Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jacob Cumming	c Schaw b Findlay	62	123	174	8	1	50.40
Dale Phillips	c Clark b Clarkson	39	63	88	7	0	61.90
Leo Carter	c †Cleaver b Annand	28	51	79	5	0	54.90
Dean Foxcroft (c)	c †Cleaver b Toole	18	48	64	3	0	37.50
Thorn Parkes	b Annand	85	171	261	10	0	49.70
Llew Johnson	run out (Schaw/†Cleaver)	41	88	97	5	0	46.59
Bradley Kneebone †	b Lennox	58	127	178	6	1	45.66
Travis Muller	not out	38	56	72	5	0	67.85
Extras	(lb 3, nb 8, w 10)	21
Total	119.5 Ov (RR: 3.25)	390/7d
Did not bat: Thomas O'Connor, Matthew Bacon, Jarrod McKay
Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Dale Phillips, 19.4 ov), 2-141 (Leo Carter, 38.3 ov), 3-142 (Jacob Cumming, 39.3 ov), 4-177 (Dean Foxcroft, 52.2 ov), 5-247 (Llew Johnson, 78.1 ov), 6-320 (Thorn Parkes, 103.3 ov), 7-390 (Bradley Kneebone, 119.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Raymond Toole	27	7	60	1	2.22	-	-	-	0	0
Tyler Annand	26	7	70	2	2.69	-	-	-	0	4
Toby Findlay	20	1	99	1	4.95	-	-	-	5	4
William Clark	4	0	19	0	4.75	-	-	-	0	0
Josh Clarkson	16	3	47	1	2.93	-	-	-	0	0
Angus Schaw	16	3	36	0	2.25	-	-	-	0	0
Jayden Lennox	9.5	2	54	1	5.49	-	-	-	0	0
Brad Schmulian	1	0	2	0	2.00	-	-	-	0	0

Central Districts 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Curtis Heaphy	c McKay b O'Connor	33	125	154	2	0	26.40
Brad Schmulian	run out (Foxcroft)	16	57	88	2	0	28.07
William Clark	c Carter b Muller	3	11	11	0	0	27.27
Tom Bruce (c)	c Carter b McKay	32	42	62	5	0	76.19
Dane Cleaver †	c †Kneebone b Phillips	83	204	278	9	0	40.68
Josh Clarkson	c Foxcroft b Phillips	104	178	242	12	2	58.42
Angus Schaw	not out	12	25	32	0	0	48.00
Jayden Lennox	not out	3	1	4	0	0	300.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 7, nb 3, w 3)	14
Total	106.4 Ov (RR: 2.81, 437 Mins)	300/6d
Did not bat: Toby Findlay, Tyler Annand, Raymond Toole
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Brad Schmulian, 21.5 ov), 2-40 (William Clark, 24.3 ov), 3-80 (Curtis Heaphy, 37.5 ov), 4-87 (Tom Bruce, 39.3 ov), 5-274 (Josh Clarkson, 98.6 ov), 6-297 (Dane Cleaver, 106.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matthew Bacon	21	7	46	0	2.19	-	-	-	0	0
Thomas O'Connor	20	8	38	1	1.90	-	-	-	1	0
Jarrod McKay	22	2	86	1	3.90	-	-	-	2	3
Travis Muller	19	7	49	1	2.57	-	-	-	0	0
Dean Foxcroft	13	1	34	0	2.61	-	-	-	0	0
Dale Phillips	7.4	1	26	2	3.39	-	-	-	0	0
Jacob Cumming	3	0	10	0	3.33	-	-	-	0	0
Thorn Parkes	1	0	3	0	3.00	-	-	-	0	0

Otago 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jacob Cumming	c Schmulian b Clarkson	38	76	99	4	0	50.00
Dale Phillips	c †Cleaver b Schaw	52	88	129	4	0	59.09
Leo Carter	c Schmulian b Lennox	28	38	57	4	0	73.68
Dean Foxcroft (c)	c Annand b Lennox	20	35	53	3	0	57.14
Thorn Parkes	c Schmulian b Lennox	20	34	47	2	0	58.82
Llew Johnson	c sub (JCT Boyle) b Lennox	9	8	9	1	0	112.50
Bradley Kneebone †	c Annand b Lennox	7	18	18	1	0	38.88
Travis Muller	not out	20	41	54	0	0	48.78
Thomas O'Connor	st †Cleaver b Schmulian	1	14	9	0	0	7.14
Matthew Bacon	b Schmulian	8	19	13	1	0	42.10
Jarrod McKay	not out	20	16	23	2	0	125.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 5, nb 3, w 2)	11
Total	64 Ov (RR: 3.65, 258 Mins)	234/9d
Fall of wickets: 1-80 (Jacob Cumming, 23.1 ov), 2-109 (Dale Phillips, 30.1 ov), 3-141 (Leo Carter, 36.2 ov), 4-164 (Dean Foxcroft, 42.5 ov), 5-176 (Llew Johnson, 44.6 ov), 6-183 (Thorn Parkes, 48.1 ov), 7-188 (Bradley Kneebone, 50.4 ov), 8-193 (Thomas O'Connor, 53.4 ov), 9-203 (Matthew Bacon, 57.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Raymond Toole	5	0	20	0	4.00	-	-	-	0	0
Tyler Annand	6	0	13	0	2.16	-	-	-	1	0
Jayden Lennox	21	1	66	5	3.14	-	-	-	0	0
Josh Clarkson	7	1	24	1	3.42	-	-	-	1	0
Angus Schaw	14	2	50	1	3.57	-	-	-	0	0
Toby Findlay	5	0	27	0	5.40	-	-	-	0	3
Brad Schmulian	6	1	28	2	4.66	-	-	-	0	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings (T: 325 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brad Schmulian	lbw b Bacon	2	5	2	0	0	40.00
Curtis Heaphy	c Carter b Foxcroft	48	105	154	6	0	45.71
William Clark	b Muller	15	32	45	1	0	46.87
Tom Bruce (c)	b Muller	1	6	11	0	0	16.66
Dane Cleaver †	not out	98	155	247	8	2	63.22
Josh Clarkson	lbw b Foxcroft	10	20	23	2	0	50.00
Angus Schaw	c Johnson b Foxcroft	18	27	28	3	0	66.66
Jayden Lennox	c McKay b Phillips	7	29	35	0	0	24.13
Toby Findlay	c †Kneebone b McKay	1	4	6	0	0	25.00
Tyler Annand	lbw b Foxcroft	46	37	47	8	1	124.32
Raymond Toole	run out (Cumming)	0	3	11	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 3, nb 3, w 2)	8
Total	70 Ov (RR: 3.62, 306 Mins)	254
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Brad Schmulian, 0.5 ov), 2-35 (William Clark, 10.3 ov), 3-39 (Tom Bruce, 12.3 ov), 4-109 (Curtis Heaphy, 35.3 ov), 5-123 (Josh Clarkson, 41.2 ov), 6-153 (Angus Schaw, 47.6 ov), 7-168 (Jayden Lennox, 56.3 ov), 8-171 (Toby Findlay, 57.3 ov), 9-243 (Tyler Annand, 67.6 ov), 10-254 (Raymond Toole, 69.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matthew Bacon	11	1	44	1	4.00	-	-	-	0	0
Thomas O'Connor	9	2	21	0	2.33	-	-	-	0	0
Travis Muller	14	1	44	2	3.14	-	-	-	0	2
Jarrod McKay	9	2	35	1	3.88	-	-	-	2	1
Dean Foxcroft	23	0	89	4	3.86	-	-	-	0	0
Dale Phillips	4	0	18	1	4.50	-	-	-	0	0

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Thu, 13 Mar - day 1 - Otago 1st innings 305/5 (Thorn Parkes 74*, Bradley Kneebone 23*, 96 ov)

Fri, 14 Mar - day 2 - Central D 1st innings 158/4 (Dane Cleaver 25*, Josh Clarkson 49*, 70 ov)

Sat, 15 Mar - day 3 - Otago 2nd innings 203/9 (Travis Muller 10*, 57.5 ov)

Sun, 16 Mar - day 4 - Central D 2nd innings 254 (70 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Otago 1st innings
Ground Delay: Pre Start
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls, 69 minutes, JM Cumming 18 (44), DN Phillips 29 (52), 3 extras
Otago: 50 runs in 15.5 overs, 69 minutes, 3 extras
Otago: 100 runs in 30.0 overs, 131 minutes, 3 extras
Lunch: Otago - 111/1 in 33.0 overs, JM Cumming 49 (99), LJ Carter 20 (37)
JM Cumming: 50 runs in 101 balls, 142 minutes (7x4, 1x6)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls, 61 minutes, JM Cumming 26 (49), LJ Carter 22 (40), 2 extras
Otago: 150 runs in 43.0 overs, 192 minutes, 17 extras
Tea: Otago - 194/4 in 62.0 overs, TK Parkes 22 (59), LC Johnson 7 (35)
Otago: 200 runs in 63.0 overs, 276 minutes, 19 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 128 balls, 80 minutes, TK Parkes 23 (51), LC Johnson 27 (77), 1 extra
New Ball Taken: Otago - 249/5 after 80.0 overs, TK Parkes 42 (110), BV Kneebone 0 (5), 19 extras
Otago: 250 runs in 80.1 overs, 335 minutes, 19 extras
TK Parkes: 50 runs in 120 balls, 174 minutes (5x4)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls, 67 minutes, TK Parkes 31 (42), BV Kneebone 19 (56), 1 extra
Otago: 300 runs in 95.0 overs, 398 minutes, 20 extras
End of Day: Otago - 305/5 in 96.0 overs, TK Parkes 74 (148), BV Kneebone 23 (63)

Day 2

Ground Delay (10:30 to 10:44): Otago - 305/5 in 96.0 overs, TK Parkes 74 (148), BV Kneebone 23 (63)
End of 110 over bonus points: Otago 334/6 (Otago 3 batting points, Central Districts 2 bowling points)
Otago: 350 runs in 113.1 overs, 477 minutes, 20 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls, 64 minutes, BV Kneebone 20 (36), T Muller 30 (54), 0 extras
BV Kneebone: 50 runs in 124 balls, 175 minutes (6x4)
Central Districts 1st innings:
Lunch (13:07 to 13:46): Central Districts - 9/0 in 7.0 overs, CG Heaphy 1 (22), BD Schmulian 6 (20)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 28.0 overs, 115 minutes, 3 extras
Tea (15:53 to 16:14): Central Districts - 80/3 in 37.5 overs, TC Bruce 25 (34), D Cleaver 0 (0)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 45.2 overs, 186 minutes, 3 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls, 62 minutes, D Cleaver 12 (49), JA Clarkson 38 (48), 2 extras
Central Districts: 150 runs in 65.0 overs, 260 minutes, 5 extras
End of Day (18:23): Central Districts - 166/4 in 70.0 overs, D Cleaver 25 (102), JA Clarkson 49 (84)

Day 3

JA Clarkson: 50 runs in 87 balls, 122 minutes (6x4, 1x6)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 239 balls, 153 minutes, D Cleaver 31 (124), JA Clarkson 62 (115), 7 extras
New Ball Taken: Central Districts - 189/4 after 80.0 overs, D Cleaver 33 (129), JA Clarkson 62 (119), 10 extras
Central Districts: 200 runs in 87.0 overs, 348 minutes, 10 extras
D Cleaver: 50 runs in 171 balls, 224 minutes (6x4)
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 337 balls, 224 minutes, D Cleaver 55 (172), JA Clarkson 86 (165), 9 extras
Central Districts: 250 runs in 96.5 overs, 394 minutes, 12 extras
JA Clarkson: 100 runs in 174 balls, 234 minutes (11x4, 2x6)
Lunch (12:51 to 13:30): Central Districts - 292/5 in 105.0 overs, D Cleaver 80 (199), AR Schaw 10 (21)
Central Districts: 300 runs in 106.4 overs, 433 minutes, 14 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 300/6 (106.4) (Central Districts 3 batting points, Otago 2 bowling points)
Otago 2nd innings:
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls, 58 minutes, JM Cumming 23 (42), DN Phillips 23 (37), 4 extras
Otago: 50 runs in 13.1 overs, 58 minutes, 4 extras
Tea (15:42 to 16:04): Otago - 95/1 in 26.0 overs, DN Phillips 42 (71), LJ Carter 8 (9)
Otago: 100 runs in 26.4 overs, 115 minutes, 7 extras
DN Phillips: 50 runs in 80 balls, 122 minutes (4x4)
Otago: 150 runs in 39.5 overs, 170 minutes, 10 extras
JR Lennox: 5 wickets (14.4-1-50-5)
Otago: 200 runs in 57.1 overs, 232 minutes, 10 extras
End of Day (18:05): Otago - 203/9 in 57.5 overs, T Muller 10 (20)

Day 4

Central Districts 2nd Innings:
Central Districts: 50 runs in 16.0 overs, 77 minutes, 3 extras
Lunch (13:07 to 13:47): Central Stags - 76/3 in 24.0 overs, CG Heaphy 28 (66), D Cleaver 26 (37)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 100 balls, 69 minutes, CG Heaphy 17 (51), D Cleaver 33 (49), 2 extras
Central Districts: 100 runs in 32.0 overs, 139 minutes, 4 extras
D Cleaver: 50 runs in 90 balls, 134 minutes (6x4)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 47.3 overs, 204 minutes, 5 extras
Tea (15:57 to 16:15): Central Districts - 168/6 in 56.0 overs, D Cleaver 61 (117), JR Lennox 7 (26)
Central Districts: 200 runs in 62.2 overs, 270 minutes, 7 extras
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls, 32 minutes, D Cleaver 21 (24), TM Annand 28 (18), 2 extras
Central Districts: 250 runs in 69.1 overs, 303 minutes, 8 extras

Match Details

Molyneux Park, Alexandra
Toss	Central Districts, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2024/25
Match days	13,14,15,16 March 2025 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Thomas O'Connor
Umpires	Craig Pryor John Dempsey
Match Referee	Shayne O'Connor
Points	Otago 16, Central Districts 5

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Central D Innings

Player Name		R	B
BD Schmulian	lbw	2	5
CG Heaphy	caught	48	105
W Clark	bowled	15	32
TC Bruce	bowled	1	6
D Cleaver	not out	98	155
JA Clarkson	lbw	10	20
AR Schaw	caught	18	27
JR Lennox	caught	7	29
TA Findlay	caught	1	4
TM Annand	lbw	46	37
RL Toole	run out	0	3
Extras	(lb 3, nb 3, w 2)
Total	254(10 wkts; 70 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
MB Bacon	11	1	44	1	4
TC O'Connor	9	2	21	0	2.33
T Muller	14	1	44	2	3.14 (2 nb)
JD McKay	9	2	35	1	3.88 (1 nb)
D Foxcroft	23	0	89	4	3.86
DN Phillips	4	0	18	1	4.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	2	Brad Schmulian	Curtis Heaphy
2nd	33	William Clark	Curtis Heaphy
3rd	4	Tom Bruce	Curtis Heaphy
4th	70	Dane Cleaver	Curtis Heaphy
5th	14	Dane Cleaver	Josh Clarkson
6th	30	Dane Cleaver	Angus Schaw
7th	15	Dane Cleaver	Jayden Lennox
8th	3	Dane Cleaver	Toby Findlay
9th	72	Dane Cleaver	Tyler Annand
10th	11	Dane Cleaver	Raymond Toole

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
ND	8	5	0	3	109
WELL	8	4	3	1	100
CANT	8	3	4	1	86
CD	8	3	3	2	79
OTAGO	8	1	4	3	54
AUCK	8	1	3	4	51

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