Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brad Schmulian	c Todd b McKay	17	35	-	2	0	48.57
Will Young	c Ferns b Georgeson	2	10	-	0	0	20.00
Dean Foxcroft	lbw b Ferns	8	12	-	1	0	66.66
Tom Bruce	b McKay	72	95	-	8	2	75.78
Dane Cleaver †	c LC Johnson b Lockrose	31	40	-	3	1	77.50
Josh Clarkson	c LC Johnson b Bacon	21	37	-	2	0	56.75
William Clark	c Ferns b McKay	17	28	-	2	0	60.71
Toby Findlay	c Parkes b Lockrose	17	14	-	1	1	121.42
Jayden Lennox (c)	not out	23	21	-	4	0	109.52
Blair Tickner	not out	8	8	-	1	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 4, w 13)	17
Total	50 Ov (RR: 4.66)	233/8
Did not bat: Raymond Toole
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Will Young, 3.4 ov), 2-20 (Dean Foxcroft, 6.1 ov), 3-46 (Brad Schmulian, 14.3 ov), 4-106 (Dane Cleaver, 27.3 ov), 5-144 (Tom Bruce, 34.2 ov), 6-172 (William Clark, 40.5 ov), 7-194 (Toby Findlay, 43.6 ov), 8-212 (Josh Clarkson, 47.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Danru Ferns	10	0	62	1	6.20	34	6	2	5	0
6.1 to D Foxcroft, . 20/2
Luke Georgeson	10	0	37	1	3.70	39	4	0	2	0
3.4 to WA Young, . 10/1
Jarrod McKay	10	1	39	3	3.90	41	4	1	2	0
14.3 to BD Schmulian, . 46/3 34.2 to TC Bruce, . 144/5 40.5 to W Clark, . 172/6
Matthew Bacon	10	1	44	1	4.40	37	5	0	3	0
47.3 to JA Clarkson, . 212/8
Ben Lockrose	10	0	47	2	4.70	36	5	1	1	0
27.3 to D Cleaver, . 106/4 43.6 to TA Findlay, . 194/7

Otago (T: 234 runs from 50 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Boyle	c Young b Tickner	16	43	-	2	0	37.20
Jamal Todd	c Bruce b Toole	0	5	-	0	0	0.00
Thorn Parkes	c Young b Lennox	32	52	-	3	1	61.53
Max Chu †	c Foxcroft b Findlay	31	36	-	4	1	86.11
Llew Johnson	c †Cleaver b Clarkson	26	49	-	2	0	53.06
Troy Johnson	lbw b Clarkson	50	40	-	4	3	125.00
Luke Georgeson (c)	c †Cleaver b Clarkson	2	11	-	0	0	18.18
Ben Lockrose	c †Cleaver b Findlay	6	12	-	0	0	50.00
Danru Ferns	b Toole	41	23	-	6	1	178.26
Matthew Bacon	b Lennox	8	15	-	0	0	53.33
Jarrod McKay	not out	0	3	-	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 4, w 10)	14
Total	48.1 Ov (RR: 4.69)	226
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Jamal Todd, 1.2 ov), 2-35 (Jack Boyle, 13.1 ov), 3-69 (Thorn Parkes, 20.1 ov), 4-96 (Max Chu, 25.2 ov), 5-159 (Llew Johnson, 35.5 ov), 6-167 (Luke Georgeson, 37.6 ov), 7-168 (Troy Johnson, 39.4 ov), 8-177 (Ben Lockrose, 42.2 ov), 9-226 (Matthew Bacon, 47.3 ov), 10-226 (Danru Ferns, 48.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Josh Clarkson	10	3	23	3	2.30	50	3	0	3	0
35.5 to LC Johnson, . 159/5 37.6 to LI Georgeson, . 167/6 39.4 to TM Johnson, . 168/7
Raymond Toole	6.1	0	24	2	3.89	22	2	0	1	0
1.2 to JT Todd, . 3/1 48.1 to DK Ferns, . 226/10
Blair Tickner	10	2	44	1	4.40	42	7	0	3	0
13.1 to JCT Boyle, . 35/2
Toby Findlay	9	0	50	2	5.55	29	3	2	2	0
25.2 to MW Chu, . 96/4 42.2 to BNJ Lockrose, . 177/8
William Clark	2	0	17	0	8.50	8	2	1	1	0
Jayden Lennox	10	0	46	2	4.60	33	4	0	0	0
20.1 to TK Parkes, . 69/3 47.3 to MB Bacon, . 226/9
Brad Schmulian	1	0	18	0	18.00	3	0	3	0	0

Match Flow

Central Districts innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 1 - 10, 36 runs, 2 wickets
Drinks (11:43 to 11:46): Central Districts - 49/3 in 16.0 overs, Tom Bruce 14 (32), Dane Cleaver 2 (7)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 16.3 overs, 78 minutes, 6 extras
Partnership: 50 runs for 4th wicket in 26.1 overs, Dane Cleaver 31 (37), Tom Bruce 16 (33), Extras 3
Central Districts: 100 runs in 26.3 overs, 117 minutes, 8 extras
Tom Bruce: 52 in 82 balls, 108 minutes, (6*4 , 1*6)
Drinks (12:52 to 12:55): Central Districts - 139/4 in 33.0 overs, Tom Bruce 67 (91), Josh Clarkson 4 (10)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 36.1 overs, 157 minutes, 10 extras
Powerplay 2: Overs 11 - 40, 132 runs, 3 wickets
Jarrod McKay: 3 wickets (9-1-40-3)
Central Districts: 200 runs in 46.2 overs, 201 minutes, 16 extras
Powerplay 3: Overs 41 - 50, 64 runs, 3 wickets
Innings break (14:09): Central Districts - 233/8 in 50.0 overs, Jayden Lennox 23 (21), Blair Tickner 8 (8)

Otago innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 1 - 10, 27 runs, 1 wickets
Otago: 50 runs in 14.5 overs, 75 minutes, 5 extras
Drinks (16:02 to 16:02): Otago - 53/2 in 16.0 overs, Max Chu 5 (10), Thorn Parkes 26 (38)
Otago: 100 runs in 26.4 overs, 117 minutes, 9 extras
Drinks (17:07 to 17:10): Otago - 129/4 in 32.0 overs, Llew Johnson 20 (39), Troy Johnson 21 (17)
Partnership: 50 runs for 5th wicket in 34.3 overs, Troy Johnson 39 (27), Llew Johnson 14 (28), Extras 0
Otago: 150 runs in 34.5 overs, 154 minutes, 9 extras
Troy Johnson: 50 in 36 balls, 58 minutes, (4*4 , 3*6)
Josh Clarkson: 3 wickets (9-2-24-3)
Powerplay 2: Overs 11 - 40, 132 runs, 5 wickets
Otago: 200 runs in 44.4 overs, 201 minutes, 14 extras

Match Details

University Oval, Dunedin
Toss	Otago, elected to field first
Series	The Ford Trophy
Season	2025/26
Hours of play (local time)	start 10.30, First Session 10.30-14.00, Interval 14.00-14.30, Second Session 14.30-18.00
Match days	03 November 2025 - day (50-over match)
Umpires	Greg Pennell Neil Louw
Match Referee	Gary Troup
Points	Central Districts 4, Otago 0

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Otago Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Clarkson	10	3	23	3	2.3
RL Toole	6.1	0	24	2	3.89
BM Tickner	10	2	44	1	4.4
TA Findlay	9	0	50	2	5.55
W Clark	2	0	17	0	8.5
JR Lennox	10	0	46	2	4.6
BD Schmulian	1	0	18	0	18