Plunket ShieldMatch 23 · First-class

Central Stags beat Northern Districts by 25 runs

Seddon Park, Hamilton, 27 Mar 2026. Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bowl.

Central Stags won by 25 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bowl. Central Stags were bowled out for 235, Tom Bruce 103 from 152 balls and Dane Cleaver 76 from 95 balls. Scott Kuggeleijn took 3 for 34.

Northern Districts were bowled out for 279, Ben Pomare 73 from 154 balls and Zak Gibson 42 from 81 balls. Josh Clarkson took 4 for 30.

Central Stags were bowled out for 327, Dean Foxcroft 91 from 155 balls and Will Young 65 from 126 balls. Zak Gibson took 4 for 60.

Northern Districts were bowled out for 258, Robert O'Donnell 101 from 134 balls. Brad Schmulian took 3 for 5.

Central Stags won by 25 runs.

Key performers

TB103Tom BruceCentral Stags. 152 balls, 9 fours, 2 sixes JC4/30Josh ClarksonCentral Stags. 19 overs, 9 maidens RO101Robert O'DonnellNorthern Districts. 134 balls, 10 fours, 5 sixes ZG4/60Zak GibsonNorthern Districts. 20.2 overs, 2 maidens

Central Stags 1st innings

235(61.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Brad Schmulianb ZN Gibson	b ZN Gibson	1	6	0	0	16.67
Curtis Heaphyrun out (Snehith Reddy)	run out (Snehith Reddy)	9	19	1	0	47.37
Will Youngc RR O'Donnell b SC Kuggeleijn	c RR O'Donnell b SC Kuggeleijn	0	10	0	0	0.00
Tom Brucec RR O'Donnell b JH Brown	c RR O'Donnell b JH Brown	103	152	9	2	67.76
Dean Foxcroftc †BJ Pomare b SC Kuggeleijn	c †BJ Pomare b SC Kuggeleijn	2	11	0	0	18.18
Dane Cleaver †c RR O'Donnell b SC Kuggeleijn	c RR O'Donnell b SC Kuggeleijn	76	95	13	2	80.00
Josh Clarksonc B Popli b TJG Pringle	c B Popli b TJG Pringle	2	17	0	0	11.76
Brett Randellc B Popli b ZN Gibson	c B Popli b ZN Gibson	1	10	0	0	10.00
Ajaz Patelc JA Raval b TJG Pringle	c JA Raval b TJG Pringle	24	32	4	0	75.00
TA Findlayc HR Cooper b TJG Pringle	c HR Cooper b TJG Pringle	1	9	0	0	11.11
Raymond Toolenot out	not out	2*	8	0	0	25.00
Extras(b 7, lb 5, w 2)	(b 7, lb 5, w 2)	14
Total61.3 Ov (RR 3.82)	61.3 Ov (RR 3.82)	235

Fall of wickets: 5-1 (BD Schmulian, 1.3 ov), 8-2 (WA Young, 5 ov), 14-3 (CG Heaphy, 6.5 ov), 18-4 (D Foxcroft, 10.1 ov), 154-5 (D Cleaver, 40.3 ov), 175-6 (JA Clarkson, 45.4 ov), 188-7 (BG Randell, 50.1 ov), 217-8 (TC Bruce, 56.1 ov), 226-9 (TA Findlay, 59.2 ov), 235-10 (AY Patel, 61.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
Scott Kuggeleijn	12	2	34	3	2.83	52	4	0	1
Zak Gibson	15	2	65	2	4.33	63	12	0	0
Tim Pringle	23.3	3	84	3	3.57	101	6	4	0
JH Brown	9	1	37	1	4.11	36	5	0	1
Snehith Reddy	2	0	3	0	1.50	9	0	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	BD Schmulian 1(6) & CG Heaphy 4(3)	5	9
2nd	WA Young 0(10) & CG Heaphy 3(11)	3	21
3rd	CG Heaphy 2(5) & TC Bruce 4(6)	6	11
4th	D Foxcroft 2(11) & TC Bruce 2(9)	4	20
5th	D Cleaver 76(95) & TC Bruce 56(87)	136	182
6th	JA Clarkson 2(17) & TC Bruce 14(14)	21	31
7th	BG Randell 1(10) & TC Bruce 11(17)	13	27
8th	AY Patel 13(17) & TC Bruce 16(19)	29	36
9th	TA Findlay 1(9) & AY Patel 8(10)	9	19
10th	RL Toole 2(8) & AY Patel 3(5)	9	13

Northern Districts 1st innings

279(102.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Ravallbw b TA Findlay	lbw b TA Findlay	11	43	1	0	25.58
Henry Cooperc †D Cleaver b RL Toole	c †D Cleaver b RL Toole	1	5	0	0	20.00
Bharat Poplic †D Cleaver b TA Findlay	c †D Cleaver b TA Findlay	38	62	5	0	61.29
Joe Carterc CG Heaphy b JA Clarkson	c CG Heaphy b JA Clarkson	37	114	4	0	32.46
Robert O'Donnellc BG Randell b AY Patel	c BG Randell b AY Patel	8	29	1	0	27.59
Zak Gibsonc TC Bruce b JA Clarkson	c TC Bruce b JA Clarkson	42	81	6	0	51.85
Snehith Reddylbw b JA Clarkson	lbw b JA Clarkson	33	109	4	0	30.28
Ben Pomare †c †D Cleaver b JA Clarkson	c †D Cleaver b JA Clarkson	73	154	11	0	47.40
Scott Kuggeleijnc CG Heaphy b TA Findlay	c CG Heaphy b TA Findlay	11	14	1	1	78.57
Tim Pringlenot out	not out	3*	7	0	0	42.86
JH Brownc WA Young b TA Findlay	c WA Young b TA Findlay	0	2	0	0	0.00
Extras(b 9, lb 4, w 4, nb 5)	(b 9, lb 4, w 4, nb 5)	22
Total102.3 Ov (RR 2.72)	102.3 Ov (RR 2.72)	279

Fall of wickets: 3-1 (HR Cooper, 1.2 ov), 51-2 (B Popli, 17.3 ov), 52-3 (JA Raval, 19.4 ov), 78-4 (RR O'Donnell, 29.3 ov), 143-5 (JF Carter, 54.1 ov), 144-6 (ZN Gibson, 56.3 ov), 256-7 (Snehith Reddy, 97.1 ov), 276-8 (SC Kuggeleijn, 100.5 ov), 278-9 (BJ Pomare, 102 ov), 279-10 (JH Brown, 102.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brett Randell	14	4	38	0	2.71	68	6	0	0	1
Raymond Toole	19	2	66	1	3.47	82	8	0	2	1
Josh Clarkson	19	9	30	4	1.58	98	4	0	0	0
TA Findlay	17.3	5	48	4	2.74	86	5	1	2	3
Ajaz Patel	25	4	54	1	2.16	120	5	0	0	0
Brad Schmulian	2	0	12	0	6.00	7	2	0	0	0
Dean Foxcroft	6	2	18	0	3.00	28	3	0	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	JA Raval 1(4) & HR Cooper 1(5)	3	8
2nd	B Popli 38(62) & JA Raval 10(35)	48	97
3rd	JF Carter 1(9) & JA Raval 0(4)	1	13
4th	RR O'Donnell 8(29) & JF Carter 17(30)	26	59
5th	ZN Gibson 41(73) & JF Carter 19(75)	65	148
6th	Snehith Reddy 0(6) & ZN Gibson 1(8)	1	14
7th	BJ Pomare 65(144) & Snehith Reddy 33(103)	112	244
8th	SC Kuggeleijn 11(14) & BJ Pomare 8(9)	20	22
9th	TJG Pringle 2(6) & BJ Pomare 0(1)	2	7
10th	TJG Pringle 1(1) & JH Brown 0(2)	1	3

Central Stags 2nd innings

327(99.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Curtis Heaphylbw b Snehith Reddy	lbw b Snehith Reddy	7	28	0	0	25.00
Brad Schmulianc JH Brown b ZN Gibson	c JH Brown b ZN Gibson	7	20	1	0	35.00
Ajaz Patelc RR O'Donnell b JH Brown	c RR O'Donnell b JH Brown	53	83	4	2	63.86
Will Youngc JF Carter b TJG Pringle	c JF Carter b TJG Pringle	65	126	4	1	51.59
Dean Foxcroftc SC Kuggeleijn b ZN Gibson	c SC Kuggeleijn b ZN Gibson	91	155	6	2	58.71
Dane Cleaver †c HR Cooper b TJG Pringle	c HR Cooper b TJG Pringle	17	27	3	0	62.96
Josh Clarksonc & b TJG Pringle	c & b TJG Pringle	10	21	1	0	47.62
Brett Randellc JA Raval b Snehith Reddy	c JA Raval b Snehith Reddy	13	46	0	0	28.26
Tom Brucec & b ZN Gibson	c & b ZN Gibson	11	14	1	1	78.57
TA Findlayc †BJ Pomare b ZN Gibson	c †BJ Pomare b ZN Gibson	34	71	3	1	47.89
Raymond Toolenot out	not out	0*	5	0	0	0.00
Extras(b 11, lb 3, w 5)	(b 11, lb 3, w 5)	19
Total99.2 Ov (RR 3.29)	99.2 Ov (RR 3.29)	327

Fall of wickets: 14-1 (BD Schmulian, 7.1 ov), 15-2 (CG Heaphy, 9.2 ov), 103-3 (AY Patel, 34.3 ov), 171-4 (WA Young, 49.4 ov), 199-5 (D Cleaver, 57.5 ov), 221-6 (JA Clarkson, 65.3 ov), 244-7 (BG Randell, 77.4 ov), 257-8 (TC Bruce, 80.4 ov), 321-9 (D Foxcroft, 97.4 ov), 327-10 (TA Findlay, 99.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
Scott Kuggeleijn	13	1	54	0	4.15	52	7	0	3
Zak Gibson	20.2	2	60	4	2.95	88	5	1	1
Tim Pringle	33	3	75	3	2.27	139	3	0	0
Snehith Reddy	18	4	75	2	4.17	75	6	4	0
JH Brown	9	1	32	1	3.56	37	1	2	1
Jeet Raval	6	0	17	0	2.83	23	1	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	CG Heaphy 7(23) & BD Schmulian 7(20)	14	43
2nd	AY Patel 1(8) & CG Heaphy 0(5)	1	13
3rd	WA Young 31(76) & AY Patel 52(75)	88	151
4th	D Foxcroft 27(41) & WA Young 34(50)	68	91
5th	D Cleaver 17(27) & D Foxcroft 9(22)	28	49
6th	JA Clarkson 10(21) & D Foxcroft 12(25)	22	46
7th	BG Randell 13(46) & D Foxcroft 8(27)	23	73
8th	TC Bruce 11(14) & D Foxcroft 2(4)	13	18
9th	TA Findlay 29(66) & D Foxcroft 33(36)	64	102
10th	RL Toole 0(5) & TA Findlay 5(5)	6	10

Northern Districts 2nd innings

258(69.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Ravalb RL Toole	b RL Toole	9	30	1	0	30.00
Scott Kuggeleijnb BG Randell	b BG Randell	26	15	2	2	173.33
Henry Cooperc †D Cleaver b RL Toole	c †D Cleaver b RL Toole	13	52	1	0	25.00
Bharat Poplib RL Toole	b RL Toole	34	57	4	0	59.65
Joe Carterlbw b AY Patel	lbw b AY Patel	12	9	3	0	133.33
Robert O'Donnellc JA Clarkson b BD Schmulian	c JA Clarkson b BD Schmulian	101	134	10	5	75.37
Snehith Reddyb TA Findlay	b TA Findlay	2	9	0	0	22.22
Ben Pomare †c TC Bruce b AY Patel	c TC Bruce b AY Patel	19	49	2	0	38.78
Tim Pringleb BD Schmulian	b BD Schmulian	30	52	3	1	57.69
JH Brownnot out	not out	6*	9	1	0	66.67
Zak Gibsonlbw b BD Schmulian	lbw b BD Schmulian	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extras(b 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 1)	(b 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 1)	6
Total69.5 Ov (RR 3.69)	69.5 Ov (RR 3.69) · Target 284	258

Fall of wickets: 35-1 (SC Kuggeleijn, 6.3 ov), 35-2 (JA Raval, 8 ov), 80-3 (HR Cooper, 24.3 ov), 93-4 (B Popli, 26.1 ov), 101-5 (JF Carter, 29.3 ov), 103-6 (Snehith Reddy, 31.2 ov), 163-7 (BJ Pomare, 52.1 ov), 251-8 (RR O'Donnell, 65.5 ov), 252-9 (TJG Pringle, 67.5 ov), 258-10 (ZN Gibson, 69.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brett Randell	5	2	16	1	3.20	23	1	1	0	0
Raymond Toole	15	3	42	3	2.80	72	6	1	0	0
Josh Clarkson	8	1	35	0	4.38	33	3	1	0	1
Ajaz Patel	27	1	100	2	3.70	115	8	5	0	0
Dean Foxcroft	4	1	20	0	5.00	15	3	0	0	0
TA Findlay	7	2	36	1	5.14	26	6	0	1	0
Brad Schmulian	3.5	1	5	3	1.30	18	0	0	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	JA Raval 9(24) & SC Kuggeleijn 26(15)	35	39
2nd	HR Cooper 0(3) & JA Raval 0(6)	0	9
3rd	HR Cooper 13(49) & B Popli 29(51)	45	99
4th	JF Carter 8(4) & B Popli 5(6)	13	10
5th	RR O'Donnell 4(15) & JF Carter 4(5)	8	20
6th	Snehith Reddy 2(9) & RR O'Donnell 0(2)	2	11
7th	BJ Pomare 19(49) & RR O'Donnell 39(76)	60	125
8th	TJG Pringle 29(41) & RR O'Donnell 58(41)	88	82
9th	JH Brown 0(1) & TJG Pringle 1(11)	1	12
10th	ZN Gibson 0(4) & JH Brown 6(8)	6	12

Commentary

69.5W

BD Schmulian to ZN Gibson, OUT

ZN Gibson lbw b BD Schmulian 0(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 258/10 (69.5 ov)

69.40

BD Schmulian to ZN Gibson, no run

69.31

BD Schmulian to JH Brown, 1 run

69.20

BD Schmulian to JH Brown, no run

69.10

BD Schmulian to JH Brown, no run

End of over 695 runsND 257/9000410

ZN Gibson 0(2)JH Brown 5(6)AY Patel 27-1-100-2

68.60

AY Patel to ZN Gibson, no run

68.51

AY Patel to JH Brown, 1 run

68.44

AY Patel to JH Brown, FOUR

68.30

AY Patel to JH Brown, no run

68.20

AY Patel to JH Brown, no run

68.10

AY Patel to JH Brown, no run

End of over 680 runs, 1 wktND 252/90000W0

ZN Gibson 0(1)JH Brown 0(1)BD Schmulian 3-1-4-2

67.60

BD Schmulian to ZN Gibson, no run

67.5W

BD Schmulian to TJG Pringle, OUT

TJG Pringle b BD Schmulian 30(52) [4s-3 6s-1] · FoW 252/9 (67.5 ov)

67.40

BD Schmulian to TJG Pringle, no run

67.30

BD Schmulian to TJG Pringle, no run

67.20

BD Schmulian to TJG Pringle, no run

67.10

BD Schmulian to TJG Pringle, no run

End of over 671 runND 252/8000001

TJG Pringle 30(47)JH Brown 0(1)AY Patel 26-1-95-2

66.61

AY Patel to TJG Pringle, 1 run

66.50