Plunket Shield 2025-26
Central Districts vs Wellington, 14th Match
Day 4: Innings Break - Wellington lead by 349 runs
Central Districts (CD)
401/10 (113.3 ov)
244/8 (84.6 ov)
Wellington (WEL)
296/10 (90.4 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- Plunket Shield 2025-26
- Match
- 14th Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- Venue
- McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand
- Toss
- Central Districts opt to bowl
- Umpires
- Wayne Knights, Chamara De Zoysa
- Match referee
- Gary Troup
Playing XI
Central Districts
- Curtis Heaphy · WK-Batsman
- Brad Schmulian · Batting Allrounder
- Will Young · Batsman
- Dean Foxcroft · Bowling Allrounder
- Tom Bruce (c) · Batting Allrounder
- Dane Cleaver (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Josh Clarkson · Batting Allrounder
- Brett Randell · Bowler
- Toby Findlay · Bowler
- Jayden Lennox · Bowler
- Raymond Toole · Bowler
Wellington
- Jesse Tashkoff · Batting Allrounder
- Nick Greenwood · Batsman
- Gareth Severin · WK-Batsman
- Nick Kelly (c) · Batting Allrounder
- Tim Robinson · Batsman
- Muhammad Abbas · Batting Allrounder
- Callum McLachlan (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Nathan Smith · Bowling Allrounder
- Peter Younghusband · Bowler
- Michael Snedden · Bowler
- James Hartshorn · Batsman
Wellington innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tashkoff | c Schmulian b Toby Findlay | 109 | 135 | 14 | 2 | 80.74 |
| Nick Greenwood | b Schmulian | 143 | 206 | 16 | 3 | 69.42 |
| Gareth Severin | run out (Jayden Lennox/Josh Clarkson) | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 16.13 |
| Nick Kelly | c Cleaver b Toby Findlay | 25 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 64.1 |
| Tim Robinson | lbw b Schmulian | 11 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 31.43 |
| Muhammad Abbas | c Foxcroft b Raymond Toole | 17 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 24.29 |
| Callum McLachlan | lbw b Schmulian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Smith | c Will Young b Randell | 39 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 49.37 |
| Peter Younghusband | c Toby Findlay b Raymond Toole |
Central Districts innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Heaphy | c Tim Robinson b Nathan Smith | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Brad Schmulian | b Nathan Smith | 117 | 209 | 11 | 0 | 55.98 |
| Will Young | b James Hartshorn | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Dean Foxcroft | c Tim Robinson b Nathan Smith | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Tom Bruce | c Gareth Severin b Michael Snedden | 38 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 57.58 |
| Dane Cleaver | c (sub)Oscar Jackson b James Hartshorn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Clarkson | c Tashkoff b James Hartshorn | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Brett Randell | c Gareth Severin b Younghusband | 66 | 161 | 6 | 0 | 40.99 |
| Toby Findlay | c (sub)Oscar Jackson b Nathan Smith |
Wellington innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tashkoff | b Raymond Toole | 33 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Nick Greenwood | c Cleaver b Raymond Toole | 37 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 77.08 |
| Gareth Severin | c Will Young b Toby Findlay | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 31.58 |
| Nick Kelly | c Josh Clarkson b Jayden Lennox | 27 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 35.53 |
| Tim Robinson | b Raymond Toole | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Muhammad Abbas | c Will Young b Randell | 26 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 72.22 |
| Nathan Smith | not out | 62 | 153 | 4 | 0 | 40.52 |
| Callum McLachlan | c Schmulian b Jayden Lennox | 21 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 80.77 |
| Peter Younghusband | c Cleaver b Jayden Lennox |