Result
· Finals Round 5 · Kookaburra Men's Premier Firsts · 2025/26 · Sat 28 Mar 2026 · Albert Ground, MELBOURNE
St Kilda 1st XI
265 (102.2 ov) & 176/4 (45 ov)
Melbourne 1st XI
164/9d (58.1 ov) & 0/0
St Kilda 1st XI won by 101 runs
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Match report
St Kilda 1st XI beat Melbourne 1st XI by 101 runs. For the winners, Harry Dixon hit a century (105* off 105) and Matthew Hennig took 4/40 from 13.1 overs. For Melbourne 1st XI, Jack Harper top-scored with 44 off 67 and Glenn Hannah took 3/50 from 28 overs.
Written automatically from the scorecard.
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Top performers
St Kilda 1st XI
🏏 Harry Dixon (21)
113 (122)
🏏 Ed Newman
82 (203)
🎯 Matthew Hennig
4/40 (13.1)
🎯 Thomas Paddington (18)
3/29 (11)
Melbourne 1st XI
🏏 Jack Harper
44 (67)
🏏 Nikki du Toit (17)
43 (94)
🎯 Glenn Hannah (29)
5/84 (40)
🎯 Christian Howe (19)
3/44 (18)
St Kilda 1st XI · 1st Innings - St Kilda 1st XI
265 (102.2 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Seymour | b: G Hannah | 8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 23.52 |
| Brandon Faber (wk) | c: J Harper b: J Merlo | 16 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 29.09 |
| Blake Macdonald (28) | lbw: J Driscoll | 25 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 39.06 |
| Harry Dixon (21) | c: W McGillivray b: C Howe | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 47.05 |
| Ed Newman (c) | c: J Harper b: C Howe | 69 | 163 | 8 | 0 | 42.33 |
| Thomas Russ (31) | c: J Harper b: G Hannah | 25 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 41.66 |
| Adam Crosthwaite | c: N du Toit b: G Hannah | 47 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 54.02 |
| Matthew Hennig | lbw: J Driscoll | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 28.00 |
| Luke Destito (18) | b: J Driscoll | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Will Lovell | not out | 13* | 60 | 1 | 0 | 21.66 |
| Thomas Paddington (18) | c: b: J Merlo | 20 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 3, w 3, nb 13, pen 0) | 21 | ||||
| Total | 102.2 Ov (RR 2.59) | 265 | ||||
Fall of wickets:
1-32 (James Seymour),
2-32 (Brandon Faber),
3-44 (Harry Dixon),
4-96 (Blake Macdonald),
5-140 (Thomas Russ),
6-209 (Ed Newman),
7-221 (Matthew Hennig),
8-225 (Adam Crosthwaite),
9-231 (Luke Destito),
10-265 (Thomas Paddington)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson McGillivray (26) | 13 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 2.46 | 1 | 3 |
| Glenn Hannah (29) | 28 | 8 | 50 | 3 | 1.78 | 2 | 3 |
| Joshua Driscoll (16) | 21 | 5 | 71 | 3 | 3.38 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonathan Merlo (27) | 18.2 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 2.67 | 0 | 5 |
| Christian Howe (19) | 11 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 2.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Wrigglesworth (20) | 9 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Thomson (28) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
Melbourne 1st XI · 1st Innings - Melbourne 1st XI
164/9d (58.1 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farzan Chowna (21) | lbw: M Hennig | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.53 |
| Christian Howe (19) | lbw: M Hennig | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Blake Thomson (c) (28) | lbw: L Destito | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Jonathan Merlo (27) | b: L Destito | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.54 |
| Nikki du Toit (17) | c: B Faber b: T Paddington | 43 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 45.74 |
| Ritin Raman (18) | lbw: T Paddington | 30 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 46.87 |
| Jack Harper (wk) | c: B Faber b: T Paddington | 44 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 65.67 |
| Thomas Wrigglesworth (20) | lbw: M Hennig | 13 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Wilson McGillivray (26) | c: B Macdonald b: M Hennig | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Joshua Driscoll (16) | not out | 0* | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 6, w 0, nb 2, pen 0) | 8 | ||||
| Total | 58.1 Ov (RR 2.82) | 164/9d | ||||
Fall of wickets:
1-18 (Farzan Chowna),
2-21 (Christian Howe),
3-21 (Blake Thomson),
4-30 (Jonathan Merlo),
5-99 (Ritin Raman),
6-118 (Nikki du Toit),
7-150 (Thomas Wrigglesworth),
8-162 (Jack Harper),
9-164 (Wilson McGillivray)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hennig | 13.1 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 3.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Destito (18) | 17 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 1.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Lovell | 11 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 3.72 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Paddington (18) | 11 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2.63 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Russ (31) | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2.66 | 0 | 0 |
St Kilda 1st XI · 2nd Innings - St Kilda 1st XI
176/4 (45 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Seymour | c: J Harper b: C Howe | 33 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 36.26 |
| Brandon Faber (wk) | c: b: G Hannah | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Will Lovell | c: J Harper b: J Merlo | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.07 |
| Blake Macdonald (28) | c: B Thomson b: G Hannah | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8.69 |
| Harry Dixon (21) | not out | 105* | 105 | 17 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Ed Newman (c) | not out | 13* | 40 | 1 | 0 | 32.50 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 6, w 3, nb 10, pen 0) | 20 | ||||
| Total | 45 Ov (RR 3.91) | 176/4 | ||||
Did not bat:
Matthew Hennig,
Luke Destito (18),
Thomas Russ (31),
Adam Crosthwaite,
Thomas Paddington (18)
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Brandon Faber),
2-7 (Will Lovell),
3-17 (Blake Macdonald),
4-108 (James Seymour)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hannah (29) | 12 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 2.83 | 0 | 1 |
| Joshua Driscoll (16) | 7 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 3.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Merlo (27) | 12 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 5.25 | 0 | 6 |
| Wilson McGillivray (26) | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | 2 | 3 |
| Christian Howe (19) | 7 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2.71 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Wrigglesworth (20) | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.66 | 0 | 0 |
Melbourne 1st XI · 2nd Innings - Melbourne 1st XI
0/0
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extras | (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, pen 0) | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 Ov | 0/0 | ||||
Did not bat:
Glenn Hannah (29),
Nikki du Toit (17),
Ritin Raman (18),
Thomas Wrigglesworth (20),
Farzan Chowna (21),
Jonathan Merlo (27),
Blake Thomson (28),
Joshua Driscoll (16),
Christian Howe (19),
Wilson McGillivray (26),
Jack Harper
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|
St Kilda 1st XI
- Matthew Hennig First-Change Bowler 40 rating
- Brandon Faber (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 54 rating
- James Seymour All-Rounder 41 rating
- Ed Newman (c) Middle-Order Batter 56 rating
- Luke Destito (18) First-Change Bowler 32 rating
- Harry Dixon (21) Opening Batter 85 rating
- Thomas Russ (31) All-Rounder 57 rating
- Will Lovell First-Change Bowler 25 rating
- Adam Crosthwaite Wicketkeeper-Batter 45 rating
- Blake Macdonald (28) Top-Order Batter 90 rating
- Thomas Paddington (18) Opening Bowler 59 rating
Melbourne 1st XI
- Glenn Hannah (29) Opening Bowler 23 rating
- Nikki du Toit (17) Top-Order Batter 61 rating
- Ritin Raman (18) Wicketkeeper-Batter 60 rating
- Thomas Wrigglesworth (20) Second-Change Bowler 47 rating
- Farzan Chowna (21) Top-Order Batter 61 rating
- Jonathan Merlo (27) All-Rounder 73 rating
- Blake Thomson (c) (28) Top-Order Batter 69 rating
- Joshua Driscoll (16) Bowling All-Rounder 47 rating
- Christian Howe (19) All-Rounder 54 rating
- Wilson McGillivray (26) Opening Bowler 37 rating
- Jack Harper (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 67 rating
Innings comparison
| Innings | Score | RR | 4s | 6s | Extras | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda 1st XI | 265 (102.2 ov) | 2.59 | 30 | 0 | 21 | Ed Newman 69 |
| Melbourne 1st XI | 164/9d (58.1 ov) | 2.82 | 21 | 0 | 8 | Jack Harper 44 |
| St Kilda 1st XI | 176/4 (45 ov) | 3.91 | 23 | 1 | 20 | Harry Dixon 105* |
| Melbourne 1st XI | 0/0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Partnerships · St Kilda 1st XI
- 1st wkt 32
- 2nd wkt 0
- 3rd wkt 12
- 4th wkt 52
- 5th wkt 44
- 6th wkt 69
- 7th wkt 12
- 8th wkt 4
- 9th wkt 6
- 10th wkt 34
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.
Partnerships · Melbourne 1st XI
- 1st wkt 18
- 2nd wkt 3
- 3rd wkt 0
- 4th wkt 9
- 5th wkt 69
- 6th wkt 19
- 7th wkt 32
- 8th wkt 12
- 9th wkt 2
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.
Partnerships · St Kilda 1st XI
- 1st wkt 4
- 2nd wkt 3
- 3rd wkt 10
- 4th wkt 91
- 5th wkt 68*
From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.
Partnerships · Melbourne 1st XI
No fall of wickets recorded for this innings.