a32181	Wellington v Central Districts
	The Ford Trophy 2025/26
Venue	Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington on 4th February 2026 (50-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Wellington won the toss and decided to field
Result	Central Districts won by 18 runs
Points	Wellington 0; Central Districts 4
Umpires	TR Davies, GG Pennell
Referee	KR Pulley
Scorers	JL Manhire, KD Thwaites

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Central Districts innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
BD Schmulian	not out	148	98	161	19	3	31	151.02
CG Heaphy	st Blundell b Younghusband	24	48	67	2	1	35	50.00
WA Young	c Mohammad Abbas b Hartshorn	18	15	17	1	-	4	120.00
D Foxcroft	st Blundell b Younghusband	72	39	51	8	4	13	184.62
+D Cleaver	c Younghusband b Hartshorn	19	9	11	2	1	2	211.11
JA Clarkson	not out	13	7	11	1	1	2	185.71
JFA Field	did not bat
*JR Lennox	did not bat
AR Schaw	did not bat
BG Randell	did not bat
RL Toole	did not bat
Extras	(5 lb, 8 w)	13
Total	(4 wickets, innings closed, 161 minutes, 36 overs)	307
Fall of wickets:
1-103 (Heaphy, 15.4 ov), 2-132 (Young, 20.2 ov), 3-255 (Foxcroft, 31.1 ov), 4-282 (Cleaver, 33.5 ov)

Wellington bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Dudding	7	1	44	0	1	-	22	3	2	-	6.29
Hartshorn	8	0	67	2	1	-	20	9	2	24.00	8.38
Smith	6	0	49	0	2	-	15	6	1	-	8.17
Mohammad Abbas	4	0	36	0	1	-	9	3	2	-	9.00
Younghusband	7	0	55	2	-	-	15	4	2	21.00	7.86
Jackson	2	0	27	0	1	-	2	5	-	-	13.50
Tashkoff	2	0	24	0	1	-	4	3	1	-	12.00

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Wellington innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
JM Tashkoff	c Clarkson b Toole	9	6	6	2	-	3	150.00
NA Greenwood	c and b Schaw	75	60	103	5	6	32	125.00
TB Robinson	lbw b Schaw	100	79	123	12	3	32	126.58
*NF Kelly	b Randell	1	4	5	-	-	3	25.00
Mohammad Abbas	c Cleaver b Clarkson	9	11	15	-	1	7	81.82
+TA Blundell	c and b Lennox	51	29	29	2	5	13	175.86
NG Smith	c Schaw b Lennox	28	20	36	4	-	7	140.00
OT Jackson	run out (Schmulian)	2	5	7	-	-	3	40.00
PF Younghusband	not out	0	0	4	-	-	0	0.00
JW Hartshorn	not out	3	3	2	-	-	1	100.00
LR Dudding	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 2 lb, 1 nb, 7 w)	11
Total	(8 wickets, innings closed, 168 minutes, 36 overs)	289
Fall of wickets:
1-9 (Tashkoff, 1.1 ov), 2-166 (Greenwood, 21.2 ov), 3-173 (Kelly, 22.3 ov), 4-202 (Mohammad Abbas, 26.2 ov), 5-208 (Robinson, 27.1 ov), 6-270 (Blundell, 33.3 ov), 7-280 (Jackson, 34.6 ov), 8-286 (Smith, 35.3 ov)

Central Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Randell	7	0	61	1	3	1	22	10	1	42.00	8.71
Toole	5	0	47	1	1	-	15	5	3	30.00	9.40
Field	4	0	40	0	1	-	8	2	3	-	10.00
Clarkson	7	0	54	1	2	-	16	4	2	42.00	7.71
Lennox	8	0	52	2	-	-	24	3	3	24.00	6.50
Schaw	5	0	32	2	-	-	16	1	3	15.00	6.40

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Notes
--> The match was reduced before play started to 36 overs per side
--> Central Districts powerplay 1: overs 1 to 7 (36/0)
--> Wellington powerplay 1: overs 1 to 7 (53/1)
--> Central Districts innings: 50 in 9.4 overs
--> Central Districts innings: 100 in 14.2 overs
--> Central Districts innings: 150 in 22.1 overs
--> Central Districts innings: 200 in 27.3 overs
--> Central Districts innings: 250 in 30.5 overs
--> Central Districts innings: 300 in 35.4 overs
--> Wellington innings: 50 in 6.4 overs
--> Wellington innings: 100 in 14.6 overs
--> Wellington innings: 150 in 19.5 overs
--> Wellington innings: 200 in 25.3 overs
--> Wellington innings: 250 in 31.3 overs
--> OT Jackson made his debut in List A matches
--> BD Schmulian 50 in 35 balls with 8 fours and 1 six
--> BD Schmulian 100 in 68 balls with 11 fours and 3 sixes
--> BD Schmulian passed his previous highest score of 136 in List A matches
--> D Foxcroft 50 in 29 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes
--> NA Greenwood 50 in 42 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes
--> TB Robinson 50 in 38 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes
--> TB Robinson 100 in 78 balls with 12 fours and 3 sixes
--> TA Blundell 50 in 28 balls with 2 fours and 5 sixes
--> BD Schmulian (40) and CG Heaphy (7) added 50 in 58 balls for the Central Districts 1st wicket
--> BD Schmulian (74) and CG Heaphy (24) added 100 in 86 balls for the Central Districts 1st wicket
--> BD Schmulian (27) and D Foxcroft (25) added 50 in 34 balls for the Central Districts 3rd wicket
--> BD Schmulian (38) and D Foxcroft (60) added 100 in 55 balls for the Central Districts 3rd wicket
--> NA Greenwood (16) and TB Robinson (34) added 50 in 40 balls for the Wellington 2nd wicket
--> NA Greenwood (35) and TB Robinson (62) added 100 in 87 balls for the Wellington 2nd wicket
--> NA Greenwood (75) and TB Robinson (69) added 150 in 117 balls for the Wellington 2nd wicket
--> TA Blundell (37) and NG Smith (11) added 50 in 33 balls for the Wellington 6th wicket

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