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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Northern Districts beat Central Stags by 7 wickets

Seddon Park, Hamilton, . Central Stags won the toss and chose to bowl.

Northern Districts287 & 99/325.4 ov
Central Stags89 & 29681.5 ov
Northern Districts won by 7 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Central Stags won the toss and chose to bowl. Northern Districts were bowled out for 287, Daniel Vettori 78 from 100 balls and Brad Wilson 71 from 172 balls. Peter Trego took 4 for 63.

Central Stags were bowled out for 89. Trent Boult took 5 for 30.

Central Stags were bowled out for 296, Kruger van Wyk 95 from 146 balls and Ben Wheeler 81 not out from 103 balls. Daryl Mitchell took 3 for 5.

Northern Districts made 99 for 3.

Northern Districts won by 7 wickets.

Key performers

Northern Districts 1st innings

287(89 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Brad Wilsonlbw b PD Tregolbw b PD Trego7117212041.28
Daniel Flynnc AY Patel b BM Wheelerc AY Patel b BM Wheeler02000.00
Anton Devcichc JM How b BM Wheelerc JM How b BM Wheeler01000.00
Daryl Mitchellc †CFK van Wyk b PD Tregoc †CFK van Wyk b PD Trego12632019.05
BJ Watling †c †CFK van Wyk b PD Tregoc †CFK van Wyk b PD Trego280025.00
Corey Andersonc AF Milne b AY Patelc AF Milne b AY Patel36786146.15
Daniel Vettorib AF Milneb AF Milne7810012078.00
Scott Kuggeleijnc BM Wheeler b AY Patelc BM Wheeler b AY Patel14312045.16
Tim Southeec †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewellc †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewell8620133.33
Ish Sodhic †CFK van Wyk b PD Tregoc †CFK van Wyk b PD Trego18503036.00
Trent Boultnot outnot out23*295079.31
Extras(lb 14, w 5, nb 6)(lb 14, w 5, nb 6)25
Total89 Ov (RR 3.22)89 Ov (RR 3.22)287
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (DR Flynn, 1.2 ov), 0-2 (AP Devcich, 1.3 ov), 44-3 (DJ Mitchell, 22 ov), 55-4 (BJ Watling, 25.2 ov), 137-5 (BS Wilson, 53 ov), 137-6 (CJ Anderson, 53.4 ov), 170-7 (SC Kuggeleijn, 65.3 ov), 183-8 (TG Southee, 67 ov), 248-9 (IS Sodhi, 81.3 ov), 287-10 (DL Vettori, 89 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Doug Bracewell2057313.659111006
Ben Wheeler1874022.22916030
Peter Trego2266342.8611112100
Adam Milne1926513.428711020
Ajaz Patel1033223.20444000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBS Wilson 0(6) & DR Flynn 0(2)08
2ndAP Devcich 0(1) & BS Wilson 0(0)01
3rdDJ Mitchell 12(63) & BS Wilson 24(61)44123
4thBS Wilson 8(12) & BJ Watling 2(8)1120
5thCJ Anderson 36(74) & BS Wilson 39(93)82166
6thCJ Anderson 0(4) & DL Vettori 0(0)04
7thSC Kuggeleijn 14(31) & DL Vettori 17(40)3371
8thTG Southee 8(6) & DL Vettori 5(3)139
9thDL Vettori 42(40) & IS Sodhi 18(50)6587
10thTA Boult 23(29) & DL Vettori 14(17)3945

Central Stags 1st innings

89(46.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jamie Howc BS Wilson b TG Southeec BS Wilson b TG Southee01000.00
Ben Smithc TA Boult b TG Southeec TA Boult b TG Southee9471019.15
Carl Cachopac †BJ Watling b TG Southeec †BJ Watling b TG Southee01000.00
Ben Wheelerb TA Boultb TA Boult7260026.92
Ross Taylorc DL Vettori b TG Southeec DL Vettori b TG Southee10112090.91
Will Younglbw b DL Vettorilbw b DL Vettori12322037.50
Peter Tregolbw b TA Boultlbw b TA Boult4210200.00
Kruger van Wyk †b TA Boultb TA Boult281053026.67
Doug Bracewellc †BJ Watling b TA Boultc †BJ Watling b TA Boult8511015.69
Adam Milnelbw b TA Boultlbw b TA Boult01000.00
Ajaz Patelnot outnot out4*61066.67
Extras(lb 1, w 2, nb 4)(lb 1, w 2, nb 4)7
Total46.3 Ov (RR 1.91)46.3 Ov (RR 1.91)89
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (JM How, 0.1 ov), 0-2 (Carl Cachopa, 0.2 ov), 8-3 (BM Wheeler, 9 ov), 25-4 (LRPL Taylor, 14 ov), 26-5 (BS Smith, 15.1 ov), 34-6 (PD Trego, 16.2 ov), 47-7 (WA Young, 22.4 ov), 82-8 (DAJ Bracewell, 44.1 ov), 82-9 (AF Milne, 44.2 ov), 89-10 (CFK van Wyk, 46.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tim Southee1653942.44796000
Trent Boult15.353051.94794000
Daniel Vettori84510.63440000
Scott Kuggeleijn721402.00381014
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM How 0(1) & BS Smith 0(0)01
2ndCarl Cachopa 0(1) & BS Smith 0(0)01
3rdBM Wheeler 7(26) & BS Smith 1(26)852
4thBS Smith 7(19) & LRPL Taylor 10(11)1730
5thBS Smith 1(2) & WA Young 0(5)17
6thWA Young 4(5) & PD Trego 4(2)87
7thCFK van Wyk 5(16) & WA Young 8(22)1338
8thDAJ Bracewell 8(51) & CFK van Wyk 21(82)35129
9thAF Milne 0(1) & CFK van Wyk 0(0)01
10thAY Patel 4(6) & CFK van Wyk 2(7)713

Central Stags 2nd innings (following on)

296(81.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jamie Howb DJ Mitchellb DJ Mitchell39605065.00
Ben Smithc †BJ Watling b SC Kuggeleijnc †BJ Watling b SC Kuggeleijn18253072.00
Carl Cachopab SC Kuggeleijnb SC Kuggeleijn14251156.00
Ross Taylorc †BJ Watling b TA Boultc †BJ Watling b TA Boult06000.00
Will Youngc BS Wilson b DJ Mitchellc BS Wilson b DJ Mitchell24863027.91
Peter Tregoc †BJ Watling b TG Southeec †BJ Watling b TG Southee490044.44
Kruger van Wyk †c DJ Mitchell b SC Kuggeleijnc DJ Mitchell b SC Kuggeleijn9514612065.07
Doug Bracewellb DJ Mitchellb DJ Mitchell09000.00
Adam Milneb IS Sodhib IS Sodhi07000.00
Ben Wheelernot outnot out81*10315178.64
Ajaz Patelc †BJ Watling b TG Southeec †BJ Watling b TG Southee6180033.33
Extras(lb 8, w 4, nb 3)(lb 8, w 4, nb 3)15
Total81.5 Ov (RR 3.62)81.5 Ov (RR 3.62)296
Fall of wickets: 48-1 (BS Smith, 11 ov), 70-2 (JM How, 16.4 ov), 75-3 (Carl Cachopa, 18.3 ov), 77-4 (LRPL Taylor, 19.4 ov), 84-5 (PD Trego, 22.4 ov), 158-6 (WA Young, 46.2 ov), 159-7 (DAJ Bracewell, 48.5 ov), 164-8 (AF Milne, 51.2 ov), 266-9 (CFK van Wyk, 77.1 ov), 296-10 (AY Patel, 81.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tim Southee9.504024.07396000
Trent Boult1617814.886413010
Scott Kuggeleijn1124834.36465123
Daniel Vettori2466402.671139000
Daryl Mitchell41531.25210010
Ish Sodhi1745313.12756100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM How 27(42) & BS Smith 18(25)4866
2ndJM How 12(18) & Carl Cachopa 9(17)2234
3rdLRPL Taylor 0(3) & Carl Cachopa 5(8)511
4thWA Young 1(4) & LRPL Taylor 0(3)27
5thPD Trego 4(9) & WA Young 3(9)718
6thCFK van Wyk 48(70) & WA Young 20(73)74142
7thDAJ Bracewell 0(9) & CFK van Wyk 0(6)115
8thAF Milne 0(7) & CFK van Wyk 5(8)515
9thBM Wheeler 59(93) & CFK van Wyk 42(62)102155
10thAY Patel 6(18) & BM Wheeler 22(10)3028

Northern Districts 2nd innings

99/3(25.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Daniel Flynnc PD Trego b BM Wheelerc PD Trego b BM Wheeler32664148.48
Brad Wilsonc LRPL Taylor b AF Milnec LRPL Taylor b AF Milne6241025.00
Anton Devcichc AF Milne b PD Tregoc AF Milne b PD Trego13212061.90
Daryl Mitchellnot outnot out26*394066.67
BJ Watling †not outnot out12*720171.43
Extras(lb 2, w 5, nb 3)(lb 2, w 5, nb 3)10
Total25.4 Ov (RR 3.86)25.4 Ov (RR 3.86) · Target 9999/3
Fall of wickets: 25-1 (BS Wilson, 8.1 ov), 45-2 (AP Devcich, 15.2 ov), 77-3 (DR Flynn, 23.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Doug Bracewell602203.67272042
Ben Wheeler7.403514.57314100
Adam Milne702413.43324011
Peter Trego521613.20243000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDR Flynn 14(27) & BS Wilson 6(24)2549
2ndAP Devcich 13(21) & DR Flynn 5(22)2043
3rdDJ Mitchell 18(33) & DR Flynn 13(17)3249
4thDJ Mitchell 8(6) & BJ Watling 12(7)22*13

Commentary

End of innings: ND 99/3 (25.4 ov)
25.42
BM Wheeler to DJ Mitchell, 2 runs
25.31
BM Wheeler to BJ Watling, 1 run
25.24
BM Wheeler to BJ Watling, FOUR
25.10
BM Wheeler to BJ Watling, no run
End of over 259 runsND 92/3140Wd11Wd0
DJ Mitchell 24(38)BJ Watling 7(4)DAJ Bracewell 6-0-22-0
24.60
DAJ Bracewell to DJ Mitchell, no run
24.6Wd
DAJ Bracewell to DJ Mitchell, wide
24.51
DAJ Bracewell to BJ Watling, 1 run
24.41
DAJ Bracewell to DJ Mitchell, 1 run
24.4Wd
DAJ Bracewell to DJ Mitchell, wide
24.30
DAJ Bracewell to DJ Mitchell, no run
24.24
DAJ Bracewell to DJ Mitchell, FOUR
24.11
DAJ Bracewell to BJ Watling, 1 run
End of over 248 runs, 1 wktND 83/302W141
BJ Watling 5(2)DJ Mitchell 19(34)BM Wheeler 7-0-28-1
23.61
BM Wheeler to BJ Watling, 1 run
23.54
BM Wheeler to BJ Watling, FOUR
23.41
BM Wheeler to DJ Mitchell, 1 run
23.3W
BM Wheeler to DR Flynn, OUT
DR Flynn c PD Trego b BM Wheeler 32(66) [4s-4 6s-1] · FoW 77/3 (23.3 ov)
23.22
BM Wheeler to DR Flynn, 2 runs
23.10
BM Wheeler to DR Flynn, no run
End of over 231 runND 75/2010000
DJ Mitchell 18(33)DR Flynn 30(63)DAJ Bracewell 5-0-13-0
22.60
DAJ Bracewell to DJ Mitchell, no run
22.50
DAJ Bracewell to DJ Mitchell, no run
22.40
DAJ Bracewell to DJ Mitchell, no run
22.30
DAJ Bracewell to DJ Mitchell, no run
22.21
DAJ Bracewell to DR Flynn, 1 run
22.10
DAJ Bracewell to DR Flynn, no run
End of over 222 runsND 74/2000002
DJ Mitchell 18(29)DR Flynn 29(61)BM Wheeler 6-0-20-0
21.62
BM Wheeler to DJ Mitchell, 2 runs