Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dale Phillips	c †Frew b Sheat	1	9	10	0	0	11.11
Sean Solia (c)	c Boyle b Paul	24	45	69	4	0	53.33
Harrish Kannan	c Boyle b Davey	0	13	22	0	0	0.00
Bevon Jacobs	lbw b Davey	4	7	10	1	0	57.14
Cam Fletcher †	c †Frew b Paul	6	26	53	1	0	23.07
Lachlan Stackpole	c †Frew b Cameron	0	3	5	0	0	0.00
Simon Keene	c sub (SJG Janett) b Cameron	52	71	144	7	0	73.23
Jock McKenzie	b Paul	29	64	67	5	0	45.31
Ryan Harrison	c & b Sheat	13	42	42	2	0	30.95
Adithya Ashok	c †Frew b Sheat	1	7	9	0	0	14.28
Rohit Gulati	not out	0	2	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 6, w 1)	8
Total	48.1 Ov (RR: 2.86, 219 Mins)	138
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Dale Phillips, 2.2 ov), 2-11 (Harrish Kannan, 7.2 ov), 3-17 (Bevon Jacobs, 9.3 ov), 4-32 (Sean Solia, 14.5 ov), 5-33 (Lachlan Stackpole, 15.3 ov), 6-57 (Cam Fletcher, 20.1 ov), 7-109 (Jock McKenzie, 36.1 ov), 8-132 (Ryan Harrison, 45.5 ov), 9-138 (Adithya Ashok, 47.4 ov), 10-138 (Simon Keene, 48.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Fraser Sheat	13	5	14	3	1.07	68	1	0	0	0
2.2 to DN Phillips, . 4/1 45.5 to RD Harrison, . 132/8 47.4 to A Ashok, . 138/9
Sean Davey	12	2	27	2	2.25	59	3	0	1	0
7.2 to H Kannan, . 11/2 9.3 to BJ Jacobs, . 17/3
Cameron Paul	13	3	47	3	3.61	59	9	0	0	0
14.5 to SM Solia, . 32/4 20.1 to CD Fletcher, . 57/6 36.1 to J McKenzie, . 109/7
Callum Cameron	9.1	0	43	2	4.69	34	7	0	0	0
15.3 to LN Stackpole, . 33/5 48.1 to S Keene, . 138/10
Ish Sodhi	1	1	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	0	0

Canterbury 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chad Bowes	b Keene	5	7	8	1	0	71.42
Rhys Mariu	c †Fletcher b Harrison	147	177	238	21	2	83.05
Henry Nicholls (c)	c Keene b McKenzie	226	314	474	23	2	71.97
Cole McConchie	c Keene b Harrison	7	20	23	1	0	35.00
Matthew Boyle	c Stackpole b Keene	15	21	25	3	0	71.42
Cameron Paul	c Phillips b McKenzie	25	63	74	1	1	39.68
Jesse Frew †	c †Fletcher b Harrison	36	61	87	5	1	59.01
Ish Sodhi	c Solia b Gulati	20	25	56	1	1	80.00
Sean Davey	not out	17	24	28	0	1	70.83
Fraser Sheat	not out	7	6	6	0	1	116.66
Extras	(b 6, lb 10, nb 4, w 9)	29
Total	119 Ov (RR: 4.48, 511 Mins)	534/8d
Did not bat: Callum Cameron
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Chad Bowes, 1.6 ov), 2-276 (Rhys Mariu, 56.2 ov), 3-288 (Cole McConchie, 60.6 ov), 4-312 (Matthew Boyle, 66.5 ov), 5-375 (Cameron Paul, 84.5 ov), 6-454 (Jesse Frew, 104.6 ov), 7-506 (Henry Nicholls, 112.2 ov), 8-525 (Ish Sodhi, 117.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jock McKenzie	26	2	114	2	4.38	106	16	1	2	2
84.5 to CB Paul, . 375/5 112.2 to HM Nicholls, . 506/7
Simon Keene	26	2	108	2	4.15	101	14	0	1	1
1.6 to CJ Bowes, . 5/1 66.5 to MWT Boyle, . 312/4
Ryan Harrison	21	1	91	3	4.33	83	9	1	2	0
56.2 to RA Mariu, . 276/2 60.6 to CE McConchie, . 288/3 104.6 to JJA Frew, . 454/6
Rohit Gulati	20	1	108	1	5.40	73	10	5	0	0
117.2 to IS Sodhi, . 525/8
Adithya Ashok	25	1	95	0	3.80	91	7	2	0	1
Harrish Kannan	1	0	2	0	2.00	4	0	0	0	0

Auckland 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dale Phillips	lbw b Davey	34	73	101	5	0	46.57
Sean Solia (c)	c Mariu b Davey	0	6	8	0	0	0.00
Harrish Kannan	c Sheat b Davey	0	3	6	0	0	0.00
Bevon Jacobs	c †Frew b Sheat	5	17	24	1	0	29.41
Ryan Harrison	c Cameron b Paul	12	74	108	1	0	16.21
Cam Fletcher †	c McConchie b Cameron	62	145	202	7	0	42.75
Lachlan Stackpole	c Nicholls b Paul	3	7	10	0	0	42.85
Simon Keene	c †Frew b Cameron	152	153	252	24	0	99.34
Jock McKenzie	c Bowes b McConchie	11	28	31	1	0	39.28
Adithya Ashok	c †Frew b Davey	19	109	134	2	0	17.43
Rohit Gulati	not out	10	31	60	0	0	32.25
Extras	(b 2, lb 7, nb 1, w 6)	16
Total	107.3 Ov (RR: 3.01, 469 Mins)	324
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Sean Solia, 1.6 ov), 2-8 (Harrish Kannan, 3.3 ov), 3-25 (Bevon Jacobs, 8.6 ov), 4-44 (Dale Phillips, 23.3 ov), 5-72 (Ryan Harrison, 33.3 ov), 6-80 (Lachlan Stackpole, 35.2 ov), 7-223 (Cam Fletcher, 69.2 ov), 8-243 (Jock McKenzie, 77.2 ov), 9-304 (Simon Keene, 94.3 ov), 10-324 (Adithya Ashok, 107.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Fraser Sheat	20	3	73	1	3.65	87	10	0	0	0
8.6 to BJ Jacobs, . 25/3
Sean Davey	19.3	9	41	4	2.10	101	6	0	1	0
1.6 to SM Solia, . 4/1 3.3 to H Kannan, . 8/2 23.3 to DN Phillips, . 44/4 107.3 to A Ashok, . 324/10
Cameron Paul	18	3	67	2	3.72	83	12	0	3	0
33.3 to RD Harrison, . 72/5 35.2 to LN Stackpole, . 80/6
Callum Cameron	16	2	54	2	3.37	70	7	0	2	0
69.2 to CD Fletcher, . 223/7 94.3 to S Keene, . 304/9
Ish Sodhi	20	5	39	0	1.95	96	3	0	0	0
Cole McConchie	14	2	41	1	2.92	59	3	0	0	1
77.2 to J McKenzie, . 243/8

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Close of Play

Sat, 13 Dec - day 1 - Canterbury 1st innings 229/1 (Rhys Mariu 122*, Henry Nicholls 87*, 45 ov)

Sun, 14 Dec - day 2 - Auckland 2nd innings 37/3 (Dale Phillips 28*, Ryan Harrison 2*, 20 ov)

Mon, 15 Dec - day 3 - Auckland 2nd innings 324 (107.3 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Auckland 1st innings
Auckland: 50 runs in 19.2 overs, 92 minutes, 4 extras
Lunch Auckland - 87/6 in 31.0 overs, SB Keene 30 (42), JJ McKenzie 18 (41)
Auckland: 100 runs in 34.3 overs, 155 minutes, 4 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls, 65 minutes, SB Keene 23 (32), JJ McKenzie 28 (62), 0 extras
SB Keene: 50 runs in 70 balls, 136 minutes (7x4)
Canterbury 1st innings
Canterbury: 50 runs in 9.1 overs, 38 minutes, 0 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls, 32 minutes, RA Mariu 41 (37), HM Nicholls 11 (9), 0 extras
Tea: Canterbury - 61/1 in 10.0 overs, RA Mariu 41 (42), HM Nicholls 15 (11)
RA Mariu: 50 runs in 52 balls, 51 minutes (10x4)
Canterbury: 100 runs in 17.0 overs, 72 minutes, 1 extra
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 95 balls, 67 minutes, RA Mariu 61 (62), HM Nicholls 40 (33), 1 extra
HM Nicholls: 50 runs in 49 balls, 85 minutes (7x4, 1x6)
Canterbury: 150 runs in 24.5 overs, 103 minutes, 5 extras
2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 139 balls, 96 minutes, RA Mariu 93 (87), HM Nicholls 52 (52), 5 extras
RA Mariu: 100 runs in 106 balls, 129 minutes (17x4)
Canterbury: 200 runs in 34.3 overs, 139 minutes, 10 extras
2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 212 balls, 142 minutes, RA Mariu 109 (112), HM Nicholls 81 (100), 10 extras
End of Day: Canterbury - 229/1 in 45.0 overs, RA Mariu 122 (138), HM Nicholls 87 (126)

Day 2

Canterbury: 250 runs in 48.1 overs, 238 minutes, 16 extras
2nd Wicket: 250 runs in 295 balls, 229 minutes, RA Mariu 138 (153), HM Nicholls 98 (142), 16 extras
HM Nicholls: 100 runs in 150 balls, 229 minutes (11x4, 1x6)
Canterbury: 300 runs in 63.3 overs, 272 minutes, 16 extras
HM Nicholls: 150 runs in 210 balls, 315 minutes (16x4, 1x6)
Canterbury: 350 runs in 77.1 overs, 327 minutes, 19 extras
Lunch (12:52 to 13:33): Canterbury - 359/4 in 78.0 overs, HM Nicholls 151 (212), CB Paul 15 (34)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls, 48 minutes, HM Nicholls 32 (36), CB Paul 17 (40), 1 extra
New Ball Taken: Canterbury - 362/4 after 80.0 overs, HM Nicholls 152 (214), CB Paul 17 (44), 19 extras
Canterbury: 400 runs in 92.3 overs, 397 minutes, 21 extras
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls, 60 minutes, HM Nicholls 25 (46), JJA Frew 23 (40), 2 extras
Canterbury: 450 runs in 104.2 overs, 445 minutes, 27 extras
Tea (15:40 to 16:01): Canterbury - 459/6 in 107.0 overs, HM Nicholls 193 (292), IS Sodhi 4 (5)
HM Nicholls: 200 runs in 298 balls, 455 minutes (20x4, 1x6)
End of 110 over bonus points: Canterbury 479/6 (Canterbury 4 batting points, Auckland Aces 2 bowling points)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls, 30 minutes, HM Nicholls 33 (24), IS Sodhi 16 (14), 1 extra
Canterbury: 500 runs in 111.2 overs, 479 minutes, 28 extras
Auckland 2nd innings:
End of Day (18:30): Auckland - 37/3 in 20.0 overs, DN Phillips 28 (62), RD Harrison 2 (32)

Day 3

Auckland: 50 runs in 25.0 overs, 110 minutes, 3 extras
Injury (11:43 to 11:47): Auckland - 81/6 in 35.3 overs, CD Fletcher 19 (32), SB Keene 0 (1)
Auckland: 100 runs in 39.3 overs, 180 minutes, 9 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls, 39 minutes, CD Fletcher 7 (24), SB Keene 42 (26), 2 extras
Auckland: 150 runs in 49.5 overs, 220 minutes, 10 extras
Lunch (12:50 to 13:31): Auckland - 151/6 in 52.0 overs, CD Fletcher 39 (96), SB Keene 48 (37)
SB Keene: 50 runs in 40 balls, 70 minutes (9x4)
7th Wicket: 100 runs in 138 balls, 95 minutes, CD Fletcher 29 (77), SB Keene 68 (61), 3 extras
CD Fletcher: 50 runs in 120 balls, 169 minutes (6x4)
Auckland: 200 runs in 63.1 overs, 272 minutes, 11 extras
Drinks (14:38 to 14:42): Auckland - 221/6 in 68.0 overs, CD Fletcher 62 (143), SB Keene 94 (86)
SB Keene: 100 runs in 105 balls, 168 minutes (16x4)
New Ball Taken: Auckland - 245/8 after 80.0 overs, SB Keene 105 (118), A Ashok 0 (10), 13 extras
Auckland: 250 runs in 83.0 overs, 357 minutes, 13 extras
Tea (15:42 to 16:01): Auckland - 251/8 in 83.0 overs, SB Keene 111 (129), A Ashok 0 (17)
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls, 69 minutes, SB Keene 41 (37), A Ashok 10 (60), 1 extra
SB Keene: 150 runs in 151 balls, 248 minutes (24x4)
Auckland: 300 runs in 93.5 overs, 406 minutes, 14 extras

Match Details

Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Toss	Canterbury, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2025/26
Hours of play (local time)	10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days	13,14,15 December 2025 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Callum Cameron
Umpires	Kim Cotton Neil Louw
Match Referee	Sue Morris
Points	Canterbury 20, Auckland 2

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Auckland Innings

Player Name		R	B
DN Phillips	lbw	34	73
SM Solia	caught	0	6
H Kannan	caught	0	3
BJ Jacobs	caught	5	17
RD Harrison	caught	12	74
CD Fletcher	caught	62	145
LN Stackpole	caught	3	7
S Keene	caught	152	153
J McKenzie	caught	11	28
A Ashok	caught	19	109
RK Gulati	not out	10	31
Extras	(b 2, lb 7, nb 1, w 6)
Total	324(10 wkts; 107.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
FW Sheat	20	3	73	1	3.65
SB Davey	19.3	9	41	4	2.1
CB Paul	18	3	67	2	3.72
CT Cameron	16	2	54	2	3.37
IS Sodhi	20	5	39	0	1.95
CE McConchie	14	2	41	1	2.92 (1 nb)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	4	Sean Solia	Dale Phillips
2nd	4	Dale Phillips	Harrish Kannan
3rd	17	Dale Phillips	Bevon Jacobs
4th	19	Dale Phillips	Ryan Harrison
5th	28	Cam Fletcher	Ryan Harrison
6th	8	Cam Fletcher	Lachlan Stackpole
7th	143	Cam Fletcher	Simon Keene
8th	20	Jock McKenzie	Simon Keene
9th	61	Adithya Ashok	Simon Keene
10th	20	Adithya Ashok	Rohit Gulati

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
AUCK	4	2	1	1	49
CANT	4	2	1	1	48
ND	4	2	1	1	47
CD	4	2	1	1	40
OTAGO	4	1	1	2	40
WELL	4	0	4	0	18

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