f63323 ps1754	Northern Districts v Otago
	Plunket Shield 2025/26
Venue	Seddon Park, Hamilton on 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th December 2025 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Otago won the toss and decided to field
Result	Northern Districts won by 113 runs
Points	Northern Districts 19 (Batting 3, Bowling 4); Otago 6 (Batting 2, Bowling 4)
Umpires	JM Dempsey, GG Pennell
Referee	KR Pulley
Scorers	TM Hill, JJ Williams
Close of play day 1	Northern Districts (1) 313/7 (Clarke 21*, Pringle 16*; 96 overs)
Close of play day 2	Otago (1) 223/6 (Georgeson 62*, Lockrose 35*; 83 overs)
Close of play day 3	Northern Districts (2) 255/7 (Carter 98*, Pringle 16*; 74 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	c Chu b Hart	33	103	145	5	-	87
HR Cooper	c Chu b Hart	60	103	154	10	-	78
B Popli	c Chu b Hart	91	156	210	8	2	106
JF Carter	c Chu b Ferns	52	96	126	5	-	67
RR O'Donnell	c Georgeson b Hart	32	52	60	4	-	36
BR Hampton	c and b Georgeson	1	3	5	-	-	2
+BJ Pomare	c Chu b Georgeson	0	3	2	-	-	3
KDC Clarke	not out	34	61	94	6	-	46
TJG Pringle	c Chu b Hart	29	47	75	4	-	33
JH Brown	c Johnson b Hart	1	11	9	-	-	10
ZN Gibson	c Hart b Ferns	5	5	5	1	-	3
Extras	(2 b, 2 lb, 2 nb, 2 w)	8
Total	(all out, 447 minutes, 106.2 overs)	346
Fall of wickets:
1-96 (Raval, 33.3 ov), 2-101 (Cooper, 35.2 ov), 3-200 (Carter, 66.4 ov), 4-263 (O'Donnell, 83.3 ov), 5-268 (Hampton, 84.3 ov), 6-268 (Pomare, 84.6 ov), 7-276 (Popli, 85.4 ov), 8-339 (Pringle, 103.2 ov), 9-341 (Brown, 105.2 ov), 10-346 (Gibson, 106.2 ov)

Otago bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Georgeson	18	6	41	2	-	-	92	7	-
McKay	22	3	87	0	2	-	91	13	-
Ferns	20.2	4	55	2	-	2	96	7	-
Hart	21	5	73	6	-	-	95	11	-
Lockrose	17	4	65	0	-	-	62	3	2
Johnson	4	0	14	0	-	-	14	1	-
Boyle	3	1	2	0	-	-	16	-	-
Cumming	1	0	5	0	-	-	4	1	-

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Otago first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JCT Boyle	lbw b Clarke	0	2	1	-	-	2
JM Cumming	c Pomare b Brown	10	27	46	1	-	23
TC Jones	c Pomare b Gibson	9	21	21	2	-	18
TK Parkes	lbw b Gibson	16	49	69	3	-	43
TM Johnson	c Popli b Pringle	61	111	149	10	-	83
+MW Chu	c Pomare b Hampton	9	20	24	2	-	17
*LI Georgeson	c Popli b Hampton	74	203	298	5	1	156
BNJ Lockrose	c Hampton b Brown	70	145	198	12	-	114
DK Ferns	c Brown b Clarke	11	28	36	2	-	24
JD McKay	c Pringle b Hampton	4	11	20	-	-	9
TJ Hart	not out	0	1	3	-	-	1
Extras	(6 b, 8 lb, 4 nb, 7 w)	25
Total	(all out, 437 minutes, 102.2 overs)	289
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Boyle, 0.2 ov), 2-15 (Jones, 5.5 ov), 3-25 (Cumming, 11.2 ov), 4-58 (Parkes, 21.1 ov), 5-71 (Chu, 26.5 ov), 6-139 (Johnson, 44.5 ov), 7-272 (Lockrose, 94.1 ov), 8-277 (Georgeson, 98.2 ov), 9-289 (Ferns, 101.5 ov), 10-289 (McKay, 102.2 ov)

Northern Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Clarke	22	6	61	2	1	1	107	10	-
Gibson	22	7	50	2	-	1	109	7	-
Hampton	15.2	3	49	3	1	1	73	8	-
Brown	16	2	59	2	5	1	67	5	1
Pringle	17	8	34	1	-	-	85	5	-
Raval	6	2	11	0	-	-	28	1	-
Cooper	4	0	11	0	-	-	17	1	-

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Northern Districts second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
HR Cooper	b Georgeson	45	86	116	9	-	71
*JA Raval	c Chu b Ferns	1	8	12	-	-	7
B Popli	lbw b Georgeson	1	11	12	-	-	10
JF Carter	not out	119	186	323	15	2	126
RR O'Donnell	c Jones b Lockrose	17	33	46	2	-	23
BR Hampton	lbw b McKay	60	52	73	9	2	30
KDC Clarke	b Boyle	1	7	5	-	-	6
+BJ Pomare	c Chu b McKay	11	14	18	2	-	10
TJG Pringle	c Boyle b Lockrose	25	75	65	1	1	60
JH Brown	c Parkes b Hart	7	5	8	-	1	3
ZN Gibson	not out	2	3	8	-	-	1
Extras	(2 b, 1 lb, 4 w)	7
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 349 minutes, 80 overs)	296
Fall of wickets:
1-7 (Raval, 2.4 ov), 2-8 (Popli, 5.3 ov), 3-64 (Cooper, 25.6 ov), 4-93 (O'Donnell, 36.1 ov), 5-199 (Hampton, 53.3 ov), 6-200 (Clarke, 54.4 ov), 7-217 (Pomare, 59.4 ov), 8-271 (Pringle, 76.6 ov), 9-285 (Brown, 78.3 ov)

Otago bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Ferns	11	4	17	1	-	-	56	2	-
Georgeson	9	3	20	2	1	-	46	3	-
Cumming	1	0	4	0	-	-	5	1	-
Hart	15	2	68	1	2	-	63	10	1
McKay	18	5	71	2	1	-	75	7	3
Lockrose	11	2	71	2	-	-	37	12	1
Boyle	13	3	40	1	-	-	55	3	1
Johnson	2	1	2	0	-	-	10	-	-

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Otago second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JM Cumming	c Hampton b Brown	57	94	135	9	-	69
JCT Boyle	c O'Donnell b Gibson	3	7	12	-	-	5
TC Jones	c Hampton b Gibson	3	5	6	-	-	4
TK Parkes	b Gibson	0	7	8	-	-	7
TM Johnson	c Pomare b Gibson	2	6	8	-	-	5
+MW Chu	b Pringle	60	77	119	8	1	49
*LI Georgeson	not out	49	171	214	6	1	145
BNJ Lockrose	c Carter b Naylor	32	44	57	4	-	28
DK Ferns	c Popli b Naylor	0	1	1	-	-	1
JD McKay	c Pomare b Cooper	0	69	98	-	-	69
TJ Hart	c Pomare b Pringle	5	26	29	1	-	24
Extras	(17 b, 4 lb, 3 nb, 5 w)	29
Total	(all out, 350 minutes, 84 overs)	240
Fall of wickets:
1-10 (Boyle, 2.6 ov), 2-20 (Jones, 4.2 ov), 3-20 (Parkes, 6.3 ov), 4-22 (Johnson, 8.3 ov), 5-118 (Cumming, 30.2 ov), 6-142 (Chu, 35.5 ov), 7-203 (Lockrose, 49.5 ov), 8-203 (Ferns, 49.6 ov), 9-227 (McKay, 76.1 ov), 10-240 (Hart, 83.6 ov)

Northern Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Gibson	15	6	42	4	-	1	72	5	-
Naylor	10	3	34	2	1	-	44	4	-
Hampton	4	0	17	0	-	-	17	3	-
Cooper	12	8	21	1	-	-	64	4	-
Brown	11	0	40	1	4	2	45	4	-
Pringle	25	11	51	2	-	-	123	6	1
Raval	7	5	14	0	-	-	39	2	1

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Notes
--> Northern Districts full substitute: JJ Naylor for KDC Clarke (at the start of the Otago second innings)
--> Day 1 Lunch: Northern Districts (1) 96/0 (Raval 33*, Cooper 59*; 33 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Northern Districts (1) 187/2 (Popli 45*, Carter 45*; 65 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Otago (1) 53/3 (Parkes 16*, Johnson 15*; 20 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Otago (1) 142/6 (Georgeson 22*, Lockrose 0*; 50 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Northern Districts (2) 12/2 (Cooper 6*, Carter 4*; 10 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Northern Districts (2) 94/4 (Carter 27*, Hampton 0*; 38 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Otago (2) 90/4 (Cumming 44*, Chu 36*; 23 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Otago (2) 215/8 (Georgeson 39*, McKay 0*; 58 overs)
--> Northern Districts first innings: 50 in 15.5 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 100 in 34.4 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 150 in 56.6 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 200 in 66.2 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 250 in 80.2 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 300 in 92.6 overs
--> Otago first innings: 50 in 18.5 overs
--> Otago first innings: 100 in 34.4 overs
--> Otago first innings: 150 in 52.1 overs
--> Otago first innings: 200 in 72.5 overs
--> Otago first innings: 250 in 90.4 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 50 in 21.1 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 100 in 38.6 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 150 in 47.3 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 200 in 53.6 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 250 in 68.5 overs
--> Otago second innings: 50 in 14.2 overs
--> Otago second innings: 100 in 25.6 overs
--> Otago second innings: 150 in 37.3 overs
--> Otago second innings: 200 in 49.1 overs
--> KDC Clarke made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> KDC Clarke made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> HR Cooper (1) 50 in 83 balls with 9 fours
--> HR Cooper (1) passed 4000 runs in Plunket Shield matches when he reached 42
--> B Popli (1) 50 in 100 balls with 5 fours and 1 six
--> JF Carter (1) 50 in 93 balls with 5 fours
--> JF Carter (1) passed 5000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 29
--> TJG Pringle (1) passed his previous highest score of 27 in First-Class matches
--> TJG Pringle (1) passed his previous highest score of 27 in Plunket Shield matches
--> TM Johnson (1) 50 in 78 balls with 9 fours
--> TM Johnson (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 26
--> TM Johnson (1) passed 1000 runs in Plunket Shield matches when he reached 26
--> LI Georgeson (1) 50 in 124 balls with 3 fours and 1 six
--> BNJ Lockrose (1) passed his previous highest score of 48 in First-Class matches
--> BNJ Lockrose (1) passed his previous highest score of 48 in Plunket Shield matches
--> BNJ Lockrose (1) 50 in 134 balls with 9 fours
--> JF Carter (2) 50 in 115 balls with 7 fours
--> JF Carter (2) 100 in 174 balls with 14 fours and 1 six
--> BR Hampton (2) 50 in 45 balls with 9 fours and 1 six
--> JM Cumming (2) 50 in 80 balls with 8 fours
--> MW Chu (2) 50 in 66 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> MW Chu (2) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 15
--> MW Chu (2) passed 2000 runs in Plunket Shield matches when he reached 15
--> DK Ferns reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed ZN Gibson, his 2nd wicket in the Northern Districts first innings
--> LI Georgeson reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed BJ Pomare, his 2nd wicket in the Northern Districts first innings
--> DK Ferns reached 100 wickets in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed ZN Gibson, his 2nd wicket in the Northern Districts first innings
--> LI Georgeson reached 50 wickets in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed BJ Pomare, his 2nd wicket in the Northern Districts first innings
--> TJ Hart achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed HR Cooper in the Northern Districts first innings (previous best was 1-20)
--> TJ Hart achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Northern Districts first innings
--> TJ Hart achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed HR Cooper in the Northern Districts first innings (previous best was 1-20)
--> TJ Hart achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Plunket Shield matches in the Northern Districts first innings
--> ZN Gibson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Otago second innings (previous best was 4-62)
--> ZN Gibson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches in the Otago second innings (previous best was 4-62)
--> JA Raval (17) and HR Cooper (30) added 50 in 97 balls for the Northern Districts 1st wicket in the first innings
--> B Popli (14) and JF Carter (37) added 50 in 130 balls for the Northern Districts 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> B Popli (21) and RR O'Donnell (26) added 50 in 82 balls for the Northern Districts 4th wicket in the first innings
--> KDC Clarke (24) and TJG Pringle (25) added 50 in 87 balls for the Northern Districts 8th wicket in the first innings
--> TM Johnson (37) and LI Georgeson (9) added 50 in 89 balls for the Otago 6th wicket in the first innings
--> LI Georgeson (22) and BNJ Lockrose (27) added 50 in 146 balls for the Otago 7th wicket in the first innings
--> LI Georgeson (45) and BNJ Lockrose (47) added 100 in 248 balls for the Otago 7th wicket in the first innings
--> HR Cooper (35) and JF Carter (14) added 50 in 112 balls for the Northern Districts 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> JF Carter (23) and BR Hampton (29) added 50 in 61 balls for the Northern Districts 5th wicket in the second innings
--> JF Carter (40) and BR Hampton (59) added 100 in 97 balls for the Northern Districts 5th wicket in the second innings
--> JF Carter (28) and TJG Pringle (24) added 50 in 97 balls for the Northern Districts 8th wicket in the second innings
--> JM Cumming (25) and MW Chu (25) added 50 in 64 balls for the Otago 5th wicket in the second innings
--> LI Georgeson (13) and BNJ Lockrose (27) added 50 in 72 balls for the Otago 7th wicket in the second innings

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