Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval (c)	c †Chu b Hart	33	103	144	5	0	32.03
Henry Cooper	c †Chu b Hart	60	103	154	10	0	58.25
Bharat Popli	c †Chu b Hart	91	156	209	8	2	58.33
Joe Carter	c †Chu b Ferns	52	96	126	5	0	54.16
Robert O'Donnell	c Georgeson b Hart	32	52	61	4	0	61.53
Brett Hampton	c & b Georgeson	1	3	5	0	0	33.33
Ben Pomare †	c †Chu b Georgeson	0	3	2	0	0	0.00
Kristian Clarke	not out	34	61	94	6	0	55.73
Tim Pringle	c †Chu b Hart	29	47	74	4	0	61.70
Joshua Brown	c Johnson b Hart	1	11	9	0	0	9.09
Zak Gibson	c Hart b Ferns	5	5	6	1	0	100.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 2, nb 2, w 2)	8
Total	106.2 Ov (RR: 3.25, 445 Mins)	346
Fall of wickets: 1-96 (Jeet Raval, 33.3 ov), 2-101 (Henry Cooper, 35.2 ov), 3-200 (Joe Carter, 66.4 ov), 4-263 (Robert O'Donnell, 83.3 ov), 5-268 (Brett Hampton, 84.3 ov), 6-268 (Ben Pomare, 84.6 ov), 7-276 (Bharat Popli, 85.4 ov), 8-339 (Tim Pringle, 103.2 ov), 9-341 (Joshua Brown, 105.2 ov), 10-346 (Zak Gibson, 106.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Luke Georgeson	18	6	41	2	2.27	92	7	0	0	0
84.3 to BR Hampton, . 268/5 84.6 to BJ Pomare, . 268/6
Jarrod McKay	22	3	87	0	3.95	91	13	0	2	0
Danru Ferns	20.2	4	55	2	2.70	96	7	0	0	2
66.4 to JF Carter, . 200/3 106.2 to ZN Gibson, . 346/10
Toby Hart	21	5	73	6	3.47	95	11	0	0	0
33.3 to JA Raval, . 96/1 35.2 to HR Cooper, . 101/2 83.3 to RR O'Donnell, . 263/4 85.4 to Bharat Popli, . 276/7 103.2 to TJG Pringle, . 339/8 105.2 to JH Brown, . 341/9
Ben Lockrose	17	4	65	0	3.82	62	3	2	0	0
Troy Johnson	4	0	14	0	3.50	14	1	0	0	0
Jack Boyle	3	1	2	0	0.66	16	0	0	0	0
Jacob Cumming	1	0	5	0	5.00	4	1	0	0	0

Otago 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Boyle	lbw b Clarke	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
Jacob Cumming	c †Pomare b Brown	10	27	46	1	0	37.03
Tom Jones	c †Pomare b Gibson	9	21	21	2	0	42.85
Thorn Parkes	lbw b Gibson	16	49	69	3	0	32.65
Troy Johnson	c Bharat Popli b Pringle	61	111	150	10	0	54.95
Max Chu †	c †Pomare b Hampton	9	20	24	2	0	45.00
Luke Georgeson (c)	not out	62	160	-	4	1	38.75
Ben Lockrose	not out	35	112	-	6	0	31.25
Extras	(b 2, lb 8, nb 4, w 7)	21
Total	83 Ov (RR: 2.68)	223/6
Yet to bat: Danru Ferns, Jarrod McKay, Toby Hart
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Jack Boyle, 0.2 ov), 2-15 (Tom Jones, 5.5 ov), 3-25 (Jacob Cumming, 11.2 ov), 4-58 (Thorn Parkes, 21.1 ov), 5-71 (Max Chu, 26.5 ov), 6-139 (Troy Johnson, 44.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Kristian Clarke	18	6	47	1	2.61	89	8	0	1	1
0.2 to JCT Boyle, . 0/1
Zak Gibson	17	7	30	2	1.76	89	5	0	0	1
5.5 to TC Jones, . 15/2 21.1 to TK Parkes, . 58/4
Brett Hampton	12	1	48	1	4.00	54	8	0	1	1
26.5 to MW Chu, . 71/5
Joshua Brown	10	1	37	1	3.70	39	1	1	5	1
11.2 to JM Cumming, . 25/3
Tim Pringle	16	8	29	1	1.81	81	4	0	0	0
44.5 to TM Johnson, . 139/6
Jeet Raval	6	2	11	0	1.83	28	1	0	0	0
Henry Cooper	4	0	11	0	2.75	17	1	0	0	0

Close of Play

Fri, 05 Dec - day 1 - Northern Dis 1st innings 313/7 (Kristian Clarke 21*, Tim Pringle 16*, 96 ov)

Sat, 06 Dec - day 2 - Otago 1st innings 223/6 (Luke Georgeson 62*, Ben Lockrose 35*, 83 ov)

Match Flow

General

Day 1:
Northern Districts 1st innings:
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls, 67 minutes, JA Raval 17 (48), HR Cooper 30 (49), 3 extras
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 15.5 overs, 67 minutes, 3 extras
HR Cooper: 50 runs in 83 balls, 113 minutes (9x4)
Lunch (12:52 to 13:30): Northern Districts - 96/0 in 33.0 overs, JA Raval 33 (100), HR Cooper 59 (100)
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 34.4 overs, 150 minutes, 4 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 130 balls, 88 minutes, B Popli 14 (57), JF Carter 37 (73), 0 extras
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 57.0 overs, 242 minutes, 4 extras
Tea (15:43 to 16:03): Northern Districts - 187/2 in 65.0 overs, B Popli 45 (97), JF Carter 45 (89)
B Popli: 50 runs in 100 balls, 131 minutes (5x4, 1x6)
JF Carter: 50 runs in 93 balls, 123 minutes (5x4)
Northern Districts: 200 runs in 66.2 overs, 278 minutes, 4 extras
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 246/3 after 80.0 overs, B Popli 72 (137), RR O'Donnell 22 (43), 7 extras
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls, 48 minutes, B Popli 21 (37), RR O'Donnell 26 (45), 3 extras
Northern Districts: 250 runs in 80.2 overs, 328 minutes, 7 extras
Northern Districts: 300 runs in 93.0 overs, 384 minutes, 7 extras
End of Day (18:06): Northern Districts - 313/7 in 96.0 overs, KDC Clarke 21 (34), TJG Pringle 16 (28)
Day 2:
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls, 60 minutes, KDC Clarke 24 (47), TJG Pringle 25 (40), 1 extra
TJ Hart: 5 wickets (19.2-4-68-5)
End of 110 over bonus points: Northern Districts 346 (106.2) (Northern Districts 3 batting points, Otago 4 bowling points)
Otago 1st innings:
Otago: 50 runs in 18.5 overs, 80 minutes, 3 extras
Lunch (12:53 to 13:30): Otago - 53/3 in 20.0 overs, TK Parkes 16 (48), TM Johnson 15 (23)
Otago: 100 runs in 34.4 overs, 151 minutes, 6 extras
TM Johnson: 50 runs in 78 balls, 110 minutes (9x4)
Injury (15:04 to 15:07): Otago - 120/5 in 41.2 overs, TM Johnson 57 (100), LI Georgeson 9 (33)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls, 65 minutes, TM Johnson 37 (56), LI Georgeson 9 (33), 4 extras
Injury (15:41 to 15:42): Otago - 142/6 in 49.2 overs, LI Georgeson 22 (55), BNJ Lockrose 0 (15)
Tea (15:45 to 16:04): Otago - 142/6 in 50.0 overs, LI Georgeson 22 (55), BNJ Lockrose 0 (19)
Otago: 150 runs in 52.1 overs, 228 minutes, 15 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 146 balls, 95 minutes, LI Georgeson 22 (67), BNJ Lockrose 27 (79), 3 extras
LI Georgeson: 50 runs in 124 balls, 190 minutes (3x4, 1x6)
Otago: 200 runs in 72.5 overs, 307 minutes, 17 extras
End of Day (18:11): Otago - 223/6 in 83.0 overs, LI Georgeson 62 (160), BNJ Lockrose 35 (112)

Match Details

Seddon Park, Hamilton
Toss	Otago, 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	5,6,7,8 December 2025 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Greg Pennell John Dempsey
Match Referee	Kevin Pulley

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Otago Innings

Player Name		R	B
JCT Boyle	lbw	0	2
JM Cumming	caught	10	27
TC Jones	caught	9	21
TK Parkes	lbw	16	49
TM Johnson	caught	61	111
MW Chu	caught	9	20
LI Georgeson	not out	62	160
BNJ Lockrose	not out	35	112
Extras	(b 2, lb 8, nb 4, w 7)
Total	223(6 wkts; 83 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
KDC Clarke	18	6	47	1	2.61 (1 nb)
ZN Gibson	17	7	30	2	1.76 (1 nb)
BR Hampton	12	1	48	1	4 (1 nb)
JH Brown	10	1	37	1	3.7 (1 nb)
TJG Pringle	16	8	29	1	1.81
JA Raval	6	2	11	0	1.83
HR Cooper	4	0	11	0	2.75

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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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