a31505	Wellington v Auckland
	The Ford Trophy 2024/25
Venue	Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington on 18th February 2025 (50-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Wellington won the toss and decided to field
Result	Wellington won by 7 wickets
Points	Wellington 4; Auckland 0
Umpires	CA Black, CM Brown
Referee	RE Hayward (England)
Scorers	GJ Butler, MV Frost

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Auckland innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
SM Solia	c van Beek b Dudding	1	3	6	-	-	2	33.33
*FH Allen	c van Beek b Mohammad Abbas	45	39	58	3	3	19	115.38
JJ McKenzie	c Blundell b Younghusband	50	66	77	6	-	39	75.76
JDS Neesham	c Severin b Mohammad Abbas	7	7	8	-	1	5	100.00
+CD Fletcher	not out	31	33	59	2	-	9	93.94
B Jacobs	c Blundell b Mohammad Abbas	29	25	25	1	2	11	116.00
WT O'Donnell	c Severin b Milne	15	10	13	2	-	2	150.00
LJ Delport	not out	7	3	2	-	1	1	233.33
DK Ferns	did not bat
AL Olliver	did not bat
BG Lister	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 5 w)	9
Total	(6 wickets, innings closed, 31 overs)	194
Fall of wickets:
1-11 (Solia, 1.2 ov), 2-78 (Allen, 13.4 ov), 3-88 (Neesham, 15.5 ov), 4-118 (McKenzie, 20.5 ov), 5-163 (Jacobs, 27.3 ov), 6-187 (O'Donnell, 30.3 ov)

Wellington bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Milne	6	0	38	1	1	-	17	2	2	36.00	6.33
Dudding	5	0	25	1	1	-	16	3	-	30.00	5.00
van Beek	4	0	31	0	2	-	10	3	1	-	7.75
Younghusband	7	0	41	1	-	-	22	3	2	42.00	5.86
Mohammad Abbas	6	0	34	3	1	-	16	-	2	12.00	5.67
Tashkoff	3	0	21	0	-	-	7	3	-	-	7.00

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Wellington innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
JM Tashkoff	not out	84	86	137	5	1	35	97.67
TB Robinson	b Lister	9	6	7	2	-	3	150.00
GR Severin	st Fletcher b Delport	39	49	64	3	1	28	79.59
Mohammad Abbas	c and b Neesham	50	38	46	4	3	18	131.58
*NF Kelly	not out	9	7	17	-	1	3	128.57
TA Blundell	did not bat
+CR McLachlan	did not bat
LV van Beek	did not bat
PF Younghusband	did not bat
AF Milne	did not bat
LR Dudding	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb, 1 nb, 4 w)	7
Total	(3 wickets, 30.5 overs)	198
Fall of wickets:
1-14 (Robinson, 1.2 ov), 2-95 (Severin, 16.2 ov), 3-174 (Mohammad Abbas, 27.4 ov)

Auckland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Olliver	3	0	23	0	1	1	8	2	-	-	7.67
Lister	5	0	31	1	-	-	17	4	1	30.00	6.20
Ferns	4.5	0	35	0	-	-	13	3	1	-	7.24
Neesham	6	0	39	1	2	-	14	3	1	36.00	6.50
Delport	7	0	34	1	-	-	21	1	1	42.00	4.86
McKenzie	5	0	34	0	-	-	13	1	2	-	6.80

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Notes
--> The match was reduced before play started to 31 overs per side
--> Auckland powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (28/1)
--> Wellington powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (40/1)
--> Auckland innings: 50 in 9.5 overs
--> Auckland innings: 100 in 17.1 overs
--> Auckland innings: 150 in 25.5 overs
--> Wellington innings: 50 in 7.2 overs
--> Wellington innings: 100 in 17.1 overs
--> Wellington innings: 150 in 25.3 overs
--> AL Olliver made his last appearance in List A matches
--> JJ McKenzie 50 in 65 balls with 6 fours
--> JM Tashkoff 50 in 55 balls with 1 four and 1 six
--> GR Severin passed his previous highest score of 35 in List A matches
--> Mohammad Abbas 50 in 36 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes
--> Mohammad Abbas achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches when he dismissed JDS Neesham in the Auckland innings (previous best was 1-24)
--> FH Allen (23) and JJ McKenzie (22) added 50 in 58 balls for the Auckland 2nd wicket
--> JM Tashkoff (24) and GR Severin (24) added 50 in 50 balls for the Wellington 2nd wicket
--> JM Tashkoff (12) and Mohammad Abbas (38) added 50 in 50 balls for the Wellington 3rd wicket

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