BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
George Worker	c Hopkins b Bhupinder Singh	56	116	153	8	1	48.27
Brad Patton	c Bhupinder Singh b Bartlett	0	1	5	0	0	0.00
Tim Weston (c)	b Bartlett	0	5	4	0	0	0.00
Mathew Sinclair	lbw b Bates	6	16	25	1	0	37.50
James de Terte	c Kitchen b Bhupinder Singh	34	135	180	6	0	25.18
Brendon Diamanti	c Bartlett b Bhupinder Singh	23	68	80	4	0	33.82
Bevan Griggs †	not out	65	123	164	9	0	52.84
Doug Bracewell	c Kitchen b Bhupinder Singh	15	37	43	3	0	40.54
Ben Wheeler	c †Young b Raval	10	16	18	2	0	62.50
Michael Mason	c de Boorder b Raval	9	17	21	1	0	52.94
Adam Milne	c Hopkins b Shaw	36	50	62	5	0	72.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 7, nb 3)	15
TOTAL	96.5 Ov (RR: 2.77, 382 Mins)	269
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Brad Patton, 1.1 ov), 2-0 (Tim Weston, 1.6 ov), 3-7 (Mathew Sinclair, 8.2 ov), 4-73 (George Worker, 37.5 ov), 5-115 (James de Terte, 53.5 ov), 6-134 (Brendon Diamanti, 57.5 ov), 7-172 (Doug Bracewell, 69.3 ov), 8-186 (Ben Wheeler, 74.3 ov), 9-202 (Michael Mason, 82.1 ov), 10-269 (Adam Milne, 96.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Michael Bates	17	10	23	1	1.35	-	-	-	0
Dean Bartlett	18	4	65	2	3.61	-	-	-	3
Colin de Grandhomme	5	2	9	0	1.80	-	-	-	0
Gareth Shaw	18.5	6	57	1	3.02	-	-	-	0
Bhupinder Singh	32	5	93	4	2.90	-	-	-	0
Jeet Raval	6	1	10	2	1.66	-	-	-	0

Auckland 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Richard Jones	c Sinclair b Worker	123	207	308	17	0	59.42
Jeet Raval	c Sinclair b Mason	6	25	33	1	0	24.00
Andrew de Boorder	c Sinclair b Worker	31	72	92	5	0	43.05
Reece Young †	lbw b Wheeler	13	27	37	2	0	48.14
Gareth Hopkins (c)	c †Griggs b Patton	201	334	455	23	0	60.17
Anaru Kitchen	c Weston b Worker	116	182	237	14	3	63.73
Colin de Grandhomme	not out	106	86	108	8	5	123.25
Michael Bates	not out	23	18	34	4	0	127.77
Extras	(b 5, lb 8, nb 3)	16
TOTAL	158 Ov (RR: 4.01, 656 Mins)	635/6d
Did not bat: Gareth Shaw, Dean Bartlett, Bhupinder Singh
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Jeet Raval, 8.1 ov), 2-99 (Andrew de Boorder, 28.4 ov), 3-128 (Reece Young, 37.5 ov), 4-263 (Richard Jones, 75.4 ov), 5-469 (Anaru Kitchen, 131.5 ov), 6-565 (Gareth Hopkins, 149.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Michael Mason	24	8	58	1	2.41	-	-	-	0
Ben Wheeler	26	4	96	1	3.69	-	-	-	0
Doug Bracewell	27	6	76	0	2.81	-	-	-	2
Adam Milne	12	2	65	0	5.41	-	-	-	1
George Worker	42	3	204	3	4.85	-	-	-	0
Mathew Sinclair	22	1	94	0	4.27	-	-	-	0
Brad Patton	5	0	29	1	5.80	-	-	-	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
George Worker	c Raval b Bates	12	26	38	1	0	46.15
Brad Patton	lbw b Bartlett	2	3	6	0	0	66.66
Tim Weston (c)	c Hopkins b Bates	32	31	43	6	0	103.22
Mathew Sinclair	lbw b Bartlett	129	217	315	17	0	59.44
Brendon Diamanti	c de Boorder b Bartlett	57	151	198	10	0	37.74
Bevan Griggs †	c Hopkins b Raval	23	55	62	4	0	41.81
James de Terte	c †Young b Bhupinder Singh	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
Doug Bracewell	b Bates	1	18	32	0	0	5.55
Ben Wheeler	lbw b Bates	4	5	11	1	0	80.00
Adam Milne	not out	8	11	17	0	0	72.72
Michael Mason	c Hopkins b Bates	0	4	9	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 1, w 1)	5
TOTAL	87 Ov (RR: 3.13)	273
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Brad Patton, 1.3 ov), 2-42 (George Worker, 8.3 ov), 3-51 (Tim Weston, 10.5 ov), 4-185 (Brendon Diamanti, 56.6 ov), 5-229 (Bevan Griggs, 72.6 ov), 6-230 (James de Terte, 73.5 ov), 7-257 (Doug Bracewell, 82.6 ov), 8-261 (Mathew Sinclair, 83.4 ov), 9-269 (Ben Wheeler, 84.6 ov), 10-273 (Michael Mason, 86.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Michael Bates	27	7	71	5	2.62	-	-	-	0	0
Dean Bartlett	18	3	70	3	3.88	-	-	-	0	1
Gareth Shaw	14	2	53	0	3.78	-	-	-	1	0
Bhupinder Singh	24	1	73	1	3.04	-	-	-	0	0
Jeet Raval	4	1	3	1	0.75	-	-	-	0	0

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Sat, 20 Mar - day 1 - Central D 1st innings 269

Sun, 21 Mar - day 2 - Auckland 1st innings 347/4 (Gareth Hopkins 133*, Anaru Kitchen 27*, 97 ov)

Mon, 22 Mar - day 3 - Central D 2nd innings 119/3 (Mathew Sinclair 32*, Brendon Diamanti 40*, 35 ov)

Tue, 23 Mar - day 4 - Central D 2nd innings 273 (87 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

Day 1

Central Districts 1st innings
Drinks: 23/3 in 17.0 overs (GH Worker 14, JW de Terte 2)
50 runs in 22.1 overs (133 balls), Extras 1
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 108 balls (GH Worker 43, JW de Terte 9, Ex 1)
GH Worker: 50 off 101 balls (8 x 4)
Lunch: 66/3 in 34.0 overs (GH Worker 50, JW de Terte 9)
100 runs in 49.4 overs (298 balls), Extras 2
Drinks: 103/4 in 52.0 overs (JW de Terte 28, BJ Diamanti 11)
150 runs in 63.3 overs (382 balls), Extras 3
Tea: 165/6 in 68.0 overs (BBJ Griggs 32, DAJ Bracewell 11)
200 runs in 81.2 overs (490 balls), Extras 4
Drinks: 212/9 in 85.0 overs (BBJ Griggs 47, AF Milne 4)
New Ball Taken: 213/9 after 86.1 overs (BBJ Griggs 48, AF Milne 4)
BBJ Griggs: 50 off 100 balls (7 x 4)
250 runs in 92.3 overs (558 balls), Extras 12
10th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (BBJ Griggs 14, AF Milne 31, Ex 6)

Day 2

Auckland 1st innings
50 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 6
Drinks: 67/1 in 16.0 overs (RA Jones 35, AP de Boorder 19)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (RA Jones 26, AP de Boorder 23, Ex 2)
RA Jones: 50 off 75 balls (9 x 4)
100 runs in 29.1 overs (178 balls), Extras 11
Lunch: 110/2 in 32.0 overs (RA Jones 61, RA Young 1)
150 runs in 44.5 overs (272 balls), Extras 11
Drinks: 158/3 in 48.0 overs (RA Jones 82, GJ Hopkins 15)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (RA Jones 25, GJ Hopkins 25, Ex 0)
RA Jones: 100 off 157 balls (15 x 4)
200 runs in 56.5 overs (344 balls), Extras 11
GJ Hopkins: 50 off 77 balls (7 x 4)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 146 balls (RA Jones 45, GJ Hopkins 56, Ex 0)
Tea: 231/3 in 64.0 overs (RA Jones 113, GJ Hopkins 57)
250 runs in 69.3 overs (420 balls), Extras 11
Drinks: 279/4 in 80.0 overs (GJ Hopkins 89, AK Kitchen 6)
New Ball Taken: 281/4 after 81.1 overs (GJ Hopkins 90, AK Kitchen 6)
300 runs in 86.6 overs (525 balls), Extras 14
GJ Hopkins: 100 off 164 balls (14 x 4)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (GJ Hopkins 33, AK Kitchen 15, Ex 3)
End Of Day: 347/4 in 97.0 overs (GJ Hopkins 133, AK Kitchen 27)

Day 3

350 runs in 99.2 overs (599 balls), Extras 14
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 170 balls (GJ Hopkins 56, AK Kitchen 40, Ex 4)
AK Kitchen: 50 off 94 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
Break In Play: 389/4 in 111.1 overs (GJ Hopkins 143, AK Kitchen 58)
Over 111.1: Ball replaced after original was lost following a 6 hit by A. Kitchen.
Over 111.6: Original ball found, and replaced the replacement ball.
Drinks: 390/4 in 113.0 overs (GJ Hopkins 144, AK Kitchen 58)
400 runs in 115.4 overs (697 balls), Extras 15
Rain: 409/4 in 118.0 overs (GJ Hopkins 147, AK Kitchen 74)
Lunch: 409/4 in 118.0 overs (GJ Hopkins 147, AK Kitchen 74)
GJ Hopkins: 150 off 257 balls (20 x 4)
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 255 balls (GJ Hopkins 72, AK Kitchen 74, Ex 4)
450 runs in 129.2 overs (779 balls), Extras 15
AK Kitchen: 100 off 171 balls (13 x 4, 2 x 6)
5th Wicket: 200 runs in 334 balls (GJ Hopkins 86, AK Kitchen 112, Ex 4)
Drinks: 490/5 in 137.0 overs (GJ Hopkins 171, C de Grandhomme 15)
500 runs in 138.6 overs (837 balls), Extras 15
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (GJ Hopkins 21, C de Grandhomme 31, Ex 1)
550 runs in 147.3 overs (888 balls), Extras 16
C de Grandhomme: 50 off 51 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
GJ Hopkins: 200 off 331 balls (23 x 4)
600 runs in 154.2 overs (929 balls), Extras 16
Tea: 606/6 in 155.0 overs (C de Grandhomme 78, MD Bates 22)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (C de Grandhomme 31, MD Bates 22, Ex 0)
C de Grandhomme: 100 off 81 balls (7 x 4, 5 x 6)
Central Districts 2nd innings
50 runs in 9.3 overs (57 balls), Extras 0
Drinks: 65/3 in 18.0 overs (MS Sinclair 17, BJ Diamanti 2)
100 runs in 29.4 overs (178 balls), Extras 0
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls (MS Sinclair 20, BJ Diamanti 33, Ex 0)
End Of Day: 119/3 in 35.0 overs (MS Sinclair 32, BJ Diamanti 40)

Day 4

150 runs in 45.5 overs (275 balls), Extras 2
MS Sinclair: 50 off 104 balls (10 x 4)
BJ Diamanti: 50 off 114 balls (9 x 4)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 214 balls (MS Sinclair 48, BJ Diamanti 53, Ex 2)
Drinks: 172/3 in 51.0 overs (MS Sinclair 71, BJ Diamanti 53)
200 runs in 59.6 overs (361 balls), Extras 3
Lunch: 215/4 in 67.0 overs (MS Sinclair 91, BBJ Griggs 18)
MS Sinclair: 100 off 173 balls (13 x 4)
Rain: 242/6 in 80.0 overs (MS Sinclair 112, DAJ Bracewell 1)
New Ball Taken: 242/6 after 80.3 overs (MS Sinclair 112, DAJ Bracewell 1)
250 runs in 81.2 overs (489 balls), Extras 5

MATCH DETAILS

Colin Maiden Park, Auckland
Toss	Central Districts, elected to bat first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2009/10
Match days	20,21,22,23 March 2010 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Ben Wheeler
Umpires	Adrian Holdstock Evan Gray
Points	Auckland 8, Central Districts 0

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Central D Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
GH Worker	caught	12	26
BMK Patton	lbw	2	3
TI Weston	caught	32	31
MS Sinclair	lbw	129	217
BJ Diamanti	caught	57	151
BBJ Griggs	caught	23	55
JW de Terte	caught	0	2
DAJ Bracewell	bowled	1	18
BM Wheeler	lbw	4	5
AF Milne	not out	8	11
MJ Mason	caught	0	4
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 1, w 1)
Total	273(10 wkts; 87 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
MD Bates	27	7	71	5	2.62
DJ Bartlett	18	3	70	3	3.88 (1 nb)
GS Shaw	14	2	53	0	3.78
Bhupinder Singh	24	1	73	1	3.04
JA Raval	4	1	3	1	0.75

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	4	George Worker	Brad Patton
2nd	38	Tim Weston	George Worker
3rd	9	Mathew Sinclair	Tim Weston
4th	134	Mathew Sinclair	Brendon Diamanti
5th	44	Mathew Sinclair	Bevan Griggs
6th	1	Mathew Sinclair	James de Terte
7th	27	Mathew Sinclair	Doug Bracewell
8th	4	Mathew Sinclair	Ben Wheeler
9th	8	Ben Wheeler	Adam Milne
10th	4	Michael Mason	Adam Milne

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Plunket Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
ND	10	6	2	2	52	1.245
CANT	10	4	3	3	36	1.207
CD	10	4	3	3	32	0.872
OTAGO	10	3	3	4	28	0.923
AUCK	10	3	5	2	24	1.032
WELL	10	2	6	2	20	0.825

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