Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval	c Hay b AY Patel	147	216	322	19	0	68.05
Michael Guptill-Bunce	lbw b Bracewell	6	9	11	1	0	66.66
Robert O'Donnell	b Bracewell	11	37	39	1	0	29.72
Brad Cachopa †	b Bracewell	41	67	77	6	0	61.19
Shawn Hicks	c Smith b Dudding	50	73	95	6	0	68.49
Colin de Grandhomme	c †Cleaver b Bracewell	63	82	103	7	0	76.82
Donovan Grobbelaar	c Bruce b Bracewell	23	27	38	2	0	85.18
Tarun Nethula	lbw b Dudding	0	12	19	0	0	0.00
Michael Bates (c)	b Dudding	17	17	23	3	0	100.00
Lockie Ferguson	c †Cleaver b Tickner	15	35	41	2	0	42.85
Matt Quinn	not out	19	17	29	2	1	111.76
Extras	(lb 3, nb 1)	4
Total	98.3 Ov (RR: 4.02)	396
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Michael Guptill-Bunce, 2.4 ov), 2-42 (Robert O'Donnell, 12.1 ov), 3-94 (Brad Cachopa, 30.6 ov), 4-191 (Shawn Hicks, 54.5 ov), 5-317 (Jeet Raval, 79.3 ov), 6-321 (Colin de Grandhomme, 80.6 ov), 7-338 (Tarun Nethula, 85.3 ov), 8-350 (Donovan Grobbelaar, 88.2 ov), 9-361 (Michael Bates, 90.6 ov), 10-396 (Lockie Ferguson, 98.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Doug Bracewell	19	3	60	5	3.15	-	-	-	0
Navin Patel	19	3	78	0	4.10	-	-	-	0
Liam Dudding	22	4	85	3	3.86	-	-	-	1
Blair Tickner	15.3	1	79	1	5.09	-	-	-	0
Ajaz Patel	19	3	62	1	3.26	-	-	-	0
Tom Bruce	1	0	12	0	12.00	-	-	-	0
Greg Hay	3	0	17	0	5.66	-	-	-	0

Central Districts 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Greg Hay	c †Cachopa b Grobbelaar	46	111	137	6	0	41.44
Ben Smith	c Ferguson b Grobbelaar	161	344	494	17	1	46.80
Mitch Renwick	b Quinn	3	7	6	0	0	42.85
Will Young (c)	b Nethula	29	76	91	2	0	38.15
Tom Bruce	c Raval b Ferguson	48	68	105	4	0	70.58
Dane Cleaver †	c sub (ERS Herd) b Nethula	41	58	93	4	1	70.68
Doug Bracewell	b Ferguson	75	83	124	6	2	90.36
Navin Patel	c Hicks b Grobbelaar	7	22	26	1	0	31.81
Ajaz Patel	c Bates b Nethula	17	49	70	2	0	34.69
Liam Dudding	c Raval b Ferguson	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
Blair Tickner	not out	9	20	26	2	0	45.00
Extras	(b 9, lb 8, nb 6, w 5)	28
Total	139.1 Ov (RR: 3.33)	464
Fall of wickets: 1-95 (Greg Hay, 33.2 ov), 2-98 (Mitch Renwick, 34.4 ov), 3-161 (Will Young, 58.5 ov), 4-266 (Tom Bruce, 84.1 ov), 5-328 (Dane Cleaver, 102.4 ov), 6-396 (Ben Smith, 116.6 ov), 7-421 (Navin Patel, 124.1 ov), 8-446 (Doug Bracewell, 132.3 ov), 9-446 (Liam Dudding, 132.6 ov), 10-464 (Ajaz Patel, 139.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lockie Ferguson	23	8	62	3	2.69	-	-	-	0	0
Michael Bates	4	2	5	0	1.25	-	-	-	0	0
Matt Quinn	24	4	83	1	3.45	-	-	-	0	0
Shawn Hicks	11	1	48	0	4.36	-	-	-	0	0
Tarun Nethula	32.1	5	115	3	3.57	-	-	-	3	5
Donovan Grobbelaar	23	3	70	3	3.04	-	-	-	0	1
Colin de Grandhomme	12	3	35	0	2.91	-	-	-	1	0
Robert O'Donnell	2	0	9	0	4.50	-	-	-	0	0
Jeet Raval	8	0	20	0	2.50	-	-	-	1	0

Auckland 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval	c †Cleaver b NA Patel	10	22	23	1	0	45.45
Michael Guptill-Bunce	b Dudding	42	43	77	5	0	97.67
Robert O'Donnell	lbw b AY Patel	35	74	100	3	0	47.29
Brad Cachopa †	c Renwick b Tickner	3	4	6	0	0	75.00
Shawn Hicks	b NA Patel	8	22	34	0	0	36.36
Colin de Grandhomme	c Hay b NA Patel	3	7	8	0	0	42.85
Donovan Grobbelaar	run out (Smith/Young)	58	124	166	10	0	46.77
Tarun Nethula	lbw b NA Patel	17	50	64	2	0	34.00
Michael Bates (c)	b NA Patel	19	65	106	2	0	29.23
Lockie Ferguson	not out	31	37	56	4	0	83.78
Matt Quinn	c Bruce b AY Patel	35	32	47	2	2	109.37
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 3)	5
Total	80 Ov (RR: 3.32)	266
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Jeet Raval, 5.6 ov), 2-80 (Michael Guptill-Bunce, 17.3 ov), 3-83 (Brad Cachopa, 18.3 ov), 4-98 (Shawn Hicks, 27.1 ov), 5-100 (Robert O'Donnell, 28.2 ov), 6-102 (Colin de Grandhomme, 29.1 ov), 7-130 (Tarun Nethula, 43.6 ov), 8-195 (Donovan Grobbelaar, 67.2 ov), 9-199 (Michael Bates, 69.2 ov), 10-266 (Matt Quinn, 79.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Doug Bracewell	18	1	69	0	3.83	-	-	-	0
Navin Patel	27	7	71	5	2.62	-	-	-	1
Liam Dudding	11	4	34	1	3.09	-	-	-	0
Blair Tickner	14	2	55	1	3.92	-	-	-	2
Ajaz Patel	10	3	35	2	3.50	-	-	-	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings (T: 199 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Greg Hay	c O'Donnell b Nethula	72	109	152	7	1	66.05
Ben Smith	c †Cachopa b Nethula	49	63	99	4	1	77.77
Mitch Renwick	c O'Donnell b Nethula	7	13	19	0	0	53.84
Will Young (c)	st †Cachopa b Nethula	29	28	49	1	2	103.57
Tom Bruce	not out	20	28	49	2	0	71.42
Dane Cleaver †	c sub (ERS Herd) b Nethula	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Doug Bracewell	c Raval b Grobbelaar	1	5	4	0	0	20.00
Navin Patel	not out	5	19	24	0	0	26.31
Extras	(b 10, lb 5, nb 2, w 2)	19
Total	44.1 Ov (RR: 4.57)	202/6
Did not bat: Ajaz Patel, Liam Dudding, Blair Tickner
Fall of wickets: 1-100 (Ben Smith, 23.4 ov), 2-118 (Mitch Renwick, 27.3 ov), 3-155 (Greg Hay, 33.6 ov), 4-178 (Will Young, 37.2 ov), 5-178 (Dane Cleaver, 37.4 ov), 6-181 (Doug Bracewell, 38.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lockie Ferguson	9.1	0	42	0	4.58	-	-	-	1	0
Colin de Grandhomme	7	1	21	0	3.00	-	-	-	1	0
Tarun Nethula	16	0	73	5	4.56	-	-	-	0	2
Matt Quinn	6	0	33	0	5.50	-	-	-	0	0
Donovan Grobbelaar	6	0	18	1	3.00	-	-	-	0	0

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Close of Play

Wed, 30 Mar - day 1 - Auckland 1st innings 382/9 (Lockie Ferguson 6*, Matt Quinn 14*, 94 ov)

Thu, 31 Mar - day 2 - Central D 1st innings 280/4 (Ben Smith 126*, Dane Cleaver 10*, 88 ov)

Fri, 01 Apr - day 3 - Auckland 2nd innings 110/6 (Donovan Grobbelaar 3*, Tarun Nethula 6*, 35 ov)

Sat, 02 Apr - day 4 - Central D 2nd innings 202/6 (44.1 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Day 1

Auckland 1st innings
Drinks: Auckland - 42/2 in 14.0 overs (JA Raval 24, B Cachopa 0)
Auckland: 50 runs in 21.1 overs (127 balls), Extras 1
Lunch: AUCKLAND ACES - 83/2 in 29.0 overs (JA Raval 31, B Cachopa 34)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 107 balls (JA Raval 11, B Cachopa 41, Ex 0)
Auckland: 100 runs in 31.5 overs (191 balls), Extras 1
JA Raval: 50 off 86 balls (7 x 4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (JA Raval 27, S Hicks 25, Ex 1)
Auckland: 150 runs in 43.6 overs (265 balls), Extras 2
Drinks: Auckland - 150/3 in 44.0 overs (JA Raval 63, S Hicks 27)
S Hicks: 50 off 67 balls (6 x 4)
Auckland: 200 runs in 57.5 overs (348 balls), Extras 2
Tea: Auckland - 200/4 in 58.0 overs (JA Raval 82, C de Grandhomme 8)
JA Raval: 100 off 163 balls (13 x 4)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (JA Raval 20, C de Grandhomme 29, Ex 1)
Auckland: 250 runs in 68.5 overs (414 balls), Extras 3
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 118 balls (JA Raval 52, C de Grandhomme 47, Ex 1)
Auckland: 300 runs in 76.1 overs (458 balls), Extras 3
C de Grandhomme: 50 off 68 balls (5 x 4)
Drinks: Auckland - 306/4 in 77.0 overs (JA Raval 140, C de Grandhomme 55)
New Ball Taken: Auckland 317/5 at 80.1 overs (C de Grandhomme 59, DJ Grobbelaar 0)
Auckland: 350 runs in 88.1 overs (530 balls), Extras 3
End Of Day: Auckland - 382/9 in 94.0 overs (LH Ferguson 6, MR Quinn 14)

Day 2

Central Districts 1st innnings
Drinks: Central Districts - 31/0 in 12.0 overs (GR Hay 14, BS Smith 13)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls (GR Hay 16, BS Smith 30, Ex 4)
Lunch: Central Districts - 70/0 in 22.0 overs (GR Hay 33, BS Smith 31)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 35.1 overs (211 balls), Extras 7
BS Smith: 50 off 97 balls (6 x 4)
Drinks: Central Districts - 113/2 in 37.0 overs (BS Smith 54, WA Young 3)
Tea: Central Districts - 147/2 in 52.0 overs (BS Smith 63, WA Young 25)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 126 balls (BS Smith 21, WA Young 26, Ex 3)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 55.5 overs (335 balls), Extras 10
Central Districts: 200 runs in 69.1 overs (416 balls), Extras 12
Drinks: Central Districts - 207/3 in 71.0 overs (BS Smith 98, TC Bruce 19)
BS Smith: 100 off 215 balls (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (BS Smith 30, TC Bruce 20, Ex 2)
New Ball Taken: Central Districts 243/3 at 80.1 overs (BS Smith 111, TC Bruce 40)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 82.1 overs (494 balls), Extras 18
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 149 balls (BS Smith 46, TC Bruce 48, Ex 7)
End Of Day: Central Districts - 280/4 in 88.0 overs (BS Smith 126, D Cleaver 10)

Day 3

Ball Change 93.1 Wet
Central Districts: 300 runs in 95.2 overs (573 balls), Extras 18
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (BS Smith 15, D Cleaver 33, Ex 2)
Drinks: Central Districts - 319/4 in 100.0 overs (BS Smith 138, D Cleaver 35)
Central Districts: 350 runs in 106.2 overs (641 balls), Extras 22
BS Smith: 150 off 318 balls (16 x 4, 1 x 6)
End of bonus points at 110 overs: CENTRAL STAGS - 367/5
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (BS Smith 12, DAJ Bracewell 33, Ex 5)
Lunch: Central Districts - 382/5 in 113.0 overs (BS Smith 154, DAJ Bracewell 36)
Central Districts: 400 runs in 118.5 overs (718 balls), Extras 25
DAJ Bracewell: 50 off 52 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
Drinks: Central Districts - 433/7 in 128.0 overs (DAJ Bracewell 68, AY Patel 3)
Central Districts: 450 runs in 133.4 overs (808 balls), Extras 28
Auckland 2nd innings
Auckland: 50 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 0
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (ML Guptill-Bunce 25, RR O'Donnell 27, Ex 0)
Drinks: Auckland - 80/2 in 17.3 overs (RR O'Donnell 28)
Auckland: 100 runs in 27.2 overs (164 balls), Extras 0
End Of Day: Auckland - 110/6 in 35.0 overs (DJ Grobbelaar 3, TS Nethula 6)

Day 4

Auckland: 150 runs in 48.5 overs (293 balls), Extras 2
Drinks: Auckland - 155/7 in 49.0 overs (DJ Grobbelaar 33, MD Bates 2)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls (DJ Grobbelaar 33, MD Bates 16, Ex 2)
Lunch: Auckland - 186/7 in 63.0 overs (DJ Grobbelaar 49, MD Bates 16)
DJ Grobbelaar: 50 off 115 balls (9 x 4)
Auckland: 200 runs in 69.4 overs (418 balls), Extras 3
10th Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (LH Ferguson 24, MR Quinn 24, Ex 2)
Drinks: Auckland - 249/9 in 77.0 overs (LH Ferguson 25, MR Quinn 24)
Auckland: 250 runs in 77.2 overs (464 balls), Extras 5
Central Districts 2nd innings
Tea: Central Districts - 21/0 in 9.0 overs (GR Hay 11, BS Smith 10)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls (GR Hay 28, BS Smith 21, Ex 1)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 23.3 overs (142 balls), Extras 3
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 142 balls (GR Hay 48, BS Smith 49, Ex 3)
GR Hay: 50 off 83 balls (6 x 4)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 33.4 overs (203 balls), Extras 6
Central Districts: 200 runs in 44.1 overs (267 balls), Extras 19

Match Details

McLean Park, Napier
Toss	Auckland, elected to bat first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2015/16
Series result	Auckland won the 2015/16 Plunket Shield
Match days	30,31 March, 1,2 April 2016 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Billy Bowden John Bromley
Points	Central Districts 20, Auckland 6

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Central D Innings

Player Name		R	B
GR Hay	caught	72	109
BS Smith	caught	49	63
M Renwick	caught	7	13
WA Young	stumped	29	28
TC Bruce	not out	20	28
D Cleaver	caught	0	2
DAJ Bracewell	caught	1	5
NA Patel	not out	5	19
Extras	(b 10, lb 5, nb 2, w 2)
Total	202(6 wkts; 44.1 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
LH Ferguson	9.1	0	42	0	4.58
C de Grandhomme	7	1	21	0	3
TS Nethula	16	0	73	5	4.56 (2 nb)
MR Quinn	6	0	33	0	5.5
DJ Grobbelaar	6	0	18	1	3

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	100	Greg Hay	Ben Smith
2nd	18	Greg Hay	Mitch Renwick
3rd	37	Greg Hay	Will Young
4th	23	Will Young	Tom Bruce
5th	0	Dane Cleaver	Tom Bruce
6th	3	Doug Bracewell	Tom Bruce
7th	21	Tom Bruce	Navin Patel

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
AUCK	10	6	1	3	132
CANT	10	5	3	2	117
WELL	10	5	3	2	108
ND	10	2	4	4	87
CD	10	2	5	3	85
OTAGO	10	1	5	4	61

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