- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras28 (b 6, lb 14, nb 4, w 4)TOTAL329 all out (110.3 Overs, RR: 2.97, 475 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-82 (Lachlan Stackpole, 30.3 ov), 2-94 (William O'Donnell, 35.3 ov), 3-99 (Nathan Robinson, 39.6 ov), 4-129 (Jock McKenzie, 49.2 ov), 5-208 (Siddhesh Dixit, 76.5 ov), 6-211 (Cam Fletcher, 78.3 ov), 7-211 (Adithya Ashok, 78.5 ov), 8-274 (Louis Delport, 100.5 ov), 9-299 (Angus Olliver, 105.3 ov), 10-329 (Simon Keene, 110.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SC Kuggeleijn 23 5 71 2 3.08 1 1 KDC Clarke 18 2 59 0 3.27 1 0 BR Hampton 22 6 48 3 2.18 0 3 JH Brown 13 2 44 0 3.38 2 0 RK Gulati 24.3 5 61 2 2.48 0 0 HR Cooper 5 0 14 0 2.8 0 0 JA Raval 5 1 12 3 2.4 0 0
12/03Result
16th Match, Plunket Shield at Auckland, Mar 13-16 2025
-
![Auckland]( "Auckland")
329 & 364 -
![Northern Districts]( "Northern Districts")
455 & 46/1 (6 ov)
12/03Result
16th Match, Plunket Shield at Auckland, Mar 13-16 2025
-
![Auckland]( "Auckland")
329 & 364 -
![Northern Districts]( "Northern Districts")
455 & 46/1 (6 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras16 (lb 7, nb 8, w 1)TOTAL455 all out (108.2 Overs, RR: 4.2, 472 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-140 (Jeet Raval, 37.5 ov), 2-271 (Henry Cooper, 71.1 ov), 3-308 (Kristian Clarke, 84.2 ov), 4-309 (Joe Carter, 85.4 ov), 5-346 (Bharat Popli, 91.6 ov), 6-388 (Robert O'Donnell, 98.3 ov), 7-389 (Brett Hampton, 98.6 ov), 8-391 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 100.3 ov), 9-445 (Joshua Brown, 106.6 ov), 10-455 (Rohit Gulati, 108.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AL Olliver 17 1 99 1 5.82 1 8 MJ Gibson 9 1 32 0 3.55 0 0 S Keene 11 2 57 0 5.18 0 0 A Ashok 25.2 1 110 6 4.34 0 0 J McKenzie 12 2 30 1 2.5 0 0 L Delport 28 5 100 2 3.57 0 0 S Dixit 5 0 19 0 3.8 0 0 WT O'Donnell 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras28 (b 6, lb 9, nb 7, w 6)TOTAL364 all out (146.1 Overs, RR: 2.49, 587 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Lachlan Stackpole, 4.5 ov), 2-40 (Siddhesh Dixit, 9.1 ov), 3-92 (Nathan Robinson, 27.4 ov), 4-93 (William O'Donnell, 31.1 ov), 5-133 (Jock McKenzie, 52.2 ov), 6-140 (Simon Keene, 57.1 ov), 7-261 (Adithya Ashok, 106.6 ov), 8-349 (Louis Delport, 135.5 ov), 9-358 (Angus Olliver, 140.5 ov), 10-364 (Matt Gibson, 146.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SC Kuggeleijn 20 7 38 1 1.9 1 0 KDC Clarke 13 2 43 0 3.3 1 2 BR Hampton 20 5 42 1 2.1 1 2 RK Gulati 37 14 93 1 2.51 0 2 JH Brown 13 0 40 1 3.07 3 1 JA Raval 18.1 6 43 5 2.36 0 0 HR Cooper 25 5 50 1 2 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras2 (lb 2)TOTAL46/1 (6 Overs, RR: 7.66, 26 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Henry Cooper, 2.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB J McKenzie 3 0 29 1 9.66 0 0 MJ Gibson 3 0 15 0 5 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Northern Districts , elected to field first
Season
Match days
13,14,15,16 March 2025 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Auckland 7, Northern Districts 7
Close of Play
- Thu, 13 Mar - day 1 - Auckland 1st innings 265/7 (S Keene 26*, L Delport 28*, 96 ov)
- Fri, 14 Mar - day 2 - Northern Districts 1st innings 288/2 (Bharat Popli 60*, KDC Clarke 8*, 79 ov)
- Sat, 15 Mar - day 3 - Auckland 2nd innings 154/6 (CD Fletcher 30*, A Ashok 3*, 66 ov)
- Sun, 16 Mar - day 4 - Northern Districts 2nd innings 46/1 (6 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- New Ball Taken: Auckland - 182/6 after 82.0 overs, CD Fletcher 45 (126), A Ashok 7 (92), 17 extras
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 179 balls, 206 minutes, CD Fletcher 28 (66), A Ashok 11 (113), 11 extras
- CD Fletcher: 50 runs in 136 balls, 303 minutes (1x4, 2x6)
- Auckland : 200 runs in 90.2 overs, 430 minutes, 19 extras
- Break in Play (12:10 to 12:11): Auckland - 201/6 in 90.2 overs, CD Fletcher 50 (139), A Ashok 19 (130)
- Break in Play (12:13 to 12:15): Auckland - 201/6 in 91.0 overs, CD Fletcher 50 (139), A Ashok 19 (134) - pitch repaired
- Lunch (12:54 to 13:34): Auckland - 234/6 in 100.0 overs, CD Fletcher 69 (163), A Ashok 31 (165)
- 7th Wicket: 100 runs in 276 balls, 206 minutes, CD Fletcher 55 (105), A Ashok 31 (171), 17 extras
- Auckland : 250 runs in 105.2 overs, 430 minutes, 25 extras
- CD Fletcher: 100 runs in 216 balls, 356 minutes (9x4, 2x6)
- Auckland : 300 runs in 121.1 overs, 488 minutes, 25 extras
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls, 61 minutes, CD Fletcher 27 (35), LJ Delport 23 (53), 1 extra
- Tea (15:44 to 16:04): Auckland - 340/7 in 131.0 overs, CD Fletcher 123 (247), LJ Delport 35 (86)
- Auckland : 350 runs in 136.1 overs, 551 minutes, 28 extras
- JA Raval: 5 wickets (18.1-6-43-5)
- Play Called Off (17:37): Northern Districts Men - 46/1 in 6.0 overs, JA Raval 16 (14), BR Hampton 9 (12)
- Northern Districts: 300 runs in 82.5 overs, 345 minutes, 10 extras
- New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 303/2 after 83.4 overs, B Popli 64 (126), KDC Clarke 18 (45), 10 extras
- Injury (11:18 to 11:21): Northern Districts - 335/4 in 90.2 overs, B Popli 80 (141), RR O'Donnell 11 (16)
- Northern Districts: 350 runs in 92.2 overs, 395 minutes, 12 extras
- Break in Play (11:55 to 11:59): Northern Districts - 379/5 in 96.2 overs, RR O'Donnell 19 (26), BR Hampton 25 (18)
- Replacement Ball: Northern Districts - 379/5 after 96.2 overs, RR O'Donnell 19 (26), BR Hampton 25 (18), 12 extras
- Northern Districts: 400 runs in 102.5 overs, 451 minutes, 16 extras
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls, 20 minutes, BJ Pomare 25 (14), JH Brown 22 (21), 4 extras
- A Ashok: 5 wickets (25-1-110-5)
- Northern Districts: 450 runs in 107.3 overs, 472 minutes, 16 extras
- Lunch (12:50 to 13:29): Northern Districts - 455/10 in 108.2 overs, BJ Pomare 30 (27), RK Gulati 9 (6)
- End of 110 over bonus points: Northern Districts 455 (108.2) (Northern Districts 4 batting points, Auckland 4 bowling points)
- Auckland 2nd innings:
- Auckland: 50 runs in 13.0 overs, 59 minutes, 4 extras
- Injury (15:07 to 15:10): Auckland - 83/2 in 23.4 overs, WT O'Donnell 34 (71), NAJ Robinson 32 (46)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls, 68 minutes, WT O'Donnell 7 (45), NAJ Robinson 39 (58), 4 extras
- Tea (15:40 to 16:00): Auckland - 95/4 in 32.0 overs, JJ McKenzie 1 (11), CD Fletcher 0 (5)
- Injury (16:03 to 16:05): Auckland - 95/4 in 32.5 overs, JJ McKenzie 1 (16), CD Fletcher 0 (5) - concussion check for JJ McKenzie after being struck on the helmet
- Auckland: 100 runs in 33.5 overs, 139 minutes, 6 extras
- Auckland: 150 runs in 60.4 overs, 240 minutes, 8 extras
- End of Day (18:08): Auckland - 154/6 in 66.0 overs, CD Fletcher 30 (92), A Ashok 3 (28)
- Injury (10:51 to 10:52): Auckland - 273/7 in 100.1 overs, SB Keene 27 (71), LJ Delport 28 (64) - concussion check for SB Keene after being struck on the helmet
- Auckland: 300 runs in 106.2 overs, 475 minutes, 28 extras
- SB Keene: 50 runs in 94 balls, 157 minutes (4x4, 1x6)
- End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland 323/9 (Auckland Aces 3 batting points, Northern Districts 4 bowling points)
- Northern Districts 1st innings:
- Injury (12:18 to 12:20): Northern Districts - 17/0 in 5.0 overs, JA Raval 9 (20), HR Cooper 7 (11)
- Lunch (12:51 to 13:31): Northern Districts - 44/0 in 12.0 overs, JA Raval 17 (38), HR Cooper 26 (35)
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls, 62 minutes, JA Raval 17 (38), HR Cooper 31 (45), 2 extras
- Northern Districts: 50 runs in 13.3 overs, 62 minutes, 2 extras
- Break in Play (13:40 to 13:43): Northern Districts - 57/0 in 14.1 overs, JA Raval 17 (39), HR Cooper 38 (48)
- Replacement Ball: Northern Districts - 57/0 after 14.1 overs, JA Raval 17 (39), HR Cooper 38 (48), 2 extras
- HR Cooper: 50 runs in 65 balls, 88 minutes (6x4, 1x6)
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 138 balls, 104 minutes, JA Raval 36 (64), HR Cooper 59 (74), 5 extras
- Northern Districts: 100 runs in 22.3 overs, 104 minutes, 5 extras
- JA Raval: 50 runs in 93 balls, 144 minutes (8x4)
- Northern Districts: 150 runs in 41.1 overs, 180 minutes, 6 extras
- Tea (15:41 to 16:01): Northern Districts - 157/1 in 43.0 overs, HR Cooper 86 (146), B Popli 1 (9)
- HR Cooper: 100 runs in 163 balls, 206 minutes (9x4, 3x6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls, 56 minutes, HR Cooper 30 (49), B Popli 16 (33), 4 extras
- Northern Districts: 200 runs in 53.1 overs, 228 minutes, 9 extras
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 162 balls, 106 minutes, HR Cooper 63 (90), B Popli 36 (72), 4 extras
- Northern Districts: 250 runs in 65.4 overs, 275 minutes, 9 extras
- B Popli: 50 runs in 94 balls, 130 minutes (4x4)
- End of Day (18:27): Northern Districts - 288/2 in 79.0 overs, B Popli 60 (112), KDC Clarke 8 (31)
- Auckland 1st innings
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls, 78 minutes, WT O'Donnell 24 (64), LN Stackpole 28 (50), 1 extra
- Auckland: 50 runs in 19.0 overs, 78 minutes, 1 extra
- Replacement Ball: Auckland - 67/0 after 25.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 29 (86), LN Stackpole 37 (64), 1 extra
- Lunch: Auckland - 88/1 in 33.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 37 (113), SH Dixit 4 (12)
- Auckland: 100 runs in 40.1 overs, 174 minutes, 6 extras
- Auckland: 150 runs in 60.3 overs, 258 minutes, 11 extras
- SH Dixit: 50 runs in 109 balls, 137 minutes (9x4)
- Tea: Auckland - 166/4 in 65.0 overs, SH Dixit 58 (116), CD Fletcher 10 (45)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 115 balls, 70 minutes, SH Dixit 30 (57), CD Fletcher 18 (58), 2 extras
- Auckland: 200 runs in 74.3 overs, 307 minutes, 12 extras
- New Ball Taken: Auckland - 215/7 after 81.0 overs, SB Keene 4 (8), LJ Delport 2 (9), 15 extras
- Auckland: 250 runs in 88.2 overs, 370 minutes, 15 extras
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls, 60 minutes, SB Keene 23 (44), LJ Delport 27 (39), 0 extras
- End of Day: Auckland - 265/7 in 96.0 overs, SB Keene 26 (59), LJ Delport 28 (50)
Plunket Shield News
'Definitely a tick off the bucket list' - emotional Wagner signs off with Plunket Shield in his hands
Wagner's heroics with the ball helped Northern Districts win the Plunket Shield for the first time since 2012
Scott Kuggeleijn breaks record for fastest fifty in NZ first-class cricket
Andre Adams had previously hit a 20-ball fifty for Auckland against Otago back in 1997-98
Wagner to retire from NZ domestic cricket after final round of Plunket Shield
Wagner will remain active as a player in county cricket in England
Tom Bruce makes 345, third-highest score in New Zealand history
Only Bert Sutcliffe has higher individual scores than Bruce in New Zealand's first-class history
Back after injury layoff, Williamson hits 60 in his first Plunket Shield game since 2019
He warmed-up for the Tests against England by scoring 60 for Northern Districts against Auckland
