Northern Districts v Central Districts, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 23, Plunket Shield, 2025

Plunket Shield Match 23: Northern Districts v Central Districts at Hamilton, March 26, 2026

Northern Districts

279/10 (102.3) & 258/10 (69.5)

Central Districts

235/10 (61.3) & 327/10 (99.2)

Finished

CS won by 25 runs

Central Districts 1st InningCS 1st Inning235/10 (61.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Brad Schmulian	b Z Gibson	1	6	0	0	16.67
b Z Gibson
Curtis Heaphy	runout (S Reddy)	9	19	1	0	47.37
runout (S Reddy)
Will Young	c RR O Donnell b SC Kuggeleijn	0	10	0	0	0.00
c RR O Donnell b SC Kuggeleijn
Tom Bruce(C)	c RR O Donnell b J Brown	103	152	9	2	67.76
c RR O Donnell b J Brown
Dean Foxcroft	c Ben Pomare b SC Kuggeleijn	2	11	0	0	18.18
c Ben Pomare b SC Kuggeleijn
Dane Cleaver(WK)	c RR O Donnell b SC Kuggeleijn	76	95	13	2	80.00
c RR O Donnell b SC Kuggeleijn
Josh Clarkson	c Bharat Popli b T Pringle	2	17	0	0	11.76
c Bharat Popli b T Pringle
Brett Randell	c Bharat Popli b Z Gibson	1	10	0	0	10.00
c Bharat Popli b Z Gibson
Ajaz Patel	c Jeet Raval b T Pringle	24	32	4	0	75.00
c Jeet Raval b T Pringle
Toby Findlay	c H Cooper b T Pringle	1	9	0	0	11.11
c H Cooper b T Pringle
Raymond Toole	Not out	2	8	0	0	25.00
Not out
Extra	14 (b 7, w 2, nb 0, lb 5)
Total	235/10 (61.3)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Scott Kuggeleijn	12	2	34	3	2.83
Zak Gibson	15	2	65	2	4.33
Tim Pringle	23.3	3	84	3	3.57
Josh Brown	9	1	37	1	4.11
Snehith Reddy	2	0	3	0	1.50

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (B Schmulian - 1.3 ov), 2-8 (W Young - 4.6 ov), 3-14 (C Heaphy - 6.5 ov), 4-18 (D Foxcroft - 10.1 ov), 5-154 (D Cleaver - 40.3 ov), 6-175 (JA Clarkson - 45.4 ov), 7-188 (B Randell - 50.1 ov), 8-217 (TC Bruce - 56.1 ov), 9-226 (T Findlay - 59.2 ov), 10-235 (AY Patel - 61.3 ov)

Northern Districts 1st InningND 1st Inning279/10 (102.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Jeet Raval(C)	lbw b T Findlay	11	43	1	0	25.58
lbw b T Findlay
Henry Cooper	c D Cleaver b R Toole	1	5	0	0	20.00
c D Cleaver b R Toole
Bharat Popli	c D Cleaver b T Findlay	38	62	5	0	61.29
c D Cleaver b T Findlay
Joe Carter	c C Heaphy b JA Clarkson	37	114	4	0	32.46
c C Heaphy b JA Clarkson
Robert O Donnell	c B Randell b AY Patel	8	29	1	0	27.59
c B Randell b AY Patel
Zak Gibson	c TC Bruce b JA Clarkson	42	81	6	0	51.85
c TC Bruce b JA Clarkson
Snehith Reddy	lbw b JA Clarkson	33	109	4	0	30.28
lbw b JA Clarkson
Ben Pomare(WK)	c D Cleaver b JA Clarkson	73	154	11	0	47.40
c D Cleaver b JA Clarkson
Scott Kuggeleijn	c C Heaphy b T Findlay	11	14	1	1	78.57
c C Heaphy b T Findlay
Tim Pringle	Not out	3	7	0	0	42.86
Not out
Josh Brown	c W Young b T Findlay	0	2	0	0	0.00
c W Young b T Findlay
Extra	22 (b 9, w 4, nb 5, lb 4)
Total	279/10 (102.3)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Brett Randell	14	4	38	0	2.71
Raymond Toole	19	2	66	1	3.47
Josh Clarkson	19	9	30	4	1.58
Toby Findlay	17.3	5	48	4	2.74
Ajaz Patel	25	4	54	1	2.16
Brad Schmulian	2	0	12	0	6.00
Dean Foxcroft	6	2	18	0	3.00

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (H Cooper - 1.2 ov), 2-51 (Bharat Popli - 17.3 ov), 3-52 (Jeet Raval - 19.4 ov), 4-78 (RR O Donnell - 29.3 ov), 5-143 (Joe Carter - 54.1 ov), 6-144 (Z Gibson - 56.3 ov), 7-256 (S Reddy - 97.1 ov), 8-276 (SC Kuggeleijn - 100.5 ov), 9-278 (Ben Pomare - 101.6 ov), 10-279 (J Brown - 102.3 ov)

Central Districts 2nd Inning CS 2nd Inning327/10 (99.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Curtis Heaphy	lbw b S Reddy	7	28	0	0	25.00
lbw b S Reddy
Brad Schmulian	c J Brown b Z Gibson	7	20	1	0	35.00
c J Brown b Z Gibson
Ajaz Patel	c RR O Donnell b J Brown	53	83	4	2	63.86
c RR O Donnell b J Brown
Will Young	c Joe Carter b T Pringle	65	126	4	1	51.59
c Joe Carter b T Pringle
Dean Foxcroft	c SC Kuggeleijn b Z Gibson	91	155	6	2	58.71
c SC Kuggeleijn b Z Gibson
Dane Cleaver(WK)	c H Cooper b T Pringle	17	27	3	0	62.96
c H Cooper b T Pringle
Josh Clarkson	c & b T Pringle	10	21	1	0	47.62
c & b T Pringle
Brett Randell	c Jeet Raval b S Reddy	13	46	0	0	28.26
c Jeet Raval b S Reddy
Tom Bruce(C)	c & b Z Gibson	11	14	1	1	78.57
c & b Z Gibson
Toby Findlay	c Ben Pomare b Z Gibson	34	71	3	1	47.89
c Ben Pomare b Z Gibson
Raymond Toole	Not out	0	5	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	19 (b 12, w 5, nb 0, lb 2)
Total	327/10 (99.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Scott Kuggeleijn	13	1	54	0	4.15
Zak Gibson	20.2	2	60	4	2.95
Tim Pringle	33	3	75	3	2.27
Snehith Reddy	18	4	75	2	4.17
Josh Brown	9	1	32	1	3.56
Jeet Raval	6	0	17	0	2.83

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (B Schmulian - 7.1 ov), 2-15 (C Heaphy - 9.2 ov), 3-103 (AY Patel - 34.3 ov), 4-171 (W Young - 49.4 ov), 5-199 (D Cleaver - 57.5 ov), 6-221 (JA Clarkson - 65.3 ov), 7-244 (B Randell - 77.4 ov), 8-257 (TC Bruce - 80.4 ov), 9-321 (D Foxcroft - 97.4 ov), 10-327 (T Findlay - 99.2 ov)

Northern Districts 2nd InningND 2nd Inning258/10 (69.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Jeet Raval(C)	b R Toole	9	30	1	0	30.00
b R Toole
Scott Kuggeleijn	b B Randell	26	15	2	2	173.33
b B Randell
Henry Cooper	c D Cleaver b R Toole	13	52	1	0	25.00
c D Cleaver b R Toole
Bharat Popli	b R Toole	34	57	4	0	59.65
b R Toole
Joe Carter	lbw b AY Patel	12	9	3	0	133.33
lbw b AY Patel
Robert O Donnell	c JA Clarkson b B Schmulian	101	134	10	5	75.37
c JA Clarkson b B Schmulian
Snehith Reddy	b T Findlay	2	9	0	0	22.22
b T Findlay
Ben Pomare(WK)	c TC Bruce b AY Patel	19	49	2	0	38.78
c TC Bruce b AY Patel
Tim Pringle	b B Schmulian	30	52	3	1	57.69
b B Schmulian
Josh Brown	Not out	6	9	1	0	66.67
Not out
Zak Gibson	lbw b B Schmulian	0	4	0	0	0.00
lbw b B Schmulian
Extra	6 (b 2, w 1, nb 1, lb 2)
Total	258/10 (69.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Brett Randell	5	2	16	1	3.20
Raymond Toole	15	3	42	3	2.80
Josh Clarkson	8	1	35	0	4.38
Ajaz Patel	27	1	100	2	3.70
Dean Foxcroft	4	1	20	0	5.00
Toby Findlay	7	2	36	1	5.14
Brad Schmulian	3.5	1	5	3	1.30

Fall of wickets: 1-35 (SC Kuggeleijn - 6.3 ov), 2-35 (Jeet Raval - 7.6 ov), 3-80 (H Cooper - 24.3 ov), 4-93 (Bharat Popli - 26.1 ov), 5-101 (Joe Carter - 29.3 ov), 6-103 (S Reddy - 31.2 ov), 7-163 (Ben Pomare - 52.1 ov), 8-251 (RR O Donnell - 65.5 ov), 9-252 (T Pringle - 67.5 ov), 10-258 (Z Gibson - 69.5 ov)

Date

2026-03-27 03:00 AM

Venue

Seddon Park, Hamilton

Toss

Northern Districts elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee