Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jacob Cumming	c Dixit b Ferns	49	91	144	7	0	53.84
Dale Phillips	c †Fletcher b Gibson	8	16	16	2	0	50.00
Jamal Todd	c Stackpole b Ferns	55	79	117	7	0	69.62
Dean Foxcroft (c)	c O'Donnell b Delport	28	42	50	5	0	66.66
Thorn Parkes	b Dixit	97	126	171	13	0	76.98
Llew Johnson	c Ferns b Delport	15	38	41	3	0	39.47
Bradley Kneebone †	b Ashok	0	3	4	0	0	0.00
Thomas O'Connor	b Ashok	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Matthew Bacon	not out	37	88	111	5	0	42.04
Andrew Hazeldine	c †Fletcher b Dixit	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
Jarrod McKay	not out	8	18	21	1	0	44.44
Extras	(b 1, lb 5, nb 1, w 2)	9
Total	84 Ov (RR: 3.64, 342 Mins)	306/9d
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Dale Phillips, 3.6 ov), 2-119 (Jamal Todd, 30.3 ov), 3-130 (Jacob Cumming, 32.4 ov), 4-170 (Dean Foxcroft, 42.1 ov), 5-206 (Llew Johnson, 54.4 ov), 6-207 (Bradley Kneebone, 55.2 ov), 7-207 (Thomas O'Connor, 55.3 ov), 8-286 (Thorn Parkes, 78.1 ov), 9-286 (Andrew Hazeldine, 78.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jock McKenzie	6	2	20	0	3.33	-	-	-	1	1
Matt Gibson	8	1	38	1	4.75	-	-	-	0	0
Danru Ferns	15	2	48	2	3.20	-	-	-	1	0
Harjot Johal	5	2	22	0	4.40	-	-	-	0	0
Adithya Ashok	24	2	88	2	3.66	-	-	-	0	0
Louis Delport	18	2	66	2	3.66	-	-	-	0	0
Siddhesh Dixit	8	2	18	2	2.25	-	-	-	0	0

Auckland 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	c Bacon b Phillips	58	180	251	7	0	32.22
Lachlan Stackpole	b Hazeldine	2	14	14	0	0	14.28
Louis Delport	c Foxcroft b Bacon	12	25	32	3	0	48.00
Siddhesh Dixit	c Phillips b McKay	25	45	61	3	0	55.55
Nathan Robinson	c †Kneebone b Foxcroft	22	87	104	1	0	25.28
Jock McKenzie	c †Kneebone b Foxcroft	46	74	107	5	2	62.16
Cam Fletcher (c)†	c Todd b Phillips	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Harjot Johal	c Hazeldine b Foxcroft	7	24	28	0	0	29.16
Adithya Ashok	c Todd b McKay	0	6	10	0	0	0.00
Danru Ferns	c Cumming b Foxcroft	5	7	6	1	0	71.42
Matt Gibson	not out	9	13	27	2	0	69.23
Extras	(lb 4)	4
Total	79.2 Ov (RR: 2.39, 326 Mins)	190
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Lachlan Stackpole, 5.1 ov), 2-31 (Louis Delport, 12.3 ov), 3-57 (Siddhesh Dixit, 26.1 ov), 4-108 (Nathan Robinson, 53.6 ov), 5-135 (William O'Donnell, 61.5 ov), 6-135 (Cam Fletcher, 61.6 ov), 7-153 (Harjot Johal, 69.2 ov), 8-154 (Adithya Ashok, 72.2 ov), 9-161 (Danru Ferns, 73.4 ov), 10-190 (Jock McKenzie, 79.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Matthew Bacon	14	6	29	1	2.07	-	-	-
Andrew Hazeldine	14	7	34	1	2.42	-	-	-
Jarrod McKay	15	4	36	2	2.40	-	-	-
Thomas O'Connor	9	2	28	0	3.11	-	-	-
Dean Foxcroft	24.2	6	51	4	2.09	-	-	-
Dale Phillips	3	0	8	2	2.66	-	-	-

Otago 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jacob Cumming	c O'Donnell b Gibson	14	39	41	1	0	35.89
Dale Phillips	c Ashok b Gibson	28	39	88	5	0	71.79
Jamal Todd	lbw b Ashok	32	52	74	5	0	61.53
Dean Foxcroft (c)	c Ashok b McKenzie	37	29	48	3	2	127.58
Thorn Parkes	c Robinson b McKenzie	34	28	40	4	0	121.42
Llew Johnson	not out	25	17	26	1	2	147.05
Bradley Kneebone †	lbw b Delport	2	4	4	0	0	50.00
Thomas O'Connor	not out	2	2	3	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 1)	1
Total	35 Ov (RR: 5.00, 164 Mins)	175/6d
Did not bat: Matthew Bacon, Andrew Hazeldine, Jarrod McKay
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Jacob Cumming, 9.1 ov), 2-74 (Dale Phillips, 19.2 ov), 3-92 (Jamal Todd, 24.4 ov), 4-134 (Dean Foxcroft, 29.2 ov), 5-169 (Thorn Parkes, 33.2 ov), 6-172 (Bradley Kneebone, 34.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Danru Ferns	9	1	30	0	3.33	-	-	-
Matt Gibson	11	1	55	2	5.00	-	-	-
Harjot Johal	2	1	4	0	2.00	-	-	-
Adithya Ashok	6	0	47	1	7.83	-	-	-
Louis Delport	3	1	7	1	2.33	-	-	-
Jock McKenzie	4	0	31	2	7.75	-	-	-

Auckland 2nd Innings (T: 292 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	lbw b Bacon	1	2	4	0	0	50.00
Lachlan Stackpole	c Johnson b Hazeldine	5	19	28	1	0	26.31
Siddhesh Dixit	c †Kneebone b O'Connor	47	68	-	7	0	69.11
Nathan Robinson	c & b Foxcroft	20	32	36	3	0	62.50
Jock McKenzie	lbw b Foxcroft	6	23	-	1	0	26.08
Cam Fletcher (c)†	not out	62	117	-	9	0	52.99
Harjot Johal	c & b Phillips	13	67	-	1	0	19.40
Adithya Ashok	not out	18	81	-	2	0	22.22
Extras	(b 6, nb 1, w 6)	13
Total	68 Ov (RR: 2.72)	185/6
Did not bat: Louis Delport, Danru Ferns, Matt Gibson
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (William O'Donnell, 1.1 ov), 2-20 (Lachlan Stackpole, 6.3 ov), 3-55 (Nathan Robinson, 14.5 ov), 4-80 (Jock McKenzie, 22.6 ov), 5-82 (Siddhesh Dixit, 25.2 ov), 6-125 (Harjot Johal, 45.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andrew Hazeldine	14	3	60	1	4.28	-	-	-	3	0
Matthew Bacon	6	0	25	1	4.16	-	-	-	1	0
Dean Foxcroft	21	5	32	2	1.52	-	-	-	0	0
Jarrod McKay	9	2	29	0	3.22	-	-	-	2	1
Thomas O'Connor	6	3	7	1	1.16	-	-	-	0	0
Dale Phillips	6	3	13	1	2.16	-	-	-	0	0
Thorn Parkes	4	1	10	0	2.50	-	-	-	0	0
Jamal Todd	2	1	3	0	1.50	-	-	-	0	0

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Close of Play

Fri, 21 Mar - day 1 - Auckland 1st innings 10/1 (William O'Donnell 6*, Louis Delport 0*, 6 ov)

Sat, 22 Mar - day 2 - Otago 2nd innings 42/1 (Dale Phillips 11*, Jamal Todd 16*, 16 ov)

Sun, 23 Mar - day 3 - no play

Mon, 24 Mar - day 4 - Auckland 2nd innings 185/6 (68 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Ground Delay (09:47 to 11:14): Pre Start
Revised playing Hours: 11:15-1:25: 2:05-4:10; 4:30-6:30
Otago 1st innings:
Otago: 50 runs in 13.5 overs, 58 minutes, 1 extra
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls, 62 minutes, JM Cumming 27 (42), JT Todd 25 (46), 1 extra
Injury (12:52 to 12:54): Otago - 82/1 in 22.1 overs, JM Cumming 34 (59), JT Todd 37 (59)
Otago: 100 runs in 25.2 overs, 112 minutes, 7 extras
JT Todd: 50 runs in 68 balls, 96 minutes (7x4)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 142 balls, 105 minutes, JM Cumming 40 (68), JT Todd 54 (74), 7 extras
Lunch (13:26 to 14:07): Otago - 119/1 in 30.0 overs, JM Cumming 49 (89), JT Todd 55 (76)
Otago: 150 runs in 36.0 overs, 158 minutes, 7 extras
Otago: 200 runs in 51.0 overs, 212 minutes, 7 extras
TK Parkes: 50 runs in 69 balls, 94 minutes (7x4)
Tea (16:11 to 16:29): Otago - 227/7 in 62.0 overs, TK Parkes 55 (79), MB Bacon 9 (24)
Otago: 250 runs in 66.1 overs, 271 minutes, 9 extras
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls, 50 minutes, TK Parkes 35 (40), MB Bacon 14 (41), 2 extras
Otago: 300 runs in 83.5 overs, 340 minutes, 9 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Otago 306/9 (84) (Otago 3 batting points, Auckland 4 bowling points)
Auckland 1st innings:
End of Day (18:32): Auckland Aces - 10/1 in 6.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 6 (17), LJ Delport 0 (5)

Day 2

Auckland: 50 runs in 24.3 overs, 105 minutes, 2 extras
Lunch: Auckland - 75/3 in 37.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 28 (100), NAJ Robinson 6 (38)
Auckland: 100 runs in 50.3 overs, 205 minutes, 2 extras
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 163 balls, 102 minutes, WT O'Donnell 29 (80), NAJ Robinson 22 (83), 0 extras
WT O'Donnell: 50 runs in 169 balls, 236 minutes (6x4)
Auckland: 150 runs in 67.5 overs, 275 minutes, 3 extras
Tea: Auckland - 153/7 in 69.2 overs, JJ McKenzie 24 (40), A Ashok 0 (0)
Otago 2nd innings
End of Day: Otago - 42/1 in 16.0 overs, DN Phillips 11 (30), JT Todd 16 (27)

Day 3

Day 4

Ground Delay (10:01 to 11:29): Otago - 42/1 in 16.0 overs, DN Phillips 11 (30), JT Todd 16 (27)
Hours of play: 11:30-1:30,2:10-4:10,4:30-6:30. 90 Overs
Otago: 50 runs in 17.4 overs, 80 minutes, 1 extra
Otago: 100 runs in 25.5 overs, 121 minutes, 1 extra
Otago: 150 runs in 31.0 overs, 143 minutes, 2 extras
Auckland 2nd innings:
Lunch (13:31 to 14:10): Auckland - 17/1 in 5.0 overs, LN Stackpole 4 (13), SH Dixit 12 (15)
Auckland: 50 runs in 11.5 overs, 53 minutes, 2 extras
Injury (15:59 to 16:01): Auckland - 90/5 in 31.5 overs, CD Fletcher 6 (28), H Johal 0 (19)
Tea (16:12 to 16:29): Auckland - 93/5 in 35.0 overs, CD Fletcher 7 (36), H Johal 1 (30)
Auckland: 100 runs in 37.0 overs, 150 minutes, 7 extras
Injury (16:50 to 16:53): Auckland - 114/5 in 40.3 overs, CD Fletcher 17 (48), H Johal 6 (51)
Injury (16:54 to 16:56): Auckland - 114/5 in 41.0 overs, CD Fletcher 17 (48), H Johal 6 (54)
Injury (17:05 to 17:06): Auckland - 119/5 in 43.5 overs, CD Fletcher 21 (58), H Johal 7 (61)
Start of Last Hour (17:38): Auckland - 142/6 after 54.0 overs, CD Fletcher 33 (80), A Ashok 5 (33), 12 extras, minimum 15 overs remaining
Auckland: 150 runs in 55.3 overs, 218 minutes, 12 extras
CD Fletcher: 50 runs in 99 balls, 142 minutes (8x4)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls, 62 minutes, CD Fletcher 33 (39), A Ashok 16 (62), 1 extra

Match Details

University Oval, Dunedin
Toss	Otago, elected to bat first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2024/25
Match days	21,22,23,24 March 2025 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Derek Walker John Dempsey
Match Referee	Shayne O'Connor
Points	Otago 7, Auckland 4

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Auckland Innings

Player Name		R	B
WT O'Donnell	lbw	1	2
LN Stackpole	caught	5	19
S Dixit	caught	47	68
NAJ Robinson	caught	20	32
J McKenzie	lbw	6	23
CD Fletcher	not out	62	117
H Johal	caught	13	67
A Ashok	not out	18	81
Extras	(b 6, nb 1, w 6)
Total	185(6 wkts; 68 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
ATE Hazeldine	14	3	60	1	4.28
MB Bacon	6	0	25	1	4.16
D Foxcroft	21	5	32	2	1.52
JD McKay	9	2	29	0	3.22 (1 nb)
TC O'Connor	6	3	7	1	1.16
DN Phillips	6	3	13	1	2.16
TK Parkes	4	1	10	0	2.5
JT Todd	2	1	3	0	1.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	1	William O'Donnell	Lachlan Stackpole
2nd	19	Lachlan Stackpole	Siddhesh Dixit
3rd	35	Siddhesh Dixit	Nathan Robinson
4th	25	Jock McKenzie	Siddhesh Dixit
5th	2	Cam Fletcher	Siddhesh Dixit
6th	43	Cam Fletcher	Harjot Johal
7th	60	Cam Fletcher	Adithya Ashok

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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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