f32883 ps611	Wellington v Central Districts
	Shell Trophy 1979/80
Venue	Maidstone Park, Upper Hutt on 31st December 1979, 1st January 1980 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Wellington won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Wellington won by an innings and 45 runs
Points	Wellington 18 (Batting 2, Bowling 4); Central Districts 3 (Bowling 4, slow over-rate -1)
Umpires	SC Cowman, RL Monteith
Close of play day 1	Central Districts (1) 50 all out
Player of the Match	BR Taylor

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Wellington first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GA Newdick	c Bracewell b Aberhart	13
BA Edgar	c Smith b Bracewell	43
+RH Vance	c Toynbee b O'Sullivan	8
JV Coney	c Smith b O'Sullivan	0
*JFM Morrison	c Jordan b O'Sullivan	5
AM Wilson	c Jordan b O'Sullivan	0
EJ Gray	c O'Sullivan b Aberhart	55
BR Taylor	c Jordan b Aberhart	63
SB Cater	c Langridge b Aberhart	13
PJ Petherick	not out	0
EJ Chatfield	st Smith b O'Sullivan	0
Extras	(14 b, 2 nb)	16
Total	(all out, 56.5 overs)	216
Fall of wickets:
1-17, 2-64, 3-64, 4-64, 5-65, 6-73, 7-183, 8-216, 9-216, 10-216 (56.5 ov)

Central Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Jordan	10	3	46	0	-	-
Aberhart	16	6	52	4	-	-
O'Sullivan	18.5	6	53	5	-	-
Bracewell	9	1	34	1	-	-
Toynbee	3	0	15	0	-	-

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Central Districts first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RA Pierce	c Gray b Taylor	0
AH Jones	c Petherick b Taylor	4
MJF Shrimpton	c Vance b Taylor	3
GN Edwards	c and b Coney	17
GJ Langridge	c Gray b Coney	2
+IDS Smith	c Cater b Chatfield	7
MH Toynbee	c Wilson b Coney	0
DW Bracewell	c Chatfield b Coney	2
DC Aberhart	not out	8
*DR O'Sullivan	c Wilson b Coney	0
AB Jordan	b Coney	4
Extras	(3 b)	3
Total	(all out, 31.2 overs)	50
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-5, 3-24, 4-26, 5-33, 6-33, 7-34, 8-44, 9-44, 10-50 (31.2 ov)

Wellington bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Taylor	7	3	12	3	-	-
Chatfield	7	4	17	1	-	-
Coney	12.2	5	17	6	-	-
Gray	5	4	1	0	-	-

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Central Districts second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RA Pierce	lbw b Cater	5
AH Jones	c Chatfield b Gray	34
MJF Shrimpton	c Vance b Gray	14
GN Edwards	b Coney	30
GJ Langridge	c Newdick b Petherick	2
+IDS Smith	lbw b Petherick	4
MH Toynbee	c Coney b Gray	0
DW Bracewell	not out	10
DC Aberhart	c Coney b Morrison	3
*DR O'Sullivan	c Newdick b Morrison	7
AB Jordan	c Wilson b Morrison	0
Extras	(7 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)	12
Total	(all out, 53.3 overs)	121
Fall of wickets:
1-28, 2-50, 3-91, 4-91, 5-93, 6-95, 7-104, 8-109, 9-119, 10-121 (53.3 ov)

Wellington bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Taylor	9	0	35	0	-	-
Chatfield	4	2	9	0	-	-
Coney	7	5	12	1	-	-
Gray	17	7	30	3	-	-
Petherick	10	3	18	2	-	-
Morrison	2.3	1	2	3	-	-
Cater	4	2	3	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> The first innings of the match was limited to 100 overs; the total overs for both teams first innings was limited to 200 overs
--> EJ Gray (1) passed his previous highest score of 38 in Plunket Shield matches
--> EJ Gray (1) passed his previous highest score of 51 in First-Class matches
--> EJ Gray (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 4
--> JV Coney achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Central Districts first innings (previous best was 4-15)
--> JV Coney achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Central Districts first innings
--> BR Taylor reached 150 wickets in Plunket Shield matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Central Districts first innings
--> JV Coney achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches in the Central Districts first innings (previous best was 4-15)
--> JV Coney achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Plunket Shield matches in the Central Districts first innings

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