f63529 ps1768	Northern Districts v Central Districts
	Plunket Shield 2025/26
Venue	Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei on 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th March 2026 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Northern Districts won the toss and decided to field
Result	Central Districts won by 25 runs
Points	Northern Districts 6 (Batting 2, Bowling 4); Central Districts 17 (Batting 1, Bowling 4)
Umpires	JM Dempsey, WR Knights
Referee	GB Troup
Scorers	TM Hill, JJ Williams
Close of play day 1	Northern Districts (1) 93/4 (Carter 25*, Gibson 7*; 34 overs)
Close of play day 2	Central Districts (2) 15/1 (Heaphy 7*, Patel 1*; 9 overs)
Close of play day 3	Central Districts (2) 283/8 (Foxcroft 73*, Findlay 10*; 88 overs)

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Central Districts first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
BD Schmulian	b Gibson	1	6	7	-	-	5
CG Heaphy	run out (Devireddy)	9	19	32	1	-	13
WA Young	c O'Donnell b Kuggeleijn	0	10	14	-	-	10
*TC Bruce	c O'Donnell b Brown	103	152	211	9	2	95
D Foxcroft	c Pomare b Kuggeleijn	2	11	14	-	-	9
+D Cleaver	c O'Donnell b Kuggeleijn	76	95	120	13	2	68
JA Clarkson	c Popli b Pringle	2	17	20	-	-	15
BG Randell	c Popli b Gibson	1	10	19	-	-	9
AY Patel	c Raval b Pringle	24	32	47	4	-	22
TA Findlay	c Cooper b Pringle	1	9	12	-	-	8
RL Toole	not out	2	8	9	-	-	7
Extras	(7 b, 5 lb, 2 w)	14
Total	(all out, 257 minutes, 61.3 overs)	235
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Schmulian, 1.3 ov), 2-8 (Young, 4.6 ov), 3-14 (Heaphy, 6.5 ov), 4-18 (Foxcroft, 10.1 ov), 5-154 (Cleaver, 40.3 ov), 6-175 (Clarkson, 45.4 ov), 7-188 (Randell, 50.1 ov), 8-217 (Bruce, 56.1 ov), 9-226 (Findlay, 59.2 ov), 10-235 (Patel, 61.3 ov)

Northern Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Kuggeleijn	12	2	34	3	1	-	52	4	-
Gibson	15	2	65	2	-	-	63	12	-
Pringle	23.3	3	84	3	-	-	101	6	4
Brown	9	1	37	1	1	-	36	5	-
Devireddy	2	0	3	0	-	-	9	-	-

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Northern Districts first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*JA Raval	lbw b Findlay	11	43	86	1	-	36
HR Cooper	c Cleaver b Toole	1	5	7	-	-	4
B Popli	c Cleaver b Findlay	38	62	69	5	-	45
JF Carter	c Heaphy b Clarkson	37	114	156	4	-	91
RR O'Donnell	c Randell b Patel	8	29	40	1	-	24
ZN Gibson	c Bruce b Clarkson	42	81	114	6	-	62
SR Devireddy	lbw b Clarkson	33	109	165	4	-	93
+BJ Pomare	c Cleaver b Clarkson	73	154	179	11	-	120
SC Kuggeleijn	c Heaphy b Findlay	11	14	16	1	1	11
TJG Pringle	not out	3	7	8	-	-	4
JH Brown	c Young b Findlay	0	2	2	-	-	2
Extras	(9 b, 4 lb, 5 nb, 4 w)	22
Total	(all out, 426 minutes, 102.3 overs)	279
Fall of wickets:
1-3 (Cooper, 1.2 ov), 2-51 (Popli, 17.3 ov), 3-52 (Raval, 19.4 ov), 4-78 (O'Donnell, 29.3 ov), 5-143 (Carter, 54.1 ov), 6-144 (Gibson, 56.3 ov), 7-256 (Devireddy, 97.1 ov), 8-276 (Kuggeleijn, 100.5 ov), 9-278 (Pomare, 101.6 ov), 10-279 (Brown, 102.3 ov)

Central Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Randell	14	4	38	0	-	1	68	6	-
Toole	19	2	66	1	2	1	82	8	-
Clarkson	19	9	30	4	-	-	98	4	-
Findlay	17.3	5	48	4	2	3	86	5	1
Patel	25	4	54	1	-	-	120	5	-
Schmulian	2	0	12	0	-	-	7	2	-
Foxcroft	6	2	18	0	-	-	28	3	-

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Central Districts second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
CG Heaphy	lbw b Devireddy	7	28	39	-	-	23
BD Schmulian	c Brown b Gibson	7	20	29	1	-	17
AY Patel	c O'Donnell b Brown	53	83	112	4	2	56
WA Young	c Carter b Pringle	65	126	169	4	1	84
D Foxcroft	c Kuggeleijn b Gibson	91	155	260	6	2	95
+D Cleaver	c Cooper b Pringle	17	27	34	3	-	20
JA Clarkson	c and b Pringle	10	21	29	1	-	14
BG Randell	c Raval b Devireddy	13	46	45	-	-	36
*TC Bruce	c and b Gibson	11	14	13	1	1	11
TA Findlay	c Pomare b Gibson	34	71	76	3	1	53
RL Toole	not out	0	5	8	-	-	5
Extras	(12 b, 2 lb, 5 w)	19
Total	(all out, 412 minutes, 99.2 overs)	327
Fall of wickets:
1-14 (Schmulian, 7.1 ov), 2-15 (Heaphy, 9.2 ov), 3-103 (Patel, 34.3 ov), 4-171 (Young, 49.4 ov), 5-199 (Cleaver, 57.5 ov), 6-221 (Clarkson, 65.3 ov), 7-244 (Randell, 77.4 ov), 8-257 (Bruce, 80.4 ov), 9-321 (Foxcroft, 97.4 ov), 10-327 (Findlay, 99.2 ov)

Northern Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Kuggeleijn	13	1	54	0	3	-	52	7	-
Gibson	20.2	2	60	4	1	-	88	5	1
Pringle	33	3	75	3	-	-	139	3	-
Devireddy	18	4	75	2	-	-	75	6	4
Brown	9	1	32	1	1	-	37	1	2
Raval	6	0	17	0	-	-	23	1	-

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Northern Districts second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*JA Raval	b Toole	9	30	39	1	-	25
SC Kuggeleijn	b Randell	26	15	32	2	2	6
HR Cooper	c Cleaver b Toole	13	52	76	1	-	43
B Popli	b Toole	34	57	76	4	-	41
JF Carter	lbw b Patel	12	9	24	3	-	6
RR O'Donnell	c Clarkson b Schmulian	101	134	165	10	5	90
SR Devireddy	b Findlay	2	9	9	-	-	7
+BJ Pomare	c Bruce b Patel	19	49	79	2	-	38
TJG Pringle	b Schmulian	30	52	66	3	1	36
JH Brown	not out	6	9	14	1	-	6
ZN Gibson	lbw b Schmulian	0	4	7	-	-	4
Extras	(2 b, 2 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	6
Total	(all out, 300 minutes, 69.5 overs)	258
Fall of wickets:
1-35 (Kuggeleijn, 6.3 ov), 2-35 (Raval, 7.6 ov), 3-80 (Cooper, 24.3 ov), 4-93 (Popli, 26.1 ov), 5-101 (Carter, 29.3 ov), 6-103 (Devireddy, 31.2 ov), 7-163 (Pomare, 52.1 ov), 8-251 (O'Donnell, 65.5 ov), 9-252 (Pringle, 67.5 ov), 10-258 (Gibson, 69.5 ov)

Central Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Randell	5	2	16	1	-	-	23	1	1
Toole	15	3	42	3	-	-	72	6	1
Clarkson	8	1	35	0	-	1	33	3	1
Patel	27	1	100	2	-	-	115	8	5
Foxcroft	4	1	20	0	-	-	15	3	-
Findlay	7	2	36	1	1	-	26	6	-
Schmulian	3.5	1	5	3	-	-	18	-	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Central Districts (1) 132/4 (Bruce 55*, Cleaver 62*; 34 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Central Districts (1) 235 all out
--> Day 2 Lunch: Northern Districts (1) 152/6 (Devireddy 1*, Pomare 7*; 61 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Northern Districts (1) 239/6 (Devireddy 31*, Pomare 51*; 93 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Central Districts (2) 138/3 (Young 49*, Foxcroft 11*; 42 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Central Districts (2) 230/6 (Foxcroft 51*, Randell 5*; 72 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Northern Districts (2) 69/2 (Cooper 11*, Popli 20*; 19 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Northern Districts (2) 156/6 (O'Donnell 42*, Pomare 13*; 50 overs)
--> Central Districts first innings: 50 in 17.2 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 100 in 28.5 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 150 in 37.6 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 200 in 51.6 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 50 in 15.2 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 100 in 37.1 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 150 in 59.5 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 200 in 81.3 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 250 in 94.5 overs
--> Central Districts second innings: 50 in 16.2 overs
--> Central Districts second innings: 100 in 33.2 overs
--> Central Districts second innings: 150 in 44.3 overs
--> Central Districts second innings: 200 in 58.2 overs
--> Central Districts second innings: 250 in 79.5 overs
--> Central Districts second innings: 300 in 93.1 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 50 in 14.4 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 100 in 28.5 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 150 in 45.5 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 200 in 59.5 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 250 in 65.3 overs
--> SR Devireddy made his debut in First-Class matches
--> SR Devireddy made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> BD Schmulian made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> CG Heaphy made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> WA Young made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> TC Bruce made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> D Foxcroft made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> D Cleaver made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JA Clarkson made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> BG Randell made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> TA Findlay made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RL Toole made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JA Raval made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> HR Cooper made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> B Popli made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JF Carter made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RR O'Donnell made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> ZN Gibson made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> SR Devireddy made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> BJ Pomare made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> SC Kuggeleijn made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> TJG Pringle made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JH Brown made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> TC Bruce (1) 50 in 82 balls with 5 fours
--> TC Bruce (1) 100 in 145 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes
--> D Cleaver (1) 50 in 59 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes
--> BJ Pomare (1) 50 in 125 balls with 6 fours
--> BJ Pomare (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 71
--> WA Young (2) 50 in 103 balls with 4 fours
--> D Foxcroft (2) 50 in 93 balls with 3 fours and 1 six
--> D Foxcroft (2) passed 2000 runs in Plunket Shield matches when he reached 80
--> AY Patel (2) 50 in 77 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes
--> AY Patel (2) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 3
--> TA Findlay (2) passed his previous highest score of 21 in First-Class matches
--> TA Findlay (2) passed his previous highest score of 21 in Plunket Shield matches
--> JF Carter (2) passed 5500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 5
--> RR O'Donnell (2) 50 in 96 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> RR O'Donnell (2) 100 in 131 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes
--> JA Clarkson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Northern Districts first innings (previous best was 4-33)
--> TA Findlay achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed SC Kuggeleijn in the Northern Districts first innings (previous best was 2-59)
--> JA Clarkson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches in the Northern Districts first innings (previous best was 4-33)
--> TA Findlay achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed SC Kuggeleijn in the Northern Districts first innings (previous best was 2-59)
--> RL Toole reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed B Popli, his 3rd wicket in the Northern Districts second innings
--> BD Schmulian reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed RR O'Donnell, his 1st wicket in the Northern Districts second innings
--> RL Toole reached 150 wickets in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed B Popli, his 3rd wicket in the Northern Districts second innings
--> BD Schmulian reached 50 wickets in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed RR O'Donnell, his 1st wicket in the Northern Districts second innings
--> TC Bruce (20) and D Cleaver (30) added 50 in 61 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (38) and D Cleaver (60) added 100 in 123 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> JF Carter (10) and ZN Gibson (35) added 50 in 115 balls for the Northern Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> SR Devireddy (15) and BJ Pomare (31) added 50 in 149 balls for the Northern Districts 7th wicket in the first innings
--> SR Devireddy (33) and BJ Pomare (56) added 100 in 230 balls for the Northern Districts 7th wicket in the first innings
--> AY Patel (32) and WA Young (13) added 50 in 80 balls for the Central Districts 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> WA Young (26) and D Foxcroft (17) added 50 in 60 balls for the Central Districts 4th wicket in the second innings
--> D Foxcroft (29) and TA Findlay (21) added 50 in 87 balls for the Central Districts 9th wicket in the second innings
--> RR O'Donnell (36) and BJ Pomare (13) added 50 in 92 balls for the Northern Districts 7th wicket in the second innings
--> RR O'Donnell (27) and TJG Pringle (22) added 50 in 60 balls for the Northern Districts 8th wicket in the second innings

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