Melbourne University 2nd XI v Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI

Result · Round 2 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Seconds · 2025/26 · Sat 11 Oct 2025 · Melbourne University Oval, PARKVILLE

Melbourne University 2nd XI 220 (67.3 ov)

Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI 286 (100.2 ov)

Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI won by 66 runs

Match report

Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI made 286 (100.2 ov) and defended it, holding Melbourne University 2nd XI to 220 (67.3 ov) to win by 66 runs. For the winners, Jacob Long hit a century (115 off 214) and Evan Allaway took 3/45 from 18 overs. For Melbourne University 2nd XI, Michael Forwood made a half-century (63 off 87) and Om Patel took 4/62 from 26.2 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Jacob Long (25)

Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI · 115 (214)

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

Top performers

Melbourne University 2nd XI

🏏 Michael Forwood (22) 63 (87)

🏏 Janak Prakash 54* (66)

🎯 Om Patel 4/62 (26.2)

🎯 James Browning (28) 2/47 (18)

Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI

🏏 Jacob Long (25) 115 (214)

🏏 Chris Benedek 44 (115)

🎯 Evan Allaway 3/45 (18)

🎯 Aaron Abeyesekera 2/21 (6)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Men's Premier Seconds
Round: Round 2
Format: Two Day
Venue: Melbourne University Oval, PARKVILLE
Date: Saturday 11 October 2025, 10:30am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI won the toss and chose to bat
Other officials: James Richardson (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), James Healey (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI 286 (100.2 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jacob Long (c) (25)	b: O Patel	115	214	13	0	53.73
Nicholas England (wk) (22)	c: E Durrant b: J Browning	1	7	0	0	14.28
Lenny Wilton (18)	c: M Gome b: J Prakash	16	21	3	0	76.19
Chris Benedek	lbw: O Patel	44	115	7	0	38.26
Jaskabeer Singh (19)	c: T Young b: O Patel	21	36	2	1	58.33
Nikhil Reddy Kasarla (16)	c: M Gome b: J Browning	10	39	2	0	25.64
Aaron Abeyesekera	lbw: K Kumar	1	24	0	0	4.16
Evan Allaway	c: K Kumar b: Y Singh	14	27	0	1	51.85
Akshay Ramkumar (16)	c: Y Singh b: O Patel	44	85	4	1	51.76
Dhruval Parikh	c: E Durrant b: Y Singh	0	14	0	0	0.00
Jack Stevenson (32)	not out	10*	27	2	0	37.03
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 7, pen 0)	10
Total	100.2 Ov (RR 2.85)	286

Did not bat: Matthew Sheridan (26)

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Nicholas England), 2-19 (Lenny Wilton), 3-124 (Chris Benedek), 4-154 (Jaskabeer Singh), 5-190 (Nikhil Reddy Kasarla), 6-201 (Aaron Abeyesekera), 7-229 (Jacob Long), 8-239 (Evan Allaway), 9-241 (Dhruval Parikh), 10-286 (Akshay Ramkumar)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
James Browning (28)	18	4	47	2	2.61	1	0
Janak Prakash	16	1	46	1	2.87	0	1
Leo Hatzoglou (22)	6	2	15	0	2.50	0	3
Krish Kumar (17)	9	3	29	1	3.22	0	1
Yuvraj Singh	25	1	85	2	3.40	0	2
Om Patel	26.2	7	62	4	2.35	0	0

Melbourne University 2nd XI · 1st Innings - Melbourne University 2nd XI 220 (67.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Michael Forwood (22)	lbw: E Allaway	63	87	11	0	72.41
Eddy Schultheis (19)	b: M Sheridan	2	10	0	0	20.00
Benjamin Rolfs	c: L Wilton b: A Ramkumar	32	89	6	0	35.95
Yuvraj Singh	b: E Allaway	12	10	1	1	120.00
Elliott Durrant (26)	c: N England b: M Sheridan	8	23	0	0	34.78
Leo Hatzoglou (22)	lbw: A Ramkumar	0	20	0	0	0.00
Tim Young (c)	c: J Stevenson b: A Abeyesekera	22	30	4	0	73.33
Om Patel	c: N England b: A Abeyesekera	2	27	0	0	7.40
Janak Prakash	not out	54*	66	10	0	81.81
Matthew Gome (wk) (18)	lbw: E Allaway	20	30	3	0	66.66
Krish Kumar (17)	run out (D Parikh, A Ramkumar)	0	18	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 5, pen 0)	5
Total	67.3 Ov (RR 3.26)	220

Did not bat: James Browning (28)

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Eddy Schultheis), 2-96 (Michael Forwood), 3-108 (Yuvraj Singh), 4-120 (Benjamin Rolfs), 5-120 (Elliott Durrant), 6-135 (Leo Hatzoglou), 7-143 (Tim Young), 8-150 (Om Patel), 9-184 (Matthew Gome), 10-220 (Krish Kumar)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Evan Allaway	18	3	45	3	2.50	0
Matthew Sheridan (26)	14	2	53	2	3.78	2
Jack Stevenson (32)	4	0	32	0	8.00	1
Dhruval Parikh	10	1	26	0	2.60	2
Akshay Ramkumar (16)	15.3	4	43	2	2.77	0
Aaron Abeyesekera	6	1	21	2	3.50	0

Melbourne University 2nd XI

Tim Young (c) Middle-Order Batter 25 rating
Eddy Schultheis (19) All-Rounder 22 rating
Yuvraj Singh Bowling All-Rounder 32 rating
Matthew Gome (wk) (18) Wicketkeeper-Batter 34 rating
Leo Hatzoglou (22) Top-Order Batter 17 rating
James Browning (28) Opening Bowler 18 rating
Benjamin Rolfs Top-Order Batter 29 rating
Om Patel First-Change Bowler 18 rating
Elliott Durrant (26) Second-Change Bowler 22 rating
Krish Kumar (17) Opening Bowler 24 rating
Janak Prakash Opening Bowler 27 rating
Michael Forwood (22) Top-Order Batter 25 rating

Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI

Chris Benedek Middle-Order Batter 28 rating
Akshay Ramkumar (16) First-Change Bowler 49 rating
Aaron Abeyesekera Second-Change Bowler 20 rating
Matthew Sheridan (26) Opening Bowler 15 rating
Jacob Long (c) (25) All-Rounder 26 rating
Nikhil Reddy Kasarla (16) Top-Order Batter 41 rating
Lenny Wilton (18) Top-Order Batter 44 rating
Nicholas England (wk) (22) Wicketkeeper-Batter 28 rating
Evan Allaway Opening Bowler 21 rating
Jack Stevenson (32) First-Change Bowler 21 rating
Jaskabeer Singh (19) Top-Order Batter 45 rating
Dhruval Parikh First-Change Bowler 31 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI	286 (100.2 ov)	2.85	33	3	10	Jacob Long 115
Melbourne University 2nd XI	220 (67.3 ov)	3.26	35	1	5	Michael Forwood 63

Partnerships · Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI

1st wkt 2
2nd wkt 17
3rd wkt 105
4th wkt 30
5th wkt 36
6th wkt 11
7th wkt 28
8th wkt 10
9th wkt 2
10th wkt 45

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

Partnerships · Melbourne University 2nd XI

1st wkt 3
2nd wkt 93
3rd wkt 12
4th wkt 12
5th wkt 0
6th wkt 15
7th wkt 8
8th wkt 7
9th wkt 34
10th wkt 36

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