Result · Finals Round 3 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts · 2024/25 · Sat 22 Mar 2025 · Junction Oval, ST KILDA
St Kilda 1st XI 264/4 (67.4 ov)
Richmond 1st XI 260 (86.3 ov)
St Kilda 1st XI won by 6 wickets
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Match report

St Kilda 1st XI chased down Richmond 1st XI's 260 (86.3 ov), reaching 264/4 (67.4 ov) to win by 6 wickets. For the winners, Jonathan Merlo hit a century (114* off 150) and Luke Destito took 4/52 from 21 overs. For Richmond 1st XI, James Doherty made a half-century (80 off 183) and Austin Anlezark took 2/60 from 12 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Jonathan Merlo (26)
St Kilda 1st XI · 114* (150) & 0/6

Top performers

St Kilda 1st XI
🏏 Jonathan Merlo (26) 114* (150)
🏏 Harry Dixon (20) 111 (172)
🎯 Luke Destito (17) 4/52 (21)
🎯 Thomas Russ (30) 3/43 (15)
Richmond 1st XI
🏏 James Doherty 80 (183)
🏏 Dan Scholz 53 (95)
🎯 Austin Anlezark (19) 2/60 (12)
🎯 Reiley Mark 1/43 (14.4)
Richmond 1st XI · 1st Innings - Richmond 1st XI 260 (86.3 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Dan Scholz lbw: T Russ 53 95 8 1 55.78
James Doherty b: T Russ 80 183 10 0 43.71
Rhys Healy c: A Crosthwaite b: T Murphy 35 70 4 0 50.00
Jonathan D’Rozario (22) lbw: T Russ 13 32 1 0 40.62
Mitch Perry b: L Destito 36 79 2 0 45.56
Andrew Humphries c: A Crosthwaite b: J Bartlett 15 21 1 1 71.42
Sam Mills (c) (27) c: A Crosthwaite b: L Destito 9 18 0 0 50.00
Reiley Mark c: A Crosthwaite b: L Destito 0 2 0 0 0.00
Max Parker (wk) (19) not out 11* 16 1 0 68.75
Brendan Rose b: L Destito 3 5 0 0 60.00
Austin Anlezark (19) b: T Murphy 0 1 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 1, nb 3, pen 0) 5
Total 86.3 Ov (RR 3.01) 260
Did not bat: Jack Czosnek (16)
Fall of wickets: 1-81 (Dan Scholz), 2-159 (Rhys Healy), 3-184 (Jonathan D’Rozario), 4-191 (James Doherty), 5-214 (Andrew Humphries), 6-240 (Sam Mills), 7-240 (Reiley Mark), 8-249 (Mitch Perry), 9-259 (Brendan Rose), 10-260 (Austin Anlezark)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Joshua Bartlett (28) 19 3 71 1 3.73 0 2
Luke Destito (17) 21 4 52 4 2.47 1 0
Will Lovell 9 1 39 0 4.33 0 1
Todd Murphy (24) 20.3 4 48 2 2.34 0 0
Thomas Russ (30) 15 0 43 3 2.86 0 0
Jonathan Merlo (26) 2 0 6 0 3.00 0 0
St Kilda 1st XI · 1st Innings - St Kilda 1st XI 264/4 (67.4 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Harry Dixon (20) c: M Parker b: A Anlezark 111 172 19 0 64.53
Marcus Harris (32) c: M Parker b: A Anlezark 0 2 0 0 0.00
Will Lovell c: J Doherty b: M Perry 2 25 0 0 8.00
Blake Macdonald (27) c: J Doherty b: R Mark 4 33 0 0 12.12
Jonathan Merlo (vc) (26) not out 114* 150 14 2 76.00
Ed Newman (c) not out 19* 29 2 0 65.51
Extras (b 2, lb 5, w 2, nb 5, pen 0) 14
Total 67.4 Ov (RR 3.90) 264/4
Did not bat: Todd Murphy (24), Adam Crosthwaite, Luke Destito (17), Joshua Bartlett (28), Thomas Russ (30)
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Marcus Harris), 2-20 (Will Lovell), 3-60 (Blake Macdonald), 4-212 (Harry Dixon)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Mitch Perry 16 4 48 1 3.00 0 5
Austin Anlezark (19) 12 2 60 2 5.00 2 0
Brendan Rose 11 2 27 0 2.45 0 0
Reiley Mark 14.4 2 43 1 2.93 0 0
Sam Mills (27) 2 0 13 0 6.50 0 0
Jonathan D’Rozario (22) 6 0 41 0 6.83 0 0
Andrew Humphries 5 0 24 0 4.80 0 0
Jack Czosnek (16) 1 0 1 0 1.00 0 0

St Kilda 1st XI

Richmond 1st XI

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Richmond 1st XI 260 (86.3 ov) 3.01 27 2 5 James Doherty 80
St Kilda 1st XI 264/4 (67.4 ov) 3.90 35 2 14 Jonathan Merlo 114*

Partnerships · Richmond 1st XI

  • 1st wkt 81
  • 2nd wkt 78
  • 3rd wkt 25
  • 4th wkt 7
  • 5th wkt 23
  • 6th wkt 26
  • 7th wkt 0
  • 8th wkt 9
  • 9th wkt 10
  • 10th wkt 1

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

Partnerships · St Kilda 1st XI

  • 1st wkt 0
  • 2nd wkt 20
  • 3rd wkt 40
  • 4th wkt 152
  • 5th wkt 52*

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