Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Boyle	lbw b Keene	3	11	11	0	0	27.27
Curtis Heaphy	c †Fletcher b Ferns	39	70	109	5	0	55.71
Brad Schmulian	c Keene b McKenzie	5	18	28	1	0	27.77
Tom Bruce (c)	c †Fletcher b Delport	345	401	564	36	6	86.03
Dane Cleaver †	c & b McKenzie	115	193	272	13	1	59.58
Josh Clarkson	not out	166	210	230	15	7	79.04
William Clark	not out	5	6	8	0	0	83.33
Extras	(b 4, lb 9, nb 3, w 6)	22
Total	151 Ov (RR: 4.63, 612 Mins)	700/5d
Did not bat: Brett Randell, Jayden Lennox, Tyler Annand, Raymond Toole
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Jack Boyle, 2.5 ov), 2-29 (Brad Schmulian, 8.4 ov), 3-75 (Curtis Heaphy, 23.5 ov), 4-367 (Dane Cleaver, 88.2 ov), 5-670 (Tom Bruce, 149.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Simon Keene	18	3	55	1	3.05	82	7	0	0	0
2.5 to JCT Boyle, . 8/1
Matt Gibson	22	5	90	0	4.09	95	15	0	0	0
Jock McKenzie	25	5	101	2	4.04	104	13	0	1	3
8.4 to BD Schmulian, . 29/2 88.2 to D Cleaver, . 367/4
Danru Ferns	24	1	123	1	5.12	87	15	2	3	0
23.5 to CG Heaphy, . 75/3
Louis Delport	33	2	177	1	5.36	100	12	7	0	0
149.1 to TC Bruce, . 670/5
Bevon Jacobs	4	1	12	0	3.00	17	1	0	1	0
Siddhesh Dixit	20	2	98	0	4.90	62	7	3	0	0
William O'Donnell	3	0	12	0	4.00	7	0	0	1	0
Lachlan Stackpole	2	0	19	0	9.50	4	0	2	0	0

Auckland 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sean Solia (c)	c Schaw b Clark	16	40	57	2	0	40.00
William O'Donnell	c †Cleaver b Toole	30	58	95	5	0	51.72
Siddhesh Dixit	c †Cleaver b Randell	19	63	89	3	0	30.15
Bevon Jacobs	c & b Schaw	157	257	390	20	3	61.08
Jock McKenzie	c Clark b Annand	37	72	83	6	0	51.38
Cam Fletcher †	c Heaphy b Clarkson	25	61	83	4	0	40.98
Lachlan Stackpole	c Lennox b Schaw	87	150	209	11	1	58.00
Simon Keene	c Schaw b Annand	11	15	26	1	0	73.33
Louis Delport	b Schmulian	16	46	56	1	1	34.78
Danru Ferns	c †Cleaver b Schaw	3	7	10	0	0	42.85
Matt Gibson	not out	1	22	33	0	0	4.54
Extras	(b 3, lb 9, nb 2, w 5)	19
Total	131.3 Ov (RR: 3.20, 569 Mins)	421
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Sean Solia, 12.3 ov), 2-56 (William O'Donnell, 20.5 ov), 3-97 (Siddhesh Dixit, 34.1 ov), 4-158 (Jock McKenzie, 53.3 ov), 5-214 (Cam Fletcher, 70.5 ov), 6-353 (Bevon Jacobs, 112.3 ov), 7-392 (Simon Keene, 117.5 ov), 8-401 (Lachlan Stackpole, 120.2 ov), 9-405 (Danru Ferns, 122.1 ov), 10-421 (Louis Delport, 131.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brett Randell	16	2	48	1	3.00	76	8	0	0	0
34.1 to S Dixit, . 97/3
Raymond Toole	24	7	52	1	2.16	121	7	0	4	0
20.5 to WT O'Donnell, . 56/2
Tyler Annand	25	6	84	2	3.36	117	14	0	1	2
53.3 to J McKenzie, . 158/4 117.5 to S Keene, . 392/7
William Clark	8	0	29	1	3.62	33	4	0	0	0
12.3 to SM Solia, . 40/1
Jayden Lennox	30	4	107	0	3.56	126	10	4	0	0
Josh Clarkson	9	1	25	1	2.77	41	3	0	0	0
70.5 to CD Fletcher, . 214/5
Brad Schmulian	5.3	2	16	1	2.90	28	2	1	0	0
131.3 to L Delport, . 421/10
Jack Boyle	2	1	6	0	3.00	9	1	0	0	0
Angus Schaw	12	0	42	3	3.50	48	4	0	0	0
112.3 to BJ Jacobs, . 353/6 120.2 to LN Stackpole, . 401/8 122.1 to DK Ferns, . 405/9

Auckland 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sean Solia (c)	c Heaphy b Annand	11	27	41	2	0	40.74
William O'Donnell	c Clark b Schaw	30	109	152	3	0	27.52
Siddhesh Dixit	c Lennox b Boyle	64	119	173	8	0	53.78
Bevon Jacobs	not out	32	106	122	2	0	30.18
Jock McKenzie	not out	5	45	60	0	0	11.11
Extras	(lb 4, w 5)	9
Total	67.4 Ov (RR: 2.23, 275 Mins)	151/3
Did not bat: Cam Fletcher †, Lachlan Stackpole, Simon Keene, Louis Delport, Danru Ferns, Matt Gibson
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Sean Solia, 10.1 ov), 2-87 (William O'Donnell, 35.4 ov), 3-127 (Siddhesh Dixit, 51.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Raymond Toole	9	4	24	0	2.66	45	4	0	2	0
Tyler Annand	10	3	17	1	1.70	52	2	0	2	0
10.1 to SM Solia, . 18/1
Jayden Lennox	16.4	6	29	0	1.74	80	2	0	0	0
Angus Schaw	16	3	38	1	2.37	73	3	0	0	0
35.4 to WT O'Donnell, . 87/2
Josh Clarkson	9	2	26	0	2.88	42	3	0	1	0
Brad Schmulian	2	0	3	0	1.50	9	0	0	0	0
Jack Boyle	5	1	10	1	2.00	24	1	0	0	0
51.4 to S Dixit, . 127/3

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Close of Play

Wed, 05 Mar - day 1 - Central D 1st innings 414/4 (Tom Bruce 212*, Josh Clarkson 23*, 96 ov)

Thu, 06 Mar - day 2 - Auckland 1st innings 143/3 (Bevon Jacobs 42*, Jock McKenzie 31*, 46 ov)

Fri, 07 Mar - day 3 - Auckland 2nd innings 13/0 (Sean Solia 10*, William O'Donnell 3*, 8 ov)

Sat, 08 Mar - day 4 - Auckland 2nd innings 151/3 (67.4 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Central Districts 1st innings:
Central Districts: 50 runs in 16.4 overs, 76 minutes, 5 extras
Central Districts: 100 runs in 30.1 overs, 138 minutes, 6 extras
Lunch (12:54 to 13:35): Central Districts - 113/3 in 31.0 overs, TC Bruce 47 (71), D Cleaver 9 (17)
TC Bruce: 50 runs in 77 balls, 121 minutes (7x4, 1x6)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls, 53 minutes, TC Bruce 30 (32), D Cleaver 14 (37), 6 extras
Central Districts: 150 runs in 40.4 overs, 186 minutes, 12 extras
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 121 balls, 90 minutes, TC Bruce 57 (58), D Cleaver 36 (63), 7 extras
Central Districts: 200 runs in 49.4 overs, 222 minutes, 13 extras
TC Bruce: 100 runs in 133 balls, 192 minutes (13x4, 1x6)
D Cleaver: 50 runs in 97 balls, 138 minutes (8x4)
4th Wicket: 150 runs in 208 balls, 145 minutes, TC Bruce 92 (106), D Cleaver 53 (102), 8 extras
Tea (15:42 to 16:03): Central Districts - 240/3 in 63.0 overs, TC Bruce 120 (167), D Cleaver 59 (114)
Central Districts: 250 runs in 65.3 overs, 279 minutes, 14 extras
4th Wicket: 200 runs in 271 balls, 184 minutes, TC Bruce 125 (141), D Cleaver 68 (130), 8 extras
TC Bruce: 150 runs in 192 balls, 262 minutes (19x4, 2x6)
Central Districts: 300 runs in 71.5 overs, 308 minutes, 16 extras
4th Wicket: 250 runs in 324 balls, 224 minutes, TC Bruce 144 (168), D Cleaver 96 (156), 11 extras
New Ball Taken: Central Districts - 330/3 after 80.0 overs, TC Bruce 168 (215), D Cleaver 98 (168), 17 extras
D Cleaver: 100 runs in 179 balls, 249 minutes (10x4, 1x6)
Central Districts: 350 runs in 86.0 overs, 369 minutes, 17 extras
Central Districts: 400 runs in 92.4 overs, 401 minutes, 17 extras
TC Bruce: 200 runs in 248 balls, 361 minutes (26x4, 2x6)
End of Day (18:28): Central Districts - 414/4 in 96.0 overs, TC Bruce 212 (260), JA Clarkson 23 (26)

Day 2

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls, 38 minutes, TC Bruce 25 (22), JA Clarkson 27 (29), 0 extras
Central Districts : 450 runs in 103.0 overs, 447 minutes, 17 extras
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 105 balls, 76 minutes, TC Bruce 53 (49), JA Clarkson 46 (56), 1 extra
JA Clarkson: 50 runs in 68 balls, 86 minutes (9x4)
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 484/4 (Central Stags 4 batting points, Auckland Aces 1 bowling point)
TC Bruce: 250 runs in 308 balls, 444 minutes (30x4, 3x6)
Central Districts: 500 runs in 118.2 overs, 497 minutes, 18 extras
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 211 balls, 129 minutes, TC Bruce 74 (95), JA Clarkson 77 (116), 1 extra
Central Districts: 550 runs in 132.1 overs, 537 minutes, 19 extras
5th Wicket: 200 runs in 288 balls, 171 minutes, TC Bruce 100 (128), JA Clarkson 97 (160), 4 extras
Lunch (12:50 to 13:31): Central Districts - 568/4 in 137.0 overs, TC Bruce 288 (368), JA Clarkson 97 (165)
JA Clarkson: 100 runs in 176 balls, 182 minutes (14x4)
TC Bruce: 300 runs in 379 balls, 532 minutes (31x4, 4x6)
Central Districts: 600 runs in 143.0 overs, 578 minutes, 22 extras
5th Wicket: 250 runs in 335 balls, 200 minutes, TC Bruce 129 (147), JA Clarkson 116 (188), 5 extras
Break in Play (14:00 to 14:02): Central Districts - 629/4 in 144.5 overs, TC Bruce 328 (391), JA Clarkson 117 (189)
Replacement Ball: Central Districts - 629/4 after 144.5 overs, TC Bruce 328 (391), JA Clarkson 117 (189), 22 extras
Central Districts: 650 runs in 146.4 overs, 595 minutes, 22 extras
5th Wicket: 300 runs in 360 balls, 218 minutes, TC Bruce 156 (159), JA Clarkson 139 (201), 5 extras
JA Clarkson: 150 runs in 207 balls, 225 minutes (15x4, 5x6)
Central Districts: 700 runs in 151.0 overs, 611 minutes, 22 extras
Auckland 1st innings:
Break in Play (15:31 to 15:33): Auckland - 38/0 in 11.4 overs, SM Solia 14 (37), WT O'Donnell 20 (33)
Tea (15:40 to 16:00): Auckland - 40/1 in 13.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 20 (35), S Dixit 0 (3)
Auckland : 50 runs in 15.1 overs, 71 minutes, 4 extras
Auckland : 100 runs in 37.2 overs, 161 minutes, 5 extras
End of Day (18:16): Auckland - 143/3 in 46.0 overs, BJ Jacobs 42 (69), JJ McKenzie 31 (46)

Day 3

Central Districts substituted CG Heaphy for D Cleaver as Wicketkeeper
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls, 62 minutes, BJ Jacobs 19 (33), JJ McKenzie 32 (56), 0 extras
Auckland : 150 runs in 50.0 overs, 214 minutes, 5 extras
BJ Jacobs: 50 runs in 83 balls, 125 minutes (9x4, 1x6)
Auckland : 200 runs in 65.4 overs, 293 minutes, 10 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls, 75 minutes, BJ Jacobs 24 (42), CD Fletcher 21 (55), 5 extras
Lunch (12:50 to 13:29): Auckland - 235/5 in 76.0 overs, BJ Jacobs 92 (149), LN Stackpole 6 (15)
New Ball Taken: Auckland - 247/5 after 80.0 overs, BJ Jacobs 99 (160), LN Stackpole 11 (28), 10 extras
BJ Jacobs: 100 runs in 163 balls, 255 minutes (15x4, 2x6)
Auckland : 250 runs in 80.3 overs, 351 minutes, 10 extras
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls, 60 minutes, BJ Jacobs 34 (50), LN Stackpole 12 (39), 4 extras
Auckland : 300 runs in 99.3 overs, 436 minutes, 16 extras
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 198 balls, 138 minutes, BJ Jacobs 60 (101), LN Stackpole 34 (97), 6 extras
BJ Jacobs: 150 runs in 243 balls, 368 minutes (20x4, 3x6)
Tea (15:42 to 16:02): Auckland - 337/5 in 108.0 overs, BJ Jacobs 152 (245), LN Stackpole 41 (111)
Central Districts substituted AR Schaw for BG Randell (Concussion) from over 77
End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland 347/5 (Auckland Aces 3 batting points, Central Stags 2 bowling points)
LN Stackpole: 50 runs in 122 balls, 162 minutes (6x4, 1x6)
Auckland : 350 runs in 110.5 overs, 478 minutes, 17 extras
Auckland : 400 runs in 120.1 overs, 523 minutes, 18 extras
Auckland 2nd innings:
Follow-on enforced by Central Districts with Auckland 279 runs behind
End of Day (18:24): Auckland - 13/0 in 8.0 overs, SM Solia 10 (25), WT O'Donnell 3 (23)
day 4:
Auckland : 50 runs in 22.4 overs, 102 minutes, 3 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls, 78 minutes, WT O'Donnell 15 (44), S Dixit 32 (53), 3 extras
Lunch (12:51 to 13:31): Auckland - 97/2 in 42.0 overs, S Dixit 47 (89), BJ Jacobs 6 (27)
Auckland : 100 runs in 43.0 overs, 176 minutes, 4 extras
Break in Play (13:40 to 13:40): Auckland - 104/2 in 44.0 overs, S Dixit 48 (90), BJ Jacobs 7 (38)
S Dixit: 50 runs in 91 balls, 139 minutes (6x4)
Rain (14:53 to 15:13): Auckland - 141/3 in 61.4 overs, BJ Jacobs 23 (86), JJ McKenzie 4 (29)
Tea (15:13 to 15:30): Auckland - 141/3 in 61.4 overs, BJ Jacobs 23 (86), JJ McKenzie 4 (29)
Auckland : 150 runs in 67.1 overs, 272 minutes, 9 extras
Rain (15:50): Auckland - 151/3 in 67.4 overs, BJ Jacobs 32 (106), JJ McKenzie 5 (45)
Play Called Off (16:04): Auckland - 151/3 in 67.4 overs, BJ Jacobs 32 (106), JJ McKenzie 5 (45)

Match Details

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Toss	Auckland, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2024/25
Match days	5,6,7,8 March 2025 - day (4-day match)
CD Player Replacement	Substitute: Angus Schaw in, Brett Randell out (2nd innings, 77 ov)
FC debut	Lachlan Stackpole
Umpires	Brad Wilson Wayne Knights
Match Referee	Trudy Anderson
Points	Central Districts 6, Auckland 4

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Auckland Innings

Player Name		R	B
SM Solia	caught	11	27
WT O'Donnell	caught	30	109
S Dixit	caught	64	119
BJ Jacobs	not out	32	106
J McKenzie	not out	5	45
Extras	(lb 4, w 5)
Total	151(3 wkts; 67.4 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
RL Toole	9	4	24	0	2.66
TM Annand	10	3	17	1	1.7
JR Lennox	16.4	6	29	0	1.74
AR Schaw	16	3	38	1	2.37
JA Clarkson	9	2	26	0	2.88
BD Schmulian	2	0	3	0	1.5
JCT Boyle	5	1	10	1	2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	18	Sean Solia	William O'Donnell
2nd	69	William O'Donnell	Siddhesh Dixit
3rd	40	Bevon Jacobs	Siddhesh Dixit
4th	24	Jock McKenzie	Bevon Jacobs

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
ND	8	5	0	3	109
WELL	8	4	3	1	100
CANT	8	3	4	1	86
CD	8	3	3	2	79
OTAGO	8	1	4	3	54
AUCK	8	1	3	4	51

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