Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dale Phillips	c Younghusband b Dudding	6	6	4	1	0	100.00
Sean Solia (c)	c Severin b Younghusband	68	137	200	11	0	49.63
Harrish Kannan	c Younghusband b Yahya Zeb	8	19	45	1	0	42.10
Bevon Jacobs	c & b Younghusband	58	55	81	12	0	105.45
Cam Fletcher †	c Robinson b Dudding	79	170	214	9	0	46.47
Lachlan Stackpole	c †McLachlan b Dudding	34	34	50	2	2	100.00
Simon Keene	c †McLachlan b Hartshorn	21	23	28	3	0	91.30
Ryan Harrison	not out	31	55	108	3	0	56.36
Adithya Ashok	c †McLachlan b Dudding	4	3	3	1	0	133.33
Rohit Gulati	c †McLachlan b Dudding	15	12	16	3	0	125.00
Ben Lister	not out	15	20	21	3	0	75.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 8, w 2)	11
Total	89 Ov (RR: 3.93)	350/9d
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Dale Phillips, 0.6 ov), 2-48 (Harrish Kannan, 10.2 ov), 3-128 (Bevon Jacobs, 28.4 ov), 4-165 (Sean Solia, 43.2 ov), 5-212 (Lachlan Stackpole, 54.2 ov), 6-250 (Simon Keene, 62.2 ov), 7-306 (Cam Fletcher, 80.2 ov), 8-310 (Adithya Ashok, 80.5 ov), 9-326 (Rohit Gulati, 84.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Liam Dudding	15	1	67	5	4.46	62	12	0	0	0
0.6 to DN Phillips, . 6/1 54.2 to LN Stackpole, . 212/5 80.2 to CD Fletcher, . 306/7 80.5 to A Ashok, . 310/8 84.3 to RK Gulati, . 326/9
James Hartshorn	17	3	52	1	3.05	78	9	0	0	0
62.2 to S Keene, . 250/6
Yahya Zeb	13	1	56	1	4.30	56	9	0	2	0
10.2 to H Kannan, . 48/2
Michael Snedden	17	3	79	0	4.64	71	13	1	0	0
Peter Younghusband	24	1	81	2	3.37	92	6	1	0	0
28.4 to BJ Jacobs, . 128/3 43.2 to SM Solia, . 165/4
Nick Greenwood	3	1	6	0	2.00	12	0	0	0	0

Wellington 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Greenwood	c Jacobs b Keene	15	26	39	2	0	57.69
Michael Snedden	b Lister	8	42	55	0	0	19.04
Gareth Severin	c Kannan b Keene	26	42	73	5	0	61.90
Nick Kelly (c)	lbw b Keene	3	17	28	0	0	17.64
Tim Robinson	c †Fletcher b Keene	18	15	20	2	1	120.00
Callum McLachlan †	not out	89	160	204	11	2	55.62
Peter Younghusband	c Stackpole b Gulati	61	104	114	8	0	58.65
James Hartshorn	c Phillips b Gulati	1	9	8	0	0	11.11
Liam Dudding	c & b Gulati	3	17	30	0	0	17.64
Yahya Zeb	b Harrison	0	12	22	0	0	0.00
Jesse Tashkoff	c Keene b Ashok	5	14	20	1	0	35.71
Extras	(b 9, lb 5, nb 4, w 2)	20
Total	75.4 Ov (RR: 3.29, 309 Mins)	249
Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Nick Greenwood, 9.2 ov), 2-37 (Michael Snedden, 12.5 ov), 3-61 (Nick Kelly, 18.2 ov), 4-83 (Tim Robinson, 22.5 ov), 5-84 (Gareth Severin, 24.1 ov), 6-182 (Peter Younghusband, 55.3 ov), 7-184 (James Hartshorn, 57.2 ov), 8-214 (Liam Dudding, 65.4 ov), 9-234 (Yahya Zeb, 70.6 ov), 10-249 (Jesse Tashkoff, 75.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Lister	15	6	43	1	2.86	73	5	1	0	2
12.5 to MW Snedden, . 37/2
Simon Keene	17	6	36	4	2.11	84	3	0	1	1
9.2 to NA Greenwood, . 34/1 18.2 to NF Kelly, . 61/3 22.5 to TB Robinson, . 83/4 24.1 to GR Severin, . 84/5
Ryan Harrison	8	0	51	1	6.37	32	9	1	1	1
70.6 to Yahya Zeb, . 234/9
Rohit Gulati	26	4	78	3	3.00	109	7	1	0	0
55.3 to PF Younghusband, . 182/6 57.2 to JW Hartshorn, . 184/7 65.4 to LR Dudding, . 214/8
Adithya Ashok	9.4	1	27	1	2.79	46	5	0	0	0
75.4 to JM Tashkoff, . 249/10

Auckland 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dale Phillips	b Dudding	6	26	13	0	0	23.07
Sean Solia (c)	b Hartshorn	0	5	7	0	0	0.00
Harrish Kannan	c †McLachlan b Snedden	3	25	49	0	0	12.00
Cam Fletcher †	run out (Dudding)	85	206	326	8	2	41.26
Lachlan Stackpole	lbw b Dudding	35	52	68	5	1	67.30
Bevon Jacobs	c Robinson b Greenwood	125	135	208	13	6	92.59
Ryan Harrison	not out	50	100	116	4	1	50.00
Simon Keene	c sub (SM Mycock) b Younghusband	17	33	48	1	0	51.51
Adithya Ashok	c Robinson b Greenwood	4	17	12	0	0	23.52
Rohit Gulati	c Greenwood b Younghusband	34	29	31	2	2	117.24
Extras	(b 4, lb 10, nb 7, w 4)	25
Total	103.3 Ov (RR: 3.71, 450 Mins)	384/9d
Did not bat: Ben Lister
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Sean Solia, 1.5 ov), 2-17 (Dale Phillips, 6.4 ov), 3-26 (Harrish Kannan, 11.6 ov), 4-80 (Lachlan Stackpole, 26.5 ov), 5-268 (Bevon Jacobs, 70.6 ov), 6-285 (Cam Fletcher, 76.6 ov), 7-326 (Simon Keene, 91.1 ov), 8-333 (Adithya Ashok, 94.5 ov), 9-384 (Rohit Gulati, 103.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Liam Dudding	20	8	39	2	1.95	100	4	1	1	0
6.4 to DN Phillips, . 17/2 26.5 to LN Stackpole, . 80/4
James Hartshorn	2.2	1	3	1	1.28	12	0	0	0	0
1.5 to SM Solia, . 4/1
Michael Snedden	19.4	2	64	1	3.25	92	8	0	1	7
11.6 to H Kannan, . 26/3
Yahya Zeb	14	2	55	0	3.92	63	9	1	2	0
Peter Younghusband	34.3	4	148	2	4.28	127	8	8	0	0
91.1 to S Keene, . 326/7 103.3 to RK Gulati, . 384/9
Nick Greenwood	13	2	61	2	4.69	44	4	2	0	0
70.6 to BJ Jacobs, . 268/5 94.5 to A Ashok, . 333/8

Wellington 2nd Innings (T: 486 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Greenwood	run out (†Fletcher/Kannan)	25	92	128	2	0	27.17
Michael Snedden	lbw b Gulati	3	26	49	0	0	11.53
Liam Dudding	c †Fletcher b Keene	1	2	3	0	0	50.00
Gareth Severin	c Keene b Lister	11	29	32	1	0	37.93
Nick Kelly (c)	b Ashok	59	83	117	4	2	71.08
Tim Robinson	b Gulati	106	144	205	9	2	73.61
Callum McLachlan †	c Ashok b Keene	85	148	182	14	0	57.43
Peter Younghusband	c Stackpole b Gulati	5	25	33	1	0	20.00
Yahya Zeb	not out	6	35	48	1	0	17.14
Jesse Tashkoff	b Lister	0	6	10	0	0	0.00
James Hartshorn	b Ashok	9	14	19	2	0	64.28
Extras	(b 2, lb 10, w 1)	13
Total	100.4 Ov (RR: 3.20, 415 Mins)	323
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Michael Snedden, 11.3 ov), 2-21 (Liam Dudding, 12.1 ov), 3-37 (Gareth Severin, 20.3 ov), 4-71 (Nick Greenwood, 29.3 ov), 5-145 (Nick Kelly, 47.5 ov), 6-277 (Tim Robinson, 81.1 ov), 7-305 (Peter Younghusband, 89.2 ov), 8-313 (Callum McLachlan, 94.1 ov), 9-313 (Jesse Tashkoff, 96.1 ov), 10-323 (James Hartshorn, 100.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Lister	18	5	34	2	1.88	89	5	0	0	0
20.3 to GR Severin, . 37/3 96.1 to JM Tashkoff, . 313/9
Simon Keene	17	2	50	2	2.94	75	7	0	0	0
12.1 to LR Dudding, . 21/2 94.1 to CR McLachlan, . 313/8
Rohit Gulati	32	8	71	3	2.21	150	5	1	0	0
11.3 to MW Snedden, . 20/1 81.1 to TB Robinson, . 277/6 89.2 to PF Younghusband, . 305/7
Adithya Ashok	21.4	3	77	2	3.55	93	6	3	0	0
47.5 to NF Kelly, . 145/5 100.4 to JW Hartshorn, . 323/10
Ryan Harrison	10	1	69	0	6.90	29	10	0	1	0
Dale Phillips	2	0	10	0	5.00	5	1	0	0	0

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Close of Play

Fri, 05 Dec - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 21/0 (Nick Greenwood 9*, Michael Snedden 5*, 5 ov)

Sat, 06 Dec - day 2 - Auckland 2nd innings 71/3 (Cam Fletcher 19*, Lachlan Stackpole 31*, 26 ov)

Sun, 07 Dec - day 3 - Wellington 2nd innings 30/2 (Nick Greenwood 13*, Gareth Severin 8*, 16 ov)

Mon, 08 Dec - day 4 - Wellington 2nd innings 323 (100.4 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Auckland 1st innings:
Break in Play (11:05 to 11:05): Auckland - 30/1 in 7.1 overs, SM Solia 17 (22), H Kannan 7 (15)
Auckland: 50 runs in 10.5 overs, 53 minutes, 1 extra
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls, 59 minutes, SM Solia 12 (40), BJ Jacobs 39 (37), 0 extras
Auckland: 100 runs in 23.2 overs, 109 minutes, 1 extra
BJ Jacobs: 50 runs in 45 balls, 65 minutes (11x4)
SM Solia: 50 runs in 89 balls, 127 minutes (9x4)
Lunch (12:52 to 13:31): Auckland - 134/3 in 31.0 overs, SM Solia 57 (98), CD Fletcher 4 (8)
Auckland: 150 runs in 39.2 overs, 181 minutes, 2 extras
Injury (14:41 to 14:46): Auckland - 169/4 in 46.0 overs, CD Fletcher 24 (52), LN Stackpole 2 (7)
Break in Play (15:04 to 15:08): Auckland - 196/4 in 50.4 overs, CD Fletcher 30 (63), LN Stackpole 23 (24)
Auckland: 200 runs in 52.1 overs, 242 minutes, 3 extras
Tea (15:41 to 16:01): Auckland - 237/5 in 60.0 overs, CD Fletcher 43 (92), SB Keene 16 (17)
CD Fletcher: 50 runs in 99 balls, 145 minutes (7x4)
Auckland: 250 runs in 62.1 overs, 278 minutes, 4 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls, 58 minutes, CD Fletcher 25 (60), RD Harrison 19 (35), 6 extras
Auckland: 300 runs in 78.1 overs, 338 minutes, 10 extras
New Ball Taken: Auckland - 306/6 after 80.0 overs, CD Fletcher 79 (168), RD Harrison 22 (38), 10 extras
LR Dudding: 5 wickets (12.3-1-55-5)
Auckland: 350 runs in 88.5 overs, 385 minutes, 11 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland 350/9 (89) (Auckland 4 batting points, Wellington Firebirds 4 bowling points)
Wellington 1st innings:
End of Day (18:29): Wellington - 21/0 in 5.0 overs, NA Greenwood 9 (13), MW Snedden 5 (18)

Day 2

Wellington: 50 runs in 15.1 overs, 69 minutes, 13 extras
Wellington: 100 runs in 30.1 overs, 134 minutes, 14 extras
Lunch (12:50 to 13:30): Wellington - 128/5 in 38.0 overs, CR McLachlan 14 (37), PF Younghusband 29 (51)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 104 balls, 61 minutes, CR McLachlan 16 (45), PF Younghusband 33 (59), 1 extra
Wellington: 150 runs in 45.0 overs, 188 minutes, 17 extras
PF Younghusband: 50 runs in 88 balls, 96 minutes (7x4)
CR McLachlan: 50 runs in 107 balls, 142 minutes (5x4, 1x6)
Wellington: 200 runs in 60.3 overs, 248 minutes, 19 extras
Tea (15:57 to 16:16): Wellington - 249/10 in 75.4 overs, CR McLachlan 89 (160), JM Tashkoff 5 (14)
End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington 249 (75.4) (Wellington 1 batting point, Auckland 4 bowling points)
Auckland 2nd innings:
Injury (16:40 to 16:40): Auckland - 16/1 in 5.2 overs, DN Phillips 6 (22), H Kannan 1 (5)
MW Snedden replaced JW Hartshorn after 2nd ball of Hartshorn's 3rd over
Break in Play (17:33 to 17:34): Auckland - 41/3 in 15.5 overs, CD Fletcher 11 (28), LN Stackpole 9 (14)
Auckland: 50 runs in 18.4 overs, 91 minutes, 12 extras
End of Day (18:18): Auckland - 71/3 in 26.0 overs, CD Fletcher 19 (54), LN Stackpole 31 (49)

Day 3

4th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls, 65 minutes, CD Fletcher 18 (38), LN Stackpole 31 (49), 1 extra
Auckland: 100 runs in 35.5 overs, 172 minutes, 16 extras
Break in Play (11:43 to 11:45): Auckland - 113/4 in 40.0 overs, CD Fletcher 33 (92), BJ Jacobs 19 (46)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls, 80 minutes, CD Fletcher 11 (40), BJ Jacobs 37 (56), 5 extras
Auckland: 150 runs in 45.0 overs, 217 minutes, 19 extras
BJ Jacobs: 50 runs in 69 balls, 98 minutes (7x4, 1x6)
Break in Play (12:22 to 12:25): Auckland - 166/4 in 49.0 overs, CD Fletcher 48 (122), BJ Jacobs 51 (70)
CD Fletcher: 50 runs in 124 balls, 205 minutes (6x4, 1x6)
Break in Play (12:29 to 12:30): Auckland - 179/4 in 49.5 overs, CD Fletcher 60 (126), BJ Jacobs 52 (71)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 145 balls, 119 minutes, CD Fletcher 36 (71), BJ Jacobs 56 (74), 11 extras
Lunch (12:50 to 13:32): Auckland - 196/4 in 55.0 overs, CD Fletcher 61 (144), BJ Jacobs 68 (84)
Auckland: 200 runs in 55.3 overs, 263 minutes, 23 extras
Break in Play (13:33 to 13:35): Auckland - 204/4 in 55.3 overs, CD Fletcher 62 (145), BJ Jacobs 75 (86)
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 226 balls, 171 minutes, CD Fletcher 41 (113), BJ Jacobs 97 (113), 12 extras
BJ Jacobs: 100 runs in 118 balls, 175 minutes (13x4, 3x6)
Break in Play (14:26 to 14:28): Auckland - 248/4 in 68.3 overs, CD Fletcher 72 (184), BJ Jacobs 108 (126)
Replacement Ball: Auckland - 248/4 after 68.3 overs, CD Fletcher 72 (184), BJ Jacobs 108 (126), 24 extras
Auckland: 250 runs in 69.1 overs, 323 minutes, 24 extras
Replacement Ball: Auckland - 255/4 after 69.1 overs, CD Fletcher 72 (185), BJ Jacobs 115 (129), 24 extras
Replacement Ball: Auckland - 263/4 after 69.4 overs, CD Fletcher 73 (186), BJ Jacobs 122 (131), 24 extras
Auckland: 300 runs in 83.1 overs, 380 minutes, 24 extras
Tea (15:40 to 16:00): Auckland - 309/6 in 86.0 overs, RD Harrison 22 (55), SB Keene 9 (19)
Break in Play (16:10 to 16:10): Auckland Aces - 319/6 in 89.3 overs, RD Harrison 30 (66), SB Keene 11 (29)
Auckland: 350 runs in 97.5 overs, 429 minutes, 24 extras
New Ball Taken: Auckland - 371/8 after 101.0 overs, RD Harrison 42 (92), RK Gulati 29 (22), 25 extras
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls, 25 minutes, RD Harrison 15 (21), RK Gulati 34 (24), 1 extra
RD Harrison: 50 runs in 100 balls, 113 minutes (4x4, 1x6)
End of Day (18:16): Wellington Firebirds - 30/2 in 16.0 overs, NA Greenwood 13 (53), GR Severin 8 (15)

Match Details

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Toss	Auckland, elected to bat first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2025/26
Hours of play (local time)	10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days	5,6,7,8 December 2025 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Yahya Zeb
Umpires	Brad Wilson Cory Black
Match Referee	Sue Morris
Points	Auckland 20, Wellington 5

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Wellington Innings

Player Name		R	B
NA Greenwood	run out	25	92
MW Snedden	lbw	3	26
LR Dudding	caught	1	2
GR Severin	caught	11	29
NF Kelly	bowled	59	83
TB Robinson	bowled	106	144
CR McLachlan	caught	85	148
PF Younghusband	caught	5	25
Yahya Zeb	not out	6	35
JM Tashkoff	bowled	0	6
JW Hartshorn	bowled	9	14
Extras	(b 2, lb 10, w 1)
Total	323(10 wkts; 100.4 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
BG Lister	18	5	34	2	1.88
S Keene	17	2	50	2	2.94
RK Gulati	32	8	71	3	2.21
A Ashok	21.4	3	77	2	3.55
RD Harrison	10	1	69	0	6.9
DN Phillips	2	0	10	0	5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	20	Michael Snedden	Nick Greenwood
2nd	1	Liam Dudding	Nick Greenwood
3rd	16	Nick Greenwood	Gareth Severin
4th	34	Nick Kelly	Nick Greenwood
5th	74	Nick Kelly	Tim Robinson
6th	132	Callum McLachlan	Tim Robinson
7th	28	Peter Younghusband	Callum McLachlan
8th	8	Callum McLachlan	Yahya Zeb
9th	0	Jesse Tashkoff	Yahya Zeb
10th	10	James Hartshorn	Yahya Zeb

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
AUCK	4	2	1	1	49
CANT	4	2	1	1	48
ND	4	2	1	1	47
CD	4	2	1	1	40
OTAGO	4	1	1	2	40
WELL	4	0	4	0	18

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