f63506 ps1761	Central Districts v Northern Districts
	Plunket Shield 2025/26
Venue	McLean Park, Napier on 7th, 8th, 9th March 2026 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Northern Districts won the toss and decided to field
Result	Central Districts won by an innings and 27 runs
Points	Central Districts 20 (Batting 4, Bowling 4); Northern Districts 4 (Bowling 4)
Umpires	CA Black, IC Soysa (Sri Lanka)
Referee	TL Anderson
Scorers	DJ Mitchell, DM Plummer
Close of play day 1	Central Districts (1) 347/8 (Cleaver 99*, Lennox 18*; 96 overs)
Close of play day 2	Northern Districts (2) 162/5 (Clarke 86*, Pomare 19*; 50 overs)

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Central Districts first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
BD Schmulian	c Pringle b Rowell	61	91	100	8	1	67
CG Heaphy	c O'Donnell b Clarke	44	127	209	4	-	103
WA Young	c Kuggeleijn b Rowell	0	5	8	-	-	5
D Foxcroft	b Kuggeleijn	16	46	57	3	-	39
*TC Bruce	c Popli b Clarke	20	34	52	3	-	24
+D Cleaver	c Carter b Kuggeleijn	109	137	217	11	1	78
JA Clarkson	b Raval	30	53	74	3	-	33
BG Randell	c Pomare b Rowell	6	22	24	1	-	19
TA Findlay	c Pomare b Kuggeleijn	21	21	24	4	-	13
JR Lennox	b Kuggeleijn	27	83	94	4	-	69
RL Toole	not out	1	8	12	-	-	7
Extras	(10 b, 10 lb, 3 nb, 15 w)	38
Total	(all out, 439 minutes, 104 overs)	373
Fall of wickets:
1-88 (Schmulian, 23.6 ov), 2-92 (Young, 25.5 ov), 3-128 (Foxcroft, 39.5 ov), 4-153 (Heaphy, 49.1 ov), 5-159 (Bruce, 51.3 ov), 6-255 (Clarkson, 70.1 ov), 7-278 (Randell, 77.2 ov), 8-305 (Findlay, 82.3 ov), 9-358 (Cleaver, 101.3 ov), 10-373 (Lennox, 103.6 ov)

Northern Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Kuggeleijn	25	6	90	4	4	-	113	11	-
Clarke	21	6	37	2	1	-	107	5	-
Rowell	17	2	77	3	-	2	70	10	1
Brown	24	1	74	0	2	1	101	7	-
Pringle	11	2	45	0	-	-	45	6	-
Raval	6	1	30	1	-	-	20	2	1

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Northern Districts first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*JA Raval	b Randell	6	9	20	1	-	6
HR Cooper	b Randell	1	13	14	-	-	12
B Popli	b Toole	17	64	109	1	-	53
JF Carter	c Cleaver b Randell	0	1	1	-	-	1
RR O'Donnell	c Heaphy b Randell	0	1	1	-	-	1
KDC Clarke	b Randell	0	1	1	-	-	1
+BJ Pomare	lbw b Randell	0	3	6	-	-	3
SC Kuggeleijn	c Findlay b Randell	2	4	3	-	-	3
TJG Pringle	not out	36	79	114	4	-	61
JH Brown	c Foxcroft b Lennox	5	15	15	1	-	13
CB Rowell	lbw b Findlay	0	9	11	-	-	9
Extras	(5 b, 3 lb, 5 nb, 2 w)	15
Total	(all out, 152 minutes, 32.2 overs)	82
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Cooper, 2.6 ov), 2-9 (Raval, 4.1 ov), 3-9 (Carter, 4.2 ov), 4-9 (O'Donnell, 4.3 ov), 5-9 (Clarke, 4.4 ov), 6-13 (Pomare, 6.1 ov), 7-15 (Kuggeleijn, 6.5 ov), 8-67 (Popli, 26.1 ov), 9-74 (Brown, 29.4 ov), 10-82 (Rowell, 32.2 ov)

Central Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Randell	11	1	25	7	1	-	53	2	-
Toole	8	3	19	1	-	-	40	3	-
Clarkson	8	1	17	0	1	2	38	1	-
Findlay	3.2	0	9	1	-	3	17	1	-
Lennox	2	1	4	1	-	-	10	-	-

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Northern Districts second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
HR Cooper	c Heaphy b Toole	7	10	24	-	-	7
*JA Raval	b Toole	12	34	45	2	-	29
B Popli	b Toole	1	9	10	-	-	8
JF Carter	lbw b Lennox	20	47	75	2	-	36
RR O'Donnell	lbw b Toole	0	5	3	-	-	5
KDC Clarke	c Bruce b Lennox	103	173	248	14	-	120
+BJ Pomare	c Bruce b Clarkson	27	115	156	2	-	98
SC Kuggeleijn	b Toole	4	11	14	1	-	10
TJG Pringle	c Clarkson b Lennox	21	55	73	3	-	44
JH Brown	not out	50	52	59	6	1	33
CB Rowell	b Lennox	0	3	2	-	-	3
Extras	(1 b, 7 lb, 10 nb, 1 w)	19
Total	(all out, 359 minutes, 84 overs)	264
Fall of wickets:
1-18 (Cooper, 5.1 ov), 2-25 (Popli, 7.2 ov), 3-26 (Raval, 9.1 ov), 4-26 (O'Donnell, 9.6 ov), 5-76 (Carter, 23.2 ov), 6-181 (Pomare, 60.6 ov), 7-190 (Kuggeleijn, 63.6 ov), 8-193 (Clarke, 67.6 ov), 9-264 (Pringle, 83.3 ov), 10-264 (Rowell, 83.6 ov)

Central Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Randell	8	0	31	0	-	2	36	4	-
Toole	20	10	32	5	-	-	105	3	-
Clarkson	14	2	46	1	-	3	63	6	-
Findlay	14	2	53	0	1	5	62	7	-
Lennox	20	5	57	4	-	-	93	6	1
Schmulian	6	0	30	0	-	-	20	4	-
Foxcroft	2	0	7	0	-	-	6	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Central Districts (1) 113/2 (Heaphy 26*, Foxcroft 11*; 34 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Central Districts (1) 223/5 (Cleaver 44*, Clarkson 16*; 64 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Northern Districts (1) 54/7 (Popli 13*, Pringle 21*; 20 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Northern Districts (2) 32/4 (Carter 4*, Clarke 1*; 13 overs)
--> Central Districts first innings: 50 in 14.1 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 100 in 27.1 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 150 in 48.5 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 200 in 60.2 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 250 in 69.3 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 300 in 81.5 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 350 in 97.1 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 50 in 17.1 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 50 in 18.6 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 100 in 28.3 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 150 in 43.3 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 200 in 70.1 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 250 in 80.5 overs
--> CB Rowell made his debut in First-Class matches
--> CB Rowell made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> BD Schmulian (1) 50 in 70 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> D Cleaver (1) 50 in 58 balls with 5 fours and 1 six
--> D Cleaver (1) 100 in 125 balls with 10 fours and 1 six
--> JA Clarkson (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 11
--> TA Findlay (1) passed his previous highest score of 18 in First-Class matches
--> TA Findlay (1) passed his previous highest score of 18 in Plunket Shield matches
--> TJG Pringle (1) passed his previous highest score of 29 in First-Class matches
--> TJG Pringle (1) passed his previous highest score of 29 in Plunket Shield matches
--> KDC Clarke (2) 50 in 70 balls with 10 fours
--> KDC Clarke (2) passed his previous highest score of 63 in First-Class matches
--> KDC Clarke (2) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> KDC Clarke (2) passed his previous highest score of 63 in Plunket Shield matches
--> KDC Clarke (2) made his first century in Plunket Shield matches
--> KDC Clarke (2) 100 in 163 balls with 14 fours
--> KDC Clarke (2) passed 1000 runs in Plunket Shield matches when he reached 39
--> KDC Clarke (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 10
--> JH Brown (2) passed his previous highest score of 45 in First-Class matches
--> JH Brown (2) passed his previous highest score of 45 in Plunket Shield matches
--> JH Brown (2) 50 in 50 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> BG Randell completed 6 wickets in 8 balls in the Northern Districts first innings (Cooper, Raval, Carter, O'Donnell, Clarke, Pomare)
--> BG Randell completed 7 wickets in 12 balls in the Northern Districts first innings (Cooper, Raval, Carter, O'Donnell, Clarke, Pomare, Kuggeleijn)
--> BG Randell completed a hat-trick in the Northern Districts first innings (Cooper, Raval, Carter)
--> BG Randell completed 4 wickets in 4 balls in the Northern Districts first innings (Cooper, Raval, Carter, O'Donnell)
--> BG Randell completed 5 wickets in 5 balls in the Northern Districts first innings (Cooper, Raval, Carter, O'Donnell, Clarke)
--> BG Randell reached 100 wickets in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed JA Raval, his 2nd wicket in the Northern Districts first innings
--> BG Randell achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed SC Kuggeleijn in the Northern Districts first innings (previous best was 6-45)
--> BG Randell achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed SC Kuggeleijn in the Northern Districts first innings (previous best was 6-45)
--> JA Clarkson reached 50 wickets in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed BJ Pomare, his 1st wicket in the Northern Districts second innings
--> BD Schmulian (34) and CG Heaphy (12) added 50 in 85 balls for the Central Districts 1st wicket in the first innings
--> D Cleaver (31) and JA Clarkson (14) added 50 in 61 balls for the Central Districts 6th wicket in the first innings
--> D Cleaver (24) and JR Lennox (18) added 50 in 92 balls for the Central Districts 9th wicket in the first innings
--> B Popli (16) and TJG Pringle (29) added 50 in 110 balls for the Northern Districts 8th wicket in the first innings
--> JF Carter (20) and KDC Clarke (27) added 50 in 79 balls for the Northern Districts 5th wicket in the second innings
--> KDC Clarke (28) and BJ Pomare (14) added 50 in 85 balls for the Northern Districts 6th wicket in the second innings
--> KDC Clarke (69) and BJ Pomare (23) added 100 in 224 balls for the Northern Districts 6th wicket in the second innings
--> TJG Pringle (13) and JH Brown (41) added 50 in 70 balls for the Northern Districts 9th wicket in the second innings

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