BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Hamish Rutherford	c †Smith b Rance	9	15	19	1	0	60.00
Brad Wilson (c)	c †Smith b Bracewell	18	56	79	3	0	32.14
Shawn Hicks	run out (Schmulian)	7	21	25	0	0	33.33
Neil Broom	lbw b Bracewell	48	86	111	5	0	55.81
Anaru Kitchen	c Schmulian b Bracewell	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Derek de Boorder †	b Rance	73	165	229	8	0	44.24
James Neesham	lbw b Bracewell	65	67	99	9	2	97.01
Mark Craig	c Ryder b Rance	29	41	50	1	1	70.73
Neil Wagner	c Bruce b Rance	22	29	43	2	2	75.86
Jacob Duffy	c Schmulian b Rance	3	16	15	0	0	18.75
Michael Rae	not out	2	9	21	0	0	22.22
Extras	(b 1, lb 5, nb 3, w 4)	13
TOTAL	84 Ov (RR: 3.44)	289
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Hamish Rutherford, 4.4 ov), 2-23 (Shawn Hicks, 10.4 ov), 3-51 (Brad Wilson, 18.4 ov), 4-51 (Anaru Kitchen, 18.6 ov), 5-105 (Neil Broom, 36.2 ov), 6-206 (James Neesham, 59.5 ov), 7-258 (Mark Craig, 73.6 ov), 8-261 (Derek de Boorder, 75.1 ov), 9-281 (Jacob Duffy, 79.2 ov), 10-289 (Neil Wagner, 83.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Seth Rance	19	3	58	5	3.05	-	-	-	1	0
Adam Milne	18	4	50	0	2.77	-	-	-	0	1
Doug Bracewell	17	2	59	4	3.47	-	-	-	2	1
Blair Tickner	10.4	1	34	0	3.18	-	-	-	1	1
Ajaz Patel	19.2	2	82	0	4.24	-	-	-	0	0

Central Districts 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Greg Hay	c & b Wagner	26	70	105	3	0	37.14
Ben Smith †	b Wagner	10	25	31	2	0	40.00
Ajaz Patel	c †de Boorder b Wagner	12	32	45	2	0	37.50
Brad Schmulian	c Broom b Wagner	2	14	20	0	0	14.28
Will Young (c)	c †de Boorder b Rae	49	139	174	5	1	35.25
Jesse Ryder	b Craig	12	40	64	1	0	30.00
Tom Bruce	c Craig b Wagner	20	26	36	3	0	76.92
Doug Bracewell	c Broom b Craig	23	38	48	1	0	60.52
Adam Milne	st †de Boorder b Craig	2	15	37	0	0	13.33
Seth Rance	c Neesham b Craig	16	11	12	0	2	145.45
Blair Tickner	not out	5	8	9	1	0	62.50
Extras	(lb 4, nb 3, w 4)	11
TOTAL	69.1 Ov (RR: 2.71, 293 Mins)	188
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Ben Smith, 8.2 ov), 2-47 (Ajaz Patel, 18.4 ov), 3-53 (Brad Schmulian, 22.4 ov), 4-56 (Greg Hay, 24.4 ov), 5-83 (Jesse Ryder, 39.3 ov), 6-109 (Tom Bruce, 48.4 ov), 7-156 (Doug Bracewell, 61.2 ov), 8-164 (Will Young, 64.5 ov), 9-183 (Seth Rance, 67.3 ov), 10-188 (Adam Milne, 69.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Neil Wagner	19	4	45	5	2.36	-	-	-	1	0
Jacob Duffy	14	3	31	0	2.21	-	-	-	1	0
Mark Craig	16.1	4	43	4	2.65	-	-	-	0	2
James Neesham	10	3	38	0	3.80	-	-	-	2	1
Michael Rae	10	1	27	1	2.70	-	-	-	0	0

Otago 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Hamish Rutherford	b Milne	10	20	25	1	0	50.00
Brad Wilson (c)	c Ryder b Rance	9	42	65	0	0	21.42
Shawn Hicks	run out (Milne)	42	129	174	6	0	32.55
Neil Broom	c †Smith b Bracewell	3	14	22	0	0	21.42
Anaru Kitchen	b Patel	2	9	13	0	0	22.22
Derek de Boorder †	b Milne	22	68	87	2	0	32.35
James Neesham	c Rance b Patel	14	37	78	0	0	37.83
Mark Craig	c Ryder b Patel	16	56	62	0	0	28.57
Neil Wagner	b Patel	8	19	24	1	0	42.10
Jacob Duffy	st †Smith b Patel	18	29	38	3	0	62.06
Michael Rae	not out	11	10	16	2	0	110.00
Extras	(w 7)	7
TOTAL	72.1 Ov (RR: 2.24)	162
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Hamish Rutherford, 5.5 ov), 2-32 (Brad Wilson, 15.4 ov), 3-46 (Neil Broom, 21.2 ov), 4-49 (Anaru Kitchen, 24.2 ov), 5-89 (Derek de Boorder, 45.6 ov), 6-93 (Shawn Hicks, 47.6 ov), 7-125 (Mark Craig, 62.2 ov), 8-126 (James Neesham, 62.6 ov), 9-137 (Neil Wagner, 68.3 ov), 10-162 (Jacob Duffy, 72.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Seth Rance	16	2	43	1	2.68	-	-	-	2
Adam Milne	19	6	46	2	2.42	-	-	-	4
Doug Bracewell	15	4	28	1	1.86	-	-	-	1
Ajaz Patel	21.1	5	44	5	2.07	-	-	-	0
Brad Schmulian	1	0	1	0	1.00	-	-	-	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings (T: 264 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Greg Hay	not out	134	269	387	9	0	49.81
Ben Smith †	c Neesham b Rae	15	48	60	2	0	31.25
Brad Schmulian	c Hicks b Craig	17	40	51	2	0	42.50
Will Young (c)	c Hicks b Wagner	28	140	160	4	0	20.00
Jesse Ryder	c & b Duffy	28	47	61	3	0	59.57
Tom Bruce	not out	31	31	54	5	0	100.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, nb 3, w 1)	11
TOTAL	95.2 Ov (RR: 2.76, 387 Mins)	264/4
Did not bat: Doug Bracewell, Adam Milne, Ajaz Patel, Seth Rance, Blair Tickner
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Ben Smith, 14.4 ov), 2-68 (Brad Schmulian, 27.5 ov), 3-153 (Will Young, 68.5 ov), 4-216 (Jesse Ryder, 81.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Neil Wagner	25	4	64	1	2.56	-	-	-	0	1
Jacob Duffy	17	9	32	1	1.88	-	-	-	0	1
Mark Craig	28.2	7	68	1	2.40	-	-	-	0	1
Michael Rae	14	1	50	1	3.57	-	-	-	1	0
James Neesham	2	0	13	0	6.50	-	-	-	0	0
Anaru Kitchen	9	1	30	0	3.33	-	-	-	0	0

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Thu, 01 Mar - day 1 - Central D 1st innings 22/1 (Greg Hay 11*, Ajaz Patel 0*, 10 ov)

Fri, 02 Mar - day 2 - Otago 2nd innings 69/4 (Shawn Hicks 33*, Derek de Boorder 9*, 36 ov)

Sat, 03 Mar - day 3 - Central D 2nd innings 131/2 (Greg Hay 79*, Will Young 18*, 57 ov)

Sun, 04 Mar - day 4 - Central D 2nd innings 264/4 (95.2 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Otago 1st innings:
Otago: 50 runs in 18.1 overs (110 balls), Extras 5
Otago: 100 runs in 32.5 overs (198 balls), Extras 7
Luch: Otago - 100/4 in 33.0 overs (NT Broom 46, DC de Boorder 13)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (NT Broom 35, DC de Boorder 14, Ex 1)
Otago: 150 runs in 45.6 overs (278 balls), Extras 8
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (DC de Boorder 10, JDS Neesham 39, Ex 1)
JDS Neesham: 50 off 46 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
Over 53.4 BM Tickner injury AY Patel completed over.
Otago: 200 runs in 58.3 overs (353 balls), Extras 9
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 140 balls (DC de Boorder 33, JDS Neesham 65, Ex 2)
DCde Boorder: 50 off 118 balls (6 x 4)
Tea: Otago - 215/6 in 64.0 overs (DC de Boorder 54, MD Craig 3)
Otago: 250 runs in 71.4 overs (433 balls), Extras 12
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (DC de Boorder 20, MD Craig 29, Ex 2)
New Ball Taken: OTAGO VOLTS 281/9 at 80.1 overs (N Wagner 17, MD Rae 0)
Central Districts 1st innings:
End Of Day: Central Districts - 22/1 in 10.0 overs (GR Hay 11, AY Patel 0)

Day 2

Day 3

Otago: 100 runs in 51.5 overs (311 balls), Extras 6
Lunch: Otago - 136/8 in 68.0 overs (N Wagner 8, JA Duffy 3)
Otago: 150 runs in 70.6 overs (426 balls), Extras 7
Central Districts 2nd innings:
Central Districts: 50 runs in 21.5 overs (131 balls), Extras 0
Tea: Central Districts - 66/1 in 24.0 overs (GR Hay 35, BD Schmulian 16)
GR Hay: 50 off 104 balls (4 x 4)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 43.1 overs (259 balls), Extras 0
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 148 balls (GR Hay 37, WA Young 14, Ex 2)
End Of Day: Central Districts - 131/2 in 57.0 overs (GR Hay 79, WA Young 18)

Day 4

Central Districts: 150 runs in 68.2 overs (412 balls), Extras 3
GR Hay: 100 off 203 balls (6 x 4)
Central Districts: 200 runs in 79.2 overs (479 balls), Extras 10
New Ball Taken: Central Districts 201/3 at 80.1 overs (GR Hay 117, JD Ryder 14)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (GR Hay 28, JD Ryder 16, Ex 6)
Lunch: Central Districts - 240/4 in 90.0 overs (GR Hay 128, TC Bruce 13)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 92.4 overs (559 balls), Extras 11

MATCH DETAILS

McLean Park, Napier
Toss	Central Districts, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2017/18
Match days	1,2,3,4 March 2018 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	John Bromley Tony Gillies
Match Referee	Kevin Pulley
Points	Central Districts 16, Otago 6

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Central D Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
GR Hay	not out	134	269
BS Smith	caught	15	48
BD Schmulian	caught	17	40
WA Young	caught	28	140
JD Ryder	caught	28	47
TC Bruce	not out	31	31
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, nb 3, w 1)
Total	264(4 wkts; 95.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
N Wagner	25	4	64	1	2.56 (1 nb)
JA Duffy	17	9	32	1	1.88 (1 nb)
MD Craig	28.2	7	68	1	2.4 (1 nb)
MD Rae	14	1	50	1	3.57
JDS Neesham	2	0	13	0	6.5
AK Kitchen	9	1	30	0	3.33

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	29	Greg Hay	Ben Smith
2nd	39	Greg Hay	Brad Schmulian
3rd	85	Greg Hay	Will Young
4th	63	Jesse Ryder	Greg Hay
5th	48	Greg Hay	Tom Bruce

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Plunket Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
CD	10	6	0	4	131
WELL	10	6	3	1	127
AUCK	10	5	3	2	105
ND	10	2	4	4	80
OTAGO	10	2	7	1	79
CANT	10	2	6	2	64

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