Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Boyle	c †Fletcher b Ferns	36	93	143	6	0	38.70
Greg Hay (c)	c †Fletcher b Lister	115	284	394	14	0	40.49
Brad Schmulian	c & b RR O'Donnell	86	137	170	10	0	62.77
Tom Bruce	c †Fletcher b Ashok	81	134	178	11	1	60.44
Josh Clarkson	c Worker b Ashok	83	87	131	6	4	95.40
Dane Cleaver †	not out	63	69	96	8	0	91.30
Doug Bracewell	st †Fletcher b Ashok	6	12	15	0	0	50.00
Brett Randell	b Ashok	14	25	27	0	1	56.00
Ajaz Patel	c †Fletcher b Ferns	13	10	16	1	1	130.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 5, w 3)	12
Total	141.5 Ov (RR: 3.58, 588 Mins)	509/8d
Did not bat: Blair Tickner, Raymond Toole
Fall of wickets: 1-82 (Jack Boyle, 33.2 ov), 2-225 (Brad Schmulian, 77.1 ov), 3-276 (Greg Hay, 96.5 ov), 4-375 (Tom Bruce, 116.6 ov), 5-430 (Josh Clarkson, 126.1 ov), 6-450 (Doug Bracewell, 130.6 ov), 7-486 (Brett Randell, 138.3 ov), 8-509 (Ajaz Patel, 141.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Ben Lister	22.1	5	53	1	2.39	-	-	-	0
Sean Solia	18	1	53	0	2.94	-	-	-	1
Danru Ferns	25.4	2	93	2	3.62	-	-	-	2
Simon Keene	22	5	67	0	3.04	-	-	-	0
Adithya Ashok	31	2	141	4	4.54	-	-	-	0
Robert O'Donnell	15	3	59	1	3.93	-	-	-	0
William O'Donnell	8	1	34	0	4.25	-	-	-	0

Auckland 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	b Tickner	17	39	53	2	0	43.58
Sean Solia	b Toole	81	165	256	9	0	49.09
Quinn Sunde	b Tickner	8	9	14	2	0	88.88
Robert O'Donnell (c)	c Clarkson b Tickner	2	16	27	0	0	12.50
George Worker	c †Cleaver b Bracewell	6	17	29	1	0	35.29
Cam Fletcher †	c Bruce b Patel	16	51	63	1	1	31.37
Finn Allen	c Boyle b Bracewell	79	105	177	7	4	75.23
Simon Keene	c †Cleaver b Clarkson	28	63	82	3	0	44.44
Adithya Ashok	lbw b Patel	9	15	16	2	0	60.00
Danru Ferns	not out	0	6	11	0	0	0.00
Ben Lister	absent hurt	-	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 12, nb 1, w 1)	18
Total	81 Ov (RR: 3.25, 366 Mins)	264
Fall of wickets: 1-34 (William O'Donnell, 11.6 ov), 2-42 (Quinn Sunde, 15.3 ov), 3-48 (Robert O'Donnell, 21.3 ov), 4-79 (George Worker, 27.6 ov), 5-116 (Cam Fletcher, 42.3 ov), 6-175 (Sean Solia, 58.3 ov), 7-239 (Simon Keene, 76.2 ov), 8-254 (Adithya Ashok, 79.3 ov), 9-264 (Finn Allen, 80.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Doug Bracewell	16	0	46	2	2.87	-	-	-	0	0
Brett Randell	14	2	42	0	3.00	-	-	-	0	1
Raymond Toole	16	5	28	1	1.75	-	-	-	0	0
Blair Tickner	16	1	57	3	3.56	-	-	-	1	0
Ajaz Patel	16	1	63	2	3.93	-	-	-	0	0
Brad Schmulian	1	0	4	0	4.00	-	-	-	0	0
Josh Clarkson	2	1	8	1	4.00	-	-	-	0	0

Auckland 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	c Bruce b Bracewell	17	22	22	4	0	77.27
Sean Solia	c Patel b Tickner	16	28	53	3	0	57.14
Quinn Sunde	b Toole	10	25	37	1	0	40.00
Robert O'Donnell (c)	b Randell	2	6	12	0	0	33.33
George Worker	run out (Clarkson/†Cleaver)	67	126	201	9	0	53.17
Cam Fletcher †	c †Cleaver b Toole	26	85	115	2	0	30.58
Finn Allen	b Patel	4	7	10	1	0	57.14
Simon Keene	c †Cleaver b Toole	6	18	16	1	0	33.33
Adithya Ashok	c Patel b Toole	0	21	21	0	0	0.00
Danru Ferns	not out	17	28	30	2	0	60.71
Ben Lister	absent hurt	-	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(lb 2, nb 1)	3
Total	60.5 Ov (RR: 2.76, 260 Mins)	168
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (William O'Donnell, 4.5 ov), 2-40 (Sean Solia, 11.4 ov), 3-46 (Quinn Sunde, 12.5 ov), 4-46 (Robert O'Donnell, 13.4 ov), 5-119 (Cam Fletcher, 41.5 ov), 6-124 (Finn Allen, 44.1 ov), 7-131 (Simon Keene, 47.6 ov), 8-135 (Adithya Ashok, 53.4 ov), 9-168 (George Worker, 60.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Doug Bracewell	9	1	27	1	3.00	-	-	-	0
Blair Tickner	11	2	31	1	2.81	-	-	-	0
Raymond Toole	13	4	33	4	2.53	-	-	-	0
Brett Randell	5	1	23	1	4.60	-	-	-	1
Josh Clarkson	6	2	9	0	1.50	-	-	-	0
Ajaz Patel	16.5	4	43	1	2.55	-	-	-	0

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Close of Play

Fri, 20 Oct - day 1 - Central D 1st innings 276/2 (Greg Hay 115*, Tom Bruce 31*, 96 ov)

Sat, 21 Oct - day 2 - Auckland 1st innings 139/5 (Sean Solia 68*, Finn Allen 14*, 48 ov)

Sun, 22 Oct - day 3 - Auckland 2nd innings 168 (60.5 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Central Districts 1st innings:
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 137 balls, 96 minutes, JCT Boyle 21 (72), GR Hay 29 (65), 1 extra
Central Districts: 50 runs in 22.5 overs, 96 minutes, 1 extra
Break in Play (12:22 to 12:25): Central Districts - 60/0 in 27.0 overs, JCT Boyle 28 (79), GR Hay 30 (83)
Lunch (12:51 to 13:30): Central Districts - 82/1 in 33.2 overs, GR Hay 44 (107), BD Schmulian 0 (0)
GR Hay: 50 runs in 127 balls, 163 minutes (6x4)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 39.2 overs, 166 minutes, 3 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls, 72 minutes, GR Hay 16 (60), BD Schmulian 33 (52), 1 extra
Central Districts: 150 runs in 56.4 overs, 237 minutes, 3 extras
BD Schmulian: 50 runs in 82 balls, 104 minutes (6x4)
Tea (15:42 to 16:03): Central Districts - 181/1 in 67.0 overs, GR Hay 87 (212), BD Schmulian 55 (97)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 203 balls, 132 minutes, GR Hay 43 (105), BD Schmulian 58 (98), 1 extra
Central Districts: 200 runs in 70.4 overs, 290 minutes, 7 extras
GR Hay: 100 runs in 235 balls, 321 minutes (13x4)
New Ball Taken: Central Districts - 238/2 after 80.0 overs, GR Hay 101 (236), TC Bruce 8 (14), 7 extras
Central Districts: 250 runs in 84.0 overs, 342 minutes, 7 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 108 balls, 76 minutes, GR Hay 18 (45), TC Bruce 31 (63), 1 extra
End of Day (18:01): Central Districts - 276/2 in 96.0 overs, GR Hay 115 (279), TC Bruce 31 (67)

Day 2

Central Districts: 300 runs in 102.5 overs, 427 minutes, 8 extras
Break in Play (11:22 to 11:23): Central Districts - 307/3 in 106.0 overs, TC Bruce 47 (96), JA Clarkson 15 (26)
TC Bruce: 50 runs in 98 balls, 133 minutes (7x4, 1x6)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls, 64 minutes, TC Bruce 27 (40), JA Clarkson 23 (35), 0 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 330/3 (Central Districts 3 batting points, Auckland 1 bowling point)
Central Districts: 350 runs in 113.5 overs, 479 minutes, 8 extras
JA Clarkson: 50 runs in 64 balls, 109 minutes (4x4, 1x6)
Central Districts: 400 runs in 121.4 overs, 511 minutes, 12 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls, 30 minutes, JA Clarkson 37 (29), D Cleaver 16 (18), 0 extras
Lunch (12:51 to 13:31): Central Districts - 435/5 in 128.0 overs, D Cleaver 20 (27), DAJ Bracewell 2 (6)
Central Districts: 450 runs in 130.5 overs, 543 minutes, 12 extras
D Cleaver: 50 runs in 59 balls, 75 minutes (7x4)
Central Districts: 500 runs in 141.2 overs, 585 minutes, 12 extras
Auckland 1st innings:
Tea (15:41 to 15:59): Auckland - 38/1 in 15.0 overs, SM Solia 16 (46), QLM Sunde 4 (6)
Auckland: 50 runs in 22.0 overs, 97 minutes, 1 extra
SM Solia: 50 runs in 108 balls, 160 minutes (6x4)
Break in Play (17:36 to 17:39): Auckland - 98/4 in 36.5 overs, SM Solia 50 (108), CD Fletcher 12 (33)
Replacement Ball: Auckland - 98/4 after 36.5 overs, SM Solia 50 (108), CD Fletcher 12 (33), 3 extras
Auckland: 100 runs in 38.1 overs, 172 minutes, 3 extras
End of Day (18:23): Auckland - 139/5 in 48.0 overs, SM Solia 68 (136), FH Allen 14 (20)

Day 3

Auckland: 150 runs in 49.3 overs, 216 minutes, 8 extras
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 85 balls, 57 minutes, SM Solia 17 (36), FH Allen 29 (49), 4 extras
FH Allen: 50 runs in 73 balls, 101 minutes (5x4, 3x6)
Auckland: 200 runs in 66.1 overs, 291 minutes, 13 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls, 63 minutes, FH Allen 32 (37), SB Keene 17 (45), 1 extra
Auckland: 250 runs in 79.0 overs, 352 minutes, 13 extras
Lunch: Auckland - 253/7 in 79.0 overs, FH Allen 73 (101), A Ashok 9 (13)
New Ball Taken: Auckland - 259/8 after 80.2 overs, FH Allen 79 (104), DK Ferns 0 (3), 13 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland 264/9 (81) (Auckland Aces 2 batting points, Central Stags 4 bowling points)
Follow-on enforced by Central Districts with Auckland 245 runs behind
Auckland 2nd innings
Auckland: 50 runs in 14.1 overs, 69 minutes, 1 extra
Tea : Auckland - 85/4 in 23.0 overs, GH Worker 27 (31), CD Fletcher 11 (27)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls, 69 minutes, GH Worker 28 (41), CD Fletcher 21 (57), 1 extra
Auckland: 100 runs in 30.0 overs, 136 minutes, 2 extras
GH Worker: 50 runs in 103 balls, 152 minutes (8x4)
Auckland: 150 runs in 57.5 overs, 246 minutes, 2 extras

Match Details

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Toss	Auckland, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2023/24
Match days	20,21,22 October 2023 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Billy Bowden Wayne Knights
Match Referee	Trudy Anderson
Points	Central Districts 19, Auckland 3

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Auckland Innings

Player Name		R	B
WT O'Donnell	caught	17	22
SM Solia	caught	16	28
QLM Sunde	bowled	10	25
RR O'Donnell	bowled	2	6
GH Worker	run out	67	126
CD Fletcher	caught	26	85
FH Allen	bowled	4	7
S Keene	caught	6	18
A Ashok	caught	0	21
DK Ferns	not out	17	28
BG Lister	absent hurt
Extras	(lb 2, nb 1)
Total	168(9 wkts; 60.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
DAJ Bracewell	9	1	27	1	3
BM Tickner	11	2	31	1	2.81
RL Toole	13	4	33	4	2.53
BG Randell	5	1	23	1	4.6 (1 nb)
JA Clarkson	6	2	9	0	1.5
AY Patel	16.5	4	43	1	2.55

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	22	Sean Solia	William O'Donnell
2nd	18	Sean Solia	Quinn Sunde
3rd	6	Robert O'Donnell	Quinn Sunde
4th	0	George Worker	Robert O'Donnell
5th	73	George Worker	Cam Fletcher
6th	5	George Worker	Finn Allen
7th	7	George Worker	Simon Keene
8th	4	George Worker	Adithya Ashok
9th	33	George Worker	Danru Ferns

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
WELL	8	4	0	4	94
ND	8	4	1	3	91
CD	8	3	2	3	85
CANT	8	3	3	2	84
OTAGO	8	1	5	2	54
AUCK	8	1	5	2	51

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