BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Georgeson	c Wheeler b Rance	1	12	16	0	0	8.33
Jakob Bhula	b Tickner	27	59	95	4	0	45.76
Nick Greenwood	c Bruce b Bracewell	23	75	111	2	0	30.66
Michael Bracewell (c)	c Wheeler b Field	51	120	147	3	0	42.50
Finn Allen	c †Cleaver b Tickner	33	42	81	5	0	78.57
Jamie Gibson	lbw b Tickner	1	24	37	0	0	4.16
Nathan Smith	c Wiggins b Rance	56	115	182	9	0	48.69
Callum McLachlan †	c †Cleaver b Tickner	0	7	9	0	0	0.00
Ben Sears	c Bruce b Rance	7	65	89	0	0	10.76
Michael Snedden	c & b Rance	7	33	35	0	0	21.21
James Hartshorn	not out	17	34	42	3	0	50.00
Extras	(lb 9, nb 2, w 4)	15
TOTAL	97.2 Ov (RR: 2.44, 425 Mins)	238
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Luke Georgeson, 3.1 ov), 2-46 (Jakob Bhula, 21.1 ov), 3-55 (Nick Greenwood, 28.5 ov), 4-125 (Finn Allen, 47.2 ov), 5-140 (Michael Bracewell, 54.4 ov), 6-140 (Jamie Gibson, 55.3 ov), 7-140 (Callum McLachlan, 57.4 ov), 8-192 (Ben Sears, 79.4 ov), 9-204 (Michael Snedden, 87.4 ov), 10-238 (Nathan Smith, 97.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Doug Bracewell	23	5	51	1	2.21	114	6	0	2	0
28.5 to NA Greenwood, . 55/3
Seth Rance	20.2	6	52	4	2.55	98	7	0	0	0
3.1 to LI Georgeson, . 3/1 79.4 to BV Sears, . 192/8 87.4 to MW Snedden, . 204/9 97.2 to NG Smith, . 238/10
Ben Wheeler	21	5	41	0	1.95	103	3	0	1	0
Blair Tickner	23	7	56	4	2.43	113	6	0	1	0
21.1 to JJNP Bhula, . 46/2 47.2 to FH Allen, . 125/4 55.3 to JD Gibson, . 140/6 57.4 to CR McLachlan, . 140/7
Joey Field	9	3	27	1	3.00	46	4	0	0	2
54.4 to MG Bracewell, . 140/5
Brad Schmulian	1	0	2	0	2.00	5	0	0	0	0

Central Districts 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Greg Hay (c)	c †McLachlan b Sears	18	60	94	1	0	30.00
Bayley Wiggins	c Bracewell b Smith	16	23	29	4	0	69.56
Brad Schmulian	c Allen b Sears	88	93	144	13	1	94.62
Dane Cleaver †	c Gibson b Sears	39	85	129	5	0	45.88
Tom Bruce	c & b Sears	17	18	28	3	0	94.44
Doug Bracewell	c Georgeson b Snedden	68	96	162	12	0	70.83
Ma'ara Ave	c Allen b Sears	24	55	83	4	0	43.63
Ben Wheeler	c Bracewell b Smith	59	94	116	9	0	62.76
Joey Field	b Smith	15	31	43	2	0	48.38
Blair Tickner	not out	1	12	21	0	0	8.33
Seth Rance	b Hartshorn	3	6	6	0	0	50.00
Extras	(lb 9, w 1)	10
TOTAL	95.3 Ov (RR: 3.74, 430 Mins)	358
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Bayley Wiggins, 6.5 ov), 2-84 (Greg Hay, 20.2 ov), 3-159 (Brad Schmulian, 38.3 ov), 4-181 (Tom Bruce, 44.5 ov), 5-188 (Dane Cleaver, 48.6 ov), 6-258 (Ma'ara Ave, 66.6 ov), 7-312 (Doug Bracewell, 81.2 ov), 8-344 (Joey Field, 90.6 ov), 9-355 (Ben Wheeler, 94.2 ov), 10-358 (Seth Rance, 95.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nathan Smith	24	4	69	3	2.87	112	9	0	1	0
6.5 to BL Wiggins, . 25/1 90.6 to JFA Field, . 344/8 94.2 to BM Wheeler, . 355/9
James Hartshorn	13.3	3	46	1	3.40	63	7	0	0	0
95.3 to SHA Rance, . 358/10
Ben Sears	20	4	88	5	4.40	85	13	1	0	0
20.2 to GR Hay, . 84/2 38.3 to BD Schmulian, . 159/3 44.5 to TC Bruce, . 181/4 48.6 to D Cleaver, . 188/5 66.6 to MTMMJ Ave, . 258/6
Luke Georgeson	2	0	15	0	7.50	6	3	0	0	0
Jamie Gibson	6	0	26	0	4.33	25	5	0	0	0
Michael Snedden	21	8	64	1	3.04	96	9	0	0	0
81.2 to DAJ Bracewell, . 312/7
Michael Bracewell	9	1	41	0	4.55	37	7	0	0	0

Wellington 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Georgeson	c Field b Tickner	28	73	103	5	0	38.35
Jakob Bhula	b Rance	0	1	5	0	0	0.00
Nick Greenwood	run out (Wheeler)	26	63	91	4	0	41.26
Michael Bracewell (c)	c Schmulian b Bracewell	46	97	172	5	0	47.42
Finn Allen	c †Cleaver b Bracewell	8	10	17	1	0	80.00
Jamie Gibson	c Hay b Wheeler	23	66	81	4	0	34.84
Nathan Smith	not out	72	126	184	9	1	57.14
Callum McLachlan †	c †Cleaver b Wheeler	25	56	69	5	0	44.64
Ben Sears	lbw b Wheeler	2	8	19	0	0	25.00
Michael Snedden	lbw b Wheeler	2	7	9	0	0	28.57
James Hartshorn	c & b Rance	4	15	19	0	0	26.66
Extras	(b 1, lb 12, w 1)	14
TOTAL	87 Ov (RR: 2.87, 386 Mins)	250
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Jakob Bhula, 1.1 ov), 2-56 (Nick Greenwood, 22.2 ov), 3-58 (Luke Georgeson, 23.3 ov), 4-70 (Finn Allen, 27.1 ov), 5-109 (Jamie Gibson, 46.3 ov), 6-177 (Michael Bracewell, 61.3 ov), 7-227 (Callum McLachlan, 77.6 ov), 8-233 (Ben Sears, 81.3 ov), 9-239 (Michael Snedden, 83.1 ov), 10-250 (James Hartshorn, 86.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Doug Bracewell	16	3	52	2	3.25	74	9	0	1	0
27.1 to FH Allen, . 70/4 61.3 to MG Bracewell, . 177/6
Seth Rance	21	6	53	2	2.52	100	7	0	0	0
1.1 to JJNP Bhula, . 4/1 86.6 to JW Hartshorn, . 250/10
Ben Wheeler	24	5	54	4	2.25	119	7	0	0	0
46.3 to JD Gibson, . 109/5 77.6 to CR McLachlan, . 227/7 81.3 to BV Sears, . 233/8 83.1 to MW Snedden, . 239/9
Blair Tickner	13	4	45	1	3.46	60	6	1	0	0
23.3 to LI Georgeson, . 58/3
Joey Field	11	3	30	0	2.72	52	4	0	0	0
Brad Schmulian	2	0	3	0	1.50	9	0	0	0	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings (T: 131 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Greg Hay (c)	c Smith b Hartshorn	22	84	133	1	0	26.19
Bayley Wiggins	c Gibson b Sears	29	36	40	6	0	80.55
Brad Schmulian	c Allen b Sears	4	6	10	1	0	66.66
Dane Cleaver †	not out	54	100	134	7	0	54.00
Tom Bruce	not out	23	39	52	3	0	58.97
Extras	(lb 2)	2
TOTAL	44.1 Ov (RR: 3.03, 185 Mins)	134/3
Did not bat: Doug Bracewell, Ma'ara Ave, Ben Wheeler, Joey Field, Blair Tickner, Seth Rance
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Bayley Wiggins, 9.4 ov), 2-34 (Brad Schmulian, 11.4 ov), 3-83 (Greg Hay, 31.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nathan Smith	12	5	17	0	1.41	64	2	0	0	0
Michael Snedden	8.1	3	27	0	3.30	39	4	0	0	0
Ben Sears	9	1	40	2	4.44	38	7	0	0	0
9.4 to BL Wiggins, . 30/1 11.4 to BD Schmulian, . 34/2
Michael Bracewell	6	0	22	0	3.66	25	1	0	0	0
James Hartshorn	9	3	26	1	2.88	43	4	0	0	0
31.3 to GR Hay, . 83/3

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Mon, 15 Nov - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 233/9 (Nathan Smith 55*, James Hartshorn 13*, 96 ov)

Tue, 16 Nov - day 2 - Central D 1st innings 285/6 (Doug Bracewell 53*, Ben Wheeler 23*, 76 ov)

Wed, 17 Nov - day 3 - Wellington 2nd innings 225/6 (Nathan Smith 60*, Callum McLachlan 25*, 74 ov)

Thu, 18 Nov - day 4 - Central D 2nd innings 134/3 (44.1 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Wellington 1st innings:
Wellington: 50 runs in 26.1 overs, 115 minutes, 1 extras
Lunch (12:52 to 13:33): Wellington - 65/3 in 32.0 overs, MG Bracewell 3 (37), FH Allen 9 (9)
Wellington: 100 runs in 41.5 overs, 185 minutes, 3 extras
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls, 60 minutes, MG Bracewell 22 (49), FH Allen 27 (34), 1 extras
MG Bracewell: 50 runs in 108 balls, 131 minutes (3x4)
Wellington: 150 runs in 59.2 overs, 265 minutes, 4 extras
Tea (15:42 to 16:03): Wellington - 150/7 in 61.0 overs, NG Smith 10 (22), BV Sears 0 (6)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 125 balls, 84 minutes, NG Smith 37 (67), BV Sears 7 (58), 7 extras
New Ball Taken: Wellington - 193/8 after 80.0 overs, NG Smith 37 (77), MW Snedden 0 (1), 13 extras
Wellington: 200 runs in 83.0 overs, 361 minutes, 13 extras
NG Smith: 50 runs in 96 balls, 150 minutes (9x4)
End of Day (18:31): Wellington - 233/9 in 96.0 overs, NG Smith 55 (110), JW Hartshorn 13 (31)

Day 2

End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington 238 (97.2) (Wellington 1 batting point, Central Districts 4 bowling points)
Central Districts 1st innings:
Rain (11:24 to 11:53): Central Districts - 29/1 in 8.3 overs, GR Hay 9 (24), BD Schmulian 0 (4)
Ground Delay (11:53 to 12:30): Central Districts - 29/1 in 8.3 overs, GR Hay 9 (24), BD Schmulian 0 (4)
Lunch (12:30 to 13:11): Central Districts - 29/1 in 8.3 overs, GR Hay 9 (24), BD Schmulian 0 (4)
Ground Delay (13:11 to 13:39): Central Districts - 29/1 in 8.3 overs, GR Hay 9 (24), BD Schmulian 0 (4)
Updated Session Times for Day 2: Session 2: 1.40-4.00, Session 3: 4.20-6.30. A further 67.3 overs to be bowled
Central Districts: 50 runs in 12.3 overs, 56 minutes, 4 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls, 54 minutes, GR Hay 8 (38), BD Schmulian 40 (31), 4 extras
Injury (14:42 to 14:43): Central Districts - 84/2 in 21.4 overs, BD Schmulian 46 (43), D Cleaver 0 (4)
BD Schmulian: 50 runs in 44 balls, 71 minutes (8x4, 1x6)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 22.5 overs, 109 minutes, 4 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls, 53 minutes, BD Schmulian 23 (35), D Cleaver 27 (41), 0 extras
Central Districts: 150 runs in 36.3 overs, 164 minutes, 4 extras
Tea (16:01 to 16:21): Central Districts - 163/3 in 40.0 overs, D Cleaver 33 (61), TC Bruce 4 (3)
Central Districts: 200 runs in 54.2 overs, 248 minutes, 6 extras
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls, 66 minutes, DAJ Bracewell 32 (42), MTMMJ Ave 16 (45), 2 extras
Central Districts: 250 runs in 66.0 overs, 302 minutes, 7 extras
BV Sears: 5 wickets (17-3-67-5)
DAJ Bracewell: 50 runs in 69 balls, 104 minutes (9x4)
End of Day (18:59): Central Districts - 285/6 in 76.0 overs, DAJ Bracewell 53 (83), BM Wheeler 23 (39)

Day 3

Central Districts: 300 runs in 78.4 overs, 352 minutes, 9 extras
New Ball Taken: Central Districts - 305/6 after 80.0 overs, DAJ Bracewell 67 (92), BM Wheeler 27 (54), 9 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls, 53 minutes, DAJ Bracewell 19 (26), BM Wheeler 31 (55), 2 extras
BM Wheeler: 50 runs in 86 balls, 101 minutes (8x4)
Central Districts: 350 runs in 93.0 overs, 416 minutes, 10 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 358 (95.3) (Central Districts 4 batting points, Wellington 4 bowling points)
Wellington 2nd innings:
Lunch (12:55 to 13:33): Wellington - 29/1 in 10.0 overs, LI Georgeson 12 (29), NA Greenwood 15 (30)
Wellington: 50 runs in 18.2 overs, 79 minutes, 2 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 121 balls, 86 minutes, LI Georgeson 22 (60), NA Greenwood 26 (61), 2 extras
Tea (15:42 to 16:02): Wellington - 95/4 in 39.0 overs, MG Bracewell 18 (45), JD Gibson 13 (42)
Wellington: 100 runs in 40.2 overs, 177 minutes, 2 extras
Wellington: 150 runs in 56.5 overs, 246 minutes, 6 extras
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls, 48 minutes, MG Bracewell 20 (25), NG Smith 25 (41), 5 extras
NG Smith: 50 runs in 72 balls, 86 minutes (8x4, 1x6)
Wellington: 200 runs in 67.2 overs, 296 minutes, 8 extras
End of Day (18:33): Wellington - 225/6 in 74.0 overs, NG Smith 60 (90), CR McLachlan 25 (44)

Day 4

7th Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls, 66 minutes, NG Smith 23 (43), CR McLachlan 25 (51), 2 extras
New Ball Taken: Wellington - 232/7 after 80.0 overs, NG Smith 65 (112), BV Sears 1 (2), 10 extras
Injury (11:00 to 11:04): Wellington - 233/7 in 81.2 overs, NG Smith 65 (115), BV Sears 2 (7)
Injury (11:25 to 11:27): Wellington - 247/9 in 85.3 overs, NG Smith 69 (121), JW Hartshorn 4 (11)
Wellington: 250 runs in 86.5 overs, 385 minutes, 14 extras
Central Districts 2nd innings:
Lunch (12:54 to 13:33): Central Districts - 38/2 in 16.0 overs, GR Hay 1 (41), D Cleaver 3 (13)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 19.4 overs, 87 minutes, 1 extras
Central Districts: 100 runs in 37.4 overs, 157 minutes, 2 extras
D Cleaver: 50 runs in 96 balls, 122 minutes (7x4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls, 52 minutes, D Cleaver 27 (37), TC Bruce 23 (39), 1 extras

MATCH DETAILS

Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss	Central Districts, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2021/22
Match days	15,16,17,18 November 2021 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Ma'ara Ave James Hartshorn
Umpires	John Bromley Tim Parlane
Match Referee	Richard Hayward
Points	Central Districts 20, Wellington 5

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Central D Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
GR Hay	caught	22	84
BL Wiggins	caught	29	36
BD Schmulian	caught	4	6
D Cleaver	not out	54	100
TC Bruce	not out	23	39
Extras	(lb 2)
Total	134(3 wkts; 44.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
NG Smith	12	5	17	0	1.41
MW Snedden	8.1	3	27	0	3.3
BV Sears	9	1	40	2	4.44
MG Bracewell	6	0	22	0	3.66
JW Hartshorn	9	3	26	1	2.88

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	30	Greg Hay	Bayley Wiggins
2nd	4	Greg Hay	Brad Schmulian
3rd	49	Greg Hay	Dane Cleaver
4th	51	Dane Cleaver	Tom Bruce

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Plunket Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
AUCK	8	5	1	1	104
CANT	8	4	1	3	92
ND	7	3	3	0	68
OTAGO	8	2	4	2	61
WELL	8	2	6	0	58
CD	7	1	2	4	56

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