- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras32 (b 15, lb 12, w 5)TOTAL354/9d (87.3 Overs, RR: 4.04)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Sam Mycock, 3.4 ov), 2-15 (Jesse Tashkoff, 6.1 ov), 3-19 (Nick Kelly, 8.3 ov), 4-225 (Tim Robinson, 57.3 ov), 5-270 (Gareth Severin, 69.5 ov), 6-291 (Nick Greenwood, 74.4 ov), 7-316 (Tom Blundell, 80.6 ov), 8-343 (Michael Snedden, 85.3 ov), 9-344 (Peter Younghusband, 85.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JA Clarkson 21 4 76 3 3.61 0 0 BM Tickner 21.3 7 68 4 3.16 1 0 RL Toole 18 2 78 1 4.33 0 0 W Clark 6 0 34 0 5.66 0 0 AY Patel 17 1 54 1 3.17 0 0 D Foxcroft 4 0 17 0 4.25 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras9 (b 5, lb 2, nb 2)TOTAL118/3d (39 Overs, RR: 3.02, 166 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Will Young, 4.2 ov), 2-20 (Curtis Heaphy, 10.2 ov), 3-68 (Brad Schmulian, 21.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB LR Dudding 7 4 11 2 1.57 0 0 JW Hartshorn 8 1 25 0 3.12 0 0 MW Snedden 9 3 34 0 3.77 0 2 NA Greenwood 7 1 16 1 2.28 0 0 PF Younghusband 5 0 16 0 3.2 0 0 JM Tashkoff 3 0 9 0 3 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras6 (b 4, lb 1, w 1)TOTAL124/4d (22 Overs, RR: 5.63)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Sam Mycock, 3.1 ov), 2-50 (Jesse Tashkoff, 8.6 ov), 3-62 (Gareth Severin, 11.6 ov), 4-98 (Nick Kelly, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JA Clarkson 3 0 15 0 5 0 0 BM Tickner 3 0 13 1 4.33 1 0 AY Patel 8 0 48 2 6 0 0 RL Toole 4 0 18 1 4.5 0 0 W Clark 4 0 25 0 6.25 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras20 (b 8, lb 10, nb 2)TOTAL363/2 (83.1 Overs, RR: 4.36, 350 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Will Young, 4.1 ov), 2-311 (Curtis Heaphy, 75.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB LR Dudding 13 1 53 1 4.07 0 0 JW Hartshorn 13 0 55 0 4.23 0 0 MW Snedden 13 2 43 0 3.3 0 2 NA Greenwood 11 2 52 0 4.72 0 0 PF Younghusband 24 1 98 0 4.08 0 0 JM Tashkoff 9.1 0 44 1 4.8 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Wellington , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
26,27,28,29 November 2025 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Central Districts 16, Wellington 5
Close of Play
- Wed, 26 Nov - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 196/3 (GR Severin 60*, TB Robinson 94*, 50 ov)
- Thu, 27 Nov - day 2 - Wellington 1st innings 218/3 (GR Severin 69*, TB Robinson 105*, 54 ov)
- Fri, 28 Nov - day 3 - Wellington 2nd innings 124/4 (TB Robinson 27*, TA Blundell 20*, 22 ov)
- Sat, 29 Nov - day 4 - Central Districts 2nd innings 363/2 (83.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Partnership: 200 runs for 4th wicket in 275 balls, Tim Robinson 106 (121), Gareth Severin 69 (169), Extras 25
- Wellington: 250 runs in 65.1 overs, 294 minutes, 26 extras
- Gareth Severin: 102 in 219 balls, 291 minutes, (16*4 , 0*6)
- Wellington: 300 runs in 76.3 overs, 342 minutes, 26 extras
- Josh Clarkson: 3 wickets (18.0-4-55-3)
- New Ball Taken: Central Districts - 312/6 after 80.1 overs, Tom Blundell 38 (57), Peter Younghusband 11 (19)
- Injury / concussion check (12:32 to 12:33): Wellington - 336/7 in 84.2 overs, Michael Snedden 11 (11), Peter Younghusband 15 (28)
- Blair Tickner: 3 wickets (20.3-7-67-3)
- Wellington: 350 runs in 86.5 overs, 388 minutes, 31 extras
- Innings break (12:51): Wellington - 354/9 in 87.3 overs, James Hartshorn 2 (6), Liam Dudding 8 (5)
- Lunch (12:52 to 13:26): Wellington - 354/9 in 87.3 overs, James Hartshorn 2 (6), Liam Dudding 8 (5)
- Central Districts 1st innings
- Central Districts: 50 runs in 18.0 overs, 83 minutes, 2 extras
- Tea (15:43 to 16:00): Central Districts - 84/3 in 29.0 overs, Dean Foxcroft 32 (60), Tom Bruce 3 (25)
- End of Session 2: 84 runs, 3 wickets
- Central Districts: 100 runs in 34.1 overs, 153 minutes, 9 extras
- Dean Foxcroft: 50 in 87 balls, 118 minutes, (6*4 , 1*6)
- Partnership: 50 runs for 4th wicket in 108 balls, Tom Bruce 12 (54), Dean Foxcroft 53 (90), Extras 7
- Innings break (16:33 to 16:42): Central Districts - 118/3 in 39.0 overs, Dean Foxcroft 53 (91), Tom Bruce 12 (54)
- Wellington 2nd innings:
- Stumps (18:12): Wellington - 124/4 in 22.0 overs, Tom Blundell 20 (12), Tim Robinson 27 (25)
- End of Session 3: 158 runs, 4 wickets
- End of Day 3: 378 runs, 13 wickets
- Play to resume at 10:30
- Central Districts Innings * Injury (10:51 to 10:53): Central
- Districts - 19/1 in 4.3 overs, CG Heaphy 11 (15), BD Schmulian 0 (2) *
- Central Districts: 50 runs in 12.3 overs, 64 minutes, 3 extras * 2nd
- Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls, 58 minutes, CG Heaphy 19 (30), BD Schmulian
- 23 (40), 8 extras * Central Districts: 100 runs in 23.2 overs, 112
- minutes, 9 extras * BD Schmulian: 50 runs in 65 balls, 93 minutes (8x4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 145 balls, 110 minutes, CG Heaphy 33 (69), BD
- Schmulian 59 (76), 8 extras * Lunch (12:50 to 13:28): Central Districts
- - 122/1 in 31.0 overs, CG Heaphy 46 (94), BD Schmulian 60 (84) * CG
- Heaphy: 50 runs in 107 balls, 158 minutes (3x4) * Central Districts: 150
- runs in 38.1 overs, 169 minutes, 13 extras * 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 225
- balls, 163 minutes, CG Heaphy 53 (112), BD Schmulian 85 (113), 12 extras
- Central Districts: 200 runs in 49.3 overs, 216 minutes, 17 extras * BD
- Schmulian: 100 runs in 131 balls, 198 minutes (13x4) * 2nd Wicket: 200
- runs in 291 balls, 209 minutes, CG Heaphy 81 (155), BD Schmulian 103
- (136), 16 extras * Injury (15:07 to 15:09): Central Districts - 225/1 in
- 54.5 overs, CG Heaphy 95 (175), BD Schmulian 106 (146) * CG Heaphy: 100
- runs in 178 balls, 244 minutes (7x4) * Tea (15:40 to 16:00): Central
- Districts - 249/1 in 63.0 overs, CG Heaphy 107 (204), BD Schmulian 115
- (166) * Central Districts: 250 runs in 63.1 overs, 273 minutes, 20
- extras * 2nd Wicket: 250 runs in 371 balls, 264 minutes, CG Heaphy 106
- (198), BD Schmulian 125 (173), 19 extras * Central Districts: 300 runs
- in 72.3 overs, 311 minutes, 20 extras * BD Schmulian: 150 runs in 201
- balls, 296 minutes (18x4) * New Ball Taken: Central Districts - 345/2
- after 80.0 overs, BD Schmulian 159 (216), D Foxcroft 27 (21), 20 extras
- Start of Last Hour (17:10): Central Districts - 349/2 after 81.0
- overs, BD Schmulian 163 (222), D Foxcroft 27 (21), 20 extras, minimum 15
- overs remaining * Central Districts: 350 runs in 81.3 overs, 343
- minutes, 20 extras
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls, 26 minutes, BD Schmulian 15 (19), D Foxcroft 39 (28), 0 extras
- Rain (09:55 to 11:51): Wellington - 3/196 in 50.0 overs, GR Severin 60 (153), TB Robinson 94 (111)
- Ground Delay (11:51 to 12:00): Wellington - 3/196 in 50.0 overs, GR Severin 60 (153), TB Robinson 94 (111)
- Lunch (12:00 to 12:27): Wellington - 3/196 in 50.0 overs, GR Severin 60 (153), TB Robinson 94 (111)
- Ground Delay (12:27 to 13:28): Wellington - 3/196 in 50.0 overs, GR Severin 60 (153), TB Robinson 94 (111)
- Wellington: 200 runs in 50.4 overs, 222 minutes, 24 extras
- TB Robinson: 100 runs in 115 balls, 183 minutes (12x4, 1x6)
- Bad Light (13:46 to 13:58): Wellington - 3/218 in 54.0 overs, GR Severin 69 (169), TB Robinson 105 (119)
- Rain (13:58 to 16:01): Wellington - 3/218 in 54.0 overs, GR Severin 69 (169), TB Robinson 105 (119)
- Tea (16:01 to 16:25): Wellington - 3/218 in 54.0 overs, GR Severin 69 (169), TB Robinson 105 (119)
- Rain (16:25 to 17:12): Wellington - 3/218 in 54.0 overs, GR Severin 69 (169), TB Robinson 105 (119)
- End of Day (17:12): Wellington - 3/218 in 54.0 overs, GR Severin 69 (169), TB Robinson 105 (119)
- Wellington 1st innings:
- Wellington: 50 runs in 13.0 overs, 60 minutes, 5 extras
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls, 41 minutes, GR Severin 17 (22), TB Robinson 29 (31), 4 extras
- Wellington: 100 runs in 28.0 overs, 125 minutes, 5 extras
- TB Robinson: 50 runs in 64 balls, 96 minutes (5x4, 1x6)
- Lunch (12:51 to 13:30): Wellington - 111/3 in 32.0 overs, GR Severin 31 (88), TB Robinson 57 (68)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 150 balls, 109 minutes, GR Severin 31 (76), TB Robinson 65 (74), 4 extras
- Rain (13:48 to 14:08): Wellington - 132/3 in 35.5 overs, GR Severin 35 (99), TB Robinson 66 (80)
- Wet outfield (14:08 to 14:17): Wellington - 132/3 in 35.5 overs, GR Severin 35 (99), TB Robinson 66 (80)
- Wellington: 150 runs in 40.4 overs, 180 minutes, 19 extras
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 207 balls, 152 minutes, GR Severin 39 (106), TB Robinson 89 (101), 23 extras
- GR Severin: 50 runs in 133 balls, 188 minutes (7x4)
- Rain (15:18 to 15:49): Wellington - 196/3 in 50.0 overs, GR Severin 60 (153), TB Robinson 94 (111)
- Tea (15:49 to 16:10): Wellington - 196/3 in 50.0 overs, GR Severin 60 (153), TB Robinson 94 (111)
- Rain (16:10 to 16:46): Wellington - 196/3 in 50.0 overs, GR Severin 60 (153), TB Robinson 94 (111)
- End of Day (16:46): Wellington - 196/3 in 50.0 overs, GR Severin 60 (153), TB Robinson 94 (111)
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