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Plunket ShieldMatch 14 · First-class

Central Stags beat Auckland Aces by 188 runs

Saxton Oval, Nelson, . Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bowl.

Central Stags296/9d & 156/5d22 ov
Auckland Aces161/1d & 10328.3 ov
Central Stags won by 188 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bowl. Central Stags made 296 for 9 declared, Josh Clarkson 79 from 67 balls and Curtis Heaphy 56 from 175 balls. Ryan Harrison took 2 for 26.

Auckland Aces made 161 for 1 declared, William O'Donnell 76 not out from 152 balls and Martin Guptill 45 from 64 balls.

Central Stags made 156 for 5 declared, Jack Boyle 47 from 46 balls and Will Clark 41 from 16 balls. William Somerville took 3 for 56.

Auckland Aces were bowled out for 103. Raymond Toole took 7 for 57.

Central Stags won by 188 runs.

Key performers

Central Stags 1st innings

296/9d(83 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jack Boylelbw b MJ Gibsonlbw b MJ Gibson8291027.59
Curtis Heaphyrun out (DK Ferns/†BJ Horne)run out (DK Ferns/†BJ Horne)561757032.00
Greg Hayc QLM Sunde b MJ Gibsonc QLM Sunde b MJ Gibson140025.00
Brad Schmulianrun out (RM ter Braak)run out (RM ter Braak)26383068.42
Dane Cleaver †c WT O'Donnell b WER Somervillec WT O'Donnell b WER Somerville20344058.82
Josh Clarksonst †BJ Horne b L Delportst †BJ Horne b L Delport796793117.91
Will Clarkb RD Harrisonb RD Harrison38612162.30
Bevan Smallc WT O'Donnell b L Delportc WT O'Donnell b L Delport17242070.83
Jayden Lennoxnot outnot out33*435076.74
Liam Duddinglbw b RD Harrisonlbw b RD Harrison116006.25
Raymond Toolenot outnot out6*71085.71
Extras(b 1, lb 10)(b 1, lb 10)11
Total83 Ov (RR 3.57)83 Ov (RR 3.57)296/9d
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (JCT Boyle, 11.5 ov), 19-2 (GR Hay, 13.1 ov), 72-3 (BD Schmulian, 25.4 ov), 103-4 (D Cleaver, 37.4 ov), 169-5 (CG Heaphy, 52.4 ov), 226-6 (JA Clarkson, 64.4 ov), 256-7 (W Clark, 71.5 ov), 256-8 (BJ Small, 72.1 ov), 261-9 (LR Dudding, 77.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
MJ Gibson1225324.42518000
Ross ter Braak1442902.07663000
Danru Ferns1634002.50733000
Ryan Harrison822623.25385000
William Somerville1636914.317010200
Louis Delport1736824.00655200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJCT Boyle 8(29) & CG Heaphy 5(42)1771
2ndGR Hay 1(4) & CG Heaphy 1(4)28
3rdBD Schmulian 26(38) & CG Heaphy 21(37)5375
4thCG Heaphy 10(38) & D Cleaver 20(34)3172
5thJA Clarkson 47(36) & CG Heaphy 19(54)6690
6thW Clark 25(41) & JA Clarkson 32(31)5772
7thBJ Small 17(23) & W Clark 13(20)3043
8thJR Lennox 0(1) & BJ Small 0(1)02
9thLR Dudding 1(16) & JR Lennox 4(18)534
10thRL Toole 6(7) & JR Lennox 29(24)35*31

Auckland Aces 1st innings

161/1d(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
William O'Donnellnot outnot out76*1528250.00
Martin Guptillc W Clark b JR Lennoxc W Clark b JR Lennox45645170.31
QLM Sundenot outnot out39*847046.43
Extras(lb 1)(lb 1)1
Total50 Ov (RR 3.22)50 Ov (RR 3.22)161/1d
Fall of wickets: 87-1 (MJ Guptill, 24.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Raymond Toole1425604.00586100
Bevan Small1023703.70415000
Liam Dudding823003.75353100
Brad Schmulian411002.50202000
Jayden Lennox1472711.93764100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWT O'Donnell 41(82) & MJ Guptill 45(64)87146
2ndQLM Sunde 39(84) & WT O'Donnell 35(70)74*154

Central Stags 2nd innings

156/5d(22 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jack Boylec MJ Gibson b DK Fernsc MJ Gibson b DK Ferns474631102.17
Greg Hayb WER Somervilleb WER Somerville20322062.50
Josh Clarksonst †BJ Horne b WER Somervillest †BJ Horne b WER Somerville120050.00
Dane Cleaver †not outnot out37*2730137.04
Will Clarkc MJ Guptill b WER Somervillec MJ Guptill b WER Somerville411615256.25
Bevan Smallst †BJ Horne b L Delportst †BJ Horne b L Delport680075.00
Brad Schmuliannot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(b 2, lb 1)(b 2, lb 1)3
Total22 Ov (RR 7.09)22 Ov (RR 7.09)156/5d
Fall of wickets: 67-1 (GR Hay, 12.4 ov), 69-2 (JCT Boyle, 13.1 ov), 75-3 (JA Clarkson, 14.3 ov), 135-4 (W Clark, 18.5 ov), 152-5 (BJ Small, 21.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ross ter Braak512605.20153000
MJ Gibson201206.0051000
Danru Ferns704616.57184100
William Somerville605639.33141500
Louis Delport201316.5040000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJCT Boyle 46(44) & GR Hay 20(32)6776
2ndJA Clarkson 1(1) & JCT Boyle 1(2)23
3rdD Cleaver 6(7) & JA Clarkson 0(1)68
4thW Clark 41(16) & D Cleaver 19(10)6026
5thBJ Small 6(8) & D Cleaver 9(7)1715
6thBD Schmulian 1(1) & D Cleaver 3(3)4*4

Auckland Aces 2nd innings

103(28.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
William O'Donnellc JR Lennox b RL Toolec JR Lennox b RL Toole03000.00
Martin Guptillb RL Tooleb RL Toole10170158.82
QLM Sundec BJ Small b RL Toolec BJ Small b RL Toole19204095.00
Ryan Harrisonlbw b LR Duddinglbw b LR Dudding14213066.67
George Workerb LR Duddingb LR Dudding22553040.00
Ben Horne †c †D Cleaver b RL Toolec †D Cleaver b RL Toole04000.00
Ross ter Braakc W Clark b RL Toolec W Clark b RL Toole01000.00
William Somervillec †D Cleaver b RL Toolec †D Cleaver b RL Toole13183072.22
Danru Fernsc W Clark b RL Toolec W Clark b RL Toole9171052.94
Louis Delportlbw b LR Duddinglbw b LR Dudding13142092.86
MJ Gibsonnot outnot out2*200100.00
Extras(nb 1)(nb 1)1
Total28.3 Ov (RR 3.61)28.3 Ov (RR 3.61) · Target 292103
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (WT O'Donnell, 0.3 ov), 28-2 (QLM Sunde, 6.2 ov), 33-3 (MJ Guptill, 8.1 ov), 47-4 (RD Harrison, 13.5 ov), 50-5 (BJ Horne, 16.2 ov), 50-6 (RM ter Braak, 16.3 ov), 78-7 (WER Somerville, 22.3 ov), 78-8 (GH Worker, 23.4 ov), 101-9 (L Delport, 27.5 ov), 103-10 (DK Ferns, 28.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Raymond Toole13.335774.226111000
Jayden Lennox201105.5070100
Liam Dudding1143232.91535001
Bevan Small10303.0040000
Brad Schmulian11000.0060000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWT O'Donnell 0(3) & MJ Guptill 0(0)03
2ndQLM Sunde 19(20) & MJ Guptill 9(15)2835
3rdRD Harrison 4(9) & MJ Guptill 1(2)511
4thGH Worker 4(22) & RD Harrison 10(12)1434
5thBJ Horne 0(4) & GH Worker 3(11)315
6thRM ter Braak 0(1) & GH Worker 0(0)01
7thWER Somerville 13(18) & GH Worker 15(18)2836
8thDK Ferns 0(3) & GH Worker 0(4)07
9thL Delport 13(14) & DK Ferns 9(12)2325
10thMJ Gibson 2(2) & DK Ferns 0(2)24

Commentary

End of innings: AA 103 (28.3 ov)
28.3W
RL Toole to DK Ferns, OUT
DK Ferns c W Clark b RL Toole 9(17) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 103/10 (28.3 ov)
28.20
RL Toole to DK Ferns, no run
28.11
RL Toole to MJ Gibson, 1 run
End of over 288 runs, 1 wktAA 102/92004NbW1
MJ Gibson 1(1)DK Ferns 9(15)LR Dudding 11-4-32-3
27.61
LR Dudding to MJ Gibson, 1 run
27.5W
LR Dudding to L Delport, OUT
L Delport lbw b LR Dudding 13(14) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 101/9 (27.5 ov)
27.5Nb
LR Dudding to L Delport, no ball
27.44
LR Dudding to L Delport, FOUR
27.30
LR Dudding to L Delport, no run
27.20
LR Dudding to L Delport, no run
27.12
LR Dudding to L Delport, 2 runs
End of over 2712 runsAA 94/8040143
L Delport 7(8)DK Ferns 9(15)RL Toole 13-3-56-6
26.63
RL Toole to L Delport, 3 runs
26.54
RL Toole to L Delport, FOUR
26.41
RL Toole to DK Ferns, 1 run
26.30
RL Toole to DK Ferns, no run
26.24
RL Toole to DK Ferns, FOUR
26.10
RL Toole to DK Ferns, no run
End of over 263 runsAA 82/8000300
L Delport 0(6)DK Ferns 4(11)LR Dudding 10-4-24-2
25.60
LR Dudding to L Delport, no run
25.50
LR Dudding to L Delport, no run
25.43
LR Dudding to DK Ferns, 3 runs
25.30
LR Dudding to DK Ferns, no run
25.20
LR Dudding to DK Ferns, no run
25.10
LR Dudding to DK Ferns, no run
End of over 251 runAA 79/8000100
L Delport 0(4)DK Ferns 1(7)RL Toole 12-3-44-6
24.60
RL Toole to L Delport, no run
24.50
RL Toole to L Delport, no run
24.41
RL Toole to DK Ferns, 1 run