Central Stags Vs Northern Districts Match 8 31 December 2022

8th T20 • Pukekura Park • New Plymouth

Northern Districts

217/9 (20)

Central Stags

219/7 (19.4)

CS won by 3 wickets

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ND s

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Northern Districts s

217/9 (20)

Batters

Katene Clarke

170.83

b J Lennox

Tim Seifert

196.67

c J Lennox b DAJ Bracewell

Jeet Raval

206.90

lbw b R Toole

Joe Carter

111.11

c J Lennox b R Toole

Mitchell Santner

20.00

c BS Smith b DAJ Bracewell

Henry Cooper

25.00

c B Johnson b TC Bruce

Brett Hampton

0.00

c R Toole b TC Bruce

Scott Kuggeleijn

245.45

c Brett Randell b TC Bruce

Kristian Clarke

266.67

Not out

Tim Pringle

0.00

c D Cleaver b R Toole

Joe Walker

50.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 7)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 10.85)

217/9

Bowlers

EXT

10.67

13.25

7.50

11.00

Brett Johnson

10.50

Tom Bruce

11.67

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Katene Clarke

b J Lennox

1-79

7.4

Tim Seifert

c J Lennox b DAJ Bracewell

2-118

10.2

Joe Carter

c J Lennox b R Toole

3-149

13.2

Mitchell Santner

c BS Smith b DAJ Bracewell

4-152

14.3

Henry Cooper

c B Johnson b TC Bruce

5-154

15.1

Brett Hampton

c R Toole b TC Bruce

6-154

15.3

Scott Kuggeleijn

c Brett Randell b TC Bruce

7-208

18.5

Jeet Raval

lbw b R Toole

8-208

19.1

Tim Pringle

c D Cleaver b R Toole

9-208

19.2

Central Stags s

219/7 (19.4)

Batters

Greg Hay

130.00

lbw b Kristian Clarke

Ben Smith

123.08

c TL Seifert b Brett Hampton

Dane Cleaver

152.38

lbw b J Walker

Ross Taylor

214.29

c Brett Hampton b M Santner

Tom Bruce

60.00

c Jeet Raval b M Santner

Josh Clarkson

200.00

c Kristian Clarke b Brett Hampton

Doug Bracewell

216.67

c J Walker b Kristian Clarke

Brett Johnson

250.00

Not out

Brett Randell *

400.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 5, NB: 0, W: 7)

TOTAL

(19.4 Ov, RR: 11.14)

219/7

Did not Bat

Raymond Toole, Jayden Lennox

Bowlers

EXT

Scott Kuggeleijn

9.50

Tim Pringle

8.33

Brett Hampton

2.4

12.38

Kristian Clarke

11.00

Mitchell Santner

10.75

Joe Walker

13.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Ben Smith

c TL Seifert b Brett Hampton

1-22

3.1

Greg Hay

lbw b Kristian Clarke

2-56

6.1

Dane Cleaver

lbw b J Walker

3-68

7.6

Ross Taylor

c Brett Hampton b M Santner

4-99

10.3

Tom Bruce

c Jeet Raval b M Santner

5-121

12.4

Doug Bracewell

c J Walker b Kristian Clarke

6-204

18.3

Josh Clarkson

c Kristian Clarke b Brett Hampton

7-215

19.3

Match Info

Date & Time

31 Dec, 06:10 AM IST

Venue

Pukekura Park, New Plymouth

Match

8th T20,

Super Smash

Umpires

CA Black (New Zealand), John Dempsey (New Zealand), Wayne Knights (New Zealand, TV)

Referee

RE Hayward (New Zealand)

Toss

Central Stags elected to bowl

Commentary

So that will be all from this Super Smash game at Pukekura Park in New Plymouth. Join us again tomorrow for the next match in this exciting T20 league as the action keeps getting better with every game on show! For now, this is the pair of Abhishek and Bidipto saying good bye. Keep following Sportskeeda and wish you a happy 2023 in advance!

Tom Bruce (Central Stags captain): This was indeed great advertisement for T20 cricket in New Zealand and we are very happy to have got over the line today. I wasn't chewing my nails, but it did get tight in the end, didn't it? Really happy with the performance of our players today. Ross, with those signature heaves over cow corner and of course, Josh and Doug with that match-winning partnership, to give us a treat! It was a fine way to end the year for us fo sure.

Jeet Raval (Northern Brave captain): It was great advertisement for T20 and especially Super Smash, but disappointed that we could not get the job done in the end. Quite a few of our bowlers played here for the first time, so hopefully, this will be a good learning curve for them. We have a quick turnover now in a couple of days, we head to Wellington next, and all the experience we have now should help in executing our plans.

Doug Bracewell (Player of the Match): Pleased to have contributed with both and ball, it was a pretty fine wicket to bat on actually and it felt good to hit some out of the ground and close in on the target. As a bowler, it was about varying the pace subtly and mixing things up length-wise too.

Central Stags - 219/7, beat Northern Brave - 217/9, by 3 wickets with 2 balls to spare.

Josh Clarkson 58 (29) | Ray Toole - 3/44
Jeet Raval 60 (29) | Brett Hampton - 2/33

Central Stags did well to stay in the game somewhat till the time Josh Clarkson and Doug Bracewell were in the middle, but it seemed as though the effort would not be enough to get them over the line at any stage. But then, everything changed!

Josh Clarkson scored 58 runs in quick time and Doug Bracewell changed the complexion of the match with his 39 off only 18 deliveries! Together, they put together a solid and match-winning 50-run stand for the 6th wicket to snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat!

The bowling from the Brave was good on most counts, but it was that 6th wicket partnership which messed up all plans for Jeet Raval's men. Not even Mitchell Santner, the experienced left-arm spinner, was spared.

The fielding was more than decent from the Brave, but the good batting pitch at Pukekura Park came out on top in the end and handed the Stags their second win in two days!

20.0

19.4 Brett Hampton to Brett Randell, LAUNCHED! In the arc on off, Randell swings his bat and clears the cow corner fence to win the game for his side. Two bounces and clears the ropes. Central Stags win by three wickets!

Three runs to get off three balls.

Brett Randell, RHB, is at the crease.

19.3 Brett Hampton to Josh Clarkson, CAUGHT! But, is it too late? A slow short ball outside off, Clarkson tries to carve it over the sweeper cover fielder and win the match for his side with one shot but the fielder stations himself underneath to execute the reverse cup catch.

Josh Clarkson c Kristian Clarke b Brett Hampton 58 (29b, 6x4, 3x6)

Three runs to get off four balls.

19.2 Brett Hampton to Josh Clarkson, EDGED AND FOUR! Back of a length and outside off, Clarkson steps out and gets an outside edge over the short third fielder for a boundary.

Seven runs to get off five balls.

19.1 Brett Hampton to Josh Clarkson, length and outside off, swing and a miss.

Doug Bracewell's wicket was a huge bonus for the Brave, but the misfield from Tim Pringle suggests that their still are nerves jangling in the fielding team. However, both teams at the moment are giving it their all to win the match. The contest is as exciting at the moment as it can get. 7 runs to get off 6 balls.

overs

211 /6 score

runs

Josh Clarkson

54 (26)

Brett Johnson *

5 (2)

Kristian Clarke

2 /44

18.6 Kristian Clarke to Brett Johnson, length on off, cut towards sweeper cover for a couple as the dive of the fielder saves two runs.

18.5 Kristian Clarke to Josh Clarkson, length on off, pushed towards midwicket for a single.

18.4 Kristian Clarke to Brett Johnson, OHH NO! Full on middle, tucked around the corner. The fine leg is inside the circle but the ball nutmegs the fielder as the batters scamper for three.

18.4 Kristian Clarke to Brett Johnson, length and wide outside off, called wide as well.

Brett Johnson, RHB, is at the crease.

18.3 Kristian Clarke to Doug Bracewell, TAKEN! A waist high full toss outside off, Bracewell slices it in the off side but the deep point fielder takes the catch by diving low. Below the waist, so Bracewell has to go.

Doug Bracewell c Joe Walker b Kristian Clarke 39 (18b, 0x4, 5x6)