Result · Semi Finals · Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts · 2017/18 · Sat 17 Mar 2018
Essendon 186 (58.4 ov)
Carlton 303 (103.3 ov)
Carlton won by 117 runs
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Match report

Carlton made 303 (103.3 ov) and defended it, holding Essendon to 186 (58.4 ov) to win by 117 runs. For the winners, Tom Smyth top-scored with 41 off 67 and Evan Gulbis took 6/57 from 23 overs. For Essendon, Aaron Shellie made a half-century (56 off 51) and Matthew Doric took 5/78 from 30.3 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Evan Gulbis (31)
Carlton · 23 (36) & 6/57

Top performers

Essendon
🏏 Aaron Shellie (25) 56 (51)
🏏 James Seymour (25) 45 (73)
🎯 Matthew Doric (25) 5/78 (30.3)
🎯 Liam Bowe (20) 3/77 (23)
Carlton
🏏 Tom Smyth (25) 41 (67)
🏏 Xavier Crone (20) 41 (101)
🎯 Evan Gulbis (31) 6/57 (23)
🎯 Eddy O'Sullivan 3/24 (12.4)
Carlton · 1st Innings - Carlton 303 (103.3 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Brayden Stepien (wk) (20) lbw: M Doric 27 30 3 0 90.00
Donovan Pell (17) c: I Conway b: C McKay 35 106 4 0 33.00
Harrison Smyth (23) b: M Doric 32 68 4 0 47.00
Tom Smyth (25) b: L Bowe 41 67 6 0 61.00
Mackenzie Harvey (17) lbw: M Doric 38 59 5 0 64.00
Evan Gulbis (c) (31) st: I Conway b: L Bowe 23 36 3 0 63.00
Nicholas Ross (26) lbw: L Bowe 2 17 0 0 11.00
Matthew Wilson (18) c: A Shellie b: M Doric 29 82 2 1 35.00
Xavier Crone (20) c: I Conway b: C McKay 41 101 3 0 40.00
Eddy O'Sullivan not out 24* 54 2 0 44.00
Aaron Smillie b: M Doric 0 3 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 1, lb 7, w 1, nb 2, pen 0) 11
Total 103.3 Ov (RR 2.93) 303
Did not bat: Mac Short (26)
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Brayden Stepien), 2-90 (Harrison Smyth), 3-125 (Donovan Pell), 4-164 (Tom Smyth), 5-193 (Mackenzie Harvey), 8-264 (Matthew Wilson), 9-301 (Xavier Crone)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Matthew Doric (25) 30.3 8 78 5 2.57 0 2
Clinton McKay (35) 22 3 68 2 3.09 0 0
Liam Bowe (20) 23 2 77 3 3.35 0 0
Louis Cameron (25) 12 4 33 0 2.75 1 0
Nishal Perera (22) 16 3 39 0 2.44 0 0
Essendon · 1st Innings - Essendon 186 (58.4 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
James Seymour (25) c: B Stepien b: E Gulbis 45 73 6 0 61.00
Aaron Shellie (25) b: M Wilson 56 51 8 2 109.00
Aaron Ayre (c) (25) lbw: E Gulbis 16 44 2 0 36.00
Michael Hill (29) c: B Stepien b: E Gulbis 7 15 0 1 46.00
Isaac Willett (21) c: B Stepien b: E Gulbis 8 24 1 0 33.00
Nishal Perera (22) c: M Wilson b: E O'Sullivan 11 38 1 0 28.00
Isaac Conway (wk) (20) b: E O'Sullivan 5 11 0 0 45.00
Clinton McKay (35) not out 19* 50 1 0 38.00
Matthew Doric (25) c: A Smillie b: E Gulbis 4 10 0 0 40.00
Liam Bowe (20) c: B Stepien b: E Gulbis 5 6 1 0 83.00
Louis Cameron (25) c: M Wilson b: E O'Sullivan 7 30 1 0 23.00
Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 0, pen 0) 3
Total 58.4 Ov (RR 3.17) 186
Fall of wickets: 1-90 (Aaron Shellie), 2-117 (Aaron Ayre)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Aaron Smillie 5 1 34 0 6.80 0 0
Xavier Crone (20) 6 0 27 0 4.50 0 0
Matthew Wilson (18) 6 0 21 1 3.50 1 0
Evan Gulbis (31) 23 8 57 6 2.48 0 0
Tom Smyth (25) 6 2 21 0 3.50 0 0
Eddy O'Sullivan 12.4 5 24 3 1.94 0 0

Essendon

Carlton

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Carlton 303 (103.3 ov) 2.93 32 1 11 Tom Smyth 41
Essendon 186 (58.4 ov) 3.17 21 3 3 Aaron Shellie 56

Partnerships · Carlton

  • 1st wkt 35
  • 2nd wkt 55
  • 3rd wkt 35
  • 4th wkt 39
  • 5th wkt 29
  • 8th wkt 71
  • 9th wkt 37

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

Partnerships · Essendon

  • 1st wkt 90
  • 2nd wkt 27

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