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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Central Stags beat Otago Volts by 134 runs

Saxton Oval, Nelson, . Otago Volts won the toss and chose to bowl.

Central Stags307 & 375/4d98.1 ov
Otago Volts271/3d & 27789.1 ov
Central Stags won by 134 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Otago Volts won the toss and chose to bowl. Central Stags were bowled out for 307, Kieran Noema-Barnett 74 from 125 balls and Ben Smith 54 from 139 balls. James Neesham took 4 for 79.

Otago Volts made 271 for 3 declared, Aaron Redmond 108 from 150 balls and Jesse Ryder 100 not out from 120 balls.

Central Stags made 375 for 4 declared, Jamie How 207 not out from 274 balls and Kieran Noema-Barnett 69 from 131 balls. Mark Craig took 2 for 97.

Otago Volts were bowled out for 277, James Neesham 147 from 135 balls and Michael Bracewell 46 from 102 balls. Seth Rance took 4 for 82.

Central Stags won by 134 runs.

Key performers

Central Stags 1st innings

307(97.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jamie Howb JM McMillanb JM McMillan5510100.00
Ben Smithc JD Ryder b JDS Neeshamc JD Ryder b JDS Neesham541399038.85
Carl Cachopac JD Ryder b SR Wellsc JD Ryder b SR Wells491226040.16
Will Youngc MD Craig b JDS Neeshamc MD Craig b JDS Neesham01000.00
Greg Hayc †DC de Boorder b NL McCullumc †DC de Boorder b NL McCullum45994045.45
Kieran Noema-Barnettc †DC de Boorder b JDS Neeshamc †DC de Boorder b JDS Neesham7412512059.20
Kruger van Wyk †c †DC de Boorder b SR Wellsc †DC de Boorder b SR Wells9231039.13
Tarun Nethulanot outnot out19*303063.33
Bevan Smallc †DC de Boorder b NL McCullumc †DC de Boorder b NL McCullum29395074.36
Seth Rancec JDS Neesham b NL McCullumc JDS Neesham b NL McCullum2200100.00
Ajaz Patelc MD Craig b JDS Neeshamc MD Craig b JDS Neesham02000.00
Extras(b 8, lb 12, nb 1)(b 8, lb 12, nb 1)21
Total97.4 Ov (RR 3.14)97.4 Ov (RR 3.14)307
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (JM How, 2.3 ov), 117-2 (BS Smith, 42.3 ov), 117-3 (WA Young, 42.4 ov), 121-4 (Carl Cachopa, 45.5 ov), 235-5 (GR Hay, 77 ov), 257-6 (K Noema-Barnett, 84.4 ov), 257-7 (CFK van Wyk, 85.5 ov), 304-8 (BJ Small, 96.4 ov), 306-9 (SHA Rance, 97 ov), 307-10 (AY Patel, 97.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
JM McMillan18.345913.19828000
Blair Soper11000.0060000
James Neesham22.447943.4910111000
Sam Wells20.365422.631019001
Jesse Ryder1262101.75622000
Nathan McCullum1103633.27495000
Mark Craig1023403.40455000
Aaron Redmond21402.00111000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM How 5(5) & BS Smith 1(10)615
2ndCarl Cachopa 49(111) & BS Smith 53(129)111240
3rdWA Young 0(1) & Carl Cachopa 0(0)01
4thGR Hay 4(8) & Carl Cachopa 0(11)419
5thK Noema-Barnett 66(96) & GR Hay 41(91)114187
6thK Noema-Barnett 8(29) & CFK van Wyk 9(18)2246
7thTS Nethula 0(2) & CFK van Wyk 0(5)07
8thBJ Small 29(39) & TS Nethula 18(26)4765
9thSHA Rance 2(2) & TS Nethula 0(0)22
10thTS Nethula 1(2) & AY Patel 0(2)14

Otago Volts 1st innings

271/3d(60.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Aaron Redmondc WA Young b AY Patelc WA Young b AY Patel10815017172.00
Neil Broomb SHA Ranceb SHA Rance12173070.59
Michael Bracewellc AY Patel b Carl Cachopac AY Patel b Carl Cachopa35545064.81
Jesse Rydernot outnot out100*12015183.33
Nathan McCullumnot outnot out14*242058.33
Extras(lb 1, nb 1)(lb 1, nb 1)2
Total60.4 Ov (RR 4.47)60.4 Ov (RR 4.47)271/3d
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (NT Broom, 5.5 ov), 90-2 (MG Bracewell, 22.4 ov), 214-3 (AJ Redmond, 51.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Bevan Small924805.33367000
Seth Rance1626714.196911000
Kieran Noema-Barnett8.403704.27325000
Carl Cachopa402315.75175001
Ajaz Patel1828014.447611200
Tarun Nethula511503.00253000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Redmond 2(18) & NT Broom 12(17)1435
2ndMG Bracewell 35(54) & AJ Redmond 40(48)76101
3rdJD Ryder 57(87) & AJ Redmond 66(84)124171
4thJD Ryder 43(33) & NL McCullum 14(24)57*57

Central Stags 2nd innings

375/4d(98.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jamie Hownot outnot out207*27425375.55
Ben Smithnot outnot out13*532024.53
Carl Cachopast †DC de Boorder b MD Craigst †DC de Boorder b MD Craig131111118.18
Will Youngc MG Bracewell b MD Craigc MG Bracewell b MD Craig4340011.76
Greg Haylbw b NL McCullumlbw b NL McCullum638610073.26
Kieran Noema-Barnettb NL McCullumb NL McCullum691319152.67
Extras(lb 5, w 1)(lb 5, w 1)6
Total98.1 Ov (RR 3.82)98.1 Ov (RR 3.82)375/4d
Fall of wickets: 67-1 (Carl Cachopa, 14.2 ov), 101-2 (WA Young, 26.2 ov), 210-3 (GR Hay, 49.4 ov), 366-4 (K Noema-Barnett, 88.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Neesham2036203.10939010
Sam Wells1828804.896514000
Jesse Ryder712203.14334000
Nathan McCullum27.1710123.721178500
Mark Craig2649723.7310512000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM How 28(40) & BS Smith 11(24)4364
1stCarl Cachopa 13(11) & JM How 11(11)2422
2ndWA Young 4(34) & JM How 30(38)3472
3rdGR Hay 63(86) & JM How 46(54)109140
4thK Noema-Barnett 69(131) & JM How 85(104)156235
5thBS Smith 2(29) & JM How 7(27)9*56

Otago Volts 2nd innings

277(89.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Aaron Redmondlbw b SHA Rancelbw b SHA Rance03000.00
Neil Broomc JM How b K Noema-Barnettc JM How b K Noema-Barnett11192057.89
Michael Bracewellc K Noema-Barnett b SHA Rancec K Noema-Barnett b SHA Rance461026045.10
Jesse Ryderc GR Hay b K Noema-Barnettc GR Hay b K Noema-Barnett01000.00
Nathan McCullumc †CFK van Wyk b K Noema-Barnettc †CFK van Wyk b K Noema-Barnett01000.00
James Neeshamc †CFK van Wyk b AY Patelc †CFK van Wyk b AY Patel147135174108.89
Sam Wellsc †CFK van Wyk b TS Nethulac †CFK van Wyk b TS Nethula19513037.25
DC de Boorder †lbw b TS Nethulalbw b TS Nethula10761013.16
Mark Craigc GR Hay b SHA Rancec GR Hay b SHA Rance15953015.79
Blair Sopernot outnot out4*67105.97
JM McMillanlbw b SHA Rancelbw b SHA Rance01000.00
Extras(b 7, lb 1, w 1, nb 16)(b 7, lb 1, w 1, nb 16)25
Total89.1 Ov (RR 3.11)89.1 Ov (RR 3.11) · Target 412277
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (AJ Redmond, 0.3 ov), 20-2 (NT Broom, 7.4 ov), 20-3 (JD Ryder, 7.5 ov), 20-4 (NL McCullum, 8 ov), 135-5 (MG Bracewell, 33.1 ov), 205-6 (SR Wells, 47 ov), 238-7 (JDS Neesham, 59.4 ov), 252-8 (DC de Boorder, 68.2 ov), 277-9 (MD Craig, 88 ov), 277-10 (JM McMillan, 89.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Seth Rance21.158243.879713200
Tarun Nethula3157322.3515560016
Kieran Noema-Barnett842633.25395010
Ajaz Patel2678413.231179200
Greg Hay31401.33140000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Redmond 0(3) & NT Broom 0(0)03
2ndMG Bracewell 9(24) & NT Broom 11(19)2043
3rdJD Ryder 0(1) & MG Bracewell 0(0)01
4thNL McCullum 0(1) & MG Bracewell 0(0)01
5thMG Bracewell 37(78) & JDS Neesham 73(74)115151
6thSR Wells 19(51) & JDS Neesham 50(33)7083
7thJDS Neesham 24(28) & DC de Boorder 6(51)3376
8thMD Craig 1(31) & DC de Boorder 4(25)1452
9thBE Soper 4(61) & MD Craig 14(64)25118
10thBE Soper 0(6) & JM McMillan 0(1)07

Commentary

End of innings: OV 277 (89.1 ov)
89.1W
SHA Rance to JM McMillan, OUT
JM McMillan lbw b SHA Rance 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 277/10 (89.1 ov)
End of over 890 runsOV 277/9000000
BE Soper 4(67)JM McMillan 0(0)TS Nethula 31-5-73-2
88.60
TS Nethula to BE Soper, no run
88.50
TS Nethula to BE Soper, no run
88.40
TS Nethula to BE Soper, no run
88.30
TS Nethula to BE Soper, no run
88.20
TS Nethula to BE Soper, no run
88.10
TS Nethula to BE Soper, no run
End of over 884 runs, 1 wktOV 277/900400W
BE Soper 4(61)SHA Rance 21-5-82-3
87.6W
SHA Rance to MD Craig, OUT
MD Craig c GR Hay b SHA Rance 15(95) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 277/9 (88 ov)
87.50
SHA Rance to MD Craig, no run
87.40
SHA Rance to MD Craig, no run
87.34
SHA Rance to MD Craig, FOUR
87.20
SHA Rance to MD Craig, no run
87.10
SHA Rance to MD Craig, no run
End of over 871 runOV 273/8Nb000000
BE Soper 4(61)MD Craig 11(89)TS Nethula 30-4-73-2
86.60
TS Nethula to BE Soper, no run
86.50
TS Nethula to BE Soper, no run
86.40
TS Nethula to BE Soper, no run
86.30
TS Nethula to BE Soper, no run
86.20
TS Nethula to BE Soper, no run
86.10
TS Nethula to BE Soper, no run
86.1Nb
TS Nethula to BE Soper, no ball
End of over 860 runsOV 272/8000000
MD Craig 11(89)BE Soper 4(54)SHA Rance 20-5-78-2
85.60
SHA Rance to MD Craig, no run
85.50
SHA Rance to MD Craig, no run
85.40
SHA Rance to MD Craig, no run
85.30
SHA Rance to MD Craig, no run
85.20
SHA Rance to MD Craig, no run