Northern Dis vs Central D, 5th Match at New Plymouth, Ford Trophy, Oct 30 2025 - Full Scorecard

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Joe Carter	c Heaphy b Clarkson	1	5	6	0	0	20.00
Tim Seifert	c †Cleaver b Toole	14	16	19	2	0	87.50
Xavier Bell	c Heaphy b Lennox	7	33	50	0	0	21.21
Robert O'Donnell (c)	c Schmulian b Clarkson	27	22	33	5	0	122.72
Brett Hampton	c Schmulian b Findlay	4	3	8	1	0	133.33
Ben Pomare †	c †Cleaver b Clarkson	55	58	74	3	4	94.82
Kristian Clarke	not out	100	107	137	9	5	93.45
Scott Kuggeleijn	c Lennox b Clarkson	11	27	25	1	0	40.74
Tim Pringle	c Foxcroft b Toole	34	19	30	1	3	178.94
Joshua Brown	not out	9	5	9	0	1	180.00
Extras	(lb 2, nb 1, w 6)	9
Total	49 Ov (RR: 5.53, 198 Mins)	271/8
Did not bat: Zak Gibson
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Joe Carter, 1.6 ov), 2-15 (Tim Seifert, 4.3 ov), 3-51 (Robert O'Donnell, 11.4 ov), 4-55 (Xavier Bell, 12.6 ov), 5-55 (Brett Hampton, 13.1 ov), 6-139 (Ben Pomare, 33.1 ov), 7-168 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 39.4 ov), 8-239 (Tim Pringle, 47.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Raymond Toole	10	2	51	2	5.10	34	7	0	0	0
4.3 to TL Seifert, . 15/2 47.1 to TJG Pringle, . 239/8
Josh Clarkson	10	1	42	4	4.20	44	5	1	3	0
1.6 to JF Carter, . 5/1 11.4 to RR O'Donnell, . 51/3 33.1 to BJ Pomare, . 139/6 39.4 to SC Kuggeleijn, . 168/7
Jayden Lennox	10	3	55	1	5.50	37	3	4	0	1
12.6 to XE Bell, . 55/4
Toby Findlay	10	0	76	1	7.60	37	5	7	3	0
13.1 to BR Hampton, . 55/5
Ajaz Patel	5	0	29	0	5.80	11	1	1	0	0
Brad Schmulian	4	0	16	0	4.00	11	1	0	0	0

Central Districts (T: 270 runs from 49 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dane Cleaver †	c Carter b Clarke	12	26	22	2	0	46.15
Brad Schmulian	c Bell b Clarke	5	13	30	0	0	38.46
Dean Foxcroft	b Gibson	16	24	44	2	0	66.66
Tom Bruce	c †Pomare b Clarke	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Curtis Heaphy	retired hurt	58	97	125	5	2	59.79
Josh Clarkson	c O'Donnell b Gibson	0	3	9	0	0	0.00
William Clark	b Gibson	1	15	15	0	0	6.66
Toby Findlay	c Gibson b Pringle	4	16	21	0	0	25.00
Ajaz Patel	run out (Gibson/Pringle)	38	33	51	3	3	115.15
Jayden Lennox (c)	not out	13	15	-	2	0	86.66
Raymond Toole	b Kuggeleijn	0	13	-	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 1, w 8)	9
Total	42.4 Ov (RR: 3.65, 182 Mins)	156
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Dane Cleaver, 5.5 ov), 2-24 (Brad Schmulian, 7.2 ov), 3-24 (Tom Bruce, 7.3 ov), 4-49 (Dean Foxcroft, 15.4 ov), 5-49 (Josh Clarkson, 17.1 ov), 6-55 (William Clark, 21.3 ov), 7-70 (Toby Findlay, 26.6 ov), 7-143* (Curtis Heaphy, retired not out), 8-143 (Ajaz Patel, 38.2 ov), 9-156 (Raymond Toole, 42.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Scott Kuggeleijn	6.4	2	22	1	3.30	30	3	0	0	0
42.4 to RL Toole, . 156/9
Kristian Clarke	10	0	57	3	5.70	34	6	2	3	0
5.5 to D Cleaver, . 19/1 7.2 to BD Schmulian, . 24/2 7.3 to TC Bruce, . 24/3
Joshua Brown	5	1	12	0	2.40	24	2	0	0	0
Zak Gibson	7	2	10	3	1.42	36	0	0	4	0
15.4 to D Foxcroft, . 49/4 17.1 to JA Clarkson, . 49/5 21.3 to W Clark, . 55/6
Tim Pringle	10	0	42	1	4.20	41	3	2	1	0
26.6 to TA Findlay, . 70/7
Brett Hampton	4	1	12	0	3.00	17	0	1	0	0

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Match Flow

Northern Districts innings:
Powerplay 1: Overs 1 - 10, 45 runs, 2 wickets
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 11.2 overs, 50 minutes, 1 extra
Drinks (11:41 to 11:44): Northern Districts - 67/5 in 16.0 overs, BJ Pomare 10 (10), KDC Clarke 0 (7)
Rain (12:05 to 12:29): Northern Districts - 98/5 in 23.0 overs, BJ Pomare 35 (29), KDC Clarke 6 (30)
Ground Delay (12:29 to 13:08): Northern Districts - 98/5 in 23.0 overs, BJ Pomare 35 (29), KDC Clarke 6 (30)
Match reduced to 49 overs
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 24.2 overs, 100 minutes, 4 extras
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls, 44 minutes, BJ Pomare 37 (33), KDC Clarke 10 (41), 3 extras
BJ Pomare: 50 runs in 42 balls, 56 minutes (3x4, 4x6)
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 35.2 overs, 141 minutes, 6 extras
Powerplay 2: Overs 11 - 39, 119 runs, 4 wickets
Drinks (14:09 to 14:12): Northern Districts - 168/7 in 39.4 overs, KDC Clarke 42 (74), TJG Pringle 0 (0)
KDC Clarke: 50 runs in 81 balls, 103 minutes (6x4, 1x6)
Northern Districts: 200 runs in 43.3 overs, 173 minutes, 7 extras
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls, 19 minutes, KDC Clarke 30 (20), TJG Pringle 20 (11), 0 extras
Northern Districts: 250 runs in 48.0 overs, 192 minutes, 8 extras
KDC Clarke: 100 runs in 107 balls, 134 minutes (9x4, 5x6)
Powerplay 3: Overs 40 - 49, 107 runs, 2 wickets
Central Districts innings:
Target revised to 270 off 49 overs
Powerplay 1: Overs 1 - 10, 32 runs, 3 wickets
Drinks (16:38 to 16:41): Central Districts - 49/4 in 15.4 overs, CG Heaphy 9 (30), JA Clarkson 0 (0)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 18.4 overs, 81 minutes, 7 extras
Central Districts: 100 runs in 33.3 overs, 140 minutes, 9 extras
Drinks (17:53 to 17:56): Central Districts - 108/7 in 34.0 overs, CG Heaphy 48 (87), AY Patel 13 (19)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls, 36 minutes, CG Heaphy 26 (25), AY Patel 25 (25), 0 extras
CG Heaphy: 50 runs in 92 balls, 120 minutes (5x4, 1x6)
CG Heaphy retired hurt at 143/7 (58. 37.6 overs)
Injury (18:10 to 18:15): Central Districts - 143/7 in 38.0 overs, AY Patel 38 (33), JR Lennox 0 (0)
Powerplay 2: Overs 11 - 39, 112 runs, 5 wickets
Central Districts: 150 runs in 40.1 overs, 171 minutes, 9 extras

Match Details

Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Toss	Central Districts, elected to field first
Series	The Ford Trophy
Season	2025/26
Hours of play (local time)	start 10.30, First Session 10.30-14.00, Interval 14.00-14.30, Second Session 14.30-18.00
Match days	30 October 2025 - day (50-over match)
Umpires	Billy Bowden Greg Pennell
Match Referee	Sue Morris
Points	Northern Districts 5, Central Districts 0

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Central D Innings

Player Name		R	B
D Cleaver	caught	12	26
BD Schmulian	caught	5	13
D Foxcroft	bowled	16	24
TC Bruce	caught	0	1
CG Heaphy	retired hurt	58	97
JA Clarkson	caught	0	3
W Clark	bowled	1	15
TA Findlay	caught	4	16
AY Patel	run out	38	33
JR Lennox	not out	13	15
RL Toole	bowled	0	13
Extras	(lb 1, w 8)
Total	156(9 wkts; 42.4 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
SC Kuggeleijn	6.4	2	22	1	3.3
KDC Clarke	10	0	57	3	5.7
JH Brown	5	1	12	0	2.4
ZN Gibson	7	2	10	3	1.42
TJG Pringle	10	0	42	1	4.2
BR Hampton	4	1	12	0	3

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	19	Dane Cleaver	Brad Schmulian
2nd	5	Dean Foxcroft	Brad Schmulian
3rd	0	Dean Foxcroft	Tom Bruce
4th	25	Dean Foxcroft	Curtis Heaphy
5th	0	Josh Clarkson	Curtis Heaphy
6th	6	William Clark	Curtis Heaphy
7th	15	Curtis Heaphy	Toby Findlay
8th	73	Ajaz Patel	Curtis Heaphy
9th	0	Ajaz Patel	Jayden Lennox
10th	13	Raymond Toole	Jayden Lennox

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The Ford Trophy

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
CANT	5	4	1	18	0.721
AUCK	5	3	2	14	0.417
CD	5	3	2	14	0.213
WELL	5	3	2	12	-0.211
ND	5	1	3	7	-0.365
OTAGO	5	0	4	2	-0.880

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