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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Central Stags beat Auckland Aces by 4 wickets

Nelson Park, Napier, . Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bowl.

Central Stags430/9d & 149/646.2 ov
Auckland Aces210 & 36598 ov
Central Stags won by 4 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bowl. Central Stags made 430 for 9 declared, Carl Cachopa 179 not out from 297 balls and Kruger van Wyk 45 from 66 balls. Mitchell McClenaghan took 3 for 107.

Auckland Aces were bowled out for 210, Bruce Martin 56 not out from 105 balls and Colin Munro 47 from 49 balls. Andrew Lamb took 4 for 65.

Auckland Aces were bowled out for 365, Colin Munro 103 from 146 balls and Anaru Kitchen 60 from 101 balls. Tarun Nethula took 4 for 67.

Central Stags made 149 for 6, Jeet Raval 48 from 87 balls. Bruce Martin took 3 for 44.

Central Stags won by 4 wickets.

Key performers

Central Stags 1st innings

430/9d(119.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jamie Howb C Munrob C Munro33604055.00
Jeet Ravalb MJ McClenaghanb MJ McClenaghan30553054.55
Carl Cachopanot outnot out179*29723160.27
Mathew Sinclairb CS Martinb CS Martin22652033.85
Kieran Noema-Barnettc †GJ Hopkins b MD Batesc †GJ Hopkins b MD Bates26573045.61
Kruger van Wyk †c BP Martin b MJ McClenaghanc BP Martin b MJ McClenaghan45665068.18
Will Youngb CS Martinb CS Martin6141042.86
Doug Bracewellc & b MJ McClenaghanc & b MJ McClenaghan25374067.57
Tarun Nethulac C Munro b BP Martinc C Munro b BP Martin33494067.35
Andrew Lambc L Vincent b BP Martinc L Vincent b BP Martin201830111.11
Extras(lb 8, w 2, nb 1)(lb 8, w 2, nb 1)11
Total119.3 Ov (RR 3.60)119.3 Ov (RR 3.60)430/9d
Did not bat: Andrew Mathieson
Fall of wickets: 51-1 (JA Raval, 16.4 ov), 71-2 (JM How, 23.1 ov), 118-3 (MS Sinclair, 45 ov), 175-4 (K Noema-Barnett, 65.2 ov), 256-5 (CFK van Wyk, 86.2 ov), 263-6 (WA Young, 89.4 ov), 319-7 (DAJ Bracewell, 101.2 ov), 400-8 (TS Nethula, 115.1 ov), 430-9 (AR Lamb, 119.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Chris Martin25104921.961306010
Mitchell McClenaghan27410733.9611514000
Michael Bates1919414.957711100
Bruce Martin23.329724.139110000
Colin Munro1433812.71665000
Colin de Grandhomme1012902.90474011
Lou Vincent10808.0042000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM How 21(45) & JA Raval 30(55)51100
2ndCarl Cachopa 8(24) & JM How 12(15)2039
3rdMS Sinclair 22(65) & Carl Cachopa 22(66)47131
4thCarl Cachopa 31(65) & K Noema-Barnett 26(57)57122
5thCFK van Wyk 45(66) & Carl Cachopa 32(61)81126
6thWA Young 6(14) & Carl Cachopa 0(6)720
7thDAJ Bracewell 25(37) & Carl Cachopa 29(33)5670
8thTS Nethula 33(49) & Carl Cachopa 47(34)8183
9thAR Lamb 20(18) & Carl Cachopa 10(8)3026

Auckland Aces 1st innings

210(68 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tim McIntoshb AR Lambb AR Lamb17690024.64
Lou Vincentc MS Sinclair b AR Lambc MS Sinclair b AR Lamb13142092.86
Reece Youngb AR Lambb AR Lamb02000.00
Anaru Kitchenc MS Sinclair b AR Lambc MS Sinclair b AR Lamb02000.00
Colin de Grandhommelbw b DAJ Bracewelllbw b DAJ Bracewell18193094.74
Gareth Hopkins †c MS Sinclair b DAJ Bracewellc MS Sinclair b DAJ Bracewell35832042.17
Colin Munroc MS Sinclair b AW Mathiesonc MS Sinclair b AW Mathieson47497095.92
Bruce Martinnot outnot out56*1056053.33
Michael Batesc DAJ Bracewell b TS Nethulac DAJ Bracewell b TS Nethula10341029.41
Mitchell McClenaghanc JM How b TS Nethulac JM How b TS Nethula6340017.65
Chris Martinb TS Nethulab TS Nethula02000.00
Extras(lb 3, nb 5)(lb 3, nb 5)8
Total68 Ov (RR 3.09)68 Ov (RR 3.09)210
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (L Vincent, 5.2 ov), 14-2 (RA Young, 5.4 ov), 14-3 (AK Kitchen, 6 ov), 44-4 (C de Grandhomme, 10.3 ov), 80-5 (TG McIntosh, 26.4 ov), 101-6 (GJ Hopkins, 33.4 ov), 149-7 (C Munro, 42.3 ov), 186-8 (MD Bates, 57.1 ov), 210-9 (MJ McClenaghan, 67.4 ov), 210-10 (CS Martin, 68 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Doug Bracewell1415724.07614003
Andrew Lamb2056543.25888000
Andrew Mathieson903113.44414000
Kieran Noema-Barnett1342401.85703002
Tarun Nethula1233032.50562000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTG McIntosh 1(18) & L Vincent 13(14)1432
2ndRA Young 0(2) & TG McIntosh 0(0)02
3rdAK Kitchen 0(2) & TG McIntosh 0(0)02
4thTG McIntosh 10(9) & C de Grandhomme 18(19)3027
5thGJ Hopkins 27(58) & TG McIntosh 6(42)3697
6thC Munro 12(18) & GJ Hopkins 8(25)2142
7thBP Martin 13(22) & C Munro 35(31)4853
8thMD Bates 10(34) & BP Martin 25(54)3788
9thMJ McClenaghan 6(34) & BP Martin 18(29)2463
10thCS Martin 0(2) & BP Martin 0(0)02

Auckland Aces 2nd innings (following on)

365(98 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Lou Vincentc Carl Cachopa b DAJ Bracewellc Carl Cachopa b DAJ Bracewell8161050.00
Tim McIntoshc †CFK van Wyk b AW Mathiesonc †CFK van Wyk b AW Mathieson35582060.34
Reece Youngc †CFK van Wyk b AR Lambc †CFK van Wyk b AR Lamb8112072.73
Anaru Kitchenc WA Young b TS Nethulac WA Young b TS Nethula601018059.41
Colin de Grandhommec †CFK van Wyk b AW Mathiesonc †CFK van Wyk b AW Mathieson6110054.55
Gareth Hopkins †c MS Sinclair b TS Nethulac MS Sinclair b TS Nethula41664062.12
Colin Munroc †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewellc †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewell10314613070.55
Bruce Martinlbw b TS Nethulalbw b TS Nethula7101070.00
Michael Batesc DAJ Bracewell b AW Mathiesonc DAJ Bracewell b AW Mathieson591454040.69
Mitchell McClenaghannot outnot out11*330033.33
Chris Martinlbw b TS Nethulalbw b TS Nethula130033.33
Extras(b 12, lb 2, nb 12)(b 12, lb 2, nb 12)26
Total98 Ov (RR 3.72)98 Ov (RR 3.72)365
Fall of wickets: 15-1 (L Vincent, 5.1 ov), 25-2 (RA Young, 7 ov), 84-3 (TG McIntosh, 22.4 ov), 98-4 (C de Grandhomme, 26.3 ov), 147-5 (AK Kitchen, 37.2 ov), 182-6 (GJ Hopkins, 49.1 ov), 193-7 (BP Martin, 51.5 ov), 326-8 (C Munro, 87 ov), 360-9 (MD Bates, 96.5 ov), 365-10 (CS Martin, 98 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Andrew Lamb1938314.378011000
Doug Bracewell2218723.95937004
Andrew Mathieson1707134.18717000
Kieran Noema-Barnett10505.0041000
Carl Cachopa712804.00335001
Tarun Nethula2836742.391293007
Jamie How411002.50171000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stL Vincent 8(16) & TG McIntosh 6(15)1531
2ndRA Young 8(11) & TG McIntosh 0(1)1011
3rdTG McIntosh 29(42) & AK Kitchen 30(52)5994
4thC de Grandhomme 6(11) & AK Kitchen 8(12)1423
5thGJ Hopkins 26(29) & AK Kitchen 22(37)4965
6thC Munro 18(36) & GJ Hopkins 15(37)3571
7thBP Martin 7(10) & C Munro 3(7)1116
8thMD Bates 41(112) & C Munro 82(103)133211
9thMD Bates 18(33) & MJ McClenaghan 8(29)3459
10thCS Martin 1(3) & MJ McClenaghan 3(4)57

Central Stags 2nd innings

149/6(46.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jamie Howc AK Kitchen b MJ McClenaghanc AK Kitchen b MJ McClenaghan22623035.48
Jeet Ravallbw b BP Martinlbw b BP Martin48872055.17
Carl Cachopast †GJ Hopkins b BP Martinst †GJ Hopkins b BP Martin150020.00
Mathew Sinclairc †GJ Hopkins b BP Martinc †GJ Hopkins b BP Martin451080.00
Will Youngc †GJ Hopkins b MJ McClenaghanc †GJ Hopkins b MJ McClenaghan36715050.70
Kruger van Wyk †c †GJ Hopkins b MJ McClenaghanc †GJ Hopkins b MJ McClenaghan6220027.27
Kieran Noema-Barnettnot outnot out14*192073.68
Doug Bracewellnot outnot out13*820162.50
Extras(lb 1, w 3, nb 1)(lb 1, w 3, nb 1)5
Total46.2 Ov (RR 3.22)46.2 Ov (RR 3.22) · Target 146149/6
Fall of wickets: 51-1 (JM How, 17.2 ov), 52-2 (Carl Cachopa, 18.1 ov), 57-3 (MS Sinclair, 18.5 ov), 98-4 (JA Raval, 34.4 ov), 119-5 (CFK van Wyk, 41.3 ov), 120-6 (WA Young, 42 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Chris Martin1113703.36505000
Mitchell McClenaghan1625533.44683010
Michael Bates411203.00202000
Bruce Martin15.244432.87755001
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM How 22(62) & JA Raval 29(42)51104
2ndCarl Cachopa 1(5) & JA Raval 0(0)15
3rdMS Sinclair 4(5) & JA Raval 0(0)54
4thWA Young 21(50) & JA Raval 19(45)4195
5thCFK van Wyk 6(22) & WA Young 15(19)2141
6thK Noema-Barnett 1(1) & WA Young 0(2)13
7thK Noema-Barnett 13(18) & DAJ Bracewell 13(8)29*26

Commentary

End of innings: CS 149/6 (46.2 ov)
46.24
BP Martin to K Noema-Barnett, FOUR
46.14
BP Martin to K Noema-Barnett, FOUR
End of over 4612 runsCS 141/6441003
K Noema-Barnett 6(17)DAJ Bracewell 13(8)MJ McClenaghan 16-2-55-3
45.63
MJ McClenaghan to K Noema-Barnett, 3 runs
45.50
MJ McClenaghan to K Noema-Barnett, no run
45.40
MJ McClenaghan to K Noema-Barnett, no run
45.31
MJ McClenaghan to DAJ Bracewell, 1 run
45.24
MJ McClenaghan to DAJ Bracewell, FOUR
45.14
MJ McClenaghan to DAJ Bracewell, FOUR
End of over 453 runsCS 129/6102000
K Noema-Barnett 3(14)DAJ Bracewell 4(5)BP Martin 15-4-36-3
44.60
BP Martin to K Noema-Barnett, no run
44.50
BP Martin to K Noema-Barnett, no run
44.40
BP Martin to K Noema-Barnett, no run
44.32
BP Martin to K Noema-Barnett, 2 runs
44.20
BP Martin to K Noema-Barnett, no run
44.11
BP Martin to DAJ Bracewell, 1 run
End of over 446 runsCS 126/603Wd00300
K Noema-Barnett 1(9)DAJ Bracewell 3(4)MJ McClenaghan 15-2-43-3
43.60
MJ McClenaghan to K Noema-Barnett, no run
43.50
MJ McClenaghan to K Noema-Barnett, no run
43.43
MJ McClenaghan to DAJ Bracewell, 3 runs
43.30
MJ McClenaghan to DAJ Bracewell, no run
43.20
MJ McClenaghan to DAJ Bracewell, no run
43.23Wd
MJ McClenaghan to DAJ Bracewell, 3 wides
43.10
MJ McClenaghan to DAJ Bracewell, no run
End of over 430 runsCS 120/6000000
K Noema-Barnett 1(7)DAJ Bracewell 0(0)BP Martin 14-4-33-3
42.60
BP Martin to K Noema-Barnett, no run
42.50
BP Martin to K Noema-Barnett, no run
42.40
BP Martin to K Noema-Barnett, no run
42.30
BP Martin to K Noema-Barnett, no run