Essendon 4th XI v Fitzroy Doncaster 4th XI

Result · Round 14 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Fourths · 2025/26 · Sat 21 Feb 2026 · Cross Keys Reserve, ESSENDON

Essendon 4th XI 209 (71.2 ov)

Fitzroy Doncaster 4th XI 329/8d (81 ov)

Fitzroy Doncaster 4th XI won by 120 runs

Match report

Fitzroy Doncaster 4th XI made 329/8d (81 ov) and defended it, holding Essendon 4th XI to 209 (71.2 ov) to win by 120 runs. For the winners, Lucas Hales made a half-century (96 off 159) and Samuel Hoyne took 4/43 from 15.2 overs. For Essendon 4th XI, Samin Shafquat made a half-century (50 off 59) and Prageeth Edirisinghe took 3/81 from 20 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Alex Cole (20)

Fitzroy Doncaster 4th XI · 88* (74) & 1/26 & 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 4th XI

🏏 Samin Shafquat (16) 50 (59)

🏏 Dilawar Ali 32 (49)

🎯 Prageeth Edirisinghe 3/81 (20)

🎯 Hady Hegazy (19) 1/21 (4)

Fitzroy Doncaster 4th XI

🏏 Lucas Hales (19) 96 (159)

🏏 Alex Cole (20) 88* (74)

🎯 Samuel Hoyne 4/43 (15.2)

🎯 Lachlan Rees (17) 2/36 (9)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Men's Premier Fourths
Round: Round 14
Format: Two Day
Venue: Cross Keys Reserve, ESSENDON
Date: Saturday 21 February 2026, 11:30am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Essendon 4th XI won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: David Kinsey (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Glenn Parker (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Fitzroy Doncaster 4th XI · 1st Innings - Fitzroy Doncaster 4th XI 329/8d (81 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Keshav Kaushik (15)	c: S Simhadri b: P Edirisinghe	15	45	0	0	33.33
Harrison Sheers (c) (18)	c: b: G Martindale	3	12	0	0	25.00
Armaan Datta (19)	c: H Hegazy b: P Edirisinghe	0	18	0	0	0.00
Lucas Hales (19)	c: K Chandak b: H Hegazy	96	159	12	1	60.37
Neel Malangi (wk) (17)	c: D Ali b: K Chandak	14	47	1	0	29.78
Harsh Sinha (16)	run out (H Hegazy, S Edirisinghe)	33	72	4	0	45.83
Alex Cole (20)	not out	88*	74	8	3	118.91
Lachlan Rees (17)	c: S Simhadri b: S Shafquat	60	51	9	1	117.64
Samuel Hoyne	c: S Simhadri b: P Edirisinghe	2	4	0	0	50.00
Joseph Dossor (17)	not out	2*	3	0	0	66.66
Extras	(b 2, lb 5, w 4, nb 5, pen 0)	16
Total	81 Ov (RR 4.06)	329/8d

Did not bat: Nicholas Sheridan (19), Jamie Blacker (17)

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Harrison Sheers), 2-13 (Armaan Datta), 3-24 (Keshav Kaushik), 4-82 (Neel Malangi), 5-167 (Harsh Sinha), 6-181 (Lucas Hales), 7-321 (Lachlan Rees), 8-324 (Samuel Hoyne)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Prageeth Edirisinghe	20	2	81	3	4.05	0	0
George Martindale (16)	16	4	60	1	3.75	0	0
Abhayveer Uppal (15)	5	1	19	0	3.80	1	1
George Dikeos	6	2	16	0	2.66	0	2
Sandula Edirisinghe (15)	5	0	32	0	6.40	0	0
Krishna Chandak (24)	14	1	52	1	3.71	2	1
Samin Shafquat (16)	10	3	41	1	4.10	0	1
Hady Hegazy (19)	4	0	21	1	5.25	1	0

Essendon 4th XI · 1st Innings - Essendon 4th XI 209 (71.2 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Pahul Singh Sodhi (18)	c: L Rees b: S Hoyne	2	11	0	0	18.18
Viraaj Aulakh (17)	lbw: N Sheridan	4	11	0	0	36.36
Hady Hegazy (19)	c: A Datta b: S Hoyne	13	28	1	0	46.42
Dilawar Ali	lbw: J Blacker	32	49	4	1	65.30
Sandula Edirisinghe (15)	b: L Rees	31	63	2	2	49.20
Samin Shafquat (16)	c: H Sinha b: A Cole	50	59	7	0	84.74
Sai Shail Simhadri (19)	c: A Cole b: S Hoyne	9	52	1	0	17.30
Krishna Chandak (24)	b: J Dossor	13	19	2	0	68.42
George Martindale (16)	not out	26*	83	3	1	31.32
Prageeth Edirisinghe (c)	c: L Hales b: L Rees	14	20	1	1	70.00
George Dikeos	c: b: S Hoyne	12	28	2	0	42.85
Extras	(b 1, lb 0, w 1, nb 1, pen 0)	3
Total	71.2 Ov (RR 2.93)	209

Did not bat: Abhayveer Uppal (15)

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Pahul Singh Sodhi), 2-6 (Viraaj Aulakh), 3-42 (Hady Hegazy), 4-65 (Dilawar Ali), 5-120 (Sandula Edirisinghe), 6-135 (Samin Shafquat), 7-150 (Krishna Chandak), 8-161 (Sai Shail Simhadri), 9-182 (Prageeth Edirisinghe), 10-209 (George Dikeos)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Samuel Hoyne	15.2	4	43	4	2.80	0	0
Nicholas Sheridan (19)	9	2	19	1	2.11	0	0
Joseph Dossor (17)	21	5	51	1	2.42	0	0
Jamie Blacker (17)	9	2	33	1	3.66	1	1
Lachlan Rees (17)	9	1	36	2	4.00	0	0
Alex Cole (20)	7	1	26	1	3.71	0	0

Essendon 4th XI

George Dikeos Lower-Order Batter 7 rating
Prageeth Edirisinghe (c) Opening Bowler 9 rating
Sandula Edirisinghe (15) Top-Order Batter 18 rating
Hady Hegazy (19) Top-Order Batter 12 rating
Abhayveer Uppal (15) Lower-Order Batter 6 rating
Pahul Singh Sodhi (18) Top-Order Batter 13 rating
Samin Shafquat (16) Middle-Order Batter 16 rating
Dilawar Ali Top-Order Batter 13 rating
Viraaj Aulakh (17) Opening Batter 13 rating
Krishna Chandak (24) Second-Change Bowler 10 rating
George Martindale (16) Bowling All-Rounder 14 rating
Sai Shail Simhadri (19) Wicketkeeper-Batter 13 rating

Fitzroy Doncaster 4th XI

Lucas Hales (19) Wicketkeeper-Batter 19 rating
Alex Cole (20) Bowling All-Rounder 12 rating
Keshav Kaushik (15) Top-Order Batter 13 rating
Armaan Datta (19) Top-Order Batter 15 rating
Nicholas Sheridan (19) Opening Bowler 8 rating
Joseph Dossor (17) First-Change Bowler 16 rating
Neel Malangi (wk) (17) Wicketkeeper-Batter 19 rating
Harsh Sinha (16) Top-Order Batter 11 rating
Harrison Sheers (c) (18) Opening Batter 25 rating
Samuel Hoyne Opening Bowler 7 rating
Jamie Blacker (17) First-Change Bowler 11 rating
Lachlan Rees (17) Second-Change Bowler 19 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Fitzroy Doncaster 4th XI	329/8d (81 ov)	4.06	34	5	16	Lucas Hales 96
Essendon 4th XI	209 (71.2 ov)	2.93	23	5	3	Samin Shafquat 50

Partnerships · Fitzroy Doncaster 4th XI

1st wkt 4
2nd wkt 9
3rd wkt 11
4th wkt 58
5th wkt 85
6th wkt 14
7th wkt 140
8th wkt 3
9th wkt 5*

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

Partnerships · Essendon 4th XI

1st wkt 2
2nd wkt 4
3rd wkt 36
4th wkt 23
5th wkt 55
6th wkt 15
7th wkt 15
8th wkt 11
9th wkt 21
10th wkt 27

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