Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Mycock	b Naylor	6	24	35	0	0	25.00
Nick Greenwood	c Raval b Hampton	23	48	67	3	0	47.91
Gareth Severin	c †Pomare b Hampton	41	76	134	5	0	53.94
Nick Kelly (c)	c sub (SR Devireddy) b Naylor	111	228	291	13	0	48.68
Tim Robinson	c O'Donnell b Pringle	18	33	50	3	0	54.54
Callum McLachlan †	c Carter b Pringle	8	27	42	0	0	29.62
Peter Younghusband	lbw b Naylor	35	88	111	5	0	39.77
Michael Snedden	c Bharat Popli b Pringle	13	31	61	1	0	41.93
Liam Dudding	b Naylor	18	40	38	2	0	45.00
Yahya Zeb	not out	8	6	13	1	0	133.33
Elliot Seddon	c Cooper b Pringle	0	7	8	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 9, lb 7, nb 4, w 18)	38
Total	100.4 Ov (RR: 3.16, 428 Mins)	319
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Sam Mycock, 9.2 ov), 2-49 (Nick Greenwood, 15.2 ov), 3-123 (Gareth Severin, 37.1 ov), 4-164 (Tim Robinson, 49.1 ov), 5-192 (Callum McLachlan, 59.6 ov), 6-266 (Nick Kelly, 84.2 ov), 7-286 (Peter Younghusband, 88.2 ov), 8-311 (Liam Dudding, 97.4 ov), 9-315 (Michael Snedden, 98.5 ov), 10-319 (Elliot Seddon, 100.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Zak Gibson	15	1	51	0	3.40	63	4	0	2	0
James Naylor	23	3	74	4	3.21	103	7	0	2	0
9.2 to SM Mycock, . 27/1 84.2 to NF Kelly, . 266/6 88.2 to PF Younghusband, . 286/7 97.4 to LR Dudding, . 311/8
Joshua Brown	15	2	53	0	3.53	63	5	0	1	0
Brett Hampton	20	3	65	2	3.25	98	12	0	1	4
15.2 to NA Greenwood, . 49/2 37.1 to GR Severin, . 123/3
Tim Pringle	21.4	7	38	4	1.75	106	3	0	0	0
49.1 to TB Robinson, . 164/4 59.6 to CR McLachlan, . 192/5 98.5 to MW Snedden, . 315/9 100.4 to ED Seddon, . 319/10
Henry Cooper	2	0	9	0	4.50	9	2	0	0	0
Jeet Raval	4	0	13	0	3.25	16	0	0	0	0

Northern Districts 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Henry Cooper	c †McLachlan b Seddon	88	175	245	11	0	50.28
Jeet Raval (c)	c Robinson b Seddon	108	217	253	7	0	49.76
Bharat Popli	lbw b Yahya Zeb	26	64	81	1	0	40.62
Joe Carter	c & b Snedden	99	222	308	8	0	44.59
Robert O'Donnell	c Snedden b Seddon	91	124	173	13	1	73.38
Brett Hampton	c †McLachlan b Snedden	13	15	35	2	0	86.66
Ben Pomare †	c Dudding b Snedden	27	43	70	3	0	62.79
Tim Pringle	b Seddon	0	8	11	0	0	0.00
Joshua Brown	st †McLachlan b Seddon	45	41	64	7	1	109.75
Zak Gibson	not out	37	36	42	4	0	102.77
James Naylor	not out	4	9	11	0	0	44.44
Extras	(b 5, lb 6, nb 12, w 10)	33
Total	157 Ov (RR: 3.63, 649 Mins)	571/9d
Fall of wickets: 1-209 (Henry Cooper, 62.5 ov), 2-210 (Jeet Raval, 64.5 ov), 3-270 (Bharat Popli, 86.2 ov), 4-410 (Robert O'Donnell, 123.5 ov), 5-450 (Brett Hampton, 130.6 ov), 6-467 (Joe Carter, 136.6 ov), 7-474 (Tim Pringle, 139.4 ov), 8-500 (Ben Pomare, 146.3 ov), 9-554 (Joshua Brown, 153.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Liam Dudding	19	4	49	0	2.57	90	5	0	0	0
Michael Snedden	31	3	144	3	4.64	125	18	0	3	7
130.6 to BR Hampton, . 450/5 136.6 to JF Carter, . 467/6 146.3 to BJ Pomare, . 500/8
Yahya Zeb	26	9	90	1	3.46	117	13	1	3	0
86.2 to Bharat Popli, . 270/3
Peter Younghusband	23	1	98	0	4.26	76	6	0	0	2
Elliot Seddon	47	7	150	5	3.19	196	13	1	0	1
62.5 to HR Cooper, . 209/1 64.5 to JA Raval, . 210/2 123.5 to RR O'Donnell, . 410/4 139.4 to TJG Pringle, . 474/7 153.4 to JH Brown, . 554/9
Nick Greenwood	11	1	29	0	2.63	51	1	0	0	2

Wellington 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Mycock	lbw b Pringle	22	82	119	3	0	26.82
Nick Greenwood	c Bharat Popli b Pringle	9	27	36	0	0	33.33
Gareth Severin	run out (Hampton/†Pomare)	5	13	20	1	0	38.46
Nick Kelly (c)	lbw b Pringle	1	23	33	0	0	4.34
Tim Robinson	c Gibson b Brown	16	42	54	2	0	38.09
Michael Snedden	run out (Gibson)	1	13	13	0	0	7.69
Callum McLachlan †	c †Pomare b Cooper	40	52	70	7	0	76.92
Peter Younghusband	c †Pomare b Naylor	66	190	206	9	0	34.73
Liam Dudding	run out (Brown/†Pomare)	23	74	95	5	0	31.08
Yahya Zeb	c Raval b Pringle	22	32	53	5	0	68.75
Elliot Seddon	not out	0	0	2	0	0	-
Extras	(b 8, lb 8, w 3)	19
Total	91.2 Ov (RR: 2.45, 352 Mins)	224
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Nick Greenwood, 9.1 ov), 2-37 (Gareth Severin, 13.4 ov), 3-41 (Nick Kelly, 21.5 ov), 4-53 (Sam Mycock, 29.2 ov), 5-56 (Michael Snedden, 32.2 ov), 6-64 (Tim Robinson, 34.4 ov), 7-113 (Callum McLachlan, 49.1 ov), 8-178 (Liam Dudding, 77.6 ov), 9-224 (Peter Younghusband, 90.6 ov), 10-224 (Yahya Zeb, 91.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Zak Gibson	9	1	34	0	3.77	42	5	0	1	0
James Naylor	9	0	45	1	5.00	38	8	0	0	0
90.6 to PF Younghusband, . 224/9
Tim Pringle	32.2	15	45	4	1.39	172	6	0	0	0
9.1 to NA Greenwood, . 27/1 21.5 to NF Kelly, . 41/3 29.2 to SM Mycock, . 53/4 91.2 to Yahya Zeb, . 224/10
Brett Hampton	11	5	34	0	3.09	54	7	0	1	0
Henry Cooper	14	9	17	1	1.21	75	2	0	0	0
49.1 to CR McLachlan, . 113/7
Joshua Brown	10	2	29	1	2.90	44	3	0	1	0
34.4 to TB Robinson, . 64/6
Jeet Raval	6	5	4	0	0.66	35	1	0	0	0

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Close of Play

Sat, 13 Dec - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 308/7 (Michael Snedden 12*, Liam Dudding 16*, 96 ov)

Sun, 14 Dec - day 2 - Northern Dis 1st innings 287/3 (Joe Carter 35*, Robert O'Donnell 11*, 94 ov)

Mon, 15 Dec - day 3 - Wellington 2nd innings 54/4 (Tim Robinson 7*, Michael Snedden 1*, 31 ov)

Tue, 16 Dec - day 4 - Wellington 2nd innings 224 (91.2 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Wellington 1st innings
Wellington: 50 runs in 15.2 overs, 68 minutes, 14 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls, 66 minutes, GR Severin 28 (39), NF Kelly 19 (45), 3 extras
Wellington: 100 runs in 30.0 overs, 137 minutes, 16 extras
Lunch: Wellington - 100/2 in 31.0 overs, GR Severin 35 (59), NF Kelly 20 (56)
Wellington: 150 runs in 45.0 overs, 205 minutes, 24 extras
NF Kelly: 50 runs in 116 balls, 150 minutes (7x4)
Tea: Wellington - 193/5 in 62.0 overs, NF Kelly 69 (167), PF Younghusband 0 (1)
Wellington: 200 runs in 64.3 overs, 280 minutes, 28 extras
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls, 57 minutes, NF Kelly 26 (44), PF Younghusband 20 (47), 4 extras
NF Kelly: 100 runs in 208 balls, 263 minutes (13x4)
Wellington: 250 runs in 78.2 overs, 332 minutes, 32 extras
New Ball Taken: Wellington - 256/5 after 80.0 overs, NF Kelly 106 (215), PF Younghusband 22 (61), 32 extras
Wellington: 300 runs in 93.4 overs, 399 minutes, 38 extras
End of Day: Wellington - 308/7 in 96.0 overs, MW Snedden 12 (25), LR Dudding 16 (31)

Day 2

Northern Districts 1st inning:
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls, 62 minutes, HR Cooper 22 (39), JA Raval 21 (53), 7 extras
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 15.0 overs, 62 minutes, 7 extras
Lunch (12:51 to 13:30): Northern Districts - 69/0 in 28.0 overs, HR Cooper 34 (71), JA Raval 28 (99)
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 216 balls, 141 minutes, HR Cooper 45 (100), JA Raval 44 (116), 11 extras
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 35.1 overs, 141 minutes, 11 extras
JA Raval: 50 runs in 122 balls, 145 minutes (4x4)
HR Cooper: 50 runs in 118 balls, 168 minutes (7x4)
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 276 balls, 179 minutes, HR Cooper 68 (129), JA Raval 69 (147), 13 extras
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 45.1 overs, 179 minutes, 13 extras
1st Wicket: 200 runs in 366 balls, 236 minutes, HR Cooper 87 (165), JA Raval 99 (201), 14 extras
Northern Districts: 200 runs in 60.1 overs, 236 minutes, 14 extras
JA Raval: 100 runs in 203 balls, 237 minutes (7x4)
Tea (15:40 to 16:00): Northern Districts - 203/0 in 61.0 overs, HR Cooper 88 (167), JA Raval 101 (204)
Northern Districts: 250 runs in 80.0 overs, 299 minutes, 16 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 107 balls, 54 minutes, B Popli 19 (49), JF Carter 29 (58), 3 extras
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 265/2 after 85.0 overs, B Popli 21 (56), JF Carter 31 (70), 17 extras
End of Day (18:08): Northern Districts - 287/3 in 94.0 overs, JF Carter 35 (90), RR O'Donnell 11 (26)
Northern Districts 1st inning:
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls, 62 minutes, HR Cooper 22 (39), JA Raval 21 (53), 7 extras
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 15.0 overs, 62 minutes, 7 extras
Lunch (12:51 to 13:30): Northern Districts - 69/0 in 28.0 overs, HR Cooper 34 (71), JA Raval 28 (99)
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 216 balls, 141 minutes, HR Cooper 45 (100), JA Raval 44 (116), 11 extras
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 35.1 overs, 141 minutes, 11 extras
JA Raval: 50 runs in 122 balls, 145 minutes (4x4)
HR Cooper: 50 runs in 118 balls, 168 minutes (7x4)
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 276 balls, 179 minutes, HR Cooper 68 (129), JA Raval 69 (147), 13 extras
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 45.1 overs, 179 minutes, 13 extras
1st Wicket: 200 runs in 366 balls, 236 minutes, HR Cooper 87 (165), JA Raval 99 (201), 14 extras
Northern Districts: 200 runs in 60.1 overs, 236 minutes, 14 extras
JA Raval: 100 runs in 203 balls, 237 minutes (7x4)
Tea (15:40 to 16:00): Northern Districts - 203/0 in 61.0 overs, HR Cooper 88 (167), JA Raval 101 (204)
Northern Districts: 250 runs in 80.0 overs, 299 minutes, 16 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 107 balls, 54 minutes, B Popli 19 (49), JF Carter 29 (58), 3 extras
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 265/2 after 85.0 overs, B Popli 21 (56), JF Carter 31 (70), 17 extras
End of Day (18:08): Northern Districts - 287/3 in 94.0 overs, JF Carter 35 (90), RR O'Donnell 11 (26)

Day 3

Northern Districts: 300 runs in 97.4 overs, 385 minutes, 22 extras
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 124 balls, 99 minutes, JF Carter 8 (60), RR O'Donnell 37 (64), 8 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Northern Districts 337/3 (Northern Districts 3 batting points, Wellington Firebirds 1 bowling point)
RR O'Donnell: 50 runs in 78 balls, 119 minutes (8x4, 1x6)
Northern Districts: 350 runs in 113.4 overs, 461 minutes, 27 extras
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 182 balls, 144 minutes, JF Carter 18 (87), RR O'Donnell 71 (95), 11 extras
JF Carter: 50 runs in 159 balls, 218 minutes (4x4)
Northern Districts: 400 runs in 122.0 overs, 492 minutes, 30 extras
Lunch (12:52 to 13:33): Northern Districts - 421/4 in 125.0 overs, JF Carter 67 (173), BR Hampton 11 (7)
Northern Districts: 450 runs in 130.5 overs, 535 minutes, 33 extras
Break in Play (14:59 to 15:02): Northern Districts - 493/7 in 144.3 overs, BJ Pomare 26 (41), JH Brown 9 (13)
Northern Districts: 500 runs in 146.2 overs, 605 minutes, 33 extras
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls, 29 minutes, JH Brown 26 (15), ZN Gibson 24 (25), 0 extras
Northern Districts: 550 runs in 153.1 overs, 636 minutes, 33 extras
ED Seddon: 5 wickets (45.4-7-143-5)
Tea (15:42 to 16:02): Northern Districts - 554/9 in 153.4 overs, ZN Gibson 24 (25), JJ Naylor 0 (0)
Wellington 2nd innings:
Wellington: 50 runs in 26.3 overs, 108 minutes, 6 extras
Injury (18:15 to 18:17): Wellington - 50/3 in 27.2 overs, SM Mycock 22 (79), TB Robinson 7 (22)
End of Day (18:29): Wellington - 54/4 in 31.0 overs, TB Robinson 7 (34), MW Snedden 1 (7)

Day 4

Wellington: 100 runs in 45.5 overs, 189 minutes, 10 extras
Wellington: 150 runs in 65.0 overs, 259 minutes, 14 extras
Lunch (12:51 to 13:31): Wellington - 150/7 in 68.0 overs, PF Younghusband 25 (111), LR Dudding 17 (45)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 149 balls, 82 minutes, PF Younghusband 28 (86), LR Dudding 21 (63), 4 extras
New Ball Taken: Wellington - 178/8 after 80.0 overs, PF Younghusband 42 (148), YB Zeb 0 (6), 19 extras
PF Younghusband: 50 runs in 163 balls, 178 minutes (6x4)
Wellington: 200 runs in 85.3 overs, 329 minutes, 19 extras

Match Details

Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Toss	Wellington, 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	13,14,15,16 December 2025 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Elliot Seddon
Umpires	Brad Wilson Chris Brown
Match Referee	Trudy Anderson
Points	Northern Districts 19, Wellington 4

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Wellington Innings

Player Name		R	B
SM Mycock	lbw	22	82
NA Greenwood	caught	9	27
GR Severin	run out	5	13
NF Kelly	lbw	1	23
TB Robinson	caught	16	42
MW Snedden	run out	1	13
CR McLachlan	caught	40	52
PF Younghusband	caught	66	190
LR Dudding	run out	23	74
Yahya Zeb	caught	22	32
ED Seddon	not out	0	0
Extras	(b 8, lb 8, w 3)
Total	224(10 wkts; 91.2 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
ZN Gibson	9	1	34	0	3.77
JJ Naylor	9	0	45	1	5
TJG Pringle	32.2	15	45	4	1.39
BR Hampton	11	5	34	0	3.09
HR Cooper	14	9	17	1	1.21
JH Brown	10	2	29	1	2.9
JA Raval	6	5	4	0	0.66

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	27	Nick Greenwood	Sam Mycock
2nd	10	Gareth Severin	Sam Mycock
3rd	4	Nick Kelly	Sam Mycock
4th	12	Tim Robinson	Sam Mycock
5th	3	Michael Snedden	Tim Robinson
6th	8	Callum McLachlan	Tim Robinson
7th	49	Peter Younghusband	Callum McLachlan
8th	65	Peter Younghusband	Liam Dudding
9th	46	Peter Younghusband	Yahya Zeb
10th	0	Yahya Zeb	Elliot Seddon

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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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