- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras11 (b 8, lb 2, w 1)TOTAL119 all out (44.1 Overs, RR: 2.69, 199 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Henry Cooper, 5.6 ov), 2-25 (Jeet Raval, 7.4 ov), 3-37 (Bharat Popli, 12.1 ov), 4-37 (Robert O'Donnell, 12.2 ov), 5-45 (Joe Carter, 15.5 ov), 6-69 (Brett Hampton, 22.6 ov), 7-73 (Ben Pomare, 23.6 ov), 8-107 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 35.5 ov), 9-112 (Neil Wagner, 38.6 ov), 10-119 (Kristian Clarke, 44.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB LV van Beek 15 4 42 2 2.8 1 0 LR Dudding 12.1 6 19 4 1.56 0 0 MW Snedden 6 1 16 2 2.66 0 0 NG Smith 8 2 18 1 2.25 0 0 Muhammad Abbas 3 0 14 1 4.66 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras17 (b 4, lb 6, nb 2, w 5)TOTAL189 all out (61.1 Overs, RR: 3.08, 271 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Sam Mycock, 2.5 ov), 2-22 (Gareth Severin, 9.3 ov), 3-38 (Nick Kelly, 13.3 ov), 4-61 (Jesse Tashkoff, 18.1 ov), 5-77 (Muhammad Abbas, 24.2 ov), 6-93 (Nathan Smith, 28.4 ov), 7-138 (Logan van Beek, 39.2 ov), 8-154 (Tom Blundell, 48.3 ov), 9-189 (Michael Snedden, 60.4 ov), 10-189 (Peter Younghusband, 61.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KDC Clarke 14 4 35 2 2.5 0 2 SC Kuggeleijn 13 2 49 2 3.76 0 0 BR Hampton 11.1 1 38 3 3.4 1 0 N Wagner 17 3 37 2 2.17 2 0 JH Brown 6 0 20 1 3.33 1 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras15 (lb 5, nb 8, w 2)TOTAL335 all out (88 Overs, RR: 3.8, 381 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Henry Cooper, 4.4 ov), 2-5 (Bharat Popli, 6.1 ov), 3-39 (Joe Carter, 12.5 ov), 4-89 (Jeet Raval, 24.1 ov), 5-276 (Robert O'Donnell, 64.2 ov), 6-295 (Brett Hampton, 71.2 ov), 7-304 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 78.2 ov), 8-321 (Ben Pomare, 83.5 ov), 9-322 (Kristian Clarke, 85.1 ov), 10-335 (Neil Wagner, 87.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB NG Smith 15 5 56 2 3.73 0 2 LR Dudding 15 4 62 0 4.13 0 0 LV van Beek 17 3 69 4 4.05 2 0 MW Snedden 16 1 65 1 4.06 0 6 Muhammad Abbas 3 0 19 0 6.33 0 0 PF Younghusband 17 4 48 2 2.82 0 0 JM Tashkoff 5 2 11 1 2.2 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras2 (nb 2)TOTAL245 all out (76.5 Overs, RR: 3.18, 359 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Jesse Tashkoff, 6.4 ov), 2-61 (Sam Mycock, 14.6 ov), 3-62 (Nick Kelly, 15.4 ov), 4-97 (Muhammad Abbas, 24.5 ov), 5-156 (Tom Blundell, 39.2 ov), 6-156 (Nathan Smith, 39.6 ov), 7-207 (Gareth Severin, 55.1 ov), 8-227 (Peter Younghusband, 68.2 ov), 9-233 (Michael Snedden, 70.4 ov), 10-245 (Liam Dudding, 76.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SC Kuggeleijn 18.5 3 57 5 3.02 0 0 KDC Clarke 15 1 55 0 3.66 0 2 BR Hampton 15 1 57 1 3.8 0 0 N Wagner 21 5 38 2 1.8 0 0 JH Brown 6 0 35 2 5.83 0 0 JA Raval 1 0 3 0 3 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Wellington , elected to field first
Season
Match days
21,22,23,24 March 2025 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Northern Districts 16, Wellington 4
Close of Play
- Fri, 21 Mar - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 154/7 (TA Blundell 43*, PF Younghusband 5*, 48 ov)
- Sat, 22 Mar - day 2 - Northern Districts 2nd innings 308/7 (BJ Pomare 12*, KDC Clarke 3*, 80 ov)
- Sun, 23 Mar - day 3 - Wellington 2nd innings 227/7 (LV van Beek 32*, PF Younghusband 8*, 66.1 ov)
- Mon, 24 Mar - day 4 - Wellington 2nd innings 245 (76.5 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Rain (09:00 to 11:58): Wellington - 227/7 in 66.1 overs, LV van Beek 32 (83), PF Younghusband 8 (33)
- Lunch (11:58 to 12:32): Wellington - 227/7 in 66.1 overs, LV van Beek 32 (83), PF Younghusband 8 (33)
- Ground Delay (12:32 to 12:49): Wellington - 227/7 in 66.1 overs, LV van Beek 32 (83), PF Younghusband 8 (33)
- Ground Delay (12:51 to 13:59): Wellington - 227/7 in 66.1 overs, LV van Beek 32 (83), PF Younghusband 8 (33)
- Umpire Inspection at 1:10pm
- Play to start at 2pm. Session times 2:00-4pm. 4:20pm - 6;30pm.
- SC Kuggeleijn: 5 wickets (18.5-3-57-5)
- New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 322/8 after 84.0 overs, KDC Clarke 12 (19), N Wagner 1 (1), 15 extras
- Wellington 2nd innings:
- Injury (12:02 to 12:04): Wellington - 44/1 in 10.3 overs, SM Mycock 10 (32), GR Severin 1 (13)
- Wellington: 50 runs in 13.1 overs, 59 minutes, 1 extra
- Lunch (12:53 to 13:34): Wellington - 76/3 in 21.0 overs, GR Severin 24 (52), MA Abbas 5 (12)
- Wellington: 100 runs in 25.3 overs, 117 minutes, 1 extra
- GR Severin: 50 runs in 101 balls, 136 minutes (4x4, 1x6)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls, 56 minutes, GR Severin 28 (47), TA Blundell 25 (28), 0 extras
- Wellington: 150 runs in 37.2 overs, 169 minutes, 1 extra
- Tea (15:39 to 15:59): Wellington - 195/6 in 49.0 overs, GR Severin 74 (128), LV van Beek 18 (29)
- Wellington: 200 runs in 52.0 overs, 233 minutes, 1 extra
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls, 59 minutes, GR Severin 30 (39), LV van Beek 21 (43), 0 extras
- Break in Play (16:57 to 16:58): Wellington - 217/7 in 62.0 overs, LV van Beek 26 (70), PF Younghusband 4 (21)
- Bad Light (17:10 to 17:26): Wellington - 224/7 in 64.3 overs, LV van Beek 31 (77), PF Younghusband 6 (29)
- Bad Light: Wellington - 227/7 in 66.1 overs, LV van Beek 32 (83), PF Younghusband 8 (33)
- End of Day: Wellington - 227/7 in 66.1 overs, LV van Beek 32 (83), PF Younghusband 8 (33)
- Northern Districts 2nd innings
- Lunch: Northern Districts - 45/3 in 15.0 overs, JA Raval 32 (47), RR O'Donnell 1 (8)
- Northern Districts: 50 runs in 15.5 overs, 76 minutes, 3 extras
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls, 46 minutes, JA Raval 14 (20), RR O'Donnell 35 (38), 1 extra
- Northern Districts: 100 runs in 26.2 overs, 125 minutes, 4 extras
- RR O'Donnell: 50 runs in 62 balls, 82 minutes (8x4)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls, 50 minutes, RR O'Donnell 31 (32), BR Hampton 23 (35), 0 extras
- Northern Districts: 150 runs in 36.0 overs, 167 minutes, 4 extras
- Tea: Northern Districts - 182/4 in 44.0 overs, RR O'Donnell 91 (106), BR Hampton 31 (59)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 132 balls, 94 minutes, RR O'Donnell 62 (69), BR Hampton 32 (63), 6 extras
- RR O'Donnell: 100 runs in 120 balls, 152 minutes (15x4, 1x6)
- Northern Districts: 200 runs in 48.0 overs, 216 minutes, 11 extras
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 189 balls, 132 minutes, RR O'Donnell 98 (109), BR Hampton 45 (80), 7 extras
- Northern Districts: 250 runs in 58.1 overs, 260 minutes, 11 extras
- BR Hampton: 50 runs in 90 balls, 156 minutes (4x4)
- RR O'Donnell: 150 runs in 181 balls, 220 minutes (23x4, 1x6)
- Northern Districts: 300 runs in 72.1 overs, 323 minutes, 14 extras
- End of Day: Northern Districts - 308/7 in 80.0 overs, BJ Pomare 12 (45), KDC Clarke 3 (7)
- Northern Districts 1st innings:
- Northern Districts : 50 runs in 18.2 overs, 87 minutes, 8 extras
- Injury (12:11 to 12:13): Northern Districts - 64/5 in 21.5 overs, BR Hampton 27 (35), BJ Pomare 0 (17)
- Northern Districts : 100 runs in 30.5 overs, 141 minutes, 11 extras
- Lunch (12:53 to 13:32): Northern Districts - 100/7 in 31.0 overs, SC Kuggeleijn 17 (22), KDC Clarke 7 (20)
- Injury (14:24 to 14:25): Northern Districts - 119/9 in 43.3 overs, KDC Clarke 15 (59), JH Brown 5 (14)
- End of 110 over bonus points: Northern Districts 119 (44.1) (Northern Districts 0 batting points, Wellington 4 bowling points)
- Wellington 1st innings:
- Tea (15:40 to 16:00): Wellington - 38/3 in 14.0 overs, JM Tashkoff 9 (28), MA Abbas 0 (3)
- Wellington: 50 runs in 15.4 overs, 67 minutes, 2 extras
- Wellington: 100 runs in 31.1 overs, 136 minutes, 4 extras
- Wellington: 150 runs in 45.4 overs, 203 minutes, 6 extras
- End of Day (18:33): Wellington - 154/7 in 48.0 overs, TA Blundell 43 (86), PF Younghusband 5 (37)
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