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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Central Stags beat Northern Districts by 74 runs

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, . Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bowl.

Northern Districts202 & 299116.3 ov
Central Stags371 & 20453.5 ov
Central Stags won by 74 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bowl. Central Stags were bowled out for 371, George Worker 130 from 248 balls and Tom Bruce 71 not out from 93 balls. Brett Randell took 3 for 50.

Northern Districts were bowled out for 202, Brett Randell 56 from 97 balls and Trent Boult 44 from 56 balls. Seth Rance took 3 for 50.

Central Stags were bowled out for 204, Tom Bruce 60 from 79 balls and Ben Smith 52 from 79 balls. Neil Wagner took 5 for 62.

Northern Districts were bowled out for 299, Bharat Popli 87 from 202 balls and Joe Carter 55 from 85 balls. Brad Schmulian took 4 for 34.

Central Stags won by 74 runs.

Key performers

Central Stags 1st innings

371(117.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
George Workerc †BJ Watling b BG Randellc †BJ Watling b BG Randell13024816152.42
Greg Hayb N Wagnerb N Wagner361066033.96
Ben Smithrun out (BG Randell)run out (BG Randell)250040.00
Brad Schmulianc B Popli b BG Randellc B Popli b BG Randell601119054.05
Tom Brucenot outnot out71*937276.34
Dane Cleaver †c JG Walker b BG Randellc JG Walker b BG Randell6161037.50
Willem Ludickb TA Boultb TA Boult28742037.84
Ajaz Patellbw b JD Bakerlbw b JD Baker12212057.14
Seth Rancec †BJ Watling b JD Bakerc †BJ Watling b JD Baker571071.43
Raymond Toolec †BJ Watling b N Wagnerc †BJ Watling b N Wagner3230013.04
Jarrod McKayb N Wagnerb N Wagner03000.00
Extras(lb 12, w 6)(lb 12, w 6)18
Total117.5 Ov (RR 3.15)117.5 Ov (RR 3.15)371
Fall of wickets: 87-1 (GR Hay, 40.1 ov), 89-2 (BS Smith, 41.2 ov), 240-3 (GH Worker, 77.1 ov), 241-4 (BD Schmulian, 79.5 ov), 273-5 (D Cleaver, 85.5 ov), 336-6 (WC Ludick, 105.3 ov), 353-7 (AY Patel, 111 ov), 363-8 (SHA Rance, 112.3 ov), 371-9 (RL Toole, 117.2 ov), 371-10 (JD McKay, 117.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Trent Boult29511814.0712714210
James Baker2766522.411316100
Brett Randell2485032.081196000
Neil Wagner29.5110433.4912915010
Joe Walker812202.75363000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGH Worker 48(135) & GR Hay 36(106)87241
2ndBS Smith 2(5) & GH Worker 0(2)27
3rdGH Worker 82(111) & BD Schmulian 59(104)151215
4thTC Bruce 0(9) & BD Schmulian 1(7)116
5thD Cleaver 6(16) & TC Bruce 26(20)3236
6thWC Ludick 28(74) & TC Bruce 30(44)63118
7thAY Patel 12(21) & TC Bruce 5(12)1733
8thTC Bruce 5(2) & SHA Rance 5(7)109
9thTC Bruce 5(6) & RL Toole 3(23)829
10thJD McKay 0(3) & TC Bruce 0(0)03

Northern Districts 1st innings

202(69.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Daniel Flynnc JD McKay b WC Ludickc JD McKay b WC Ludick15530028.30
Henry Cooperlbw b SHA Rancelbw b SHA Rance4221018.18
Bharat Poplib SHA Ranceb SHA Rance07000.00
Joe Carterc BD Schmulian b AY Patelc BD Schmulian b AY Patel17562030.36
BJ Watling †c †D Cleaver b RL Toolec †D Cleaver b RL Toole29534054.72
Peter Bocockc †D Cleaver b RL Toolec †D Cleaver b RL Toole17281160.71
Joe Walkerc JD McKay b AY Patelc JD McKay b AY Patel13402032.50
Brett Randellc AY Patel b WC Ludickc AY Patel b WC Ludick56978157.73
Neil Wagnerc †D Cleaver b SHA Rancec †D Cleaver b SHA Rance06000.00
Trent Boultc †D Cleaver b JD McKayc †D Cleaver b JD McKay44566178.57
James Bakernot outnot out0*1000.00
Extras(w 3, nb 4)(w 3, nb 4)7
Total69.1 Ov (RR 2.92)69.1 Ov (RR 2.92)202
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (HR Cooper, 6.5 ov), 11-2 (B Popli, 9 ov), 26-3 (DR Flynn, 17.5 ov), 57-4 (JF Carter, 28 ov), 73-5 (BJ Watling, 34.1 ov), 86-6 (PD Bocock, 38.1 ov), 126-7 (JG Walker, 49.3 ov), 127-8 (N Wagner, 51 ov), 202-9 (TA Boult, 68.5 ov), 202-10 (BG Randell, 69.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Seth Rance1745032.94818010
Raymond Toole1443822.71675000
Willem Ludick11.132121.88572012
Jarrod McKay502715.40203002
Ajaz Patel1975622.95925310
George Worker301003.33111000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDR Flynn 7(19) & HR Cooper 4(22)1141
2ndB Popli 0(7) & DR Flynn 0(6)013
3rdDR Flynn 8(28) & JF Carter 6(25)1553
4thJF Carter 11(31) & BJ Watling 19(31)3161
5thBJ Watling 10(22) & PD Bocock 6(15)1637
6thJG Walker 2(11) & PD Bocock 11(13)1324
7thBG Randell 29(39) & JG Walker 11(29)4068
8thN Wagner 0(6) & BG Randell 1(3)19
9thBG Randell 26(54) & TA Boult 44(56)75107
10thJD Baker 0(1) & BG Randell 0(1)02

Central Stags 2nd innings

204(53.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
George Workerc B Popli b TA Boultc B Popli b TA Boult4111036.36
Greg Hayc JF Carter b BG Randellc JF Carter b BG Randell6161037.50
Ben Smithc JF Carter b TA Boultc JF Carter b TA Boult527910065.82
Brad Schmulianc †BJ Watling b TA Boultc †BJ Watling b TA Boult12130092.31
Tom Brucec B Popli b TA Boultc B Popli b TA Boult60797075.95
Dane Cleaver †c †BJ Watling b N Wagnerc †BJ Watling b N Wagner20311164.52
Willem Ludickc †BJ Watling b N Wagnerc †BJ Watling b N Wagner6141042.86
Ajaz Patelnot outnot out33*455173.33
Seth Rancec TA Boult b N Wagnerc TA Boult b N Wagner8170047.06
Raymond Tooleb N Wagnerb N Wagner013000.00
Jarrod McKayb N Wagnerb N Wagner05000.00
Extras(w 3)(w 3)3
Total53.5 Ov (RR 3.79)53.5 Ov (RR 3.79)204
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (GH Worker, 2.5 ov), 20-2 (GR Hay, 6 ov), 41-3 (BD Schmulian, 11 ov), 104-4 (BS Smith, 28.2 ov), 153-5 (D Cleaver, 37.2 ov), 155-6 (TC Bruce, 39 ov), 161-7 (WC Ludick, 41.3 ov), 193-8 (SHA Rance, 47.5 ov), 200-9 (RL Toole, 52 ov), 204-10 (JD McKay, 53.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Trent Boult1726844.00729100
Brett Randell1214814.00547010
James Baker612604.33264000
Neil Wagner18.526253.29826100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGH Worker 4(11) & GR Hay 0(6)417
2ndBS Smith 10(9) & GR Hay 6(10)1619
3rdBS Smith 9(17) & BD Schmulian 12(13)2130
4thBS Smith 33(53) & TC Bruce 30(51)63104
5thD Cleaver 20(31) & TC Bruce 29(23)4954
6thWC Ludick 1(5) & TC Bruce 1(5)210
7thWC Ludick 5(9) & AY Patel 1(6)615
8thSHA Rance 8(17) & AY Patel 24(21)3238
9thRL Toole 0(13) & AY Patel 4(12)725
10thAY Patel 4(6) & JD McKay 0(5)411

Northern Districts 2nd innings

299(116.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Henry Cooperlbw b BD Schmulianlbw b BD Schmulian371244029.84
Daniel Flynnb JD McKayb JD McKay19621030.65
Bharat Poplic †D Cleaver b WC Ludickc †D Cleaver b WC Ludick872029043.07
James Bakerlbw b SHA Rancelbw b SHA Rance9441020.45
Joe Carterc SHA Rance b GH Workerc SHA Rance b GH Worker55858164.71
BJ Watling †c GH Worker b BD Schmulianc GH Worker b BD Schmulian44886050.00
Peter Bocockc †D Cleaver b BD Schmulianc †D Cleaver b BD Schmulian16301053.33
Joe Walkerlbw b AY Patellbw b AY Patel3130023.08
Trent Boultc GH Worker b AY Patelc GH Worker b AY Patel180012.50
Brett Randellnot outnot out3*210014.29
Neil Wagnerb BD Schmulianb BD Schmulian9262034.62
Extras(b 6, lb 4, w 2, nb 4)(b 6, lb 4, w 2, nb 4)16
Total116.3 Ov (RR 2.57)116.3 Ov (RR 2.57) · Target 374299
Fall of wickets: 44-1 (DR Flynn, 21.2 ov), 87-2 (HR Cooper, 40.4 ov), 105-3 (JD Baker, 52.2 ov), 194-4 (JF Carter, 77.5 ov), 259-5 (B Popli, 96.2 ov), 281-6 (PD Bocock, 104.3 ov), 284-7 (BJ Watling, 106.1 ov), 285-8 (TA Boult, 107.5 ov), 286-9 (JG Walker, 109.4 ov), 299-10 (N Wagner, 116.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Seth Rance2055012.50996010
Raymond Toole1864202.33906010
Willem Ludick1854512.50835000
Jarrod McKay1105014.55467004
Ajaz Patel3085721.901534100
Brad Schmulian16.333442.06803000
George Worker301113.67111000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHR Cooper 24(66) & DR Flynn 19(62)44128
2ndB Popli 24(59) & HR Cooper 13(58)43116
3rdJD Baker 9(44) & B Popli 8(26)1870
4thJF Carter 55(85) & B Popli 30(71)89153
5thBJ Watling 37(65) & B Popli 25(46)65111
6thPD Bocock 16(30) & BJ Watling 6(19)2249
7thJG Walker 2(6) & BJ Watling 1(4)310
8thTA Boult 1(8) & JG Walker 0(2)110
9thBG Randell 0(6) & JG Walker 1(5)111
10thN Wagner 9(26) & BG Randell 3(15)1341

Commentary

End of innings: ND 299 (116.3 ov)
116.3W
BD Schmulian to N Wagner, OUT
N Wagner b BD Schmulian 9(26) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 299/10 (116.3 ov)
116.20
BD Schmulian to N Wagner, no run
116.10
BD Schmulian to N Wagner, no run
End of over 1162 runsND 299/9000200
BG Randell 3(21)N Wagner 9(23)AY Patel 30-8-57-2
115.60
AY Patel to BG Randell, no run
115.50
AY Patel to BG Randell, no run
115.42
AY Patel to BG Randell, 2 runs
115.30
AY Patel to BG Randell, no run
115.20
AY Patel to BG Randell, no run
115.10
AY Patel to BG Randell, no run
End of over 1154 runsND 297/9004000
N Wagner 9(23)BG Randell 1(15)BD Schmulian 16-3-34-3
114.60
BD Schmulian to N Wagner, no run
114.50
BD Schmulian to N Wagner, no run
114.40
BD Schmulian to N Wagner, no run
114.34
BD Schmulian to N Wagner, FOUR
114.20
BD Schmulian to N Wagner, no run
114.10
BD Schmulian to N Wagner, no run
End of over 1142 runsND 293/901001b0
BG Randell 1(15)N Wagner 5(17)AY Patel 29-8-55-2
113.60
AY Patel to BG Randell, no run
113.51b
AY Patel to N Wagner, 1 bye
113.40
AY Patel to N Wagner, no run
113.30
AY Patel to N Wagner, no run
113.21
AY Patel to BG Randell, 1 run
113.10
AY Patel to BG Randell, no run
End of over 1134 runsND 291/9004000
N Wagner 5(14)BG Randell 0(12)BD Schmulian 15-3-30-3
112.60
BD Schmulian to N Wagner, no run
112.50
BD Schmulian to N Wagner, no run
112.40
BD Schmulian to N Wagner, no run
112.34
BD Schmulian to N Wagner, FOUR