BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chad Bowes	b Randell	6	17	25	0	0	35.29
Matthew Boyle	lbw b Bracewell	54	88	110	8	0	61.36
Henry Nicholls	c Patel b Randell	28	47	92	2	0	59.57
Cole McConchie (c)	lbw b Tickner	8	45	65	1	0	17.77
Mitchell Hay †	c Patel b Randell	0	6	9	0	0	0.00
Michael Rippon	c †Cleaver b Randell	0	9	11	0	0	0.00
Zakary Foulkes	c Patel b Tickner	44	91	135	3	0	48.35
Angus McKenzie	c sub (W Clark) b Tickner	0	17	25	0	0	0.00
Sean Davey	c †Cleaver b Patel	22	61	71	1	0	36.06
Fraser Sheat	not out	30	48	63	2	0	62.50
William O’Rourke	c Tickner b Schmulian	16	51	61	2	0	31.37
Extras	(b 3, lb 12, w 2)	17
TOTAL	80 Ov (RR: 2.81, 336 Mins)	225
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Chad Bowes, 5.6 ov), 2-94 (Matthew Boyle, 25.1 ov), 3-98 (Henry Nicholls, 26.3 ov), 4-102 (Mitchell Hay, 28.3 ov), 5-106 (Michael Rippon, 30.6 ov), 6-116 (Cole McConchie, 39.3 ov), 7-124 (Angus McKenzie, 45.2 ov), 8-177 (Sean Davey, 62.6 ov), 9-177 (Zakary Foulkes, 63.3 ov), 10-225 (William O’Rourke, 79.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Doug Bracewell	11	5	15	1	1.36	-	-	-	0
Brett Randell	17	7	25	4	1.47	-	-	-	0
Raymond Toole	15	2	55	0	3.66	-	-	-	1
Blair Tickner	16	5	38	3	2.37	-	-	-	1
Josh Clarkson	7	1	27	0	3.85	-	-	-	0
Ajaz Patel	13	2	45	1	3.46	-	-	-	0
Brad Schmulian	1	0	5	1	5.00	-	-	-	0

Central Districts 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Boyle	c & b McKenzie	21	76	105	3	0	27.63
Curtis Heaphy	c †Hay b Foulkes	30	129	183	0	0	23.25
Greg Hay (c)	c & b McKenzie	0	21	27	0	0	0.00
Brad Schmulian	c †Hay b O'Rourke	0	4	5	0	0	0.00
Dane Cleaver †	c Nicholls b O'Rourke	34	68	97	3	1	50.00
Josh Clarkson	c Nicholls b McKenzie	17	27	48	1	1	62.96
Doug Bracewell	c Boyle b O'Rourke	7	10	14	1	0	70.00
Brett Randell	c sub (DJ Hunter) b Davey	2	17	33	0	0	11.76
Ajaz Patel	c & b Rippon	23	33	43	2	0	69.69
Blair Tickner	not out	10	34	46	1	0	29.41
Raymond Toole	lbw b Rippon	8	24	25	1	0	33.33
Extras	(b 6, lb 10, nb 4, w 5)	25
TOTAL	73.1 Ov (RR: 2.41, 315 Mins)	177
Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Jack Boyle, 25.2 ov), 2-51 (Greg Hay, 31.5 ov), 3-52 (Brad Schmulian, 32.4 ov), 4-88 (Curtis Heaphy, 42.3 ov), 5-126 (Josh Clarkson, 53.3 ov), 6-126 (Dane Cleaver, 54.1 ov), 7-133 (Doug Bracewell, 56.1 ov), 8-143 (Brett Randell, 61.2 ov), 9-163 (Ajaz Patel, 65.3 ov), 10-177 (Raymond Toole, 73.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
William O’Rourke	15	7	24	3	1.60	-	-	-	1	0
Fraser Sheat	12	4	25	0	2.08	-	-	-	0	0
Sean Davey	15	7	45	1	3.00	-	-	-	0	4
Zakary Foulkes	14	4	19	1	1.35	-	-	-	0	0
Angus McKenzie	13	4	46	3	3.53	-	-	-	0	0
Michael Rippon	4.1	2	2	2	0.48	-	-	-	0	0

Canterbury 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chad Bowes	c †Cleaver b Tickner	9	7	6	1	0	128.57
Matthew Boyle	c †Cleaver b Toole	41	47	74	6	1	87.23
Henry Nicholls	c †Cleaver b Toole	30	67	98	1	0	44.77
Cole McConchie (c)	c & b Clarkson	7	6	8	1	0	116.66
Mitchell Hay †	c Hay b Patel	39	66	140	3	1	59.09
Michael Rippon	c †Cleaver b Toole	47	106	149	3	0	44.33
Zakary Foulkes	c Hay b Toole	50	68	116	4	2	73.52
Angus McKenzie	lbw b Toole	53	87	100	6	0	60.91
Sean Davey	c Heaphy b Toole	15	20	28	1	1	75.00
Fraser Sheat	not out	19	12	18	2	0	158.33
William O’Rourke	c Randell b Patel	0	1	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 4)	10
TOTAL	81 Ov (RR: 3.95, 373 Mins)	320
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Chad Bowes, 1.2 ov), 2-70 (Matthew Boyle, 17.1 ov), 3-79 (Cole McConchie, 18.4 ov), 4-91 (Henry Nicholls, 23.2 ov), 5-171 (Mitchell Hay, 46.1 ov), 6-191 (Michael Rippon, 53.3 ov), 7-279 (Zakary Foulkes, 73.4 ov), 8-294 (Angus McKenzie, 77.4 ov), 9-313 (Sean Davey, 79.6 ov), 10-320 (William O’Rourke, 80.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brett Randell	16	2	48	0	3.00	-	-	-	1	1
Blair Tickner	18	3	65	1	3.61	-	-	-	3	0
Josh Clarkson	6	0	18	1	3.00	-	-	-	0	0
Raymond Toole	19	1	90	6	4.73	-	-	-	0	0
Ajaz Patel	18	2	74	2	4.11	-	-	-	0	0
Brad Schmulian	4	0	20	0	5.00	-	-	-	0	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings (T: 369 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Curtis Heaphy	lbw b O'Rourke	2	12	11	0	0	16.66
Jack Boyle	c †Hay b McKenzie	72	139	186	8	0	51.79
Greg Hay (c)	c †Hay b Sheat	35	58	89	5	0	60.34
Brad Schmulian	c †Hay b Foulkes	5	14	20	0	0	35.71
Dane Cleaver †	c Sheat b Rippon	60	112	173	7	0	53.57
Ajaz Patel	b O'Rourke	2	10	14	0	0	20.00
Josh Clarkson	c Nicholls b O'Rourke	0	2	7	0	0	0.00
Doug Bracewell	not out	59	93	112	8	0	63.44
Brett Randell	c McKenzie b Sheat	4	11	19	0	0	36.36
Blair Tickner	not out	0	5	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 2, w 10, pen 5)	17
TOTAL	76 Ov (RR: 3.36, 320 Mins)	256/8
Did not bat: Raymond Toole
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Curtis Heaphy, 2.6 ov), 2-69 (Greg Hay, 24.3 ov), 3-87 (Brad Schmulian, 28.4 ov), 4-151 (Jack Boyle, 44.4 ov), 5-158 (Ajaz Patel, 47.5 ov), 6-167 (Josh Clarkson, 49.1 ov), 7-242 (Dane Cleaver, 69.6 ov), 8-255 (Brett Randell, 74.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
William O’Rourke	17	3	54	3	3.17	-	-	-	1
Fraser Sheat	14	3	36	2	2.57	-	-	-	0
Zakary Foulkes	16	3	49	1	3.06	-	-	-	2
Sean Davey	8	0	38	0	4.75	-	-	-	1
Angus McKenzie	9	1	33	1	3.66	-	-	-	0
Michael Rippon	12	1	39	1	3.25	-	-	-	0

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Wed, 15 Nov - day 1 - Central D 1st innings 16/0 (Jack Boyle 2*, Curtis Heaphy 8*, 14 ov)

Thu, 16 Nov - day 2 - Canterbury 2nd innings 128/4 (Mitchell Hay 20*, Michael Rippon 17*, 34 ov)

Fri, 17 Nov - day 3 - Central D 2nd innings 157/4 (Dane Cleaver 31*, Ajaz Patel 2*, 47 ov)

Sat, 18 Nov - day 4 - Central D 2nd innings 256/8 (76 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Canterbury 1st innings:
Canterbury: 50 runs in 15.0 overs, 65 minutes, 6 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls, 48 minutes, MWT Boyle 35 (41), HM Nicholls 10 (22), 5 extras
MWT Boyle: 50 runs in 81 balls, 97 minutes (7x4)
Canterbury: 100 runs in 28.0 overs, 125 minutes, 8 extras
Lunch (12:49 to 13:28): Canterbury - 106/5 in 31.0 overs, CE McConchie 6 (19), ZG Foulkes 0 (0)
Canterbury: 150 runs in 55.1 overs, 241 minutes, 15 extras
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls, 64 minutes, ZG Foulkes 26 (44), SB Davey 22 (53), 2 extras
Tea (15:42 to 16:01): Canterbury - 177/8 in 63.0 overs, ZG Foulkes 44 (88), FW Sheat 0 (0)
Canterbury: 200 runs in 74.4 overs, 315 minutes, 17 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Canterbury 225 (80) (Canterbury 1 batting point, Central Stags 4 bowling points)
Central Districts 1st innings:
End of Day (18:10): Central Distrcts - 16/0 in 14.0 overs, JCT Boyle 2 (41), CG Heaphy 8 (43)

Day 2

Central Districts : 50 runs in 31.2 overs, 130 minutes, 10 extras
Lunch (12:53 to 13:32): Central Districts - 97/4 in 46.0 overs, D Cleaver 27 (38), JA Clarkson 0 (11)
Central Districts : 100 runs in 47.1 overs, 205 minutes, 19 extras
Central Districts : 150 runs in 63.3 overs, 279 minutes, 25 extras
Tea (15:29 to 15:48): Central Districts - 177/10 in 73.1 overs, BM Tickner 10 (34), RL Toole 8 (24)
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 177 (73.1) (Central Districts 0 batting points, Canterbury 4 bowling points)
Canterbury 2nd innings:
Canterbury: 50 runs in 10.0 overs, 44 minutes, 1 extra
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls, 52 minutes, MWT Boyle 38 (36), HM Nicholls 15 (37), 0 extras
Canterbury: 100 runs in 25.4 overs, 116 minutes, 1 extra
Break in Play (18:09 to 18:21): Canterbury - 124/4 in 30.0 overs, MJ Hay 19 (29), MJG Rippon 16 (24) 0 Fire Alarm
End of Day (18:37): Canterbury - 128/4 in 34.0 overs, MJ Hay 20 (38), MJG Rippon 17 (39)

Day 3

Ground Delay (10:13 to 11:00): Canterbury - 128/4 in 34.0 overs, MJ Hay 20 (38), MJG Rippon 17 (39)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls, 84 minutes, MJ Hay 19 (37), MJG Rippon 29 (57), 4 extras
Canterbury: 150 runs in 41.4 overs, 200 minutes, 5 extras
Canterbury: 200 runs in 56.0 overs, 266 minutes, 6 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls, 51 minutes, ZG Foulkes 26 (24), AW McKenzie 25 (49), 2 extras
Lunch (13:20 to 14:00): Canterbury - 245/6 in 66.0 overs, ZG Foulkes 38 (46), AW McKenzie 25 (52)
Canterbury: 250 runs in 67.1 overs, 311 minutes, 9 extras
Replacement Ball: Canterbury - 268/6 after 70.2 overs, ZG Foulkes 48 (60), AW McKenzie 37 (64), 10 extras
ZG Foulkes: 50 runs in 64 balls, 106 minutes (4x4, 2x6)
AW McKenzie: 50 runs in 80 balls, 95 minutes (6x4)
RL Toole: 5 wickets (17.4-1-76-5)
Canterbury: 300 runs in 79.0 overs, 360 minutes, 10 extras
Central Districts 2nd innings:
Tea (16:12 to 16:33): Central Districts - 27/1 in 14.0 overs, JCT Boyle 10 (44), GR Hay 10 (28)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 19.4 overs, 80 minutes, 5 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 104 balls, 71 minutes, JCT Boyle 14 (57), GR Hay 32 (47), 5 extras
Central Districts: 100 runs in 32.4 overs, 139 minutes, 5 extras
JCT Boyle: 50 runs in 101 balls, 140 minutes (7x4)
Penalty awarded to Central Districts at Over 39.2: 5 runs, Law 28.3 - Ball striking fielding side helmet
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls, 47 minutes, JCT Boyle 28 (39), D Cleaver 17 (31), 0 extras
Central Districts: 150 runs in 44.1 overs, 184 minutes, 10 extras
End of Day (18:52): Central Districts - 157/4 in 47.0 overs, D Cleaver 31 (51), AY Patel 2 (8)

Day 4

D Cleaver: 50 runs in 75 balls, 118 minutes (6x4)
Central Districts: 200 runs in 57.0 overs, 240 minutes, 15 extras
Rain (11:21 to 11:26): Central Districts - 208/6 in 58.4 overs, D Cleaver 51 (79), DAJ Bracewell 26 (38)
Ground Delay (11:26 to 11:29): Central Districts - 208/6 in 58.4 overs, D Cleaver 51 (79), DAJ Bracewell 26 (38)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls, 59 minutes, D Cleaver 17 (33), DAJ Bracewell 34 (54), 1 extra
DAJ Bracewell: 50 runs in 73 balls, 81 minutes (7x4)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 72.4 overs, 304 minutes, 16 extras
Rain (12:41 to 12:41): Central Districts - 256/8 in 76.0 overs, DAJ Bracewell 59 (93), BM Tickner 0 (5)
Lunch (12:41 to 13:20): Central Districts - 256/8 in 76.0 overs, DAJ Bracewell 59 (93), BM Tickner 0 (5)
Rain (13:20 to 15:40): Central Districts - 256/8 in 76.0 overs, DAJ Bracewell 59 (93), BM Tickner 0 (5)
Tea (15:40 to 16:00): Central Districts - 256/8 in 76.0 overs, DAJ Bracewell 59 (93), BM Tickner 0 (5)
Rain (16:00): Central Districts - 256/8 in 76.0 overs, DAJ Bracewell 59 (93), BM Tickner 0 (5)
Play Called Off (17:19): Central Districts - 256/8 in 76.0 overs, DAJ Bracewell 59 (93), BM Tickner 0 (5)

MATCH DETAILS

McLean Park, Napier
Toss	Canterbury, elected to bat first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2023/24
Match days	15,16,17,18 November 2023 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	John Dempsey Wayne Knights
Match Referee	Gary Baxter
Points	Canterbury 5, Central Districts 4

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Central D Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
CG Heaphy	lbw	2	12
JCT Boyle	caught	72	139
GR Hay	caught	35	58
BD Schmulian	caught	5	14
D Cleaver	caught	60	112
AY Patel	bowled	2	10
JA Clarkson	caught	0	2
DAJ Bracewell	not out	59	93
BG Randell	caught	4	11
BM Tickner	not out	0	5
Extras	(lb 2, w 10, pen 5)
Total	256(8 wkts; 76 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
W O'Rourke	17	3	54	3	3.17
FW Sheat	14	3	36	2	2.57
ZGF Foulkes	16	3	49	1	3.06
SB Davey	8	0	38	0	4.75
AW McKenzie	9	1	33	1	3.66
MJG Rippon	12	1	39	1	3.25

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	6	Jack Boyle	Curtis Heaphy
2nd	63	Greg Hay	Jack Boyle
3rd	18	Brad Schmulian	Jack Boyle
4th	64	Dane Cleaver	Jack Boyle
5th	7	Dane Cleaver	Ajaz Patel
6th	9	Dane Cleaver	Josh Clarkson
7th	75	Doug Bracewell	Dane Cleaver
8th	13	Doug Bracewell	Brett Randell
9th	1	Doug Bracewell	Blair Tickner

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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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