Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Papps	c Ludick b Milne	4	2	1	1	0	200.00
Luke Woodcock	c †Cleaver b Ludick	147	283	394	20	2	51.94
Stephen Murdoch	c †Cleaver b Milne	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Michael Bracewell (c)	c †Cleaver b Ryder	17	28	47	2	0	60.71
Devon Conway †	c Young b Ludick	16	25	35	2	0	64.00
Fraser Colson	c Tickner b Ludick	19	52	68	3	0	36.53
Malcolm Nofal	c †Cleaver b Ludick	179	245	331	13	4	73.06
Jeetan Patel	c Tickner b Murray	38	45	88	6	0	84.44
Ollie Newton	not out	43	34	47	3	3	126.47
Ian McPeake	c Bruce b Murray	38	19	26	5	2	200.00
Hamish Bennett	c & b Schmulian	7	10	15	1	0	70.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 12, nb 5, w 3)	22
Total	123.1 Ov (RR: 4.30)	530
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Michael Papps, 0.2 ov), 2-4 (Stephen Murdoch, 0.3 ov), 3-35 (Michael Bracewell, 11.1 ov), 4-63 (Devon Conway, 19.1 ov), 5-99 (Fraser Colson, 35.3 ov), 6-346 (Luke Woodcock, 91.6 ov), 7-440 (Jeetan Patel, 111.6 ov), 8-442 (Malcolm Nofal, 112.6 ov), 9-505 (Ian McPeake, 119.6 ov), 10-530 (Hamish Bennett, 123.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Adam Milne	26	4	102	2	3.92	-	-	-	0	2
Bevan Small	22	2	95	0	4.31	-	-	-	1	0
Jesse Ryder	8	1	25	1	3.12	-	-	-	0	1
Blair Tickner	19	2	80	0	4.21	-	-	-	1	1
Willem Ludick	26	3	102	4	3.92	-	-	-	1	1
Felix Murray	18	3	89	2	4.94	-	-	-	0	0
Brad Schmulian	3.1	0	21	1	6.63	-	-	-	0	0
Tom Bruce	1	0	2	0	2.00	-	-	-	0	0

Central Districts 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brad Schmulian	c †Conway b McPeake	17	45	56	2	0	37.77
Ben Smith	lbw b Bennett	8	27	43	0	0	29.62
Will Young (c)	c †Conway b Patel	75	169	237	11	2	44.37
Jesse Ryder	c Nofal b Patel	69	85	99	9	2	81.17
Tom Bruce	lbw b Newton	89	131	180	12	1	67.93
Dane Cleaver †	c Newton b Patel	72	129	181	15	0	55.81
Willem Ludick	c †Conway b Newton	30	64	90	2	2	46.87
Adam Milne	c †Conway b Newton	2	13	9	0	0	15.38
Bevan Small	b Patel	9	15	19	2	0	60.00
Blair Tickner	c Murdoch b Patel	9	34	51	0	0	26.47
Felix Murray	not out	27	37	46	5	0	72.97
Extras	(b 4, lb 7, nb 3, w 2)	16
Total	124.2 Ov (RR: 3.40)	423
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Ben Smith, 10.4 ov), 2-33 (Brad Schmulian, 13.2 ov), 3-129 (Jesse Ryder, 37.1 ov), 4-239 (Will Young, 70.2 ov), 5-292 (Tom Bruce, 84.6 ov), 6-363 (Willem Ludick, 105.2 ov), 7-365 (Adam Milne, 107.4 ov), 8-384 (Bevan Small, 112.1 ov), 9-386 (Dane Cleaver, 112.6 ov), 10-423 (Blair Tickner, 124.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Hamish Bennett	26	5	80	1	3.07	-	-	-	0	0
Ollie Newton	29	3	99	3	3.41	-	-	-	2	0
Ian McPeake	23	4	90	1	3.91	-	-	-	0	0
Jeetan Patel	37.2	8	116	5	3.10	-	-	-	0	3
Luke Woodcock	9	1	27	0	3.00	-	-	-	0	0

Wellington 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Woodcock	retired hurt	5	17	20	0	0	29.41
Michael Papps	b Tickner	48	48	102	7	2	100.00
Stephen Murdoch	c †Cleaver b Milne	10	15	20	1	0	66.66
Michael Bracewell (c)	lbw b Ludick	5	14	32	1	0	35.71
Devon Conway †	not out	103	178	261	15	0	57.86
Fraser Colson	b Tickner	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Malcolm Nofal	c Smith b Tickner	6	16	24	0	0	37.50
Jeetan Patel	c Bruce b Tickner	2	9	11	0	0	22.22
Ollie Newton	b Milne	19	45	56	2	0	42.22
Ian McPeake	lbw b Murray	9	42	64	1	0	21.42
Alex Ridley	not out	43	91	76	8	0	47.25
Extras	(lb 2, nb 8, w 4)	14
Total	78 Ov (RR: 3.38)	264/8d
Did not bat: Hamish Bennett
Fall of wickets: 0-10* (Luke Woodcock, retired not out), 1-31 (Stephen Murdoch, 8.5 ov), 2-53 (Michael Bracewell, 13.3 ov), 3-81 (Michael Papps, 18.2 ov), 4-81 (Fraser Colson, 18.3 ov), 5-89 (Malcolm Nofal, 24.1 ov), 6-93 (Jeetan Patel, 26.3 ov), 7-135 (Ollie Newton, 38.5 ov), 8-178 (Ian McPeake, 53.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Adam Milne	17	4	67	2	3.94	-	-	-	2	4
Bevan Small	13	2	41	0	3.15	-	-	-	0	0
Blair Tickner	15	2	75	4	5.00	-	-	-	1	4
Willem Ludick	11	2	19	1	1.72	-	-	-	1	0
Jesse Ryder	6	2	8	0	1.33	-	-	-	0	0
Felix Murray	12	2	39	1	3.25	-	-	-	0	0
Brad Schmulian	4	1	13	0	3.25	-	-	-	0	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings (T: 372 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brad Schmulian	lbw b Bennett	0	4	3	0	0	0.00
Ben Smith	lbw b Newton	1	4	9	0	0	25.00
Will Young (c)	c †Conway b Bennett	5	26	36	1	0	19.23
Jesse Ryder	c †Conway b McPeake	39	80	131	4	0	48.75
Tom Bruce	lbw b Ridley	3	5	5	0	0	60.00
Dane Cleaver †	c Papps b Bennett	0	10	15	0	0	0.00
Willem Ludick	c †Conway b Newton	22	38	56	4	0	57.89
Adam Milne	c Bracewell b McPeake	4	45	47	0	0	8.88
Bevan Small	not out	20	80	83	2	0	25.00
Felix Murray	not out	12	50	68	1	0	24.00
Extras	(lb 1, w 1)	2
Total	57 Ov (RR: 1.89)	108/8
Did not bat: Blair Tickner
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Brad Schmulian, 0.4 ov), 2-2 (Ben Smith, 1.5 ov), 3-12 (Will Young, 8.5 ov), 4-15 (Tom Bruce, 9.4 ov), 5-20 (Dane Cleaver, 12.6 ov), 6-65 (Willem Ludick, 26.2 ov), 7-76 (Jesse Ryder, 32.1 ov), 8-85 (Adam Milne, 38.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Hamish Bennett	9	3	14	3	1.55	-	-	-	0
Ollie Newton	13	1	38	2	2.92	-	-	-	0
Alex Ridley	4	0	19	1	4.75	-	-	-	0
Jeetan Patel	19	12	13	0	0.68	-	-	-	0
Ian McPeake	12	3	23	2	1.91	-	-	-	1

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Sat, 17 Mar - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 365/6 (Malcolm Nofal 136*, Jeetan Patel 7*, 96 ov)

Sun, 18 Mar - day 2 - Central D 1st innings 226/3 (Will Young 68*, Tom Bruce 55*, 66 ov)

Mon, 19 Mar - day 3 - Wellington 2nd innings 118/6 (Devon Conway 24*, Ollie Newton 11*, 35 ov)

Tue, 20 Mar - day 4 - Central D 2nd innings 108/8 (57 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Wellington 1st innings:
Wellington: 50 runs in 15.4 overs (95 balls), Extras 1
Lunch: Wellington - 83/4 in 32.0 overs (LJ Woodcock 33, FJ Colson 11)
Wellington: 100 runs in 35.5 overs (217 balls), Extras 2
LJ Woodcock: 50 off 123 balls (6 x 4)
Break In Play: Wellington - 139/5 in 45.0 overs (LJ Woodcock 59, MJ Nofal 22)
Wellington: 150 runs in 46.2 overs (280 balls), Extras 2
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (LJ Woodcock 27, MJ Nofal 25, Ex 0)
Wellington: 200 runs in 60.5 overs (368 balls), Extras 7
MJ Nofal: 50 off 69 balls (2 x 4, 1 x 6)
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 153 balls (LJ Woodcock 48, MJ Nofal 50, Ex 5)
Tea: Wellington - 203/5 in 62.0 overs (LJ Woodcock 90, MJ Nofal 50)
LJ Woodcock: 100 off 221 balls (14 x 4, 1 x 6)
Wellington: 250 runs in 72.3 overs (438 balls), Extras 10
6th Wicket: 150 runs in 223 balls (LJ Woodcock 70, MJ Nofal 73, Ex 8)
Break In Play: Wellington - 262/5 in 74.4 overs (LJ Woodcock 117, MJ Nofal 75)
New Ball Taken: WWellington 294/5 at 80.1 overs (LJ Woodcock 134, MJ Nofal 87)
6th Wicket: 200 runs in 286 balls (LJ Woodcock 94, MJ Nofal 91, Ex 15)
Wellington: 300 runs in 83.2 overs (503 balls), Extras 17
MJ Nofal: 100 off 136 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
Wellington: 350 runs in 92.3 overs (560 balls), Extras 19
End Of Day: Wellington - 365/6 in 96.0 overs (MJ Nofal 136, JS Patel 7)

Day 2

MJ Nofal: 150 off 207 balls (11 x 4, 4 x 6)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (MJ Nofal 34, JS Patel 19, Ex 0)
Wellington: 400 runs in 104.2 overs (631 balls), Extras 19
End of bonus points at 110 overs: Wellington 433/6
Wellington: 450 runs in 114.1 overs (690 balls), Extras 21
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (OR Newton 22, IG McPeake 27, Ex 1)
Wellington: 500 runs in 119.5 overs (724 balls), Extras 22
Central Districts 1st innings:
Lunch: Central Districts - 7/0 in 3.0 overs (BD Schmulian 3, BS Smith 0)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 4
Break In Play: Central Districts - 55/2 in 20.0 overs (WA Young 9, JD Ryder 17)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (WA Young 13, JD Ryder 37, Ex 0)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 27.2 overs (164 balls), Extras 4
JD Ryder: 50 off 57 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
Tea: Central Districts - 117/2 in 33.0 overs (WA Young 27, JD Ryder 61)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 42.3 overs (255 balls), Extras 4
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (WA Young 13, TC Bruce 37, Ex 0)
WA Young: 50 off 114 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
Central Districts: 200 runs in 57.2 overs (344 balls), Extras 4
TC Bruce: 50 off 78 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
End Of Day: Central Districts - 226/3 in 66.0 overs (WA Young 68, TC Bruce 55)

Day 3

4th Wicket: 100 runs in 186 balls (WA Young 38, TC Bruce 57, Ex 5)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 73.3 overs (441 balls), Extras 9
New Ball Taken: Central Districts 265/4 at 81.1 overs (TC Bruce 79, D Cleaver 8)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (TC Bruce 28, D Cleaver 24, Ex 1)
Central Districts: 300 runs in 87.6 overs (528 balls), Extras 10
Lunch: Central Districts - 339/5 in 101.0 overs (D Cleaver 47, WC Ludick 22)
D Cleaver: 50 off 98 balls (11 x 4)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls (D Cleaver 27, WC Ludick 22, Ex 2)
Central Districts: 350 runs in 102.3 overs (616 balls), Extras 12
Break In Play: Central Districts - 351/5 in 102.3 overs (D Cleaver 52, WC Ludick 29)
End of bonus points at 110 overs: Central Districts 377/7
Central Districts: 400 runs in 120.1 overs (723 balls), Extras 15
Wellington 2nd innings:
Tea: Wellington - 0/0
Break In Play: Wellington - 10/0 in 4.4 overs (MHW Papps 5)
LJ Woodcock (2) retired hurt at 10/0 (5, 4.4 overs)
After 11.0 overs BF Smith replaced D Cleaver as wicket-keeper
Wellington: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (76 balls), Extras 2
Ball Change: Wellington - 53/1 in 12.3 overs (MHW Papps 31, MG Bracewell 5)
Wellington: 100 runs in 28.2 overs (174 balls), Extras 6
Break In Play: Wellington - 112/6 in 34.2 overs (DP Conway 24, OR Newton 5)
End Of Day: Wellington - 118/6 in 35.0 overs (DP Conway 24, OR Newton 11)

Day 4

Day 4. LJ Woodcock replaced by AD Ridley-concussion substittute
Day 4: D Cleaver resumed as wicket-keeper
Wellington: 150 runs in 46.3 overs (285 balls), Extras 11
Break In Play: Wellington- 159/7 in 48.3 overs (DP Conway 49, IG McPeake 3)
DP Conway: 50 off 108 balls (8 x 4)
WellingtonS: 200 runs in 58.5 overs (359 balls), Extras 12
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (DP Conway 15, AD Ridley 33, Ex 2)
Lunch: Wellington - 234/8 in 70.0 overs (DP Conway 82, AD Ridley 34)
Wellington: 250 runs in 72.4 overs (444 balls), Extras 14
DP Conway: 100 off 171 balls (15 x 4)
Central Districts 2nd innings:
Central Districts: 50 runs in 20.6 overs (126 balls), Extras 1
Tea: Central Districts - 51/5 in 21.0 overs (JD Ryder 28, WC Ludick 13)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 48.6 overs (294 balls), Extras 2

Match Details

Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss	Central Districts, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2017/18
Match days	17,18,19,20 March 2018 - day (4-day match)
WELL Player Replacement	Substitute: Alex Ridley in, Luke Woodcock out (3rd innings, 35.1 ov)
FC debut	Felix Murray Willem Ludick
Umpires	Derek Walker Tim Parlane
Match Referee	Kevin Pulley
Points	Wellington 7, Central Districts 6

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Central D Innings

Player Name		R	B
BD Schmulian	lbw	0	4
BS Smith	lbw	1	4
WA Young	caught	5	26
JD Ryder	caught	39	80
TC Bruce	lbw	3	5
D Cleaver	caught	0	10
WC Ludick	caught	22	38
AF Milne	caught	4	45
BJ Small	not out	20	80
FJM Murray	not out	12	50
Extras	(lb 1, w 1)
Total	108(8 wkts; 57 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
HK Bennett	9	3	14	3	1.55
OR Newton	13	1	38	2	2.92
AD Ridley	4	0	19	1	4.75
JS Patel	19	12	13	0	0.68
IG McPeake	12	3	23	2	1.91

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Ben Smith	Brad Schmulian
2nd	2	Ben Smith	Will Young
3rd	10	Jesse Ryder	Will Young
4th	3	Jesse Ryder	Tom Bruce
5th	5	Jesse Ryder	Dane Cleaver
6th	45	Jesse Ryder	Willem Ludick
7th	11	Jesse Ryder	Adam Milne
8th	9	Bevan Small	Adam Milne
9th	23	Bevan Small	Felix Murray

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
CD	10	6	0	4	131
WELL	10	6	3	1	127
AUCK	10	5	3	2	105
ND	10	2	4	4	80
OTAGO	10	2	7	1	79
CANT	10	2	6	2	64

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