BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dean Robinson	b Arnel	0	12	18	0	0	0.00
Ben Smith	lbw b McEwan	41	61	77	7	0	67.21
Greg Hay	b Hutchinson	23	46	65	5	0	50.00
George Worker	c Patel b Arnel	210	270	341	26	6	77.77
Tom Bruce	c Pollard b Arnel	9	32	39	1	0	28.12
Kruger van Wyk (c)†	c Taylor b Patel	51	99	117	7	0	51.51
Josh Clarkson	b McEwan	0	6	6	0	0	0.00
Seth Rance	c Hutchinson b Patel	5	11	9	0	0	45.45
Ajaz Patel	c †Blundell b Hutchinson	13	44	50	1	0	29.54
Blair Tickner	lbw b Hutchinson	0	4	9	0	0	0.00
Andrew Mathieson	not out	12	50	98	2	0	24.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 10, nb 4, w 3)	21
TOTAL	105.1 Ov (RR: 3.66)	385
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Dean Robinson, 4.5 ov), 2-62 (Ben Smith, 19.1 ov), 3-68 (Greg Hay, 20.4 ov), 4-92 (Tom Bruce, 30.5 ov), 5-202 (Kruger van Wyk, 61.2 ov), 6-203 (Josh Clarkson, 62.5 ov), 7-208 (Seth Rance, 65.4 ov), 8-241 (Ajaz Patel, 79.6 ov), 9-251 (Blair Tickner, 81.6 ov), 10-385 (George Worker, 105.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brent Arnel	27.1	5	67	3	2.46	-	-	-	1	0
Dane Hutchinson	20	4	71	3	3.55	-	-	-	0	0
Matt McEwan	23	3	109	2	4.73	-	-	-	1	2
Matt Taylor	10	0	57	0	5.70	-	-	-	1	0
Jeetan Patel	24	6	66	2	2.75	-	-	-	0	2
Luke Woodcock	1	0	1	0	1.00	-	-	-	0	0

Wellington 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Papps (c)	lbw b Tickner	2	11	13	0	0	18.18
Luke Woodcock	c †van Wyk b Tickner	33	81	106	4	0	40.74
Stephen Murdoch	lbw b Patel	171	301	366	27	4	56.81
Craig Cachopa	c Patel b Tickner	76	113	140	13	0	67.25
Michael Pollard	c †van Wyk b Tickner	13	50	47	2	0	26.00
Tom Blundell †	not out	45	85	103	7	0	52.94
Matt Taylor	not out	5	19	18	1	0	26.31
Extras	(lb 6, w 2)	8
TOTAL	110 Ov (RR: 3.20)	353/5d
Did not bat: Jeetan Patel, Matt McEwan, Dane Hutchinson, Brent Arnel
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Michael Papps, 3.3 ov), 2-63 (Luke Woodcock, 27.2 ov), 3-224 (Craig Cachopa, 67.4 ov), 4-256 (Michael Pollard, 83.1 ov), 5-346 (Stephen Murdoch, 104.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Seth Rance	21	6	59	0	2.80	-	-	-	0
Josh Clarkson	13	1	56	0	4.30	-	-	-	0
Blair Tickner	19	4	65	4	3.42	-	-	-	0
Andrew Mathieson	17	2	62	0	3.64	-	-	-	2
George Worker	17	6	43	0	2.52	-	-	-	0
Ajaz Patel	22	8	62	1	2.81	-	-	-	0
Tom Bruce	1	1	0	0	0.00	-	-	-	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dean Robinson	lbw b Arnel	16	40	47	1	0	40.00
Ben Smith	not out	117	281	386	17	1	41.63
Greg Hay	c Patel b Arnel	4	11	17	1	0	36.36
George Worker	lbw b Patel	15	54	58	3	0	27.77
Tom Bruce	lbw b Hutchinson	14	20	23	2	0	70.00
Kruger van Wyk (c)†	c †Blundell b Patel	54	101	122	9	0	53.46
Josh Clarkson	c Hutchinson b McEwan	22	32	30	4	0	68.75
Seth Rance	c Papps b Arnel	18	40	55	3	0	45.00
Ajaz Patel	lbw b Patel	1	12	12	0	0	8.33
Blair Tickner	not out	1	11	14	0	0	9.09
Extras	(lb 7, nb 2, w 2)	11
TOTAL	100 Ov (RR: 2.73)	273/8d
Did not bat: Andrew Mathieson
Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Dean Robinson, 12.3 ov), 2-44 (Greg Hay, 16.2 ov), 3-73 (George Worker, 31.6 ov), 4-92 (Tom Bruce, 38.3 ov), 5-169 (Kruger van Wyk, 70.6 ov), 6-204 (Josh Clarkson, 79.5 ov), 7-250 (Seth Rance, 92.6 ov), 8-259 (Ajaz Patel, 95.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brent Arnel	30	9	90	3	3.00	-	-	-	2	0
Dane Hutchinson	14	4	48	1	3.42	-	-	-	0	1
Matt McEwan	19	8	42	1	2.21	-	-	-	0	0
Jeetan Patel	31	12	74	3	2.38	-	-	-	0	1
Luke Woodcock	4	1	9	0	2.25	-	-	-	0	0
Matt Taylor	2	1	3	0	1.50	-	-	-	0	0

Wellington 2nd Innings (T: 306 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Papps (c)	lbw b Rance	41	83	124	2	1	49.39
Stephen Murdoch	b Tickner	0	10	11	0	0	0.00
Craig Cachopa	c Clarkson b Mathieson	37	62	75	7	0	59.67
Michael Pollard	c Tickner b Worker	65	88	121	3	4	73.86
Tom Blundell †	not out	77	88	141	8	1	87.50
Matt Taylor	run out (Robinson)	33	26	26	5	0	126.92
Luke Woodcock	not out	31	19	29	5	0	163.15
Extras	(b 5, lb 16, nb 1, w 1)	23
TOTAL	62.3 Ov (RR: 4.91)	307/5
Did not bat: Jeetan Patel, Matt McEwan, Dane Hutchinson, Brent Arnel
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Stephen Murdoch, 3.2 ov), 2-72 (Craig Cachopa, 21.6 ov), 3-119 (Michael Papps, 30.6 ov), 4-212 (Michael Pollard, 50.6 ov), 5-257 (Matt Taylor, 57.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Seth Rance	16	3	53	1	3.31	-	-	-	1	1
Blair Tickner	16	3	63	1	3.93	-	-	-	0	0
Ajaz Patel	17	0	77	0	4.52	-	-	-	0	0
Josh Clarkson	3.3	0	22	0	6.28	-	-	-	0	0
Andrew Mathieson	5	0	27	1	5.40	-	-	-	0	0
George Worker	5	0	44	1	8.80	-	-	-	0	0

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Fri, 23 Oct - day 1 - Central D 1st innings 239/7 (George Worker 86*, Ajaz Patel 13*, 78 ov)

Sat, 24 Oct - day 2 - Wellington 1st innings 232/3 (Stephen Murdoch 108*, Michael Pollard 7*, 74 ov)

Sun, 25 Oct - day 3 - Central D 2nd innings 169/4 (Ben Smith 57*, Kruger van Wyk 54*, 69 ov)

Mon, 26 Oct - day 4 - Wellington 2nd innings 307/5 (62.3 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

Day 1

Central Districts 1st innings
Start of game delayed until 10.45am because of rain.
Rain: Central Districts - 0/0
Drinks: Central Districts - 43/1 in 16.0 overs (BS Smith 26, GR Hay 17)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 0
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (BS Smith 34, GR Hay 17, Ex 0)
Lunch: Central Districts - 90/3 in 30.0 overs (GH Worker 19, TC Bruce 7)
Rain: Central Districts - 94/4 in 31.0 overs (GH Worker 19, CFK van Wyk 1)
Ground Delay: Central Districts - 94/4 in 31.0 overs (GH Worker 19, CFK van Wyk 1)
Tea: Central Districts - 94/4 in 31.0 overs (GH Worker 19, CFK van Wyk 1)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 33.1 overs (199 balls), Extras 1
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (GH Worker 24, CFK van Wyk 20, Ex 6)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 49.2 overs (296 balls), Extras 10
GH Worker: 50 off 90 balls (7 x 4)
Drinks: Central Districts - 168/4 in 55.0 overs (GH Worker 54, CFK van Wyk 31)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 171 balls (GH Worker 43, CFK van Wyk 48, Ex 10)
Central Districts: 200 runs in 60.6 overs (366 balls), Extras 10
CFK van Wyk: 50 off 98 balls (7 x 4)
Bad Light: Central Districts - 239/7 in 78.0 overs (GH Worker 86, AY Patel 13)
End Of Day: Central Districts - 239/7 in 78.0 overs (GH Worker 86, AY Patel 13)

Day 2

New Ball Taken: Central Districts 241/8 at 80.1 overs (GH Worker 88, BM Tickner 0)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 81.4 overs (491 balls), Extras 16
Hours of Play Day 2: 10.00AM-12.10PM 12.50PM-3.00PM 3.20PM-5.30PM
GH Worker: 100 off 187 balls (14 x 4)
Central Districts: 300 runs in 89.3 overs (538 balls), Extras 16
10th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (GH Worker 54, AW Mathieson 1, Ex 0)
GH Worker: 150 off 215 balls (21 x 4, 2 x 6)
Drinks: Central Districts - 343/9 in 94.0 overs (GH Worker 181, AW Mathieson 1)
Central Districts: 350 runs in 96.5 overs (584 balls), Extras 19
10th Wicket: 100 runs in 91 balls (GH Worker 94, AW Mathieson 5, Ex 3)
GH Worker: 200 off 263 balls (26 x 4, 5 x 6)
Wellington 1st innings
Lunch: Wellington - 3/0 in 2.0 overs (MHW Papps 2, LJ Woodcock 1)
Drinks: Wellington - 41/1 in 19.0 overs (LJ Woodcock 25, SJ Murdoch 12)
Wellington: 50 runs in 21.6 overs (132 balls), Extras 3
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 118 balls (LJ Woodcock 27, SJ Murdoch 23, Ex 1)
Tea: Wellington - 88/2 in 38.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 44, Craig Cachopa 6)
Wellington: 100 runs in 43.4 overs (262 balls), Extras 3
SJ Murdoch: 50 off 133 balls (9 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 108 balls (SJ Murdoch 31, Craig Cachopa 21, Ex 0)
Wellington: 150 runs in 54.4 overs (328 balls), Extras 4
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 173 balls (SJ Murdoch 53, Craig Cachopa 47, Ex 1)
Drinks: Wellington - 164/2 in 58.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 78, Craig Cachopa 47)
Craig Cachopa: 50 off 82 balls (9 x 4)
Wellington: 200 runs in 62.3 overs (375 balls), Extras 4
SJ Murdoch: 100 off 193 balls (17 x 4, 2 x 6)
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 223 balls (SJ Murdoch 78, Craig Cachopa 70, Ex 3)
End Of Day: Wellington - 232/3 in 74.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 108, MA Pollard 7)

Day 4

Central Districts: 200 runs in 77.6 overs (470 balls), Extras 9
New Ball Taken: Central Districts 204/6 at 80.1 overs (BS Smith 70, SHA Rance 0)
Drinks: Central Districts - 223/6 in 85.0 overs (BS Smith 77, SHA Rance 11)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 92.4 overs (558 balls), Extras 11
BS Smith: 100 off 263 balls (15 x 4, 1 x 6)
Lunch: Central Districts - 273/8 in 100.0 overs (BS Smith 117, BM Tickner 1)
Wellington 2nd innings
Drinks: Wellington - 48/1 in 16.0 overs (MHW Papps 9, Craig Cachopa 25)
Wellington: 50 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 14
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (MHW Papps 11, Craig Cachopa 25, Ex 14)
Wellington: 100 runs in 26.3 overs (159 balls), Extras 14
Tea: Wellington - 111/2 in 28.0 overs (MHW Papps 37, MA Pollard 23)
Wellington: 150 runs in 38.6 overs (234 balls), Extras 20
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (MA Pollard 15, TA Blundell 32, Ex 6)
MA Pollard: 50 off 80 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
Drinks: Wellington - 198/3 in 49.0 overs (MA Pollard 55, TA Blundell 45)
Wellington: 200 runs in 49.2 overs (296 balls), Extras 20
TA Blundell: 50 off 65 balls (7 x 4)
Wellington: 250 runs in 55.6 overs (336 balls), Extras 21
Wellington: 300 runs in 62.2 overs (375 balls), Extras 23
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (TA Blundell 17, LJ Woodcock 31, Ex 2)

MATCH DETAILS

Saxton Oval, Nelson
Toss	Wellington, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2015/16
Match days	23,24,25,26 October 2015 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Ashley Mehrotra Phil Jones
Points	Wellington 20, Central Districts 7

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Wellington Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
MHW Papps	lbw	41	83
SJ Murdoch	bowled	0	10
Craig Cachopa	caught	37	62
MA Pollard	caught	65	88
TA Blundell	not out	77	88
MJ Taylor	run out	33	26
LJ Woodcock	not out	31	19
Extras	(b 5, lb 16, nb 1, w 1)
Total	307(5 wkts; 62.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
SHA Rance	16	3	53	1	3.31 (1 nb)
BM Tickner	16	3	63	1	3.93
AY Patel	17	0	77	0	4.52
JA Clarkson	3.3	0	22	0	6.28
AW Mathieson	5	0	27	1	5.4
GH Worker	5	0	44	1	8.8

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	4	Michael Papps	Stephen Murdoch
2nd	68	Michael Papps	Craig Cachopa
3rd	47	Michael Papps	Michael Pollard
4th	93	Michael Pollard	Tom Blundell
5th	45	Tom Blundell	Matt Taylor
6th	50	Luke Woodcock	Tom Blundell

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Plunket Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
AUCK	10	6	1	3	132
CANT	10	5	3	2	117
WELL	10	5	3	2	108
ND	10	2	4	4	87
CD	10	2	5	3	85
OTAGO	10	1	5	4	61

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