Central Districts v Wellington Firebirds, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 14, Plunket Shield, 2025
Plunket Shield Match 14: Central Districts v Wellington Firebirds at Napier, February 27, 2026

Central Districts
CS
295/10 (90.4)

Wellington Firebirds
WF
401/10 (113.3) & 244/8d (85)
Finished
Match Drawn
Wellington Firebirds 1st InningWF 1st Inning401/10 (113.3 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tashkoff | c B Schmulian b T Findlay | 109 | 135 | 14 | 2 | 80.74 |
c B Schmulian b T Findlay | ||||||
| Nick Greenwood | b B Schmulian | 143 | 206 | 16 | 3 | 69.42 |
b B Schmulian | ||||||
| Gareth Severin | runout (JA Clarkson / J Lennox) | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 16.13 |
runout (JA Clarkson / J Lennox) | ||||||
| Nick Kelly(C) | c D Cleaver b T Findlay | 25 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 64.10 |
c D Cleaver b T Findlay | ||||||
| Tim Robinson | lbw b B Schmulian | 11 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 31.43 |
lbw b B Schmulian | ||||||
| Muhammad Abbas | c D Foxcroft b R Toole | 17 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 24.29 |
c D Foxcroft b R Toole | ||||||
| Callum McLachlan(WK) | lbw b B Schmulian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
lbw b B Schmulian | ||||||
| Nathan Smith | c W Young b B Randell | 39 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 48.75 |
c W Young b B Randell | ||||||
| Peter Younghusband | c T Findlay b R Toole | 27 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 45.76 |
c T Findlay b R Toole | ||||||
| Michael Snedden | lbw b B Schmulian | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
lbw b B Schmulian | ||||||
| James Hartshorn | Not out | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 22 (b 4, w 5, nb 12, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 401/10 (113.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Randell | 20 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 3.55 |
| Josh Clarkson | 15 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 3.07 |
| Toby Findlay | 21 | 3 | 91 | 2 | 4.33 |
| Raymond Toole | 23.3 | 5 | 98 | 2 | 4.17 |
| Jayden Lennox | 22 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 2.86 |
| Brad Schmulian | 12 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 2.25 |
Fall of wickets: 1-222 (J Tashkoff - 46.1 ov), 2-236 (G Severin - 52.5 ov), 3-282 (NF Kelly - 64.1 ov), 4-313 (N Greenwood - 70.2 ov), 5-314 (T Robinson - 74.3 ov), 6-314 (C McLachlan - 74.5 ov), 7-348 (M Abbas - 91.3 ov), 8-373 (N Smith - 103.4 ov), 9-382 (M Snedden - 110.6 ov), 10-401 (P Younghusband - 113.3 ov)
Central Districts 1st InningCS 1st Inning295/10 (90.4 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Heaphy | c T Robinson b N Smith | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
c T Robinson b N Smith | ||||||
| Brad Schmulian | b N Smith | 117 | 209 | 11 | 0 | 55.98 |
b N Smith | ||||||
| Will Young | b J Hartshorn | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
b J Hartshorn | ||||||
| Dean Foxcroft | c T Robinson b N Smith | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
c T Robinson b N Smith | ||||||
| Tom Bruce(C) | c G Severin b M Snedden | 38 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 57.58 |
c G Severin b M Snedden | ||||||
| Dane Cleaver(WK) | c (sub O Jackson) b J Hartshorn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c (sub O Jackson) b J Hartshorn | ||||||
| Josh Clarkson | c J Tashkoff b J Hartshorn | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
c J Tashkoff b J Hartshorn | ||||||
| Brett Randell | c G Severin b P Younghusband | 66 | 161 | 6 | 0 | 40.99 |
c G Severin b P Younghusband | ||||||
| Toby Findlay | c (sub JRM Bassett-Graham) b N Smith | 16 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 44.44 |
c (sub JRM Bassett-Graham) b N Smith | ||||||
| Jayden Lennox | runout (J Hartshorn / G Severin) | 12 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
runout (J Hartshorn / G Severin) | ||||||
| Raymond Toole | Not out | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 24 (b 7, w 6, nb 6, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 295/10 (90.4) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Smith | 17 | 4 | 61 | 4 | 3.59 |
| James Hartshorn | 18.4 | 3 | 65 | 3 | 3.43 |
| Michael Snedden | 17 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 2.12 |
| Muhammad Abbas | 13 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 3.85 |
| Peter Younghusband | 24 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 2.96 |
| Nick Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (C Heaphy - 0.4 ov), 2-9 (W Young - 1.6 ov), 3-25 (D Foxcroft - 6.1 ov), 4-77 (TC Bruce - 22.4 ov), 5-84 (D Cleaver - 23.5 ov), 6-96 (JA Clarkson - 27.6 ov), 7-250 (B Randell - 73.5 ov), 8-274 (T Findlay - 83.2 ov), 9-285 (B Schmulian - 85.2 ov), 10-296 (J Lennox - 90.4 ov)
Wellington Firebirds 2nd InningWF 2nd Inning244/8 (85 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tashkoff | b R Toole | 33 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 91.67 |
b R Toole | ||||||
| Nick Greenwood | c D Cleaver b R Toole | 37 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 77.08 |
c D Cleaver b R Toole | ||||||
| Gareth Severin | c W Young b T Findlay | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 31.58 |
c W Young b T Findlay | ||||||
| Nick Kelly(C) | c JA Clarkson b J Lennox | 27 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 35.53 |
c JA Clarkson b J Lennox | ||||||
| Tim Robinson | b R Toole | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
b R Toole | ||||||
| Muhammad Abbas | c W Young b B Randell | 26 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 72.22 |
c W Young b B Randell | ||||||
| Nathan Smith | Not out | 62 | 153 | 4 | 0 | 41.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Callum McLachlan(WK) | c B Schmulian b J Lennox | 21 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 80.77 |
c B Schmulian b J Lennox | ||||||
| Peter Younghusband | c D Cleaver b J Lennox | 22 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 42.31 |
c D Cleaver b J Lennox | ||||||
| Michael Snedden | Not out | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 5, nb 3, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 244/8 (85) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Randell | 8 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Josh Clarkson | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Toby Findlay | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 4.10 |
| Raymond Toole | 15 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 2.47 |
| Jayden Lennox | 27 | 6 | 60 | 3 | 2.22 |
| Brad Schmulian | 14 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 1.93 |
| Dean Foxcroft | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-66 (J Tashkoff - 12.6 ov), 2-72 (N Greenwood - 14.2 ov), 3-84 (G Severin - 19.5 ov), 4-85 (T Robinson - 20.5 ov), 5-135 (NF Kelly - 35.5 ov), 6-139 (M Abbas - 38.2 ov), 7-166 (C McLachlan - 47.3 ov), 8-214 (P Younghusband - 63.5 ov)
Date
2026-02-28 03:00 AM
Venue
McLean Park, Napier
Toss
Central Districts elected to bowl
Umpires
Tv Umpires
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