At Casey Fields No. 4, our Casey South Melbourne 1st XI got up against Northcote 1st XI in Kookaburra Men's Premier.
Our innings: 216. Northcote 1st XI's: 178 and 1/49. Fifty for Chris Benedek, who finished with 68 off 148 balls. Ruwantha Kellapotha also got among the runs with 38 off 84 balls. There were also handy runs from Jackson Isakka (37). Six wickets for Paddy McNamara of the visitors, who returned six for 59.
Evan Allaway claimed a brilliant five-wicket haul, finishing with five for 26. Credit to Joe Medew-Ewen, who made a half-century (53) for our opponents.
The first win of the season is in the bank. A day to enjoy for everyone at Casey South Melbourne.
