f31366 ps545	Central Districts v Auckland
	Shell Cup 1976/77
Venue	Cook's Gardens, Wanganui on 26th, 27th December 1976 (3-day match)
Balls per over	8
Toss	Auckland won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Auckland won by an innings and 61 runs
Points	Central Districts 6 (Batting 1, Bowling 5); Auckland 21 (Batting 6, Bowling 5)
Umpires	GH Friis, GB Johnston
Close of play day 1	Central Districts (1) 101/2 (Neal 60*, Ormiston 5*)
Player of the Match	MG Burgess

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Auckland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AEW Parsons	c and b Thomas	54
JD Riley	c Neal b Gill	11
RJ Kasper	run out	81
MG Burgess	c Holland b Shrimpton	138
GE Vivian	c Edwards b O'Sullivan	4
+JF Reid	c Neal b Thomas	1
RW Morgan	c Neal b Thomas	0
*HJ Howarth	c Neal b O'Sullivan	41
JM McIntyre	c Payton b Bracewell	1
LW Stott	not out	5
JAJ Cushen	c Shrimpton b Bracewell	0
Extras	(6 b, 3 lb, 5 nb)	14
Total	(all out, 70.4 overs)	350
Fall of wickets:
1-29, 2-72, 3-213, 4-223, 5-232, 6-232, 7-326, 8-341, 9-349, 10-350 (70.4 ov)

Central Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Gill	11	0	59	1	-	-
Thomas	19	4	84	3	-	-
O'Sullivan	23	4	111	2	-	-
Atkinson	5	0	25	0	-	-
Bracewell	9.4	0	48	2	-	-
Shrimpton	3	0	9	1	-	-

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Central Districts first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DH Payton	run out	22
+GN Edwards	c Burgess b Stott	12
DW Neal	c Reid b Cushen	64
RW Ormiston	b Cushen	6
CMH Atkinson	c Burgess b Howarth	9
*MJF Shrimpton	lbw b Cushen	0
PJ Holland	c Reid b Cushen	4
DW Bracewell	c Vivian b Howarth	6
MF Gill	c Burgess b Howarth	1
DR O'Sullivan	st Reid b Howarth	6
RI Thomas	not out	5
Extras	(3 lb, 1 nb)	4
Total	(all out, 41.3 overs)	139
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-76, 3-105, 4-116, 5-116, 6-116, 7-122, 8-127, 9-132, 10-139 (41.3 ov)

Auckland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cushen	20	5	52	4	-	-
Stott	6	1	33	1	-	-
Howarth	14.3	4	49	4	-	-
McIntyre	1	0	1	0	-	-

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Central Districts second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DH Payton	c Reid b Cushen	6
+GN Edwards	lbw b McIntyre	13
DW Neal	c Parsons b Cushen	0
*MJF Shrimpton	c and b Howarth	44
CMH Atkinson	not out	50
RW Ormiston	c Reid b Stott	8
PJ Holland	lbw b Stott	0
DW Bracewell	b Stott	7
MF Gill	b Cushen	14
DR O'Sullivan	c Burgess b Howarth	0
RI Thomas	c Morgan b Howarth	5
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)	3
Total	(all out, 52.3 overs)	150
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-7, 3-30, 4-68, 5-92, 6-92, 7-102, 8-139, 9-144, 10-150 (52.3 ov)

Auckland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cushen	9	0	43	3	-	-
Stott	16	5	30	3	-	-
Howarth	15.3	2	49	3	-	-
McIntyre	11	4	24	1	-	-
Vivian	1	0	1	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> Each first innings was limited to 75 overs
--> PJ Holland made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> RJ Kasper (1) passed his previous highest score of 78 in Plunket Shield matches
--> DW Neal (1) passed 1000 runs in Plunket Shield matches when he reached 34
--> CMH Atkinson (2) passed his previous highest score of 36 in Plunket Shield matches
--> CMH Atkinson (2) passed his previous highest score of 36 in First-Class matches
--> PJ Holland made his debut for Central Districts in First-Class matches
--> JAJ Cushen achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Central Districts first innings (previous best was 4-71)
--> JAJ Cushen achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches in the Central Districts first innings (previous best was 4-71)

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