Result · Round 5 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts · 2011/12 · Sun 6 Nov 2011
Essendon 293/3 (50 ov)
Melbourne University 289/9 (50 ov)
Essendon won by 4 runs
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Match report

Essendon made 293/3 (50 ov) and defended it, holding Melbourne University to 289/9 (50 ov) to win by 4 runs. For the winners, Ben Fletcher hit a century (120*) and Mitchell Johnstone took 2/38 from 10 overs. For Melbourne University, Mark Simpson made a half-century (60 off 53) and Nicholas Ellsmore took 2/49 from 10 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Craig Berger
Essendon · 107* (0) & 2/54 & 3 dismissals

Top performers

Melbourne University
Essendon · 1st Innings - Essendon 293/3 (50 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Ben MacRae c: T O'Brien b: N Ellsmore 26 0 0 0 0.00
Adam Carton c: J Martignago b: N Ellsmore 9 0 0 0 0.00
Benny Howell run out (M Simpson) 2 0 0 0 0.00
Ben Fletcher (c) not out 120* 0 0 0 0.00
Craig Berger not out 107* 0 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 22, nb 3, pen 0) 29
Total 50 Ov (RR 5.86) 293/3
Fall of wickets: 3-60 (Ben MacRae)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Gregory Kennedy 10 1 41 0 4.10 1 2
Nicholas Ellsmore 10 1 49 2 4.90 2 0
Brett Harrop 10 1 87 0 8.70 6 1
Mark Simpson (28) 9 1 46 0 5.11 7 0
Michael Nalesnyik 10 1 50 0 5.00 6 0
Tim O'Brien (25) 1 0 16 0 16.00 0 0
Melbourne University · 1st Innings - Melbourne University 289/9 (50 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Jarrod Martignago (wk) c&b: C Berger 49 58 6 0 84.00
Michael Nalesnyik st: R Collins b: C Berger 30 22 1 2 136.00
Jarrod Leggett run out () 10 19 1 0 52.00
Elias Karageorgiou b: L Cameron 31 40 4 0 77.00
Scott Sanders (25) st: R Collins b: M Johnstone 7 10 1 0 70.00
Nicholas Ellsmore c: C Berger b: L Cameron 2 7 0 0 28.00
Tim O'Brien (25) c: C Berger b: J Ford 59 65 4 0 90.00
William Shute c: R Collins b: M Johnstone 4 13 0 0 30.00
Mark Simpson (28) c: B Fletcher b: J Ford 60 53 8 0 113.00
Brett Harrop (c) not out 25* 10 4 0 250.00
Gregory Kennedy not out 0* 0 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 1, lb 2, w 9, nb 0, pen 0) 12
Total 50 Ov (RR 5.78) 289/9
Fall of wickets: 1-62 (Michael Nalesnyik), 2-87 (Jarrod Leggett), 8-256 (Mark Simpson), 9-285 (Tim O'Brien)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Louis Cameron (19) 10 0 69 2 6.90 6 0
Benny Howell 10 0 45 0 4.50 0 0
Craig Berger 10 0 54 2 5.40 1 0
Mitchell Johnstone (22) 10 0 38 2 3.80 0 0
James Seymour (19) 3 0 18 0 6.00 0 0
James Ford (11) 6 0 48 2 8.00 2 0
Adam Carton 1 0 14 0 14.00 0 0

Essendon

Melbourne University

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Essendon 293/3 (50 ov) 5.86 0 0 29 Ben Fletcher 120*
Melbourne University 289/9 (50 ov) 5.78 29 2 12 Mark Simpson 60

Partnerships · Essendon

  • 3rd wkt 60
  • 2nd wkt 233*

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

Partnerships · Melbourne University

  • 1st wkt 62
  • 2nd wkt 25
  • 8th wkt 169
  • 9th wkt 29
  • 5th wkt 4*

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