Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Mycock	lbw b Rippon	70	187	250	7	0	37.43
Nick Greenwood	c Nicholls b Rae	6	13	23	1	0	46.15
Gareth Severin	lbw b McKenzie	36	79	124	4	0	45.56
Nick Kelly	lbw b Sheat	22	44	61	5	0	50.00
Muhammad Abbas	b McConchie	27	66	97	1	0	40.90
Tom Blundell (c)†	b McKenzie	70	124	177	8	0	56.45
Jesse Tashkoff	c Rippon b Paul	55	71	81	9	0	77.46
Logan van Beek	c Mariu b McKenzie	10	22	31	2	0	45.45
Peter Younghusband	c Boyle b Rippon	19	32	65	3	0	59.37
Michael Snedden	c McConchie b Rae	8	33	43	0	0	24.24
Liam Dudding	not out	0	2	15	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 15, nb 2, w 4)	27
Total	111.5 Ov (RR: 3.12, 486 Mins)	350
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Nick Greenwood, 5.5 ov), 2-86 (Gareth Severin, 35.2 ov), 3-129 (Nick Kelly, 49.3 ov), 4-157 (Sam Mycock, 58.5 ov), 5-210 (Muhammad Abbas, 73.2 ov), 6-298 (Jesse Tashkoff, 92.5 ov), 7-320 (Logan van Beek, 99.5 ov), 8-325 (Tom Blundell, 101.1 ov), 9-350 (Michael Snedden, 110.4 ov), 10-350 (Peter Younghusband, 111.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Fraser Sheat	28	6	65	1	2.32	-	-	-	3	0
Michael Rae	24	6	93	2	3.87	-	-	-	0	0
Angus McKenzie	30	9	59	3	1.96	-	-	-	0	0
Cameron Paul	19	2	78	1	4.10	-	-	-	1	1
Cole McConchie	6	1	18	1	3.00	-	-	-	0	0
Michael Rippon	4.5	0	16	2	3.31	-	-	-	0	1

Canterbury 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rhys Mariu	c Severin b van Beek	12	42	52	2	0	28.57
Chad Bowes	b van Beek	8	20	30	0	0	40.00
Henry Nicholls	c Younghusband b Dudding	1	3	5	0	0	33.33
Cole McConchie (c)	b Dudding	3	10	19	0	0	30.00
Matthew Boyle	c Mycock b Dudding	2	12	16	0	0	16.66
Michael Rippon	c Severin b Dudding	0	3	1	0	0	0.00
Cameron Paul	c Tashkoff b Snedden	15	39	65	1	0	38.46
Jesse Frew †	lbw b Muhammad Abbas	8	37	43	0	0	21.62
Angus McKenzie	not out	0	8	28	0	0	0.00
Fraser Sheat	c Muhammad Abbas b Snedden	10	9	10	2	0	111.11
Michael Rae	b Muhammad Abbas	3	4	5	0	0	75.00
Extras	(lb 6)	6
Total	31.1 Ov (RR: 2.18, 139 Mins)	68
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Chad Bowes, 8.1 ov), 2-16 (Henry Nicholls, 9.1 ov), 3-26 (Rhys Mariu, 12.2 ov), 4-26 (Cole McConchie, 13.1 ov), 5-26 (Michael Rippon, 13.4 ov), 6-29 (Matthew Boyle, 15.4 ov), 7-49 (Jesse Frew, 25.6 ov), 8-55 (Cameron Paul, 28.4 ov), 9-65 (Fraser Sheat, 30.3 ov), 10-68 (Michael Rae, 31.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Logan van Beek	11	5	14	2	1.27	-	-	-
Liam Dudding	10	2	23	4	2.30	-	-	-
Muhammad Abbas	5.1	2	7	2	1.35	-	-	-
Michael Snedden	5	1	18	2	3.60	-	-	-

Wellington 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Mycock	c Nicholls b Rae	3	5	5	0	0	60.00
Nick Greenwood	c Mariu b Paul	34	39	48	5	0	87.17
Gareth Severin	c Mariu b McKenzie	72	111	156	8	1	64.86
Nick Kelly	b McKenzie	6	10	13	0	0	60.00
Muhammad Abbas	c †Frew b Rae	52	97	140	5	0	53.60
Peter Younghusband	run out (McConchie)	25	81	104	2	0	30.86
Tom Blundell (c)†	c & b Paul	3	19	26	0	0	15.78
Jesse Tashkoff	c Boyle b Paul	9	13	18	1	0	69.23
Logan van Beek	c Boyle b McConchie	6	8	12	0	0	75.00
Michael Snedden	c McConchie b Rippon	8	9	12	0	0	88.88
Liam Dudding	not out	2	3	5	0	0	66.66
Extras		0
Total	65.5 Ov (RR: 3.34, 271 Mins)	220
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Sam Mycock, 1.3 ov), 2-46 (Nick Greenwood, 11.4 ov), 3-59 (Nick Kelly, 14.2 ov), 4-157 (Gareth Severin, 39.3 ov), 5-174 (Muhammad Abbas, 49.6 ov), 6-178 (Tom Blundell, 55.4 ov), 7-194 (Jesse Tashkoff, 59.6 ov), 8-207 (Logan van Beek, 62.6 ov), 9-213 (Peter Younghusband, 64.2 ov), 10-220 (Michael Snedden, 65.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Fraser Sheat	5	0	20	0	4.00	-	-	-
Michael Rae	14	5	30	2	2.14	-	-	-
Cameron Paul	11	1	66	3	6.00	-	-	-
Angus McKenzie	17	5	31	2	1.82	-	-	-
Michael Rippon	10.5	0	43	1	3.96	-	-	-
Cole McConchie	7	2	25	1	3.57	-	-	-
Matthew Boyle	1	0	5	0	5.00	-	-	-

Canterbury 2nd Innings (T: 503 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rhys Mariu	c †Blundell b van Beek	12	47	50	2	0	25.53
Chad Bowes	lbw b van Beek	114	85	132	17	2	134.11
Henry Nicholls	not out	171	383	542	11	0	44.64
Cole McConchie (c)	lbw b van Beek	89	154	204	11	1	57.79
Matthew Boyle	c Younghusband b van Beek	2	4	10	0	0	50.00
Michael Rippon	c Severin b Snedden	14	35	41	1	0	40.00
Cameron Paul	c †Blundell b Younghusband	28	90	104	4	0	31.11
Jesse Frew †	c †Blundell b Younghusband	22	32	33	4	0	68.75
Angus McKenzie	lbw b Younghusband	7	33	34	1	0	21.21
Fraser Sheat	c & b Younghusband	3	18	16	0	0	16.66
Michael Rae	b van Beek	2	4	14	0	0	50.00
Extras	(lb 11, nb 7, w 1)	19
Total	146.1 Ov (RR: 3.30, 593 Mins)	483
Fall of wickets: 1-62 (Rhys Mariu, 12.5 ov), 2-157 (Chad Bowes, 30.6 ov), 3-326 (Cole McConchie, 84.1 ov), 4-330 (Matthew Boyle, 86.1 ov), 5-359 (Michael Rippon, 94.4 ov), 6-410 (Cameron Paul, 121.2 ov), 7-443 (Jesse Frew, 129.6 ov), 8-465 (Angus McKenzie, 139.6 ov), 9-474 (Fraser Sheat, 143.5 ov), 10-483 (Michael Rae, 146.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Logan van Beek	33.1	8	89	5	2.68	-	-	-	0	1
Liam Dudding	22	7	91	0	4.13	-	-	-	0	0
Muhammad Abbas	16	4	60	0	3.75	-	-	-	0	0
Michael Snedden	24	2	76	1	3.16	-	-	-	1	5
Peter Younghusband	41	4	131	4	3.19	-	-	-	0	1
Jesse Tashkoff	9	3	24	0	2.66	-	-	-	0	0
Nick Greenwood	1	0	1	0	1.00	-	-	-	0	0

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Close of Play

Thu, 13 Mar - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 308/6 (Tom Blundell 62*, Logan van Beek 5*, 96 ov)

Fri, 14 Mar - day 2 - Wellington 2nd innings 163/4 (Muhammad Abbas 43*, Peter Younghusband 5*, 44 ov)

Sat, 15 Mar - day 3 - Canterbury 2nd innings 301/2 (Henry Nicholls 86*, Cole McConchie 80*, 73 ov)

Sun, 16 Mar - day 4 - Canterbury 2nd innings 483 (146.1 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Wellington 1st innings
Wellington: 50 runs in 21.4 overs, 91 minutes, 10 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 106 balls, 74 minutes, SM Mycock 19 (55), GR Severin 23 (51), 9 extras
Lunch: Wellington - 82/1 in 34.0 overs, SM Mycock 29 (114), GR Severin 36 (77)
Wellington: 100 runs in 37.4 overs, 159 minutes, 11 extras
SM Mycock: 50 runs in 155 balls, 201 minutes (5x4)
Wellington: 150 runs in 57.2 overs, 243 minutes, 12 extras
Tea: Wellington - 175/4 in 65.0 overs, MA Abbas 14 (43), TA Blundell 10 (25)
Wellington: 200 runs in 72.0 overs, 301 minutes, 19 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls, 52 minutes, MA Abbas 15 (34), TA Blundell 28 (49), 7 extras
New Ball Taken: Wellington - 231/5 after 80.0 overs, TA Blundell 33 (60), JM Tashkoff 18 (32), 19 extras
Wellington: 250 runs in 85.5 overs, 358 minutes, 24 extras
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls, 54 minutes, TA Blundell 12 (26), JM Tashkoff 35 (53), 5 extras
TA Blundell: 50 runs in 93 balls, 127 minutes (7x4)
JM Tashkoff: 50 runs in 64 balls, 72 minutes (8x4)
Wellington: 300 runs in 94.1 overs, 397 minutes, 25 extras
End of Day: Wellington - 308/6 in 96.0 overs, TA Blundell 62 (105), LV van Beek 5 (13)

Day 2

Wellington Firebirds: 350 runs in 109.1 overs, 464 minutes, 27 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington Firebirds 350/8 (Wellington Firebirds 4 batting points, Canterbury 3 bowling points)
Canterbury 1st innings:
Lunch (12:51 to 13:30): Canterbury - 26/4 in 13.1 overs, MWT Boyle 0 (4), MJG Rippon 0 (0)
Break in Play (13:45 to 13:47): Canterbury - 29/6 in 16.1 overs, CB Paul 1 (5), JJA Frew 0 (2)
Canterbury: 50 runs in 27.5 overs, 119 minutes, 6 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Canterbury 68 (31.1) (Canterbury 0 batting points, Wellington Firebirds 4 bowling points)
Wellington 2nd innings:
Tea (15:42 to 16:02): Wellington Firebirds - 36/1 in 9.0 overs, NA Greenwood 24 (25), GR Severin 9 (24)
Wellington Firebirds: 50 runs in 12.3 overs, 52 minutes, 0 extras
Wellington Firebirds: 100 runs in 26.3 overs, 111 minutes, 0 extras
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls, 53 minutes, GR Severin 26 (39), MA Abbas 24 (39), 0 extras
GR Severin: 50 runs in 76 balls, 114 minutes (6x4, 1x6)
Wellington Firebirds: 150 runs in 38.0 overs, 155 minutes, 0 extras
End of Day (18:22): Wellington Firebirds - 163/4 in 44.0 overs, MA Abbas 43 (79), PF Younghusband 5 (20)

Day 3

KS Jagannathan Replaced CA Black as Umpire on Day 3
MA Abbas: 50 runs in 93 balls, 136 minutes (5x4)
Wellington Firebirds: 200 runs in 61.3 overs, 252 minutes, 0 extras
Break in Play (11:57 to 11:58): Wellington Firebirds - 211/8 in 64.0 overs, PF Younghusband 25 (81), MW Snedden 1 (1)
Canterbury 2nd innings:
Lunch (12:50 to 13:30): Canterbury - 44/0 in 9.0 overs, RA Mariu 5 (31), CJ Bowes 36 (23)
TL Anderson Replaced AC Duncan as Match Referee for Sessions 2 and 3 on Day 3
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls, 38 minutes, RA Mariu 9 (33), CJ Bowes 41 (26), 3 extras
Canterbury: 50 runs in 9.5 overs, 38 minutes, 3 extras
CJ Bowes: 50 runs in 33 balls, 54 minutes (7x4, 2x6)
Canterbury: 100 runs in 21.4 overs, 91 minutes, 3 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls, 49 minutes, CJ Bowes 34 (29), HM Nicholls 16 (35), 0 extras
CJ Bowes: 100 runs in 70 balls, 115 minutes (15x4, 2x6)
Canterbury: 150 runs in 29.3 overs, 126 minutes, 3 extras
Tea (15:41 to 16:02): Canterbury - 189/2 in 39.0 overs, HM Nicholls 35 (79), CE McConchie 21 (24)
Canterbury: 200 runs in 41.0 overs, 175 minutes, 7 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls, 52 minutes, HM Nicholls 14 (39), CE McConchie 34 (38), 4 extras
HM Nicholls: 50 runs in 121 balls, 155 minutes (3x4)
Canterbury: 250 runs in 55.3 overs, 231 minutes, 7 extras
CE McConchie: 50 runs in 65 balls, 102 minutes (8x4)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 154 balls, 104 minutes, HM Nicholls 45 (89), CE McConchie 53 (65), 4 extras
Canterbury: 300 runs in 69.4 overs, 279 minutes, 9 extras
End of Day (18:02): Canterbury - 301/2 in 73.0 overs, HM Nicholls 86 (184), CE McConchie 80 (124)

Day 4

KS Jagannathan Replaced CA Black as Umpire on Day 4
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 292 balls, 181 minutes, HM Nicholls 62 (146), CE McConchie 81 (146), 7 extras
New Ball Taken: Canterbury - 308/2 after 80.0 overs, HM Nicholls 91 (204), CE McConchie 81 (147), 10 extras
HM Nicholls: 100 runs in 217 balls, 279 minutes (7x4)
Canterbury: 350 runs in 93.1 overs, 380 minutes, 12 extras
Lunch (12:51 to 13:31): Canterbury - 388/5 in 106.0 overs, HM Nicholls 129 (272), CB Paul 14 (44)
Canterbury: 400 runs in 118.5 overs, 482 minutes, 14 extras
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 157 balls, 102 minutes, HM Nicholls 20 (70), CB Paul 28 (87), 2 extras
HM Nicholls: 150 runs in 348 balls, 484 minutes (9x4)
Canterbury: 450 runs in 134.1 overs, 542 minutes, 16 extras
Tea (15:41 to 16:00): Canterbury - 464/7 in 139.0 overs, HM Nicholls 160 (366), AW McKenzie 7 (28)
LV van Beek: 5 wickets (33.1-8-89-5)

Match Details

Mainpower Oval, Rangiora
Toss	Canterbury, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2024/25
Match days	13,14,15,16 March 2025 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Cory Black Pete Pasco
Points	Wellington 20, Canterbury 3

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Canterbury Innings

Player Name		R	B
RA Mariu	caught	12	47
CJ Bowes	lbw	114	85
HM Nicholls	not out	171	383
CE McConchie	lbw	89	154
MWT Boyle	caught	2	4
MJG Rippon	caught	14	35
CB Paul	caught	28	90
JJA Frew	caught	22	32
AW McKenzie	lbw	7	33
FW Sheat	caught	3	18
MD Rae	bowled	2	4
Extras	(lb 11, nb 7, w 1)
Total	483(10 wkts; 146.1 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
LV van Beek	33.1	8	89	5	2.68 (1 nb)
LR Dudding	22	7	91	0	4.13
Muhammad Abbas	16	4	60	0	3.75
MW Snedden	24	2	76	1	3.16 (5 nb)
PF Younghusband	41	4	131	4	3.19 (1 nb)
JM Tashkoff	9	3	24	0	2.66
NA Greenwood	1	0	1	0	1

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	62	Chad Bowes	Rhys Mariu
2nd	95	Chad Bowes	Henry Nicholls
3rd	169	Cole McConchie	Henry Nicholls
4th	4	Henry Nicholls	Matthew Boyle
5th	29	Michael Rippon	Henry Nicholls
6th	51	Henry Nicholls	Cameron Paul
7th	33	Henry Nicholls	Jesse Frew
8th	22	Henry Nicholls	Angus McKenzie
9th	9	Henry Nicholls	Fraser Sheat
10th	9	Henry Nicholls	Michael Rae

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
ND	8	5	0	3	109
WELL	8	4	3	1	100
CANT	8	3	4	1	86
CD	8	3	3	2	79
OTAGO	8	1	4	3	54
AUCK	8	1	3	4	51

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