MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Central Stags v Wellington Firebirds
8 Mar 2015 – 11 Mar 2015 · Pukekura Park, New Plymouth · Plunket Shield
Plunket ShieldRESULT
CSCentral Stags229/10 & 252/10
WFWellington Firebirds242/10 & 240/7
Wellington Firebirds won by 3 wickets
Central Stags229/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Worker | c TA Blundell b JS Patel | 52 | 82 | 9 | 0 | 63.41 |
| David Meiring | c MA Pollard b BJ Arnel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Greg Hay | c TA Blundell b AJ McKay | 43 | 103 | 7 | 0 | 41.75 |
 Will Young | c BJ Arnel b MB McEwan | 65 | 95 | 10 | 2 | 68.42 |
| Tom Bruce | c JS Patel b MB McEwan | 26 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 57.78 |
| Kruger van Wyk | bowled · MB McEwan | 8 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 |
| Doug Bracewell | c JEC Franklin b AJ McKay | 15 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 34.09 |
| Ben Wheeler | bowled · MB McEwan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Ajaz Patel | c JEC Franklin b MB McEwan | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Seth Rance | c TA Blundell b BJ Arnel | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Andrew Mathieson | not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 429 legal balls | 229 | 71.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 5 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Arnel | 19.0 | 39 | 2 | 2.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt McEwan | 20.0 | 87 | 5 | 4.35 | 0 | 4 |
| Andy McKay | 15.3 | 67 | 2 | 4.32 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeetan Patel | 17.0 | 35 | 1 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (DT Meiring) · 2-84 (GH Worker) · 3-117 (GR Hay) · 4-188 (TC Bruce) · 5-193 (WA Young) · 6-201 (CFK van Wyk) · 7-201 (BM Wheeler) · 8-206 (AY Patel) · 9-229 (SHA Rance) · 10-229 (DAJ Bracewell)
Wellington Firebirds242/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Papps | c CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewell | 70 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 86.42 |
| Deepak Joon | c CFK van Wyk b AW Mathieson | 25 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 32.05 |
| Stephen Murdoch | c GH Worker b BM Wheeler | 68 | 77 | 12 | 1 | 88.31 |
| Michael Pollard | c DT Meiring b SHA Rance | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 27.78 |
 James Franklin | c TC Bruce b AW Mathieson | 10 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 37.04 |
 Tom Blundell | bowled · AW Mathieson | 28 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 35.90 |
| Alecz Day | c CFK van Wyk b BM Wheeler | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Jeetan Patel | lbw · AY Patel | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Matt McEwan | run out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andy McKay | not out | 17 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 34.69 |
| Brent Arnel | bowled · AW Mathieson | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Total · 436 legal balls | 242 | 72.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 9 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bracewell | 17.0 | 75 | 1 | 4.41 | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Wheeler | 17.0 | 51 | 2 | 3.00 | 1 | 4 |
| Seth Rance | 13.0 | 38 | 1 | 2.92 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Mathieson | 16.4 | 55 | 4 | 3.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajaz Patel | 9.0 | 22 | 1 | 2.44 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-93 (MHW Papps) · 2-99 (D Joon) · 3-110 (MA Pollard) · 4-148 (JEC Franklin) · 5-192 (SJ Murdoch) · 6-199 (AD Day) · 7-201 (JS Patel) · 8-205 (MB McEwan) · 9-229 (TA Blundell) · 10-242 (BJ Arnel)
Central Stags252/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Worker | c MHW Papps b JS Patel | 11 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 18.33 |
| David Meiring | c TA Blundell b BJ Arnel | 18 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 47.37 |
| Greg Hay | c JEC Franklin b JS Patel | 9 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 17.31 |
| Will Young | c TA Blundell b BJ Arnel | 39 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 46.99 |
| Ajaz Patel | c MHW Papps b BJ Arnel | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Tom Bruce | lbw · JS Patel | 80 | 133 | 11 | 2 | 60.15 |
| Kruger van Wyk | not out | 56 | 169 | 7 | 1 | 33.14 |
| Doug Bracewell | c MHW Papps b BJ Arnel | 9 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Ben Wheeler | c JEC Franklin b BJ Arnel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Seth Rance | c D Joon b BJ Arnel | 16 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 76.19 |
| Andrew Mathieson | c TA Blundell b AJ McKay | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9.52 |
| Total · 630 legal balls | 252 | 105.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 8 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Arnel | 27.0 | 52 | 6 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt McEwan | 20.0 | 41 | 0 | 2.05 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy McKay | 22.0 | 58 | 1 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 36.0 | 94 | 3 | 2.61 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (DT Meiring) · 2-39 (GH Worker) · 3-44 (GR Hay) · 4-55 (AY Patel) · 5-123 (WA Young) · 6-173 (TC Bruce) · 7-206 (DAJ Bracewell) · 8-206 (BM Wheeler) · 9-224 (SHA Rance) · 10-252 (AW Mathieson)
Wellington Firebirds240/7
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Papps | bowled · DAJ Bracewell | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Deepak Joon | c DAJ Bracewell b AY Patel | 50 | 123 | 3 | 1 | 40.65 |
| Stephen Murdoch | lbw · AY Patel | 78 | 127 | 11 | 0 | 61.42 |
| Michael Pollard | not out | 40 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 58.82 |
| James Franklin | c CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewell | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Tom Blundell | bowled · GH Worker | 33 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 55.93 |
| Alecz Day | c BM Wheeler b GH Worker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jeetan Patel | c AW Mathieson b BM Wheeler | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matt McEwan | not out | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Total · 406 legal balls | 240 | 67.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 13 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bracewell | 22.0 | 81 | 2 | 3.68 | 1 | 4 |
| Ben Wheeler | 16.4 | 54 | 1 | 3.24 | 0 | 3 |
| Ajaz Patel | 18.0 | 70 | 2 | 3.89 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Rance | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Mathieson | 3.0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | 0 | 0 |
| George Worker | 2.0 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (MHW Papps) · 2-134 (D Joon) · 3-147 (SJ Murdoch) · 4-169 (JEC Franklin) · 5-225 (TA Blundell) · 6-225 (AD Day) · 7-226 (JS Patel)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.