Wellington Firebirds v Central Districts, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 18th Match, The Ford Trophy, 2025
The Ford Trophy 18th Match: Wellington Firebirds v Central Districts at Wellington, February 03, 2026

Wellington Firebirds
WF
289/8 (36)

Central Districts
CS
307/4 (36)
Finished
CS won by 18 runs
Central Districts InningCS Inning307/4 (36 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Schmulian | Not out | 148 | 98 | 19 | 3 | 151.02 |
Not out | ||||||
| Curtis Heaphy | st TA Blundell b Peter Younghusband | 24 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
st TA Blundell b Peter Younghusband | ||||||
| Will Young | c Muhammad Abbas b J Hartshorn | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
c Muhammad Abbas b J Hartshorn | ||||||
| Dean Foxcroft | st TA Blundell b Peter Younghusband | 72 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 184.62 |
st TA Blundell b Peter Younghusband | ||||||
| Dane Cleaver(WK) | c Peter Younghusband b J Hartshorn | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 211.11 |
c Peter Younghusband b J Hartshorn | ||||||
| Josh Clarkson | Not out | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 185.71 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 13 (b 0, w 8, nb 0, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 307/4 (36) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Dudding | 7 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 6.29 |
| James Hartshorn | 8 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 8.38 |
| Nathan Smith | 6 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 8.17 |
| Muhammad Abbas | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Peter Younghusband | 7 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 7.86 |
| Oscar Jackson | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Jesse Tashkoff | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-103 (C Heaphy - 15.4 ov), 2-132 (W Young - 20.2 ov), 3-255 (D Foxcroft - 31.1 ov), 4-282 (D Cleaver - 33.5 ov)
Wellington Firebirds InningWF Inning289/8 (36 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tashkoff | c JA Clarkson b R Toole | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 150.00 |
c JA Clarkson b R Toole | ||||||
| Nick Greenwood | c & b A Schaw | 75 | 60 | 5 | 6 | 125.00 |
c & b A Schaw | ||||||
| Tim Robinson | lbw b A Schaw | 100 | 79 | 12 | 3 | 126.58 |
lbw b A Schaw | ||||||
| Nick Kelly(C) | b Brett Randell | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
b Brett Randell | ||||||
| Muhammad Abbas | c D Cleaver b JA Clarkson | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 81.82 |
c D Cleaver b JA Clarkson | ||||||
| Tom Blundell(WK) | c & b J Lennox | 51 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 175.86 |
c & b J Lennox | ||||||
| Nathan Smith | c A Schaw b J Lennox | 28 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 140.00 |
c A Schaw b J Lennox | ||||||
| Oscar Jackson | runout (D Cleaver / B Schmulian) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
runout (D Cleaver / B Schmulian) | ||||||
| Peter Younghusband | Not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| James Hartshorn | Not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 11 (b 1, w 7, nb 1, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 289/8 (36) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Randell | 7 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 8.71 |
| Raymond Toole | 5 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 9.40 |
| Joey Field | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Josh Clarkson | 7 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 7.71 |
| Jayden Lennox | 8 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 6.50 |
| Angus Schaw | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 6.40 |
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Jesse Tashkoff - 1.1 ov), 2-166 (N Greenwood - 21.2 ov), 3-173 (NF Kelly - 22.3 ov), 4-202 (Muhammad Abbas - 26.2 ov), 5-208 (T Robinson - 27.1 ov), 6-270 (TA Blundell - 33.3 ov), 7-280 (O Jackson - 34.6 ov), 8-286 (N Smith - 35.3 ov)
Date
2026-02-04 03:00 AM
Venue
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss
Wellington Firebirds elected to bowl
Umpires
- Tyron Davies
- Greg Pennell
Tv Umpires
Match Referee
- Kevin Pulley
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