BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Troy Johnson	b Bracewell	2	13	12	0	0	15.38
Nick Greenwood	b Bracewell	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
Gareth Severin	c Bruce b Randell	3	21	30	0	0	14.28
Nick Kelly (c)	lbw b Toole	43	87	135	8	0	49.42
Muhammad Abbas	c †Cleaver b Toole	24	35	44	4	0	68.57
Callum McLachlan †	lbw b Clarkson	49	72	116	6	1	68.05
Nathan Smith	c Boyle b Toole	14	24	27	3	0	58.33
Peter Younghusband	lbw b Patel	27	54	99	4	0	50.00
Ben Sears	c †Cleaver b Randell	14	45	50	2	0	31.11
Michael Snedden	lbw b Patel	0	8	7	0	0	0.00
James Hartshorn	not out	6	20	22	1	0	30.00
Extras	(b 8, lb 9, nb 2)	19
TOTAL	63.1 Ov (RR: 3.18)	201
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Nick Greenwood, 0.6 ov), 2-2 (Troy Johnson, 2.6 ov), 3-19 (Gareth Severin, 7.5 ov), 4-55 (Muhammad Abbas, 17.5 ov), 5-106 (Nick Kelly, 33.3 ov), 6-132 (Nathan Smith, 39.4 ov), 7-151 (Callum McLachlan, 43.3 ov), 8-184 (Ben Sears, 56.2 ov), 9-186 (Michael Snedden, 57.6 ov), 10-201 (Peter Younghusband, 63.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Doug Bracewell	15	7	19	2	1.26	-	-	-	0
Brett Randell	14	1	55	2	3.92	-	-	-	2
Raymond Toole	11	2	45	3	4.09	-	-	-	0
Blair Tickner	12	2	44	0	3.66	-	-	-	0
Ajaz Patel	7.1	2	15	2	2.09	-	-	-	0
Josh Clarkson	4	2	6	1	1.50	-	-	-	0

Central Districts 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Boyle	c †McLachlan b Smith	2	3	1	0	0	66.66
Greg Hay (c)	c †McLachlan b Smith	2	14	21	0	0	14.28
Brad Schmulian	c †McLachlan b Snedden	38	65	104	4	0	58.46
Tom Bruce	b Sears	17	28	34	1	1	60.71
Dane Cleaver †	b Snedden	13	56	66	2	0	23.21
Josh Clarkson	run out (Smith)	20	47	85	1	0	42.55
Ajaz Patel	c †McLachlan b Snedden	1	6	6	0	0	16.66
Doug Bracewell	st †McLachlan b Younghusband	1	12	14	0	0	8.33
Brett Randell	c Younghusband b Smith	40	81	119	4	0	49.38
Blair Tickner	not out	15	79	87	0	0	18.98
Raymond Toole	b Smith	0	11	16	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 3, nb 17)	20
TOTAL	64.1 Ov (RR: 2.63, 279 Mins)	169
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Jack Boyle, 0.3 ov), 2-18 (Greg Hay, 4.6 ov), 3-47 (Tom Bruce, 12.2 ov), 4-68 (Brad Schmulian, 23.5 ov), 5-82 (Dane Cleaver, 26.6 ov), 6-85 (Ajaz Patel, 28.2 ov), 7-92 (Doug Bracewell, 31.5 ov), 8-127 (Josh Clarkson, 42.6 ov), 9-169 (Brett Randell, 60.2 ov), 10-169 (Raymond Toole, 64.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Nathan Smith	15.1	3	34	4	2.24	-	-	-	4
Michael Snedden	13	0	55	3	4.23	-	-	-	11
James Hartshorn	11	3	31	0	2.81	-	-	-	2
Ben Sears	11	1	28	1	2.54	-	-	-	0
Peter Younghusband	14	6	18	1	1.28	-	-	-	0

Wellington 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Troy Johnson	c Bruce b Randell	14	18	32	2	0	77.77
Nick Greenwood	lbw b Toole	29	34	51	6	0	85.29
Gareth Severin	b Tickner	77	146	244	7	0	52.73
Nick Kelly (c)	lbw b Randell	98	144	169	12	1	68.05
Muhammad Abbas	b Bracewell	45	115	138	6	0	39.13
Callum McLachlan †	lbw b Patel	8	24	52	0	0	33.33
Nathan Smith	b Randell	12	33	59	1	0	36.36
Peter Younghusband	not out	28	59	93	4	0	47.45
Ben Sears	lbw b Bracewell	6	49	54	0	0	12.24
Michael Snedden	b Patel	0	7	5	0	0	0.00
James Hartshorn	b Bracewell	0	2	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 2)	7
TOTAL	104.5 Ov (RR: 3.09, 453 Mins)	324
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Troy Johnson, 7.1 ov), 2-51 (Nick Greenwood, 11.3 ov), 3-206 (Nick Kelly, 50.6 ov), 4-233 (Gareth Severin, 64.2 ov), 5-260 (Callum McLachlan, 75.3 ov), 6-284 (Muhammad Abbas, 82.6 ov), 7-297 (Nathan Smith, 89.1 ov), 8-322 (Ben Sears, 102.4 ov), 9-323 (Michael Snedden, 103.6 ov), 10-324 (James Hartshorn, 104.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Doug Bracewell	21.5	4	73	3	3.34	-	-	-	0
Brett Randell	15	3	45	3	3.00	-	-	-	2
Blair Tickner	17	3	60	1	3.52	-	-	-	0
Raymond Toole	16	3	53	1	3.31	-	-	-	0
Ajaz Patel	21	4	51	2	2.42	-	-	-	0
Josh Clarkson	11	4	22	0	2.00	-	-	-	0
Brad Schmulian	3	0	15	0	5.00	-	-	-	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings (T: 357 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Greg Hay (c)	lbw b Smith	9	15	19	2	0	60.00
Jack Boyle	c Johnson b Younghusband	23	45	77	3	0	51.11
Brad Schmulian	c †McLachlan b Smith	14	18	18	2	0	77.77
Tom Bruce	b Hartshorn	26	68	90	2	1	38.23
Dane Cleaver †	c Kelly b Younghusband	47	104	177	3	1	45.19
Josh Clarkson	c †McLachlan b Hartshorn	2	3	36	0	0	66.66
Doug Bracewell	b Hartshorn	4	2	3	1	0	200.00
Brett Randell	b Hartshorn	2	10	10	0	0	20.00
Ajaz Patel	lbw b Snedden	49	55	68	10	0	89.09
Blair Tickner	c Greenwood b Smith	4	28	46	1	0	14.28
Raymond Toole	not out	0	4	7	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 3)	4
TOTAL	58.4 Ov (RR: 3.13, 263 Mins)	184
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Greg Hay, 4.5 ov), 2-34 (Brad Schmulian, 8.2 ov), 3-58 (Jack Boyle, 17.6 ov), 4-92 (Tom Bruce, 30.6 ov), 5-96 (Josh Clarkson, 32.1 ov), 6-100 (Doug Bracewell, 32.3 ov), 7-106 (Brett Randell, 34.4 ov), 8-174 (Ajaz Patel, 48.6 ov), 9-184 (Dane Cleaver, 57.2 ov), 10-184 (Blair Tickner, 58.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Nathan Smith	11.4	1	55	3	4.71	-	-	-
Michael Snedden	10	3	26	1	2.60	-	-	-
Ben Sears	11	1	31	0	2.81	-	-	-
Peter Younghusband	19	5	51	2	2.68	-	-	-
James Hartshorn	7	2	17	4	2.42	-	-	-

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Sat, 28 Oct - day 1 - Central D 1st innings 92/7 (Josh Clarkson 6*, 35.5 ov)

Sun, 29 Oct - day 2 - Wellington 2nd innings 233/3 (Gareth Severin 77*, Muhammad Abbas 9*, 63 ov)

Mon, 30 Oct - day 3 - Central D 2nd innings 184 (58.4 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

Wellington 1st innings:
Wellington: 50 runs in 16.3 overs, 73 minutes, 9 extras
Wellington: 100 runs in 31.2 overs, 140 minutes, 10 extras
Lunch (12:52 to 13:33): Wellington - 101/4 in 32.0 overs, NF Kelly 38 (78), CR McLachlan 24 (44)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls, 65 minutes, NF Kelly 25 (46), CR McLachlan 24 (44), 1 extra
Wellington: 150 runs in 42.4 overs, 190 minutes, 16 extras
Wellington: 200 runs in 63.0 overs, 274 minutes, 19 extras
Tea (15:55 to 16:05): Wellington - 201/10 in 63.1 overs, PF Younghusband 27 (54), JW Hartshorn 6 (20)
End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington 201 (63.1) (Wellington 1 batting point, Central Districts 4 bowling points)
Central Districts 1st innings:
Ball Change (17:07 to 17:09): Central Districts - 47/3 in 13.1 overs, BD Schmulian 22 (34), D Cleaver 0 (4)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 14.3 overs, 67 minutes, 4 extras
End of Day (18:29): Central Districts - 92/7 in 31.5 overs, JA Clarkson 6 (17), BG Randell 0 (0)

Day 2

Central Districts: 100 runs in 35.5 overs, 160 minutes, 13 extras
Central Districts: 150 runs in 49.0 overs, 216 minutes, 18 extras
Lunch (12:45 to 13:26): Central Districts - 169/10 in 64.1 overs, BM Tickner 15 (79), RL Toole 0 (11)
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 169 (64.1) (Central Districts 0 batting points, Wellington 4 bowling points)
Wellington 2nd innings:
Wellington: 50 runs in 10.4 overs, 47 minutes, 1 extra
Ball Change (14:33 to 14:33): Wellington - 58/2 in 14.3 overs, GR Severin 8 (24), NF Kelly 6 (12)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls, 62 minutes, GR Severin 21 (29), NF Kelly 30 (55), 0 extras
Wellington: 100 runs in 25.3 overs, 114 minutes, 1 extra
Tea (15:41 to 16:03): Wellington - 116/2 in 31.0 overs, GR Severin 35 (60), NF Kelly 37 (75)
NF Kelly: 50 runs in 103 balls, 110 minutes (7x4)
Wellington: 150 runs in 40.2 overs, 169 minutes, 1 extra
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 175 balls, 119 minutes, GR Severin 39 (65), NF Kelly 62 (110), 0 extras
GR Severin: 50 runs in 95 balls, 157 minutes (4x4)
Wellington: 200 runs in 48.4 overs, 209 minutes, 1 extra
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 225 balls, 159 minutes, GR Severin 55 (91), NF Kelly 96 (134), 0 extras
Central Districts: 100 runs in 35.5 overs, 160 minutes, 13 extras
Central Districts: 150 runs in 49.0 overs, 216 minutes, 18 extras
Lunch (12:45 to 13:26): Central Districts - 169/10 in 64.1 overs, BM Tickner 15 (79), RL Toole 0 (11)
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 169 (64.1) (Central Districts 0 batting points, Wellington 4 bowling points)
Wellington 2nd innings:
Wellington: 50 runs in 10.4 overs, 47 minutes, 1 extra
Ball Change (14:33 to 14:33): Wellington - 58/2 in 14.3 overs, GR Severin 8 (24), NF Kelly 6 (12)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls, 62 minutes, GR Severin 21 (29), NF Kelly 30 (55), 0 extras
Wellington: 100 runs in 25.3 overs, 114 minutes, 1 extra
Tea (15:41 to 16:03): Wellington - 116/2 in 31.0 overs, GR Severin 35 (60), NF Kelly 37 (75)
NF Kelly: 50 runs in 103 balls, 110 minutes (7x4)
Wellington: 150 runs in 40.2 overs, 169 minutes, 1 extra
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 175 balls, 119 minutes, GR Severin 39 (65), NF Kelly 62 (110), 0 extras
GR Severin: 50 runs in 95 balls, 157 minutes (4x4)
Wellington: 200 runs in 48.4 overs, 209 minutes, 1 extra
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 225 balls, 159 minutes, GR Severin 55 (91), NF Kelly 96 (134), 0 extras
End of Day (18:20): Wellington - 233/3 in 63.0 overs, GR Severin 77 (144), MA Abbas 9 (39)

Day 3

Wellington: 250 runs in 69.4 overs, 301 minutes, 6 extras
New Ball Taken: Wellington - 272/5 after 80.2 overs, MA Abbas 33 (105), NG Smith 7 (12), 6 extras
Wellington: 300 runs in 91.0 overs, 396 minutes, 7 extras
Drinks (12:52 to 12:52): Wellington - 311/7 in 95.0 overs, PF Younghusband 16 (36), BV Sears 5 (22)
Lunch (12:52 to 13:32): Wellington - 311/7 in 95.0 overs, PF Younghusband 16 (36), BV Sears 5 (22)
Central Districts 2nd innings:
Central Districts: 50 runs in 15.3 overs, 68 minutes, 1 extra
Tea (15:40 to 16:00): Central Districts - 58/3 in 18.0 overs, TC Bruce 11 (30), D Cleaver 0 (0)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 32.2 overs, 136 minutes, 2 extras
Central Districts: 150 runs in 43.5 overs, 194 minutes, 2 extras
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls, 48 minutes, D Cleaver 11 (16), AY Patel 38 (43), 1 extra
Extra half hour claimed by Wellington

MATCH DETAILS

Saxton Oval, Nelson
Toss	Wellington, elected to bat first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2023/24
Match days	28,29,30 October 2023 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	John Dempsey Kannan Jagannathan
Match Referee	Richard Hayward
Points	Wellington 17, Central Districts 4

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Central D Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
GR Hay	lbw	9	15
JCT Boyle	caught	23	45
BD Schmulian	caught	14	18
TC Bruce	bowled	26	68
D Cleaver	caught	47	104
JA Clarkson	caught	2	3
DAJ Bracewell	bowled	4	2
BG Randell	bowled	2	10
AY Patel	lbw	49	55
BM Tickner	caught	4	28
RL Toole	not out	0	4
Extras	(b 1, lb 3)
Total	184(10 wkts; 58.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
NG Smith	11.4	1	55	3	4.71
MW Snedden	10	3	26	1	2.6
BV Sears	11	1	31	0	2.81
PF Younghusband	19	5	51	2	2.68
JW Hartshorn	7	2	17	4	2.42

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	18	Greg Hay	Jack Boyle
2nd	16	Brad Schmulian	Jack Boyle
3rd	24	Tom Bruce	Jack Boyle
4th	34	Dane Cleaver	Tom Bruce
5th	4	Dane Cleaver	Josh Clarkson
6th	4	Doug Bracewell	Dane Cleaver
7th	6	Dane Cleaver	Brett Randell
8th	68	Dane Cleaver	Ajaz Patel
9th	10	Dane Cleaver	Blair Tickner
10th	0	Blair Tickner	Raymond Toole

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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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