Prahran 4th XI v Melbourne University 4th XI

Result · Round 12 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Fourths · 2025/26 · Sat 24 Jan 2026 · Righetti Oval, KOOYONG

Prahran 4th XI 175 (78.3 ov)

Melbourne University 4th XI 198/8 (69 ov)

Melbourne University 4th XI won by 2 wickets

Match report

Melbourne University 4th XI chased down Prahran 4th XI's 175 (78.3 ov), reaching 198/8 (69 ov) to win by 2 wickets. For the winners, Tharindu Perera top-scored with 46 off 52 and Ethan Yates took 5/51 from 21.3 overs. For Prahran 4th XI, Charlie Graham top-scored with 31 off 94 and Liam McGain took 4/47 from 21 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Ethan Yates (18)

Melbourne University 4th XI · 22* (44) & 5/51

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

Top performers

Prahran 4th XI

🏏 Charlie Graham 31 (94)

🏏 Lucas Pike 30 (49)

🎯 Liam McGain (25) 4/47 (21)

🎯 Thomas Purcell 2/39 (16)

Melbourne University 4th XI

🏏 Tharindu Perera 46 (52)

🏏 Matthew Richings (19) 38* (90)

🎯 Ethan Yates (18) 5/51 (21.3)

🎯 Matthew Richings (19) 2/28 (11)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Men's Premier Fourths
Round: Round 12
Format: Two Day
Venue: Righetti Oval, KOOYONG
Date: Saturday 24 January 2026, 10:00am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Melbourne University 4th XI won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: Harikrishna Suddapalli (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Rajesh Cholleti (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Prahran 4th XI · 1st Innings - Prahran 4th XI 175 (78.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rex Macalister (c) (18)	c: G Devpura b: M Richings	3	58	0	0	5.17
Lucas Pike	c: R Cramb b: M Richings	30	49	3	0	61.22
Rushil Ravi (15)	c: S Dias b: E Yates	19	42	3	0	45.23
Alexander Pillay (16)	c: M Laurie b: E Yates	13	20	1	0	65.00
Angus Schlittler (15)	c: A Arora b: M Laurie	1	11	0	0	9.09
Luke Pearse (wk) (17)	lbw: E Yates	20	39	2	1	51.28
Liam McGain (25)	c: S Dias b: E Yates	5	35	1	0	14.28
Lachlan Simpson (wk) (17)	c: M Laurie b: E Yates	13	74	1	0	17.56
Charlie Graham	c: H Lim b: T Perera	31	94	4	0	32.97
Jack Oborne (14)	not out	1*	22	0	0	4.54
Matthew Esposito (15)	run out (S Dias, H Lim)	15	28	1	0	53.57
Extras	(b 12, lb 6, w 5, nb 1, pen 0)	24
Total	78.3 Ov (RR 2.23)	175

Did not bat: Max Bryant, Thomas Purcell

Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Rex Macalister), 2-45 (Lucas Pike), 3-74 (Alexander Pillay), 4-77 (Rushil Ravi), 5-79 (Angus Schlittler), 6-105 (Luke Pearse), 7-106 (Liam McGain), 8-150 (Lachlan Simpson), 9-155 (Charlie Graham), 10-175 (Matthew Esposito)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Tharindu Perera	16	10	15	1	0.93	0	0
Mitchell Laurie (17)	10	2	26	1	2.60	4	0
Matthew Richings (19)	11	3	28	2	2.54	0	0
Ethan Yates (18)	21.3	8	51	5	2.37	1	0
Aanlin Cheeran	11	5	19	0	1.72	0	1
Aryan Arora (19)	9	2	18	0	2.00	0	0

Melbourne University 4th XI · 1st Innings - Melbourne University 4th XI 198/8 (69 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tharindu Perera	c: T Purcell b: L McGain	46	52	7	2	88.46
Gavinu Devpura	c: L Simpson b: C Graham	31	58	3	0	53.44
Toby Rawlings	c: L Pike b: L McGain	0	3	0	0	0.00
Shenan Dias (c)	b: L McGain	37	105	2	0	35.23
Harvey Redpath (17)	c&b: L McGain	2	8	0	0	25.00
Raph Cramb (19)	c: L Pearse b: C Graham	6	30	0	0	20.00
Hayden Lim (wk) (28)	c: L Pike b: T Purcell	8	26	0	0	30.76
Aanlin Cheeran	c: L Pearse b: T Purcell	0	1	0	0	0.00
Matthew Richings (19)	not out	38*	90	1	0	42.22
Ethan Yates (18)	not out	22*	44	1	1	50.00
Extras	(b 3, lb 1, w 1, nb 3, pen 0)	8
Total	69 Ov (RR 2.87)	198/8

Did not bat: Mitchell Laurie (17), Aryan Arora (19)

Fall of wickets: 1-64 (Tharindu Perera), 2-64 (Toby Rawlings), 3-84 (Gavinu Devpura), 4-87 (Harvey Redpath), 5-117 (Hayden Lim), 6-117 (Aanlin Cheeran), 7-152 (Shenan Dias), 8-153 (Raph Cramb)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Thomas Purcell	16	5	39	2	2.43	1	0
Jack Oborne (14)	7	1	28	0	4.00	0	0
Charlie Graham	22	2	73	2	3.31	0	2
Liam McGain (25)	21	3	47	4	2.23	0	1
Rushil Ravi (15)	3	1	7	0	2.33	0	0

Prahran 4th XI

Max Bryant Opening Batter – rating
Jack Oborne (14) Bowling All-Rounder 14 rating
Charlie Graham First-Change Bowler 14 rating
Matthew Esposito (15) Middle-Order Batter 23 rating
Lucas Pike Opening Batter 15 rating
Alexander Pillay (16) Opening Batter 18 rating
Lachlan Simpson (wk) (17) Wicketkeeper-Batter 28 rating
Angus Schlittler (15) Middle-Order Batter 16 rating
Luke Pearse (wk) (17) Wicketkeeper-Batter 15 rating
Thomas Purcell First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Liam McGain (25) Second-Change Bowler 19 rating
Rex Macalister (c) (18) Middle-Order Batter 17 rating
Rushil Ravi (15) All-Rounder 19 rating

Melbourne University 4th XI

Aanlin Cheeran Second-Change Bowler 12 rating
Mitchell Laurie (17) Opening Bowler 14 rating
Aryan Arora (19) Second-Change Bowler 10 rating
Toby Rawlings Top-Order Batter 16 rating
Harvey Redpath (17) Middle-Order Batter 16 rating
Tharindu Perera All-Rounder 13 rating
Gavinu Devpura Opening Batter 16 rating
Matthew Richings (19) First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Raph Cramb (19) Top-Order Batter 11 rating
Ethan Yates (18) Second-Change Bowler 19 rating
Shenan Dias (c) Top-Order Batter 15 rating
Hayden Lim (wk) (28) Middle-Order Batter 14 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Prahran 4th XI	175 (78.3 ov)	2.23	16	1	24	Charlie Graham 31
Melbourne University 4th XI	198/8 (69 ov)	2.87	14	3	8	Tharindu Perera 46

Partnerships · Prahran 4th XI

1st wkt 38
2nd wkt 7
3rd wkt 29
4th wkt 3
5th wkt 2
6th wkt 26
7th wkt 1
8th wkt 44
9th wkt 5
10th wkt 20

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

Partnerships · Melbourne University 4th XI

1st wkt 64
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 20
4th wkt 3
5th wkt 30
6th wkt 0
7th wkt 35
8th wkt 1
9th wkt 45*

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