Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Boyle	lbw b Gibson	8	29	53	1	0	27.58
Curtis Heaphy	run out (Ferns/†Horne)	56	175	219	7	0	32.00
Greg Hay (c)	c Sunde b Gibson	1	4	8	0	0	25.00
Brad Schmulian	run out (ter Braak)	26	38	57	3	0	68.42
Dane Cleaver †	c O'Donnell b Somerville	20	34	46	4	0	58.82
Josh Clarkson	st †Horne b Delport	79	67	100	9	3	117.91
William Clark	b Harrison	38	61	74	2	1	62.29
Bevan Small	c Somerville b Delport	17	24	32	2	0	70.83
Jayden Lennox	not out	33	43	46	5	0	76.74
Liam Dudding	lbw b Harrison	1	16	19	0	0	6.25
Raymond Toole	not out	6	7	23	1	0	85.71
Extras	(b 1, lb 10)	11
Total	83 Ov (RR: 3.56)	296/9d
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Jack Boyle, 11.5 ov), 2-19 (Greg Hay, 13.1 ov), 3-72 (Brad Schmulian, 25.4 ov), 4-103 (Dane Cleaver, 37.4 ov), 5-169 (Curtis Heaphy, 52.4 ov), 6-226 (Josh Clarkson, 64.4 ov), 7-256 (William Clark, 71.5 ov), 8-256 (Bevan Small, 72.1 ov), 9-261 (Liam Dudding, 77.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Matt Gibson	12	2	53	2	4.41	-	-	-
Ross ter Braak	14	4	29	0	2.07	-	-	-
Danru Ferns	16	3	40	0	2.50	-	-	-
Ryan Harrison	8	2	26	2	3.25	-	-	-
William Somerville	16	3	69	1	4.31	-	-	-
Louis Delport	17	3	68	2	4.00	-	-	-

Auckland 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	not out	76	152	195	8	2	50.00
Martin Guptill	c Clark b Lennox	45	64	100	5	1	70.31
Quinn Sunde	not out	39	84	94	7	0	46.42
Extras	(lb 1)	1
Total	50 Ov (RR: 3.22, 195 Mins)	161/1d
Did not bat: Ryan Harrison, George Worker, Ben Horne (c)†, Ross ter Braak, William Somerville, Danru Ferns, Louis Delport, Matt Gibson
Fall of wickets: 1-87 (Martin Guptill, 24.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Raymond Toole	14	2	56	0	4.00	-	-	-
Bevan Small	10	2	37	0	3.70	-	-	-
Liam Dudding	8	2	30	0	3.75	-	-	-
Brad Schmulian	4	1	10	0	2.50	-	-	-
Jayden Lennox	14	7	27	1	1.92	-	-	-

Central Districts 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Boyle	c Gibson b Ferns	47	46	54	3	1	102.17
Greg Hay (c)	b Somerville	20	32	50	2	0	62.50
Josh Clarkson	st †Horne b Somerville	1	2	10	0	0	50.00
Dane Cleaver †	not out	37	27	41	3	0	137.03
William Clark	c Guptill b Somerville	41	16	18	1	5	256.25
Bevan Small	st †Horne b Delport	6	8	13	0	0	75.00
Brad Schmulian	not out	1	1	2	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 1)	3
Total	22 Ov (RR: 7.09, 96 Mins)	156/5d
Did not bat: Curtis Heaphy, Jayden Lennox, Liam Dudding, Raymond Toole
Fall of wickets: 1-67 (Greg Hay, 12.4 ov), 2-69 (Jack Boyle, 13.1 ov), 3-75 (Josh Clarkson, 14.3 ov), 4-135 (William Clark, 18.5 ov), 5-152 (Bevan Small, 21.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ross ter Braak	5	1	26	0	5.20	-	-	-
Matt Gibson	2	0	12	0	6.00	-	-	-
Danru Ferns	7	0	46	1	6.57	-	-	-
William Somerville	6	0	56	3	9.33	-	-	-
Louis Delport	2	0	13	1	6.50	-	-	-

Auckland 2nd Innings (T: 292 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	c Lennox b Toole	0	3	1	0	0	0.00
Martin Guptill	b Toole	10	17	38	0	1	58.82
Quinn Sunde	c Small b Toole	19	20	26	4	0	95.00
Ryan Harrison	lbw b Dudding	14	21	37	3	0	66.66
George Worker	b Dudding	22	55	77	3	0	40.00
Ben Horne (c)†	c †Cleaver b Toole	0	4	11	0	0	0.00
Ross ter Braak	c Clark b Toole	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
William Somerville	c †Cleaver b Toole	13	18	29	3	0	72.22
Danru Ferns	c Clark b Toole	9	17	35	1	0	52.94
Louis Delport	lbw b Dudding	13	14	24	2	0	92.85
Matt Gibson	not out	2	2	5	0	0	100.00
Extras	(nb 1)	1
Total	28.3 Ov (RR: 3.61, 145 Mins)	103
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (William O'Donnell, 0.3 ov), 2-28 (Quinn Sunde, 6.2 ov), 3-33 (Martin Guptill, 8.1 ov), 4-47 (Ryan Harrison, 13.5 ov), 5-50 (Ben Horne, 16.2 ov), 6-50 (Ross ter Braak, 16.3 ov), 7-78 (William Somerville, 22.3 ov), 8-78 (George Worker, 23.4 ov), 9-101 (Louis Delport, 27.5 ov), 10-103 (Danru Ferns, 28.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Raymond Toole	13.3	3	57	7	4.22	-	-	-	0
Jayden Lennox	2	0	11	0	5.50	-	-	-	0
Liam Dudding	11	4	32	3	2.90	-	-	-	1
Bevan Small	1	0	3	0	3.00	-	-	-	0
Brad Schmulian	1	1	0	0	0.00	-	-	-	0

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Close of Play

Sat, 01 Apr - day 1 - no play

Sun, 02 Apr - day 2 - Auckland 1st innings 30/0 (William O'Donnell 11*, Martin Guptill 18*, 11 ov)

Mon, 03 Apr - day 3 - Central D 2nd innings 56/0 (Jack Boyle 37*, Greg Hay 18*, 10 ov)

Tue, 04 Apr - day 4 - Auckland 2nd innings 103 (28.3 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Day 2

Central Districts 1st innings:
Central Districts: 50 runs in 21.0 overs, 98 minutes, 8 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls, 48 minutes, CG Heaphy 20 (29), BD Schmulian 24 (36), 6 extras
Lunch (13:22 to 14:02): Central Districts - 78/3 in 31.0 overs, CG Heaphy 29 (100), D Cleaver 4 (15)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 37.1 overs, 163 minutes, 11 extras
CG Heaphy: 50 runs in 142 balls, 192 minutes (6x4)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 48.1 overs, 204 minutes, 11 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls, 41 minutes, CG Heaphy 14 (34), JA Clarkson 37 (32), 0 extras
JA Clarkson: 50 runs in 37 balls, 56 minutes (6x4, 2x6)
Central Districts: 200 runs in 60.3 overs, 249 minutes, 11 extras
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls, 37 minutes, JA Clarkson 30 (24), WJ Clark 21 (34), 0 extras
Tea (16:14 to 16:34): Central Districts - 230/6 in 66.0 overs, WJ Clark 26 (42), BJ Small 3 (7)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 70.3 overs, 287 minutes, 11 extras
New Ball Taken: Central Districts - 275/9 after 80.0 overs, JR Lennox 18 (30), RL Toole 0 (2), 11 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 296/9 (83) (Central Stags 2 batting points, Auckland Aces 4 bowling points)
Auckland 1st innings:
End of Day (18:39): Auckland - 30/0 in 11.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 11 (39), MJ Guptill 18 (27)

Day 3

Ground Delay (10:53 to 11:38): Auckland - 30/0 in 11.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 11 (39), MJ Guptill 18 (27)
Rain (11:38 to 13:30): Auckland - 30/0 in 11.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 11 (39), MJ Guptill 18 (27)
Lunch (13:30 to 14:05): Auckland - 30/0 in 11.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 11 (39), MJ Guptill 18 (27)
Ground Delay (14:05 to 14:58): Auckland - 30/0 in 11.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 11 (39), MJ Guptill 18 (27)
Day 3 Hours of play: 2.00 - 4.00, tea 4..00 - 4.20, 4.20 - 6.00 with a minimum of 55 overs to be bowled
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls, 67 minutes, WT O'Donnell 23 (56), MJ Guptill 28 (42), 1 extra
Auckland: 50 runs in 16.2 overs, 67 minutes, 1 extra
Auckland: 100 runs in 29.5 overs, 124 minutes, 1 extra
WT O'Donnell: 50 runs in 104 balls, 132 minutes (5x4, 1x6)
Tea (17:00 to 17:23): Auckland - 133/1 in 43.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 57 (131), QLM Sunde 30 (63)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 124 balls, 74 minutes, WT O'Donnell 21 (59), QLM Sunde 30 (65), 0 extras
Auckland: 150 runs in 48.1 overs, 187 minutes, 1 extra
End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland 161/1 (50) (Auckland 0 batting points, Central Stags 0 bowling points)
Central Districts 2nd innings:
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls, 33 minutes, JCT Boyle 32 (31), GR Hay 17 (22), 1 extra
Central Districts: 50 runs in 8.5 overs, 33 minutes, 1 extra
End of Day (18:41): Central Districts - 56/0 in 10.0 overs, JCT Boyle 37 (33), GR Hay 18 (27)

Day 4

Ground Delay (10:47 to 11:15): Central Districts - 56/0 in 10.0 overs, JCT Boyle 37 (33), GR Hay 18 (27)
Day 4 hours of play: 10.15 - 12.35, 1.15 - 3.25, 3.45 - 5.45
Central Districts: 100 runs in 16.5 overs, 70 minutes, 1 extra
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls, 16 minutes, D Cleaver 19 (10), WJ Clark 31 (12), 0 extras
Central Districts: 150 runs in 20.5 overs, 88 minutes, 3 extras
Auckland 2nd innings:
Auckland: 50 runs in 14.5 overs, 71 minutes, 0 extras
Lunch (13:36 to 14:16): Auckland - 50/4 in 15.0 overs, GH Worker 7 (27), BJ Horne 0 (2)
RL Toole: 5 wickets (7.3-1-30-5)
Auckland: 100 runs in 27.4 overs, 138 minutes, 0 extras

Match Details

Saxton Oval, Nelson
Toss	Auckland, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2022/23
Series result	Central Districts won the 2022/23 Plunket Shield
Match days	1,2,3,4 April 2023 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Derek Walker Tim Parlane
Match Referee	Kevin Pulley
Points	Central Districts 14, Auckland 4

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Auckland Innings

Player Name		R	B
WT O'Donnell	caught	0	3
MJ Guptill	bowled	10	17
QLM Sunde	caught	19	20
RD Harrison	lbw	14	21
GH Worker	bowled	22	55
BJ Horne	caught	0	4
RM ter Braak	caught	0	1
WER Somerville	caught	13	18
DK Ferns	caught	9	17
L Delport	lbw	13	14
MJ Gibson	not out	2	2
Extras	(nb 1)
Total	103(10 wkts; 28.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
RL Toole	13.3	3	57	7	4.22
JR Lennox	2	0	11	0	5.5
LR Dudding	11	4	32	3	2.9 (1 nb)
BJ Small	1	0	3	0	3
BD Schmulian	1	1	0	0	0

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Martin Guptill	William O'Donnell
2nd	28	Martin Guptill	Quinn Sunde
3rd	5	Martin Guptill	Ryan Harrison
4th	14	George Worker	Ryan Harrison
5th	3	George Worker	Ben Horne
6th	0	George Worker	Ross ter Braak
7th	28	William Somerville	George Worker
8th	0	George Worker	Danru Ferns
9th	23	Louis Delport	Danru Ferns
10th	2	Danru Ferns	Matt Gibson

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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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