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Plunket ShieldMatch 1 · First-class

Auckland Aces beat Central Stags by an innings and 61 runs

Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North, . Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bat.

Auckland Aces406101.3 ov
Central Stags191 & 15453.1 ov
Auckland Aces won by an innings and 61 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bat. Auckland Aces were bowled out for 406, Lachlan Stackpole 148 from 112 balls and Bevon Jacobs 94 from 115 balls. Josh Clarkson took 4 for 63.

Central Stags were bowled out for 191, Brad Schmulian 46 from 86 balls. J McKenzie took 5 for 35.

Central Stags were bowled out for 154, TJ Bettelheim 62 from 107 balls. Rohit Gulati took 5 for 46.

Auckland Aces won by an innings and 61 runs.

Key performers

Auckland Aces 1st innings

406(101.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Dale Phillipsc TC Bruce b RL Toolec TC Bruce b RL Toole17264065.38
Sean Soliac RL Toole b JA Clarksonc RL Toole b JA Clarkson15342044.12
H Kannanc AY Patel b W Clarkc AY Patel b W Clark381263030.16
Bevon Jacobsc AY Patel b JR Lennoxc AY Patel b JR Lennox9411514081.74
Cam Fletcher †lbw b JA Clarksonlbw b JA Clarkson441193236.97
Lachlan Stackpolec W Clark b TM Annandc W Clark b TM Annand148112119132.14
SB Keenelbw b AY Patellbw b AY Patel15341044.12
J McKenzieb RL Tooleb RL Toole6191031.58
Ryan Harrisonlbw b JA Clarksonlbw b JA Clarkson114007.14
Adithya Ashoknot outnot out4*111036.36
Rohit Gulatic †D Cleaver b JA Clarksonc †D Cleaver b JA Clarkson461066.67
Extras(b 4, lb 7, w 2, nb 7)(b 4, lb 7, w 2, nb 7)20
Total101.3 Ov (RR 4.00)101.3 Ov (RR 4.00)406
Fall of wickets: 33-1 (DN Phillips, 8.2 ov), 41-2 (SM Solia, 11.5 ov), 165-3 (H Kannan, 46.5 ov), 182-4 (BJ Jacobs, 52.3 ov), 374-5 (CD Fletcher, 87.1 ov), 383-6 (LN Stackpole, 88.4 ov), 393-7 (SB Keene, 94.2 ov), 398-8 (J McKenzie, 98.1 ov), 402-9 (RD Harrison, 99.3 ov), 406-10 (RK Gulati, 101.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Raymond Toole25510324.1211416310
Josh Clarkson19.346343.23909002
TM Annand1305814.46546212
Will Clark1233713.08553003
Ajaz Patel1635813.63663200
Jayden Lennox904114.56303100
Dean Foxcroft713505.00291300
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDN Phillips 17(26) & SM Solia 11(25)3350
2ndH Kannan 4(12) & SM Solia 4(9)821
3rdBJ Jacobs 81(101) & H Kannan 34(114)124210
4thCD Fletcher 4(20) & BJ Jacobs 13(14)1734
5thLN Stackpole 148(109) & CD Fletcher 40(99)192208
6thSB Keene 8(6) & LN Stackpole 0(3)99
7thJ McKenzie 2(7) & SB Keene 7(28)1034
8thRD Harrison 1(11) & J McKenzie 4(12)523
9thA Ashok 4(5) & RD Harrison 0(3)48
10thRK Gulati 4(6) & A Ashok 0(6)412

Central Stags 1st innings

191(57 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Brad Schmulianb SB Keeneb SB Keene46866053.49
TJ Bettelheimb SB Keeneb SB Keene03000.00
Dean Foxcroftlbw b J McKenzielbw b J McKenzie35478074.47
Tom Brucec DN Phillips b SB Keenec DN Phillips b SB Keene23244095.83
Dane Cleaver †c †CD Fletcher b RD Harrisonc †CD Fletcher b RD Harrison31754041.33
Josh Clarksonnot outnot out37*846044.05
Will Clarkc BJ Jacobs b J McKenziec BJ Jacobs b J McKenzie09000.00
Ajaz Patelc & b J McKenziec & b J McKenzie130033.33
Jayden Lennoxc BJ Jacobs b RD Harrisonc BJ Jacobs b RD Harrison011000.00
TM Annandc †CD Fletcher b J McKenziec †CD Fletcher b J McKenzie03000.00
Raymond Tooleb J McKenzieb J McKenzie02000.00
Extras(b 4, lb 8, w 1, nb 5)(b 4, lb 8, w 1, nb 5)18
Total57 Ov (RR 3.35)57 Ov (RR 3.35)191
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (TJ Bettelheim, 1.3 ov), 63-2 (D Foxcroft, 17.2 ov), 97-3 (TC Bruce, 23.5 ov), 130-4 (BD Schmulian, 27.5 ov), 175-5 (D Cleaver, 49.5 ov), 184-6 (W Clark, 53 ov), 188-7 (AY Patel, 54.1 ov), 190-8 (JR Lennox, 56 ov), 191-9 (TM Annand, 56.4 ov), 191-10 (RL Toole, 57 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
J McKenzie1733552.06844012
SB Keene1345634.316011001
Ryan Harrison1333923.00616002
Rohit Gulati622103.50273000
Adithya Ashok822803.50344000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBD Schmulian 4(6) & TJ Bettelheim 0(3)49
2ndD Foxcroft 35(47) & BD Schmulian 16(50)5995
3rdTC Bruce 23(24) & BD Schmulian 10(15)3439
4thD Cleaver 12(9) & BD Schmulian 16(15)3324
5thJA Clarkson 23(68) & D Cleaver 19(66)45132
6thW Clark 0(9) & JA Clarkson 9(10)919
7thJA Clarkson 3(4) & AY Patel 1(3)47
8thJR Lennox 0(11) & JA Clarkson 1(1)211
9thJA Clarkson 1(1) & TM Annand 0(3)14
10thRL Toole 0(2) & JA Clarkson 0(0)02

Central Stags 2nd innings (following on)

154(53.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
TJ Bettelheimc DN Phillips b RK Gulatic DN Phillips b RK Gulati621078057.94
Brad Schmulianb J McKenzieb J McKenzie02000.00
Dean Foxcroftb SB Keeneb SB Keene10270037.04
Tom Brucec LN Stackpole b RD Harrisonc LN Stackpole b RD Harrison8132061.54
Dane Cleaver †c DN Phillips b RK Gulatic DN Phillips b RK Gulati16571028.07
Josh Clarksonc BJ Jacobs b A Ashokc BJ Jacobs b A Ashok06000.00
Will Clarkc SB Keene b RK Gulatic SB Keene b RK Gulati18332054.55
Ajaz Patellbw b A Ashoklbw b A Ashok26483154.17
Jayden Lennoxb RK Gulatib RK Gulati2130015.38
TM Annandc SB Keene b RK Gulatic SB Keene b RK Gulati691066.67
Raymond Toolenot outnot out2*60033.33
Extras(b 2, nb 2)(b 2, nb 2)4
Total53.1 Ov (RR 2.90)53.1 Ov (RR 2.90)154
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (BD Schmulian, 0.3 ov), 19-2 (D Foxcroft, 6.1 ov), 40-3 (TC Bruce, 10 ov), 92-4 (D Cleaver, 31.2 ov), 97-5 (JA Clarkson, 34.1 ov), 99-6 (TJ Bettelheim, 35.4 ov), 138-7 (W Clark, 45.1 ov), 146-8 (JR Lennox, 49.4 ov), 146-9 (AY Patel, 51 ov), 154-10 (TM Annand, 53.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
J McKenzie602013.33251001
SB Keene613015.00264000
Ryan Harrison501713.40233001
Rohit Gulati21.164652.171046000
Adithya Ashok1543922.60693100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTJ Bettelheim 1(1) & BD Schmulian 0(2)13
2ndD Foxcroft 10(27) & TJ Bettelheim 6(9)1834
3rdTC Bruce 8(13) & TJ Bettelheim 13(10)2123
4thTJ Bettelheim 36(71) & D Cleaver 16(57)52128
5thJA Clarkson 0(6) & TJ Bettelheim 5(11)517
6thW Clark 1(4) & TJ Bettelheim 1(5)29
7thAY Patel 22(28) & W Clark 17(29)3957
8thJR Lennox 2(13) & AY Patel 4(14)827
9thTM Annand 0(2) & AY Patel 0(6)08
10thTM Annand 6(7) & RL Toole 2(6)813

Commentary

End of innings: CS 154 (53.1 ov)
53.1W
RK Gulati to TM Annand, OUT
TM Annand c SB Keene b RK Gulati 6(9) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 154/10 (53.1 ov)
FIVE-WICKET HAUL for RK Gulati
End of over 532 runsCS 154/9002000
RL Toole 2(6)TM Annand 6(8)A Ashok 15-4-39-2
52.60
A Ashok to RL Toole, no run
52.50
A Ashok to RL Toole, no run
52.40
A Ashok to RL Toole, no run
52.32
A Ashok to RL Toole, 2 runs
52.20
A Ashok to RL Toole, no run
52.10
A Ashok to RL Toole, no run
End of over 526 runsCS 152/9200400
TM Annand 6(8)RL Toole 0(0)RK Gulati 21-6-46-4
51.60
RK Gulati to TM Annand, no run
51.50
RK Gulati to TM Annand, no run
51.44
RK Gulati to TM Annand, FOUR
51.30
RK Gulati to TM Annand, no run
51.20
RK Gulati to TM Annand, no run
51.12
RK Gulati to TM Annand, 2 runs
End of over 510 runs, 1 wktCS 146/900000W
TM Annand 0(2)A Ashok 14-4-37-2
50.6W
A Ashok to AY Patel, OUT
AY Patel lbw b A Ashok 26(48) [4s-3 6s-1] · FoW 146/9 (51 ov)
50.50
A Ashok to AY Patel, no run
50.40
A Ashok to AY Patel, no run
50.30
A Ashok to AY Patel, no run
50.20
A Ashok to AY Patel, no run
50.10
A Ashok to AY Patel, no run
End of over 503 runs, 1 wktCS 146/82b01W00
TM Annand 0(2)AY Patel 26(42)RK Gulati 20-6-40-4
49.60
RK Gulati to TM Annand, no run
49.50
RK Gulati to TM Annand, no run
49.4W
RK Gulati to JR Lennox, OUT
JR Lennox b RK Gulati 2(13) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 146/8 (49.4 ov)
49.31
RK Gulati to AY Patel, 1 run
49.20
RK Gulati to AY Patel, no run
49.12b
RK Gulati to AY Patel, 2 byes