Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Boyle	c Clark b Annand	6	38	60	0	0	15.78
Jacob Cumming	c Mabin b Toole	30	42	54	4	0	71.42
Tom Jones	c Schmulian b Annand	10	13	23	2	0	76.92
Thorn Parkes	c Clark b Mabin	3	22	44	0	0	13.63
Troy Johnson	c Heaphy b Toole	37	71	101	7	0	52.11
Max Chu †	c Annand b Patel	151	245	387	13	3	61.63
Luke Georgeson (c)	c †Cleaver b Annand	80	181	207	10	0	44.19
Ben Lockrose	not out	72	89	113	11	2	80.89
Danru Ferns	not out	6	3	7	1	0	200.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, nb 8, w 9)	21
Total	116 Ov (RR: 3.58, 500 Mins)	416/7d
Did not bat: Jarrod McKay, Toby Hart
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Jacob Cumming, 11.5 ov), 2-40 (Jack Boyle, 12.6 ov), 3-51 (Tom Jones, 16.2 ov), 4-60 (Thorn Parkes, 22.4 ov), 5-120 (Troy Johnson, 39.3 ov), 6-284 (Luke Georgeson, 92.3 ov), 7-390 (Max Chu, 113.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Josh Clarkson	20	2	103	0	5.15	73	12	1	5	3
Raymond Toole	28	6	88	2	3.14	135	10	1	2	3
11.5 to JM Cumming, . 40/1 39.3 to TM Johnson, . 120/5
Tyler Annand	24	4	85	3	3.54	110	12	2	1	0
12.6 to JCT Boyle, . 40/2 16.2 to TC Jones, . 51/3 92.3 to LI Georgeson, . 284/6
Oscar Mabin	13	3	34	1	2.61	60	3	1	0	0
22.4 to TK Parkes, . 60/4
Ajaz Patel	19	1	69	1	3.63	75	8	0	0	0
113.6 to MW Chu, . 390/7
Dean Foxcroft	8	0	14	0	1.75	36	0	0	0	0
Brad Schmulian	1	0	3	0	3.00	3	0	0	0	0
William Clark	3	0	16	0	5.33	15	3	0	1	2

Central Districts 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Taylor Bettelheim	lbw b Georgeson	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Curtis Heaphy	c Lockrose b McKay	65	150	241	8	0	43.33
Brad Schmulian	c †Chu b Ferns	15	17	18	1	0	88.23
Dean Foxcroft	c Johnson b Ferns	94	120	170	11	5	78.33
Dane Cleaver (c)†	b Ferns	0	12	16	0	0	0.00
Josh Clarkson	lbw b Lockrose	1	4	4	0	0	25.00
William Clark	b Ferns	1	7	7	0	0	14.28
Oscar Mabin	c Georgeson b Lockrose	6	5	7	1	0	120.00
Ajaz Patel	c Georgeson b Lockrose	0	3	8	0	0	0.00
Tyler Annand	b McKay	22	28	40	4	1	78.57
Raymond Toole	not out	7	25	33	1	0	28.00
Extras	(lb 10, nb 1, w 2)	13
Total	61.5 Ov (RR: 3.62, 274 Mins)	224
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Taylor Bettelheim, 0.1 ov), 2-21 (Brad Schmulian, 3.6 ov), 3-176 (Dean Foxcroft, 43.3 ov), 4-176 (Dane Cleaver, 47.3 ov), 5-177 (Josh Clarkson, 48.2 ov), 6-178 (William Clark, 49.3 ov), 7-185 (Oscar Mabin, 50.4 ov), 8-189 (Ajaz Patel, 52.2 ov), 9-193 (Curtis Heaphy, 53.5 ov), 10-224 (Tyler Annand, 61.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Luke Georgeson	11	0	55	1	5.00	46	5	2	0	0
0.1 to TJ Bettelheim, . 0/1
Danru Ferns	15	3	57	4	3.80	69	8	1	0	0
3.6 to BD Schmulian, . 21/2 43.3 to D Foxcroft, . 176/3 47.3 to D Cleaver, . 176/4 49.3 to W Clark, . 178/6
Jarrod McKay	11.5	2	47	2	3.97	55	7	1	2	1
53.5 to CG Heaphy, . 193/9 61.5 to TM Annand, . 224/10
Toby Hart	7	1	15	0	2.14	35	1	1	0	0
Ben Lockrose	16	4	38	3	2.37	80	5	1	0	0
48.2 to JA Clarkson, . 177/5 50.4 to OE Mabin, . 185/7 52.2 to AY Patel, . 189/8
Troy Johnson	1	0	2	0	2.00	4	0	0	0	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Curtis Heaphy	c †Chu b McKay	81	226	341	9	0	35.84
Taylor Bettelheim	c Georgeson b Ferns	12	38	55	3	0	31.57
Brad Schmulian	c Parkes b McKay	78	100	163	12	0	78.00
Dean Foxcroft	c Cumming b Georgeson	27	36	57	4	0	75.00
Dane Cleaver (c)†	not out	93	114	180	13	1	81.57
Josh Clarkson	c sub (ZAJ Cumming) b Georgeson	0	8	15	0	0	0.00
William Clark	c Cumming b Ferns	2	13	10	0	0	15.38
Jayden Lennox	c Lockrose b Georgeson	39	55	60	5	0	70.90
Oscar Mabin	c Boyle b Ferns	0	12	15	0	0	0.00
Tyler Annand	not out	2	6	13	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b 8, lb 1, nb 2, w 6)	17
Total	101 Ov (RR: 3.47, 457 Mins)	351/8
Did not bat: Raymond Toole
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Taylor Bettelheim, 12.5 ov), 2-147 (Brad Schmulian, 48.1 ov), 3-191 (Dean Foxcroft, 60.4 ov), 4-238 (Curtis Heaphy, 75.6 ov), 5-242 (Josh Clarkson, 79.2 ov), 6-253 (William Clark, 82.1 ov), 7-324 (Jayden Lennox, 94.2 ov), 8-338 (Oscar Mabin, 97.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jarrod McKay	23	3	96	2	4.17	99	15	0	2	1
48.1 to BD Schmulian, . 147/2 75.6 to CG Heaphy, . 238/4
Luke Georgeson	27	10	79	3	2.92	130	12	0	3	1
60.4 to D Foxcroft, . 191/3 79.2 to JA Clarkson, . 242/5 94.2 to JR Lennox, . 324/7
Ben Lockrose	21	2	60	0	2.85	94	6	0	0	0
Troy Johnson	2	1	4	0	2.00	11	1	0	0	0
Jack Boyle	2	0	9	0	4.50	9	0	1	0	0
Danru Ferns	23	3	82	3	3.56	97	10	0	1	0
12.5 to TJ Bettelheim, . 27/1 82.1 to W Clark, . 253/6 97.6 to OE Mabin, . 338/8
Toby Hart	3	0	12	0	4.00	12	2	0	0	0

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Close of Play

Sat, 13 Dec - day 1 - Otago 1st innings 287/6 (Max Chu 104*, Ben Lockrose 1*, 96 ov)

Sun, 14 Dec - day 2 - Central D 2nd innings 18/0 (Curtis Heaphy 10*, Taylor Bettelheim 8*, 7 ov)

Mon, 15 Dec - day 3 - Central D 2nd innings 197/3 (Curtis Heaphy 68*, Dane Cleaver 5*, 65 ov)

Tue, 16 Dec - day 4 - Central D 2nd innings 351/8 (101 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Otago 1st innings
Otago: 50 runs in 16.1 overs, 76 minutes, 4 extras
Lunch: Otago - 91/4 in 31.0 overs, TM Johnson 20 (48), MW Chu 18 (26)
Otago: 100 runs in 34.3 overs, 157 minutes, 4 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls, 60 minutes, TM Johnson 21 (34), MW Chu 30 (48), 0 extras
Otago: 150 runs in 52.2 overs, 234 minutes, 5 extras
MW Chu: 50 runs in 96 balls, 142 minutes (5x4, 1x6)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 118 balls, 83 minutes, MW Chu 26 (52), LI Georgeson 22 (66), 2 extras
Tea: Otago - 173/5 in 61.0 overs, MW Chu 58 (108), LI Georgeson 23 (75)
Otago: 200 runs in 66.4 overs, 291 minutes, 10 extras
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 228 balls, 145 minutes, MW Chu 53 (101), LI Georgeson 41 (127), 6 extras
New Ball Taken: Otago - 227/5 after 80.0 overs, MW Chu 88 (167), LI Georgeson 43 (132), 10 extras
LI Georgeson: 50 runs in 141 balls, 159 minutes (5x4)
Otago: 250 runs in 86.0 overs, 357 minutes, 12 extras
6th Wicket: 150 runs in 301 balls, 192 minutes, MW Chu 66 (134), LI Georgeson 72 (167), 12 extras
MW Chu: 100 runs in 192 balls, 274 minutes (10x4, 1x6)
End of Day: Otago - 287/6 in 96.0 overs, MW Chu 104 (199), BNJ Lockrose 1 (17)

Day 2

Otago: 300 runs in 101.2 overs, 425 minutes, 16 extras
Replacement Ball: Otago - 319/6 after 106.2 overs, MW Chu 125 (224), BNJ Lockrose 12 (54), 16 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls, 72 minutes, MW Chu 35 (33), BNJ Lockrose 18 (55), 0 extras
Otago: 350 runs in 109.2 overs, 471 minutes, 18 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Otago 359/6 (Otago 4 batting points, Central Districts 2 bowling points)
MW Chu: 150 runs in 243 balls, 382 minutes (13x4, 3x6)
7th Wicket: 100 runs in 125 balls, 102 minutes, MW Chu 48 (48), BNJ Lockrose 48 (77), 4 extras
BNJ Lockrose: 50 runs in 78 balls, 102 minutes (8x4, 1x6)
Otago: 400 runs in 114.4 overs, 494 minutes, 21 extras
Central Districts 1st innings:
Lunch (12:52 to 13:33): Central Districts - 35/2 in 7.0 overs, CG Heaphy 11 (14), D Foxcroft 9 (10)
Central Districts: 50 runs in 10.5 overs, 51 minutes, 0 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls, 53 minutes, CG Heaphy 12 (36), D Foxcroft 37 (36), 1 extra
Injury (14:23 to 14:24): Central Districts - 87/2 in 18.1 overs, CG Heaphy 22 (49), D Foxcroft 45 (42)
D Foxcroft: 50 runs in 47 balls, 70 minutes (8x4, 2x6)
Central Districts: 100 runs in 23.2 overs, 107 minutes, 5 extras
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 146 balls, 108 minutes, CG Heaphy 25 (76), D Foxcroft 65 (70), 10 extras
Injury (15:35 to 15:37): Central Districts - 134/2 in 35.0 overs, CG Heaphy 36 (103), D Foxcroft 72 (89)
Tea (15:40 to 16:01): Central Districts - 136/2 in 36.0 overs, CG Heaphy 37 (107), D Foxcroft 73 (91)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 37.5 overs, 167 minutes, 11 extras
CG Heaphy: 50 runs in 116 balls, 178 minutes (6x4)
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 234 balls, 168 minutes, CG Heaphy 50 (117), D Foxcroft 92 (117), 11 extras
Central Districts: 200 runs in 56.5 overs, 252 minutes, 11 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 224 (61.5) (Central Districts 1 batting point, Otago Volts 4 bowling points)
Central Districts 2nd innings:
Follow-on enforced by Otago with Central Districts 192 runs behind
End of Day (18:33): Central Districts - 18/0 in 7.0 overs, CG Heaphy 10 (24), TJ Bettelheim 8 (18)

Day 3

Central Dostrocts substituted JR Lennox for AY Patel at the start of day 3 due to Blackcaps selection
Bad Light (10:38 to 11:20): Central Dostrocts - 21/0 in 9.0 overs, CG Heaphy 13 (29), TJ Bettelheim 8 (25)
revised hours: 11:20-13:20, 14:00-16:10, 16:30-19:00
Central Dostrocts: 50 runs in 22.2 overs, 100 minutes, 1 extra
Injury (12:48 to 12:51): Central Dostrocts - 65/1 in 27.4 overs, CG Heaphy 27 (91), BD Schmulian 25 (37)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls, 82 minutes, CG Heaphy 14 (59), BD Schmulian 37 (43), 1 extra
Lunch (13:21 to 14:02): Central Dostrocts - 91/1 in 34.0 overs, CG Heaphy 30 (110), BD Schmulian 47 (56)
BD Schmulian: 50 runs in 58 balls, 102 minutes (9x4)
Central Dostrocts: 100 runs in 35.2 overs, 165 minutes, 2 extras
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 179 balls, 138 minutes, CG Heaphy 31 (94), BD Schmulian 63 (85), 7 extras
CG Heaphy: 50 runs in 145 balls, 210 minutes (5x4)
Central Dostrocts: 150 runs in 50.0 overs, 227 minutes, 7 extras
Tea (16:10 to 16:32): Central Dostrocts - 191/3 in 63.0 overs, CG Heaphy 67 (196), D Cleaver 0 (8)
Bad Light (16:38 to 16:52): Central Dostrocts - 197/3 in 65.0 overs, CG Heaphy 68 (199), D Cleaver 5 (17)
Rain (16:52 to 17:27): Central Dostrocts - 197/3 in 65.0 overs, CG Heaphy 68 (199), D Cleaver 5 (17)
End of Day (17:27): Central Dostrocts - 197/3 in 65.0 overs, CG Heaphy 68 (199), D Cleaver 5 (17)

Day 4

Central Districts: 200 runs in 67.1 overs, 302 minutes, 7 extras
Rain: Central Districts - 208/3 in 69.0 overs, CG Heaphy 74 (211), D Cleaver 10 (29)
Ground Delay: Central Districts - 208/3 in 69.0 overs, CG Heaphy 74 (211), D Cleaver 10 (29)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 82.0 overs, 366 minutes, 8 extras
New Ball Taken: Central Districts - 253/5 after 82.0 overs, D Cleaver 45 (72), WJ Clark 2 (12), 8 extras
D Cleaver: 50 runs in 79 balls, 113 minutes (7x4)
Central Districts: 300 runs in 91.5 overs, 412 minutes, 13 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls, 46 minutes, D Cleaver 19 (17), JR Lennox 27 (43), 5 extras
Lunch: Central Districts - 324/7 in 94.2 overs, D Cleaver 70 (91), OE Mabin 0 (0)
Rain: Central Districts - 324/7 in 94.2 overs, D Cleaver 70 (91), OE Mabin 0 (0)
Ground Delay: Central Districts - 324/7 in 94.2 overs, D Cleaver 70 (91), OE Mabin 0 (0)
Tea: Central Districts - 324/7 in 94.2 overs, D Cleaver 70 (91), OE Mabin 0 (0)
Ground Delay: Central Districts - 324/7 in 94.2 overs, D Cleaver 70 (91), OE Mabin 0 (0)
Central Districts: 350 runs in 101.0 overs, 455 minutes, 17 extras
Bad Light: Central Districts - 351/8 in 101.0 overs, D Cleaver 93 (114), TM Annand 2 (6)
Play Called Off: Central Districts - 351/8 in 101.0 overs, D Cleaver 93 (114), TM Annand 2 (6)

Match Details

University Oval, Dunedin
Toss	Central Districts, 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	13,14,15,16 December 2025 - day (4-day match)
CD Player Replacement	Substitute: Jayden Lennox in, Ajaz Patel out (2nd innings, 7.1 ov)
FC debut	Oscar Mabin
Umpires	Kannan Jagannathan Shaun Haig
Match Referee	Shayne O'Connor
Points	Otago 8, Central Districts 3

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Central D Innings

Player Name		R	B
CG Heaphy	caught	81	226
TJ Bettelheim	caught	12	38
BD Schmulian	caught	78	100
D Foxcroft	caught	27	36
D Cleaver	not out	93	114
JA Clarkson	caught	0	8
W Clark	caught	2	13
JR Lennox	caught	39	55
OE Mabin	caught	0	12
TM Annand	not out	2	6
Extras	(b 8, lb 1, nb 2, w 6)
Total	351(8 wkts; 101 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JD McKay	23	3	96	2	4.17 (1 nb)
LI Georgeson	27	10	79	3	2.92 (1 nb)
BNJ Lockrose	21	2	60	0	2.85
TM Johnson	2	1	4	0	2
JCT Boyle	2	0	9	0	4.5
DK Ferns	23	3	82	3	3.56
TJ Hart	3	0	12	0	4

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	27	Curtis Heaphy	Taylor Bettelheim
2nd	120	Brad Schmulian	Curtis Heaphy
3rd	44	Dean Foxcroft	Curtis Heaphy
4th	47	Dane Cleaver	Curtis Heaphy
5th	4	Dane Cleaver	Josh Clarkson
6th	11	Dane Cleaver	William Clark
7th	71	Dane Cleaver	Jayden Lennox
8th	14	Dane Cleaver	Oscar Mabin
9th	13	Dane Cleaver	Tyler Annand

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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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