Plunket ShieldMatch 1 · First-class
Auckland Aces beat Central Stags by an innings and 61 runs - Match Info
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 details
- Match
- Match 1, First-class · Plunket Shield 2025/26
- Date
- (Tue 18 Nov, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North
- Toss
- Auckland Aces, chose to bat
- Result
- Auckland Aces won by an innings and 61 runs
- Umpires
- John Dempsey (New Zealand), Kim Cotton (New Zealand)
- Match referee
- Trudy Anderson (New Zealand)
Head to head (First-class)
Played 21 · AA won 6 · CS won 9 · Drawn 6
Last 5 meetings
- Match 22 · Plunket Shield · AA 184 & 90 v CS 219 & 56/1Central Stags won by 9 wickets
- Match 13 · Plunket Shield · CS 700/5d v AA 421 & 151/3Match drawn
- Match 19 · Plunket Shield · CS 340 & 140 v AA 240 & 281Auckland Aces won by 41 runs
- Match 1 · Plunket Shield · AA 264/9 & 168/9 v CS 509/8dCentral Stags won by an innings and 77 runs
- Match 14 · Plunket Shield · CS 296/9d & 156/5d v AA 161/1d & 103Central Stags won by 188 runs
Recent results (First-class)
- W vs AA · AA 184 & 90 v CS 219 & 56/1Central Stags won by 9 wickets
- L vs CAN · CS 111 & 180 v CAN 423Canterbury won by an innings and 132 runs
- L vs OV · OV 390/7d & 234/9d v CS 300/6d & 254Otago Volts won by 70 runs
- D vs AA · CS 700/5d v AA 421 & 151/3Match drawn
- D vs ND · ND 204 & 362/7 v CS 391Match drawn
Top players in this fixture
AA v CS First-classs, among players who have played for either side in the last 18 months.
| Most runs | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bruce CS | 12 | 1416 | 345 | 101.14 | 72.73 |
| Dane Cleaver CS | 15 | 1020 | 117 | 46.36 | 68.59 |
| Will Young CS | 13 | 929 | 162 | 42.23 | 55.00 |
| Josh Clarkson CS | 6 | 479 | 166 | 68.43 | 72.03 |
| Brad Schmulian CS | 11 | 449 | 86 | 29.93 | 53.97 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaz Patel CS | 12 | 46 | 2.84 |
| Blair Tickner CS | 11 | 39 | 3.57 |
| Raymond Toole CS | 6 | 21 | 2.71 |
| Sean Solia AA | 9 | 18 | 3.14 |
| Danru Ferns AA | 8 | 15 | 3.81 |
First-classs at Fitzherbert Park
- Matches
- 5
- Average 1st-innings score
- 289
- Won batting first
- 1
- Won chasing
- 2
- Highest total
- 572/9 by Central Stags ()