BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Geoff Barnett	b Tuffey	0	8	10	0	0	0.00
Peter Ingram	c de Grandhomme b Nicol	59	59	65	10	0	100.00
Mathew Sinclair	c †Hopkins b Tuffey	89	111	172	8	0	80.18
Tim Weston	c McKay b Hira	4	12	15	0	0	33.33
Greg Hay	c Tuffey b Hira	38	56	56	3	0	67.85
Bevan Griggs (c)†	c Guptill b Hira	4	9	8	0	0	44.44
Ewen Thompson	not out	41	38	47	4	0	107.89
Brendon Diamanti	not out	11	7	11	1	0	157.14
Extras	(lb 3, w 5)	8
TOTAL	50 Ov (RR: 5.08, 195 Mins)	254/6
Did not bat: Robbie Schaw, Evon McInnis, Brent Hefford
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Geoff Barnett, 2.3 ov), 2-81 (Peter Ingram, 16.1 ov), 3-94 (Tim Weston, 19.5 ov), 4-170 (Greg Hay, 35.3 ov), 5-178 (Bevan Griggs, 37.5 ov), 6-236 (Mathew Sinclair, 47.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Daryl Tuffey	10	1	56	2	5.60	-	-	-	1
Andy McKay	10	2	50	0	5.00	-	-	-	1
Michael Bates	9	0	64	0	7.11	-	-	-	0
Ronnie Hira	10	1	29	3	2.90	-	-	-	0
Rob Nicol	10	1	48	1	4.80	-	-	-	2
Lou Vincent	1	0	4	0	4.00	-	-	-	0

Auckland (T: 255 runs from 50 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Martin Guptill	lbw b Hefford	43	85	112	6	0	50.58
Lou Vincent	b Thompson	11	8	10	2	0	137.50
Richard Jones (c)	c Weston b Thompson	0	8	9	0	0	0.00
Rob Nicol	b McInnis	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Colin de Grandhomme	b Thompson	1	3	3	0	0	33.33
Gareth Hopkins †	not out	130	123	174	15	2	105.69
Dave Houpapa	run out (Weston/†Griggs)	5	19	24	0	0	26.31
Daryl Tuffey	c Schaw b Sinclair	4	7	10	0	0	57.14
Ronnie Hira	not out	44	41	53	2	1	107.31
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, nb 3, w 9)	18
TOTAL	48.5 Ov (RR: 5.24, 202 Mins)	256/7
Did not bat: Michael Bates, Andy McKay
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Lou Vincent, 2.4 ov), 2-16 (Richard Jones, 4.6 ov), 3-17 (Rob Nicol, 5.5 ov), 4-18 (Colin de Grandhomme, 6.2 ov), 5-128 (Martin Guptill, 27.4 ov), 6-150 (Dave Houpapa, 33.6 ov), 7-163 (Daryl Tuffey, 36.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ewen Thompson	9	2	33	3	3.66	-	-	-	1	0
Evon McInnis	9.5	0	65	1	6.61	-	-	-	3	1
Brent Hefford	10	1	59	1	5.90	-	-	-	3	1
Robbie Schaw	10	0	30	0	3.00	-	-	-	0	0
Mathew Sinclair	8	0	46	1	5.75	-	-	-	1	0
Geoff Barnett	2	0	17	0	8.50	-	-	-	0	0

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MATCH FLOW

Scorers: RS Dixon and CSL McQuaid
12th men: AK Kitchen (Auckland) and RR Sherlock (CD)
Central Districts innings
Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
Central Districts: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 2
Central Districts 50 runs: 49 minutes
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (PJ Ingram 37, MS Sinclair 12, Ex 3)
PJ Ingram: 50 off 47 balls (9x4)
Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
Central Districts: 100 runs in 23.3 overs (141 balls), Extras 4
GR Hay injured in over 29 when stretching back to avoid being stumped - drinks taken at end of over, and GEF Barnett on as runner.
MS Sinclair: 50 off 67 balls (6x4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (MS Sinclair 25, GR Hay 22, Ex 3)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 33.1 overs (199 balls), Extras 8
Central Districts: 200 runs in 42.2 overs (254 balls), Extras 8
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (MS Sinclair 22, EP Thompson 28, Ex 0)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 49.3 overs (297 balls), Extras 8
Auckland innings
RR Sherlock fielded in place of GR Hay
Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
Auckland: 50 runs in 11.2 overs (70 balls), Extras 8
Auckland 50: 51 minutes
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (MJ Guptill 16, GJ Hopkins 26, Ex 9)
Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
Auckland: 100 runs in 20.1 overs (123 balls), Extras 10
GJ Hopkins: 50 off 50 balls (7x4)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 115 balls (MJ Guptill 30, GJ Hopkins 60, Ex 10)
Auckland: 150 runs in 33.5 overs (205 balls), Extras 16
Auckland: 200 runs in 41.2 overs (250 balls), Extras 16
GJ Hopkins: 100 off 104 balls (12x4, 1x6)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (GJ Hopkins 22, RM Hira 29, Ex 0)
Auckland: 250 runs in 48.3 overs (293 balls), Extras 18

MATCH DETAILS

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Toss	Auckland, elected to field first
Series	State Shield
Season	2007/08
Hours of play (local time)	12.00 start, First Session 12.00-15.30 Interval 15.30-16.15, Second Session 16.15-19.45
Match days	20 February 2008 - day (50-over match)
Umpires	Evan Gray Wayne Knights
Points	Auckland 4, Central Districts 0

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Auckland Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
MJ Guptill	lbw	43	85
L Vincent	bowled	11	8
RA Jones	caught	0	8
RJ Nicol	bowled	0	1
C de Grandhomme	bowled	1	3
GJ Hopkins	not out	130	123
DW Houpapa	run out	5	19
DR Tuffey	caught	4	7
RM Hira	not out	44	41
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, nb 3, w 9)
Total	256(7 wkts; 48.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
EP Thompson	9	2	33	3	3.66
EJ McInnis	9.5	0	65	1	6.61 (1 nb)
BE Hefford	10	1	59	1	5.9 (1 nb)
RJ Schaw	10	0	30	0	3
MS Sinclair	8	0	46	1	5.75
GEF Barnett	2	0	17	0	8.5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	12	Lou Vincent	Martin Guptill
2nd	4	Richard Jones	Martin Guptill
3rd	1	Rob Nicol	Martin Guptill
4th	1	Colin de Grandhomme	Martin Guptill
5th	110	Gareth Hopkins	Martin Guptill
6th	22	Gareth Hopkins	Dave Houpapa
7th	13	Daryl Tuffey	Gareth Hopkins
8th	93	Gareth Hopkins	Ronnie Hira

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State Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUCK	10	8	2	33	0.354
CANT	10	5	4	24	-0.006
OTAGO	10	5	4	22	0.018
WELL	10	4	5	19	-0.234
CD	10	4	6	18	0.019
ND	10	2	7	10	-0.182

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