Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sean Solia	b Clarkson	22	26	46	4	0	84.61
Finn Allen (c)	b Randell	15	14	19	2	1	107.14
Jock McKenzie	b Randell	8	20	21	1	0	40.00
Cam Fletcher †	c †Cleaver b Clarkson	3	7	15	0	0	42.85
Bevon Jacobs	c Heaphy b Toole	51	66	94	5	2	77.27
James Neesham	c Heaphy b Randell	128	82	136	12	8	156.09
Simon Keene	c Clarkson b Randell	9	18	14	0	1	50.00
Lachlan Stackpole	run out (Clark)	50	36	56	4	3	138.88
Adithya Ashok	b Lennox	23	20	25	3	0	115.00
Danru Ferns	not out	6	8	10	0	0	75.00
Ben Lister	not out	3	3	5	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 4, w 5)	9
Total	50 Ov (RR: 6.54, 223 Mins)	327/9
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Finn Allen, 4.1 ov), 2-37 (Jock McKenzie, 8.6 ov), 3-47 (Sean Solia, 9.6 ov), 4-50 (Cam Fletcher, 11.6 ov), 5-195 (Bevon Jacobs, 31.4 ov), 6-206 (Simon Keene, 34.6 ov), 7-282 (James Neesham, 42.5 ov), 8-311 (Lachlan Stackpole, 47.1 ov), 9-320 (Adithya Ashok, 48.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brett Randell	10	1	49	4	4.90	40	2	4	0	0
4.1 to FH Allen, . 25/1 8.6 to J McKenzie, . 37/2 34.6 to S Keene, . 206/6 42.5 to JDS Neesham, . 282/7
Blair Tickner	10	0	57	0	5.70	34	9	0	2	0
Josh Clarkson	8	0	59	2	7.37	24	6	2	2	0
9.6 to SM Solia, . 47/3 11.6 to CD Fletcher, . 50/4
Raymond Toole	10	1	79	1	7.90	35	7	6	1	0
31.4 to BJ Jacobs, . 195/5
William Clark	3	0	26	0	8.66	4	2	1	0	0
Jayden Lennox	9	0	53	1	5.88	29	5	2	0	0
48.5 to A Ashok, . 320/9

Central Districts (T: 328 runs from 50 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brad Schmulian	c Allen b Neesham	8	15	25	1	0	53.33
Dane Cleaver †	c Ashok b Neesham	44	38	42	8	0	115.78
Jack Boyle	c †Fletcher b Ashok	34	50	69	5	0	68.00
Tom Bruce	c & b Lister	38	34	60	2	2	111.76
Curtis Heaphy	not out	69	65	96	7	1	106.15
Josh Clarkson	c McKenzie b Ashok	1	8	11	0	0	12.50
William Clark	c Stackpole b Ferns	18	18	20	3	0	100.00
Brett Randell	lbw b Ashok	1	2	5	0	0	50.00
Jayden Lennox (c)	c Stackpole b Neesham	4	15	27	0	0	26.66
Blair Tickner	c Keene b McKenzie	1	4	5	0	0	25.00
Raymond Toole	run out (Ferns/Keene)	9	12	18	2	0	75.00
Extras	(lb 1, w 8)	9
Total	43.3 Ov (RR: 5.42, 192 Mins)	236
Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Brad Schmulian, 6.4 ov), 2-58 (Dane Cleaver, 10.2 ov), 3-126 (Jack Boyle, 22.1 ov), 4-130 (Tom Bruce, 23.5 ov), 5-138 (Josh Clarkson, 26.3 ov), 6-169 (William Clark, 31.3 ov), 7-178 (Brett Randell, 32.3 ov), 8-201 (Jayden Lennox, 38.1 ov), 9-204 (Blair Tickner, 39.1 ov), 10-236 (Raymond Toole, 43.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Lister	7	0	31	1	4.42	25	4	0	1	0
23.5 to TC Bruce, . 130/4
Simon Keene	6.3	0	34	0	5.23	24	5	0	0	0
James Neesham	8	1	53	3	6.62	26	7	1	2	0
6.4 to BD Schmulian, . 37/1 10.2 to D Cleaver, . 58/2 38.1 to JR Lennox, . 201/8
Danru Ferns	8	0	54	1	6.75	26	10	0	1	0
31.3 to W Clark, . 169/6
Adithya Ashok	10	0	56	3	5.60	29	2	2	2	0
22.1 to JCT Boyle, . 126/3 26.3 to JA Clarkson, . 138/5 32.3 to BG Randell, . 178/7
Jock McKenzie	4	1	7	1	1.75	20	0	0	2	0
39.1 to BM Tickner, . 204/9

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Match Flow

Auckland innings:
Ground Delay (10:02 to 10:39): Pre Start
Powerplay 1: Overs 1 - 10, 47 runs, 3 wickets
Auckland: 50 runs in 11.2 overs, 53 minutes, 2 extras
Drinks (12:10 to 12:13): Auckland - 65/4 in 15.0 overs, BJ Jacobs 1 (16), JDS Neesham 11 (7)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls, 31 minutes, BJ Jacobs 13 (21), JDS Neesham 33 (19), 4 extras
Auckland: 100 runs in 18.4 overs, 88 minutes, 6 extras
JDS Neesham: 50 runs in 30 balls, 40 minutes (4x4, 4x6)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 77 balls, 56 minutes, BJ Jacobs 31 (37), JDS Neesham 65 (40), 4 extras
Auckland: 150 runs in 24.5 overs, 112 minutes, 6 extras
BJ Jacobs: 50 runs in 65 balls, 92 minutes (5x4, 2x6)
Drinks (13:22 to 13:24): Auckland - 195/5 in 31.4 overs, JDS Neesham 88 (57), SB Keene 0 (0)
Auckland: 200 runs in 34.3 overs, 153 minutes, 8 extras
JDS Neesham: 100 runs in 66 balls, 108 minutes (9x4, 6x6)
Powerplay 2: Overs 11 - 40, 194 runs, 3 wickets
Auckland: 250 runs in 40.2 overs, 179 minutes, 9 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls, 25 minutes, JDS Neesham 27 (16), LN Stackpole 24 (20), 1 extra
Break in Play (14:10 to 14:12): Auckland - 282/6 in 42.3 overs, JDS Neesham 128 (80), LN Stackpole 37 (24)
Auckland: 300 runs in 45.2 overs, 204 minutes, 9 extras
LN Stackpole: 50 runs in 36 balls, 53 minutes (4x4, 3x6)
Powerplay 3: Overs 41 - 50, 86 runs, 3 wickets
Central Districts innings:
Central Districts: 50 runs in 9.3 overs, 38 minutes, 1 extra
Powerplay 1: Overs 1 - 10, 58 runs, 1 wicket
Drinks (16:25 to 16:29): Central Districts - 91/2 in 16.0 overs, JCT Boyle 18 (27), TC Bruce 18 (16)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 17.3 overs, 76 minutes, 3 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls, 42 minutes, JCT Boyle 19 (30), TC Bruce 32 (24), 2 extras
Central Districts: 150 runs in 29.3 overs, 126 minutes, 6 extras
Drinks (17:30 to 17:32): Central Districts - 169/6 in 31.3 overs, CG Heaphy 21 (26), BG Randell 0 (0)
Central Districts: 200 runs in 37.2 overs, 163 minutes, 9 extras
Powerplay 2: Overs 11 - 40, 146 runs, 8 wickets
CG Heaphy: 50 runs in 54 balls, 83 minutes (5x4)
Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 43.3, 32 runs, 1 wicket

Match Details

University Oval, Dunedin
Toss	Central Districts, elected to field first
Series	The Ford Trophy
Season	2024/25
Series result	Auckland advanced
Match days	28 February 2025 - day (50-over match)
Umpires	Cory Black Shaun Haig
Match Referee	Trudy Anderson

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Central D Innings

Player Name		R	B
BD Schmulian	caught	8	15
D Cleaver	caught	44	38
JCT Boyle	caught	34	50
TC Bruce	caught	38	34
CG Heaphy	not out	69	65
JA Clarkson	caught	1	8
W Clark	caught	18	18
BG Randell	lbw	1	2
JR Lennox	caught	4	15
BM Tickner	caught	1	4
RL Toole	run out	9	12
Extras	(lb 1, w 8)
Total	236(10 wkts; 43.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
BG Lister	7	0	31	1	4.42
S Keene	6.3	0	34	0	5.23
JDS Neesham	8	1	53	3	6.62
DK Ferns	8	0	54	1	6.75
A Ashok	10	0	56	3	5.6
J McKenzie	4	1	7	1	1.75

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	37	Dane Cleaver	Brad Schmulian
2nd	21	Dane Cleaver	Jack Boyle
3rd	68	Tom Bruce	Jack Boyle
4th	4	Tom Bruce	Curtis Heaphy
5th	8	Josh Clarkson	Curtis Heaphy
6th	31	William Clark	Curtis Heaphy
7th	9	Brett Randell	Curtis Heaphy
8th	23	Jayden Lennox	Curtis Heaphy
9th	3	Blair Tickner	Curtis Heaphy
10th	32	Raymond Toole	Curtis Heaphy

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The Ford Trophy

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
CANT	10	7	2	33	0.804
AUCK	10	6	4	27	0.479
CD	10	5	4	25	0.182
OTAGO	10	5	5	23	0.156
WELL	10	4	5	19	-0.442
ND	10	1	8	6	-1.195

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