f63519 ps1765	Otago v Northern Districts
	Plunket Shield 2025/26
Venue	University Oval, Dunedin on 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st March 2026 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Otago won the toss and decided to field
Result	Otago won by 4 wickets
Points	Otago 18 (Batting 2, Bowling 4); Northern Districts 7 (Batting 3, Bowling 4)
Umpires	JM Dempsey, N Louw
Referee	GB Troup
Scorers	MF Jones, LR Neilson
Close of play day 1	Northern Districts (1) 285/8 (Clarke 15*; 74.4 overs)
Close of play day 2	Northern Districts (2) 8/1 (Cooper 4*, Gibson 2*; 4 overs)
Close of play day 3	Otago (2) 35/0 (Cumming 17*, Parkes 17*; 11 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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Northern Districts first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*JA Raval	b O'Connor	51	98	139	6	-	77
HR Cooper	c Boyle b Ferns	28	62	83	4	-	51
B Popli	c Chu b Georgeson	72	108	148	7	2	75
JF Carter	c Chu b McKay	84	98	139	11	-	53
RR O'Donnell	c and b McKay	20	33	31	4	-	25
KDC Clarke	c Parkes b Ferns	38	54	96	1	2	35
+BJ Pomare	b O'Connor	2	17	22	-	-	16
SC Kuggeleijn	b O'Connor	0	1	1	-	-	1
TJG Pringle	b O'Connor	5	5	8	1	-	3
JH Brown	c Chu b Ferns	22	33	38	3	-	22
ZN Gibson	not out	5	6	10	1	-	4
Extras	(3 lb, 2 nb, 7 w)	12
Total	(all out, 363 minutes, 85.3 overs)	339
Fall of wickets:
1-55 (Cooper, 19.1 ov), 2-105 (Raval, 31.5 ov), 3-220 (Popli, 55.6 ov), 4-255 (O'Donnell, 63.6 ov), 5-266 (Carter, 67.3 ov), 6-275 (Pomare, 72.5 ov), 7-275 (Kuggeleijn, 72.6 ov), 8-285 (Pringle, 74.4 ov), 9-322 (Brown, 83.1 ov), 10-339 (Clarke, 85.3 ov)

Otago bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Georgeson	16	4	66	1	-	1	68	10	-
O'Connor	20	2	86	4	3	1	84	8	1
McKay	15	0	52	2	2	-	64	7	-
Ferns	17.3	1	64	3	2	-	79	7	1
Lockrose	8	0	48	0	-	-	27	5	2
Johnson	9	2	20	0	-	-	39	1	-

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Otago first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JCT Boyle	c Pomare b Kuggeleijn	85	162	267	8	-	106
JM Cumming	lbw b Kuggeleijn	7	15	20	-	-	9
TC Jones	c Kuggeleijn b Clarke	28	44	46	4	-	32
TK Parkes	b Pringle	11	20	22	2	-	15
TM Johnson	c Popli b Gibson	23	55	56	3	-	41
*LI Georgeson	c Raval b Gibson	0	3	2	-	-	3
+MW Chu	b Brown	40	78	89	4	-	53
BNJ Lockrose	c Popli b Pringle	20	47	71	2	-	35
TC O'Connor	c Gibson b Pringle	21	33	38	2	2	28
DK Ferns	c Pomare b Gibson	4	8	11	1	-	7
JD McKay	not out	0	4	4	-	-	4
Extras	(4 b, 2 lb, 5 nb, 8 w)	19
Total	(all out, 318 minutes, 77.2 overs)	258
Fall of wickets:
1-16 (Cumming, 5.1 ov), 2-61 (Jones, 16.2 ov), 3-77 (Parkes, 21.2 ov), 4-128 (Johnson, 36.2 ov), 5-128 (Georgeson, 36.5 ov), 6-206 (Chu, 60.2 ov), 7-219 (Boyle, 65.1 ov), 8-253 (O'Connor, 74.4 ov), 9-254 (Lockrose, 76.2 ov), 10-258 (Ferns, 77.2 ov)

Northern Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Gibson	15.2	2	67	3	3	-	63	7	1
Kuggeleijn	15	1	45	2	1	-	64	5	-
Clarke	9	0	29	1	-	3	40	3	-
Pringle	19	3	48	3	-	-	89	5	1
Cooper	1	0	2	0	-	-	4	-	-
Brown	12	0	46	1	-	2	45	5	-
Raval	6	0	15	0	-	-	24	1	-

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Northern Districts second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
HR Cooper	c Cumming b O'Connor	5	25	39	1	-	23
*JA Raval	b O'Connor	1	4	9	-	-	3
ZN Gibson	c Chu b Bacon	43	92	115	5	-	71
B Popli	c Cumming b O'Connor	8	10	16	1	-	7
JF Carter	st Chu b Lockrose	81	171	273	8	-	120
RR O'Donnell	c Cumming b Bacon	12	24	24	2	-	19
KDC Clarke	c Chu b Bacon	26	58	102	5	-	48
+BJ Pomare	lbw b Parkes	49	72	87	6	2	54
SC Kuggeleijn	lbw b Lockrose	0	5	2	-	-	5
TJG Pringle	c Bacon b McKay	24	36	45	-	2	23
JH Brown	not out	14	25	34	2	-	18
Extras	(1 lb, 3 nb, 4 w)	8
Total	(all out, 378 minutes, 86.3 overs)	271
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Raval, 2.1 ov), 2-17 (Cooper, 8.4 ov), 3-25 (Popli, 12.2 ov), 4-76 (Gibson, 26.4 ov), 5-95 (O'Donnell, 32.2 ov), 6-156 (Clarke, 54.6 ov), 7-222 (Carter, 74.1 ov), 8-222 (Kuggeleijn, 74.6 ov), 9-235 (Pomare, 77.4 ov), 10-271 (Pringle, 86.3 ov)

Otago bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
O'Connor	19	2	65	3	-	-	84	10	-
Georgeson	11	3	21	0	1	2	54	1	-
McKay	14.3	3	36	1	-	1	67	4	-
Ferns	13	2	49	0	-	-	55	7	-
Bacon	17	2	48	3	3	-	80	5	1
Lockrose	10	1	36	2	-	-	40	3	1
Parkes	2	0	15	1	-	-	8	-	2

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Otago second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JM Cumming	lbw b Pringle	45	69	85	5	1	47
TK Parkes	c Cooper b Kuggeleijn	53	90	122	7	-	59
TC Jones	c Pomare b Pringle	20	42	63	2	-	32
TM Johnson	lbw b Kuggeleijn	57	145	200	4	-	102
*LI Georgeson	b Raval	6	23	23	-	-	17
+MW Chu	not out	71	145	251	9	-	104
BNJ Lockrose	b Gibson	0	4	5	-	-	4
TC O'Connor	not out	84	90	96	6	6	59
MB Bacon	did not bat
DK Ferns	did not bat
JD McKay	did not bat
Extras	(9 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 6 w)	17
Total	(6 wickets, 426 minutes, 101.1 overs)	353
Fall of wickets:
1-84 (Cumming, 21.4 ov), 2-116 (Parkes, 30.3 ov), 3-128 (Jones, 37.3 ov), 4-141 (Georgeson, 43.4 ov), 5-248 (Johnson, 79.5 ov), 6-249 (Lockrose, 80.5 ov)

Northern Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Gibson	19	1	62	1	1	-	77	5	1
Kuggeleijn	14	2	53	2	1	-	60	6	2
Clarke	18	2	55	0	-	-	78	7	-
Pringle	28.1	3	76	2	-	-	125	8	-
Cooper	4	0	12	0	-	-	15	1	-
Brown	10	1	59	0	-	1	39	5	4
Raval	8	1	26	1	1	-	29	1	-

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Notes
--> Otago full substitute: MB Bacon for JCT Boyle (after 4 overs of the Northern Districts second innings) (concussion)
--> Day 1 Tea: Northern Districts (1) 132/2 (Popli 38*, Carter 10*; 38 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Otago (1) 77/2 (Boyle 23*, Parkes 11*; 21 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Otago (1) 186/5 (Boyle 77*, Chu 26*; 54 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Northern Districts (2) 101/5 (Carter 22*, Clarke 5*; 35 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Northern Districts (2) 191/6 (Carter 71*, Pomare 19*; 66 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Otago (2) 146/4 (Johnson 12*, Chu 2*; 47 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Otago (2) 248/4 (Johnson 57*, Chu 54*; 79 overs)
--> Northern Districts first innings: 50 in 16.4 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 100 in 30.5 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 150 in 40.6 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 200 in 52.6 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 250 in 63 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 300 in 77.1 overs
--> Otago first innings: 50 in 15.1 overs
--> Otago first innings: 100 in 28.3 overs
--> Otago first innings: 150 in 42.4 overs
--> Otago first innings: 200 in 57.3 overs
--> Otago first innings: 250 in 73.6 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 50 in 19.6 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 100 in 33.1 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 150 in 53.1 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 200 in 68.4 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 250 in 79.4 overs
--> Otago second innings: 50 in 14.1 overs
--> Otago second innings: 100 in 26.1 overs
--> Otago second innings: 150 in 47.6 overs
--> Otago second innings: 200 in 65.3 overs
--> Otago second innings: 250 in 81.2 overs
--> Otago second innings: 300 in 96.2 overs
--> Otago second innings: 350 in 101.1 overs
--> JA Raval (1) 50 in 95 balls with 6 fours
--> HR Cooper (1) passed 4500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 11
--> B Popli (1) 50 in 77 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes
--> JF Carter (1) 50 in 58 balls with 6 fours
--> JCT Boyle (1) 50 in 88 balls with 5 fours
--> JF Carter (2) 50 in 110 balls with 6 fours
--> RR O'Donnell (2) passed 5000 runs in Plunket Shield matches when he reached 8
--> ZN Gibson (2) passed his previous highest score of 37 in First-Class matches
--> ZN Gibson (2) passed his previous highest score of 37 in Plunket Shield matches
--> TK Parkes (2) 50 in 75 balls with 7 fours
--> TM Johnson (2) 50 in 123 balls with 4 fours
--> MW Chu (2) 50 in 93 balls with 7 fours
--> TC O'Connor (2) passed his previous highest score of 21 in First-Class matches
--> TC O'Connor (2) passed his previous highest score of 21 in Plunket Shield matches
--> TC O'Connor (2) 50 in 76 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes
--> ZN Gibson reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed LI Georgeson, his 2nd wicket in the Otago first innings
--> ZN Gibson reached 50 wickets in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed LI Georgeson, his 2nd wicket in the Otago first innings
--> JA Raval (23) and HR Cooper (24) added 50 in 101 balls for the Northern Districts 1st wicket in the first innings
--> JA Raval (28) and B Popli (21) added 50 in 74 balls for the Northern Districts 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> B Popli (26) and JF Carter (24) added 50 in 66 balls for the Northern Districts 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> B Popli (47) and JF Carter (51) added 100 in 131 balls for the Northern Districts 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> JCT Boyle (26) and TM Johnson (22) added 50 in 85 balls for the Otago 4th wicket in the first innings
--> JCT Boyle (24) and MW Chu (24) added 50 in 94 balls for the Otago 6th wicket in the first innings
--> ZN Gibson (33) and JF Carter (15) added 50 in 86 balls for the Northern Districts 4th wicket in the second innings
--> JF Carter (30) and KDC Clarke (21) added 50 in 119 balls for the Northern Districts 6th wicket in the second innings
--> JF Carter (19) and BJ Pomare (32) added 50 in 88 balls for the Northern Districts 7th wicket in the second innings
--> JM Cumming (26) and TK Parkes (23) added 50 in 85 balls for the Otago 1st wicket in the second innings
--> TM Johnson (24) and MW Chu (21) added 50 in 120 balls for the Otago 5th wicket in the second innings
--> TM Johnson (43) and MW Chu (52) added 100 in 188 balls for the Otago 5th wicket in the second innings
--> MW Chu (7) and TC O'Connor (43) added 50 in 92 balls for the Otago 7th wicket in the second innings
--> MW Chu (12) and TC O'Connor (84) added 100 in 118 balls for the Otago 7th wicket in the second innings

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