Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
George Worker	b McPeake	7	14	22	1	0	50.00
Greg Hay (c)	lbw b Neesham	62	110	172	8	1	56.36
Will Young	lbw b Neesham	1	14	15	0	0	7.14
Ben Smith	c †Johns b Neesham	2	11	16	0	0	18.18
Tom Bruce	c McPeake b Gibson	2	5	9	0	0	40.00
Dane Cleaver †	c Gibson b McPeake	9	15	33	1	0	60.00
Brad Schmulian	c Gibson b van Beek	4	4	7	1	0	100.00
Willem Ludick	c Bracewell b van Beek	4	13	19	0	0	30.76
Blair Tickner	c †Johns b van Beek	0	4	8	0	0	0.00
Stefan Hook-Sporry	c van Beek b Sears	4	21	24	1	0	19.04
Raymond Toole	not out	0	9	15	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 1)	1
Total	36.4 Ov (RR: 2.61)	96
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (George Worker, 5.3 ov), 2-20 (Will Young, 8.6 ov), 3-24 (Ben Smith, 12.3 ov), 4-33 (Tom Bruce, 13.6 ov), 5-61 (Dane Cleaver, 21.2 ov), 6-65 (Brad Schmulian, 22.4 ov), 7-75 (Willem Ludick, 26.6 ov), 8-79 (Blair Tickner, 28.4 ov), 9-90 (Stefan Hook-Sporry, 33.3 ov), 10-96 (Greg Hay, 36.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Logan van Beek	9	1	34	3	3.77	-	-	-
Ian McPeake	8	2	16	2	2.00	-	-	-
James Neesham	9.4	3	17	3	1.75	-	-	-
Jamie Gibson	4	0	13	1	3.25	-	-	-
Ben Sears	6	0	15	1	2.50	-	-	-

Wellington 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Fraser Colson	c †Cleaver b Tickner	0	3	1	0	0	0.00
Rachin Ravindra	c Worker b Tickner	76	142	-	11	1	53.52
Devon Conway	c †Cleaver b Tickner	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Troy Johnson	lbw b Ludick	27	78	104	4	0	34.61
Michael Bracewell (c)	c Bruce b Ludick	70	156	202	9	0	44.87
James Neesham	c †Cleaver b Tickner	63	120	168	7	0	52.50
Jamie Gibson	c †Cleaver b Tickner	33	57	81	4	0	57.89
Lauchie Johns †	c Bruce b Toole	0	9	13	0	0	0.00
Logan van Beek	c †Cleaver b Ludick	9	15	23	2	0	60.00
Ian McPeake	lbw b Toole	1	14	27	0	0	7.14
Ben Sears	not out	1	5	8	0	0	20.00
Extras	(lb 6, nb 7, w 5)	18
Total	99 Ov (RR: 3.01)	298
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Fraser Colson, 0.3 ov), 2-0 (Devon Conway, 0.5 ov), 3-80 (Troy Johnson, 24.5 ov), 4-175 (Rachin Ravindra, 54.5 ov), 5-208 (Michael Bracewell, 70.5 ov), 6-275 (Jamie Gibson, 89.6 ov), 7-286 (Lauchie Johns, 92.5 ov), 8-286 (James Neesham, 93.4 ov), 9-296 (Logan van Beek, 97.2 ov), 10-298 (Ian McPeake, 98.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Blair Tickner	27	5	96	5	3.55	-	-	-	2	2
Raymond Toole	29	8	66	2	2.27	-	-	-	0	1
Stefan Hook-Sporry	15	2	53	0	3.53	-	-	-	1	0
Willem Ludick	22	5	52	3	2.36	-	-	-	2	3
Brad Schmulian	5	0	25	0	5.00	-	-	-	0	1
Tom Bruce	1	1	0	0	0.00	-	-	-	0	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
George Worker	b Sears	35	50	71	6	0	70.00
Greg Hay (c)	c van Beek b Neesham	54	109	153	9	0	49.54
Will Young	c Bracewell b Gibson	22	36	56	4	0	61.11
Ben Smith	b Neesham	14	43	72	2	0	32.55
Tom Bruce	c †Johns b Neesham	11	22	28	2	0	50.00
Dane Cleaver †	c †Johns b van Beek	10	27	43	2	0	37.03
Brad Schmulian	not out	68	77	137	9	0	88.31
Willem Ludick	c †Johns b Gibson	15	21	29	3	0	71.42
Blair Tickner	c Neesham b Gibson	6	20	30	0	0	30.00
Stefan Hook-Sporry	b van Beek	1	17	17	0	0	5.88
Raymond Toole	run out (McPeake/van Beek)	2	19	35	0	0	10.52
Extras	(lb 7, nb 2, w 7)	16
Total	73.1 Ov (RR: 3.47)	254
Fall of wickets: 1-73 (George Worker, 16.6 ov), 2-120 (Will Young, 29.5 ov), 3-124 (Greg Hay, 34.4 ov), 4-139 (Tom Bruce, 40.4 ov), 5-150 (Ben Smith, 44.4 ov), 6-165 (Dane Cleaver, 49.3 ov), 7-199 (Willem Ludick, 55.4 ov), 8-221 (Blair Tickner, 61.6 ov), 9-228 (Stefan Hook-Sporry, 65.6 ov), 10-254 (Raymond Toole, 73.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Logan van Beek	23.1	7	64	2	2.76	-	-	-	0	0
Ian McPeake	5	0	34	0	6.80	-	-	-	5	0
Jamie Gibson	11	0	36	3	3.27	-	-	-	0	0
James Neesham	24	4	65	3	2.70	-	-	-	2	2
Ben Sears	10	1	48	1	4.80	-	-	-	0	0

Wellington 2nd Innings (T: 53 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Fraser Colson	c †Cleaver b Ludick	15	28	38	2	0	53.57
Rachin Ravindra	not out	17	40	71	2	0	42.50
Devon Conway	not out	19	31	33	3	0	61.29
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1)	2
Total	16.2 Ov (RR: 3.24)	53/1
Did not bat: Troy Johnson, Michael Bracewell (c), James Neesham, Lauchie Johns †, Jamie Gibson, Logan van Beek, Ian McPeake, Ben Sears
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Fraser Colson, 8.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Blair Tickner	4	0	15	0	3.75	-	-	-	0
Raymond Toole	5	2	7	0	1.40	-	-	-	0
Willem Ludick	4.2	1	24	1	5.53	-	-	-	1
Stefan Hook-Sporry	3	0	6	0	2.00	-	-	-	0

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Close of Play

Sun, 01 Mar - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 175/3 (Rachin Ravindra 76*, Michael Bracewell 58*, 54 ov)

Mon, 02 Mar - day 2 - Central D 2nd innings 124/2 (Greg Hay 54*, Ben Smith 4*, 32.4 ov)

Tue, 03 Mar - day 3 - Wellington 2nd innings 53/1 (16.2 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Central Districts 1st innings:
Drinks: Central Districts - 43/4 in 16.0 overs (GR Hay 29, D Cleaver 1)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 19.0 overs (114 balls, 87 mins, 1 extra)
GR Hay: 50 off 93 balls, 134 mins (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
Lunch: Central Districts - 84/8 in 30.0 overs (GR Hay 50, SJ Hook 4)
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 96 (36.4) (Central Districts 0 batting points, Wellington Firebirds 4 bowling points)
Wellington 1st innings:
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls, 65 mins (R Ravindra 27, TM Johnson 20, extras 3)
Wellington : 50 runs in 15.5 overs (96 balls, 70 mins, 3 extras)
Tea: Wellington - 61/2 in 20.0 overs (R Ravindra 34, TM Johnson 24)
R Ravindra: 50 off 89 balls, 139 mins (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
Wellington : 100 runs in 32.2 overs (197 balls, 142 mins, 9 extras)
Drinks: Wellington - 115/3 in 37.0 overs (R Ravindra 58, MG Bracewell 20)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls, 75 mins (R Ravindra 19, MG Bracewell 27, extras 4)
Wellington : 150 runs in 49.1 overs (300 balls, 219 mins, 13 extras)
MG Bracewell: 50 off 96 balls, 121 mins (8 x 4)
End of Day: Wellington - 175/3 in 54.0 overs (R Ravindra 76, MG Bracewell 58)

Day 2

Wellington : 200 runs in 68.3 overs (416 balls, 300 mins, 16 extras)
Wellington : 250 runs in 79.5 overs (485 balls, 349 mins, 17 extras)
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Rain: Wellington - 253/5 in 82.3 overs (JDS Neesham 39, JD Gibson 24)
Lunch: Wellington - 253/5 in 82.3 overs (JDS Neesham 39, JD Gibson 24)
Ground Delay: Wellington - 253/5 in 82.3 overs (JDS Neesham 39, JD Gibson 24)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls, 55 mins (JDS Neesham 22, JD Gibson 27, extras 1)
JDS Neesham: 50 off 101 balls, 136 mins (6 x 4)
BM Tickner: 5 wickets (25.4-3-96-5)
End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington 298 (99) (Wellington 2 batting points, Central Stags 4 bowling points)
Central Districts 2nd innings:
Tea: Central Districts - 45/0 in 10.0 overs (GH Worker 20, GR Hay 16)
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls, 42 mins (GH Worker 26, GR Hay 16, extras 9)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 11.0 overs (66 balls, 42 mins, 9 extras)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 23.5 overs (143 balls, 102 mins, 9 extras)
GR Hay: 50 off 79 balls, 110 mins (9 x 4)
Bad Light: Central Districts - 124/2 in 32.4 overs (GR Hay 54, BS Smith 4)
End of Day: Central Districts - 124/2 in 32.4 overs (GR Hay 54, BS Smith 4)

Day 3

Central Districts: 150 runs in 44.0 overs (264 balls, 196 mins, 10 extras)
Central Districts: 200 runs in 56.0 overs (337 balls, 256 mins, 13 extras)
Lunch: Central Districts - 221/8 in 62.0 overs (BD Schmulian 40)
BD Schmulian: 50 off 66 balls, 118 mins (5 x 4)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 71.5 overs (433 balls, 331 mins, 16 extras)
Wellington 2nd innings:
Wellington: 50 runs in 16.2 overs (99 balls, 71 mins, 2 extras)

Match Details

Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss	Wellington, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2019/20
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days	1,2,3 March 2020 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Stefan Hook-Sporry
Umpires	Billy Bowden John Dempsey
Match Referee	Kevin Pulley
Points	Wellington 18, Central Districts 4

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Wellington Innings

Player Name		R	B
FJ Colson	caught	15	28
R Ravindra	not out	17	40
DP Conway	not out	19	31
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1)
Total	53(1 wkt; 16.2 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
BM Tickner	4	0	15	0	3.75
RL Toole	5	2	7	0	1.4
WC Ludick	4.2	1	24	1	5.53 (1 nb)
SJ Hook-Sporry	3	0	6	0	2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	22	Fraser Colson	Rachin Ravindra
2nd	31	Devon Conway	Rachin Ravindra

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
WELL	6	4	1	1	83
CD	6	2	3	1	57
OTAGO	6	2	1	2	55
AUCK	6	2	1	2	54
CANT	6	1	3	2	45
ND	6	1	3	2	42

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