VECC Friday Night v Charlestown U18 Magpies

Result · Grand Final · Friday Premier League Div 2 · 2025/26 · Fri 13 Mar 2026 · Barton Field, BELMONT

VECC Friday Night 148/6 (36.3 ov)

Charlestown U18 Magpies 146 (38.3 ov)

VECC Friday Night won by 4 wickets

Match report

VECC Friday Night chased down Charlestown U18 Magpies's 146 (38.3 ov), reaching 148/6 (36.3 ov) to win by 4 wickets. For the winners, Will Blandford made a half-century (62 off 110) and Zavier Smart took 4/27 from 7 overs. For Charlestown U18 Magpies, Tom Byrne made a half-century (69 off 98) and Eddie Bruce took 2/12 from 4 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Zavier Smart (13)

VECC Friday Night · 0 (1) & 4/27 & 1 dismissal

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

Top performers

VECC Friday Night

🏏 Will Blandford (13) 62 (110)

🏏 James Dare (14) 24 (36)

🎯 Zavier Smart (13) 4/27 (7)

🎯 Thomas Crane (13) 3/12 (7.3)

Charlestown U18 Magpies

🏏 Tom Byrne (15) 69 (98)

🏏 Liam Hutton (15) 20 (58)

🎯 Eddie Bruce (15) 2/12 (4)

🎯 Morrison Coates (15) 1/18 (5)

Match details

Competition: Friday Premier League Div 2
Round: Grand Final
Format: Two Day
Venue: Barton Field, BELMONT
Date: Friday 13 March 2026, 4:30pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: VECC Friday Night won the toss and chose to field

Charlestown U18 Magpies · 1st Innings - Charlestown U18 Magpies 146 (38.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Liam Hutton (15)	c: C Rowe b: Z Smart	20	58	2	0	34.48
Tom Byrne (15)	lbw: N Halligan	69	98	8	2	70.40
Madden Moss (wk) (15)	c: W Young b: W Blandford	2	13	0	0	15.38
Koby Farina (c) (15)	b: T Crane	1	9	0	0	11.11
Morrison Coates (15)	c: J Dare b: T Crane	1	5	0	0	20.00
Nicholas Unsted (14)	run out (N Halligan, Z Smart)	17	23	2	0	73.91
Callum Burrows (15)	b: Z Smart	4	2	1	0	200.00
Cooper Byrne (15)	b: Z Smart	9	16	0	0	56.25
Luke Ward (15)	c: N Halligan b: Z Smart	2	3	0	0	66.66
Eddie Bruce (15)	b: T Crane	3	4	0	0	75.00
Cooper Bettridge (15)	not out	0*	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 14, lb 2, w 2, nb 0, pen 0)	18
Total	38.3 Ov (RR 3.79)	146

Did not bat: ******** (15), Keelan Farnon (14)

Fall of wickets: 1-75 (Liam Hutton), 2-82 (Madden Moss), 3-97 (Koby Farina), 4-99 (Morrison Coates), 5-122 (Tom Byrne), 6-129 (Callum Burrows), 7-138 (Nicholas Unsted), 8-143 (Cooper Byrne), 9-144 (Luke Ward), 10-146 (Eddie Bruce)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Thomas Crane (13)	7.3	2	12	3	1.60	2
Will Blandford (13)	8	3	24	1	3.00	0
William Young (14)	4	0	12	0	3.00	0
Kael Keast (15)	8	1	34	0	4.25	0
Jett Swan (14)	1	0	11	0	11.00	0
Zavier Smart (13)	7	1	27	4	3.85	0
Ned Halligan (16)	3	0	10	1	3.33	0

VECC Friday Night · 1st Innings - VECC Friday Night 148/6 (36.3 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ned Halligan (16)	c: M Moss b: C Byrne	6	25	0	0	24.00
James Dare (c) (14)	c: T Byrne b: C Bettridge	24	36	0	1	66.66
Will Blandford (13)	b: M Coates	62	110	4	0	56.36
Conor Rowe (14)	c: M Coates b: E Bruce	15	24	2	0	62.50
William Young (14)	c: N Unsted b: E Bruce	10	24	2	0	41.66
Zavier Smart (13)	run out ()	0	1	0	0	0.00
William Elhorst (14)	not out	4*	6	0	0	66.66
Thomas Crane (13)	not out	0*	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 12, lb 1, w 9, nb 5, pen 0)	27
Total	36.3 Ov (RR 4.05)	148/6

Did not bat: Jett Swan (14), Kael Keast (15), Makenzie Keast (13), Coco Sheridan (15)

Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Ned Halligan), 2-64 (James Dare), 3-115 (Conor Rowe), 4-133 (William Young), 5-140 (Zavier Smart), 6-146 (Will Blandford)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Cooper Byrne (15)	7	0	28	1	4.00	2	3
Tom Byrne (15)	7	1	16	0	2.28	0	0
Luke Ward (15)	4	0	18	0	4.50	1	1
Morrison Coates (15)	5	1	18	1	3.60	5	0
Cooper Bettridge (15)	3.3	0	22	1	6.28	1	0
Koby Farina (15)	3	0	8	0	2.66	0	0
Liam Hutton (15)	3	0	13	0	4.33	0	1
Eddie Bruce (15)	4	0	12	2	3.00	0	0

VECC Friday Night

Jett Swan (14) First-Change Bowler 7 rating
William Elhorst (14) Middle-Order Batter 6 rating
Zavier Smart (13) Middle-Order Batter 17 rating
Thomas Crane (13) Opening Bowler 19 rating
Conor Rowe (14) Top-Order Batter 8 rating
Kael Keast (15) Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
James Dare (c) (14) First-Change Bowler 14 rating
Will Blandford (13) Bowling All-Rounder 21 rating
Makenzie Keast (13) First-Change Bowler 10 rating
Coco Sheridan (wk) (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 11 rating
Ned Halligan (16) Middle-Order Batter 9 rating
William Young (14) First-Change Bowler 6 rating

Charlestown U18 Magpies

Cooper Bettridge (15) First-Change Bowler 4 rating
******** (15) Lower-Order Batter 2 rating
Liam Hutton (15) Opening Batter 8 rating
Tom Byrne (15) Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
Keelan Farnon (14) Middle-Order Batter 1 rating
Callum Burrows (15) First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Nicholas Unsted (14) Top-Order Batter 4 rating
Koby Farina (c) (15) Middle-Order Batter 5 rating
Cooper Byrne (15) First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Luke Ward (15) First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Eddie Bruce (15) Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Madden Moss (wk) (15) Top-Order Batter 6 rating
Morrison Coates (15) First-Change Bowler 9 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Charlestown U18 Magpies	146 (38.3 ov)	3.79	13	2	18	Tom Byrne 69
VECC Friday Night	148/6 (36.3 ov)	4.05	8	1	27	Will Blandford 62

Partnerships · Charlestown U18 Magpies

1st wkt 75
2nd wkt 7
3rd wkt 15
4th wkt 2
5th wkt 23
6th wkt 7
7th wkt 9
8th wkt 5
9th wkt 1
10th wkt 2

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

Partnerships · VECC Friday Night

1st wkt 15
2nd wkt 49
3rd wkt 51
4th wkt 18
5th wkt 7
6th wkt 6
7th wkt 2*

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