f63528 ps1767	Auckland v Canterbury
	Plunket Shield 2025/26
Venue	Kennards Hire Community Oval, Auckland on 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th March 2026 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Canterbury won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Auckland 5 (Batting 2, Bowling 3); Canterbury 8 (Batting 4, Bowling 4)
Umpires	BF Bowden, SJ Kannan
Referee	SRM Morris
Scorers	MK Anderson, EA Campbell
Close of play day 1	Auckland (1) 280/9 (Harrison 59*, Singh 4*; 96 overs)
Close of play day 2	Canterbury (1) 391/6 (Carter 64*, Muller 1*; 94 overs)
Close of play day 3	Auckland (2) 97/1 (Phillips 67*, Watson 4*; 23.2 overs)

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Auckland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
DN Phillips	c Nicholls b Sheat	0	1	1	-	-	1
*SM Solia	c Hay b Rae	74	187	264	12	-	155
LD Watson	c Muller b Davey	16	30	41	1	1	24
SH Dixit	c sub (CT Cameron) b Muller	20	23	38	4	-	16
LN Stackpole	c Hay b Rae	62	66	102	9	2	43
SB Keene	c Nicholls b Sheat	19	29	35	3	-	20
RD Harrison	c Sheat b Rae	59	141	179	8	-	112
+MW Alpe	c Hay b Mariu	4	7	12	1	-	6
A Ashok	c Nicholls b Sheat	7	50	60	1	-	46
BG Lister	c Hay b Muller	6	33	37	-	-	28
S Singh	not out	4	17	24	1	-	16
Extras	(5 lb, 2 nb, 2 w)	9
Total	(all out, 400 minutes, 97 overs)	280
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Phillips, 0.1 ov), 2-29 (Watson, 9.3 ov), 3-67 (Dixit, 17.6 ov), 4-160 (Stackpole, 42.1 ov), 5-184 (Keene, 50.4 ov), 6-218 (Solia, 62.2 ov), 7-223 (Alpe, 65.1 ov), 8-254 (Ashok, 82.2 ov), 9-271 (Lister, 91.1 ov), 10-280 (Harrison, 96.6 ov)

Canterbury bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Sheat	21	6	78	3	-	-	97	11	2
Davey	20	6	40	1	-	1	99	2	1
Rae	24	9	66	3	1	-	118	12	-
Muller	17	2	53	2	1	1	80	9	-
Boyle	8	0	26	0	-	-	37	5	-
Mariu	7	2	12	1	-	-	34	1	-

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Canterbury first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
RA Mariu	c Alpe b Singh	142	213	265	17	1	140
SJG Janett	lbw b Keene	0	4	7	-	-	4
*HM Nicholls	lbw b Lister	77	120	184	8	-	74
MWT Boyle	c Watson b Singh	18	28	57	2	-	16
+MJ Hay	c Harrison b Lister	48	86	112	4	1	59
LJ Carter	not out	169	250	365	14	4	155
JJA Frew	c Phillips b Dixit	11	14	18	1	1	11
T Muller	c Phillips b Ashok	10	29	35	2	-	25
SB Davey	c Ashok b Dixit	49	92	114	4	1	64
FW Sheat	c Solia b Ashok	17	70	65	2	-	60
MD Rae	b Ashok	2	21	28	-	-	20
Extras	(20 b, 4 lb, 8 nb, 16 w)	48
Total	(all out, 630 minutes, 153.1 overs)	591
Fall of wickets:
1-8 (Janett, 1.4 ov), 2-200 (Nicholls, 45.4 ov), 3-251 (Boyle, 58.2 ov), 4-264 (Mariu, 60.6 ov), 5-370 (Hay, 86.4 ov), 6-387 (Frew, 91.1 ov), 7-418 (Muller, 99.6 ov), 8-528 (Davey, 126.3 ov), 9-573 (Sheat, 145.1 ov), 10-591 (Rae, 153.1 ov)

Auckland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Lister	29	1	99	2	2	-	116	10	-
Keene	17	2	60	1	-	-	73	9	-
Harrison	12	0	53	0	1	-	43	5	1
Singh	19	0	98	2	7	8	69	9	-
Ashok	37.1	4	133	3	-	-	157	11	5
Solia	3	1	8	0	1	-	14	-	-
Dixit	36	4	116	2	-	-	152	10	2

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Auckland second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
DN Phillips	c Mariu b Rae	131	174	249	17	2	113
*SM Solia	c Carter b Muller	21	67	90	1	-	56
LD Watson	c Sheat b Boyle	47	102	125	4	2	80
SH Dixit	c Davey b Boyle	61	82	105	11	1	60
LN Stackpole	b Boyle	9	42	58	1	-	36
SB Keene	not out	32	41	53	6	-	28
RD Harrison	c Nicholls b Boyle	1	15	19	-	-	14
+MW Alpe	not out	15	25	18	3	-	20
A Ashok	did not bat
BG Lister	did not bat
S Singh	did not bat
Extras	(10 b, 5 lb, 2 nb, 3 w)	20
Total	(6 wickets, 362 minutes, 91 overs)	337
Fall of wickets:
1-91 (Solia, 20.3 ov), 2-197 (Watson, 52.6 ov), 3-227 (Phillips, 62.5 ov), 4-276 (Stackpole, 75.4 ov), 5-283 (Dixit, 79.2 ov), 6-302 (Harrison, 84.1 ov)

Canterbury bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Sheat	11	2	45	0	-	-	47	7	-
Davey	9	1	38	0	-	2	39	4	1
Rae	20	5	62	1	3	-	92	7	1
Muller	10	4	16	1	-	-	52	1	-
Boyle	23	0	87	4	-	-	94	10	2
Mariu	15	3	61	0	-	-	68	11	1
Janett	3	0	13	0	-	-	14	3	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Auckland (1) 133/3 (Solia 45*, Stackpole 47*; 31 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Auckland (1) 223/6 (Harrison 21*, Alpe 4*; 64 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Canterbury (1) 126/1 (Mariu 68*, Nicholls 52*; 31 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Canterbury (1) 251/3 (Mariu 137*; 58.2 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Canterbury (1) 528/8 (Carter 128*; 126.3 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Auckland (2) 33/0 (Phillips 25*, Solia 6*; 6 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Auckland (2) 221/2 (Phillips 126*, Dixit 21*; 61 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Auckland (2) 238/3 (Dixit 24*, Stackpole 4*; 67 overs)
--> Auckland first innings: 50 in 14.5 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 100 in 24.1 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 150 in 39.1 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 200 in 54.5 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 250 in 78.4 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 50 in 12.2 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 100 in 21.5 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 150 in 35.4 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 200 in 44.6 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 250 in 56.5 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 300 in 69.6 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 350 in 81.5 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 400 in 95.4 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 450 in 109.4 overs
--> Canterbury score at 110 overs in the first innings was 454-7
--> Canterbury first innings: 500 in 120.2 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 550 in 135.2 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 50 in 9.5 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 100 in 25.2 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 150 in 39.1 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 200 in 53.5 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 250 in 69.4 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 300 in 83.5 overs
--> SM Solia made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> LD Watson made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> SH Dixit made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> LN Stackpole made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> SB Keene made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MW Alpe made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> A Ashok made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> BG Lister made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> S Singh made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> SJG Janett made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> HM Nicholls made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> LJ Carter made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JJA Frew made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> T Muller made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> SB Davey made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MD Rae made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> SM Solia (1) 50 in 96 balls with 9 fours
--> LN Stackpole (1) 50 in 47 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes
--> RD Harrison (1) 50 in 116 balls with 7 fours
--> RD Harrison (1) passed his previous highest score of 57 in First-Class matches
--> RD Harrison (1) passed his previous highest score of 57 in Plunket Shield matches
--> RA Mariu (1) 50 in 66 balls with 7 fours
--> RA Mariu (1) 100 in 151 balls with 14 fours and 1 six
--> HM Nicholls (1) 50 in 74 balls with 5 fours
--> HM Nicholls (1) passed 5000 runs in Plunket Shield matches when he reached 66
--> LJ Carter (1) 50 in 67 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> LJ Carter (1) 100 in 143 balls with 8 fours and 3 sixes
--> LJ Carter (1) 150 in 220 balls with 11 fours and 4 sixes
--> DN Phillips (2) 50 in 33 balls with 9 fours and 1 six
--> DN Phillips (2) 100 in 115 balls with 12 fours and 2 sixes
--> DN Phillips (2) passed 3000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 40
--> SH Dixit (2) 50 in 65 balls with 10 fours and 1 six
--> FW Sheat reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed A Ashok, his 3rd wicket in the Auckland first innings
--> MD Rae reached 200 wickets in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed RD Harrison, his 3rd wicket in the Auckland first innings
--> MWT Boyle achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed LN Stackpole in the Auckland second innings (previous best was 1-4)
--> MWT Boyle achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed LN Stackpole in the Auckland second innings (previous best was 1-4)
--> SM Solia (11) and LN Stackpole (41) added 50 in 61 balls for the Auckland 4th wicket in the first innings
--> RA Mariu (32) and HM Nicholls (18) added 50 in 74 balls for the Canterbury 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> RA Mariu (51) and HM Nicholls (43) added 100 in 145 balls for the Canterbury 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> RA Mariu (71) and HM Nicholls (63) added 150 in 210 balls for the Canterbury 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> RA Mariu (33) and MWT Boyle (17) added 50 in 67 balls for the Canterbury 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> MJ Hay (26) and LJ Carter (25) added 50 in 86 balls for the Canterbury 5th wicket in the first innings
--> MJ Hay (42) and LJ Carter (54) added 100 in 145 balls for the Canterbury 5th wicket in the first innings
--> LJ Carter (22) and SB Davey (24) added 50 in 75 balls for the Canterbury 8th wicket in the first innings
--> LJ Carter (48) and SB Davey (44) added 100 in 139 balls for the Canterbury 8th wicket in the first innings
--> DN Phillips (37) and SM Solia (11) added 50 in 61 balls for the Auckland 1st wicket in the second innings
--> DN Phillips (24) and LD Watson (25) added 50 in 102 balls for the Auckland 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> DN Phillips (57) and LD Watson (41) added 100 in 184 balls for the Auckland 2nd wicket in the second innings

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