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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Central Stags and Wellington Firebirds draw

Saxton Oval, Nelson, . Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bowl.

Central Stags158 & 336/4142 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bowl. Central Stags were bowled out for 158, Brad Schmulian 49 from 99 balls. Hamish Bennett took 5 for 39.

Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 429, Michael Bracewell 98 from 223 balls and Rachin Ravindra 82 from 126 balls. Dean Foxcroft took 5 for 67.

Central Stags made 336 for 4, Kieran Noema-Barnett 76 from 208 balls and Dane Cleaver 75 not out from 274 balls.

Match drawn.

Key performers

Central Stags 1st innings

158(55 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
George Workerb HK Bennettb HK Bennett011000.00
Greg Hayc †TA Blundell b OR Newtonc †TA Blundell b OR Newton06000.00
Brad Schmulianlbw b IG McPeakelbw b IG McPeake49998049.49
Tom Brucec †TA Blundell b IG McPeakec †TA Blundell b IG McPeake29364080.56
Dane Cleaver †lbw b HK Bennettlbw b HK Bennett15253060.00
Kieran Noema-Barnettc †TA Blundell b JDS Neeshamc †TA Blundell b JDS Neesham9282032.14
Dean Foxcroftc †TA Blundell b HK Bennettc †TA Blundell b HK Bennett12383031.58
Willem Ludickc JDS Neesham b HK Bennettc JDS Neesham b HK Bennett13271048.15
Ryan McConec JS Patel b JDS Neeshamc JS Patel b JDS Neesham18362050.00
Navin Patelb HK Bennettb HK Bennett02000.00
Blair Ticknernot outnot out9*221040.91
Extras(lb 4)(lb 4)4
Total55 Ov (RR 2.87)55 Ov (RR 2.87)158
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (GR Hay, 2 ov), 0-2 (GH Worker, 2.5 ov), 39-3 (TC Bruce, 15.5 ov), 70-4 (D Cleaver, 24.2 ov), 93-5 (K Noema-Barnett, 31.2 ov), 114-6 (BD Schmulian, 39.1 ov), 122-7 (D Foxcroft, 41 ov), 135-8 (WC Ludick, 48.2 ov), 135-9 (NA Patel, 48.4 ov), 158-10 (RJ McCone, 55 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett2073951.95995000
Ollie Newton1244013.33578000
Ian McPeake1425223.71607000
James Neesham832222.75394000
Jeetan Patel10101.0050000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGH Worker 0(6) & GR Hay 0(6)012
2ndGH Worker 0(5) & BD Schmulian 0(0)05
3rdTC Bruce 29(36) & BD Schmulian 9(42)3978
4thD Cleaver 15(25) & BD Schmulian 16(26)3151
5thK Noema-Barnett 9(28) & BD Schmulian 13(14)2342
6thD Foxcroft 8(30) & BD Schmulian 11(17)2147
7thWC Ludick 4(3) & D Foxcroft 4(8)811
8thWC Ludick 9(24) & RJ McCone 4(20)1344
9thNA Patel 0(2) & RJ McCone 0(0)02
10thBM Tickner 9(22) & RJ McCone 14(16)2338

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

429(133.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
LJ Woodcockc TC Bruce b K Noema-Barnettc TC Bruce b K Noema-Barnett6415610041.03
Rachin Ravindrac GH Worker b D Foxcroftc GH Worker b D Foxcroft8212613065.08
Devon Conwayb WC Ludickb WC Ludick461047244.23
Michael Bracewellc TC Bruce b D Foxcroftc TC Bruce b D Foxcroft982239043.95
Tom Blundell †lbw b WC Ludicklbw b WC Ludick012000.00
James Neeshamlbw b K Noema-Barnettlbw b K Noema-Barnett506710074.63
Malcolm Nofallbw b D Foxcroftlbw b D Foxcroft191820105.56
Ollie Newtonlbw b D Foxcroftlbw b D Foxcroft13312041.94
Jeetan Patelc TC Bruce b D Foxcroftc TC Bruce b D Foxcroft42653264.62
Ian McPeakec †D Cleaver b NA Patelc †D Cleaver b NA Patel08000.00
Hamish Bennettnot outnot out0*1000.00
Extras(lb 7, nb 8)(lb 7, nb 8)15
Total133.5 Ov (RR 3.21)133.5 Ov (RR 3.21)429
Fall of wickets: 131-1 (R Ravindra, 38.3 ov), 161-2 (LJ Woodcock, 55.1 ov), 210-3 (DP Conway, 69.5 ov), 228-4 (TA Blundell, 75.2 ov), 301-5 (JDS Neesham, 94.3 ov), 326-6 (MJ Nofal, 100.2 ov), 354-7 (OR Newton, 110.1 ov), 427-8 (JS Patel, 130.3 ov), 429-9 (MG Bracewell, 132.5 ov), 429-10 (IG McPeake, 133.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ryan McCone2128203.909012000
Blair Tickner2548703.4810913000
Navin Patel12.523312.57584000
Willem Ludick1224723.92558002
Dean Foxcroft2986752.311436300
Brad Schmulian1353102.38594000
Kieran Noema-Barnett1826323.50867106
George Worker301204.00122000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLJ Woodcock 44(107) & R Ravindra 82(126)131231
2ndDP Conway 10(51) & LJ Woodcock 20(49)30100
3rdMG Bracewell 11(37) & DP Conway 36(53)4988
4thTA Blundell 0(12) & MG Bracewell 14(21)1833
5thJDS Neesham 50(67) & MG Bracewell 23(48)73115
6thMJ Nofal 19(18) & MG Bracewell 5(18)2535
7thOR Newton 13(31) & MG Bracewell 15(28)2859
8thJS Patel 42(65) & MG Bracewell 28(60)73122
9thMG Bracewell 2(11) & IG McPeake 0(3)214
10thHK Bennett 0(1) & IG McPeake 0(5)06

Central Stags 2nd innings

336/4(142 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
George Workerc †TA Blundell b IG McPeakec †TA Blundell b IG McPeake35863140.70
Greg Haylbw b OR Newtonlbw b OR Newton521636031.90
Brad Schmulianb HK Bennettb HK Bennett607211183.33
Dane Cleaver †not outnot out75*27411127.37
Kieran Noema-Barnettc †TA Blundell b MJ Nofalc †TA Blundell b MJ Nofal762089136.54
Tom Brucenot outnot out22*523042.31
Extras(b 5, lb 5, w 3, nb 3)(b 5, lb 5, w 3, nb 3)16
Total142 Ov (RR 2.37)142 Ov (RR 2.37)336/4
Fall of wickets: 59-1 (GH Worker, 22.5 ov), 147-2 (BD Schmulian, 48 ov), 163-3 (GR Hay, 57.2 ov), 300-4 (K Noema-Barnett, 124 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett1513212.13743022
Ollie Newton2283911.771135010
Jeetan Patel33109502.8816012301
Ian McPeake1874112.28885000
Rachin Ravindra1773101.82885000
Malcolm Nofal1023313.30466000
James Neesham1462701.93734000
LJ Woodcock1342802.15653100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGH Worker 35(86) & GR Hay 18(52)59137
2ndBD Schmulian 60(72) & GR Hay 27(79)88151
3rdGR Hay 7(32) & D Cleaver 8(25)1656
4thK Noema-Barnett 76(208) & D Cleaver 53(193)137400
5thD Cleaver 14(56) & TC Bruce 22(52)36*108

Commentary

End of innings: CS 336/4 (142 ov)
End of over 1420 runsCS 336/4000000
TC Bruce 22(52)D Cleaver 75(274)JS Patel 33-10-95-0
141.60
JS Patel to TC Bruce, no run
141.50
JS Patel to TC Bruce, no run
141.40
JS Patel to TC Bruce, no run
141.30
JS Patel to TC Bruce, no run
141.20
JS Patel to TC Bruce, no run
141.10
JS Patel to TC Bruce, no run
End of over 1415 runsCS 336/4100004
D Cleaver 75(274)TC Bruce 22(46)MJ Nofal 10-2-33-1
140.64
MJ Nofal to D Cleaver, FOUR
140.50
MJ Nofal to D Cleaver, no run
140.40
MJ Nofal to D Cleaver, no run
140.30
MJ Nofal to D Cleaver, no run
140.20
MJ Nofal to D Cleaver, no run
140.11
MJ Nofal to TC Bruce, 1 run
End of over 1401 runCS 331/4010000
D Cleaver 71(269)TC Bruce 21(45)OR Newton 22-8-39-1
139.60
OR Newton to D Cleaver, no run
139.50
OR Newton to D Cleaver, no run
139.40
OR Newton to D Cleaver, no run
139.30
OR Newton to D Cleaver, no run
139.21
OR Newton to TC Bruce, 1 run
139.10
OR Newton to TC Bruce, no run
End of over 1391 runCS 330/4000010
D Cleaver 71(265)TC Bruce 20(43)R Ravindra 17-7-31-0
138.60
R Ravindra to D Cleaver, no run
138.51
R Ravindra to TC Bruce, 1 run
138.40
R Ravindra to TC Bruce, no run
138.30
R Ravindra to TC Bruce, no run
138.20
R Ravindra to TC Bruce, no run
138.10
R Ravindra to TC Bruce, no run
End of over 1380 runsCS 329/4000000
D Cleaver 71(264)TC Bruce 19(38)OR Newton 21-8-38-1