- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras32 (b 11, lb 2, nb 6, w 13)TOTAL283 all out (59 Overs, RR: 4.79, 269 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Dale Phillips, 1.3 ov), 2-12 (Harrish Kannan, 4.4 ov), 3-12 (Bevon Jacobs, 4.5 ov), 4-74 (Cam Fletcher, 20.5 ov), 5-202 (Lachlan Stackpole, 40.3 ov), 6-232 (Sean Solia, 45.6 ov), 7-268 (Ryan Harrison, 51.2 ov), 8-280 (Simon Keene, 55.3 ov), 9-282 (Rohit Gulati, 57.6 ov), 10-283 (Ben Lister, 58.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB ZN Gibson 16 5 50 3 3.12 2 0 SC Kuggeleijn 11 2 68 3 6.18 1 0 JH Brown 14 1 56 3 4 2 1 KDC Clarke 14 0 81 1 5.78 0 5 TJG Pringle 4 0 15 0 3.75 0 0
27/02Result
13th Match, Plunket Shield at Auckland, Feb 28-Mar 2 2026
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![Auckland]( "Auckland")
283 & 188 -
![Northern Districts]( "Northern Districts")
288 & 184/4 (35.4 ov)
27/02Result
13th Match, Plunket Shield at Auckland, Feb 28-Mar 2 2026
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![Auckland]( "Auckland")
283 & 188 -
![Northern Districts]( "Northern Districts")
288 & 184/4 (35.4 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras6 (lb 1, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL288 all out (93.2 Overs, RR: 3.08, 363 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Henry Cooper, 8.5 ov), 2-145 (Jeet Raval, 43.3 ov), 3-147 (Bharat Popli, 44.6 ov), 4-148 (Robert O'Donnell, 45.4 ov), 5-148 (Joe Carter, 46.2 ov), 6-231 (Kristian Clarke, 71.1 ov), 7-234 (Ben Pomare, 73.2 ov), 8-244 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 80.3 ov), 9-268 (Joshua Brown, 86.6 ov), 10-288 (Tim Pringle, 93.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB BG Lister 17.2 5 32 3 1.84 2 0 S Keene 17 3 69 1 4.05 1 2 RD Harrison 11 1 45 2 4.09 0 0 RK Gulati 31 4 114 2 3.67 0 0 A Ashok 16 3 24 2 1.5 0 0 LN Stackpole 1 0 3 0 3 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras14 (b 2, lb 3, nb 3, w 6)TOTAL188 all out (81.5 Overs, RR: 2.29, 350 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Dale Phillips, 0.5 ov), 2-11 (Sean Solia, 2.4 ov), 3-22 (Bevon Jacobs, 9.1 ov), 4-85 (Cam Fletcher, 32.6 ov), 5-87 (Harrish Kannan, 35.2 ov), 6-87 (Lachlan Stackpole, 35.4 ov), 7-154 (Adithya Ashok, 62.3 ov), 8-184 (Simon Keene, 79.2 ov), 9-184 (Rohit Gulati, 79.5 ov), 10-188 (Ben Lister, 81.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB ZN Gibson 16 6 36 3 2.25 1 0 SC Kuggeleijn 21 4 53 3 2.52 2 0 KDC Clarke 14.5 6 16 3 1.07 0 3 JH Brown 12 1 37 0 3.08 3 0 TJG Pringle 17 5 41 1 2.41 0 0 JA Raval 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (b 4, lb 2, w 1)TOTAL184/4 (35.4 Overs, RR: 5.15, 161 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Jeet Raval, 4.4 ov), 2-38 (Bharat Popli, 9.4 ov), 3-103 (Joe Carter, 23.3 ov), 4-153 (Henry Cooper, 32.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB BG Lister 10 1 41 2 4.1 0 0 S Keene 7 0 30 0 4.28 1 0 RD Harrison 7 0 42 1 6 0 0 RK Gulati 3 0 14 0 4.66 0 0 A Ashok 8.4 0 51 1 5.88 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Auckland , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
28 February, 1,2 March 2026 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Northern Districts 18, Auckland 6
Close of Play
- Sat, 28 Feb - day 1 - Northern Districts 1st innings 134/1 (JA Raval 61*, Bharat Popli 54*, 37 ov)
- Sun, 1 Mar - day 2 - Auckland 2nd innings 92/6 (A Ashok 1*, S Keene 5*, 39 ov)
- Mon, 2 Mar - day 3 - Northern Districts 2nd innings 184/4 (35.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Auckland: 100 runs in 41.1 overs, 182 minutes, 7 extras
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 118 balls, 83 minutes, A Ashok 15 (67), SB Keene 33 (51), 3 extras
- Auckland: 150 runs in 60.3 overs, 263 minutes, 10 extras
- Concussion check for SB Keene (12:06): Auckland - 153/6 in 62.1 overs, A Ashok 19 (94), SB Keene 45 (72)
- SB Keene: 50 runs in 79 balls, 125 minutes (3x4, 1x6)
- Concussion check for SB Keene (12:45): Auckland - 177/7 in 71.1 overs, SB Keene 63 (100), RD Harrison 3 (25)
- Lunch (12:52 to 13:32): Auckland - 177/7 in 73.0 overs, SB Keene 63 (105), RD Harrison 3 (31)
- New Ball Taken: Auckland - 184/9 after 80.0 overs, RD Harrison 5 (55), BG Lister 0 (1), 14 extras
- Northern Districts 2nd innings:
- Northern Districts: 50 runs in 14.2 overs, 63 minutes, 0 extras
- Tea (15:40 to 16:01): Northern Districts - 69/2 in 19.0 overs, HR Cooper 35 (48), JF Carter 14 (28)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls, 52 minutes, HR Cooper 20 (36), JF Carter 26 (34), 6 extras
- Northern Districts: 100 runs in 22.3 overs, 97 minutes, 6 extras
- HR Cooper: 50 runs in 68 balls, 109 minutes (7x4)
- Northern Districts: 150 runs in 30.4 overs, 136 minutes, 6 extras
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls, 38 minutes, HR Cooper 15 (24), RR O'Donnell 35 (26), 0 extras
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 178 balls, 113 minutes, JA Raval 46 (102), B Popli 56 (76), 1 extra
- Northern Districts: 150 runs in 47.3 overs, 196 minutes, 5 extras
- Concussion check for KDC Clarke (11:55): Northern Districts - 176/5 in 55.4 overs, KDC Clarke 14 (24), BJ Pomare 14 (34)
- Concussion check for BJ Pomare (12:09): Northern Districts - 191/5 in 58.3 overs, KDC Clarke 16 (28), BJ Pomare 26 (47)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls, 62 minutes, KDC Clarke 22 (27), BJ Pomare 29 (56), 1 extra
- Northern Districts: 200 runs in 60.1 overs, 252 minutes, 6 extras
- Lunch (12:51 to 13:32): Northern Districts - 231/5 in 71.0 overs, KDC Clarke 41 (66), BJ Pomare 41 (84)
- Northern Districts: 250 runs in 84.2 overs, 333 minutes, 6 extras
- New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 278/9 after 92.0 overs, TJG Pringle 20 (73), ZN Gibson 5 (9), 6 extras
- End of 110 over bonus points: Northern Districts 288 (93.2) (Northern Districts 2 batting points, Auckland Aces 4 bowling points)
- Auckland 2 innings:
- Tea (15:42 to 16:02): Auckland - 22/2 in 9.0 overs, H Kannan 6 (24), BJ Jacobs 5 (15)
- Auckland: 50 runs in 22.4 overs, 97 minutes, 2 extras
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 117 balls, 84 minutes, H Kannan 24 (69), CD Fletcher 21 (48), 5 extras
- End of Day (18:19): Auckland - 92/6 in 39.0 overs, A Ashok 1 (10), SB Keene 5 (17)
- Auckland 1st innings:
- Auckland: 50 runs in 14.0 overs, 63 minutes, 6 extras
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls, 51 minutes, SM Solia 26 (44), CD Fletcher 26 (26), 1 extra
- Auckland: 100 runs in 24.2 overs, 110 minutes, 12 extras
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls, 32 minutes, SM Solia 15 (23), LN Stackpole 32 (19), 6 extras
- SM Solia: 50 runs in 94 balls, 126 minutes (7x4)
- Auckland: 150 runs in 31.4 overs, 142 minutes, 18 extras
- Lunch (12:54 to 13:36): Auckland - 151/4 in 32.0 overs, SM Solia 56 (104), LN Stackpole 44 (36)
- LN Stackpole: 50 runs in 39 balls, 60 minutes (8x4, 1x6)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 100 balls, 72 minutes, SM Solia 31 (53), LN Stackpole 57 (47), 15 extras
- Auckland: 200 runs in 40.0 overs, 178 minutes, 22 extras
- Auckland: 250 runs in 49.2 overs, 225 minutes, 26 extras
- Tea (15:41 to 16:02): Auckland - 283/10 in 59.0 overs, A Ashok 6 (30), BG Lister 0 (4)
- End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland 283 (59) (Auckland 2 batting points, Northern Districts 4 bowling points)
- Northern Districts 1st innings:
- Northern Districts: 50 runs in 10.3 overs, 46 minutes, 2 extras
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls, 48 minutes, JA Raval 20 (42), B Popli 30 (30), 1 extra
- Northern Districts: 100 runs in 26.1 overs, 106 minutes, 3 extras
- JA Raval: 50 runs in 99 balls, 113 minutes (6x4)
- B Popli: 50 runs in 59 balls, 90 minutes (8x4)
- End of Day (18:27): Northern Districts - 134/1 in 37.0 overs, JA Raval 61 (122), B Popli 54 (74)
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