Result · Round 7 · NQ Vets Cricket O40 Championship · 2025/26 · Sat 15 Aug 2026 · Murray Sporting Complex, Annandale
Mackay 040 292/4 (35.4 ov)
Townsville 290/6 (45 ov)
Mackay 040 won by 6 wickets
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Match report

Mackay 040 chased down Townsville's 290/6 (45 ov), reaching 292/4 (35.4 ov) to win by 6 wickets. For the winners, Dean Thiesfield made a half-century (77* off 61) and Matthew Doolan took 2/66 from 9 overs. For Townsville, Matt Schembri made a half-century (70 off 81) and Kanishk Acharya took 2/49 from 8 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Rob Townsend
Mackay 040 · 44* (26) & 1/55 & 1 dismissal

Top performers

Mackay 040
🏏 Dean Thiesfield 77* (61)
🏏 Russel Counsell 61 (45)
🎯 Matthew Doolan 2/66 (9)
🎯 Jean-Claude Arruo 1/19 (2)
Townsville
🏏 Matt Schembri 70 (81)
🏏 Luke Hayes 52 (75)
🎯 Kanishk Acharya 2/49 (8)
🎯 Nathan Brown 1/20 (2)
Townsville · 1st Innings - Townsville 290/6 (45 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Luke Hayes c: J Gray-Knight b: R Townsend 52 75 6 1 69.33
Gaurav Patel lbw: M Doolan 38 34 4 2 111.76
Matt Schembri c: B Attard b: M Doolan 70 81 10 0 86.41
Matt Grant c: R Townsend b: D Russell 42 35 2 4 120.00
Nathan Brown c: R Deguara b: J Arruo 10 12 0 1 83.33
Brendon Totton c: I Singh b: J Gray-Knight 22 17 2 1 129.41
Greg Flanagan not out 21* 12 3 0 175.00
Paul Cohen not out 4* 5 0 0 80.00
Extras (b 4, lb 0, w 26, nb 1, pen 0) 31
Total 45 Ov (RR 6.44) 290/6
Did not bat: Akshay Beniwal, Chris Horn, Corey Blakemore, Kanishk Acharya
Fall of wickets: 1-71 (Gaurav Patel), 2-138 (Luke Hayes), 3-201 (Matt Grant), 4-222 (Nathan Brown), 5-260 (Matt Schembri), 6-270 (Brendon Totton)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Jordan Gray-Knight 9 0 38 1 4.22 4 0
Brant Attard 7 0 47 0 6.71 0 0
Matthew Doolan 9 0 66 2 7.33 12 0
Damien Russell 9 0 61 1 6.77 0 0
Rob Townsend 9 0 55 1 6.11 7 1
Jean-Claude Arruo 2 0 19 1 9.50 3 0
Mackay 040 · 1st Innings - Mackay 040 292/4 (35.4 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Russell Deguara lbw: K Acharya 12 11 2 0 109.09
Russel Counsell c: G Patel b: C Horn 61 45 10 1 135.55
Matthew Doolan b: K Acharya 9 10 2 0 90.00
Dean Thiesfield not out 77* 61 12 2 126.22
Luke Jackson not out 56* 56 8 0 100.00
Jean-Claude Arruo lbw: N Brown 6 8 0 0 75.00
Rob Townsend not out 44* 26 4 3 169.23
Extras (b 5, lb 5, w 14, nb 3, pen 0) 27
Total 35.4 Ov (RR 8.19) 292/4
Did not bat: Iqbal Singh, Brant Attard, Damien Russell, Jordan Gray-Knight
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Russell Deguara), 2-55 (Matthew Doolan), 3-122 (Russel Counsell), 4-217 (Jean-Claude Arruo)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Kanishk Acharya 8 1 49 2 6.12 1 0
Brendon Totton 4.4 0 53 0 11.35 2 0
Chris Horn 9 1 40 1 4.44 1 0
Greg Flanagan 3 0 33 0 11.00 9 1
Matt Grant 3 0 33 0 11.00 0 0
Akshay Beniwal 4 0 43 0 10.75 0 1
Nathan Brown 2 0 20 1 10.00 1 1
Paul Cohen 2 0 11 0 5.50 0 0

Mackay 040

Townsville

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Townsville 290/6 (45 ov) 6.44 27 9 31 Matt Schembri 70
Mackay 040 292/4 (35.4 ov) 8.19 38 6 27 Dean Thiesfield 77*

Partnerships · Townsville

  • 1st wkt 71
  • 2nd wkt 67
  • 3rd wkt 63
  • 4th wkt 21
  • 5th wkt 38
  • 6th wkt 10
  • 7th wkt 20*

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

Partnerships · Mackay 040

  • 1st wkt 18
  • 2nd wkt 37
  • 3rd wkt 67
  • 4th wkt 95
  • 5th wkt 75*

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