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

295/10 (90.4)

Wellington Firebirds

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

Match Referee