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Plunket ShieldMatch 7 · First-class

Central Stags beat Northern Districts by 279 runs

Saxton Oval, Nelson, . Central Stags won the toss and chose to bat.

Central Stags273 & 371/4d101.4 ov
Northern Districts161 & 204/979 ov
Central Stags won by 279 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Central Stags won the toss and chose to bat. Central Stags were bowled out for 273, Tom Bruce 59 from 121 balls and Brad Schmulian 55 from 102 balls. Colin de Grandhomme took 3 for 32.

Northern Districts were bowled out for 161, Bharat Popli 75 from 138 balls and Kris Clarke 46 from 56 balls. Doug Bracewell took 4 for 30.

Central Stags made 371 for 4 declared, Brad Schmulian 200 not out from 322 balls and Curtis Heaphy 80 from 186 balls. Colin de Grandhomme took 2 for 48.

Northern Districts made 204 for 9, Jeet Raval 103 not out from 227 balls and Joe Carter 61 from 131 balls. Ajaz Patel took 5 for 70.

Central Stags won by 279 runs.

Key performers

Central Stags 1st innings

273(106.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Will Youngc JA Raval b SC Kuggeleijnc JA Raval b SC Kuggeleijn08000.00
Curtis Heaphyst †TL Seifert b FL Walkerst †TL Seifert b FL Walker431434030.07
Brad Schmulianc FL Walker b SC Kuggeleijnc FL Walker b SC Kuggeleijn551028053.92
Dane Cleaver †c B Popli b N Wagnerc B Popli b N Wagner18473038.30
Tom Bruceb C de Grandhommeb C de Grandhomme591218048.76
Bayley Wigginsc JA Raval b C de Grandhommec JA Raval b C de Grandhomme04000.00
Doug Bracewellc C de Grandhomme b KDC Clarkec C de Grandhomme b KDC Clarke19294065.52
Ajaz Patelc JF Carter b KDC Clarkec JF Carter b KDC Clarke49997049.49
Brett Randellnot outnot out15*512029.41
Blair Ticknerc sub (BR Hampton) b C de Grandhommec sub (BR Hampton) b C de Grandhomme140025.00
Raymond Toolec †TL Seifert b KDC Clarkec †TL Seifert b KDC Clarke4300013.33
Extras(b 4, lb 5, w 1)(b 4, lb 5, w 1)10
Total106.2 Ov (RR 2.57)106.2 Ov (RR 2.57)273
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (WA Young, 2 ov), 94-2 (BD Schmulian, 41 ov), 104-3 (CG Heaphy, 43.5 ov), 138-4 (D Cleaver, 54.4 ov), 139-5 (BL Wiggins, 55.5 ov), 171-6 (DAJ Bracewell, 65.3 ov), 243-7 (TC Bruce, 89.3 ov), 257-8 (AY Patel, 94.3 ov), 258-9 (BM Tickner, 95.3 ov), 273-10 (RL Toole, 106.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Neil Wagner23113611.571236010
Scott Kuggeleijn2026423.20897000
Kris Clarke15.235233.39699000
Joe Walker822403.00322000
Colin de Grandhomme1773231.88896000
Freddy Walker1935212.74836000
Henry Cooper41401.00200000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWA Young 0(8) & CG Heaphy 1(4)112
2ndCG Heaphy 36(132) & BD Schmulian 55(102)93234
3rdCG Heaphy 6(7) & D Cleaver 4(10)1017
4thTC Bruce 19(28) & D Cleaver 14(37)3465
5thBL Wiggins 0(4) & TC Bruce 1(3)17
6thDAJ Bracewell 19(29) & TC Bruce 13(29)3258
7thAY Patel 40(83) & TC Bruce 26(61)72144
8thBG Randell 4(14) & AY Patel 9(16)1430
9thBM Tickner 1(4) & BG Randell 0(2)16
10thRL Toole 4(30) & BG Randell 11(35)1565

Northern Districts 1st innings

161(46.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jeet Ravalc AY Patel b BM Ticknerc AY Patel b BM Tickner8381021.05
Henry Cooperc †D Cleaver b DAJ Bracewellc †D Cleaver b DAJ Bracewell8800100.00
Bharat Poplic BM Tickner b RL Toolec BM Tickner b RL Toole7513810054.35
Joe Carterb BM Ticknerb BM Tickner02000.00
Tim Seifert †b DAJ Bracewellb DAJ Bracewell4210019.05
Colin de Grandhommec CG Heaphy b DAJ Bracewellc CG Heaphy b DAJ Bracewell02000.00
Scott Kuggeleijnlbw b DAJ Bracewelllbw b DAJ Bracewell04000.00
Kris Clarkec TC Bruce b RL Toolec TC Bruce b RL Toole46567182.14
Neil Wagnerc †D Cleaver b RL Toolec †D Cleaver b RL Toole4210200.00
Freddy Walkerst †D Cleaver b AY Patelst †D Cleaver b AY Patel13930144.44
Joe Walkernot outnot out0*3000.00
Extras(lb 1, nb 2)(lb 1, nb 2)3
Total46.5 Ov (RR 3.44)46.5 Ov (RR 3.44)161
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (HR Cooper, 2.1 ov), 37-2 (JA Raval, 14.4 ov), 37-3 (JF Carter, 15 ov), 56-4 (TL Seifert, 22 ov), 62-5 (C de Grandhomme, 23.2 ov), 62-6 (SC Kuggeleijn, 24 ov), 142-7 (KDC Clarke, 42.4 ov), 146-8 (N Wagner, 43 ov), 161-9 (FL Walker, 45.3 ov), 161-10 (B Popli, 46.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Doug Bracewell1353042.31633000
Brett Randell1014604.60437002
Raymond Toole6.502633.80314000
Blair Tickner1012922.90453000
Ajaz Patel732914.14335100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJA Raval 3(5) & HR Cooper 8(8)1113
2ndB Popli 19(43) & JA Raval 5(33)2675
3rdJF Carter 0(2) & B Popli 0(0)02
4thB Popli 15(21) & TL Seifert 4(21)1942
5thB Popli 6(6) & C de Grandhomme 0(2)68
6thSC Kuggeleijn 0(4) & B Popli 0(0)04
7thB Popli 33(57) & KDC Clarke 46(56)80112
8thN Wagner 4(2) & B Popli 0(0)42
9thB Popli 2(6) & FL Walker 13(9)1515
10thJG Walker 0(3) & B Popli 0(5)08

Central Stags 2nd innings

371/4d(101.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Will Youngc †TL Seifert b N Wagnerc †TL Seifert b N Wagner03000.00
Curtis Heaphylbw b C de Grandhommelbw b C de Grandhomme8018612043.01
Brad Schmuliannot outnot out200*32215162.11
Dane Cleaver †lbw b C de Grandhommelbw b C de Grandhomme10192052.63
Tom Brucest †TL Seifert b FL Walkerst †TL Seifert b FL Walker61784078.21
Bayley Wigginsnot outnot out0*5000.00
Extras(b 7, lb 4, w 6, nb 3)(b 7, lb 4, w 6, nb 3)20
Total101.4 Ov (RR 3.65)101.4 Ov (RR 3.65)371/4d
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (WA Young, 0.3 ov), 178-2 (CG Heaphy, 63.3 ov), 209-3 (D Cleaver, 69.4 ov), 359-4 (TC Bruce, 99 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Neil Wagner21.457013.23957001
Scott Kuggeleijn1645503.44685000
Colin de Grandhomme1404823.43584020
Kris Clarke1524903.27615000
Freddy Walker30211613.8711610102
Jeet Raval502204.40172000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWA Young 0(3) & CG Heaphy 0(0)03
2ndBD Schmulian 89(193) & CG Heaphy 80(186)178378
3rdD Cleaver 10(19) & BD Schmulian 16(18)3137
4thTC Bruce 61(78) & BD Schmulian 85(99)150176
5thBD Schmulian 10(12) & BL Wiggins 0(5)12*16

Northern Districts 2nd innings

204/9(79 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Henry Cooperlbw b DAJ Bracewelllbw b DAJ Bracewell4131030.77
Jeet Ravalnot outnot out103*22712145.37
Bharat Poplib DAJ Bracewellb DAJ Bracewell05000.00
Joe Carterc TC Bruce b AY Patelc TC Bruce b AY Patel611319046.56
Tim Seifert †b AY Patelb AY Patel10411024.39
Colin de Grandhommeb AY Patelb AY Patel04000.00
Scott Kuggeleijnc TC Bruce b BM Ticknerc TC Bruce b BM Tickner07000.00
Kris Clarkest †D Cleaver b AY Patelst †D Cleaver b AY Patel160016.67
Neil Wagnerb AY Patelb AY Patel20303166.67
Freddy Walkerc BM Tickner b BD Schmulianc BM Tickner b BD Schmulian011000.00
Extras(b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 1)(b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 1)5
Total79 Ov (RR 2.58)79 Ov (RR 2.58) · Target 484204/9
Did not bat: Joe Walker
Fall of wickets: 16-1 (HR Cooper, 4.1 ov), 16-2 (B Popli, 5 ov), 147-3 (JF Carter, 50 ov), 173-4 (TL Seifert, 63.2 ov), 173-5 (C de Grandhomme, 64 ov), 174-6 (SC Kuggeleijn, 66.3 ov), 175-7 (KDC Clarke, 67.3 ov), 201-8 (N Wagner, 75.3 ov), 204-9 (FL Walker, 79 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Doug Bracewell1682621.63844000
Brett Randell1132101.91573011
Raymond Toole703204.57284000
Blair Tickner1764612.71805100
Ajaz Patel2547052.801199100
Tom Bruce10505.0041000
Brad Schmulian21110.50110000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHR Cooper 4(13) & JA Raval 12(12)1625
2ndB Popli 0(5) & JA Raval 0(0)05
3rdJA Raval 67(140) & JF Carter 61(131)131270
4thJA Raval 16(39) & TL Seifert 10(41)2680
5thC de Grandhomme 0(4) & JA Raval 0(0)04
6thJA Raval 1(8) & SC Kuggeleijn 0(7)115
7thKDC Clarke 1(6) & JA Raval 0(0)16
8thN Wagner 20(30) & JA Raval 4(18)2648
9thFL Walker 0(11) & JA Raval 3(10)321

Commentary

End of innings: ND 204/9 (79 ov)
End of over 790 runs, 1 wktND 204/900000W
JA Raval 103(227)BD Schmulian 2-1-1-1
78.6W
BD Schmulian to FL Walker, OUT
FL Walker c BM Tickner b BD Schmulian 0(11) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 204/9 (79 ov)
78.50
BD Schmulian to FL Walker, no run
78.40
BD Schmulian to FL Walker, no run
78.30
BD Schmulian to FL Walker, no run
78.20
BD Schmulian to FL Walker, no run
78.10
BD Schmulian to FL Walker, no run
End of over 782 runsND 204/8002000
JA Raval 103(227)FL Walker 0(5)AY Patel 25-4-70-5
77.60
AY Patel to JA Raval, no run
77.50
AY Patel to JA Raval, no run
77.40
AY Patel to JA Raval, no run
77.32
AY Patel to JA Raval, 2 runs
77.20
AY Patel to JA Raval, no run
77.10
AY Patel to JA Raval, no run
End of over 771 runND 202/8000100
FL Walker 0(5)JA Raval 101(221)BD Schmulian 1-0-1-0
76.60
BD Schmulian to FL Walker, no run
76.50
BD Schmulian to FL Walker, no run
76.41
BD Schmulian to JA Raval, 1 run
76.30
BD Schmulian to JA Raval, no run
76.20
BD Schmulian to JA Raval, no run
76.10
BD Schmulian to JA Raval, no run
End of over 760 runs, 1 wktND 201/800W000
FL Walker 0(3)JA Raval 100(217)AY Patel 24-4-68-5
75.60
AY Patel to FL Walker, no run
75.50
AY Patel to FL Walker, no run
75.40
AY Patel to FL Walker, no run
75.3W
AY Patel to N Wagner, OUT
N Wagner b AY Patel 20(30) [4s-3 6s-1] · FoW 201/8 (75.3 ov)
FIVE-WICKET HAUL for AY Patel
75.20
AY Patel to N Wagner, no run
75.10
AY Patel to N Wagner, no run
End of over 757 runsND 201/7006001
N Wagner 20(27)JA Raval 100(217)BM Tickner 17-6-46-1