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	not out	9	13	-	1	0	69.23
Michael Snedden	not out	5	18	-	0	0	27.77
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, nb 1)	7
Total	5 Ov (RR: 4.20)	21/0
Yet to bat: Gareth Severin, Nick Kelly (c), Tim Robinson, Callum McLachlan †, Peter Younghusband, Jesse Tashkoff, James Hartshorn, Liam Dudding, Yahya Zeb

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Lister	3	1	10	0	3.33	15	1	0	0	1
Simon Keene	2	1	5	0	2.50	9	0	0	0	0

Close of Play

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

Match Flow

General

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)

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

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Wellington Innings

Player Name		R	B
NA Greenwood	not out	9	13
MW Snedden	not out	5	18
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, nb 1)
Total	21(0 wkts; 5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
BG Lister	3	1	10	0	3.33 (1 nb)
S Keene	2	1	5	0	2.5

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
AUCK	2	1	0	1	27
OTAGO	2	1	0	1	26
CANT	2	1	0	1	24
CD	2	1	1	0	20
ND	2	0	1	1	9
WELL	2	0	2	0	9

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