19/02Result

Eliminator, The Ford Trophy at Wellington, Feb 20 2026

Central D won by 211 runs

Match Centre

Match Details

Basin Reserve, Wellington

Series

The Ford Trophy 2025

Toss

Wellington , elected to field first

Series result

Central Districts advanced

Season

2025/26

Hours of play (local time)

start 10.30, First Session 10.30-14.00, Interval 14.00-14.30, Second Session 14.30-18.00

Match days

20 February 2026 (50-over match)

Umpires

John Dempsey

Kannan Jagannathan

Match Referee

Kevin Pulley

Scorecard Summary

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 349/5(50 OVERS)

Will Young105 (109)
Dean Foxcroft89 (102)

Michael Snedden1/56 (10)
Nathan Smith1/51 (10)

WELLINGTON 138(32.2 OVERS)

Peter Younghusband*28 (47)
Nathan Smith30 (41)

Brett Randell3/30 (9)
Josh Clarkson2/33 (6)

32.2

Schaw to Hartshorn, OUT,

JW Hartshorn c Young b Schaw 16 (19m 18b 2x4 0x6) SR: 88.88

32.1

Schaw to Younghusband, 1 run,

END OF OVER:
32 | 4 Runs | WELL: 137/9 (213 runs required from 18 overs, RR: 4.28, RRR: 11.83)

James Hartshorn16 (17b)
Peter Younghusband27 (46b)

Jayden Lennox3-0-14-1
Angus Schaw1-0-8-0

31.6

Lennox to Hartshorn, no run,

31.5

Lennox to Hartshorn, no run,

31.4

Lennox to Hartshorn, no run,

31.3

Lennox to Hartshorn, no run,

The Ford Trophy News

Sri Lanka name Kusal Mendis ODI and T20I captain for WI tour
Wanindu Hasaranga is set to return to action in ODIs and T20Is since tearing his hamstring early in the T20 World Cup in February
Bangladesh's quiet match-winner Taijul Islam delivers once again
In Sylhet, the experienced left-arm spinner showed why Bangladesh trust him when conditions and situations get tough
Shanto praises 'healthy competition' within bowling unit after series win
Bangladesh captain highlighted the bowlers' consistency and competitiveness as central to the series victory against Pakistan
Masood leaves captaincy future to PCB but calls for 'structural' changes
After a series loss to Bangladesh, Pakistan captain urged his side to reflect on recurring failures and address the "root causes" behind their slide in Tests
Taijul takes six as Bangladesh complete 2-0 sweep
Rizwan's 94 went in vain as Pakistan fell 78 short of their target of 437

Wellington INNINGS		R	B
JM Tashkoff	caught	1	7
NA Greenwood	caught	4	2
TB Robinson	bowled	3	10
NF Kelly	run out	22	32
Muhammad Abbas	caught wk	13	16
TA Blundell	caught	6	12
NG Smith	bowled	30	41
OT Jackson	bowled	0	4
PF Younghusband	not out	28	47
MW Snedden	bowled	6	8
JW Hartshorn	caught	16	18
EXTRAS	(b 1, lb 2, w 3, nb 3)
TOTAL	138 (all out; 32.2 ovs)

Central D BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Clarkson	6.0	0	33	2	5.5	(3w)
BG Randell	9.0	1	30	3	3.33	(1nb)
TA Findlay	6.0	0	24	1	4	(1nb)
RL Toole	7.0	0	25	1	3.57	(1nb)
JR Lennox	3.0	0	14	1	4.66
AR Schaw	1.2	0	9	1	6.75

Wellington 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	6	NA Greenwood	JM Tashkoff
2nd	2	JM Tashkoff	TB Robinson
3rd	10	NF Kelly	TB Robinson
4th	22	NF Kelly	Muhammad Abbas
5th	12	TA Blundell	NF Kelly
6th	9	NF Kelly	NG Smith
7th	0	NG Smith	OT Jackson
8th	44	PF Younghusband	NG Smith
9th	8	MW Snedden	PF Younghusband
10th	25	PF Younghusband	JW Hartshorn

The Ford Trophy

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
CANT	10	7	2	35	1.408
CD	10	6	3	29	0.183
WELL	10	6	4	26	-0.114
AUCK	10	4	5	21	0.163
ND	10	3	5	19	-0.207
OTAGO	10	0	7	6	-1.534

Basin Reserve, Wellington

Series

Toss

Series result

Season

Hours of play (local time)

Match days

Umpires

Match Referee

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 349/5(50 OVERS)

WELLINGTON 138(32.2 OVERS)

END OF OVER:32 | 4 Runs | WELL: 137/9 (213 runs required from 18 overs, RR: 4.28, RRR: 11.83)

Sri Lanka name Kusal Mendis ODI and T20I captain for WI tour

Bangladesh's quiet match-winner Taijul Islam delivers once again

Shanto praises 'healthy competition' within bowling unit after series win

Masood leaves captaincy future to PCB but calls for 'structural' changes

Taijul takes six as Bangladesh complete 2-0 sweep

END OF OVER:
32 | 4 Runs | WELL: 137/9 (213 runs required from 18 overs, RR: 4.28, RRR: 11.83)