Melbourne v Footscray — Cricket Nation

Result · Round 11 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts · 2007/08 · Sat 12 Jan 2008

Melbourne 233/1 (36.1 ov)

Footscray 232/5 (50 ov)

Melbourne won by 9 wickets

Match report

Melbourne chased down Footscray's 232/5 (50 ov), reaching 233/1 (36.1 ov) to win by 9 wickets. For the winners, Michael Hill hit a century (123*) with 3 sixes and Mike Smith took 2/35 from 10 overs. For Footscray, Dean Russ made a half-century (54) and Steven Duckworth took 1/34 from 6 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Michael Hill (19)

Melbourne · 123* (0)

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

Top performers

Melbourne

🏏 Michael Hill (19) 123* (0)

🏏 Andrew Kent 85* (0)

🎯 Mike Smith 2/35 (10)

🎯 Sean Sturrock (17) 2/67 (10)

Footscray

🏏 Dean Russ (21) 54 (0)

🏏 Nathan Geisler 54* (0)

🎯 Steven Duckworth 1/34 (6)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts
Round: Round 11
Format: Two Day
Date: Saturday 12 January 2008, 11:00am
Season: 2007/08
Toss: Footscray won the toss and chose to bat

Footscray · 1st Innings - Footscray 232/5 (50 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Matthew Love (c)	b:	3	0	0	0	0.00
Dean Russ (wk) (21)	lbw:	54	0	0	0	0.00
Ben Gunn	c: b:	49	0	0	0	0.00
Grant Lindsay	c: b:	24	0	0	0	0.00
Nathan Geisler	not out	54*	0	0	0	0.00
Carl Sandri	c: b:	16	0	0	0	0.00
Stuart Brohaska (24)	not out	15*	0	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 5, w 11, nb 1, pen 0)	17
Total	50 Ov (RR 4.64)	232/5

Did not bat: Steven Duckworth, Brad Robertson, Clay Illman, Andrew McCammond

Fall of wickets: 2-118 (Ben Gunn), 4-178 (Grant Lindsay), 5-210 (Carl Sandri)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Sean Sturrock (17)	10	0	67	2	6.70	5	0
Michael Lewis	10	4	29	0	2.90	1	1
Mike Smith	10	1	35	2	3.50	1	0
Nicholas Quinn	9	0	35	0	3.89	2	0
Grant Baldwin	7	0	39	1	5.57	0	0
Ashley Middlin	4	0	22	0	5.50	2	0

Melbourne · 1st Innings - Melbourne 233/1 (36.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Grant Baldwin	lbw: S Duckworth	14	0	0	0	0.00
Andrew Kent	not out	85*	0	10	0	0.00
Michael Hill (19)	not out	123*	0	19	3	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 10, nb 0, pen 0)	11
Total	36.1 Ov (RR 6.44)	233/1

Did not bat: Peter Nevill (22), Christopher Davies, Robert Cooper, Ashley Middlin, Mike Smith, Michael Lewis, Nicholas Quinn, Sean Sturrock (17)

Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Grant Baldwin)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd
Nathan Geisler	4	31	0	7.75	0
Steven Duckworth	6	34	1	5.67	1
Carl Sandri	6	53	0	8.83	2
Grant Lindsay	7	58	0	8.29	2
Brad Robertson	7	28	0	4.00	4
Andrew McCammond	6	28	0	4.67	1

Melbourne

Grant Baldwin Top-Order Batter 39 rating
Andrew Kent Opening Batter 40 rating
Michael Hill (19) Top-Order Batter 16 rating
Peter Nevill (wk) (22) Wicketkeeper-Batter 100 rating
Christopher Davies (c) Middle-Order Batter 38 rating
Robert Cooper Top-Order Batter 41 rating
Ashley Middlin Wicketkeeper-Batter 35 rating
Mike Smith Opening Bowler 26 rating
Michael Lewis Opening Bowler 22 rating
Nicholas Quinn Opening Bowler 32 rating
Sean Sturrock (17) Second-Change Bowler 34 rating

Footscray

Matthew Love (c) Opening Batter 13 rating
Dean Russ (wk) (21) All-Rounder 61 rating
Ben Gunn Top-Order Batter 31 rating
Grant Lindsay All-Rounder 38 rating
Nathan Geisler All-Rounder 24 rating
Carl Sandri Second-Change Bowler 35 rating
Stuart Brohaska (24) Top-Order Batter 56 rating
Steven Duckworth Opening Bowler 25 rating
Brad Robertson Opening Bowler 8 rating
Clay Illman Wicketkeeper-Batter 30 rating
Andrew McCammond Opening Bowler 19 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Footscray	232/5 (50 ov)	4.64	0	0	17	Dean Russ 54
Melbourne	233/1 (36.1 ov)	6.44	29	3	11	Michael Hill 123*

Partnerships · Footscray

2nd wkt 118
4th wkt 60
5th wkt 32
4th wkt 22*

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

Partnerships · Melbourne

1st wkt 43
2nd wkt 190*

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