Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jamie How	c Bartlett b Bates	38	35	56	6	1	108.57
Ben Smith	c Grobbelaar b Quinn	29	62	111	5	0	46.77
George Worker	c †B Cachopa b Bates	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
Will Young	lbw b Grobbelaar	8	19	29	2	0	42.10
Greg Hay	c †B Cachopa b Quinn	4	12	13	1	0	33.33
Kruger van Wyk (c)†	c Raval b Quinn	5	18	25	0	0	27.77
Kieran Noema-Barnett	b Bartlett	13	16	20	2	0	81.25
Doug Bracewell	b Bates	14	31	43	3	0	45.16
Ben Wheeler	c O'Donnell b Bartlett	4	10	11	1	0	40.00
Ajaz Patel	c Grobbelaar b Quinn	15	41	62	2	0	36.58
Andrew Mathieson	not out	22	25	34	5	0	88.00
Extras	(b 3, lb 1, nb 3)	7
Total	44.4 Ov (RR: 3.55)	159
Fall of wickets 1-52 (Jamie How, 11.1 ov), 2-52 (George Worker, 11.3 ov), 3-72 (Will Young, 17.3 ov), 4-81 (Greg Hay, 20.4 ov), 5-82 (Ben Smith, 22.5 ov), 6-96 (Kruger van Wyk, 26.4 ov), 7-100 (Kieran Noema-Barnett, 27.3 ov), 8-109 (Ben Wheeler, 29.6 ov), 9-122 (Doug Bracewell, 36.2 ov), 10-159 (Ajaz Patel, 44.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	NB
Matt Quinn	12.4	3	41	4	3.23	-	0
Michael Bates	14	4	50	3	3.57	-	1
Carl Cachopa	4	0	13	0	3.25	-	0
Donovan Grobbelaar	8	1	34	1	4.25	-	0
Dean Bartlett	6	1	17	2	2.83	-	2

Auckland 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval	c Smith b Wheeler	4	10	7	1	0	40.00
Carl Cachopa	lbw b Noema-Barnett	12	43	59	1	0	27.90
Robert O'Donnell	c †van Wyk b Bracewell	1	5	12	0	0	20.00
Colin Munro	c Bracewell b Noema-Barnett	32	22	33	7	0	145.45
Rob Nicol (c)	not out	35	113	155	3	0	30.97
Donovan Grobbelaar	lbw b Bracewell	2	18	18	0	0	11.11
Brad Cachopa †	c †van Wyk b Mathieson	22	35	54	3	0	62.85
Tarun Nethula	c †van Wyk b Wheeler	0	13	24	0	0	0.00
Michael Bates	b Bracewell	0	6	5	0	0	0.00
Dean Bartlett	retired hurt	0	31	37	0	0	0.00
Matt Quinn	c Patel b Wheeler	1	5	6	0	0	20.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, nb 5)	8
Total	49.2 Ov (RR: 2.37)	117
Fall of wickets 1-5 (Jeet Raval, 1.5 ov), 2-6 (Robert O'Donnell, 4.2 ov), 3-48 (Colin Munro, 12.5 ov), 4-49 (Carl Cachopa, 14.2 ov), 5-54 (Donovan Grobbelaar, 18.4 ov), 6-89 (Brad Cachopa, 31.4 ov), 7-101 (Tarun Nethula, 37.4 ov), 8-102 (Michael Bates, 38.5 ov), 8-116* (Dean Bartlett, retired not out), 9-117 (Matt Quinn, 49.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	NB
Doug Bracewell	16	3	48	3	3.00	-	1
Ben Wheeler	17.2	6	34	3	1.96	-	3
Kieran Noema-Barnett	9	3	19	2	2.11	-	1
Andrew Mathieson	7	0	13	1	1.85	-	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jamie How	c Grobbelaar b Quinn	10	14	15	1	1	71.42
Ben Smith	b Carl Cachopa	89	195	292	10	0	45.64
George Worker	c Raval b Quinn	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Will Young	c †B Cachopa b Grobbelaar	87	171	202	10	0	50.87
Greg Hay	lbw b Carl Cachopa	15	55	64	3	0	27.27
Kruger van Wyk (c)†	c †B Cachopa b Quinn	23	64	120	2	0	35.93
Kieran Noema-Barnett	c Nicol b Nethula	10	16	14	2	0	62.50
Doug Bracewell	c †B Cachopa b Quinn	21	68	85	3	0	30.88
Ben Wheeler	c Bates b Nethula	23	62	111	1	0	37.09
Ajaz Patel	c Carl Cachopa b Nethula	35	76	115	4	0	46.05
Andrew Mathieson	not out	6	14	18	0	1	42.85
Extras	(b 8, lb 3, nb 3)	14
Total	122.1 Ov (RR: 2.72)	333
Fall of wickets 1-11 (Jamie How, 3.4 ov), 2-11 (George Worker, 3.5 ov), 3-157 (Will Young, 53.5 ov), 4-207 (Greg Hay, 71.6 ov), 5-211 (Ben Smith, 73.1 ov), 6-222 (Kieran Noema-Barnett, 76.3 ov), 7-259 (Doug Bracewell, 95.4 ov), 8-264 (Kruger van Wyk, 97.6 ov), 9-322 (Ben Wheeler, 118.1 ov), 10-333 (Ajaz Patel, 122.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	NB
Michael Bates	25	7	69	0	2.76	-	0
Matt Quinn	27	4	66	4	2.44	-	0
Carl Cachopa	17	2	51	2	3.00	-	0
Donovan Grobbelaar	18	2	65	1	3.61	-	2
Tarun Nethula	33.1	8	64	3	1.92	-	1
Jeet Raval	1	0	4	0	4.00	-	0
Robert O'Donnell	1	0	3	0	3.00	-	0

Auckland 2nd Innings (T: 376 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Carl Cachopa	c †van Wyk b Wheeler	9	33	38	2	0	27.27
Jeet Raval	c How b Mathieson	27	53	81	3	0	50.94
Robert O'Donnell	lbw b Bracewell	6	59	83	0	0	10.16
Colin Munro	b Bracewell	15	9	14	2	1	166.66
Rob Nicol (c)	c †van Wyk b Bracewell	0	5	6	0	0	0.00
Donovan Grobbelaar	lbw b Wheeler	1	5	4	0	0	20.00
Brad Cachopa †	c How b Wheeler	3	5	7	0	0	60.00
Tarun Nethula	not out	38	49	75	7	0	77.55
Michael Bates	lbw b Noema-Barnett	4	31	45	1	0	12.90
Matt Quinn	c Worker b Mathieson	13	19	22	2	0	68.42
Dean Bartlett	absent hurt	-	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 8, w 1)	14
Total	43.2 Ov (RR: 3.00)	130
Fall of wickets 1-27 (Carl Cachopa, 9.5 ov), 2-46 (Jeet Raval, 19.1 ov), 3-61 (Colin Munro, 22.3 ov), 4-61 (Rob Nicol, 24.2 ov), 5-62 (Donovan Grobbelaar, 25.3 ov), 6-66 (Brad Cachopa, 27.1 ov), 7-67 (Robert O'Donnell, 28.2 ov), 8-100 (Michael Bates, 38.4 ov), 9-130 (Matt Quinn, 43.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Doug Bracewell	12	3	25	3	2.08	-	1	2
Ben Wheeler	14	4	41	3	2.92	-	0	0
Kieran Noema-Barnett	10	3	20	1	2.00	-	0	6
Andrew Mathieson	6.2	0	39	2	6.15	-	0	0
Ajaz Patel	1	1	0	0	0.00	-	0	0

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Close of Play

Thu, 18 Dec

day 1 - Auckland 1st innings 116/8 (Rob Nicol 35*, Dean Bartlett 0*, 48 ov)

Fri, 19 Dec

day 2 - Central D 2nd innings 259/6 (Kruger van Wyk 18*, Doug Bracewell 21*, 95 ov)

Sat, 20 Dec

day 3 - Central D 2nd innings 308/8 (Ben Wheeler 14*, Ajaz Patel 29*, 112 ov)

Sun, 21 Dec

day 4 - Auckland 2nd innings 130 (43.2 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Day 1

Central Districts 1st innings:

Ground Delay: Central Districts - 0/0

Ball changed after 7.4 overs

Central Districts: 50 runs in 10.5 overs (66 balls), Extras 1

1st Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (JM How 37, BS Smith 13, Ex 1)

Drinks: Central Districts - 58/2 in 14.0 overs (BS Smith 14, WA Young 4)

Central Districts: 100 runs in 27.2 overs (165 balls), Extras 3

Lunch: Central Districts - 109/8 in 30.0 overs (DAJ Bracewell 4)

Central Districts: 150 runs in 41.6 overs (255 balls), Extras 7

Auckland 1st innings:

Ball changed after 1.6 overs

Tea: Auckland - 48/3 in 12.5 overs (Carl Cachopa 11)

Auckland: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 1

Drinks: Auckland - 85/5 in 31.0 overs (RJ Nicol 12, B Cachopa 18)

Auckland: 100 runs in 37.1 overs (226 balls), Extras 6

End Of Day: Auckland - 116/8 in 48.0 overs (RJ Nicol 35, DJ Bartlett 0)

Day 2

DJ Bartlett retired hurt at 116/8 (0, 47.6 overs)

Central Districts 2nd innings:

* Drinks: Central Districts - 38/2 in 13.0 overs (BS Smith 4, WA Young 23)

Central Districts: 50 runs in 14.5 overs (89 balls), Extras 1

3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (BS Smith 22, WA Young 29, Ex 1)

Lunch: Central Districts - 97/2 in 31.0 overs (BS Smith 37, WA Young 49)

WA Young: 50 off 98 balls (6x 4)

Central Districts: 100 runs in 32.2 overs (194 balls), Extras 1

3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 189 balls (BS Smith 39, WA Young 60, Ex 1)

Drinks: Central Districts - 140/2 in 47.0 overs (BS Smith 49, WA Young 80)

BS Smith: 50 off 118 balls (5 x 4)

Central Districts: 150 runs in 50.1 overs (301 balls), Extras 1

Tea: Central Districts - 178/3 in 63.0 overs (BS Smith 72, GR Hay 8)

Central Districts: 200 runs in 69.4 overs (420 balls), Extras 7

4th Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls (BS Smith 29, GR Hay 15, Ex 6)

Drinks: Central Districts - 222/6 in 76.3 overs (CFK van Wyk 3)

New Ball Taken: Central Districts 228/6 at 80.2 overs (CFK van Wyk 4, DAJ Bracewell 5)

Central Districts: 250 runs in 90.6 overs (549 balls), Extras 9

End Of Day: Central Districts - 259/6 in 95.0 overs (CFK van Wyk 18, DAJ Bracewell 21)

Day 3

Rain: Central Districts - 264/7 in 97.5 overs (CFK van Wyk 23, BM Wheeler 0)

Lunch: Central Districts - 264/7 in 97.5 overs (CFK van Wyk 23, BM Wheeler 0)

Rain: Central Districts - 264/7 in 97.5 overs (CFK van Wyk 23, BM Wheeler 0)

Ground Delay: CENTRAL STAGS - 264/7 in 97.5 overs (CFK van Wyk 23, BM Wheeler 0)

Ball Changed after 103.5 overs

Central Districts: 300 runs in 109.1 overs (658 balls), Extras 9

Drinks: Central Districts - 305/8 in 111.0 overs (BM Wheeler 12, AY Patel 29)

Bad Light: Central Districts - 308/8 in 112.0 overs (BM Wheeler 14, AY Patel 29)

Rain: Central Districts - 308/8 in 112.0 overs (BM Wheeler 14, AY Patel 29)

Tea: Central Districts - 308/8 in 112.0 overs (BM Wheeler 14, AY Patel 29)

End Of Day: Central Districts - 308/8 in 112.0 overs (BM Wheeler 14, AY Patel 29)

Play to commence at 10.00am on Day 4

Day 4

Session times day 4: 10am - 12.40pm, 1.20pm - 3.40pm, 4pm - 6pm

9th Wicket: 50 runs in 104 balls (BM Wheeler 17, AY Patel 32, Ex 1)

Auckland 2nd innings:

Drinks: Auckland - 32/1 in 12.0 overs (JA Raval 19, RR O'Donnell 2)

Auckland: 50 runs in 19.3 overs (121 balls), Extras 5

Lunch: Auckland - 61/4 in 24.2 overs (RR O'Donnell 5)

Auckland: 100 runs in 37.5 overs (232 balls), Extras 11

DJ Bartlett unable to bat in second innings due to hand injury

Match Details

GroundEden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

TossAuckland, elected to field first

Series

Plunket Shield

Season2014/15

Match days18,19,20,21 December 2014 - day (4-day match)

FC debut

Umpires

Match Referee

PointsCentral Districts 16, Auckland 4

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