Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brad Schmulian	c †Frew b Sheat	7	28	41	0	0	25.00
Curtis Heaphy	c Nicholls b McKenzie	0	12	22	0	0	0.00
Will Young	c †Frew b Sheat	1	6	5	0	0	16.66
Tom Bruce (c)	c Paul b Rae	14	26	35	2	0	53.84
Dane Cleaver †	c Boyle b Paul	14	21	36	3	0	66.66
Josh Clarkson	b Rae	30	48	81	4	0	62.50
William Clark	b Rae	0	3	13	0	0	0.00
Jayden Lennox	c Latham b Rae	1	13	13	0	0	7.69
Toby Findlay	not out	18	33	53	1	0	54.54
Tyler Annand	c †Frew b Rae	13	10	9	3	0	130.00
Raymond Toole	c †Frew b Rae	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 8, lb 4, w 1)	13
Total	33.5 Ov (RR: 3.28, 158 Mins)	111
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Curtis Heaphy, 5.1 ov), 2-5 (Will Young, 6.1 ov), 3-8 (Brad Schmulian, 8.6 ov), 4-32 (Tom Bruce, 13.5 ov), 5-53 (Dane Cleaver, 16.5 ov), 6-66 (William Clark, 19.2 ov), 7-68 (Jayden Lennox, 21.6 ov), 8-95 (Josh Clarkson, 31.3 ov), 9-111 (Tyler Annand, 33.2 ov), 10-111 (Raymond Toole, 33.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Fraser Sheat	13	6	17	2	1.30	-	-	-	0
Angus McKenzie	9	1	30	1	3.33	-	-	-	0
Michael Rae	8.5	0	31	6	3.50	-	-	-	0
Cameron Paul	3	0	21	1	7.00	-	-	-	1

Canterbury 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Latham	c Findlay b Toole	31	66	100	4	0	46.96
Chad Bowes	c †Cleaver b Annand	0	3	6	0	0	0.00
Rhys Mariu	c †Cleaver b Clark	44	82	105	7	0	53.65
Henry Nicholls	c Toole b Clark	67	118	183	6	0	56.77
Cole McConchie (c)	c Findlay b Annand	109	152	206	11	1	71.71
Matthew Boyle	b Clarkson	76	78	126	6	5	97.43
Cameron Paul	c & b Lennox	6	11	14	0	0	54.54
Jesse Frew †	c †Cleaver b Toole	14	27	33	2	0	51.85
Angus McKenzie	not out	37	62	92	5	0	59.67
Fraser Sheat	c †Cleaver b Lennox	17	25	35	3	0	68.00
Michael Rae	c & b Lennox	4	4	14	1	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 15, nb 1, w 2)	18
Total	104.3 Ov (RR: 4.04, 459 Mins)	423
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Chad Bowes, 1.3 ov), 2-69 (Tom Latham, 23.6 ov), 3-83 (Rhys Mariu, 26.5 ov), 4-240 (Henry Nicholls, 66.2 ov), 5-280 (Cole McConchie, 73.3 ov), 6-299 (Cameron Paul, 76.3 ov), 7-338 (Jesse Frew, 85.3 ov), 8-375 (Matthew Boyle, 95.3 ov), 9-417 (Fraser Sheat, 102.6 ov), 10-423 (Michael Rae, 104.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Raymond Toole	22	3	72	2	3.27	-	-	-	0	0
Tyler Annand	15	2	84	2	5.60	-	-	-	1	1
Josh Clarkson	22	2	73	1	3.31	-	-	-	1	0
Toby Findlay	20	1	82	0	4.10	-	-	-	0	0
William Clark	11	1	39	2	3.54	-	-	-	0	0
Jayden Lennox	12.3	0	51	3	4.08	-	-	-	0	0
Brad Schmulian	2	0	7	0	3.50	-	-	-	0	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Curtis Heaphy	c †Frew b Paul	19	78	100	1	0	24.35
Brad Schmulian	c †Frew b McKenzie	26	67	103	4	0	38.80
Will Young	c †Frew b Sheat	55	105	139	7	0	52.38
Tom Bruce (c)	c †Frew b Paul	0	6	10	0	0	0.00
Dane Cleaver †	b McKenzie	18	91	146	2	0	19.78
Josh Clarkson	c Nicholls b Paul	12	19	30	3	0	63.15
William Clark	not out	18	60	78	1	0	30.00
Jayden Lennox	c Bowes b McConchie	8	20	47	1	0	40.00
Toby Findlay	c †Frew b Paul	11	16	13	1	1	68.75
Tyler Annand	c Nicholls b Paul	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Raymond Toole	c Mariu b McConchie	1	4	4	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, nb 2, w 3)	12
Total	77.3 Ov (RR: 2.32)	180
Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Curtis Heaphy, 23.6 ov), 2-48 (Brad Schmulian, 24.1 ov), 3-58 (Tom Bruce, 25.6 ov), 4-118 (Will Young, 55.2 ov), 5-124 (Dane Cleaver, 59.3 ov), 6-136 (Josh Clarkson, 62.1 ov), 7-162 (Jayden Lennox, 73.2 ov), 8-179 (Toby Findlay, 76.3 ov), 9-179 (Tyler Annand, 76.4 ov), 10-180 (Raymond Toole, 77.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Fraser Sheat	20	10	34	1	1.70	-	-	-	0	0
Angus McKenzie	19	8	29	2	1.52	-	-	-	0	0
Michael Rae	20	6	38	0	1.90	-	-	-	0	0
Cameron Paul	15	2	60	5	4.00	-	-	-	3	2
Cole McConchie	3.3	0	12	2	3.42	-	-	-	0	0

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Close of Play

Fri, 21 Mar - day 1 - Canterbury 1st innings 212/3 (Henry Nicholls 59*, Cole McConchie 73*, 59 ov)

Sat, 22 Mar - day 2 - Central D 2nd innings 115/3 (Will Young 53*, Dane Cleaver 12*, 47 ov)

Sun, 23 Mar - day 3 - Central D 2nd innings 180 (77.3 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Central Districts 1st innings:
Central Districts: 50 runs in 16.2 overs, 75 minutes, 10 extras
Lunch (12:52 to 13:32): Central Districts - 92/7 in 31.0 overs, JA Clarkson 30 (47), TA Findlay 12 (30)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 32.1 overs, 148 minutes, 13 extras
MD Rae: 5 wickets (8.2-0-31-5)
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 111 (33.5) (Central Stags 0 batting points, Canterbury 4 bowling points)
Canterbury 1st innings:
Canterbury: 50 runs in 14.5 overs, 61 minutes, 1 extra
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls, 62 minutes, TWM Latham 18 (38), RA Mariu 31 (54), 1 extra
Tea (15:39 to 15:58): Canterbury - 69/2 in 24.0 overs, RA Mariu 37 (75), HM Nicholls 0 (0)
Canterbury: 100 runs in 31.4 overs, 133 minutes, 3 extras
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls, 58 minutes, HM Nicholls 23 (43), CE McConchie 26 (41), 2 extras
Injury (17:23 to 17:24): Canterbury - 146/3 in 43.5 overs, HM Nicholls 35 (58), CE McConchie 33 (54)
Canterbury: 150 runs in 44.5 overs, 189 minutes, 3 extras
CE McConchie: 50 runs in 78 balls, 102 minutes (5x4, 1x6)
HM Nicholls: 50 runs in 79 balls, 116 minutes (4x4)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 149 balls, 105 minutes, HM Nicholls 43 (69), CE McConchie 54 (80), 3 extras
Injury (18:05 to 18:08): Canterbury - 197/3 in 53.5 overs, HM Nicholls 57 (86), CE McConchie 60 (87)
Canterbury: 200 runs in 54.2 overs, 231 minutes, 5 extras
End of Day (18:30): Canterbury - 212/3 in 59.0 overs, HM Nicholls 59 (98), CE McConchie 73 (106)

Day 2

4th Wicket: 150 runs in 225 balls, 161 minutes, HM Nicholls 57 (103), CE McConchie 89 (122), 4 extras
CE McConchie: 100 runs in 144 balls, 185 minutes (10x4, 1x6)
Canterbury: 250 runs in 69.2 overs, 298 minutes, 5 extras
Canterbury: 300 runs in 77.3 overs, 337 minutes, 5 extras
New Ball Taken: Canterbury - 315/6 after 81.0 overs, MWT Boyle 43 (39), JJA Frew 10 (16), 5 extras
MWT Boyle: 50 runs in 50 balls, 72 minutes (3x4, 5x6)
Canterbury: 350 runs in 88.4 overs, 382 minutes, 9 extras
Lunch): Canterbury - 362/7 in 92.0 overs, MWT Boyle 71 (68), AW McKenzie 11 (26)
Canterbury: 400 runs in 100.1 overs, 432 minutes, 18 extras
Central Districts 2nd innings
Tea: Central Districts - 20/0 in 13.0 overs, CG Heaphy 11 (45), BD Schmulian 8 (33)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 25.1 overs, 109 minutes, 3 extras
Central Districts: 100 runs in 44.1 overs, 193 minutes, 5 extras
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 116 balls, 83 minutes, WA Young 37 (70), D Cleaver 12 (46), 1 extra
WA Young: 50 runs in 80 balls, 98 minutes (7x4)
End of Day: Central Districts - 115/3 in 47.0 overs, WA Young 53 (85), D Cleaver 12 (47)

Day 3

Central Districts: 150 runs in 69.1 overs, 301 minutes, 6 extras
CB Paul: 5 wickets (14.4-2-59-5)

Match Details

Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Toss	Canterbury, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2024/25
Match days	21,22,23 March 2025 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Greg Pennell Kannan Jagannathan
Match Referee	Trudy Anderson
Points	Canterbury 20, Central Districts 4

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Central D Innings

Player Name		R	B
CG Heaphy	caught	19	78
BD Schmulian	caught	26	67
WA Young	caught	55	105
TC Bruce	caught	0	6
D Cleaver	bowled	18	91
JA Clarkson	caught	12	19
W Clark	not out	18	60
JR Lennox	caught	8	20
TA Findlay	caught	11	16
TM Annand	caught	0	1
RL Toole	caught	1	4
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, nb 2, w 3)
Total	180(10 wkts; 77.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
FW Sheat	20	10	34	1	1.7
AW McKenzie	19	8	29	2	1.52
MD Rae	20	6	38	0	1.9
CB Paul	15	2	60	5	4 (2 nb)
CE McConchie	3.3	0	12	2	3.42

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	48	Brad Schmulian	Curtis Heaphy
2nd	0	Will Young	Brad Schmulian
3rd	10	Will Young	Tom Bruce
4th	60	Dane Cleaver	Will Young
5th	6	Dane Cleaver	Josh Clarkson
6th	12	Josh Clarkson	William Clark
7th	26	William Clark	Jayden Lennox
8th	17	William Clark	Toby Findlay
9th	0	William Clark	Tyler Annand
10th	1	William Clark	Raymond Toole

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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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