RESULT

OV vs ND Scorecard, Plunket Shield, 18 March, 2026, University Oval & Match Stats

258/10 (77.2 ov) & 353/6 (101.1 ov)

339/10 (85.3 ov) & 271/10 (86.3 ov)

Otago Volts won by 4 wickets

Northern Districts 1st Inning

339/10 (85.3 ov)

RR 3.96

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval b T O'Connor	51	98	6	0	52.04
Henry Cooper c JCT Boyle b D Ferns	28	62	4	0	45.16
Bharat Popli c MW Chu b L Georgeson	72	108	7	2	66.67
Joe Carter c MW Chu b J McKay	84	98	11	0	85.71
Robert O Donnell c & b J McKay	20	33	4	0	60.61
Kristian Clarke c T Parkes b D Ferns	38	54	1	2	70.37
Ben Pomare b T O'Connor	2	17	0	0	11.76
Scott Kuggeleijn b T O'Connor	0	1	0	0	0.00
Tim Pringle b T O'Connor	5	5	1	0	100.00
Josh Brown c MW Chu b D Ferns	22	33	3	0	66.67
Zak Gibson Not out	5	6	1	0	83.33
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 3, w 7, nb 2, p 0)	12
TOTAL (3.96 RUNS PER OVER)	339/10 (85.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 55-1 (Henry Cooper, 19.1 ov), 105-2 (Jeet Raval, 31.5 ov), 220-3 (Bharat Popli, 55.6 ov), 255-4 (Robert O Donnell, 63.6 ov), 266-5 (Joe Carter, 67.3 ov), 275-6 (Ben Pomare, 72.5 ov), 275-7 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 72.6 ov), 285-8 (Tim Pringle, 74.4 ov), 322-9 (Josh Brown, 83.1 ov), 339-10 (Kristian Clarke, 85.3 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Luke Georgeson	16	4	66	1	1	0	4.13
Thomas O'Connor	20	2	86	4	1	3	4.30
Jarrod McKay	15	0	52	2	0	2	3.47
Danru Ferns	17.3	1	64	3	0	2	3.66
Ben Lockrose	8	0	48	0	0	0	6.00
Troy Johnson	9	2	20	0	0	0	2.22

Otago Volts 1st Inning

258/10 (77.2 ov)

RR 3.34

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jack Boyle c Ben Pomare b SC Kuggeleijn	85	162	8	0	52.47
Jacob Cumming lbw b SC Kuggeleijn	7	15	0	0	46.67
Tom Jones c SC Kuggeleijn b Kristian Clarke	28	44	4	0	63.64
Thorn Parkes b T Pringle	11	20	2	0	55.00
Troy Johnson c Bharat Popli b Z Gibson	23	55	3	0	41.82
Luke Georgeson c Jeet Raval b Z Gibson	0	3	0	0	0.00
Max Chu b J Brown	40	78	4	0	51.28
Ben Lockrose c Bharat Popli b T Pringle	20	47	2	0	42.55
Thomas O'Connor c Z Gibson b T Pringle	21	33	2	2	63.64
Danru Ferns c Ben Pomare b Z Gibson	4	8	1	0	50.00
Jarrod McKay Not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 2, w 8, nb 5, p 0)	19
TOTAL (3.34 RUNS PER OVER)	258/10 (77.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 16-1 (Jacob Cumming, 5.1 ov), 61-2 (Tom Jones, 16.2 ov), 77-3 (Thorn Parkes, 21.2 ov), 128-4 (Troy Johnson, 36.2 ov), 128-5 (Luke Georgeson, 36.5 ov), 206-6 (Max Chu, 60.2 ov), 219-7 (Jack Boyle, 65.1 ov), 253-8 (Thomas O'Connor, 74.4 ov), 254-9 (Ben Lockrose, 76.2 ov), 258-10 (Danru Ferns, 77.2 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Zak Gibson	15.2	2	67	3	0	3	4.37
Scott Kuggeleijn	15	1	45	2	0	1	3.00
Kristian Clarke	9	0	29	1	3	0	3.22
Tim Pringle	19	3	48	3	0	0	2.53
Henry Cooper	1	0	2	0	0	0	2.00
Josh Brown	12	0	46	1	2	0	3.83
Jeet Raval	6	0	15	0	0	0	2.50

Northern Districts 2nd Inning

271/10 (86.3 ov)

RR 3.13

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Henry Cooper c J Cumming b T O'Connor	5	25	1	0	20.00
Jeet Raval b T O'Connor	1	4	0	0	25.00
Zak Gibson c MW Chu b M Bacon	43	92	5	0	46.74
Bharat Popli c J Cumming b T O'Connor	8	10	1	0	80.00
Joe Carter st MW Chu b BNJ Lockrose	81	171	8	0	47.37
Robert O Donnell c J Cumming b M Bacon	12	24	2	0	50.00
Kristian Clarke c MW Chu b M Bacon	26	58	5	0	44.83
Ben Pomare lbw b T Parkes	49	72	6	2	68.06
Scott Kuggeleijn lbw b BNJ Lockrose	0	5	0	0	0.00
Tim Pringle c (sub M Bacon) b J McKay	24	36	0	2	66.67
Josh Brown Not out	14	25	2	0	56.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 1, w 4, nb 3, p 0)	8
TOTAL (3.13 RUNS PER OVER)	271/10 (86.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 5-1 (Jeet Raval, 2.1 ov), 17-2 (Henry Cooper, 8.4 ov), 25-3 (Bharat Popli, 12.2 ov), 76-4 (Zak Gibson, 26.4 ov), 95-5 (Robert O Donnell, 32.2 ov), 156-6 (Kristian Clarke, 54.6 ov), 222-7 (Joe Carter, 74.1 ov), 222-8 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 74.6 ov), 235-9 (Ben Pomare, 77.4 ov), 271-10 (Tim Pringle, 86.3 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Thomas O'Connor	19	2	65	3	0	0	3.42
Luke Georgeson	11	3	21	0	2	1	1.91
Jarrod McKay	14.3	3	36	1	1	0	2.48
Danru Ferns	13	2	49	0	0	0	3.77
Matthew Bacon	17	2	48	3	0	3	2.82
Ben Lockrose	10	1	36	2	0	0	3.60
Thorn Parkes	2	0	15	1	0	0	7.50

Otago Volts 2nd Inning

353/6 (101.1 ov)

RR 3.49

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jacob Cumming lbw b T Pringle	45	69	5	1	65.22
Thorn Parkes c H Cooper b SC Kuggeleijn	53	90	7	0	58.89
Tom Jones c Ben Pomare b T Pringle	20	42	2	0	47.62
Troy Johnson lbw b SC Kuggeleijn	57	145	4	0	39.31
Luke Georgeson b Jeet Raval	6	23	0	0	26.09
Max Chu Not out	71	145	9	0	49.31
Ben Lockrose b Z Gibson	0	4	0	0	0.00
Thomas O'Connor Not out	84	90	6	6	92.31
EXTRAS (b 9, lb 1, w 6, nb 1, p 0)	17
TOTAL (3.49 RUNS PER OVER)	353/6 (101.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 84-1 (Jacob Cumming, 21.4 ov), 116-2 (Thorn Parkes, 30.3 ov), 128-3 (Tom Jones, 37.3 ov), 141-4 (Luke Georgeson, 43.4 ov), 248-5 (Troy Johnson, 79.5 ov), 249-6 (Ben Lockrose, 80.5 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Jack Boyle, Danru Ferns, Jarrod McKay

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Zak Gibson	19	1	62	1	0	1	3.26
Scott Kuggeleijn	14	2	53	2	0	1	3.79
Kristian Clarke	18	2	55	0	0	0	3.06
Tim Pringle	28.1	3	76	2	0	0	2.70
Henry Cooper	4	0	12	0	0	0	3.00
Josh Brown	10	1	59	0	1	0	5.90
Jeet Raval	8	1	26	1	0	1	3.25

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: Plunket Shield
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 · 03:00 AM
TOSS: Otago Volts elected to bowl
Venue: University Oval, Dunedin
UMPIRES: John Dempsey (New Zealand), Niel Louw (New Zealand)
MATCH REFEREE: Gary Troup (New Zealand)

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