Our Casey South Melbourne 1st XI came unstuck as they couldn't get past St Kilda 1st XI on a day to learn from.
St Kilda 1st XI's innings ended at 8/354, ours at 332. Take a bow, Ashley Chandrasinghe: a cracking 124 off 205 balls with eight fours. Devin Pollock brought up a polished half-century, finishing with 58 off 97 balls. There were also handy runs from Muhammad Irfan (36). Matthew Hennig bowled well for our opponents, taking three for 46.
With the ball, Harry Hoekstra did the damage, claiming three for 93 off 24 overs. Ashvin Adihetty chipped in with two for 61. Adam Crosthwaite passed fifty for the hosts, finishing with 78. Thomas Russ posted 72 for our opponents, a classy fifty.
We'll take the lessons from this one and go again. Plenty to work on, and plenty to like.
