Auckland vs Central D, 1st Match at Palmerston North, Plunket Shield, Nov 18 2025 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

1st Match, Palmerston North, November 18 - 20, 2025, Plunket Shield

Auckland

406

Central Districts

(fo) 191 & 154

Auckland won by an innings and 61 runs

Auckland 1st Innings

Central D 1st Innings

Central D 2nd Innings (Following on)

Match Flow

Info

Auckland 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dale Phillips	c Bruce b Toole	17	26	33	4	0	65.38
Sean Solia (c)	c Toole b Clarkson	15	34	50	2	0	44.11
Harrish Kannan	c Patel b Clark	38	126	165	3	0	30.15
Bevon Jacobs	c Patel b Lennox	94	115	174	14	0	81.73
Cam Fletcher †	lbw b Clarkson	44	119	163	3	2	36.97
Lachlan Stackpole	c Clark b Annand	148	112	146	11	9	132.14
Simon Keene	lbw b Patel	15	34	33	1	0	44.11
Jock McKenzie	b Toole	6	19	40	1	0	31.57
Ryan Harrison	lbw b Clarkson	1	14	22	0	0	7.14
Adithya Ashok	not out	4	11	15	1	0	36.36
Rohit Gulati	c †Cleaver b Clarkson	4	6	9	1	0	66.66
Extras	(b 4, lb 7, nb 7, w 2)	20
Total	101.3 Ov (RR: 4.00, 428 Mins)	406
Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Dale Phillips, 8.2 ov), 2-41 (Sean Solia, 11.5 ov), 3-165 (Harrish Kannan, 46.5 ov), 4-182 (Bevon Jacobs, 52.3 ov), 5-374 (Cam Fletcher, 87.1 ov), 6-383 (Lachlan Stackpole, 88.4 ov), 7-393 (Simon Keene, 94.2 ov), 8-398 (Jock McKenzie, 98.1 ov), 9-402 (Ryan Harrison, 99.3 ov), 10-406 (Rohit Gulati, 101.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Raymond Toole	25	5	103	2	4.12	114	16	3	1	0
8.2 to DN Phillips, . 33/1 98.1 to J McKenzie, . 398/8
Josh Clarkson	19.3	4	63	4	3.23	90	9	0	0	2
11.5 to SM Solia, . 41/2 87.1 to CD Fletcher, . 374/5 99.3 to RD Harrison, . 402/9 101.3 to RK Gulati, . 406/10
Tyler Annand	13	0	58	1	4.46	54	6	2	1	2
88.4 to LN Stackpole, . 383/6
William Clark	12	3	37	1	3.08	55	3	0	0	3
46.5 to H Kannan, . 165/3
Ajaz Patel	16	3	58	1	3.62	66	3	2	0	0
94.2 to S Keene, . 393/7
Jayden Lennox	9	0	41	1	4.55	30	3	1	0	0
52.3 to BJ Jacobs, . 182/4
Dean Foxcroft	7	1	35	0	5.00	29	1	3	0	0

Central Districts 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brad Schmulian	b Keene	46	86	123	6	0	53.48
Taylor Bettelheim	b Keene	0	3	6	0	0	0.00
Dean Foxcroft	lbw b McKenzie	35	47	72	8	0	74.46
Tom Bruce	c Phillips b Keene	23	24	27	4	0	95.83
Dane Cleaver †	c †Fletcher b Harrison	31	75	105	4	0	41.33
Josh Clarkson	not out	37	84	128	6	0	44.04
William Clark	c Jacobs b McKenzie	0	9	15	0	0	0.00
Ajaz Patel	c & b McKenzie	1	3	6	0	0	33.33
Jayden Lennox (c)	c Jacobs b Harrison	0	11	10	0	0	0.00
Tyler Annand	c †Fletcher b McKenzie	0	3	4	0	0	0.00
Raymond Toole	b McKenzie	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 8, nb 5, w 1)	18
Total	57 Ov (RR: 3.35, 251 Mins)	191
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Taylor Bettelheim, 1.3 ov), 2-63 (Dean Foxcroft, 17.2 ov), 3-97 (Tom Bruce, 23.5 ov), 4-130 (Brad Schmulian, 27.5 ov), 5-175 (Dane Cleaver, 49.5 ov), 6-184 (William Clark, 52.6 ov), 7-188 (Ajaz Patel, 54.1 ov), 8-190 (Jayden Lennox, 55.6 ov), 9-191 (Tyler Annand, 56.4 ov), 10-191 (Raymond Toole, 56.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jock McKenzie	17	3	35	5	2.05	84	4	0	1	2
17.2 to D Foxcroft, . 63/2 52.6 to W Clark, . 184/6 54.1 to AY Patel, . 188/7 56.4 to TM Annand, . 191/9 56.6 to RL Toole, . 191/10
Simon Keene	13	4	56	3	4.30	60	11	0	0	1
1.3 to TJ Bettelheim, . 4/1 23.5 to TC Bruce, . 97/3 27.5 to BD Schmulian, . 130/4
Ryan Harrison	13	3	39	2	3.00	61	6	0	0	2
49.5 to D Cleaver, . 175/5 55.6 to JR Lennox, . 190/8
Rohit Gulati	6	2	21	0	3.50	27	3	0	0	0
Adithya Ashok	8	2	28	0	3.50	34	4	0	0	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Taylor Bettelheim	c Phillips b Gulati	62	107	144	8	0	57.94
Brad Schmulian	b McKenzie	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
Dean Foxcroft	b Keene	10	27	30	0	0	37.03
Tom Bruce	c Stackpole b Harrison	8	13	17	2	0	61.53
Dane Cleaver †	c Phillips b Gulati	16	57	78	1	0	28.07
Josh Clarkson	c Jacobs b Ashok	0	6	10	0	0	0.00
William Clark	c Keene b Gulati	18	33	37	2	0	54.54
Ajaz Patel	lbw b Ashok	26	48	54	3	1	54.16
Jayden Lennox (c)	b Gulati	2	13	15	0	0	15.38
Tyler Annand	c Keene b Gulati	6	9	14	1	0	66.66
Raymond Toole	not out	2	6	8	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b 2, nb 2)	4
Total	53.1 Ov (RR: 2.89, 206 Mins)	154
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Brad Schmulian, 0.3 ov), 2-19 (Dean Foxcroft, 6.1 ov), 3-40 (Tom Bruce, 9.6 ov), 4-92 (Dane Cleaver, 31.2 ov), 5-97 (Josh Clarkson, 34.1 ov), 6-99 (Taylor Bettelheim, 35.4 ov), 7-138 (William Clark, 45.1 ov), 8-146 (Jayden Lennox, 49.4 ov), 9-146 (Ajaz Patel, 50.6 ov), 10-154 (Tyler Annand, 53.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jock McKenzie	6	0	20	1	3.33	25	1	0	0	1
0.3 to BD Schmulian, . 1/1
Simon Keene	6	1	30	1	5.00	26	4	0	0	0
6.1 to D Foxcroft, . 19/2
Ryan Harrison	5	0	17	1	3.40	23	3	0	0	1
9.6 to TC Bruce, . 40/3
Rohit Gulati	21.1	6	46	5	2.17	104	6	0	0	0
31.2 to D Cleaver, . 92/4 35.4 to TJ Bettelheim, . 99/6 45.1 to W Clark, . 138/7 49.4 to JR Lennox, . 146/8 53.1 to TM Annand, . 154/10
Adithya Ashok	15	4	39	2	2.60	69	3	1	0	0
34.1 to JA Clarkson, . 97/5 50.6 to AY Patel, . 146/9

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Close of Play

Tue, 18 Nov - day 1 - Auckland 1st innings 393/7 (Jock McKenzie 2*, Ryan Harrison 0*, 96 ov)

Wed, 19 Nov - day 2 - Central D 1st innings 175/4 (Dane Cleaver 31*, Josh Clarkson 23*, 49 ov)

Thu, 20 Nov - day 3 - Central D 2nd innings 154 (53.1 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Day 1
Auckland 1st innings :
Auckland: 50 runs in 14.5 overs, 62 minutes, 5 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls, 57 minutes, H Kannan 12 (38), BJ Jacobs 36 (43), 2 extras
Auckland: 100 runs in 27.1 overs, 117 minutes, 8 extras
BJ Jacobs: 50 runs in 58 balls, 84 minutes (9x4)
Lunch (12:52 to 13:31): Auckland - 122/2 in 34.0 overs, H Kannan 25 (87), BJ Jacobs 53 (61)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 157 balls, 106 minutes, H Kannan 23 (81), BJ Jacobs 68 (76), 9 extras
Auckland: 150 runs in 39.4 overs, 167 minutes, 14 extras
Auckland: 200 runs in 55.4 overs, 239 minutes, 14 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls, 28 minutes, CD Fletcher 10 (15), LN Stackpole 42 (23), 0 extras
LN Stackpole: 50 runs in 34 balls, 40 minutes (4x4, 4x6)
Tea (15:42 to 16:02): Auckland - 246/4 in 64.0 overs, CD Fletcher 16 (47), LN Stackpole 52 (42)
Auckland: 250 runs in 64.4 overs, 276 minutes, 14 extras
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 106 balls, 71 minutes, CD Fletcher 19 (48), LN Stackpole 83 (58), 0 extras
Auckland: 300 runs in 73.4 overs, 307 minutes, 14 extras
LN Stackpole: 100 runs in 74 balls, 88 minutes (6x4, 7x6)
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 160 balls, 103 minutes, CD Fletcher 33 (75), LN Stackpole 117 (85), 0 extras
New Ball Taken: Auckland - 334/4 after 80.0 overs, CD Fletcher 39 (100), LN Stackpole 117 (85), 14 extras
Auckland: 350 runs in 84.2 overs, 350 minutes, 14 extras
End of Day (18:10): Auckland - 393/7 in 96.0 overs, JJ McKenzie 2 (13), RD Harrison 0 (4)
Day 2
Ground Delay (09:54 to 10:59): Auckland - 393/7 in 96.0 overs, JJ McKenzie 2 (13), RD Harrison 0 (4)
Scheduled sessions on day two 11.00 - 1.20, 2.00 - 4.10, 4.30 - 6.30
Auckland: 400 runs in 98.5 overs, 416 minutes, 20 extras
Central Districts 1st innings :
Central Districts: 50 runs in 14.2 overs, 64 minutes, 7 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls, 60 minutes, BD Schmulian 8 (40), D Foxcroft 35 (41), 7 extras
Lunch (13:22 to 14:06): Central Districts - 97/3 in 23.5 overs, BD Schmulian 30 (71), D Cleaver 0 (0)
Rain (14:02): Central Districts - 97/3 in 23.5 overs, BD Schmulian 30 (71), D Cleaver 0 (0)
Ground Delay (15:24 to 15:40): Central Districts - 97/3 in 23.5 overs, BD Schmulian 30 (71), D Cleaver 0 (0)
Tea (15:40 to 16:00): Central Districts - 97/3 in 23.5 overs, BD Schmulian 30 (71), D Cleaver 0 (0)
Ground Delay (16:00 to 16.46): Central Districts - 97/3 in 23.5 overs, BD Schmulian 30 (71), D Cleaver 0 (0)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 24.0 overs, 106 minutes, 9 extras
Central Districts: 150 runs in 35.0 overs, 157 minutes, 17 extras
Rain (18:10 to 18:28): Central Districts - 169/4 in 43.4 overs, D Cleaver 26 (56), JA Clarkson 22 (50)
End of Day (18:45): Central Districts - 175/4 in 49.0 overs, D Cleaver 31 (70), JA Clarkson 23 (68)
Day 3

Day 3

JJ McKenzie: 5 wickets (17-3-35-5)
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 191 (57) (Central Districts 0 batting points, Auckland Aces 4 bowling points)
Central Districts 2nd innings:
Follow-on enforced by Auckland Aces with Central Districts 215 runs behind
Central Districts: 50 runs in 12.4 overs, 61 minutes, 2 extras
Lunch (12:51 to 13:31): Central Districts - 67/3 in 19.0 overs, TJ Bettelheim 42 (58), D Cleaver 5 (16)
TJ Bettelheim: 50 runs in 77 balls, 109 minutes (6x4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls, 69 minutes, TJ Bettelheim 36 (65), D Cleaver 14 (49), 0 extras
Central Districts: 100 runs in 36.3 overs, 147 minutes, 2 extras
Central Districts: 150 runs in 51.4 overs, 201 minutes, 4 extras
RK Gulati: 5 wickets (21.1-6-46-5)

Match Details

Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North
Toss	Auckland, elected to bat 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	18,19,20 November 2025 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Harrish Kannan Taylor Bettelheim
Umpires	John Dempsey Kim Cotton
Match Referee	Trudy Anderson
Points	Auckland 20, Central Districts 4

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Central D Innings

Player Name		R	B
TJ Bettelheim	caught	62	107
BD Schmulian	bowled	0	2
D Foxcroft	bowled	10	27
TC Bruce	caught	8	13
D Cleaver	caught	16	57
JA Clarkson	caught	0	6
W Clark	caught	18	33
AY Patel	lbw	26	48
JR Lennox	bowled	2	13
TM Annand	caught	6	9
RL Toole	not out	2	6
Extras	(b 2, nb 2)
Total	154(10 wkts; 53.1 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
J McKenzie	6	0	20	1	3.33 (1 nb)
S Keene	6	1	30	1	5
RD Harrison	5	0	17	1	3.4 (1 nb)
RK Gulati	21.1	6	46	5	2.17
A Ashok	15	4	39	2	2.6

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	1	Brad Schmulian	Taylor Bettelheim
2nd	18	Dean Foxcroft	Taylor Bettelheim
3rd	21	Tom Bruce	Taylor Bettelheim
4th	52	Dane Cleaver	Taylor Bettelheim
5th	5	Josh Clarkson	Taylor Bettelheim
6th	2	William Clark	Taylor Bettelheim
7th	39	Ajaz Patel	William Clark
8th	8	Ajaz Patel	Jayden Lennox
9th	0	Ajaz Patel	Tyler Annand
10th	8	Raymond Toole	Tyler Annand

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
AUCK	3	2	0	1	47
CD	3	2	1	0	37
OTAGO	3	1	1	1	32
CANT	3	1	1	1	28
ND	3	1	1	1	28
WELL	3	0	3	0	14

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