20/03Result

23rd match, Plunket Shield at Palmerston North, Mar 21-24 2023

OtagoOtagoOTAGO
268 & 300
Central DistrictsCentral DistrictsCD
381 & 190/5 (41.4 ov)

Central D won by 5 wkts

20/03Result

23rd match, Plunket Shield at Palmerston North, Mar 21-24 2023

OtagoOtagoOTAGO
268 & 300
Central DistrictsCentral DistrictsCD
381 & 190/5 (41.4 ov)

Central D won by 5 wkts

Match Centre

Match Details

Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North

Series

Plunket Shield 2022

Toss

Central Districts , elected to field first

Season

Match days

21,22,23,24 March 2023 (4-day match)

First-class debut

Central Districts replacement

TA Findlay for BG Randell (Central Districts 1st innings, 104.0 ov)

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

Central Districts 20, Otago 6

Scorecard Summary

OTAGO 268(76.1 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Dean Foxcroft70 (97)
Jake Gibson68 (92)

Ajaz Patel2/36 (18)
Raymond Toole4/78 (20)

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 381(108.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Jack Boyle117 (240)
Josh Clarkson62 (50)

Michael Rae3/81 (19)
Ben Lockrose3/73 (23)

OTAGO 300(90.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Jacob Cumming59 (119)
Thorn Parkes115 (193)

Ajaz Patel6/95 (39.1)
Toby Findlay1/39 (7)

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 190/5(41.4 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Brad Schmulian61 (60)
Curtis Heaphy35 (71)

Jacob Duffy1/21 (5)
Dean Foxcroft3/34 (9)

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Central D INNINGS		R	B
CG Heaphy	bowled	35	71
JCT Boyle	caught	1	8
GR Hay	run out	22	30
BD Schmulian	caught	61	60
TC Bruce	not out	33	54
D Cleaver	caught	5	12
JA Clarkson	not out	30	15
AY Patel
BJ Small
RL Toole
TA Findlay
EXTRAS	(b 1, w 2)
TOTAL	190 (5 wkts; 41.4 ovs)

Otago BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Duffy	5.0	0	21	1	4.20
ATE Hazeldine	6.0	1	28	0	4.66	(2w)
BNJ Lockrose	14.4	1	74	0	5.04
MD Rae	7.0	0	32	0	4.57
D Foxcroft	9.0	2	34	3	3.77

Central D 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	5	JCT Boyle	CG Heaphy
2nd	35	GR Hay	CG Heaphy
3rd	68	BD Schmulian	CG Heaphy
4th	26	BD Schmulian	TC Bruce
5th	20	D Cleaver	TC Bruce
6th	36	TC Bruce	JA Clarkson

Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
CD	8	5	2	1	101
CANT	8	4	1	3	101
ND	8	3	4	1	82
AUCK	8	2	3	3	66
WELL	8	2	4	2	64
OTAGO	8	1	3	4	53