BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	b Bracewell	41	86	129	6	0	47.67
Sean Solia	c & b Bracewell	3	10	10	0	0	30.00
Cole Briggs	b Bracewell	2	10	16	0	0	20.00
Robert O'Donnell (c)	lbw b Randell	5	15	22	1	0	33.33
George Worker	c Bruce b Randell	0	9	11	0	0	0.00
Ben Horne †	lbw b Toole	5	15	21	1	0	33.33
Ryan Harrison	not out	13	43	75	2	0	30.23
William Somerville	c Young b Randell	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
Simon Keene	c Young b Randell	2	2	2	0	0	100.00
Adithya Ashok	lbw b Bracewell	1	17	21	0	0	5.88
Danru Ferns	c Bruce b Bracewell	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(nb 2, w 1)	3
TOTAL	34.5 Ov (RR: 2.15, 160 Mins)	75
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Sean Solia, 2.4 ov), 2-5 (Cole Briggs, 6.3 ov), 3-19 (Robert O'Donnell, 11.3 ov), 4-21 (George Worker, 13.6 ov), 5-34 (Ben Horne, 18.5 ov), 6-67 (William O'Donnell, 28.5 ov), 7-68 (William Somerville, 29.3 ov), 8-70 (Simon Keene, 29.5 ov), 9-75 (Adithya Ashok, 34.4 ov), 10-75 (Danru Ferns, 34.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Doug Bracewell	11.5	4	25	5	2.11	-	-	-	1	0
Brett Randell	12	5	21	4	1.75	-	-	-	0	2
Raymond Toole	6	3	9	1	1.50	-	-	-	0	0
Blair Tickner	5	0	20	0	4.00	-	-	-	0	0

Central Districts 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Will Young	b Ashok	75	141	204	7	0	53.19
Ben Smith	b Ferns	14	29	39	3	0	48.27
Brad Schmulian	lbw b Ferns	17	31	43	3	0	54.83
Dane Cleaver †	c †Horne b Solia	8	27	35	1	0	29.62
Tom Bruce (c)	c †Horne b Ashok	169	252	377	15	4	67.06
Bayley Wiggins	lbw b Ashok	2	11	8	0	0	18.18
Doug Bracewell	st †Horne b Ashok	17	45	51	2	0	37.77
Ajaz Patel	c Worker b Somerville	13	34	38	1	0	38.23
Brett Randell	c †Horne b Somerville	26	95	107	1	1	27.36
Blair Tickner	lbw b Ashok	4	26	26	1	0	15.38
Raymond Toole	not out	5	33	56	0	0	15.15
Extras	(b 6, lb 3, w 2)	11
TOTAL	120.4 Ov (RR: 2.99, 496 Mins)	361
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Ben Smith, 8.5 ov), 2-64 (Brad Schmulian, 18.6 ov), 3-85 (Dane Cleaver, 27.3 ov), 4-155 (Will Young, 48.4 ov), 5-157 (Bayley Wiggins, 50.4 ov), 6-189 (Doug Bracewell, 64.2 ov), 7-210 (Ajaz Patel, 73.4 ov), 8-282 (Brett Randell, 101.5 ov), 9-295 (Blair Tickner, 108.4 ov), 10-361 (Tom Bruce, 120.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Simon Keene	15	1	48	0	3.20	-	-	-	1
Sean Solia	19	3	38	1	2.00	-	-	-	0
Danru Ferns	19	2	78	2	4.10	-	-	-	1
Adithya Ashok	40.4	7	106	5	2.60	-	-	-	0
William Somerville	26	4	82	2	3.15	-	-	-	0
George Worker	1	1	0	0	0.00	-	-	-	0

Auckland 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	lbw b Randell	3	17	24	0	0	17.64
Sean Solia	c †Cleaver b Tickner	18	45	60	2	0	40.00
Cole Briggs	c Bruce b Toole	51	133	204	9	0	38.34
Robert O'Donnell (c)	lbw b Tickner	40	103	134	6	0	38.83
George Worker	lbw b Toole	6	18	25	0	0	33.33
Ben Horne †	run out (Tickner)	30	72	87	6	0	41.66
Ryan Harrison	c Bruce b Tickner	20	61	83	1	0	32.78
William Somerville	c †Cleaver b Tickner	2	7	12	0	0	28.57
Simon Keene	c Tickner b Bracewell	5	23	29	1	0	21.73
Adithya Ashok	not out	1	25	33	0	0	4.00
Danru Ferns	c Bruce b Randell	4	7	11	0	0	57.14
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, w 1)	7
TOTAL	85.1 Ov (RR: 2.19, 354 Mins)	187
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (William O'Donnell, 5.3 ov), 2-23 (Sean Solia, 13.2 ov), 3-115 (Robert O'Donnell, 45.3 ov), 4-124 (George Worker, 50.6 ov), 5-125 (Cole Briggs, 52.4 ov), 6-175 (Ben Horne, 74.3 ov), 7-175 (Ryan Harrison, 75.2 ov), 8-178 (William Somerville, 77.2 ov), 9-182 (Simon Keene, 82.3 ov), 10-187 (Danru Ferns, 85.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Doug Bracewell	22	12	37	1	1.68	-	-	-	0
Brett Randell	15.1	9	21	2	1.38	-	-	-	1
Blair Tickner	18	3	39	4	2.16	-	-	-	0
Raymond Toole	12	3	29	2	2.41	-	-	-	0
Ajaz Patel	14	4	46	0	3.28	-	-	-	0
Brad Schmulian	4	1	9	0	2.25	-	-	-	0

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Tue, 25 Oct - day 1 - Central D 1st innings 171/5 (Tom Bruce 43*, Doug Bracewell 4*, 59 ov)

Wed, 26 Oct - day 2 - Auckland 2nd innings 101/2 (Cole Briggs 40*, Robert O'Donnell 33*, 34 ov)

Thu, 27 Oct - day 3 - Auckland 2nd innings 187 (85.1 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Auckland 1st innings:
Auckland : 50 runs in 23.5 overs, 107 minutes, 1 extra
Lunch (12:52 to 13:32): Auckland Aces - 72/8 in 31.0 overs, RD Harrison 13 (36), A Ashok 0 (1)
DAJ Bracewell: 5 wickets (11.5-4-25-5)
End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland 75 (34.5) (Auckland Aces 0 batting points, Central Stags 4 bowling points)
Central Districts 1st innings:
Injury (14:23 to 14:29): Central Districts - 22/0 in 5.4 overs, WA Young 9 (17), BS Smith 9 (17)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 14.4 overs, 65 minutes, 6 extras
Tea (15:44 to 16:04): Central Districts - 73/2 in 23.0 overs, WA Young 33 (68), D Cleaver 3 (10)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 31.0 overs, 136 minutes, 7 extras
WA Young: 50 runs in 92 balls, 141 minutes (5x4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls, 62 minutes, WA Young 21 (45), TC Bruce 31 (47), 1 extra
Central Districts: 150 runs in 47.4 overs, 200 minutes, 7 extras
End of Day (18:26): Central Districts - 171/5 in 59.0 overs, TC Bruce 43 (87), DAJ Bracewell 4 (28)

Day 2

RC Brewer replaced GB Troup as Match Referee from the start of Day 2
TC Bruce: 50 runs in 113 balls, 160 minutes (5x4)
Central Districts: 200 runs in 69.5 overs, 289 minutes, 9 extras
New Ball Taken: Central Districts - 224/7 after 80.0 overs, TC Bruce 64 (142), BG Randell 5 (20), 9 extras
Injury (11:58 to 12:01): Central Districts - 225/7 in 80.5 overs, TC Bruce 65 (145), BG Randell 5 (22)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 90.5 overs, 374 minutes, 10 extras
Lunch (12:51 to 13:31): Central Districts - 251/7 in 93.0 overs, TC Bruce 83 (173), BG Randell 12 (67)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 121 balls, 80 minutes, TC Bruce 37 (54), BG Randell 12 (67), 1 extra
TC Bruce: 100 runs in 198 balls, 290 minutes (10x4)
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 299/9 (Central Districts 2 batting points, Auckland Aces 4 bowling points)
Central Districts: 300 runs in 111.3 overs, 495 minutes, 10 extras
TC Bruce: 150 runs in 243 balls, 376 minutes (13x4, 3x6)
10th Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls, 55 minutes, TC Bruce 45 (30), RL Toole 5 (26), 1 extra
Central Districts: 350 runs in 119.2 overs, 495 minutes, 11 extras
A Ashok: 5 wickets (40.4-7-106-5)
Auckland 2nd innings:
Tea (15:24 to 15:48): Auckland - 0/0
JA Clarkson fielded as substitute for BS Smith - absent after being injured while batting
Auckland: 50 runs in 20.2 overs, 91 minutes, 1 extra
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls, 50 minutes, CJ Briggs 29 (28), RR O'Donnell 21 (43), 2 extras
Auckland: 100 runs in 32.2 overs, 139 minutes, 6 extras
End of Day (18:13): Auckland - 101/2 in 34.0 overs, CJ Briggs 40 (73), RR O'Donnell 33 (69)

Day 3

MK Anderson replaced CSL McQuaid as Scorer from the start of Day 3
CJ Briggs: 50 runs in 123 balls, 192 minutes (9x4)
Auckland: 150 runs in 64.2 overs, 276 minutes, 7 extras
Lunch (12:52 to 13:32): Auckland - 157/5 in 68.0 overs, BJ Horne 22 (52), RD Harrison 10 (40)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 131 balls, 79 minutes, BJ Horne 30 (72), RD Harrison 20 (59), 0 extras
New Ball Taken: Auckland - 178/8 after 80.0 overs, SB Keene 1 (14), A Ashok 0 (10), 7 extras

MATCH DETAILS

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Toss	Auckland, elected to bat first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2022/23
Match days	25,26,27 October 2022 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Adithya Ashok
Umpires	Eugene Sanders Tim Parlane
Match Referee	Gary Troup
Points	Central Districts 18, Auckland 4

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Auckland Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
WT O'Donnell	lbw	3	17
SM Solia	caught	18	45
CJ Briggs	caught	51	133
RR O'Donnell	lbw	40	103
GH Worker	lbw	6	18
BJ Horne	run out	30	72
RD Harrison	caught	20	61
WER Somerville	caught	2	7
S Keene	caught	5	23
A Ashok	not out	1	25
DK Ferns	caught	4	7
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, w 1)
Total	187(10 wkts; 85.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
DAJ Bracewell	22	12	37	1	1.68
BG Randell	15.1	9	21	2	1.38
BM Tickner	18	3	39	4	2.16
RL Toole	12	3	29	2	2.41
AY Patel	14	4	46	0	3.28
BD Schmulian	4	1	9	0	2.25

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	16	Sean Solia	William O'Donnell
2nd	7	Sean Solia	Cole Briggs
3rd	92	Robert O'Donnell	Cole Briggs
4th	9	George Worker	Cole Briggs
5th	1	Ben Horne	Cole Briggs
6th	50	Ben Horne	Ryan Harrison
7th	0	William Somerville	Ryan Harrison
8th	3	William Somerville	Simon Keene
9th	4	Adithya Ashok	Simon Keene
10th	5	Danru Ferns	Adithya Ashok

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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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