Vermont South - 1st XI v Blackburn - 1st XI

Result · Semi Finals · 1. Compare & Connect Ray McIntosh Shield · 2025/26 · Sat 7 Mar 2026 · Morton Park, BLACKBURN

Vermont South - 1st XI 163 (64.5 ov)

Blackburn - 1st XI 164/5 (82 ov)

Blackburn - 1st XI won by 5 wickets

Match report

Blackburn - 1st XI chased down Vermont South - 1st XI's 163 (64.5 ov), reaching 164/5 (82 ov) to win by 5 wickets. For the winners, Shehan Kudage Don top-scored with 49 off 199 and Thomas Rimmer took 3/31 from 10 overs. For Vermont South - 1st XI, Zach Flintoff made a half-century (59 off 173) and Heshan Wanniarachchi took 3/41 from 25 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Heshan Wanniarachchi

Vermont South - 1st XI · 11 (30) & 3/41 & 2 dismissals

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

Top performers

Vermont South - 1st XI

🏏 Zach Flintoff 59 (173)

🏏 Matthew Bright 30 (69)

🎯 Heshan Wanniarachchi 3/41 (25)

🎯 Zach Flintoff 1/26 (21)

Blackburn - 1st XI

🏏 Shehan Kudage Don (28) 49 (199)

🏏 Max Rimmer (25) 36* (113)

🎯 Thomas Rimmer (27) 3/31 (10)

🎯 Nicholas Chancellor 3/51 (18.5)

Match details

Competition: 1. Compare & Connect Ray McIntosh Shield
Round: Semi Finals
Format: Two Day
Venue: Morton Park, BLACKBURN
Date: Saturday 7 March 2026, 1:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Blackburn - 1st XI won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: Phillip Hermann (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2), Mathew Parker (Umpire - Day 1 | Umpire - Day 2)

Vermont South - 1st XI · 1st Innings - Vermont South - 1st XI 163 (64.5 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Matthew Bright	run out (L Davis)	30	69	6	0	43.47
Robert Curley	b: T Audley	0	9	0	0	0.00
Zach Flintoff	c: H Geason b: T Rimmer	59	173	6	1	34.10
Heshan Wanniarachchi	c: N Chancellor b: L Davis	11	30	2	0	36.66
Thomas Cunningham	c: M Rimmer b: N Chancellor	1	6	0	0	16.66
Dilan Liyanage	c: T Rimmer b: D Ellis	15	32	2	0	46.87
Stephen Staddon	c: H Geason b: N Chancellor	23	44	4	0	52.27
Zac Hanlen	c: M Rimmer b: T Rimmer	1	4	0	0	25.00
Justin Farrow (wk)	b: T Rimmer	6	9	1	0	66.66
Rumesh Ranasinghe	not out	7*	10	1	0	70.00
Matthew Herschell (c)	c: T Rimmer b: N Chancellor	4	5	1	0	80.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 2, nb 2, pen 0)	6
Total	64.5 Ov (RR 2.51)	163

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Robert Curley), 2-47 (Matthew Bright), 3-80 (Heshan Wanniarachchi), 4-81 (Thomas Cunningham), 5-107 (Dilan Liyanage), 6-145 (Zach Flintoff), 7-145 (Stephen Staddon), 8-147 (Zac Hanlen), 9-158 (Justin Farrow), 10-163 (Matthew Herschell)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Tom Audley	17	8	30	1	1.76	0	0
conor spinks	3	0	15	0	5.00	0	2
Thomas Rimmer (27)	10	1	31	3	3.10	0	0
Luke Davis (36)	11	5	18	1	1.63	0	0
Nicholas Chancellor	18.5	5	51	3	2.70	0	0
Dylan Ellis	5	1	16	1	3.20	2	0

Blackburn - 1st XI · 1st Innings - Blackburn - 1st XI 164/5 (82 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Gourav Sukhija	run out (Z Hanlen)	25	73	4	0	34.24
Shehan Kudage Don (28)	c&b: H Wanniarachchi	49	199	4	1	24.62
Tom Audley	c: H Wanniarachchi b: Z Flintoff	11	25	2	0	44.00
Nicholas Chancellor	c: M Bright b: H Wanniarachchi	1	10	0	0	10.00
Luke Davis (36)	c: M Bright b: H Wanniarachchi	3	22	0	0	13.63
Max Rimmer (wk) (25)	not out	36*	113	5	0	31.85
Mitchell Gale (c) (29)	not out	31*	51	3	1	60.78
Extras	(b 0, lb 7, w 0, nb 1, pen 0)	8
Total	82 Ov (RR 2.00)	164/5

Did not bat: Thomas Rimmer (27), conor spinks, Dylan Ellis, Harrison Geason (17)

Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Gourav Sukhija), 2-75 (Tom Audley), 3-79 (Nicholas Chancellor), 4-83 (Luke Davis), 5-104 (Shehan Kudage Don)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Zac Hanlen	14	5	31	0	2.21	0
Zach Flintoff	21	12	26	1	1.23	1
Dilan Liyanage	7	2	12	0	1.71	0
Heshan Wanniarachchi	25	9	41	3	1.64	0
Rumesh Ranasinghe	8	3	24	0	3.00	0
Matthew Herschell	4	1	14	0	3.50	0
Thomas Cunningham	3	0	9	0	3.00	0

Vermont South - 1st XI

Thomas Cunningham Middle-Order Batter 10 rating
Zac Hanlen Opening Bowler 10 rating
Dilan Liyanage Bowling All-Rounder 13 rating
Heshan Wanniarachchi Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Matthew Herschell (c) Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
Robert Curley Opening Batter 8 rating
Rumesh Ranasinghe Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Stephen Staddon Top-Order Batter 10 rating
Zach Flintoff Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Justin Farrow (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 11 rating
Matthew Bright Opening Batter 14 rating

Blackburn - 1st XI

Thomas Rimmer (27) First-Change Bowler 10 rating
Max Rimmer (wk) (25) Wicketkeeper-Batter 15 rating
conor spinks Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Dylan Ellis Second-Change Bowler 6 rating
Gourav Sukhija Opening Batter 8 rating
Mitchell Gale (c) (29) Top-Order Batter 7 rating
Luke Davis (36) Bowling All-Rounder 12 rating
Shehan Kudage Don (28) Top-Order Batter 13 rating
Tom Audley Bowling All-Rounder 11 rating
Nicholas Chancellor Bowling All-Rounder 10 rating
Harrison Geason (17) First-Change Bowler 7 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Vermont South - 1st XI	163 (64.5 ov)	2.51	23	1	6	Zach Flintoff 59
Blackburn - 1st XI	164/5 (82 ov)	2.00	18	2	8	Shehan Kudage Don 49

Partnerships · Vermont South - 1st XI

1st wkt 19
2nd wkt 28
3rd wkt 33
4th wkt 1
5th wkt 26
6th wkt 38
7th wkt 0
8th wkt 2
9th wkt 11
10th wkt 5

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

Partnerships · Blackburn - 1st XI

1st wkt 56
2nd wkt 19
3rd wkt 4
4th wkt 4
5th wkt 21
6th wkt 60*

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