Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	c †Pomare b Hampton	39	120	152	3	1	32.50
Lachlan Stackpole	c †Pomare b Kuggeleijn	42	73	129	7	0	57.53
Siddhesh Dixit	b Raval	74	150	188	9	0	49.33
Nathan Robinson	c †Pomare b Hampton	1	11	18	0	0	9.09
Jock McKenzie	c †Pomare b Gulati	5	26	43	0	0	19.23
Cam Fletcher (c)†	c Bharat Popli b Raval	33	88	108	4	0	37.50
Simon Keene	b Gulati	65	103	157	4	3	63.10
Adithya Ashok	c Hampton b Raval	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Louis Delport	c Hampton b Kuggeleijn	28	65	100	4	0	43.07
Angus Olliver	c †Pomare b Hampton	11	19	23	1	1	57.89
Matt Gibson	not out	3	10	22	0	0	30.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 14, nb 4, w 4)	28
Total	110.3 Ov (RR: 2.97, 475 Mins)	329
Fall of wickets: 1-82 (Lachlan Stackpole, 30.3 ov), 2-94 (William O'Donnell, 35.3 ov), 3-99 (Nathan Robinson, 39.6 ov), 4-129 (Jock McKenzie, 49.2 ov), 5-208 (Siddhesh Dixit, 76.5 ov), 6-211 (Cam Fletcher, 78.3 ov), 7-211 (Adithya Ashok, 78.5 ov), 8-274 (Louis Delport, 100.5 ov), 9-299 (Angus Olliver, 105.3 ov), 10-329 (Simon Keene, 110.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Scott Kuggeleijn	23	5	71	2	3.08	-	-	-	1	1
Kristian Clarke	18	2	59	0	3.27	-	-	-	1	0
Brett Hampton	22	6	48	3	2.18	-	-	-	0	3
Joshua Brown	13	2	44	0	3.38	-	-	-	2	0
Rohit Gulati	24.3	5	61	2	2.48	-	-	-	0	0
Henry Cooper	5	0	14	0	2.80	-	-	-	0	0
Jeet Raval	5	1	12	3	2.40	-	-	-	0	0

Northern Districts 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval (c)	st †Fletcher b Ashok	63	108	163	10	0	58.33
Henry Cooper	c O'Donnell b Delport	148	229	300	13	4	64.62
Bharat Popli	c Keene b Olliver	89	151	228	9	1	58.94
Kristian Clarke	b McKenzie	23	49	50	3	0	46.93
Joe Carter	lbw b Delport	0	5	6	0	0	0.00
Robert O'Donnell	c Stackpole b Ashok	20	32	72	1	1	62.50
Brett Hampton	c O'Donnell b Ashok	33	26	41	2	3	126.92
Ben Pomare †	not out	30	27	40	1	2	111.11
Scott Kuggeleijn	b Ashok	1	2	7	0	0	50.00
Joshua Brown	c Stackpole b Ashok	23	23	23	2	0	100.00
Rohit Gulati	c Robinson b Ashok	9	6	5	2	0	150.00
Extras	(lb 7, nb 8, w 1)	16
Total	108.2 Ov (RR: 4.20, 472 Mins)	455
Fall of wickets: 1-140 (Jeet Raval, 37.5 ov), 2-271 (Henry Cooper, 71.1 ov), 3-308 (Kristian Clarke, 84.2 ov), 4-309 (Joe Carter, 85.4 ov), 5-346 (Bharat Popli, 91.6 ov), 6-388 (Robert O'Donnell, 98.3 ov), 7-389 (Brett Hampton, 98.6 ov), 8-391 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 100.3 ov), 9-445 (Joshua Brown, 106.6 ov), 10-455 (Rohit Gulati, 108.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Angus Olliver	17	1	99	1	5.82	-	-	-	1	8
Matt Gibson	9	1	32	0	3.55	-	-	-	0	0
Simon Keene	11	2	57	0	5.18	-	-	-	0	0
Adithya Ashok	25.2	1	110	6	4.34	-	-	-	0	0
Jock McKenzie	12	2	30	1	2.50	-	-	-	0	0
Louis Delport	28	5	100	2	3.57	-	-	-	0	0
Siddhesh Dixit	5	0	19	0	3.80	-	-	-	0	0
William O'Donnell	1	0	1	0	1.00	-	-	-	0	0

Auckland 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	c & b Raval	36	90	127	6	0	40.00
Lachlan Stackpole	c Bharat Popli b Kuggeleijn	3	14	19	0	0	21.42
Siddhesh Dixit	c †Pomare b Hampton	10	11	21	1	0	90.90
Nathan Robinson	c †Pomare b Brown	39	61	72	8	0	63.93
Jock McKenzie	lbw b Cooper	22	80	90	2	0	27.50
Cam Fletcher (c)†	not out	132	289	459	12	3	45.67
Simon Keene	b Raval	3	20	17	0	0	15.00
Adithya Ashok	c & b Raval	41	184	206	1	3	22.28
Louis Delport	c Raval b Gulati	43	102	117	5	2	42.15
Angus Olliver	c †Pomare b Raval	6	23	19	1	0	26.08
Matt Gibson	lbw b Raval	1	10	18	0	0	10.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 9, nb 7, w 6)	28
Total	146.1 Ov (RR: 2.49, 587 Mins)	364
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Lachlan Stackpole, 4.5 ov), 2-40 (Siddhesh Dixit, 9.1 ov), 3-92 (Nathan Robinson, 27.4 ov), 4-93 (William O'Donnell, 31.1 ov), 5-133 (Jock McKenzie, 52.2 ov), 6-140 (Simon Keene, 57.1 ov), 7-261 (Adithya Ashok, 106.6 ov), 8-349 (Louis Delport, 135.5 ov), 9-358 (Angus Olliver, 140.5 ov), 10-364 (Matt Gibson, 146.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Scott Kuggeleijn	20	7	38	1	1.90	-	-	-	1	0
Kristian Clarke	13	2	43	0	3.30	-	-	-	1	2
Brett Hampton	20	5	42	1	2.10	-	-	-	1	2
Rohit Gulati	37	14	93	1	2.51	-	-	-	0	2
Joshua Brown	13	0	40	1	3.07	-	-	-	3	1
Jeet Raval	18.1	6	43	5	2.36	-	-	-	0	0
Henry Cooper	25	5	50	1	2.00	-	-	-	0	0

Northern Districts 2nd Innings (T: 239 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Henry Cooper	c Stackpole b McKenzie	19	10	10	2	1	190.00
Jeet Raval (c)	not out	16	14	26	1	0	114.28
Brett Hampton	not out	9	12	15	0	0	75.00
Extras	(lb 2)	2
Total	6 Ov (RR: 7.66, 26 Mins)	46/1
Did not bat: Joe Carter, Robert O'Donnell, Bharat Popli, Ben Pomare †, Scott Kuggeleijn, Kristian Clarke, Joshua Brown, Rohit Gulati
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Henry Cooper, 2.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jock McKenzie	3	0	29	1	9.66	-	-	-	0	0
Matt Gibson	3	0	15	0	5.00	-	-	-	0	0

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Close of Play

Thu, 13 Mar - day 1 - Auckland 1st innings 265/7 (Simon Keene 26*, Louis Delport 28*, 96 ov)

Fri, 14 Mar - day 2 - Northern Dis 1st innings 288/2 (Bharat Popli 60*, Kristian Clarke 8*, 79 ov)

Sat, 15 Mar - day 3 - Auckland 2nd innings 154/6 (Cam Fletcher 30*, Adithya Ashok 3*, 66 ov)

Sun, 16 Mar - day 4 - Northern Dis 2nd innings 46/1 (6 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Auckland 1st innings
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls, 78 minutes, WT O'Donnell 24 (64), LN Stackpole 28 (50), 1 extra
Auckland: 50 runs in 19.0 overs, 78 minutes, 1 extra
Replacement Ball: Auckland - 67/0 after 25.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 29 (86), LN Stackpole 37 (64), 1 extra
Lunch: Auckland - 88/1 in 33.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 37 (113), SH Dixit 4 (12)
Auckland: 100 runs in 40.1 overs, 174 minutes, 6 extras
Auckland: 150 runs in 60.3 overs, 258 minutes, 11 extras
SH Dixit: 50 runs in 109 balls, 137 minutes (9x4)
Tea: Auckland - 166/4 in 65.0 overs, SH Dixit 58 (116), CD Fletcher 10 (45)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 115 balls, 70 minutes, SH Dixit 30 (57), CD Fletcher 18 (58), 2 extras
Auckland: 200 runs in 74.3 overs, 307 minutes, 12 extras
New Ball Taken: Auckland - 215/7 after 81.0 overs, SB Keene 4 (8), LJ Delport 2 (9), 15 extras
Auckland: 250 runs in 88.2 overs, 370 minutes, 15 extras
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls, 60 minutes, SB Keene 23 (44), LJ Delport 27 (39), 0 extras
End of Day: Auckland - 265/7 in 96.0 overs, SB Keene 26 (59), LJ Delport 28 (50)

Day 2

Injury (10:51 to 10:52): Auckland - 273/7 in 100.1 overs, SB Keene 27 (71), LJ Delport 28 (64) - concussion check for SB Keene after being struck on the helmet
Auckland: 300 runs in 106.2 overs, 475 minutes, 28 extras
SB Keene: 50 runs in 94 balls, 157 minutes (4x4, 1x6)
End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland 323/9 (Auckland Aces 3 batting points, Northern Districts 4 bowling points)
Northern Districts 1st innings:
Injury (12:18 to 12:20): Northern Districts - 17/0 in 5.0 overs, JA Raval 9 (20), HR Cooper 7 (11)
Lunch (12:51 to 13:31): Northern Districts - 44/0 in 12.0 overs, JA Raval 17 (38), HR Cooper 26 (35)
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls, 62 minutes, JA Raval 17 (38), HR Cooper 31 (45), 2 extras
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 13.3 overs, 62 minutes, 2 extras
Break in Play (13:40 to 13:43): Northern Districts - 57/0 in 14.1 overs, JA Raval 17 (39), HR Cooper 38 (48)
Replacement Ball: Northern Districts - 57/0 after 14.1 overs, JA Raval 17 (39), HR Cooper 38 (48), 2 extras
HR Cooper: 50 runs in 65 balls, 88 minutes (6x4, 1x6)
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 138 balls, 104 minutes, JA Raval 36 (64), HR Cooper 59 (74), 5 extras
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 22.3 overs, 104 minutes, 5 extras
JA Raval: 50 runs in 93 balls, 144 minutes (8x4)
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 41.1 overs, 180 minutes, 6 extras
Tea (15:41 to 16:01): Northern Districts - 157/1 in 43.0 overs, HR Cooper 86 (146), B Popli 1 (9)
HR Cooper: 100 runs in 163 balls, 206 minutes (9x4, 3x6)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls, 56 minutes, HR Cooper 30 (49), B Popli 16 (33), 4 extras
Northern Districts: 200 runs in 53.1 overs, 228 minutes, 9 extras
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 162 balls, 106 minutes, HR Cooper 63 (90), B Popli 36 (72), 4 extras
Northern Districts: 250 runs in 65.4 overs, 275 minutes, 9 extras
B Popli: 50 runs in 94 balls, 130 minutes (4x4)
End of Day (18:27): Northern Districts - 288/2 in 79.0 overs, B Popli 60 (112), KDC Clarke 8 (31)

Day 3

Northern Districts: 300 runs in 82.5 overs, 345 minutes, 10 extras
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 303/2 after 83.4 overs, B Popli 64 (126), KDC Clarke 18 (45), 10 extras
Injury (11:18 to 11:21): Northern Districts - 335/4 in 90.2 overs, B Popli 80 (141), RR O'Donnell 11 (16)
Northern Districts: 350 runs in 92.2 overs, 395 minutes, 12 extras
Break in Play (11:55 to 11:59): Northern Districts - 379/5 in 96.2 overs, RR O'Donnell 19 (26), BR Hampton 25 (18)
Replacement Ball: Northern Districts - 379/5 after 96.2 overs, RR O'Donnell 19 (26), BR Hampton 25 (18), 12 extras
Northern Districts: 400 runs in 102.5 overs, 451 minutes, 16 extras
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls, 20 minutes, BJ Pomare 25 (14), JH Brown 22 (21), 4 extras
A Ashok: 5 wickets (25-1-110-5)
Northern Districts: 450 runs in 107.3 overs, 472 minutes, 16 extras
Lunch (12:50 to 13:29): Northern Districts - 455/10 in 108.2 overs, BJ Pomare 30 (27), RK Gulati 9 (6)
End of 110 over bonus points: Northern Districts 455 (108.2) (Northern Districts 4 batting points, Auckland 4 bowling points)
Auckland 2nd innings:
Auckland: 50 runs in 13.0 overs, 59 minutes, 4 extras
Injury (15:07 to 15:10): Auckland - 83/2 in 23.4 overs, WT O'Donnell 34 (71), NAJ Robinson 32 (46)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls, 68 minutes, WT O'Donnell 7 (45), NAJ Robinson 39 (58), 4 extras
Tea (15:40 to 16:00): Auckland - 95/4 in 32.0 overs, JJ McKenzie 1 (11), CD Fletcher 0 (5)
Injury (16:03 to 16:05): Auckland - 95/4 in 32.5 overs, JJ McKenzie 1 (16), CD Fletcher 0 (5) - concussion check for JJ McKenzie after being struck on the helmet
Auckland: 100 runs in 33.5 overs, 139 minutes, 6 extras
Auckland: 150 runs in 60.4 overs, 240 minutes, 8 extras
End of Day (18:08): Auckland - 154/6 in 66.0 overs, CD Fletcher 30 (92), A Ashok 3 (28)

Day 4

New Ball Taken: Auckland - 182/6 after 82.0 overs, CD Fletcher 45 (126), A Ashok 7 (92), 17 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 179 balls, 206 minutes, CD Fletcher 28 (66), A Ashok 11 (113), 11 extras
CD Fletcher: 50 runs in 136 balls, 303 minutes (1x4, 2x6)
Auckland : 200 runs in 90.2 overs, 430 minutes, 19 extras
Break in Play (12:10 to 12:11): Auckland - 201/6 in 90.2 overs, CD Fletcher 50 (139), A Ashok 19 (130)
Break in Play (12:13 to 12:15): Auckland - 201/6 in 91.0 overs, CD Fletcher 50 (139), A Ashok 19 (134) - pitch repaired
Lunch (12:54 to 13:34): Auckland - 234/6 in 100.0 overs, CD Fletcher 69 (163), A Ashok 31 (165)
7th Wicket: 100 runs in 276 balls, 206 minutes, CD Fletcher 55 (105), A Ashok 31 (171), 17 extras
Auckland : 250 runs in 105.2 overs, 430 minutes, 25 extras
CD Fletcher: 100 runs in 216 balls, 356 minutes (9x4, 2x6)
Auckland : 300 runs in 121.1 overs, 488 minutes, 25 extras
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls, 61 minutes, CD Fletcher 27 (35), LJ Delport 23 (53), 1 extra
Tea (15:44 to 16:04): Auckland - 340/7 in 131.0 overs, CD Fletcher 123 (247), LJ Delport 35 (86)
Auckland : 350 runs in 136.1 overs, 551 minutes, 28 extras
JA Raval: 5 wickets (18.1-6-43-5)
Play Called Off (17:37): Northern Districts Men - 46/1 in 6.0 overs, JA Raval 16 (14), BR Hampton 9 (12)

Match Details

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Toss	Northern Districts, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2024/25
Match days	13,14,15,16 March 2025 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Nathan Robinson Rohit Gulati
Umpires	Brad Wilson Greg Pennell
Match Referee	Sue Morris
Points	Auckland 7, Northern Districts 7

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Northern Dis Innings

Player Name		R	B
HR Cooper	caught	19	10
JA Raval	not out	16	14
BR Hampton	not out	9	12
Extras	(lb 2)
Total	46(1 wkt; 6 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
J McKenzie	3	0	29	1	9.66
MJ Gibson	3	0	15	0	5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	24	Jeet Raval	Henry Cooper
2nd	22	Jeet Raval	Brett Hampton

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
ND	8	5	0	3	109
WELL	8	4	3	1	100
CANT	8	3	4	1	86
CD	8	3	3	2	79
OTAGO	8	1	4	3	54
AUCK	8	1	3	4	51

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