BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Thorn Parkes	c †Cleaver b Tickner	12	32	44	2	0	37.50
Jacob Cumming	c †Cleaver b Dudding	10	28	40	2	0	35.71
Dale Phillips	c †Cleaver b Tickner	144	210	320	22	1	68.57
Dean Foxcroft (c)	b Dudding	3	5	5	0	0	60.00
Jamal Todd	c Bruce b Clarkson	45	82	93	8	0	54.87
Luke Georgeson	c †Cleaver b Clark	7	34	50	1	0	20.58
Max Chu †	run out (Young/†Cleaver)	31	44	62	4	0	70.45
Ben Lockrose	c Patel b Clark	15	39	51	2	0	38.46
Travis Muller	c †Cleaver b Clark	2	8	7	0	0	25.00
Andrew Hazeldine	c sub (MB Rowe) b Dudding	34	27	39	5	1	125.92
Jacob Duffy	not out	0	1	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 3, nb 1, w 2)	6
TOTAL	84.5 Ov (RR: 3.64, 361 Mins)	309
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Jacob Cumming, 9.4 ov), 2-26 (Thorn Parkes, 10.2 ov), 3-29 (Dean Foxcroft, 11.1 ov), 4-105 (Jamal Todd, 33.3 ov), 5-145 (Luke Georgeson, 45.5 ov), 6-200 (Max Chu, 59.6 ov), 7-242 (Ben Lockrose, 72.6 ov), 8-246 (Travis Muller, 74.6 ov), 9-309 (Andrew Hazeldine, 83.5 ov), 10-309 (Dale Phillips, 84.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Blair Tickner	21.5	6	56	2	2.56	103	8	0	1	0
10.2 to TK Parkes, . 26/2 84.5 to DN Phillips, . 309/10
Liam Dudding	17	1	92	3	5.41	72	17	1	0	0
9.4 to JM Cumming, . 22/1 11.1 to D Foxcroft, . 29/3 83.5 to ATE Hazeldine, . 309/9
Josh Clarkson	15	2	44	1	2.93	72	8	0	1	1
33.3 to JT Todd, . 105/4
William Clark	14	2	54	3	3.85	59	8	0	0	0
45.5 to LI Georgeson, . 145/5 72.6 to BNJ Lockrose, . 242/7 74.6 to T Muller, . 246/8
Ajaz Patel	13	2	44	0	3.38	53	3	1	0	0
Brad Schmulian	4	0	16	0	4.00	17	2	0	0	0

Central Districts 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Will Young	lbw b Muller	90	113	187	11	1	79.64
Curtis Heaphy	c †Chu b Duffy	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
Greg Hay (c)	b Lockrose	179	434	612	16	0	41.24
Brad Schmulian	run out (Parkes)	58	78	113	7	1	74.35
Tom Bruce	c Gibson b Lockrose	32	35	33	4	0	91.42
Dane Cleaver †	c †Chu b Georgeson	11	51	65	0	0	21.56
Josh Clarkson	lbw b Muller	13	55	81	1	0	23.63
William Clark	lbw b Foxcroft	66	97	111	11	1	68.04
Blair Tickner	not out	46	90	115	4	2	51.11
Ajaz Patel	c †Chu b Hazeldine	51	68	87	3	2	75.00
Liam Dudding	lbw b Foxcroft	0	4	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 9, lb 9, nb 10, w 6)	34
TOTAL	169.3 Ov (RR: 3.42)	580
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Curtis Heaphy, 0.3 ov), 2-154 (Will Young, 41.2 ov), 3-264 (Brad Schmulian, 69.3 ov), 4-312 (Tom Bruce, 79.6 ov), 5-340 (Dane Cleaver, 94.6 ov), 6-373 (Josh Clarkson, 114.3 ov), 7-474 (William Clark, 140.4 ov), 8-484 (Greg Hay, 147.1 ov), 9-579 (Ajaz Patel, 168.4 ov), 10-580 (Liam Dudding, 169.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jacob Duffy	34	5	101	1	2.97	152	7	3	1	1
0.3 to CG Heaphy, . 1/1
Luke Georgeson	25	4	54	1	2.16	119	5	0	1	0
94.6 to D Cleaver, . 340/5
Travis Muller	22	5	55	2	2.50	104	6	0	1	1
41.2 to WA Young, . 154/2 114.3 to JA Clarkson, . 373/6
Andrew Hazeldine	19	2	116	1	6.10	74	17	1	2	8
168.4 to AY Patel, . 579/9
Ben Lockrose	44	3	163	2	3.70	169	15	3	0	0
79.6 to TC Bruce, . 312/4 147.1 to GR Hay, . 484/8
Dean Foxcroft	25.3	4	73	2	2.86	106	7	0	0	0
140.4 to W Clark, . 474/7 169.3 to LR Dudding, . 580/10

Otago 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Thorn Parkes	b Clark	40	93	127	4	0	43.01
Jacob Cumming	c Clarkson b Dudding	14	29	36	2	0	48.27
Dean Foxcroft (c)	b Clarkson	16	46	76	1	0	34.78
Travis Muller	lbw b Dudding	71	197	258	7	2	36.04
Jamal Todd	c †Cleaver b Dudding	10	41	60	2	0	24.39
Luke Georgeson	b Patel	1	7	12	0	0	14.28
Max Chu †	b Tickner	19	49	80	4	0	38.77
Jake Gibson	lbw b Dudding	35	49	65	4	1	71.42
Ben Lockrose	c Bruce b Dudding	0	4	3	0	0	0.00
Andrew Hazeldine	not out	6	12	25	0	0	50.00
Jacob Duffy	b Tickner	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 8, nb 5)	19
TOTAL	87.2 Ov (RR: 2.64, 375 Mins)	231
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Jacob Cumming, 8.6 ov), 2-72 (Dean Foxcroft, 25.6 ov), 3-78 (Thorn Parkes, 28.4 ov), 4-104 (Jamal Todd, 42.5 ov), 5-105 (Luke Georgeson, 45.5 ov), 6-170 (Max Chu, 65.2 ov), 7-225 (Jake Gibson, 82.2 ov), 8-225 (Ben Lockrose, 82.6 ov), 9-230 (Travis Muller, 86.5 ov), 10-231 (Jacob Duffy, 87.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Liam Dudding	18	5	32	5	1.77	90	3	0	0	0
8.6 to JM Cumming, . 22/1 42.5 to JT Todd, . 104/4 82.2 to JM Gibson, . 225/7 82.6 to BNJ Lockrose, . 225/8 86.5 to T Muller, . 230/9
Blair Tickner	24.2	8	57	2	2.34	118	7	0	0	3
65.2 to MW Chu, . 170/6 87.2 to JA Duffy, . 231/10
Ajaz Patel	22	6	70	1	3.18	102	4	3	0	0
45.5 to LI Georgeson, . 105/5
Josh Clarkson	8	2	26	1	3.25	40	5	0	0	0
25.6 to D Foxcroft, . 72/2
William Clark	7	2	21	1	3.00	36	3	0	0	2
28.4 to TK Parkes, . 78/3
Brad Schmulian	8	4	11	0	1.37	43	2	0	0	0

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Sun, 24 Mar - day 1 - Central D 1st innings 12/1 (Will Young 6*, Greg Hay 3*, 9 ov)

Mon, 25 Mar - day 2 - Central D 1st innings 361/5 (Greg Hay 137*, Josh Clarkson 9*, 105 ov)

Tue, 26 Mar - day 3 - Otago 2nd innings 78/3 (Travis Muller 0*, Jamal Todd 0*, 31 ov)

Wed, 27 Mar - day 4 - Otago 2nd innings 231 (87.2 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Otago 1st innings
Otago: 50 runs in 16.1 overs, 73 minutes, 1 extra
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 104 balls, 73 minutes, DN Phillips 24 (42), JT Todd 25 (62), 2 extras
Otago: 100 runs in 31.5 overs, 137 minutes, 2 extras
Lunch: Otago - 101/3 in 33.0 overs, DN Phillips 33 (55), JT Todd 41 (79)
DN Phillips: 50 runs in 85 balls, 140 minutes (9x4)
Otago: 150 runs in 47.0 overs, 201 minutes, 3 extras
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls, 58 minutes, DN Phillips 21 (36), MW Chu 29 (42), 0 extras
Otago: 200 runs in 59.4 overs, 255 minutes, 3 extras
Tea: Otago - 205/6 in 64.0 overs, DN Phillips 93 (148), BNJ Lockrose 0 (12)
DN Phillips: 100 runs in 157 balls, 241 minutes (16x4)
Otago: 250 runs in 76.1 overs, 320 minutes, 6 extras
New Ball Taken: Otago - 273/8 after 80.0 overs, DN Phillips 130 (197), ATE Hazeldine 12 (12), 6 extras
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls, 29 minutes, DN Phillips 20 (22), ATE Hazeldine 31 (19), 0 extras
Otago: 300 runs in 82.2 overs, 347 minutes, 6 extras
Central Districts 1st innings
End of Day: Central Districts - 12/1 in 9.0 overs, WA Young 6 (26), GR Hay 3 (26)

Day 2

Otagos substituted JM Gibson for DN Phillips (Concussion)
Break in Play (11:00 to 11:01): Central Districts - 39/1 in 15.2 overs, WA Young 26 (42), GR Hay 9 (48)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls, 76 minutes, WA Young 37 (50), GR Hay 9 (53), 4 extras
Central Districts: 50 runs in 17.4 overs, 78 minutes, 4 extras
WA Young: 50 runs in 72 balls, 106 minutes (7x4, 1x6)
Injury (11:55 to 12:00): Central Districts - 90/1 in 26.5 overs, WA Young 59 (75), GR Hay 25 (85)
Break in Play (12:03 to 12:03): Central Districts - 97/1 in 27.4 overs, WA Young 63 (77), GR Hay 28 (88)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 165 balls, 131 minutes, WA Young 66 (77), GR Hay 28 (88), 6 extras
Central Districts: 100 runs in 27.5 overs, 132 minutes, 6 extras
GR Hay: 50 runs in 120 balls, 171 minutes (6x4)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 38.2 overs, 176 minutes, 11 extras
2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 232 balls, 176 minutes, WA Young 87 (107), GR Hay 52 (125), 11 extras
Lunch (12:50 to 13:29): Central Districts - 151/1 in 39.0 overs, WA Young 88 (108), GR Hay 52 (125)
Injury (14:30 to 14:33): Central Districts - 199/2 in 53.0 overs, GR Hay 68 (177), BD Schmulian 25 (32)
Central Districts: 200 runs in 54.0 overs, 243 minutes, 16 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls, 58 minutes, GR Hay 15 (43), BD Schmulian 30 (39), 5 extras
Break in Play (14:57 to 14:57): Central Districts - 233/2 in 59.4 overs, GR Hay 81 (197), BD Schmulian 45 (53)
BD Schmulian: 50 runs in 55 balls, 81 minutes (7x4, 1x6)
Injury (15:04 to 15:05): Central Districts - 242/2 in 61.0 overs, GR Hay 83 (200), BD Schmulian 51 (59)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 64.1 overs, 284 minutes, 18 extras
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 156 balls, 103 minutes, GR Hay 39 (83), BD Schmulian 55 (73), 7 extras
GR Hay: 100 runs in 236 balls, 305 minutes (11x4)
Tea (15:41 to 16:00): Central Districts - 273/3 in 72.0 overs, GR Hay 100 (238), TC Bruce 7 (9)
Central Districts: 300 runs in 76.4 overs, 324 minutes, 18 extras
New Ball Taken: Central Districts - 312/4 after 80.0 overs, GR Hay 114 (260), D Cleaver 0 (0), 18 extras
Central Districts: 350 runs in 99.1 overs, 419 minutes, 23 extras
End of Day (18:11): Central Districts - 361/5 in 105.0 overs, GR Hay 137 (331), JA Clarkson 9 (29)

Day 3

End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 368/5 (Central Districts 4 batting points, Otago 2 bowling points)
Injury (11:16 to 11:17): Central Districts - 378/6 in 115.4 overs, GR Hay 146 (363), WJ Clark 0 (6)
GR Hay: 150 runs in 378 balls, 515 minutes (14x4)
Central Districts: 400 runs in 122.5 overs, 521 minutes, 28 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls, 64 minutes, GR Hay 12 (31), WJ Clark 34 (50), 5 extras
WJ Clark: 50 runs in 68 balls, 80 minutes (9x4, 1x6)
Central Districts: 450 runs in 134.0 overs, 569 minutes, 29 extras
Lunch (12:50 to 13:30): Central Districts - 462/6 in 137.0 overs, GR Hay 170 (412), WJ Clark 59 (85)
7th Wicket: 100 runs in 151 balls, 108 minutes, GR Hay 28 (58), WJ Clark 66 (93), 6 extras
Central Districts: 500 runs in 150.3 overs, 627 minutes, 30 extras
New Ball Taken: Central Districts - 530/8 after 160.0 overs, BM Tickner 28 (65), AY Patel 23 (39), 30 extras
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls, 45 minutes, BM Tickner 24 (41), AY Patel 26 (41), 0 extras
Central Districts: 550 runs in 163.2 overs, 671 minutes, 31 extras
Injury (15:10 to 15:13): Central Districts - 562/8 in 165.2 overs, BM Tickner 35 (77), AY Patel 47 (59)
AY Patel: 50 runs in 62 balls, 75 minutes (3x4, 2x6)
Otago 2nd innings:
Tea (15:36 to 15:55): Otago - 0/0
Otago: 50 runs in 17.2 overs, 71 minutes, 7 extras
Injury (17:17 to 17:21): Otago - 55/1 in 19.5 overs, TK Parkes 24 (59), D Foxcroft 10 (32)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls, 76 minutes, TK Parkes 29 (57), D Foxcroft 16 (45), 5 extras
End of Day (18:15): Otago - 78/3 in 31.0 overs, T Muller 0 (12), JT Todd 0 (8)

Day 4

Otago: 100 runs in 41.5 overs, 184 minutes, 8 extras
Otago: 150 runs in 57.4 overs, 252 minutes, 11 extras
T Muller: 50 runs in 110 balls, 141 minutes (6x4, 2x6)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls, 54 minutes, T Muller 36 (49), MW Chu 12 (28), 3 extras
Lunch (12:51 to 13:31): Otago - 170/6 in 65.2 overs, T Muller 53 (130), JM Gibson 0 (0)
Otago: 200 runs in 73.4 overs, 314 minutes, 19 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls, 53 minutes, T Muller 16 (44), JM Gibson 34 (46), 2 extras
New Ball Taken: Otago - 222/6 after 80.0 overs, T Muller 69 (174), JM Gibson 34 (46), 19 extras
Injury (14:53 to 14:56): Otago - 229/8 in 85.3 overs, T Muller 71 (193), ATE Hazeldine 4 (7)
LR Dudding: 5 wickets (17.5-5-32-5)

MATCH DETAILS

McLean Park, Napier
Toss	Central Districts, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2023/24
Match days	24,25,26,27 March 2024 - day (4-day match)
OTAGO Player Replacement	Substitute: Jake Gibson in, Dale Phillips out (2nd innings, 9.1 ov)
Umpires	Damian Morrow Derek Walker
Match Referee	G Stretch
Points	Central Districts 20, Otago 5

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Otago Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
TK Parkes	bowled	40	93
JM Cumming	caught	14	29
D Foxcroft	bowled	16	46
T Muller	lbw	71	197
JT Todd	caught	10	41
LI Georgeson	bowled	1	7
MW Chu	bowled	19	49
JM Gibson	lbw	35	49
BNJ Lockrose	caught	0	4
ATE Hazeldine	not out	6	12
JA Duffy	bowled	0	2
Extras	(b 6, lb 8, nb 5)
Total	231(10 wkts; 87.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
LR Dudding	18	5	32	5	1.77
BM Tickner	24.2	8	57	2	2.34 (3 nb)
AY Patel	22	6	70	1	3.18
JA Clarkson	8	2	26	1	3.25
W Clark	7	2	21	1	3 (2 nb)
BD Schmulian	8	4	11	0	1.37

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	22	Jacob Cumming	Thorn Parkes
2nd	50	Dean Foxcroft	Thorn Parkes
3rd	6	Travis Muller	Thorn Parkes
4th	26	Travis Muller	Jamal Todd
5th	1	Travis Muller	Luke Georgeson
6th	65	Travis Muller	Max Chu
7th	55	Travis Muller	Jake Gibson
8th	0	Travis Muller	Ben Lockrose
9th	5	Travis Muller	Andrew Hazeldine
10th	1	Jacob Duffy	Andrew Hazeldine

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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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