Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
George Worker	lbw b McPeake	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Greg Hay (c)	c †Johns b Snedden	18	55	84	1	0	32.72
Will Young	lbw b van Beek	10	23	33	1	0	43.47
Ross Taylor	c Conway b Gibson	4	11	15	1	0	36.36
Tom Bruce	c Younghusband b Georgeson	37	103	146	2	0	35.92
Dane Cleaver †	c †Johns b van Beek	63	94	164	8	0	67.02
Josh Clarkson	c Johnson b Snedden	10	12	18	2	0	83.33
Ajaz Patel	c McPeake b Georgeson	2	16	21	0	0	12.50
Blair Tickner	c Johnson b Snedden	19	55	75	2	0	34.54
Seth Rance	c Snedden b McPeake	3	9	12	0	0	33.33
Raymond Toole	not out	2	43	50	0	0	4.65
Extras	(lb 5, nb 2)	7
Total	70 Ov (RR: 2.50, 311 Mins)	175
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (George Worker, 0.1 ov), 2-15 (Will Young, 7.5 ov), 3-24 (Ross Taylor, 10.5 ov), 4-41 (Greg Hay, 17.5 ov), 5-114 (Tom Bruce, 42.2 ov), 6-135 (Josh Clarkson, 45.6 ov), 7-148 (Ajaz Patel, 50.5 ov), 8-150 (Dane Cleaver, 53.3 ov), 9-159 (Seth Rance, 56.2 ov), 10-175 (Blair Tickner, 69.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ian McPeake	18	8	32	2	1.77	95	2	0	0	0
0.1 to GH Worker, . 0/1 56.2 to SHA Rance, . 159/9
Logan van Beek	21	6	48	2	2.28	104	6	0	0	0
7.5 to WA Young, . 15/2 53.3 to D Cleaver, . 150/8
Jamie Gibson	10	1	32	1	3.20	46	4	0	0	0
10.5 to LRPL Taylor, . 24/3
Michael Snedden	10	0	37	3	3.70	43	3	0	0	2
17.5 to GR Hay, . 41/4 45.6 to JA Clarkson, . 135/6 69.6 to BM Tickner, . 175/10
Luke Georgeson	8	2	20	2	2.50	37	2	0	0	0
42.2 to TC Bruce, . 114/5 50.5 to AY Patel, . 148/7
Michael Bracewell	3	2	1	0	0.33	17	0	0	0	0

Wellington 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Georgeson	b Rance	1	10	12	0	0	10.00
Tom Blundell	b Rance	10	17	30	1	0	58.82
Devon Conway	c †Cleaver b Toole	27	42	55	4	0	64.28
Michael Bracewell (c)	c Taylor b Rance	11	51	76	0	0	21.56
Troy Johnson	lbw b Clarkson	1	7	7	0	0	14.28
Jamie Gibson	c †Cleaver b Toole	0	5	5	0	0	0.00
Peter Younghusband	c Bruce b Tickner	17	66	101	0	0	25.75
Logan van Beek	c Bruce b Rance	7	31	49	0	0	22.58
Lauchie Johns †	c Taylor b Tickner	20	35	48	3	0	57.14
Ian McPeake	lbw b Tickner	0	9	11	0	0	0.00
Michael Snedden	not out	0	4	8	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 4, nb 4, w 2)	10
Total	45.3 Ov (RR: 2.28, 203 Mins)	104
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Luke Georgeson, 2.6 ov), 2-18 (Tom Blundell, 6.4 ov), 3-53 (Devon Conway, 15.1 ov), 4-54 (Troy Johnson, 16.4 ov), 5-57 (Jamie Gibson, 17.4 ov), 6-61 (Michael Bracewell, 23.5 ov), 7-81 (Logan van Beek, 35.1 ov), 8-98 (Peter Younghusband, 41.3 ov), 9-102 (Ian McPeake, 43.6 ov), 10-104 (Lauchie Johns, 45.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Seth Rance	14	0	47	4	3.35	63	3	0	0	4
2.6 to LI Georgeson, . 8/1 6.4 to TA Blundell, . 18/2 23.5 to MG Bracewell, . 61/6 35.1 to LV van Beek, . 81/7
Blair Tickner	9.3	5	10	3	1.05	53	1	0	0	0
41.3 to PF Younghusband, . 98/8 43.6 to IG McPeake, . 102/9 45.3 to LR Johns, . 104/10
Raymond Toole	13	3	23	2	1.76	67	2	0	1	0
15.1 to DP Conway, . 53/3 17.4 to JD Gibson, . 57/5
Josh Clarkson	9	3	20	1	2.22	46	2	0	1	0
16.4 to TM Johnson, . 54/4

Central Districts 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
George Worker	b Gibson	49	85	118	7	0	57.64
Greg Hay (c)	c Gibson b Georgeson	5	24	35	0	0	20.83
Will Young	lbw b van Beek	3	19	23	0	0	15.78
Ross Taylor	c Conway b Georgeson	50	45	98	6	2	111.11
Tom Bruce	c †Johns b Georgeson	1	4	11	0	0	25.00
Dane Cleaver †	c & b Gibson	14	36	63	3	0	38.88
Josh Clarkson	c Johnson b Bracewell	35	80	112	6	0	43.75
Ajaz Patel	c Bracewell b Younghusband	52	66	91	4	1	78.78
Seth Rance	c Gibson b Bracewell	13	7	9	0	2	185.71
Blair Tickner	not out	6	3	9	1	0	200.00
Raymond Toole	not out	1	1	2	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 5, nb 9, w 1)	16
Total	60.2 Ov (RR: 4.06, 288 Mins)	245/9d
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Greg Hay, 8.3 ov), 2-37 (Will Young, 13.3 ov), 3-79 (George Worker, 24.5 ov), 4-92 (Tom Bruce, 26.2 ov), 5-120 (Ross Taylor, 30.4 ov), 6-148 (Dane Cleaver, 40.2 ov), 7-211 (Josh Clarkson, 56.3 ov), 8-231 (Seth Rance, 58.1 ov), 9-240 (Ajaz Patel, 59.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ian McPeake	12	1	73	0	6.08	45	7	3	1	0
Logan van Beek	14	4	34	1	2.42	70	5	0	0	1
13.3 to WA Young, . 37/2
Luke Georgeson	11	3	39	3	3.54	52	4	1	0	3
8.3 to GR Hay, . 25/1 26.2 to TC Bruce, . 92/4 30.4 to LRPL Taylor, . 120/5
Jamie Gibson	6	0	18	2	3.00	28	2	0	0	0
24.5 to GH Worker, . 79/3 40.2 to D Cleaver, . 148/6
Michael Snedden	9	2	50	0	5.55	40	6	1	0	4
Peter Younghusband	4	1	13	1	3.25	18	2	0	0	0
59.6 to AY Patel, . 240/9
Michael Bracewell	4.2	1	12	2	2.76	19	1	0	0	0
56.3 to JA Clarkson, . 211/7 58.1 to SHA Rance, . 231/8

Wellington 2nd Innings (T: 317 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Georgeson	c Taylor b Toole	36	119	164	3	0	30.25
Tom Blundell	lbw b Rance	2	25	32	0	0	8.00
Devon Conway	c †Cleaver b Clarkson	19	53	84	1	1	35.84
Michael Bracewell (c)	lbw b Patel	56	89	122	7	0	62.92
Troy Johnson	c Worker b Clarkson	30	89	119	3	0	33.70
Jamie Gibson	run out (Hay/†Cleaver)	56	93	142	3	2	60.21
Peter Younghusband	c †Cleaver b Tickner	0	3	2	0	0	0.00
Logan van Beek	c sub (DD Ebrahim) b Tickner	39	60	74	3	1	65.00
Lauchie Johns †	c Bruce b Tickner	5	4	3	1	0	125.00
Ian McPeake	lbw b Tickner	6	5	7	0	0	120.00
Michael Snedden	not out	1	3	9	0	0	33.33
Extras	(lb 2, nb 3, w 1)	6
Total	90 Ov (RR: 2.84, 381 Mins)	256
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Tom Blundell, 8.3 ov), 2-43 (Devon Conway, 27.1 ov), 3-90 (Luke Georgeson, 38.2 ov), 4-140 (Michael Bracewell, 57.1 ov), 5-175 (Troy Johnson, 67.6 ov), 6-176 (Peter Younghusband, 68.4 ov), 7-232 (Logan van Beek, 86.1 ov), 8-238 (Lauchie Johns, 86.6 ov), 9-246 (Ian McPeake, 88.2 ov), 10-256 (Jamie Gibson, 89.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Seth Rance	13	2	30	1	2.30	60	1	0	0	2
8.3 to TA Blundell, . 5/1
Ajaz Patel	25	7	67	1	2.68	118	5	2	0	0
57.1 to MG Bracewell, . 140/4
Raymond Toole	21	6	50	1	2.38	101	4	1	1	0
38.2 to LI Georgeson, . 90/3
Blair Tickner	19	1	73	4	3.84	77	7	1	0	0
68.4 to PF Younghusband, . 176/6 86.1 to LV van Beek, . 232/7 86.6 to LR Johns, . 238/8 88.2 to IG McPeake, . 246/9
Josh Clarkson	12	2	34	2	2.83	56	4	0	0	1
27.1 to DP Conway, . 43/2 67.6 to TM Johnson, . 175/5

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Thu, 11 Mar - day 1 - no play

Fri, 12 Mar - day 2 - Wellington 1st innings 60/5 (Michael Bracewell 11*, Peter Younghusband 2*, 23 ov)

Sat, 13 Mar - day 3 - Wellington 2nd innings 2/0 (Luke Georgeson 1*, Tom Blundell 1*, 4 ov)

Sun, 14 Mar - day 4 - Wellington 2nd innings 256 (90 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Day 1

Day 2

Central Districts 1st innings:
Lunch to be Taken at 12:30
Umpires Inspection at 2pm
Injury (12:09 to 12:13): Central Districts - 42/4 in 20.5 overs, TC Bruce 6 (29), D Cleaver 0 (8)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 22.3 overs, 110 minutes, 5 extras
Lunch (12:51 to 13:31): Central Districts - 71/4 in 30.0 overs, TC Bruce 17 (57), D Cleaver 17 (35)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls, 76 minutes, TC Bruce 15 (51), D Cleaver 33 (50), 2 extras
Central Districts: 100 runs in 38.4 overs, 178 minutes, 5 extras
D Cleaver: 50 runs in 72 balls, 125 minutes (8x4)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 51.3 overs, 239 minutes, 5 extras
Tea (16:13 to 16:39): Central Districts - 172/9 in 68.0 overs, BM Tickner 16 (48), RL Toole 2 (38)
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 175 (70) (Central Districts 0 batting points, Wellington Firebirds 4 bowling points)
Wellington 1st innings:
Wellington: 50 runs in 12.4 overs, 57 minutes, 6 extras
End of Day (18:32): Wellington - 60/5 in 23.0 overs, MG Bracewell 11 (45), PF Younghusband 2 (15)

Day 3

Wellington: 100 runs in 42.1 overs, 187 minutes, 9 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington Firebirds 104 (45.3) (Wellington Firebirds 0 batting points, Central Districts 4 bowling points)
Central Districts 2nd innings:
Lunch (12:53 to 13:33): Central Districts - 25/0 in 8.0 overs, GH Worker 16 (27), GR Hay 5 (21)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 18.2 overs, 81 minutes, 8 extras
Injury (14:48 to 14:52): Central Districts - 79/2 in 24.3 overs, GH Worker 49 (83), LRPL Taylor 13 (23)
Drinks (14:52 to 14:54): Central Districts - 79/2 in 24.3 overs, GH Worker 49 (83), LRPL Taylor 13 (23)
Injury (14:54 to 14:57): Central Districts - 79/2 in 24.3 overs, GH Worker 49 (83), LRPL Taylor 13 (23)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 29.2 overs, 145 minutes, 11 extras
Break in Play (15:29 to 15:30): Central Districts - 107/4 in 29.3 overs, LRPL Taylor 38 (39), D Cleaver 0 (10)
Change of Ball - Ball Lost after being hit over stand
LRPL Taylor: 50 runs in 44 balls, 96 minutes (6x4, 2x6)
Tea (15:41 to 18:08): Central Districts - 121/5 in 32.0 overs, D Cleaver 1 (11), JA Clarkson 1 (8)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 43.2 overs, 210 minutes, 12 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls, 63 minutes, JA Clarkson 15 (31), AY Patel 33 (49), 4 extras
Central Districts: 200 runs in 53.1 overs, 256 minutes, 16 extras
AY Patel: 50 runs in 64 balls, 89 minutes (4x4, 1x6)
Wellington 2nd innings:
End of Day (18:32): Wellington - 2/0 in 4.0 overs, LI Georgeson 1 (12), TA Blundell 1 (12)

Day 4

Break in Play (12:10 to 12:13): Wellington - 43/1 in 27.0 overs, LI Georgeson 18 (87), DP Conway 19 (52)
Wellington: 50 runs in 29.1 overs, 128 minutes, 5 extras
Lunch (12:51 to 13:32): Wellington - 84/2 in 36.0 overs, LI Georgeson 36 (111), MG Bracewell 22 (30)
Wellington: 100 runs in 42.4 overs, 181 minutes, 5 extras
MG Bracewell: 50 runs in 66 balls, 84 minutes (7x4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls, 71 minutes, MG Bracewell 28 (52), TM Johnson 22 (57), 0 extras
Wellington: 150 runs in 59.4 overs, 251 minutes, 5 extras
Tea (15:41 to 16:01): Wellington - 175/5 in 68.0 overs, JD Gibson 27 (36), PF Younghusband 0 (0)
Wellington: 200 runs in 75.0 overs, 310 minutes, 6 extras
New Ball Taken: Wellington - 209/6 after 80.0 overs, JD Gibson 39 (66), LV van Beek 21 (39), 6 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls, 58 minutes, JD Gibson 15 (41), LV van Beek 36 (50), 1 extra
Drinks (17:09 to 17:12): Wellington - 230/6 in 85.0 overs, JD Gibson 43 (79), LV van Beek 38 (56)
Last Hour began at 5:12pm
JD Gibson: 50 runs in 87 balls, 133 minutes (3x4, 1x6)
Wellington: 250 runs in 88.5 overs, 374 minutes, 6 extras

Match Details

McLean Park, Napier
Toss	Wellington, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2020/21
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days	11,12,13,14 March 2021 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Luke Georgeson
Umpires	Ashley Mehrotra Derek Walker
Match Referee	Kevin Earl
Points	Central Districts 16, Wellington 4

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Wellington Innings

Player Name		R	B
LI Georgeson	caught	36	119
TA Blundell	lbw	2	25
DP Conway	caught	19	53
MG Bracewell	lbw	56	89
TM Johnson	caught	30	89
JD Gibson	run out	56	93
PF Younghusband	caught	0	3
LV van Beek	caught	39	60
LR Johns	caught	5	4
IG McPeake	lbw	6	5
MW Snedden	not out	1	3
Extras	(lb 2, nb 3, w 1)
Total	256(10 wkts; 90 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
SHA Rance	13	2	30	1	2.3 (2 nb)
AY Patel	25	7	67	1	2.68
RL Toole	21	6	50	1	2.38
BM Tickner	19	1	73	4	3.84
JA Clarkson	12	2	34	2	2.83 (1 nb)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	5	Tom Blundell	Luke Georgeson
2nd	38	Devon Conway	Luke Georgeson
3rd	47	Michael Bracewell	Luke Georgeson
4th	50	Michael Bracewell	Troy Johnson
5th	35	Jamie Gibson	Troy Johnson
6th	1	Jamie Gibson	Peter Younghusband
7th	56	Logan van Beek	Jamie Gibson
8th	6	Jamie Gibson	Lauchie Johns
9th	8	Ian McPeake	Jamie Gibson
10th	10	Jamie Gibson	Michael Snedden

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
CANT	8	5	0	3	109
ND	8	3	2	3	69
OTAGO	8	2	4	2	63
AUCK	8	2	0	5	61
CD	8	2	4	1	56
WELL	8	0	4	4	37

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