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Canterbury Kings vs Central Stags Scorecard, 20th Match
334 (87.2 ov) & 325/9 (95.1 ov)
221 (78.1 ov) & 159 (47.3 ov)
Canterbury Kings won by 279 runs
Central Stags won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Wed, 18 Mar, 03:00 IST
- Venue
- Mainpower Oval
- Data checked
- 05:45:35 IST
Match summary
Canterbury Kings won by 279 runs.
20th Match · Plunket Shield · Mainpower Oval · 18 Mar 2026
Central Stags won the toss and elected to bowl.
Canterbury Kings, 1st innings: 334 (87.2 ov)
Top score: Mitchell Hay, 85 off 163 balls
Best bowling: Ray Toole, 4 for 87 in 18.2 overs
Central Stags, 1st innings: 221 (78.1 ov)
Top score: Dane Cleaver, 67 off 97 balls
Best bowling: Michael Rae, 4 for 73 in 20.1 overs
Canterbury Kings, 2nd innings: 325/9 (95.1 ov)
Top score: Leo Carter, 77 off 107 balls
Best bowling: Ray Toole, 5 for 82 in 24.1 overs
Central Stags, 2nd innings: 159 (47.3 ov)
Top score: Dane Cleaver, 78 off 82 balls
Best bowling: Fraser Sheat, 4 for 43 in 14 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Canterbury Kings 1st innings334 (87.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys Mariub Toole | 52 | 69 | 75.4 | ||
| Scott Janettb Toole | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | ||
| Henry Nichollsc Bruce b Findlay | 68 | 87 | 78.2 | ||
| Matthew Boylec Randell b Findlay | 75 | 113 | 66.4 | ||
| Mitchell Hayc Cleaver b Randell | 85 | 163 | 52.1 | ||
| Leo Carterb Patel | 11 | 35 | 31.4 | ||
| Jesse Frewc b Patel | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | ||
| Sean Daveylbw b Patel | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Fraser Sheatc Patel b Toole | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | ||
| Travis Mullernot out | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | ||
| Michael Raec Cleaver b Toole | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | ||
| Extras | 18 (w 6, nb 1, b 0, lb 11) | ||||
| Total | 334 (87.2 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
3-1 (Scott Janett, 3.3 ov) · 104-2 (Rhys Mariu, 20.4 ov) · 164-3 (Henry Nicholls, 35.5 ov) · 251-4 (Matthew Boyle, 62.6 ov) · 292-5 (Leo Carter, 75.6 ov) · 296-6 (Jesse Frew, 77.3 ov) · 296-7 (Sean Davey, 77.6 ov) · 322-8 (Mitchell Hay, 84.5 ov) · 324-9 (Fraser Sheat, 85.3 ov) · 334-10 (Michael Rae, 87.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Randell | 16 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 3.63 | ||
| Ray Toole | 18.2 | 2 | 87 | 4 | 4.75 | ||
| Tyler Annand | 17 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 2.71 | ||
| Toby Findlay | 16 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 3.69 | ||
| Ajaz Patel | 16 | 1 | 61 | 3 | 3.81 | ||
| Dean Foxcroft | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | ||
| Brad Schmulian | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 |
Central Stags 1st innings221 (78.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Schmulianc Hay b Muller | 55 | 162 | 34.0 | ||
| Curtis Heaphyc Hay b Sheat | 3 | 14 | 21.4 | ||
| Will Youngc Hay b Muller | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | ||
| Dean Foxcroftb Rae | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Tom Bruceb Muller | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | ||
| Dane Cleaverc & b Boyle | 67 | 97 | 69.1 | ||
| Brett Randellc Nicholls b Sheat | 19 | 47 | 40.4 | ||
| Ajaz Patelb Rae | 31 | 60 | 51.7 | ||
| Toby Findlayc Mariu b Rae | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | ||
| Tyler Annandb Rae | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | ||
| Ray Toolenot out | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | ||
| Extras | 5 (w 3, nb 0, b 1, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 221 (78.1 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
3-1 (Curtis Heaphy, 4.3 ov) · 36-2 (Will Young, 15.6 ov) · 39-3 (Dean Foxcroft, 18.3 ov) · 44-4 (Tom Bruce, 19.4 ov) · 141-5 (Dane Cleaver, 49.4 ov) · 159-6 (Brad Schmulian, 56.4 ov) · 187-7 (Brett Randell, 67.1 ov) · 200-8 (Toby Findlay, 70.1 ov) · 211-9 (Tyler Annand, 74.4 ov) · 221-10 (Ajaz Patel, 78.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Sheat | 17 | 5 | 53 | 2 | 3.12 | ||
| Sean Davey | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.64 | ||
| Michael Rae | 20.1 | 2 | 73 | 4 | 3.62 | ||
| Travis Muller | 18 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 2.50 | ||
| Matthew Boyle | 8 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 4.75 | ||
| Rhys Mariu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
Canterbury Kings 2nd innings325/9 (95.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys Mariub Toole | 26 | 63 | 41.3 | ||
| Scott Janettc Cleaver b Annand | 49 | 117 | 41.9 | ||
| Henry Nichollslbw b Toole | 66 | 104 | 63.5 | ||
| Matthew Boyleb Patel | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | ||
| Mitchell Hayc Young b Annand | 2 | 16 | 12.5 | ||
| Leo Carterc Foxcroft b Toole | 77 | 107 | 72.0 | ||
| Jesse Frewc Patel b Toole | 53 | 96 | 55.2 | ||
| Sean Daveyc Heaphy b Randell | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | ||
| Fraser Sheatnot out | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | ||
| Travis Mullerc Cleaver b Toole | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | ||
| Extras | 16 (w 6, nb 0, b 7, lb 3) | ||||
| Total | 325/9 (95.1 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
61-1 (Rhys Mariu, 20.6 ov) · 117-2 (Scott Janett, 39.4 ov) · 120-3 (Matthew Boyle, 40.5 ov) · 133-4 (Mitchell Hay, 45.5 ov) · 164-5 (Henry Nicholls, 53.1 ov) · 288-6 (Jesse Frew, 84.3 ov) · 291-7 (Leo Carter, 86.2 ov) · 305-8 (Sean Davey, 89.6 ov) · 325-9 (Travis Muller, 95.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Randell | 16 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 2.44 | ||
| Ray Toole | 24.1 | 4 | 82 | 5 | 3.39 | ||
| Tyler Annand | 12 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 2.67 | ||
| Toby Findlay | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3.57 | ||
| Ajaz Patel | 27 | 2 | 92 | 1 | 3.41 | ||
| Dean Foxcroft | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5.40 | ||
| Brad Schmulian | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 |
Central Stags 2nd innings159 (47.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Heaphyc Mariu b Davey | 23 | 61 | 37.7 | ||
| Brad Schmulianlbw b Sheat | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| Will Youngc Hay b Rae | 20 | 59 | 33.9 | ||
| Dane Cleaverlbw b Sheat | 78 | 82 | 95.1 | ||
| Tom Brucec Mariu b Davey | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | ||
| Dean Foxcroftc Janett b Rae | 5 | 18 | 27.8 | ||
| Brett Randellc Hay b Muller | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| Ajaz Patelc Frew b Sheat | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | ||
| Toby Findlaylbw b Sheat | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Tyler Annandst Hay b Boyle | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | ||
| Ray Toolenot out | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 5 (w 1, nb 2, b 0, lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 159 (47.3 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
1-1 (Brad Schmulian, 2.3 ov) · 37-2 (Curtis Heaphy, 19.1 ov) · 57-3 (Will Young, 24.1 ov) · 67-4 (Tom Bruce, 25.5 ov) · 112-5 (Dean Foxcroft, 34.3 ov) · 113-6 (Brett Randell, 35.3 ov) · 144-7 (Ajaz Patel, 42.3 ov) · 144-8 (Toby Findlay, 42.4 ov) · 157-9 (Dane Cleaver, 46.3 ov) · 159-10 (Tyler Annand, 47.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Sheat | 14 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 3.07 | ||
| Sean Davey | 12 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 3.25 | ||
| Michael Rae | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 3.50 | ||
| Travis Muller | 8 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 3.63 | ||
| Matthew Boyle | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3.14 |
Line-ups
The ground: Mainpower Oval
FairPlay holds 4 completed matches in Test and first-class cricket at Mainpower Oval, Rangiora, with a median first-innings score of 286.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 50% and the toss winner won 50%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 100% of the time.
Highest total: 515/10 by Otago Volts on 7 Dec 2024.
That is a small sample, so treat these figures with care.
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