BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tim Robinson	c Schmulian b Dudding	5	4	6	1	0	125.00
Nick Greenwood	c †Cleaver b Clarkson	54	83	101	7	1	65.06
Gareth Severin	c Dudding b Tickner	32	82	140	3	0	39.02
Nick Kelly (c)	c †Cleaver b Clarkson	31	66	80	4	0	46.96
Muhammad Abbas	c Tickner b Patel	46	111	145	3	0	41.44
Callum McLachlan †	c Tickner b Patel	51	99	136	6	0	51.51
Logan van Beek	c †Cleaver b Dudding	34	61	90	4	0	55.73
Jesse Tashkoff	b Dudding	14	24	38	2	0	58.33
Peter Younghusband	c Patel b Tickner	7	15	13	1	0	46.66
Michael Snedden	not out	2	4	12	0	0	50.00
Ian McPeake	c Boyle b Dudding	2	7	8	0	0	28.57
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 1, w 6)	17
TOTAL	92.3 Ov (RR: 3.18, 391 Mins)	295
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Tim Robinson, 1.3 ov), 2-75 (Nick Greenwood, 23.6 ov), 3-114 (Gareth Severin, 32.6 ov), 4-139 (Nick Kelly, 44.6 ov), 5-221 (Muhammad Abbas, 69.3 ov), 6-243 (Callum McLachlan, 78.5 ov), 7-274 (Jesse Tashkoff, 86.6 ov), 8-289 (Peter Younghusband, 89.6 ov), 9-291 (Logan van Beek, 90.4 ov), 10-295 (Ian McPeake, 92.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Blair Tickner	26	2	95	2	3.65	-	-	-	0	0
Liam Dudding	18.3	1	67	4	3.62	-	-	-	1	0
Raymond Toole	6.4	3	12	0	1.80	-	-	-	0	0
Josh Clarkson	14	1	58	2	4.14	-	-	-	1	1
Ajaz Patel	24.2	4	51	2	2.09	-	-	-	0	0
Brad Schmulian	3	2	2	0	0.66	-	-	-	0	0

Central Districts 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Curtis Heaphy	c Robinson b McPeake	131	328	410	14	0	39.93
Jack Boyle	c †McLachlan b van Beek	26	60	90	3	0	43.33
Greg Hay (c)	c †McLachlan b van Beek	45	92	121	6	0	48.91
Brad Schmulian	run out (Robinson/†McLachlan)	186	257	394	20	1	72.37
Tom Bruce	c van Beek b McPeake	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
Dane Cleaver †	c Robinson b Younghusband	37	61	91	5	0	60.65
Josh Clarkson	c Snedden b Younghusband	46	60	62	4	1	76.66
Ajaz Patel	c Greenwood b Tashkoff	14	18	25	3	0	77.77
Blair Tickner	not out	28	13	20	5	0	215.38
Liam Dudding	b Tashkoff	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Raymond Toole	not out	2	6	8	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b 14, lb 31, nb 5, w 2, pen 5)	57
TOTAL	149 Ov (RR: 3.83, 614 Mins)	572/9d
Fall of wickets: 1-80 (Jack Boyle, 22.2 ov), 2-154 (Greg Hay, 52.5 ov), 3-345 (Curtis Heaphy, 100.2 ov), 4-345 (Tom Bruce, 100.5 ov), 5-422 (Dane Cleaver, 122.1 ov), 6-513 (Josh Clarkson, 138.5 ov), 7-538 (Ajaz Patel, 145.1 ov), 8-558 (Brad Schmulian, 147.1 ov), 9-558 (Liam Dudding, 147.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Logan van Beek	32	4	115	2	3.59	-	-	-	2	1
Ian McPeake	27	3	79	2	2.92	-	-	-	0	1
Michael Snedden	27	8	78	0	2.88	-	-	-	0	2
Jesse Tashkoff	18	0	80	2	4.44	-	-	-	0	0
Peter Younghusband	42	8	160	2	3.80	-	-	-	0	1
Muhammad Abbas	3	0	10	0	3.33	-	-	-	0	0

Wellington 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tim Robinson	c †Cleaver b Clarkson	50	96	160	6	0	52.08
Nick Greenwood	lbw b Tickner	14	14	20	2	0	100.00
Gareth Severin	lbw b Tickner	10	39	42	2	0	25.64
Nick Kelly (c)	lbw b Clarkson	9	22	26	1	0	40.90
Ian McPeake	c †Cleaver b Dudding	44	152	209	5	0	28.94
Muhammad Abbas	c Heaphy b Dudding	27	106	128	2	0	25.47
Callum McLachlan †	lbw b Patel	36	93	110	5	0	38.70
Logan van Beek	not out	52	119	186	6	0	43.69
Jesse Tashkoff	c †Cleaver b Tickner	23	50	48	3	0	46.00
Peter Younghusband	c Bruce b Schmulian	0	17	20	0	0	0.00
Michael Snedden	not out	0	1	18	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 18, lb 3, nb 1, w 3)	25
TOTAL	118 Ov (RR: 2.45, 487 Mins)	290/9
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Nick Greenwood, 4.5 ov), 2-47 (Gareth Severin, 14.5 ov), 3-57 (Nick Kelly, 20.5 ov), 4-101 (Tim Robinson, 38.3 ov), 5-169 (Muhammad Abbas, 70.1 ov), 6-172 (Ian McPeake, 72.3 ov), 7-244 (Callum McLachlan, 97.2 ov), 8-274 (Jesse Tashkoff, 108.6 ov), 9-279 (Peter Younghusband, 113.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Blair Tickner	28	6	79	3	2.82	-	-	-	3	1
Liam Dudding	18	1	53	2	2.94	-	-	-	0	0
Ajaz Patel	49	12	92	1	1.87	-	-	-	0	0
Josh Clarkson	13	4	30	2	2.30	-	-	-	0	0
Brad Schmulian	9	1	15	1	1.66	-	-	-	0	0
Jack Boyle	1	1	0	0	0.00	-	-	-	0	0

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Fri, 08 Mar - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 242/5 (Callum McLachlan 51*, Logan van Beek 14*, 78 ov)

Sat, 09 Mar - day 2 - Central D 1st innings 262/2 (Curtis Heaphy 109*, Brad Schmulian 52*, 79 ov)

Sun, 10 Mar - day 3 - Wellington 2nd innings 60/3 (Tim Robinson 26*, Ian McPeake 0*, 24 ov)

Mon, 11 Mar - day 4 - Wellington 2nd innings 290/9 (118 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Wellington 1s innings:
Ground Delay (09:54 to 12:20): Pre Start
Lunch (12:20 to 12:47): Pre Start
Hours of Play Day 1 : 1.00pm-3.40pm 4.00pm -6.30pm 78 overs
Wellington: 50 runs in 16.1 overs, 66 minutes, 1 extra
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls, 65 minutes, NA Greenwood 36 (51), GR Severin 13 (47), 1 extra
Injury (14:26 to 14:28): Wellington - 60/1 in 21.0 overs, NA Greenwood 40 (66), GR Severin 13 (56)
NA Greenwood: 50 runs in 77 balls, 97 minutes (6x4, 1x6)
Wellington: 100 runs in 28.0 overs, 120 minutes, 3 extras
AY Patel completed RL Toole 7th over
Tea (15:41 to 16:01): Wellington - 123/3 in 37.0 overs, NF Kelly 22 (40), MA Abbas 6 (14)
Wellington: 150 runs in 48.0 overs, 204 minutes, 4 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls, 39 minutes, MA Abbas 19 (32), CR McLachlan 27 (25), 4 extras
Wellington: 200 runs in 58.3 overs, 246 minutes, 8 extras
CR McLachlan: 50 runs in 87 balls, 119 minutes (6x4)
End of Day (18:45): Wellington - 242/5 in 78.0 overs, CR McLachlan 51 (96), LV van Beek 14 (27)

Day 2

New Ball Taken: Wellington Firebirds - 244/6 after 81.0 overs, LV van Beek 15 (39), JM Tashkoff 1 (3), 9 extras
Wellington Firebirds: 250 runs in 81.5 overs, 339 minutes, 9 extras
Injury (11:00 to 11:03): Wellington Firebirds - 267/6 in 85.1 overs, LV van Beek 22 (49), JM Tashkoff 14 (18)
End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington Firebirds 295 (92.3) (Wellington Firebirds 2 batting points, Central Districts 4 bowling points)
Central Districts 1st innings:
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls, 63 minutes, CG Heaphy 9 (52), JCT Boyle 21 (44), 20 extras
Central Districts: 50 runs in 16.0 overs, 63 minutes, 20 extras
Lunch (12:54 to 13:32): Central Districts - 54/0 in 17.0 overs, CG Heaphy 13 (58), JCT Boyle 21 (44)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 40.1 overs, 162 minutes, 23 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 126 balls, 83 minutes, CG Heaphy 15 (60), GR Hay 33 (66), 2 extras
CG Heaphy: 50 runs in 142 balls, 181 minutes (5x4)
Tea (15:42 to 16:02): Central Districts - 142/1 in 49.0 overs, CG Heaphy 54 (153), GR Hay 38 (84)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 52.2 overs, 208 minutes, 28 extras
Central Districts: 200 runs in 62.5 overs, 251 minutes, 28 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls, 47 minutes, CG Heaphy 28 (39), BD Schmulian 22 (34), 0 extras
BD Schmulian: 50 runs in 60 balls, 80 minutes (7x4)
CG Heaphy: 100 runs in 243 balls, 304 minutes (12x4)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 76.2 overs, 305 minutes, 28 extras
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 144 balls, 95 minutes, CG Heaphy 49 (78), BD Schmulian 51 (66), 0 extras
End of Day (18:01): Central Districts - 262/2 in 79.0 overs, CG Heaphy 109 (254), BD Schmulian 52 (72)

Day 3

New Ball Taken: Central Districts - 262/2 after 80.0 overs, CG Heaphy 109 (260), BD Schmulian 52 (72), 30 extras
Central Districts: 300 runs in 88.0 overs, 355 minutes, 35 extras
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 220 balls, 150 minutes, CG Heaphy 65 (118), BD Schmulian 78 (102), 7 extras
BD Schmulian: 100 runs in 126 balls, 195 minutes (14x4)
Central Districts: 350 runs in 102.5 overs, 422 minutes, 44 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 381/4 (Central Districts 4 batting points, Wellington Firebirds 1 bowling point)
Lunch (12:52 to 13:32): Central Districts - 382/4 in 111.0 overs, BD Schmulian 115 (149), D Cleaver 20 (38)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls, 60 minutes, BD Schmulian 23 (39), D Cleaver 27 (45), 3 extras
Central Districts: 400 runs in 116.5 overs, 482 minutes, 46 extras
Central Districts: 450 runs in 128.5 overs, 530 minutes, 46 extras
BD Schmulian: 150 runs in 206 balls, 322 minutes (19x4)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls, 44 minutes, BD Schmulian 22 (26), JA Clarkson 29 (45), 0 extras
Penalty awarded to Central Districts at Over 136.6: 5 runs, Law 28.3 - Ball striking fielding side helmet
Central Districts: 500 runs in 137.4 overs, 562 minutes, 55 extras
Tea (15:41 to 16:01): Central Districts - 536/6 in 144.0 overs, BD Schmulian 182 (248), AY Patel 13 (16)
Central Districts: 550 runs in 146.2 overs, 599 minutes, 56 extras
Wellington 2nd innings:
Wellington: 50 runs in 16.2 overs, 70 minutes, 1 extra
End of Day (18:21): Wellington - 60/3 in 24.0 overs, TB Robinson 26 (57), IG McPeake 0 (12)

Day 4

TB Robinson: 50 runs in 94 balls, 156 minutes (6x4)
Wellington: 100 runs in 38.1 overs, 157 minutes, 6 extras
Lunch (12:53 to 13:32): Wellington - 138/4 in 60.0 overs, IG McPeake 28 (114), MA Abbas 21 (75)
Wellington: 150 runs in 64.0 overs, 262 minutes, 11 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 156 balls, 105 minutes, IG McPeake 25 (67), MA Abbas 23 (89), 5 extras
New Ball Taken: Wellington - 192/6 after 80.0 overs, CR McLachlan 17 (32), LV van Beek 6 (20), 15 extras
Wellington: 200 runs in 81.1 overs, 335 minutes, 16 extras
Tea (15:42 to 16:02): Wellington - 220/6 in 92.0 overs, CR McLachlan 27 (74), LV van Beek 23 (50)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 118 balls, 77 minutes, CR McLachlan 24 (67), LV van Beek 25 (51), 1 extra
Wellington: 250 runs in 101.2 overs, 416 minutes, 20 extras
Start of Last Hour (17:00): Wellington - 264/7 after 106.0 overs, LV van Beek 40 (80), JM Tashkoff 13 (36), 21 extras, minimum 15 overs remaining
LV van Beek: 50 runs in 113 balls, 180 minutes (6x4)
Play Called Off (17:53): Wellington - 290/9 in 118.0 overs, LV van Beek 52 (119), MW Snedden 0 (1)

MATCH DETAILS

Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North
Toss	Central Districts, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2023/24
Match days	8,9,10,11 March 2024 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Pete Pasco Wayne Knights
Match Referee	G Stretch
Points	Wellington 3, Central Districts 8

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Wellington Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
TB Robinson	caught	50	96
NA Greenwood	lbw	14	14
GR Severin	lbw	10	39
NF Kelly	lbw	9	22
IG McPeake	caught	44	152
Muhammad Abbas	caught	27	106
CR McLachlan	lbw	36	93
LV van Beek	not out	52	119
JM Tashkoff	caught	23	50
PF Younghusband	caught	0	17
MW Snedden	not out	0	1
Extras	(b 18, lb 3, nb 1, w 3)
Total	290(9 wkts; 118 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
BM Tickner	28	6	79	3	2.82 (1 nb)
LR Dudding	18	1	53	2	2.94
AY Patel	49	12	92	1	1.87
JA Clarkson	13	4	30	2	2.3
BD Schmulian	9	1	15	1	1.66
JCT Boyle	1	1	0	0	0

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	21	Nick Greenwood	Tim Robinson
2nd	26	Tim Robinson	Gareth Severin
3rd	10	Nick Kelly	Tim Robinson
4th	44	Ian McPeake	Tim Robinson
5th	68	Ian McPeake	Muhammad Abbas
6th	3	Ian McPeake	Callum McLachlan
7th	72	Logan van Beek	Callum McLachlan
8th	30	Logan van Beek	Jesse Tashkoff
9th	5	Logan van Beek	Peter Younghusband
10th	11	Logan van Beek	Michael Snedden

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Plunket Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
WELL	8	4	0	4	94
ND	8	4	1	3	91
CD	8	3	2	3	85
CANT	8	3	3	2	84
OTAGO	8	1	5	2	54
AUCK	8	1	5	2	51

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