Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Curtis Heaphy	b Davey	119	249	362	13	0	47.79
Taylor Bettelheim	c Sheat b Rae	13	45	65	2	0	28.88
Brad Schmulian	c †Hay b Davey	39	54	78	6	0	72.22
Dean Foxcroft	c †Hay b Rae	10	25	38	0	0	40.00
Dane Cleaver (c)†	b Rae	7	16	28	1	0	43.75
Josh Clarkson	c †Hay b Jamieson	0	9	15	0	0	0.00
William Clark	b McKenzie	3	11	13	0	0	27.27
Ajaz Patel	c Mariu b Sodhi	11	49	54	0	0	22.44
Jayden Lennox	c Jamieson b McConchie	2	37	32	0	0	5.40
Tyler Annand	not out	18	18	42	4	0	100.00
Raymond Toole	c †Hay b Jamieson	3	6	6	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 4, nb 6)	14
Total	85.3 Ov (RR: 2.79, 368 Mins)	239
Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Taylor Bettelheim, 14.5 ov), 2-98 (Brad Schmulian, 32.4 ov), 3-117 (Dean Foxcroft, 40.4 ov), 4-135 (Dane Cleaver, 46.4 ov), 5-138 (Josh Clarkson, 49.4 ov), 6-141 (William Clark, 52.4 ov), 7-170 (Ajaz Patel, 67.1 ov), 8-193 (Jayden Lennox, 76.4 ov), 9-236 (Curtis Heaphy, 84.2 ov), 10-239 (Raymond Toole, 85.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Kyle Jamieson	12.3	4	27	2	2.16	62	4	0	0	0
49.4 to JA Clarkson, . 138/5 85.3 to RL Toole, . 239/10
Sean Davey	14	2	44	2	3.14	66	5	0	0	5
32.4 to BD Schmulian, . 98/2 84.2 to CG Heaphy, . 236/9
Michael Rae	17	2	65	3	3.82	69	6	0	0	0
14.5 to TJ Bettelheim, . 37/1 40.4 to D Foxcroft, . 117/3 46.4 to D Cleaver, . 135/4
Angus McKenzie	14	4	33	1	2.35	63	4	0	0	0
52.4 to W Clark, . 141/6
Ish Sodhi	21	3	41	1	1.95	100	3	0	0	1
67.1 to AY Patel, . 170/7
Cole McConchie	7	2	21	1	3.00	34	4	0	0	0
76.4 to JR Lennox, . 193/8

Canterbury 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chad Bowes	c †Cleaver b Clarkson	33	61	73	3	1	54.09
Rhys Mariu	b Toole	0	9	13	0	0	0.00
Angus McKenzie	c †Cleaver b Patel	27	73	141	3	0	36.98
Henry Nicholls (c)	run out (Lennox/†Cleaver)	2	5	7	0	0	40.00
Cole McConchie	c †Cleaver b Clarkson	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
Matthew Boyle	c †Cleaver b Toole	0	3	5	0	0	0.00
Mitchell Hay †	lbw b Clarkson	7	26	41	1	0	26.92
Ish Sodhi	c †Cleaver b Toole	14	47	55	1	0	29.78
Kyle Jamieson	c Clark b Patel	3	9	14	0	0	33.33
Sean Davey	c †Cleaver b Clarkson	14	39	51	2	0	35.89
Extras	(lb 2, nb 2, w 1)	5
Total	49.2 Ov (RR: 2.51, 221 Mins)	124
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Rhys Mariu, 3.2 ov), 2-49 (Chad Bowes, 16.6 ov), 3-52 (Henry Nicholls, 18.2 ov), 4-52 (Cole McConchie, 18.5 ov), 5-53 (Matthew Boyle, 19.4 ov), 6-68 (Mitchell Hay, 28.2 ov), 7-79 (Angus McKenzie, 32.5 ov), 8-85 (Kyle Jamieson, 36.1 ov), 9-89 (Ish Sodhi, 41.3 ov), 10-124 (Sean Davey, 49.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Josh Clarkson	13.2	3	33	4	2.47	66	3	1	0	0
16.6 to CJ Bowes, . 49/2 18.5 to CE McConchie, . 52/4 28.2 to MJ Hay, . 68/6 49.2 to SB Davey, . 124/10
Raymond Toole	15	3	44	3	2.93	68	4	0	1	2
3.2 to RA Mariu, . 3/1 19.4 to MWT Boyle, . 53/5 41.3 to IS Sodhi, . 89/9
Ajaz Patel	13	4	37	2	2.84	61	4	1	0	0
32.5 to AW McKenzie, . 79/7 36.1 to KA Jamieson, . 85/8
Tyler Annand	6	4	5	0	0.83	34	1	0	0	0
Jayden Lennox	2	1	3	0	1.50	10	0	0	0	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Taylor Bettelheim	c Jamieson b McConchie	50	95	132	5	0	52.63
Curtis Heaphy	lbw b Jamieson	17	44	46	1	0	38.63
Brad Schmulian	not out	61	86	-	4	0	70.93
Dean Foxcroft	lbw b Jamieson	19	25	26	2	0	76.00
Dane Cleaver (c)†	c Bowes b Jamieson	5	9	10	0	0	55.55
Josh Clarkson	c †Hay b Sheat	33	48	50	4	0	68.75
Jayden Lennox	not out	0	5	-	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 4, w 1)	9
Total	52 Ov (RR: 3.73)	194/5
Yet to bat: Ajaz Patel, William Clark, Tyler Annand, Raymond Toole
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Curtis Heaphy, 10.4 ov), 2-120 (Taylor Bettelheim, 31.1 ov), 3-143 (Dean Foxcroft, 36.3 ov), 4-149 (Dane Cleaver, 38.3 ov), 5-193 (Josh Clarkson, 50.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Kyle Jamieson	12	1	32	3	2.66	52	1	0	0	0
10.4 to CG Heaphy, . 23/1 36.3 to D Foxcroft, . 143/3 38.3 to D Cleaver, . 149/4
Sean Davey	6	1	13	0	2.16	27	1	0	0	0
Angus McKenzie	9	1	28	0	3.11	36	1	0	0	0
Ish Sodhi	8	0	30	0	3.75	32	1	0	0	0
Fraser Sheat	11	1	56	1	5.09	43	9	0	1	0
50.6 to JA Clarkson, . 193/5
Cole McConchie	5	0	26	1	5.20	19	3	0	0	0
31.1 to TJ Bettelheim, . 120/2
Matthew Boyle	1	0	1	0	1.00	5	0	0	0	0

Close of Play

Fri, 05 Dec - day 1 - Canterbury 1st innings 13/1 (Chad Bowes 6*, Angus McKenzie 6*, 8 ov)

Sat, 06 Dec - day 2 - Central D 2nd innings 194/5 (Brad Schmulian 61*, Jayden Lennox 0*, 52 ov)

Match Flow

General

Day 1:
Central Districts 1st innings:
Drinks (11:35 to 11:37): Central Districts - 37/1 in 14.5 overs, CG Heaphy 23 (44), BD Schmulian 0 (0)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 16.2 overs, 73 minutes, 2 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls, 67 minutes, CG Heaphy 10 (49), BD Schmulian 35 (46), 5 extras
Lunch (12:54 to 13:34): Central Districts - 98/2 in 32.4 overs, CG Heaphy 38 (102), D Foxcroft 0 (0)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 34.5 overs, 152 minutes, 9 extras
CG Heaphy: 50 runs in 126 balls, 186 minutes (5x4)
Drinks (14:35 to 14:38): Central Districts - 133/3 in 46.0 overs, CG Heaphy 55 (144), D Cleaver 6 (14)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 56.5 overs, 256 minutes, 10 extras
Tea (15:40 to 16:01): Central Districts - 153/6 in 61.0 overs, CG Heaphy 64 (176), AY Patel 7 (36)
CG Heaphy: 100 runs in 225 balls, 334 minutes (10x4)
Central Districts: 200 runs in 78.3 overs, 335 minutes, 14 extras
New Ball Taken: Central Districts - 216/8 after 80.0 overs, CG Heaphy 111 (228), TM Annand 6 (12), 14 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 239 (85.3) (Central Districts 1 batting point, Canterbury 4 bowling points)
Canterbury 1st innings:
End of Day (18:25): Canterbury - 13/1 in 8.0 overs, CJ Bowes 6 (27), AW McKenzie 6 (13)
Day 2:
Canterbury: 50 runs in 17.1 overs, 74 minutes, 1 extra
Drinks (11:41 to 11:45): Canterbury - 65/5 in 23.0 overs, AW McKenzie 22 (47), MJ Hay 7 (11)
Lunch (12:51 to 13:31): Canterbury - 85/8 in 38.0 overs, IS Sodhi 12 (35), SB Davey 0 (5)
Canterbury: 100 runs in 43.3 overs, 197 minutes, 5 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Canterbury 124 (49.2) (Canterbury 0 batting points, Central Districts 4 bowling points)
Central Districts 2nd innings:
From the start of Central Districts 2nd Innings MD Rae was replaced in the Canterbury team by FW Sheat. Rae was called into the New Zealand Test squad for the 2nd Test versus West Indies.
Tea (15:41 to 16:01): Central Districts - 48/1 in 17.0 overs, TJ Bettelheim 18 (44), BD Schmulian 10 (14)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 17.2 overs, 74 minutes, 3 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls, 50 minutes, TJ Bettelheim 33 (53), BD Schmulian 15 (20), 2 extras
Central Districts: 100 runs in 27.5 overs, 118 minutes, 8 extras
TJ Bettelheim: 50 runs in 94 balls, 129 minutes (5x4)
BD Schmulian: 50 runs in 58 balls, 120 minutes (4x4)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 39.0 overs, 172 minutes, 8 extras
End of Day (18:32): Central Districts - 194/5 in 52.0 overs, BD Schmulian 61 (86), JR Lennox 0 (5)
From the start of day 3 JJA Frew replaced MJ Hay in the Canterbury team. Hay was called into the New Zealand Test squad.

Match Details

McLean Park, Napier
Toss	Central Districts, 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	5,6,7,8 December 2025 - day (4-day match)
CANT Player Replacement	Substitute: Fraser Sheat in, Michael Rae out (1st innings, 8.1 ov)
Umpires	Chris Brown Kannan Jagannathan
Match Referee	Greg Stretch

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Central D Innings

Player Name		R	B
TJ Bettelheim	caught	50	95
CG Heaphy	lbw	17	44
BD Schmulian	not out	61	86
D Foxcroft	lbw	19	25
D Cleaver	caught	5	9
JA Clarkson	caught	33	48
JR Lennox	not out	0	5
Extras	(b 4, lb 4, w 1)
Total	194(5 wkts; 52 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
KA Jamieson	12	1	32	3	2.66
SB Davey	6	1	13	0	2.16
AW McKenzie	9	1	28	0	3.11
IS Sodhi	8	0	30	0	3.75
FW Sheat	11	1	56	1	5.09
CE McConchie	5	0	26	1	5.2
MWT Boyle	1	0	1	0	1

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
AUCK	2	1	0	1	27
OTAGO	2	1	0	1	26
CANT	2	1	0	1	24
CD	2	1	1	0	20
ND	2	0	1	1	9
WELL	2	0	2	0	9

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