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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Otago Volts and Central Stags draw

Nelson Park, Napier, . Otago Volts won the toss and chose to bat.

Otago Volts352 & 265/389 ov
Central Stags650/8d150 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Otago Volts won the toss and chose to bat. Otago Volts were bowled out for 352, James Neesham 131 from 152 balls and Hamish Rutherford 79 from 89 balls. Doug Bracewell took 5 for 67.

Central Stags made 650 for 8 declared, Ben Smith 244 from 368 balls and George Worker 129 from 195 balls. Nick Beard took 4 for 177.

Otago Volts made 265 for 3, Neil Broom 131 not out from 223 balls and Brad Wilson 83 from 249 balls. Josh Clarkson took 2 for 36.

Match drawn.

Key performers

Otago Volts 1st innings

352(109.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Hamish Rutherfordc & b DAJ Bracewellc & b DAJ Bracewell79899088.76
Brad Wilsonc †CFK van Wyk b JA Clarksonc †CFK van Wyk b JA Clarkson7450015.56
Ryan Duffyc & b TC Brucec & b TC Bruce12391030.77
Neil Broomb AW Mathiesonb AW Mathieson150020.00
James Neeshamc GH Worker b DAJ Bracewellc GH Worker b DAJ Bracewell13115213286.18
Sam Wellsc TC Bruce b GR Hayc TC Bruce b GR Hay621644037.80
Mark Craigc JA Clarkson b DAJ Bracewellc JA Clarkson b DAJ Bracewell18402145.00
Nick Beardc BS Smith b DAJ Bracewellc BS Smith b DAJ Bracewell14522026.92
Adam Milesc †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewellc †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewell15670022.39
Michael Raec TC Bruce b BM Ticknerc TC Bruce b BM Tickner580062.50
Jack Hunternot outnot out0*3000.00
Extras(w 3, nb 5)(w 3, nb 5)8
Total109.5 Ov (RR 3.20)109.5 Ov (RR 3.20)352
Fall of wickets: 43-1 (BS Wilson, 14.2 ov), 101-2 (RM Duffy, 28 ov), 101-3 (HD Rutherford, 28.3 ov), 113-4 (NT Broom, 31.1 ov), 270-5 (SR Wells, 74.4 ov), 316-6 (JDS Neesham, 87.5 ov), 317-7 (MD Craig, 89.3 ov), 345-8 (NB Beard, 106.5 ov), 350-9 (AJ Miles, 108.3 ov), 352-10 (MD Rae, 109.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Doug Bracewell2666752.581244102
Blair Tickner24.529613.8710411010
Josh Clarkson1643812.38753012
Andrew Mathieson1436114.36609010
George Worker1614602.88661100
Tom Bruce10414.0050001
Greg Hay1214013.33473100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHD Rutherford 36(41) & BS Wilson 7(45)4386
2ndRM Duffy 12(39) & HD Rutherford 43(45)5882
3rdHD Rutherford 0(3) & NT Broom 0(0)03
4thJDS Neesham 11(11) & NT Broom 1(5)1216
5thSR Wells 62(164) & JDS Neesham 93(98)157261
6thJDS Neesham 27(43) & MD Craig 18(37)4679
7thNB Beard 1(7) & MD Craig 0(3)110
8thAJ Miles 13(60) & NB Beard 13(45)28104
9thMD Rae 3(3) & AJ Miles 2(7)510
10thJS Hunter 0(3) & MD Rae 2(5)28

Central Stags 1st innings

650/8d(150 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Greg Haylbw b JS Hunterlbw b JS Hunter6141042.86
Ben Smithlbw b NB Beardlbw b NB Beard24436829166.30
Will Youngc NT Broom b MD Craigc NT Broom b MD Craig621214251.24
Ross Taylorc MD Craig b JDS Neeshamc MD Craig b JDS Neesham48635076.19
George Workerb MD Craigb MD Craig12919516066.15
Tom Brucec SR Wells b NB Beardc SR Wells b NB Beard71827086.59
Doug Bracewellc JS Hunter b NB Beardc JS Hunter b NB Beard24291182.76
Kruger van Wyk †not outnot out18*1720105.88
Josh Clarksonc BS Wilson b NB Beardc BS Wilson b NB Beard311751182.35
Extras(b 3, lb 5, w 3, nb 6)(b 3, lb 5, w 3, nb 6)17
Total150 Ov (RR 4.33)150 Ov (RR 4.33)650/8d
Fall of wickets: 15-1 (GR Hay, 3.3 ov), 165-2 (WA Young, 43 ov), 235-3 (LRPL Taylor, 59.1 ov), 469-4 (GH Worker, 119 ov), 545-5 (BS Smith, 133.4 ov), 597-6 (DAJ Bracewell, 143.3 ov), 608-7 (TC Bruce, 145.4 ov), 650-8 (JA Clarkson, 150 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Michael Rae1726303.71748010
Jack Hunter2437813.251129015
Sam Wells2057703.85909001
James Neesham1235214.33517110
Nick Beard32117745.539213200
Mark Craig39816424.2116320200
Neil Broom613105.17214000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGR Hay 6(14) & BS Smith 9(7)1521
2ndWA Young 62(121) & BS Smith 81(120)150237
3rdBS Smith 20(35) & LRPL Taylor 48(63)7097
4thGH Worker 129(195) & BS Smith 99(165)234359
5thBS Smith 35(41) & TC Bruce 40(47)7688
6thDAJ Bracewell 24(29) & TC Bruce 28(30)5259
7thCFK van Wyk 7(8) & TC Bruce 3(5)1113
8thJA Clarkson 31(17) & CFK van Wyk 11(9)4226

Otago Volts 2nd innings

265/3(89 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Hamish Rutherfordb DAJ Bracewellb DAJ Bracewell250040.00
Brad Wilsonlbw b JA Clarksonlbw b JA Clarkson832494033.33
Ryan Duffyc †CFK van Wyk b JA Clarksonc †CFK van Wyk b JA Clarkson25402062.50
Neil Broomnot outnot out131*22315058.74
James Neeshamnot outnot out15*193078.95
Extras(b 5, lb 1, w 1, nb 2)(b 5, lb 1, w 1, nb 2)9
Total89 Ov (RR 2.98)89 Ov (RR 2.98)265/3
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (HD Rutherford, 0.5 ov), 38-2 (RM Duffy, 12.4 ov), 242-3 (BS Wilson, 84.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Doug Bracewell1434613.29644000
Blair Tickner1306204.77467010
Andrew Mathieson1243302.75533000
Josh Clarkson1143623.27524002
George Worker2764501.671314000
Greg Hay602404.00202000
Tom Bruce41501.25190000
Ross Taylor10404.0040000
Will Young10404.0030000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHD Rutherford 2(5) & BS Wilson 0(0)25
2ndRM Duffy 25(40) & BS Wilson 11(31)3671
3rdNT Broom 125(213) & BS Wilson 72(218)204429
4thJDS Neesham 15(19) & NT Broom 6(10)23*29

Commentary

End of innings: OV 265/3 (89 ov)
End of over 895 runsOV 265/3001400
NT Broom 131(223)JDS Neesham 15(19)GR Hay 6-0-24-0
88.60
GR Hay to NT Broom, no run
88.50
GR Hay to NT Broom, no run
88.44
GR Hay to NT Broom, FOUR
88.31
GR Hay to JDS Neesham, 1 run
88.20
GR Hay to JDS Neesham, no run
88.10
GR Hay to JDS Neesham, no run
End of over 887 runsOV 260/3402b010
NT Broom 127(220)JDS Neesham 14(16)GH Worker 27-6-45-0
87.60
GH Worker to NT Broom, no run
87.51
GH Worker to JDS Neesham, 1 run
87.40
GH Worker to JDS Neesham, no run
87.32b
GH Worker to JDS Neesham, 2 byes
87.20
GH Worker to JDS Neesham, no run
87.14
GH Worker to JDS Neesham, FOUR
End of over 872 runsOV 253/3010001
JDS Neesham 9(11)NT Broom 127(219)JA Clarkson 11-4-36-2
86.61
JA Clarkson to JDS Neesham, 1 run
86.50
JA Clarkson to JDS Neesham, no run
86.40
JA Clarkson to JDS Neesham, no run
86.30
JA Clarkson to JDS Neesham, no run
86.21
JA Clarkson to NT Broom, 1 run
86.10
JA Clarkson to NT Broom, no run
End of over 861 runOV 251/3000100
JDS Neesham 8(7)NT Broom 126(217)GH Worker 26-6-40-0
85.60
GH Worker to JDS Neesham, no run
85.50
GH Worker to JDS Neesham, no run
85.41
GH Worker to NT Broom, 1 run
85.30
GH Worker to NT Broom, no run
85.20
GH Worker to NT Broom, no run
85.10
GH Worker to NT Broom, no run
End of over 858 runs, 1 wktOV 250/3W04040
JDS Neesham 8(5)NT Broom 125(213)JA Clarkson 10-4-34-2