Essendon 3rd XI v Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI

Result · Finals Round 1 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Thirds · 2025/26 · Sat 7 Mar 2026 · Schramms Reserve, DONCASTER

Essendon 3rd XI 172 (66.4 ov)

Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI 231 (60 ov) & 71/0 (14 ov)

Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI won by 59 runs

Match report

Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI beat Essendon 3rd XI by 59 runs. For the winners, James Heaney made a half-century (93 off 135) and Addison Forbes took 4/37 from 18 overs. For Essendon 3rd XI, Zachary Beniwal top-scored with 45 off 109 and Jacob Pawlowicz took 5/45 from 20 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Jacob Pawlowicz

Essendon 3rd XI · 21 (50) & 5/47 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Essendon 3rd XI

🏏 Zachary Beniwal (19) 45 (109)

🏏 Jessraj Badhaan (19) 44 (75)

🎯 Jacob Pawlowicz 5/47 (22)

🎯 Muhammad Abdul Wasay (15) 2/40 (11)

Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI

🏏 Blake Podesta 133 (115)

🏏 James Heaney (18) 93 (135)

🎯 Addison Forbes (23) 4/37 (18)

🎯 Rahul Surendran (19) 3/24 (13.4)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Men's Premier Thirds
Round: Finals Round 1
Format: Two Day
Venue: Schramms Reserve, DONCASTER
Date: Saturday 7 March 2026, 10:30am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Essendon 3rd XI won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: Adam McLeod (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Vallinayagam Selvaraj (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI · 1st Innings - Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI 231 (60 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Blake Podesta	c: J Pawlowicz b: J Badhaan	71	60	14	0	118.33
Billy Rayner (17)	c: M Singh b: M Abdul Wasay	4	2	1	0	200.00
Syed Shayan Ahmad (15)	lbw: M Abdul Wasay	0	22	0	0	0.00
Lishan De Silva	c&b: J Badhaan	17	27	3	0	62.96
James Heaney (18)	c: J Badhaan b: J Pawlowicz	93	135	11	1	68.88
Liam Russell	c: J Badhaan b: J Pawlowicz	15	28	2	0	53.57
Benjamin Donnellan (c)	c: M Singh b: J Pawlowicz	0	4	0	0	0.00
Addison Forbes (vc) (23)	lbw: J Pawlowicz	6	35	0	0	17.14
Joel Maaskant	b: J Pawlowicz	8	15	1	0	53.33
Joseph Dossor (17)	c: H doherty b: A Cornish	0	4	0	0	0.00
Edison Waghorn (15)	not out	12*	32	1	0	37.50
Extras	(b 1, lb 0, w 0, nb 4, pen 0)	5
Total	60 Ov (RR 3.85)	231

Did not bat: Rahul Surendran (19)

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Billy Rayner), 2-55 (Syed Shayan Ahmad), 3-84 (Blake Podesta), 4-95 (Lishan De Silva), 5-127 (Liam Russell), 6-127 (Benjamin Donnellan), 7-160 (Addison Forbes), 8-170 (Joel Maaskant), 9-171 (Joseph Dossor), 10-231 (James Heaney)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Muhammad Abdul Wasay (15)	6	3	16	2	2.66	0
Luay Miraz (16)	4	0	39	0	9.75	1
Paramvir Singh	6	0	34	0	5.66	0
Jessraj Badhaan (19)	13	1	54	2	4.15	3
Jacob Pawlowicz	20	5	45	5	2.25	0
Aaron Cornish	9	2	26	1	2.88	0
Heath doherty (20)	2	0	16	0	8.00	0

Essendon 3rd XI · 1st Innings - Essendon 3rd XI 172 (66.4 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zachary Beniwal (19)	c: J Heaney b: A Forbes	45	109	5	0	41.28
Vanshjot Sandhu (16)	b: R Surendran	0	3	0	0	0.00
Sean Phillips-Williams	c: B Donnellan b: A Forbes	8	36	0	0	22.22
Jessraj Badhaan (19)	c: B Donnellan b: J Dossor	44	75	7	1	58.66
Heath doherty (20)	lbw: R Surendran	0	6	0	0	0.00
Samin Shafquat (16)	c: S Shayan Ahmad b: J Maaskant	14	40	1	0	35.00
Paramvir Singh (c)	b: A Forbes	3	10	0	0	30.00
Maan Fabian Singh (17)	lbw: J Maaskant	9	29	1	0	31.03
Luay Miraz (16)	c: L De Silva b: A Forbes	2	15	0	0	13.33
Jacob Pawlowicz	c: B Donnellan b: R Surendran	21	50	3	0	42.00
Aaron Cornish	not out	17*	29	0	0	58.62
Extras	(b 5, lb 2, w 0, nb 2, pen 0)	9
Total	66.4 Ov (RR 2.58)	172

Did not bat: Muhammad Abdul Wasay (15)

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Vanshjot Sandhu), 2-36 (Sean Phillips-Williams), 3-97 (Jessraj Badhaan), 4-97 (Heath doherty), 5-101 (Zachary Beniwal), 6-109 (Paramvir Singh), 7-119 (Samin Shafquat), 8-134 (Maan Fabian Singh), 9-134 (Luay Miraz), 10-172 (Jacob Pawlowicz)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Rahul Surendran (19)	13.4	4	24	3	1.75	1
Addison Forbes (23)	18	4	37	4	2.05	1
Joel Maaskant	11	2	36	2	3.27	0
Joseph Dossor (17)	12	3	28	1	2.33	0
Edison Waghorn (15)	11	2	40	0	3.63	0
Blake Podesta	1	1	0	0	0.00	0

Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI · 2nd Innings - Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI 71/0 (14 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Blake Podesta	not out	62*	55	9	3	112.72
Billy Rayner (17)	not out	9*	29	1	0	31.03
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, pen 0)	0
Total	14 Ov (RR 5.07)	71/0

Did not bat: Joel Maaskant, Lishan De Silva, Rahul Surendran (19), Edison Waghorn (15), Liam Russell, James Heaney (18), Syed Shayan Ahmad (15), Benjamin Donnellan, Joseph Dossor (17), Addison Forbes (23)

Bowling	O	M	R	Econ
Muhammad Abdul Wasay (15)	5	2	24	4.80
Luay Miraz (16)	4	1	34	8.50
Aaron Cornish	3	1	11	3.66
Jacob Pawlowicz	2	1	2	1.00

Essendon 3rd XI

Zachary Beniwal (19) Top-Order Batter 15 rating
Aaron Cornish Second-Change Bowler 11 rating
Muhammad Abdul Wasay (15) Opening Bowler 11 rating
Heath doherty (20) Bowling All-Rounder 15 rating
Maan Fabian Singh (17) Wicketkeeper-Batter 20 rating
Sean Phillips-Williams Top-Order Batter 17 rating
Jacob Pawlowicz First-Change Bowler 24 rating
Jessraj Badhaan (19) Top-Order Batter 15 rating
Paramvir Singh (c) Bowling All-Rounder 15 rating
Luay Miraz (16) First-Change Bowler 32 rating
Vanshjot Sandhu (16) Top-Order Batter 19 rating
Samin Shafquat (16) Middle-Order Batter 16 rating

Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI

Joel Maaskant First-Change Bowler 13 rating
Lishan De Silva Wicketkeeper-Batter 31 rating
Rahul Surendran (19) First-Change Bowler 12 rating
Edison Waghorn (15) Second-Change Bowler 20 rating
Liam Russell Middle-Order Batter 16 rating
James Heaney (18) Top-Order Batter 27 rating
Syed Shayan Ahmad (15) Top-Order Batter 22 rating
Billy Rayner (17) Top-Order Batter 21 rating
Benjamin Donnellan (c) Wicketkeeper-Batter 28 rating
Joseph Dossor (17) First-Change Bowler 16 rating
Addison Forbes (vc) (23) First-Change Bowler 14 rating
Blake Podesta Opening Batter 19 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI	231 (60 ov)	3.85	33	1	5	James Heaney 93
Essendon 3rd XI	172 (66.4 ov)	2.58	17	1	9	Zachary Beniwal 45
Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI	71/0 (14 ov)	5.07	10	3	0	Blake Podesta 62*

Partnerships · Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI

1st wkt 14
2nd wkt 41
3rd wkt 29
4th wkt 11
5th wkt 32
6th wkt 0
7th wkt 33
8th wkt 10
9th wkt 1
10th wkt 60

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

Partnerships · Essendon 3rd XI

1st wkt 1
2nd wkt 35
3rd wkt 61
4th wkt 0
5th wkt 4
6th wkt 8
7th wkt 10
8th wkt 15
9th wkt 0
10th wkt 38

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

Partnerships · Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI

1st wkt 71*

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