Canterbury Kings v Central Districts, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 20, Plunket Shield, 2025

Plunket Shield Match 20: Canterbury Kings v Central Districts at Rangiora, March 17, 2026

Canterbury Kings

334/10 (87.2) & 325/9d (95.1)

Central Districts

221/10 (78.1) & 159/10 (47.3)

Finished

CK won by 279 runs

Canterbury Kings 1st InningCK 1st Inning334/10 (87.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Rhys Mariu	b R Toole	52	69	10	0	75.36
b R Toole
Scott Janet	b R Toole	0	9	0	0	0.00
b R Toole
Henry Nicholls(C)	c TC Bruce b T Findlay	68	87	9	0	78.16
c TC Bruce b T Findlay
Matt Boyle	c B Randell b T Findlay	75	113	11	1	66.37
c B Randell b T Findlay
Mitchell Hay(WK)	c D Cleaver b B Randell	85	163	9	0	52.15
c D Cleaver b B Randell
Leo Carter	b AY Patel	11	35	1	0	31.43
b AY Patel
Jesse Frew	c (sub W Clark) b AY Patel	0	7	0	0	0.00
c (sub W Clark) b AY Patel
Sean Davey	lbw b AY Patel	0	3	0	0	0.00
lbw b AY Patel
Fraser Sheat	c AY Patel b R Toole	15	27	2	0	55.56
c AY Patel b R Toole
Travis Muller	Not out	3	4	0	0	75.00
Not out
Michael Rae	c D Cleaver b R Toole	7	8	1	0	87.50
c D Cleaver b R Toole
Extra	18 (b 0, w 6, nb 1, lb 11)
Total	334/10 (87.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Brett Randell	16	4	58	1	3.63
Raymond Toole	18.2	2	87	4	4.75
Tyler Annand	17	2	46	0	2.71
Toby Findlay	16	3	59	2	3.69
Ajaz Patel	16	1	61	3	3.81
Dean Foxcroft	2	1	4	0	2.00
Brad Schmulian	2	0	8	0	4.00

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (S Janet - 3.3 ov), 2-104 (Rhys Mariu - 20.4 ov), 3-164 (H Nicholls - 35.5 ov), 4-251 (M Boyle - 62.6 ov), 5-292 (LJ Carter - 75.6 ov), 6-296 (J Frew - 77.3 ov), 7-296 (SB Davey - 77.6 ov), 8-322 (Mitchell Hay - 84.5 ov), 9-324 (FW Sheat - 85.3 ov), 10-334 (MD Rae - 87.2 ov)

Central Districts 1st InningCS 1st Inning221/10 (78.1 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Brad Schmulian	c Mitchell Hay b T Muller	55	162	9	0	33.95
c Mitchell Hay b T Muller
Curtis Heaphy	c Mitchell Hay b FW Sheat	3	14	0	0	21.43
c Mitchell Hay b FW Sheat
Will Young	c Mitchell Hay b T Muller	22	36	3	1	61.11
c Mitchell Hay b T Muller
Dean Foxcroft	b MD Rae	0	4	0	0	0.00
b MD Rae
Tom Bruce(C)	b T Muller	2	5	0	0	40.00
b T Muller
Dane Cleaver(WK)	b M Boyle	67	97	6	3	69.07
b M Boyle
Brett Randell	c H Nicholls b FW Sheat	19	47	2	0	40.43
c H Nicholls b FW Sheat
Ajaz Patel	b MD Rae	31	60	3	0	51.67
b MD Rae
Toby Findlay	c Rhys Mariu b MD Rae	6	12	1	0	50.00
c Rhys Mariu b MD Rae
Tyler Annand	b MD Rae	8	19	2	0	42.11
b MD Rae
Raymond Toole	Not out	3	13	0	0	23.08
Not out
Extra	5 (b 1, w 3, nb 0, lb 1)
Total	221/10 (78.1)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Fraser Sheat	17	5	53	2	3.12
Sean Davey	14	9	9	0	0.64
Michael Rae	20.1	2	73	4	3.62
Travis Muller	18	4	45	3	2.50
Matt Boyle	8	1	38	1	4.75
Rhys Mariu	1	0	1	0	1.00

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (C Heaphy - 4.3 ov), 2-36 (W Young - 15.6 ov), 3-39 (D Foxcroft - 18.3 ov), 4-44 (TC Bruce - 19.4 ov), 5-141 (D Cleaver - 49.4 ov), 6-159 (B Schmulian - 56.4 ov), 7-187 (B Randell - 67.1 ov), 8-200 (T Findlay - 70.1 ov), 9-211 (T Annand - 74.4 ov), 10-221 (AY Patel - 78.1 ov)

Canterbury Kings 2nd InningCK 2nd Inning325/9 (95.1 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Rhys Mariu	b R Toole	26	63	3	0	41.27
b R Toole
Scott Janet	c D Cleaver b T Annand	49	117	6	0	41.88
c D Cleaver b T Annand
Henry Nicholls(C)	lbw b R Toole	66	104	5	0	63.46
lbw b R Toole
Matt Boyle	b AY Patel	2	6	0	0	33.33
b AY Patel
Mitchell Hay(WK)	c W Young b T Annand	2	16	0	0	12.50
c W Young b T Annand
Leo Carter	c D Foxcroft b R Toole	77	107	8	0	71.96
c D Foxcroft b R Toole
Jesse Frew	c AY Patel b R Toole	53	96	5	1	55.21
c AY Patel b R Toole
Sean Davey	c C Heaphy b B Randell	15	21	2	0	71.43
c C Heaphy b B Randell
Fraser Sheat	Not out	12	26	0	0	46.15
Not out
Travis Muller	c D Cleaver b R Toole	7	15	1	0	46.67
c D Cleaver b R Toole
Extra	16 (b 7, w 6, nb 0, lb 3)
Total	325/9 (95.1)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Brett Randell	16	6	39	1	2.44
Raymond Toole	24.1	4	82	5	3.39
Tyler Annand	12	2	32	2	2.67
Toby Findlay	7	0	25	0	3.57
Ajaz Patel	27	2	92	1	3.41
Dean Foxcroft	5	0	27	0	5.40
Brad Schmulian	4	0	18	0	4.50

Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Rhys Mariu - 20.6 ov), 2-117 (S Janet - 39.4 ov), 3-120 (M Boyle - 40.5 ov), 4-133 (Mitchell Hay - 45.5 ov), 5-164 (H Nicholls - 53.1 ov), 6-288 (J Frew - 84.3 ov), 7-291 (LJ Carter - 86.2 ov), 8-305 (SB Davey - 89.6 ov), 9-325 (T Muller - 95.1 ov)

Central Districts 2nd Inning CS 2nd Inning159/10 (47.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Curtis Heaphy	c Rhys Mariu b SB Davey	23	61	1	0	37.70
c Rhys Mariu b SB Davey
Brad Schmulian	lbw b FW Sheat	0	6	0	0	0.00
lbw b FW Sheat
Will Young	c Mitchell Hay b MD Rae	20	59	2	0	33.90
c Mitchell Hay b MD Rae
Dane Cleaver(WK)	lbw b FW Sheat	78	82	15	0	93.98
lbw b FW Sheat
Tom Bruce(C)	c Rhys Mariu b SB Davey	9	10	1	0	90.00
c Rhys Mariu b SB Davey
Dean Foxcroft	c S Janet b MD Rae	5	18	0	0	29.41
c S Janet b MD Rae
Brett Randell	c Mitchell Hay b T Muller	0	5	0	0	0.00
c Mitchell Hay b T Muller
Ajaz Patel	c J Frew b FW Sheat	11	26	1	0	42.31
c J Frew b FW Sheat
Toby Findlay	lbw b FW Sheat	0	1	0	0	0.00
lbw b FW Sheat
Tyler Annand	st Mitchell Hay b M Boyle	8	16	1	0	50.00
st Mitchell Hay b M Boyle
Raymond Toole	Not out	0	3	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	5 (b 0, w 1, nb 2, lb 2)
Total	159/10 (47.3)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Fraser Sheat	14	2	43	4	3.07
Sean Davey	12	2	39	2	3.25
Michael Rae	10	0	35	2	3.50
Travis Muller	8	2	29	1	3.63
Matt Boyle	3.3	0	11	1	3.14

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (B Schmulian - 2.3 ov), 2-37 (C Heaphy - 19.1 ov), 3-57 (W Young - 24.1 ov), 4-67 (TC Bruce - 25.5 ov), 5-112 (D Foxcroft - 34.3 ov), 6-113 (B Randell - 35.3 ov), 7-144 (AY Patel - 42.3 ov), 8-144 (T Findlay - 42.4 ov), 9-157 (D Cleaver - 46.3 ov), 10-159 (T Annand - 47.3 ov)

Date

2026-03-18 03:00 AM

Venue

Mainpower Oval (Recreation Ground), Rangiora

Toss

Central Districts elected to bowl

Umpires

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