Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	c Heaphy b Schaw	71	150	239	6	1	47.33
Lachlan Stackpole	b Tickner	0	9	14	0	0	0.00
Siddhesh Dixit	c †Cleaver b Tickner	27	110	147	2	0	24.54
Nathan Robinson	c †Cleaver b Tickner	0	10	13	0	0	0.00
Michael Sclanders	b Schaw	37	76	90	3	0	48.68
Cam Fletcher (c)†	c Heaphy b Lennox	6	13	12	1	0	46.15
Simon Keene	c Lennox b Schaw	3	30	34	0	0	10.00
Louis Delport	c Clarkson b Lennox	32	40	49	3	1	80.00
Danru Ferns	lbw b Lennox	2	14	17	0	0	14.28
Matt Gibson	b Lennox	0	4	3	0	0	0.00
Ben Lister	not out	0	4	7	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 3, nb 1, w 2)	6
Total	76.3 Ov (RR: 2.40, 314 Mins)	184
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Lachlan Stackpole, 3.3 ov), 2-77 (Siddhesh Dixit, 37.2 ov), 3-81 (Nathan Robinson, 39.6 ov), 4-128 (William O'Donnell, 55.2 ov), 5-143 (Cam Fletcher, 58.5 ov), 6-147 (Michael Sclanders, 63.1 ov), 7-166 (Simon Keene, 69.2 ov), 8-177 (Danru Ferns, 74.2 ov), 9-177 (Matt Gibson, 74.6 ov), 10-184 (Louis Delport, 76.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Raymond Toole	13	2	41	0	3.15	-	-	-	0	0
Blair Tickner	13	4	18	3	1.38	-	-	-	0	0
Josh Clarkson	6	0	15	0	2.50	-	-	-	0	0
Joey Field	10	2	20	0	2.00	-	-	-	2	1
Jayden Lennox	20.3	5	60	4	2.92	-	-	-	0	0
Angus Schaw	14	6	27	3	1.92	-	-	-	0	0

Central Districts 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Curtis Heaphy	b Stackpole	51	164	209	6	0	31.09
Brad Schmulian	lbw b Gibson	5	13	13	0	0	38.46
Jack Boyle	lbw b Gibson	5	8	15	1	0	62.50
Tom Bruce (c)	c O'Donnell b Gibson	27	36	62	3	0	75.00
Dane Cleaver †	c Stackpole b Dixit	70	96	142	12	0	72.91
Josh Clarkson	c †Fletcher b Keene	21	55	81	1	0	38.18
Angus Schaw	run out (Keene/†Fletcher)	5	12	15	0	0	41.66
Joey Field	c Robinson b Dixit	0	5	3	0	0	0.00
Jayden Lennox	b Stackpole	27	60	63	5	0	45.00
Blair Tickner	b Keene	0	4	7	0	0	0.00
Raymond Toole	not out	2	10	16	0	0	20.00
Extras	(b 3, lb 3)	6
Total	77.1 Ov (RR: 2.83, 315 Mins)	219
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Brad Schmulian, 2.6 ov), 2-25 (Jack Boyle, 6.1 ov), 3-61 (Tom Bruce, 20.5 ov), 4-151 (Curtis Heaphy, 49.6 ov), 5-166 (Dane Cleaver, 55.3 ov), 6-173 (Angus Schaw, 59.1 ov), 7-173 (Joey Field, 59.6 ov), 8-198 (Josh Clarkson, 71.5 ov), 9-198 (Blair Tickner, 73.3 ov), 10-219 (Jayden Lennox, 77.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Matt Gibson	10	3	34	3	3.40	-	-	-
Ben Lister	13	3	27	0	2.07	-	-	-
Danru Ferns	9	3	29	0	3.22	-	-	-
Louis Delport	22	3	53	0	2.40	-	-	-
Lachlan Stackpole	3.1	1	12	2	3.78	-	-	-
Siddhesh Dixit	17	2	42	2	2.47	-	-	-
Simon Keene	3	1	16	2	5.33	-	-	-

Auckland 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	lbw b Tickner	0	7	8	0	0	0.00
Lachlan Stackpole	lbw b Lennox	14	41	68	1	0	34.14
Siddhesh Dixit	c Bruce b Field	1	13	13	0	0	7.69
Nathan Robinson	lbw b Schaw	14	47	57	0	0	29.78
Michael Sclanders	lbw b Lennox	3	9	12	0	0	33.33
Cam Fletcher (c)†	lbw b Tickner	18	49	83	2	0	36.73
Simon Keene	c †Cleaver b Lennox	12	44	41	2	0	27.27
Louis Delport	c †Cleaver b Tickner	20	42	59	2	0	47.61
Danru Ferns	c †Cleaver b Tickner	0	5	10	0	0	0.00
Matt Gibson	not out	0	4	10	0	0	0.00
Ben Lister	c †Cleaver b Tickner	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 1, nb 1, w 1)	8
Total	43.3 Ov (RR: 2.06, 185 Mins)	90
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (William O'Donnell, 2.1 ov), 2-5 (Siddhesh Dixit, 5.2 ov), 3-28 (Lachlan Stackpole, 15.4 ov), 4-32 (Nathan Robinson, 18.6 ov), 5-32 (Michael Sclanders, 19.3 ov), 6-60 (Simon Keene, 31.2 ov), 7-82 (Cam Fletcher, 39.2 ov), 8-89 (Danru Ferns, 41.5 ov), 9-90 (Louis Delport, 43.2 ov), 10-90 (Ben Lister, 43.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Blair Tickner	11.3	4	30	5	2.60	-	-	-	1	1
Raymond Toole	2	0	6	0	3.00	-	-	-	0	0
Jayden Lennox	16	4	26	3	1.62	-	-	-	0	0
Joey Field	4	2	6	1	1.50	-	-	-	0	0
Angus Schaw	9	3	16	1	1.77	-	-	-	0	0
Brad Schmulian	1	1	0	0	0.00	-	-	-	0	0

Central Districts 2nd Innings (T: 56 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brad Schmulian	not out	18	33	44	3	0	54.54
Jack Boyle	c O'Donnell b Delport	12	17	32	2	0	70.58
Dane Cleaver †	not out	23	16	12	5	0	143.75
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1, w 1)	3
Total	10.5 Ov (RR: 5.16, 44 Mins)	56/1
Did not bat: Tom Bruce (c), Curtis Heaphy, Josh Clarkson, Angus Schaw, Joey Field, Jayden Lennox, Blair Tickner, Raymond Toole

Bowling	O	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Lister	3	8	0	2.66	-	-	-	1	0
Siddhesh Dixit	3	15	0	5.00	-	-	-	0	0
Matt Gibson	2	18	0	9.00	-	-	-	0	0
Louis Delport	2	13	1	6.50	-	-	-	0	1
Lachlan Stackpole	0.5	1	0	1.20	-	-	-	0	0

Close of Play

Sat, 29 Mar - day 1 - Central D 1st innings 42/2 (Curtis Heaphy 23*, Tom Bruce 8*, 17 ov)

Sun, 30 Mar - day 2 - Auckland 2nd innings 62/6 (Cam Fletcher 11*, Louis Delport 2*, 35 ov)

Mon, 31 Mar - day 3 - Central D 2nd innings 56/1 (10.5 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Auckland 1st innings:
Auckland: 50 runs in 20.1 overs, 88 minutes, 1 extra
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 113 balls, 83 minutes, WT O'Donnell 28 (50), SH Dixit 20 (63), 2 extras
Lunch (12:50 to 13:30): Auckland - 69/1 in 33.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 41 (98), SH Dixit 26 (91)
WT O'Donnell: 50 runs in 118 balls, 178 minutes (4x4)
Auckland: 100 runs in 48.4 overs, 213 minutes, 6 extras
Tea (15:40 to 16:00): Auckland - 148/6 in 64.0 overs, SB Keene 0 (12), LJ Delport 1 (5)
Auckland: 150 runs in 66.0 overs, 274 minutes, 6 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland 184 (76.3) (Auckland 0 batting points, Central Districts 4 bowling points)
Central Districts 1st innings:
End of Day (18:09): Central Districts - 42/2 in 17.0 overs, CG Heaphy 23 (58), TC Bruce 8 (23)

Day 2

Central Districts: 50 runs in 18.1 overs, 77 minutes, 1 extra
Central Districts: 100 runs in 34.1 overs, 152 minutes, 1 extra
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls, 67 minutes, CG Heaphy 14 (50), D Cleaver 37 (40), 0 extras
Break in Play (12:09 to 12:11): Central Districts - 120/3 in 39.3 overs, CG Heaphy 38 (127), D Cleaver 44 (53)
Ball Change : Central Districts - 120/3 after 39.3 overs, CG Heaphy 38 (127), D Cleaver 44 (53), 1 extra
D Cleaver: 50 runs in 61 balls, 90 minutes (10x4)
Ball Change (12:26 to 12:28): Central Districts - 133/3 in 44.0 overs, CG Heaphy 44 (142), D Cleaver 51 (65)
CG Heaphy: 50 runs in 163 balls, 207 minutes (6x4)
Central Districts: 150 runs in 49.5 overs, 208 minutes, 1 extra
Lunch (12:51 to 13:31): Central Districts - 154/4 in 51.0 overs, D Cleaver 64 (82), JA Clarkson 1 (3)
Central Districts: 200 runs in 75.1 overs, 306 minutes, 6 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Central Districts 219 (77.1) (Central Districts 1 batting point, Auckland Aces 4 bowling points)
Auckland 2nd innings:
Auckland: 2nd innings:
Tea (15:43 to 16:03): Auckland:s - 5/1 in 5.0 overs, LN Stackpole 4 (12), SH Dixit 1 (11)
Auckland: 50 runs in 29.0 overs, 112 minutes, 5 extras
End of Day (18:01): Auckland: - 62/6 in 35.0 overs, CD Fletcher 11 (38), LJ Delport 2 (11)

Day 3

Match Details

Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North
Toss	Auckland, elected to bat first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2024/25
Match days	29,30,31 March 2025 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	John Dempsey Kim Cotton
Match Referee	Gary Troup
Points	Central Districts 17, Auckland 4

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Central D Innings

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
BG Lister	3	8	0	2.66
S Dixit	3	15	0	5
MJ Gibson	2	18	0	9
L Delport	2	13	1	6.5 (1 nb)
LN Stackpole	0.5	1	0	1.2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Dane Cleaver	Brad Schmulian

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