Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval (c)	c †Cleaver b Randell	2	11	12	0	0	18.18
Henry Cooper	c Bruce b Clark	19	35	57	4	0	54.28
Bharat Popli	c Patel b Clark	61	126	215	8	0	48.41
Robert O'Donnell	c & b Clark	2	7	8	0	0	28.57
Sandeep Patel	c Patel b Toole	45	93	105	6	0	48.38
Brett Hampton	c †Cleaver b Annand	15	23	27	3	0	65.21
Ben Pomare †	c †Cleaver b Clark	0	2	4	0	0	0.00
Kristian Clarke	c Bruce b Clark	22	36	56	4	0	61.11
Neil Wagner	c †Cleaver b Harris	9	15	15	2	0	60.00
Frederick Walker	c †Cleaver b Harris	3	6	8	0	0	50.00
Matthew Fisher	not out	2	3	7	0	0	66.66
Extras	(b 5, lb 8, nb 3, w 8)	24
Total	59 Ov (RR: 3.45, 260 Mins)	204
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Jeet Raval, 2.5 ov), 2-35 (Henry Cooper, 12.5 ov), 3-39 (Robert O'Donnell, 14.3 ov), 4-125 (Sandeep Patel, 39.5 ov), 5-149 (Brett Hampton, 45.5 ov), 6-152 (Ben Pomare, 46.3 ov), 7-165 (Bharat Popli, 52.1 ov), 8-176 (Neil Wagner, 55.4 ov), 9-186 (Frederick Walker, 57.3 ov), 10-204 (Kristian Clarke, 58.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brett Randell	13	3	36	1	2.76	-	-	-	1	0
Raymond Toole	14	6	35	1	2.50	-	-	-	0	0
William Clark	14	1	62	5	4.42	-	-	-	2	2
Tyler Annand	10	4	20	1	2.00	-	-	-	0	0
Jack Harris	7	0	32	2	4.57	-	-	-	1	1
Ajaz Patel	1	0	6	0	6.00	-	-	-	0	0

Central Districts 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Curtis Heaphy	c Bharat Popli b Fisher	63	154	196	7	0	40.90
Jack Boyle	c Raval b Clarke	30	80	111	3	0	37.50
Brad Schmulian	c †Pomare b Wagner	108	213	322	13	0	50.70
Tom Bruce (c)	c Bharat Popli b Fisher	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Dane Cleaver †	c †Pomare b Fisher	9	13	13	2	0	69.23
William Clark	b Wagner	109	130	191	15	1	83.84
Brett Randell	c †Pomare b Walker	11	51	63	2	0	21.56
Ajaz Patel	c Hampton b Fisher	24	41	57	4	0	58.53
Tyler Annand	b Walker	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Raymond Toole	lbw b Cooper	2	15	19	0	0	13.33
Jack Harris	not out	0	0	3	0	0	-
Extras	(b 14, lb 6, nb 6, w 9)	35
Total	115.3 Ov (RR: 3.38)	391
Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Jack Boyle, 27.4 ov), 2-126 (Curtis Heaphy, 47.2 ov), 3-126 (Tom Bruce, 47.3 ov), 4-138 (Dane Cleaver, 49.5 ov), 5-343 (William Clark, 93.4 ov), 6-353 (Brad Schmulian, 101.6 ov), 7-389 (Brett Randell, 110.2 ov), 8-389 (Tyler Annand, 110.3 ov), 9-391 (Raymond Toole, 114.6 ov), 10-391 (Ajaz Patel, 115.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Kristian Clarke	22	1	100	1	4.54	-	-	-	2	0
Matthew Fisher	21.3	4	46	4	2.13	-	-	-	1	5
Neil Wagner	29	8	92	2	3.17	-	-	-	0	1
Brett Hampton	20	6	61	0	3.05	-	-	-	2	0
Frederick Walker	21	3	71	2	3.38	-	-	-	0	0
Sandeep Patel	1	0	1	0	1.00	-	-	-	0	0
Henry Cooper	1	1	0	1	0.00	-	-	-	0	0

Northern Districts 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Henry Cooper	c Bruce b Randell	19	70	94	2	1	27.14
Jeet Raval (c)	c Patel b Randell	107	396	589	10	0	27.02
Bharat Popli	c †Cleaver b Clark	12	46	62	1	0	26.08
Robert O'Donnell	c Harris b Annand	44	118	154	6	0	37.28
Sandeep Patel	c Harris b Toole	13	30	53	1	0	43.33
Brett Hampton	lbw b Patel	45	88	110	8	0	51.13
Ben Pomare †	c Boyle b Patel	17	96	108	2	0	17.70
Kristian Clarke	not out	25	100	118	2	0	25.00
Neil Wagner	not out	59	95	112	8	1	62.10
Extras	(b 6, lb 9, nb 1, w 5)	21
Total	173 Ov (RR: 2.09, 702 Mins)	362/7
Did not bat: Frederick Walker, Matthew Fisher
Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Henry Cooper, 22.4 ov), 2-56 (Bharat Popli, 36.4 ov), 3-136 (Robert O'Donnell, 74.2 ov), 4-156 (Sandeep Patel, 85.3 ov), 5-227 (Brett Hampton, 110.3 ov), 6-276 (Ben Pomare, 139.3 ov), 7-276 (Jeet Raval, 140.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brett Randell	33	14	66	2	2.00	-	-	-	0	0
Raymond Toole	29	12	47	1	1.62	-	-	-	0	0
Tyler Annand	22	4	53	1	2.40	-	-	-	1	0
Jack Harris	21	4	53	0	2.52	-	-	-	2	1
William Clark	7	1	14	1	2.00	-	-	-	1	0
Ajaz Patel	41	14	79	2	1.92	-	-	-	0	0
Brad Schmulian	5	1	13	0	2.60	-	-	-	0	0
Tom Bruce	9	2	16	0	1.77	-	-	-	0	0
Jack Boyle	5	1	6	0	1.20	-	-	-	0	0
Dane Cleaver	1	1	0	0	0.00	-	-	-	0	0

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Close of Play

Sat, 07 Dec - day 1 - Central D 1st innings 96/1 (Curtis Heaphy 46*, Brad Schmulian 6*, 37 ov)

Sun, 08 Dec - day 2 - Northern Dis 2nd innings 23/0 (Henry Cooper 14*, Jeet Raval 4*, 15 ov)

Mon, 09 Dec - day 3 - Northern Dis 2nd innings 190/4 (Jeet Raval 64*, Brett Hampton 23*, 95 ov)

Tue, 10 Dec - day 4 - Northern Dis 2nd innings 362/7 (173 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Northern Districts 1st innings:
Ground Delay (10:28 to 10:40): Pre Start
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 20.4 overs, 93 minutes, 5 extras
Revised Session times: 10:40 - 1pm, 1:40 - 3:50, 4:10 - 6:10
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls, 59 minutes, B Popli 12 (34), SK Patel 25 (55), 13 extras
Lunch (13:03 to 13:44): Northern Districts - 98/3 in 33.0 overs, B Popli 32 (79), SK Patel 27 (69)
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 33.2 overs, 144 minutes, 16 extras
B Popli: 50 runs in 110 balls, 187 minutes (7x4)
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 46.1 overs, 202 minutes, 18 extras
Northern Districts: 200 runs in 58.3 overs, 257 minutes, 24 extras
WJ Clark: 5 wickets (14-1-62-5)
End of 110 over bonus points: Northern Districts 204 (59) (Northern Districts 1 batting point, Central Districts 4 bowling points)
Central Districts 1st innings:
Break in Play (16:17 to 16:17): Central Districts - 16/0 in 3.2 overs, CG Heaphy 10 (12), JCT Boyle 1 (9)
Injury (16:40 to 16:44): Central Districts - 30/0 in 9.3 overs, CG Heaphy 16 (35), JCT Boyle 4 (24)
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 126 balls, 84 minutes, CG Heaphy 22 (68), JCT Boyle 16 (58), 12 extras
Central Districts: 50 runs in 20.4 overs, 84 minutes, 12 extras
Drinks (17:34 to 17:36): Central Districts - 58/0 in 22.0 overs, CG Heaphy 28 (74), JCT Boyle 18 (60)
End of Day (18:37): Central Districts - 96/1 in 37.0 overs, CG Heaphy 46 (116), BD Schmulian 6 (28)

Day 2

CG Heaphy: 50 runs in 118 balls, 154 minutes (6x4)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 37.2 overs, 154 minutes, 14 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls, 62 minutes, CG Heaphy 32 (50), BD Schmulian 16 (37), 2 extras
Central Districts: 150 runs in 52.0 overs, 223 minutes, 23 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls, 47 minutes, BD Schmulian 21 (27), WJ Clark 26 (36), 5 extras
Central Districts: 200 runs in 61.2 overs, 263 minutes, 23 extras
Injury (12:31 to 12:33): Central Districts - 217/4 in 64.0 overs, BD Schmulian 46 (87), WJ Clark 45 (54)
BD Schmulian: 50 runs in 88 balls, 165 minutes (4x4)
WJ Clark: 50 runs in 60 balls, 72 minutes (8x4, 1x6)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 107 balls, 77 minutes, BD Schmulian 39 (43), WJ Clark 52 (64), 10 extras
Lunch (12:52 to 13:34): Central Districts - 240/4 in 69.0 overs, BD Schmulian 57 (106), WJ Clark 53 (65)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 72.4 overs, 311 minutes, 28 extras
Injury (14:12 to 14:14): Central Districts - 267/4 in 78.0 overs, BD Schmulian 61 (132), WJ Clark 76 (93)
New Ball Taken: Central Districts - 272/4 after 80.0 overs, BD Schmulian 63 (140), WJ Clark 78 (97), 29 extras
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 207 balls, 149 minutes, BD Schmulian 60 (107), WJ Clark 82 (100), 11 extras
Central Districts: 300 runs in 86.1 overs, 369 minutes, 29 extras
WJ Clark: 100 runs in 117 balls, 174 minutes (14x4, 1x6)
5th Wicket: 200 runs in 252 balls, 183 minutes, BD Schmulian 79 (129), WJ Clark 107 (123), 16 extras
BD Schmulian: 100 runs in 193 balls, 301 minutes (12x4)
Central Districts: 350 runs in 98.3 overs, 423 minutes, 34 extras
Tea (15:42 to 16:02): Central Districts - 353/5 in 99.0 overs, BD Schmulian 107 (204), BG Randell 1 (17)
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 380/6 (Central Districts 4 batting points, Northern Districts 2 bowling points)
Northern Districts 1st innings:
End of Day (18:20): Northern Districts - 23/0 in 15.0 overs, HR Cooper 14 (45), JA Raval 4 (45)

Day 3

Northern Districts: 50 runs in 31.4 overs, 135 minutes, 6 extras
Lunch (12:51 to 13:33): Northern Districts - 76/2 in 48.0 overs, JA Raval 27 (141), RR O'Donnell 11 (31)
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 57.1 overs, 243 minutes, 11 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 149 balls, 104 minutes, JA Raval 19 (81), RR O'Donnell 27 (68), 4 extras
Rain (14:45 to 14:53): Northern Districts - 118/2 in 65.0 overs, JA Raval 47 (194), RR O'Donnell 29 (81)
Ground Delay (14:53 to 15:24): Northern Districts - 118/2 in 65.0 overs, JA Raval 47 (194), RR O'Donnell 29 (81)
Rain (15:24 to 15:26): Northern Districts - 118/2 in 65.0 overs, JA Raval 47 (194), RR O'Donnell 29 (81)
Tea (15:26 to 15:45): Northern Districts - 118/2 in 65.0 overs, JA Raval 47 (194), RR O'Donnell 29 (81)
Ground Delay (15:45 to 15:46): Northern Districts - 118/2 in 65.0 overs, JA Raval 47 (194), RR O'Donnell 29 (81)
Rain (15:46 to 16:10): Northern Districts - 118/2 in 65.0 overs, JA Raval 47 (194), RR O'Donnell 29 (81)
Ground Delay (16:10 to 16:29): Northern Districts - 118/2 in 65.0 overs, JA Raval 47 (194), RR O'Donnell 29 (81)
JA Raval: 50 runs in 215 balls, 315 minutes (4x4)
Injury (17:14 to 17:19): Northern Districts - 140/3 in 76.5 overs, JA Raval 51 (222), SK Patel 1 (6)
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 80.2 overs, 341 minutes, 13 extras
Break in Play (17:36 to 17:38): Northern Districts - 151/3 in 81.0 overs, JA Raval 53 (234), SK Patel 10 (19)
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 156/3 after 84.0 overs, JA Raval 54 (244), SK Patel 13 (27), 14 extras
End of Day (18:40): Northern Districts - 190/4 in 95.0 overs, JA Raval 64 (276), BR Hampton 23 (31)

Day 4

Northern Districts: 200 runs in 101.2 overs, 436 minutes, 16 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls, 72 minutes, JA Raval 17 (45), BR Hampton 31 (52), 2 extras
Northern Districts: 250 runs in 121.0 overs, 513 minutes, 19 extras
Lunch (12:52 to 13:34): Northern Districts - 267/5 in 131.0 overs, JA Raval 99 (365), BJ Pomare 16 (70)
JA Raval: 100 runs in 366 balls, 551 minutes (10x4)
Northern Districts: 300 runs in 149.5 overs, 622 minutes, 21 extras
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 115 balls, 72 minutes, KDC Clarke 15 (63), N Wagner 35 (52), 2 extras
N Wagner: 50 runs in 60 balls, 77 minutes (8x4, 1x6)
Northern Districts: 350 runs in 162.5 overs, 670 minutes, 21 extras
Tea (15:41 to 16:02): Northern Districts - 351/7 in 165.0 overs, KDC Clarke 18 (80), N Wagner 55 (67)
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 351/7 after 165.2 overs, KDC Clarke 18 (80), N Wagner 55 (69), 21 extras
CG Heaphy kept in place of D Cleaver as Wicketkeeper
Injury (16:13 to 16:16): Northern Districts - 358/7 in 169.0 overs, KDC Clarke 22 (88), N Wagner 58 (83)
Play Called Off (16:28): Northern Districts - 362/7 in 173.0 overs, KDC Clarke 25 (100), N Wagner 59 (95)

Match Details

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Toss	Central Districts, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2024/25
Match days	7,8,9,10 December 2024 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Jack Harris
Umpires	Greg Pennell Shaun Haig
Match Referee	Greg Stretch
Points	Northern Districts 3, Central Districts 8

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Northern Dis Innings

Player Name		R	B
HR Cooper	caught	19	70
JA Raval	caught	107	396
Bharat Popli	caught	12	46
RR O'Donnell	caught	44	118
Sandeep Patel	caught	13	30
BR Hampton	lbw	45	88
BJ Pomare	caught	17	96
KDC Clarke	not out	25	100
N Wagner	not out	59	95
Extras	(b 6, lb 9, nb 1, w 5)
Total	362(7 wkts; 173 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
BG Randell	33	14	66	2	2
RL Toole	29	12	47	1	1.62
TM Annand	22	4	53	1	2.4
JT Harris	21	4	53	0	2.52 (1 nb)
W Clark	7	1	14	1	2
AY Patel	41	14	79	2	1.92
BD Schmulian	5	1	13	0	2.6
TC Bruce	9	2	16	0	1.77
JCT Boyle	5	1	6	0	1.2
D Cleaver	1	1	0	0	0

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	33	Jeet Raval	Henry Cooper
2nd	23	Jeet Raval	Bharat Popli
3rd	80	Jeet Raval	Robert O'Donnell
4th	20	Jeet Raval	Sandeep Patel
5th	71	Jeet Raval	Brett Hampton
6th	49	Jeet Raval	Ben Pomare
7th	0	Jeet Raval	Kristian Clarke
8th	86	Neil Wagner	Kristian Clarke

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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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