Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	lbw b Kuggeleijn	0	3	1	0	0	0.00
Sean Solia	c KD Clarke b Lellman	13	53	100	0	0	24.52
Mark Chapman	c †Seifert b KDC Clarke	10	11	14	2	0	90.90
Robert O'Donnell (c)	c Lellman b Kuggeleijn	58	79	121	9	1	73.41
George Worker	not out	114	222	339	12	1	51.35
Ben Horne †	c Hampton b Pringle	43	80	114	6	1	53.75
Simon Keene	not out	100	136	187	10	2	73.52
Extras	(lb 6, nb 2, w 4)	12
Total	97 Ov (RR: 3.60)	350/5d
Did not bat: William Somerville, Danru Ferns, Adithya Ashok, Ben Lister
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (William O'Donnell, 0.3 ov), 2-13 (Mark Chapman, 3.4 ov), 3-71 (Sean Solia, 21.1 ov), 4-92 (Robert O'Donnell, 28.2 ov), 5-171 (Ben Horne, 52.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Scott Kuggeleijn	25	2	92	2	3.68	-	-	-	4	0
Kristian Clarke	18	4	50	1	2.77	-	-	-	0	0
Brett Hampton	22	4	73	0	3.31	-	-	-	0	1
Fergus Lellman	11	0	32	1	2.90	-	-	-	0	1
Joe Walker	6	1	32	0	5.33	-	-	-	0	0
Tim Pringle	15	0	65	1	4.33	-	-	-	0	0

Northern Districts 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Henry Cooper	lbw b Keene	42	54	70	8	0	77.77
Jeet Raval (c)	lbw b Solia	6	18	34	1	0	33.33
Bharat Popli	not out	82	164	214	12	0	50.00
Tim Seifert †	c †Horne b Ashok	5	26	36	1	0	19.23
Tim Pringle	b Keene	12	25	25	1	1	48.00
Katene Clarke	not out	50	80	113	3	2	62.50
Extras	(b 4, lb 5, nb 7)	16
Total	60 Ov (RR: 3.55, 249 Mins)	213/4d
Did not bat: Fergus Lellman, Scott Kuggeleijn, Kristian Clarke, Brett Hampton, Joe Walker
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Jeet Raval, 7.2 ov), 2-69 (Henry Cooper, 15.4 ov), 3-82 (Tim Seifert, 24.3 ov), 4-103 (Tim Pringle, 31.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Ben Lister	8	0	48	0	6.00	-	-	-	7
Sean Solia	6	1	19	1	3.16	-	-	-	0
Danru Ferns	9	2	19	0	2.11	-	-	-	0
Simon Keene	10	4	28	2	2.80	-	-	-	0
William Somerville	12	3	36	0	3.00	-	-	-	0
Adithya Ashok	14	2	48	1	3.42	-	-	-	0
Robert O'Donnell	1	0	6	0	6.00	-	-	-	0

Auckland 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	lbw b Pringle	50	83	115	5	2	60.24
Sean Solia	c Raval b Lellman	15	29	50	2	0	51.72
Mark Chapman	c Cooper b Kuggeleijn	15	16	26	3	0	93.75
Robert O'Donnell (c)	c Bharat Popli b Walker	47	51	71	6	1	92.15
George Worker	c Bharat Popli b Pringle	26	42	48	4	0	61.90
Ben Horne †	run out (Cooper/†Seifert)	7	14	13	1	0	50.00
Simon Keene	c Lellman b Pringle	37	25	41	5	2	148.00
William Somerville	not out	52	48	68	5	2	108.33
Danru Ferns	c Raval b KD Clarke	10	15	14	0	1	66.66
Adithya Ashok	not out	15	12	13	3	0	125.00
Extras	(b 2, w 2)	4
Total	55.5 Ov (RR: 4.97, 232 Mins)	278/8d
Did not bat: Ben Lister
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Sean Solia, 11.1 ov), 2-58 (Mark Chapman, 16.1 ov), 3-99 (William O'Donnell, 25.3 ov), 4-152 (Robert O'Donnell, 34.6 ov), 5-163 (Ben Horne, 38.6 ov), 6-163 (George Worker, 39.1 ov), 7-230 (Simon Keene, 48.4 ov), 8-248 (Danru Ferns, 52.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Scott Kuggeleijn	10	2	33	1	3.30	-	-	-	2
Kristian Clarke	7	0	28	0	4.00	-	-	-	0
Brett Hampton	3	0	8	0	2.66	-	-	-	0
Fergus Lellman	4	1	18	1	4.50	-	-	-	0
Tim Pringle	16	1	83	3	5.18	-	-	-	0
Joe Walker	13	0	77	1	5.92	-	-	-	0
Henry Cooper	1	0	5	0	5.00	-	-	-	0
Katene Clarke	1	0	14	1	14.00	-	-	-	0
Jeet Raval	0.5	0	10	0	12.00	-	-	-	0

Northern Districts 2nd Innings (T: 416 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval (c)	c Worker b Keene	63	108	166	11	0	58.33
Henry Cooper	c & b Ferns	74	152	247	11	0	48.68
Bharat Popli	not out	101	148	237	10	1	68.24
Tim Seifert †	c RR O'Donnell b Ferns	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Katene Clarke	c RR O'Donnell b Ferns	12	6	11	3	0	200.00
Brett Hampton	c WT O'Donnell b Ferns	2	12	16	0	0	16.66
Fergus Lellman	lbw b Ashok	2	17	15	0	0	11.76
Scott Kuggeleijn	b Ashok	12	19	16	2	0	63.15
Kristian Clarke	c Keene b Somerville	21	45	50	2	1	46.66
Tim Pringle	c RR O'Donnell b Ferns	27	33	33	1	2	81.81
Joe Walker	c Chapman b Ashok	0	7	8	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 10, lb 15, nb 3, w 2)	30
Total	90.5 Ov (RR: 3.78, 403 Mins)	344
Fall of wickets: 1-125 (Jeet Raval, 34.5 ov), 2-193 (Henry Cooper, 55.1 ov), 3-193 (Tim Seifert, 55.2 ov), 4-209 (Katene Clarke, 57.2 ov), 5-225 (Brett Hampton, 61.1 ov), 6-228 (Fergus Lellman, 64.3 ov), 7-244 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 68.6 ov), 8-291 (Kristian Clarke, 81.2 ov), 9-341 (Tim Pringle, 89.1 ov), 10-344 (Joe Walker, 90.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Ben Lister	3	0	6	0	2.00	-	-	-	2
Simon Keene	11	0	48	1	4.36	-	-	-	1
Matt Gibson	8	1	16	0	2.00	-	-	-	0
Danru Ferns	20	3	79	5	3.95	-	-	-	0
Sean Solia	8	1	29	0	3.62	-	-	-	0
William Somerville	13	2	53	1	4.07	-	-	-	0
Adithya Ashok	27.5	3	88	3	3.16	-	-	-	0

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Close of Play

Tue, 21 Mar - day 1 - Auckland 1st innings 93/4 (George Worker 5*, Ben Horne 0*, 29.3 ov)

Wed, 22 Mar - day 2 - Northern Dis 1st innings 84/3 (Bharat Popli 23*, Tim Pringle 1*, 27 ov)

Thu, 23 Mar - day 3 - Northern Dis 2nd innings 27/0 (Jeet Raval 9*, Henry Cooper 6*, 6 ov)

Fri, 24 Mar - day 4 - Northern Dis 2nd innings 344 (90.5 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Auckland 1st innings:
Injury (11:20 to 11:21): Auckland - 24/2 in 10.1 overs, SM Solia 8 (25), RR O'Donnell 6 (22)
Auckland: 50 runs in 13.4 overs, 67 minutes, 6 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls, 72 minutes, SM Solia 7 (36), RR O'Donnell 37 (57), 6 extras
Break in Play (12:11 to 12:12): Auckland - 71/3 in 21.1 overs, RR O'Donnell 42 (61), GH Worker 0 (0)
RR O'Donnell: 50 runs in 65 balls, 93 minutes (9x4, 1x6)
Lunch (12:47 to 13:29): Auckland - 92/4 in 28.2 overs, GH Worker 4 (26), BJ Horne 0 (0)
Rain (13:35 to 15:09): Auckland - 93/4 in 29.3 overs, GH Worker 5 (28), BJ Horne 0 (5)
Tea (15:09 to 15:30): Auckland - 93/4 in 29.3 overs, GH Worker 5 (28), BJ Horne 0 (5)
Rain (15:30 to 15:51): Auckland - 93/4 in 29.3 overs, GH Worker 5 (28), BJ Horne 0 (5)
End of Day (15:51): Auckland - 93/4 in 29.3 overs, GH Worker 5 (28), BJ Horne 0 (5)
Early Tea Taken

Day 2

Auckland : 100 runs in 32.4 overs, 156 minutes, 7 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls, 86 minutes, GH Worker 18 (49), BJ Horne 28 (60), 4 extras
Lunch (12:52 to 13:31): Auckland - 189/5 in 62.0 overs, GH Worker 42 (117), SB Keene 12 (31)
Replacement Ball: Auckland - 253/5 after 74.4 overs, GH Worker 65 (148), SB Keene 53 (76), 11 extras
New Ball Taken: Auckland - 273/5 after 80.0 overs, GH Worker 75 (165), SB Keene 63 (91), 11 extras
Tea (15:40 to 16:00): Auckland - 318/5 in 92.0 overs, GH Worker 102 (210), SB Keene 80 (118)
6th Wicket: 150 runs in 235 balls, 164 minutes, GH Worker 66 (116), SB Keene 84 (119), 1 extra
SB Keene: 100 runs in 136 balls, 180 minutes (10x4, 2x6)
Auckland : 350 runs in 97.0 overs, 438 minutes, 12 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland 350/5 (97) (Auckland 4 batting points, Northern Districts 2 bowling points)
Northern Districts : 50 runs in 9.2 overs, 44 minutes, 7 extras
End of Day (18:30): Northern Districts - 84/3 in 27.0 overs, B Popli 23 (59), TJG Pringle 1 (11)

Day 3

Northern Districts: 100 runs in 30.4 overs, 131 minutes, 7 extras
Break in Play (10:45 to 10:46): Northern Districts - 102/3 in 30.4 overs, B Popli 31 (71), TJG Pringle 11 (21)
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 45.2 overs, 194 minutes, 16 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls, 59 minutes, B Popli 11 (37), KD Clarke 33 (49), 9 extras
B Popli: 50 runs in 118 balls, 167 minutes (7x4)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 150 balls, 98 minutes, B Popli 45 (80), KD Clarke 46 (70), 9 extras
Northern Districts: 200 runs in 56.1 overs, 234 minutes, 16 extras
KD Clarke: 50 runs in 80 balls, 109 minutes (3x4, 2x6)
End of 110 over bonus points: Northern Districts 213/4 (60) (Northern Districts 1 batting point, Auckland Aces 1 bowling point)
Auckland 2nd innings:
Injury (13:24 to 13:26): Auckland - 0/0 in 0.1 overs, WT O'Donnell 0 (1), SM Solia 0 (0)
Auckland: 50 runs in 14.1 overs, 67 minutes, 1 extra
WT O'Donnell: 50 runs in 81 balls, 112 minutes (5x4, 2x6)
Auckland: 100 runs in 26.4 overs, 120 minutes, 3 extras
Tea (15:42 to 16:02): Auckland - 141/3 in 32.0 overs, RR O'Donnell 40 (40), GH Worker 18 (24)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls, 30 minutes, RR O'Donnell 28 (21), GH Worker 22 (31), 0 extras
Auckland: 150 runs in 34.4 overs, 147 minutes, 3 extras
Auckland: 200 runs in 46.1 overs, 192 minutes, 3 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls, 30 minutes, SB Keene 32 (19), WER Somerville 19 (28), 0 extras
Auckland: 250 runs in 52.4 overs, 220 minutes, 4 extras
WER Somerville: 50 runs in 48 balls, 67 minutes (5x4, 2x6)
Wellington 2nd innings:
End of Day (18:10): Northern Districts - 27/0 in 6.0 overs, JA Raval 9 (20), HR Cooper 6 (18)

Day 4

Auckland substituted MJ Gibson for BG Lister - BG Lister called into Blackcaps squad at the end of Day 3.
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls, 64 minutes, JA Raval 24 (49), HR Cooper 15 (44), 13 extras
Northern Districts Men: 50 runs in 15.1 overs, 64 minutes, 13 extras
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 159 balls, 119 minutes, JA Raval 45 (75), HR Cooper 40 (84), 18 extras
Northern Districts Men: 100 runs in 26.0 overs, 119 minutes, 18 extras
Injury (12:11 to 12:16): Northern Districts Men - 104/0 in 27.0 overs, JA Raval 46 (81), HR Cooper 40 (84)
JA Raval: 50 runs in 85 balls, 131 minutes (9x4)
Lunch (12:52 to 13:32): Northern Districts Men - 125/1 in 34.5 overs, HR Cooper 44 (104), B Popli 0 (0)
Northern Districts Men: 150 runs in 44.1 overs, 198 minutes, 22 extras
HR Cooper: 50 runs in 122 balls, 198 minutes (8x4)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 85 balls, 53 minutes, HR Cooper 22 (33), B Popli 22 (52), 6 extras
Northern Districts Men: 200 runs in 55.5 overs, 253 minutes, 24 extras
B Popli: 50 runs in 88 balls, 107 minutes (8x4)
Tea (15:39 to 16:01): Northern Districts Men - 228/6 in 64.3 overs, B Popli 51 (94), SC Kuggeleijn 0 (0)
Northern Districts Men: 250 runs in 71.2 overs, 320 minutes, 26 extras
Northern Districts Men: 300 runs in 83.3 overs, 369 minutes, 30 extras
Replacement Ball: Northern Districts Men - 321/8 after 85.2 overs, B Popli 86 (138), TJG Pringle 19 (17), 30 extras
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts Men - 326/8 after 87.0 overs, B Popli 87 (139), TJG Pringle 23 (26), 30 extras
Start of Last Hour (17:33): Northern Districts Men - 326/8 after 87.0 overs, B Popli 87 (139), TJG Pringle 23 (26), 30 extras, minimum 15 overs remaining
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls, 31 minutes, B Popli 23 (14), TJG Pringle 27 (32), 0 extras
DK Ferns: 5 wickets (19.1-2-79-5)
B Popli: 100 runs in 147 balls, 232 minutes (10x4, 1x6)

Match Details

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Toss	Northern Districts, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2022/23
Match days	21,22,23,24 March 2023 - day (4-day match)
AUCK Player Replacement	Substitute: Matt Gibson in, Ben Lister out (4th innings, 6.1 ov)
FC debut	Matt Gibson
Umpires	Billy Bowden Cory Black
Match Referee	Gary Troup
Points	Auckland 17, Northern Districts 3

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Northern Dis Innings

Player Name		R	B
JA Raval	caught	63	108
HR Cooper	caught	74	152
Bharat Popli	not out	101	148
TL Seifert	caught	0	1
KD Clarke	caught	12	6
BR Hampton	caught	2	12
FF Lellman	lbw	2	17
SC Kuggeleijn	bowled	12	19
KDC Clarke	caught	21	45
TJG Pringle	caught	27	33
JG Walker	caught	0	7
Extras	(b 10, lb 15, nb 3, w 2)
Total	344(10 wkts; 90.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
BG Lister	3	0	6	0	2 (2 nb)
S Keene	11	0	48	1	4.36 (1 nb)
MJ Gibson	8	1	16	0	2
DK Ferns	20	3	79	5	3.95
SM Solia	8	1	29	0	3.62
WER Somerville	13	2	53	1	4.07
A Ashok	27.5	3	88	3	3.16

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	125	Jeet Raval	Henry Cooper
2nd	68	Bharat Popli	Henry Cooper
3rd	0	Bharat Popli	Tim Seifert
4th	16	Bharat Popli	Katene Clarke
5th	16	Brett Hampton	Bharat Popli
6th	3	Bharat Popli	Fergus Lellman
7th	16	Scott Kuggeleijn	Bharat Popli
8th	47	Bharat Popli	Kristian Clarke
9th	50	Bharat Popli	Tim Pringle
10th	3	Joe Walker	Bharat Popli

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
CD	8	5	2	1	101
CANT	8	4	1	3	101
ND	8	3	4	1	82
AUCK	8	2	3	3	66
WELL	8	2	4	2	64
OTAGO	8	1	3	4	53

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