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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Central Stags beat Northern Districts by 3 wickets

McLean Park, Napier, . Central Stags won the toss and chose to bowl.

Northern Districts195 & 13948.5 ov
Central Stags265 & 73/722.5 ov
Central Stags won by 3 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Central Stags won the toss and chose to bowl. Northern Districts were bowled out for 195, Daniel Flynn 41 from 73 balls. Kieran Noema-Barnett took 3 for 26.

Central Stags were bowled out for 265, Doug Bracewell 77 not out from 105 balls and Kruger van Wyk 65 from 90 balls. Graeme Aldridge took 3 for 38.

Northern Districts were bowled out for 139. Ben Wheeler took 4 for 21.

Central Stags made 73 for 7. Graeme Aldridge took 4 for 20.

Central Stags won by 3 wickets.

Key performers

Northern Districts 1st innings

195(60.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Daniel Flynnc †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewellc †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewell41736056.16
Brad Wilsonc GR Hay b BJ Smallc GR Hay b BJ Small9332027.27
Joe Carterc †CFK van Wyk b BM Wheelerc †CFK van Wyk b BM Wheeler26414063.41
Daryl Mitchellc †CFK van Wyk b K Noema-Barnettc †CFK van Wyk b K Noema-Barnett3190015.79
BJ Watling †lbw b DAJ Bracewelllbw b DAJ Bracewell01000.00
Bharat Poplilbw b K Noema-Barnettlbw b K Noema-Barnett14361038.89
Scott Kuggeleijnb BM Wheelerb BM Wheeler36455080.00
Mitchell Santnerc †CFK van Wyk b K Noema-Barnettc †CFK van Wyk b K Noema-Barnett021000.00
Ish Sodhilbw b BJ Smalllbw b BJ Small29552152.73
Graeme Aldridgenot outnot out21*451046.67
Anurag Vermac JM How b BJ Smallc JM How b BJ Small01000.00
Extras(b 3, lb 3, w 3, nb 7)(b 3, lb 3, w 3, nb 7)16
Total60.3 Ov (RR 3.22)60.3 Ov (RR 3.22)195
Fall of wickets: 31-1 (BS Wilson, 11.1 ov), 79-2 (JF Carter, 22.5 ov), 81-3 (DR Flynn, 26.1 ov), 81-4 (BJ Watling, 26.2 ov), 90-5 (DJ Mitchell, 29.3 ov), 125-6 (B Popli, 36 ov), 141-7 (SC Kuggeleijn, 42.5 ov), 141-8 (MJ Santner, 45.2 ov), 195-9 (IS Sodhi, 60.2 ov), 195-10 (A Verma, 60.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Doug Bracewell1405223.71655025
Ben Wheeler1553722.47766001
Bevan Small11.324734.09518010
Kieran Noema-Barnett1472631.86731000
Tarun Nethula602704.50201101
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDR Flynn 19(35) & BS Wilson 9(33)3167
2ndJF Carter 26(41) & DR Flynn 21(29)4870
3rdDJ Mitchell 0(12) & DR Flynn 1(9)220
4thBJ Watling 0(1) & DJ Mitchell 0(0)01
5thB Popli 5(12) & DJ Mitchell 3(7)919
6thSC Kuggeleijn 20(17) & B Popli 9(24)3539
7thSC Kuggeleijn 16(28) & MJ Santner 0(13)1641
8thIS Sodhi 0(7) & MJ Santner 0(8)015
9thGW Aldridge 21(45) & IS Sodhi 29(48)5490
10thA Verma 0(1) & GW Aldridge 0(0)01

Central Stags 1st innings

265(77 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jamie Howlbw b A Vermalbw b A Verma35563162.50
Ben Smithlbw b GW Aldridgelbw b GW Aldridge07000.00
Carl Cachopac †BJ Watling b SC Kuggeleijnc †BJ Watling b SC Kuggeleijn8112072.73
Will Youngc BS Wilson b SC Kuggeleijnc BS Wilson b SC Kuggeleijn4110036.36
Greg Hayb GW Aldridgeb GW Aldridge33935035.48
Kieran Noema-Barnettb IS Sodhib IS Sodhi9290131.03
Kruger van Wyk †b MJ Santnerb MJ Santner65909072.22
Doug Bracewellnot outnot out77*1059273.33
Tarun Nethulac BS Wilson b GW Aldridgec BS Wilson b GW Aldridge7110163.64
Ben Wheelerc †BJ Watling b A Vermac †BJ Watling b A Verma20452044.44
Bevan Smallb A Vermab A Verma05000.00
Extras(b 1, lb 3, w 2, nb 1)(b 1, lb 3, w 2, nb 1)7
Total77 Ov (RR 3.44)77 Ov (RR 3.44)265
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (BS Smith, 4 ov), 21-2 (Carl Cachopa, 7 ov), 40-3 (WA Young, 11 ov), 53-4 (JM How, 16.2 ov), 71-5 (K Noema-Barnett, 25.1 ov), 133-6 (GR Hay, 43.3 ov), 175-7 (CFK van Wyk, 56.3 ov), 197-8 (TS Nethula, 60.4 ov), 257-9 (BM Wheeler, 75 ov), 265-10 (BJ Small, 77 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn1807724.287710110
Graeme Aldridge1743832.24845000
Daryl Mitchell812803.50354000
Anurag Verma1204433.67546010
Ish Sodhi1946513.42874401
Mitchell Santner32913.00131000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM How 6(17) & BS Smith 0(7)624
2ndJM How 7(7) & Carl Cachopa 8(11)1518
3rdJM How 14(13) & WA Young 4(11)1924
4thJM How 8(19) & GR Hay 5(13)1332
5thK Noema-Barnett 9(29) & GR Hay 8(24)1853
6thCFK van Wyk 37(55) & GR Hay 20(56)62110
7thDAJ Bracewell 14(43) & CFK van Wyk 28(35)4278
8thTS Nethula 7(11) & DAJ Bracewell 15(14)2225
9thBM Wheeler 20(45) & DAJ Bracewell 40(41)6086
10thDAJ Bracewell 8(7) & BJ Small 0(5)812

Northern Districts 2nd innings

139(48.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Brad Wilsonb DAJ Bracewellb DAJ Bracewell6321018.75
Daniel Flynnc BM Wheeler b DAJ Bracewellc BM Wheeler b DAJ Bracewell10121083.33
Joe Carterb DAJ Bracewellb DAJ Bracewell7151046.67
Daryl Mitchellc †CFK van Wyk b K Noema-Barnettc †CFK van Wyk b K Noema-Barnett19651029.23
BJ Watling †c DAJ Bracewell b BM Wheelerc DAJ Bracewell b BM Wheeler13462028.26
Bharat Poplilbw b BJ Smalllbw b BJ Small20381052.63
Scott Kuggeleijnlbw b BJ Smalllbw b BJ Small34395087.18
Mitchell Santnerc JM How b BM Wheelerc JM How b BM Wheeler11281139.29
Ish Sodhic DAJ Bracewell b BM Wheelerc DAJ Bracewell b BM Wheeler180012.50
Graeme Aldridgec JM How b BM Wheelerc JM How b BM Wheeler6150040.00
Anurag Vermanot outnot out0*3000.00
Extras(lb 4, nb 8)(lb 4, nb 8)12
Total48.5 Ov (RR 2.85)48.5 Ov (RR 2.85)139
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (DR Flynn, 5.4 ov), 25-2 (BS Wilson, 7.3 ov), 30-3 (JF Carter, 9.4 ov), 61-4 (BJ Watling, 24.5 ov), 65-5 (DJ Mitchell, 28 ov), 110-6 (B Popli, 36.2 ov), 121-7 (SC Kuggeleijn, 41 ov), 133-8 (IS Sodhi, 44.3 ov), 138-9 (MJ Santner, 46.4 ov), 139-10 (GW Aldridge, 48.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Wheeler12.552141.64691002
Doug Bracewell904735.22386004
Bevan Small1032422.40462000
Kieran Noema-Barnett1151811.64571001
Tarun Nethula602504.17263101
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBS Wilson 6(26) & DR Flynn 10(12)2234
2ndBS Wilson 0(6) & JF Carter 2(6)311
3rdDJ Mitchell 0(4) & JF Carter 5(9)513
4thBJ Watling 13(46) & DJ Mitchell 15(47)3191
5thB Popli 0(5) & DJ Mitchell 4(14)419
6thB Popli 20(33) & SC Kuggeleijn 23(18)4550
7thMJ Santner 0(7) & SC Kuggeleijn 11(21)1128
8thMJ Santner 11(13) & IS Sodhi 1(8)1221
9thGW Aldridge 5(5) & MJ Santner 0(8)513
10thA Verma 0(3) & GW Aldridge 1(10)113

Central Stags 2nd innings

73/7(22.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jamie Howb SC Kuggeleijnb SC Kuggeleijn03000.00
Ben Smithlbw b GW Aldridgelbw b GW Aldridge10221045.45
Carl Cachopac BS Wilson b SC Kuggeleijnc BS Wilson b SC Kuggeleijn07000.00
Tarun Nethulac JF Carter b SC Kuggeleijnc JF Carter b SC Kuggeleijn5101050.00
Will Younglbw b GW Aldridgelbw b GW Aldridge380037.50
Greg Hayc JF Carter b GW Aldridgec JF Carter b GW Aldridge02000.00
Kieran Noema-Barnettnot outnot out28*502156.00
Doug Bracewellc JF Carter b GW Aldridgec JF Carter b GW Aldridge01000.00
Kruger van Wyk †not outnot out22*344064.71
Extras(lb 4, w 1)(lb 4, w 1)5
Total22.5 Ov (RR 3.20)22.5 Ov (RR 3.20) · Target 7073/7
Did not bat: Ben Wheeler, Bevan Small
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (JM How, 0.3 ov), 8-2 (Carl Cachopa, 2.2 ov), 14-3 (TS Nethula, 4.5 ov), 21-4 (WA Young, 7.2 ov), 21-5 (GR Hay, 7.4 ov), 27-6 (BS Smith, 11.2 ov), 27-7 (DAJ Bracewell, 11.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn1133333.00546010
Graeme Aldridge912042.22411000
Ish Sodhi2.501605.65101100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM How 0(3) & BS Smith 0(0)03
2ndCarl Cachopa 0(7) & BS Smith 4(4)811
3rdTS Nethula 5(10) & BS Smith 1(5)615
4thWA Young 3(8) & BS Smith 4(7)715
5thGR Hay 0(2) & BS Smith 0(0)02
6thK Noema-Barnett 4(16) & BS Smith 1(6)622
7thDAJ Bracewell 0(1) & K Noema-Barnett 0(0)01
8thCFK van Wyk 22(34) & K Noema-Barnett 24(34)46*68

Commentary

End of innings: CS 73/7 (22.5 ov)
22.54
IS Sodhi to K Noema-Barnett, FOUR
22.40
IS Sodhi to K Noema-Barnett, no run
22.30
IS Sodhi to K Noema-Barnett, no run
22.20
IS Sodhi to K Noema-Barnett, no run
22.10
IS Sodhi to K Noema-Barnett, no run
End of over 224 runsCS 69/7000004
CFK van Wyk 22(34)K Noema-Barnett 24(45)SC Kuggeleijn 11-3-33-3
21.64
SC Kuggeleijn to CFK van Wyk, FOUR
21.50
SC Kuggeleijn to CFK van Wyk, no run
21.40
SC Kuggeleijn to CFK van Wyk, no run
21.30
SC Kuggeleijn to CFK van Wyk, no run
21.20
SC Kuggeleijn to CFK van Wyk, no run
21.10
SC Kuggeleijn to CFK van Wyk, no run
End of over 217 runsCS 65/7106000
K Noema-Barnett 24(45)CFK van Wyk 18(28)IS Sodhi 2-0-12-0
20.60
IS Sodhi to K Noema-Barnett, no run
20.50
IS Sodhi to K Noema-Barnett, no run
20.40
IS Sodhi to K Noema-Barnett, no run
20.36
IS Sodhi to K Noema-Barnett, SIX
20.20
IS Sodhi to K Noema-Barnett, no run
20.11
IS Sodhi to CFK van Wyk, 1 run
End of over 204 runsCS 58/7004000
K Noema-Barnett 18(40)CFK van Wyk 17(27)SC Kuggeleijn 10-3-29-3
19.60
SC Kuggeleijn to K Noema-Barnett, no run
19.50
SC Kuggeleijn to K Noema-Barnett, no run
19.40
SC Kuggeleijn to K Noema-Barnett, no run
19.34
SC Kuggeleijn to K Noema-Barnett, FOUR
19.20
SC Kuggeleijn to K Noema-Barnett, no run
19.10
SC Kuggeleijn to K Noema-Barnett, no run
End of over 195 runsCS 54/7121100
CFK van Wyk 17(27)K Noema-Barnett 14(34)IS Sodhi 1-0-5-0
18.60
IS Sodhi to CFK van Wyk, no run
18.50
IS Sodhi to CFK van Wyk, no run