f62840 ps1734	Auckland v Central Districts
	Plunket Shield 2024/25
Venue	Kennards Hire Community Oval, Auckland on 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th March 2025 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Auckland won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match still in progress
Umpires	WR Knights, BS Wilson
Referee	TL Anderson
Close of play day 1	Central Districts (1) 414/4 (Bruce 212*, Clarkson 23*; 96 overs)
Close of play day 2	Auckland (1) 143/3 (Jacobs 42*, McKenzie 31*; 46 overs)
Close of play day 3

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Central Districts first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JCT Boyle	lbw b Keene	3	11	11	-	-	10
CG Heaphy	c Fletcher b Ferns	39	70	110	5	-	54
BD Schmulian	c Keene b McKenzie	5	18	27	1	-	16
*TC Bruce	c Fletcher b Delport	345	401	564	36	6	223
+D Cleaver	c and b McKenzie	115	193	270	13	1	129
JA Clarkson	not out	166	210	229	15	7	131
WJ Clark	not out	5	6	6	-	-	2
BG Randell	did not bat
JR Lennox	did not bat
TM Annand	did not bat
RL Toole	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 9 lb, 3 nb, 6 w)	22
Total	(5 wickets, declared, 151 overs)	700
Fall of wickets:
1-8 (Boyle, 2.5 ov), 2-29 (Schmulian, 8.4 ov), 3-75 (Heaphy, 23.5 ov), 4-367 (Cleaver, 88.2 ov), 5-670 (Bruce, 149.1 ov)

Auckland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Keene	18	3	55	1	-	-	82	7	-
Gibson	22	5	90	0	-	-	95	15	-
McKenzie	25	5	101	2	1	3	104	13	-
Ferns	24	1	123	1	3	-	87	15	2
Delport	33	2	177	1	-	-	100	12	7
Jacobs	4	1	12	0	1	-	17	1	-
Dixit	20	2	98	0	-	-	65	7	3
O'Donnell	3	0	12	0	1	-	8	-	-
Stackpole	2	0	19	0	-	-	4	-	2

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Auckland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*SM Solia	c sub (AR Schaw) b Clark	16	40	57	2	-	33
WT O'Donnell	c Cleaver b Toole	30	58	95	5	-	48
SH Dixit	c Cleaver b Randell	19	63	88	3	-	55
B Jacobs	not out	42	69	101	7	1	53
JJ McKenzie	not out	31	46	48	5	-	32
+CD Fletcher	still to bat
LN Stackpole	still to bat
SB Keene	still to bat
LJ Delport	still to bat
DK Ferns	still to bat
MJ Gibson	still to bat
Extras	(4 lb, 1 w)	5
Total	(3 wickets, 46 overs)	143
Fall of wickets:
1-40 (Solia, 12.3 ov), 2-56 (O'Donnell, 20.5 ov), 3-97 (Dixit, 34.1 ov)

Central Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Randell	11	2	32	1	-	-	53	5	-
Toole	12	6	22	1	1	-	64	4	-
Annand	6	2	21	0	-	-	30	4	-
Clark	3	0	19	1	-	-	10	3	-
Lennox	9	2	28	0	-	-	41	3	1
Clarkson	3	0	13	0	-	-	12	2	-
Schmulian	1	0	4	0	-	-	5	1	-
Boyle	1	1	0	0	-	-	6	-	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Central Districts (1) 113/3 (Bruce 47*, Cleaver 9*; 31 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Central Districts (1) 240/3 (Bruce 120*, Cleaver 59*; 63 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Central Districts (1) 568/4 (Bruce 288*, Clarkson 97*; 137 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Auckland (1) 40/1 (O'Donnell 20*, Dixit 0*; 13 overs)
--> Central Districts first innings: 50 in 16.4 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 100 in 30.1 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 150 in 40.4 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 200 in 49.4 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 250 in 65.3 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 300 in 71.5 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 350 in 85.6 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 400 in 92.4 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 450 in 102.6 overs
--> Central Districts score at 110 overs in the first innings was 484-4
--> Central Districts first innings: 500 in 118.2 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 550 in 132.1 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 600 in 142.6 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 650 in 146.4 overs
--> Central Districts first innings: 700 in 150.6 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 50 in 15.1 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 100 in 37.2 overs
--> LN Stackpole made his debut in First-Class matches
--> LN Stackpole made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> LN Stackpole made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> LN Stackpole made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> TC Bruce (1) 50 in 77 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> TC Bruce (1) 100 in 133 balls with 13 fours and 1 six
--> TC Bruce (1) 150 in 192 balls with 19 fours and 2 sixes
--> TC Bruce (1) 200 in 248 balls with 26 fours and 2 sixes
--> TC Bruce (1) passed his previous highest score of 208 in Plunket Shield matches
--> TC Bruce (1) passed his previous highest score of 208 in First-Class matches
--> TC Bruce (1) 250 in 308 balls with 30 fours and 3 sixes
--> TC Bruce (1) 300 in 379 balls with 31 fours and 4 sixes
--> TC Bruce (1) passed 6000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 152
--> D Cleaver (1) 50 in 97 balls with 8 fours
--> D Cleaver (1) 100 in 179 balls with 10 fours and 1 six
--> JA Clarkson (1) 50 in 68 balls with 9 fours
--> JA Clarkson (1) 100 in 176 balls with 14 fours
--> JA Clarkson (1) passed his previous highest score of 119 in First-Class matches
--> JA Clarkson (1) passed his previous highest score of 119 in Plunket Shield matches
--> JA Clarkson (1) 150 in 207 balls with 15 fours and 5 sixes
--> JA Clarkson (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 12
--> JA Clarkson (1) passed 1000 runs in Plunket Shield matches when he reached 18
--> SH Dixit (1) passed his previous highest score of 13 in Plunket Shield matches
--> SH Dixit (1) passed his previous highest score of 13 in First-Class matches
--> TC Bruce (30) and D Cleaver (14) added 50 in 69 balls for the Central Districts 4th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (57) and D Cleaver (36) added 100 in 121 balls for the Central Districts 4th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (92) and D Cleaver (53) added 150 in 208 balls for the Central Districts 4th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (125) and D Cleaver (68) added 200 in 271 balls for the Central Districts 4th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (144) and D Cleaver (96) added 250 in 324 balls for the Central Districts 4th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (25) and JA Clarkson (27) added 50 in 51 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (53) and JA Clarkson (46) added 100 in 105 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (74) and JA Clarkson (77) added 150 in 211 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (100) and JA Clarkson (97) added 200 in 288 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (129) and JA Clarkson (116) added 250 in 335 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings
--> TC Bruce (156) and JA Clarkson (139) added 300 in 360 balls for the Central Districts 5th wicket in the first innings

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