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Plunket ShieldMatch 5 · First-class

Central Stags beat Wellington Firebirds by 8 wickets

Basin Reserve, Wellington, . Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bat.

Wellington Firebirds354/9d & 124/4d22 ov
Central Stags118/3d & 363/283.1 ov
Central Stags won by 8 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bat. Wellington Firebirds made 354 for 9 declared, Tim Robinson 108 from 129 balls and Gareth Severin 104 from 224 balls. Blair Tickner took 4 for 68.

Central Stags made 118 for 3 declared, Dean Foxcroft 53 not out from 91 balls. Liam Dudding took 2 for 11.

Wellington Firebirds made 124 for 4 declared. Ajaz Patel took 2 for 48.

Central Stags made 363 for 2, Brad Schmulian 167 not out from 228 balls and Curtis Heaphy 132 from 235 balls.

Central Stags won by 8 wickets.

Key performers

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

354/9d(87.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
SM Mycockc BL Wiggins b BM Ticknerc BL Wiggins b BM Tickner4150026.67
Jesse Tashkoffc W Clark b JA Clarksonc W Clark b JA Clarkson11142078.57
Gareth Severinb RL Tooleb RL Toole10422416046.43
Nick Kellyc WA Young b JA Clarksonc WA Young b JA Clarkson370042.86
Tim Robinsonc BL Wiggins b BM Ticknerc BL Wiggins b BM Tickner10812912183.72
Tom Blundell †c BM Tickner b JA Clarksonc BM Tickner b JA Clarkson42625067.74
Nick Greenwoodb AY Patelb AY Patel7161043.75
Peter Younghusbandc W Clark b BM Ticknerc W Clark b BM Tickner15312048.39
Michael Sneddenb BM Ticknerb BM Tickner181630112.50
James Hartshornnot outnot out2*60033.33
Liam Duddingnot outnot out8*520160.00
Extras(b 15, lb 12, w 5)(b 15, lb 12, w 5)32
Total87.3 Ov (RR 4.05)87.3 Ov (RR 4.05)354/9d
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (SM Mycock, 3.4 ov), 15-2 (JM Tashkoff, 6.1 ov), 19-3 (NF Kelly, 8.3 ov), 225-4 (TB Robinson, 57.3 ov), 270-5 (GR Severin, 69.5 ov), 291-6 (NA Greenwood, 74.4 ov), 316-7 (TA Blundell, 81 ov), 343-8 (MW Snedden, 85.3 ov), 344-9 (PF Younghusband, 86 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Josh Clarkson2147633.62929100
Blair Tickner21.376843.161007010
Raymond Toole1827814.337614000
Will Clark603405.67205000
Ajaz Patel1715413.18726000
Dean Foxcroft401704.25132000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSM Mycock 4(15) & JM Tashkoff 3(7)722
2ndGR Severin 0(8) & JM Tashkoff 8(7)815
3rdNF Kelly 3(7) & GR Severin 0(7)414
4thTB Robinson 108(129) & GR Severin 73(165)206294
5thTA Blundell 14(30) & GR Severin 31(44)4574
6thNA Greenwood 7(16) & TA Blundell 14(13)2129
7thPF Younghusband 11(19) & TA Blundell 14(19)2538
8thPF Younghusband 4(11) & MW Snedden 18(16)2727
9thJW Hartshorn 1(2) & PF Younghusband 0(1)13
10thJW Hartshorn 1(4) & LR Dudding 8(5)10*9

Central Stags 1st innings

118/3d(39 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Curtis Heaphyb LR Duddingb LR Dudding5240020.83
Will Youngc TB Robinson b LR Duddingc TB Robinson b LR Dudding116006.25
Brad Schmulianc †TA Blundell b NA Greenwoodc †TA Blundell b NA Greenwood38514174.51
Dean Foxcroftnot outnot out53*916158.24
Tom Brucenot outnot out12*540022.22
Extras(b 5, lb 2, nb 2)(b 5, lb 2, nb 2)9
Total39 Ov (RR 3.03)39 Ov (RR 3.03)118/3d
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (WA Young, 4.2 ov), 20-2 (CG Heaphy, 10.2 ov), 68-3 (BD Schmulian, 21.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Liam Dudding741121.57381000
James Hartshorn812503.13382100
Michael Snedden933403.78426002
Nick Greenwood711612.29321000
Peter Younghusband501603.20190100
Jesse Tashkoff30903.0090000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCG Heaphy 0(10) & WA Young 1(16)326
2ndBD Schmulian 12(22) & CG Heaphy 5(14)1736
3rdD Foxcroft 22(36) & BD Schmulian 26(29)4865
4thTC Bruce 12(54) & D Foxcroft 31(55)50*107

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

124/4d(22 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
SM Mycockb BM Ticknerb BM Tickner290022.22
Jesse Tashkoffb AY Patelb AY Patel312831110.71
Gareth Severinb RL Tooleb RL Toole25321078.13
Nick Kellyc JA Clarkson b AY Patelc JA Clarkson b AY Patel13260050.00
Tim Robinsonnot outnot out27*2511108.00
Tom Blundell †not outnot out20*1211166.67
Extras(b 4, lb 1, w 1)(b 4, lb 1, w 1)6
Total22 Ov (RR 5.64)22 Ov (RR 5.64)124/4d
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (SM Mycock, 3.1 ov), 50-2 (JM Tashkoff, 9 ov), 62-3 (GR Severin, 12 ov), 98-4 (NF Kelly, 19 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Josh Clarkson301505.00101000
Blair Tickner301314.33111010
Ajaz Patel804826.00233200
Raymond Toole401814.50111000
Will Clark402506.2580100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSM Mycock 2(9) & JM Tashkoff 10(10)1419
2ndGR Severin 15(17) & JM Tashkoff 21(18)3635
3rdGR Severin 10(15) & NF Kelly 2(3)1218
4thNF Kelly 11(23) & TB Robinson 21(19)3642
5thTB Robinson 6(6) & TA Blundell 20(12)26*18

Central Stags 2nd innings

363/2(83.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Curtis Heaphyc NF Kelly b JM Tashkoffc NF Kelly b JM Tashkoff13223511056.17
Will Youngc †TA Blundell b LR Duddingc †TA Blundell b LR Dudding7101070.00
Brad Schmuliannot outnot out167*22821073.25
Dean Foxcroftnot outnot out37*2861132.14
Extras(b 8, lb 10, nb 2)(b 8, lb 10, nb 2)20
Total83.1 Ov (RR 4.36)83.1 Ov (RR 4.36) · Target 361363/2
Fall of wickets: 19-1 (WA Young, 4.1 ov), 311-2 (CG Heaphy, 75.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Liam Dudding1315314.08548000
James Hartshorn1305504.23464000
Michael Snedden1324303.31493002
Nick Greenwood1125204.734510000
Peter Younghusband2419804.08809000
Jesse Tashkoff9.104414.80345100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCG Heaphy 11(15) & WA Young 7(10)1925
2ndBD Schmulian 152(209) & CG Heaphy 121(220)292427
3rdD Foxcroft 37(28) & BD Schmulian 15(19)52*47

Commentary

End of innings: CS 363/2 (83.1 ov)
83.14
JM Tashkoff to D Foxcroft, FOUR
End of over 835 runsCS 359/2100004
BD Schmulian 167(228)D Foxcroft 33(27)NA Greenwood 11-2-52-0
82.64
NA Greenwood to BD Schmulian, FOUR
82.50
NA Greenwood to BD Schmulian, no run
82.40
NA Greenwood to BD Schmulian, no run
82.30
NA Greenwood to BD Schmulian, no run
82.20
NA Greenwood to BD Schmulian, no run
82.11
NA Greenwood to D Foxcroft, 1 run
End of over 825 runsCS 354/2002210
BD Schmulian 163(223)D Foxcroft 32(26)JM Tashkoff 9-0-40-1
81.60
JM Tashkoff to BD Schmulian, no run
81.51
JM Tashkoff to D Foxcroft, 1 run
81.42
JM Tashkoff to D Foxcroft, 2 runs
81.32
JM Tashkoff to D Foxcroft, 2 runs
81.20
JM Tashkoff to D Foxcroft, no run
81.10
JM Tashkoff to D Foxcroft, no run
End of over 814 runsCS 349/2400000
BD Schmulian 163(222)D Foxcroft 27(21)NA Greenwood 10-2-47-0
80.60
NA Greenwood to BD Schmulian, no run
80.50
NA Greenwood to BD Schmulian, no run
80.40
NA Greenwood to BD Schmulian, no run
80.30
NA Greenwood to BD Schmulian, no run
80.20
NA Greenwood to BD Schmulian, no run
80.14
NA Greenwood to BD Schmulian, FOUR
End of over 8015 runsCS 345/2401064
D Foxcroft 27(21)BD Schmulian 159(216)JM Tashkoff 8-0-35-1
79.64
JM Tashkoff to D Foxcroft, FOUR
79.56
JM Tashkoff to D Foxcroft, SIX
79.40
JM Tashkoff to D Foxcroft, no run
79.31
JM Tashkoff to BD Schmulian, 1 run
79.20
JM Tashkoff to BD Schmulian, no run
79.14
JM Tashkoff to BD Schmulian, FOUR