Prahran 3rd XI v Melbourne 3rd XI

Result · Grand Final · Kookaburra Men's Premier Thirds · 2024/25 · Sat 22 Mar 2025 · Toorak Park, ARMADALE

Prahran 3rd XI 199/6 (69.1 ov)

Melbourne 3rd XI 198 (83.5 ov)

Prahran 3rd XI won by 4 wickets

Match report

Prahran 3rd XI chased down Melbourne 3rd XI's 198 (83.5 ov), reaching 199/6 (69.1 ov) to win by 4 wickets. For the winners, Henry Nicholls top-scored with 46 off 130 and Ashwin Appu took 4/17 from 22.5 overs. For Melbourne 3rd XI, Hugh Hyslop made a half-century (56 off 186) and Will O'Brien took 4/57 from 17 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Will O'Brien

Melbourne 3rd XI · 5* (23) & 4/57 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

Prahran 3rd XI

🏏 Henry Nicholls 46 (130)

🏏 James McPhee (24) 43* (55)

🎯 Ashwin Appu (18) 4/17 (22.5)

🎯 Shubham Bhargave 2/41 (20)

Melbourne 3rd XI

🏏 Hugh Hyslop 56 (186)

🏏 Oscar Wood 40 (83)

🎯 Will O'Brien 4/57 (17)

🎯 Campbell Griffiths 1/24 (15)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Men's Premier Thirds
Round: Grand Final
Format: Two Day
Venue: Toorak Park, ARMADALE
Date: Saturday 22 March 2025, 10:30am
Season: 2024/25
Toss: Melbourne 3rd XI won the toss and chose to bat
Other officials: Gerry Schembri (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Rob Sturgeon (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Robert Pryde (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Melbourne 3rd XI · 1st Innings - Melbourne 3rd XI 198 (83.5 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Alistair McCooke	c: H Nicholls b: L Brown	19	33	4	0	57.57
Nikki du Toit (16)	c: J McPhee b: M Keogh	9	28	1	0	32.14
Benjamin Wickham (17)	b: S Bhargave	17	44	2	0	38.63
Hugh Hyslop	c: W Scott b: A Appu	56	186	3	1	30.10
Max Parrott (16)	lbw: S Bhargave	0	3	0	0	0.00
Oscar Wood	c: N Munasinghe b: H Nicholls	40	83	2	0	48.19
Jasper Cheesman (18)	c: M Keogh b: A Appu	22	53	4	0	41.50
Tom Reid (19)	c: J McPhee b: A Appu	16	47	1	0	34.04
Charlie Jackson	run out (W Scott, J McPhee)	0	2	0	0	0.00
Will O'Brien (c)	not out	5*	23	0	0	21.73
Campbell Griffiths	b: A Appu	1	8	0	0	12.50
Extras	(b 3, lb 2, w 1, nb 7, pen 0)	13
Total	83.5 Ov (RR 2.36)	198

Did not bat: Nicholas Xavier (16)

Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Nikki du Toit), 2-37 (Alistair McCooke), 3-55 (Benjamin Wickham), 4-55 (Max Parrott), 5-115 (Oscar Wood), 6-149 (Jasper Cheesman), 7-182 (Hugh Hyslop), 8-183 (Charlie Jackson), 9-192 (Tom Reid), 10-198 (Campbell Griffiths)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Max Keogh	11	0	34	1	3.09	0	1
Liam Brown	10	1	34	1	3.40	1	3
Jesse van Rooyen (17)	3	0	7	0	2.33	0	0
Henry Nicholls	8	2	24	1	3.00	0	1
Shubham Bhargave	20	6	41	2	2.05	0	0
Ashwin Appu (18)	22.5	13	17	4	0.74	0	0
Saksham Kapoor	9	1	36	0	4.00	0	2

Prahran 3rd XI · 1st Innings - Prahran 3rd XI 199/6 (69.1 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nathan A Munasinghe (23)	lbw: W O'Brien	15	36	2	0	41.66
Henry Nicholls	c: N du Toit b: W O'Brien	46	130	5	0	35.38
Saksham Kapoor	c: O Wood b: W O'Brien	0	8	0	0	0.00
Jesse van Rooyen (17)	c: O Wood b: W O'Brien	28	109	4	0	25.68
Will Scott (17)	c: W O'Brien b: C Jackson	12	22	1	0	54.54
Sashin Garber	c: O Wood b: C Griffiths	34	60	4	0	56.66
James McPhee (wk) (24)	not out	43*	55	5	1	78.18
Shubham Bhargave	not out	0*	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 7, lb 4, w 2, nb 8, pen 0)	21
Total	69.1 Ov (RR 2.88)	199/6

Did not bat: William Pike, Max Keogh, Ashwin Appu (18), Liam Brown

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Nathan A Munasinghe), 2-28 (Saksham Kapoor), 3-100 (Jesse van Rooyen), 4-103 (Henry Nicholls), 5-124 (Will Scott), 6-194 (Sashin Garber)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Campbell Griffiths	15	5	24	1	1.60	1	0
Nicholas Xavier (16)	10	2	30	0	3.00	0	0
Will O'Brien	17	3	57	4	3.35	1	4
Tom Reid (19)	10	1	27	0	2.70	0	4
Charlie Jackson	16.1	2	49	1	3.03	0	0
Benjamin Wickham (17)	1	0	1	0	1.00	0	0

Prahran 3rd XI

Sashin Garber Middle-Order Batter 16 rating
Shubham Bhargave All-Rounder 13 rating
William Pike (c) Middle-Order Batter 9 rating
Max Keogh Opening Bowler 17 rating
James McPhee (wk) (24) Wicketkeeper-Batter 49 rating
Henry Nicholls All-Rounder 26 rating
Nathan A Munasinghe (23) Middle-Order Batter 21 rating
Will Scott (17) Middle-Order Batter 27 rating
Ashwin Appu (18) First-Change Bowler 15 rating
Jesse van Rooyen (17) Opening Batter 32 rating
Saksham Kapoor Second-Change Bowler 14 rating
Liam Brown Opening Bowler 5 rating

Melbourne 3rd XI

Nikki du Toit (16) Top-Order Batter 61 rating
Oscar Wood Wicketkeeper-Batter 20 rating
Jasper Cheesman (18) Top-Order Batter 14 rating
Hugh Hyslop Middle-Order Batter 30 rating
Nicholas Xavier (16) First-Change Bowler 31 rating
Charlie Jackson Second-Change Bowler 13 rating
Campbell Griffiths Opening Bowler 21 rating
Will O'Brien (c) First-Change Bowler 26 rating
Benjamin Wickham (17) Top-Order Batter 36 rating
Max Parrott (16) Wicketkeeper-Batter 51 rating
Tom Reid (19) First-Change Bowler 28 rating
Alistair McCooke Top-Order Batter 15 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Melbourne 3rd XI	198 (83.5 ov)	2.36	17	1	13	Hugh Hyslop 56
Prahran 3rd XI	199/6 (69.1 ov)	2.88	21	1	21	Henry Nicholls 46

Partnerships · Melbourne 3rd XI

1st wkt 13
2nd wkt 24
3rd wkt 18
4th wkt 0
5th wkt 60
6th wkt 34
7th wkt 33
8th wkt 1
9th wkt 9
10th wkt 6

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

Partnerships · Prahran 3rd XI

1st wkt 19
2nd wkt 9
3rd wkt 72
4th wkt 3
5th wkt 21
6th wkt 70
7th wkt 5*

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