26/03Result

23rd Match, Plunket Shield at Hamilton, Mar 27-30 2026

Central DistrictsCentral DistrictsCD
235 & 327
Northern DistrictsNorthern DistrictsND
279 & 258 (69.5 ov)

Central D won by 25 runs

Match Centre

Match Details

Seddon Park, Hamilton

Series

Plunket Shield 2025

Toss

Northern Districts , elected to field first

Season

2025/26

Hours of play (local time)

10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30

Match days

27,28,29,30 March 2026 (4-day match)

Points

Central Districts 17, Northern Districts 6

Scorecard Summary

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 235(61.3 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Dane Cleaver76 (95)
Tom Bruce103 (152)

Scott Kuggeleijn3/34 (12)
Tim Pringle3/84 (23.3)

NORTHERN DISTRICTS 279(102.3 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Zak Gibson42 (81)
Ben Pomare73 (154)

Josh Clarkson4/30 (19)
Toby Findlay4/48 (17.3)

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 327(99.2 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Will Young65 (126)
Dean Foxcroft91 (155)

Zak Gibson4/60 (20.2)
Tim Pringle3/75 (33)

NORTHERN DISTRICTS 258(69.5 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Robert O'Donnell101 (134)
Bharat Popli34 (57)

Brad Schmulian3/5 (3.5)
Raymond Toole3/42 (15)

69.5

Schmulian to Gibson, OUT,

ZN Gibson lbw b Schmulian 0 (7m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

69.4

Schmulian to Gibson, no run,

69.3

Schmulian to Brown, 1 run,

69.2

Schmulian to Brown, no run,

69.1

Schmulian to Brown, no run,

END OF OVER:
69 | 5 Runs | ND: 257/9

Zak Gibson0 (2b)
Joshua Brown5 (6b)

Ajaz Patel27-1-100-2
Brad Schmulian3-1-4-2

68.6

Patel to Gibson, no run,

Plunket Shield News

From spin traps to speed merchants: the resurgence of Bangladesh's fast bowling
This is the journey of how Bangladesh resurrected the art of pace bowling in the last ten years with the help of captains, coaches and senior players
Pakistan recycle their rubbish, to the benefit of no one
Shan Masood's side heading for the dustbin of history after latest insipid display in Mirpur
Shanto on Bangladesh's declaration: 'Important to take brave decisions'
The Bangladesh captain also rued not capitalising on his century in the first innings into a bigger score
Spinners and pacers sing Bangladesh's song of ice and fire
Bangladesh's quicks and spinners shared 20 wickets equally in their final-session win against Pakistan
Nahid Rana rips through Pakistan to seal a final-session win for Bangladesh
This is now Bangladesh's third consecutive win against Pakistan, after they won the 2024 series by 2-0 margin

Northern Dis INNINGS		R	B
JA Raval	bowled	9	30
SC Kuggeleijn	bowled	26	15
HR Cooper	caught wk	13	52
Bharat Popli	bowled	34	57
JF Carter	lbw	12	9
RR O'Donnell	caught	101	134
SR Devireddy	bowled	2	9
BJ Pomare	caught	19	49
TJG Pringle	bowled	30	52
JH Brown	not out	6	9
ZN Gibson	lbw	0	4
EXTRAS	(b 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 1)
TOTAL	258 (all out; 69.5 ovs)

Central D BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
BG Randell	5.0	2	16	1	3.2
RL Toole	15.0	3	42	3	2.8
JA Clarkson	8.0	1	35	0	4.37	(1nb)
AY Patel	27.0	1	100	2	3.7
D Foxcroft	4.0	1	20	0	5
TA Findlay	7.0	2	36	1	5.14	(1w)
BD Schmulian	3.5	1	5	3	1.3

Northern Dis 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	35	JA Raval	SC Kuggeleijn
2nd	0	JA Raval	HR Cooper
3rd	45	Bharat Popli	HR Cooper
4th	13	JF Carter	Bharat Popli
5th	8	JF Carter	RR O'Donnell
6th	2	RR O'Donnell	SR Devireddy
7th	60	RR O'Donnell	BJ Pomare
8th	88	RR O'Donnell	TJG Pringle
9th	1	JH Brown	TJG Pringle
10th	6	JH Brown	ZN Gibson

Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
CANT	8	4	1	3	99
OTAGO	8	4	1	3	99
CD	8	4	2	2	87
AUCK	8	3	3	2	85
ND	8	3	4	1	82
WELL	8	0	7	1	42

Seddon Park, Hamilton

Series

Toss

Season

Hours of play (local time)

Match days

First-class debut

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 235(61.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

NORTHERN DISTRICTS 279(102.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 327(99.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

NORTHERN DISTRICTS 258(69.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:69 | 5 Runs | ND: 257/9

From spin traps to speed merchants: the resurgence of Bangladesh's fast bowling

Pakistan recycle their rubbish, to the benefit of no one

Shanto on Bangladesh's declaration: 'Important to take brave decisions'

Spinners and pacers sing Bangladesh's song of ice and fire

Nahid Rana rips through Pakistan to seal a final-session win for Bangladesh

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 235(61.3 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

NORTHERN DISTRICTS 279(102.3 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 327(99.2 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

NORTHERN DISTRICTS 258(69.5 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
69 | 5 Runs | ND: 257/9