f62634 ps1733	Northern Districts v Central Districts
	Plunket Shield 2024/25
Venue	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th December 2024 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Central Districts won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Northern Districts 3 (Batting 1, Bowling 2); Central Districts 8 (Batting 4, Bowling 4)
Umpires	SB Haig, GG Pennell
Referee	GB Stretch
Scorers	CL James, RW MacPherson
Close of play day 1	Central Districts (1) 96/1 (Heaphy 46*, Schmulian 6*; 37 overs)
Close of play day 2	Northern Districts (2) 23/0 (Cooper 14*, Raval 4*; 15 overs)
Close of play day 3	Northern Districts (2) 190/4 (Raval 64*, Hampton 23*; 94.6 overs)

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Northern Districts first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*JA Raval	c Cleaver b Randell	2	11	13	-	-	9
HR Cooper	c Bruce b Clark	19	35	58	4	-	30
B Popli	c Patel b Clark	61	126	215	8	-	96
RR O'Donnell	c and b Clark	2	7	7	-	-	6
SK Patel	c Patel b Toole	45	93	104	6	-	71
BR Hampton	c Cleaver b Annand	15	23	26	3	-	18
+BJ Pomare	c Cleaver b Clark	0	2	3	-	-	2
KDC Clarke	c Bruce b Clark	22	36	55	4	-	26
N Wagner	c Cleaver b Harris	9	15	13	2	-	12
FL Walker	c Cleaver b Harris	3	6	7	-	-	4
MJ Fisher	not out	2	3	6	-	-	2
Extras	(5 b, 8 lb, 3 nb, 8 w)	24
Total	(all out, 59 overs)	204
Fall of wickets:
1-6 (Raval, 2.5 ov), 2-35 (Cooper, 12.5 ov), 3-39 (O'Donnell, 14.3 ov), 4-125 (Patel, 39.5 ov), 5-149 (Hampton, 45.5 ov), 6-152 (Pomare, 46.3 ov), 7-165 (Popli, 52.1 ov), 8-176 (Wagner, 55.4 ov), 9-186 (Walker, 57.3 ov), 10-204 (Clarke, 58.6 ov)

Central Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Randell	13	3	36	1	1	-	62	4	-
Toole	14	6	35	1	-	-	71	7	-
Clark	14	1	62	5	2	2	60	9	-
Annand	10	4	20	1	-	-	50	3	-
Harris	7	0	32	2	1	1	29	3	-
Patel	1	0	6	0	-	-	3	1	-

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Central Districts first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
CG Heaphy	c Popli b Fisher	63	154	195	7	-	122
JCT Boyle	c Raval b Clarke	30	80	112	3	-	65
BD Schmulian	c Pomare b Wagner	108	213	320	13	-	162
*TC Bruce	c Popli b Fisher	0	1	1	-	-	1
+D Cleaver	c Pomare b Fisher	9	13	11	2	-	10
WJ Clark	b Wagner	109	130	190	15	1	80
BG Randell	c Pomare b Walker	11	51	61	2	-	46
AY Patel	c Hampton b Fisher	24	41	56	4	-	33
TM Annand	b Walker	0	1	1	-	-	1
RL Toole	lbw b Cooper	2	15	19	-	-	14
JT Harris	not out	0	0	2	-	-	0
Extras	(14 b, 6 lb, 6 nb, 9 w)	35
Total	(all out, 115.3 overs)	391
Fall of wickets:
1-72 (Boyle, 27.4 ov), 2-126 (Heaphy, 47.2 ov), 3-126 (Bruce, 47.3 ov), 4-138 (Cleaver, 49.5 ov), 5-343 (Clark, 93.4 ov), 6-358 (Schmulian, 101.6 ov), 7-380 (Randell, 110.2 ov), 8-380 (Annand, 110.3 ov), 9-391 (Toole, 114.6 ov), 10-391 (Patel, 115.3 ov)

Northern Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Clarke	22	1	100	1	2	-	89	14	-
Fisher	21.3	4	46	4	1	5	112	6	-
Wagner	29	8	92	2	-	1	131	8	1
Hampton	20	6	61	0	2	-	92	7	-
Walker	21	3	71	2	-	-	93	11	-
Patel	1	0	1	0	-	-	5	-	-
Cooper	1	1	0	1	-	-	6	-	-

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Northern Districts second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
HR Cooper	c Bruce b Randell	19	70	95	2	1	63
*JA Raval	c Patel b Randell	107	396	591	10	-	331
B Popli	c Cleaver b Clark	12	46	62	1	-	39
RR O'Donnell	c Harris b Annand	44	118	153	6	-	97
SK Patel	c Harris b Toole	13	30	51	1	-	21
BR Hampton	lbw b Patel	45	88	109	8	-	69
+BJ Pomare	c Boyle b Patel	17	96	105	2	-	87
KDC Clarke	not out	25	100	118	2	-	84
N Wagner	not out	59	95	111	8	1	71
MJ Fisher	did not bat
FL Walker	did not bat
Extras	(6 b, 9 lb, 1 nb, 5 w)	21
Total	(7 wickets, 173 overs)	362
Fall of wickets:
1-33 (Cooper, 22.4 ov), 2-56 (Popli, 36.4 ov), 3-136 (O'Donnell, 74.2 ov), 4-156 (Patel, 85.3 ov), 5-227 (Hampton, 110.3 ov), 6-276 (Pomare, 139.3 ov), 7-276 (Raval, 140.6 ov)

Central Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Randell	33	14	66	2	-	-	171	10	1
Toole	29	12	47	1	-	-	151	7	-
Annand	22	4	53	1	1	-	102	6	-
Harris	21	4	53	0	2	1	99	6	-
Clark	7	1	14	1	1	-	36	1	-
Patel	41	14	79	2	-	-	205	7	1
Schmulian	5	1	13	0	-	-	24	2	-
Bruce	9	2	16	0	-	-	43	1	-
Boyle	5	1	6	0	-	-	24	-	-
Cleaver	1	1	0	0	-	-	6	-	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Northern Districts (1) 97/3 (Popli 31*, Patel 27*; 33 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Northern Districts (1) 204 all out
--> Day 2 Lunch: Central Districts (1) 240/4 (Schmulian 57*, Clark 53*; 69 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Central Districts (1) 353/5 (Schmulian 107*, Randell 1*; 99 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Northern Districts (2) 76/2 (Raval 27*, O'Donnell 11*; 48 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Northern Districts (2) 118/2 (Raval 47*, O'Donnell 29*; 65 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Northern Districts (2) 267/5 (Raval 99*, Pomare 16*; 131 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Northern Districts (2) 351/7 (Clarke 18*, Wagner 55*; 165 overs)
--> Northern Districts first innings: 50 in 20.4 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 100 in 33.2 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 150 in 46.1 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 200 in 58.3 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 50 in 20.4 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 100 in 37.2 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 150 in 51.6 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 200 in 61.2 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 250 in 72.4 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 300 in 86.1 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 350 in 98.3 overs
--> Central Districts score at 110 overs in the first innings was 380-6
--> Northern Districts second innings: 50 in 31.4 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 100 in 57.1 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 150 in 80.2 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 200 in 101.2 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 250 in 120.6 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 300 in 149.5 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 350 in 162.5 overs
--> JT Harris made his debut in First-Class matches
--> JT Harris made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> B Popli (1) 50 in 110 balls with 7 fours
--> CG Heaphy (1) 50 in 118 balls with 6 fours
--> BD Schmulian (1) 50 in 88 balls with 4 fours
--> BD Schmulian (1) 100 in 193 balls with 12 fours
--> WJ Clark (1) 50 in 60 balls with 8 fours and 1 six
--> WJ Clark (1) passed his previous highest score of 66 in First-Class matches
--> WJ Clark (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> WJ Clark (1) passed his previous highest score of 66 in Plunket Shield matches
--> WJ Clark (1) made his first century in Plunket Shield matches
--> WJ Clark (1) 100 in 117 balls with 14 fours and 1 six
--> JA Raval (2) 50 in 215 balls with 4 fours
--> JA Raval (2) 100 in 366 balls with 10 fours
--> N Wagner (2) 50 in 60 balls with 8 fours and 1 six
--> WJ Clark achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed B Popli in the Northern Districts first innings (previous best was 3-54)
--> WJ Clark achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Northern Districts first innings
--> WJ Clark achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed B Popli in the Northern Districts first innings (previous best was 3-54)
--> WJ Clark achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Plunket Shield matches in the Northern Districts first innings
--> MJ Fisher reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed D Cleaver, his 3rd wicket in the Central Districts first innings
--> BG Randell reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed JA Raval, his 2nd wicket in the Northern Districts second innings
--> B Popli (12) and SK Patel (25) added 50 in 89 balls for the Northern Districts 4th wicket in the first innings
--> CG Heaphy (22) and JCT Boyle (16) added 50 in 126 balls for the Central Districts 1st wicket in the first innings
--> CG Heaphy (32) and BD Schmulian (16) added 50 in 87 balls for the Central Districts 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> BD Schmulian (21) and WJ Clark (26) added 50 in 63 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> BD Schmulian (39) and WJ Clark (52) added 100 in 107 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> BD Schmulian (60) and WJ Clark (82) added 150 in 207 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> BD Schmulian (79) and WJ Clark (107) added 200 in 252 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> JA Raval (19) and RR O'Donnell (27) added 50 in 150 balls for the Northern Districts 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> JA Raval (17) and BR Hampton (31) added 50 in 97 balls for the Northern Districts 5th wicket in the second innings
--> KDC Clarke (15) and N Wagner (35) added 50 in 115 balls for the Northern Districts 8th wicket in the second innings

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