 1st XI won by 9 wickets
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Match report

Melbourne 1st XI chased down Essendon 1st XI's 262/9 (50 ov), reaching 266/1 (38.4 ov) to win by 9 wickets. For the winners, Farzan Chowna hit a century (120* off 113) and Jonathan Merlo took 3/51 from 10 overs. For Essendon 1st XI, Joshua Trembearth made a half-century (72 off 99) with 3 sixes and Jarrod Parsons took 1/42 from 6 overs.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Farzan Chowna (21)
Melbourne 1st XI · 120* (113) & 1 dismissal

Top performers

Melbourne 1st XI
🏏 Farzan Chowna (21) 120* (113)
🏏 Blake Thomson (28) 89 (79)
🎯 Jonathan Merlo (26) 3/51 (10)
🎯 James Rosham (18) 2/47 (10)
Essendon 1st XI
🏏 Joshua Trembearth 72 (99)
🏏 Emerson White 60 (57)
🎯 Jarrod Parsons 1/42 (6)
Essendon 1st XI · 1st Innings - Essendon 1st XI 262/9 (50 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Joshua Trembearth c&b: J Rosham 72 99 5 3 72.72
Vihanga Fernando (21) c: J Harper b: J Sullivan 16 28 3 0 57.14
Connor Poulton (22) c: B Thomson b: C Howe 19 26 1 0 73.07
Liam Molloy (c) (28) b: J Rosham 27 33 3 0 81.81
Emerson White c: F Chowna b: J Merlo 60 57 6 1 105.26
Muhammad Arsalan c&b: T Wrigglesworth 14 13 1 1 107.69
Jarrod Parsons c: J Rosham b: J Merlo 24 31 1 1 77.41
Harvinder Singh c: J Harper b: J Sullivan 11 6 0 1 183.33
Noah Guida (21) lbw: J Merlo 0 1 0 0 0.00
Jackson Martin (16) not out 13* 6 0 1 216.66
Nicholas McGuane not out 1* 1 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 0, lb 2, w 2, nb 1, pen 0) 5
Total 50 Ov (RR 5.24) 262/9
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Vihanga Fernando), 2-82 (Connor Poulton), 3-136 (Liam Molloy), 4-143 (Joshua Trembearth), 5-166 (Muhammad Arsalan), 6-226 (Jarrod Parsons), 7-247 (Emerson White), 8-247 (Noah Guida), 9-253 (Harvinder Singh)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Wilson McGillivray (26) 8 0 55 0 6.87 1 0
Jack Sullivan (19) 10 1 56 2 5.60 0 1
Christian Howe (19) 7 1 32 1 4.57 0 0
Jonathan Merlo (26) 10 1 51 3 5.10 1 0
James Rosham (18) 10 0 47 2 4.70 0 0
Thomas Wrigglesworth (20) 5 0 19 1 3.80 0 0
Melbourne 1st XI · 1st Innings - Melbourne 1st XI 266/1 (38.4 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Farzan Chowna (21) not out 120* 113 13 2 106.19
Blake Thomson (c) (28) c&b: J Parsons 89 79 10 1 112.65
Christopher Kellaway (19) not out 49* 44 5 1 111.36
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 4, pen 0) 8
Total 38.4 Ov (RR 6.88) 266/1
Did not bat: Christian Howe (19), Jonathan Merlo (26), Wilson McGillivray (26), Jack Sullivan (19), Jack Harper, Charles Lill, Thomas Wrigglesworth (20), James Rosham (18)
Fall of wickets: 1-179 (Blake Thomson)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Nicholas McGuane 6 0 40 0 6.66 3 0
Noah Guida (21) 6.4 0 56 0 8.40 0 1
Harvinder Singh 3 0 25 0 8.33 0 3
Jackson Martin (16) 10 0 49 0 4.90 1 0
Muhammad Arsalan 4 0 33 0 8.25 0 0
Liam Molloy (28) 3 0 21 0 7.00 0 0
Jarrod Parsons 6 0 42 1 7.00 0 0

Melbourne 1st XI

Essendon 1st XI

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Essendon 1st XI 262/9 (50 ov) 5.24 20 8 5 Joshua Trembearth 72
Melbourne 1st XI 266/1 (38.4 ov) 6.88 28 4 8 Farzan Chowna 120*

Partnerships · Essendon 1st XI

  • 1st wkt 31
  • 2nd wkt 51
  • 3rd wkt 54
  • 4th wkt 7
  • 5th wkt 23
  • 6th wkt 60
  • 7th wkt 21
  • 8th wkt 0
  • 9th wkt 6
  • 10th wkt 9*

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

Partnerships · Melbourne 1st XI

  • 1st wkt 179
  • 2nd wkt 87*

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