f63308 ps1750	Otago v Canterbury
	Plunket Shield 2025/26
Venue	University Oval, Dunedin on 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th November 2025 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Otago won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Otago 6 (Batting 3, Bowling 3); Canterbury 8 (Batting 4, Bowling 4)
Umpires	SB Haig, N Louw
Referee	SB O'Connor
Scorers	MF Jones, LR Neilson
Close of play day 1	Canterbury (1) 356/7 (Sodhi 41*, Davey 29*; 96 overs)
Close of play day 2	Otago (1) 254/5 (Phillips 84*, Georgeson 10*; 68 overs)
Close of play day 3	Otago (2) 18/0 (Cumming 14*, Boyle 4*; 11 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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Canterbury first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
TWM Latham	c Georgeson b Phillips	52	91	134	3	-	59
CJ Bowes	lbw b Georgeson	18	27	36	4	-	21
RA Mariu	c Jones b McKay	14	27	28	3	-	22
*HM Nicholls	c Chu b McKay	111	157	215	14	1	101
MWT Boyle	c Lockrose b Bacon	10	32	35	2	-	28
+MJ Hay	c Lockrose b Phillips	42	86	129	5	-	63
IS Sodhi	not out	108	167	231	8	5	117
AW McKenzie	c Georgeson b Ferns	15	30	46	2	-	22
SB Davey	not out	101	113	164	11	4	72
FW Sheat	did not bat
MD Rae	did not bat
Extras	(6 b, 12 lb, 2 nb, 10 w)	30
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 513 minutes, 121.2 overs)	501
Fall of wickets:
1-29 (Bowes, 8.4 ov), 2-51 (Mariu, 15.3 ov), 3-131 (Latham, 32.5 ov), 4-149 (Boyle, 40.6 ov), 5-247 (Nicholls, 67.1 ov), 6-262 (Hay, 71.6 ov), 7-297 (McKenzie, 84.2 ov)

Otago bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Georgeson	18	2	76	1	1	-	76	8	3
Ferns	21	0	92	1	1	-	87	12	2
Bacon	20	4	67	1	1	-	92	9	-
McKay	19	4	64	2	2	2	92	8	-
Phillips	25.2	2	103	2	-	-	92	7	3
Lockrose	18	0	81	0	1	-	65	8	2

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Otago first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JCT Boyle	b Rae	21	53	77	3	-	42
JM Cumming	c Nicholls b Davey	41	54	75	5	-	34
TC Jones	b Sodhi	21	24	38	4	-	17
TK Parkes	b McKenzie	41	94	116	6	-	73
GD Phillips	lbw b Sodhi	94	128	199	5	6	81
+MW Chu	c Mariu b Davey	22	42	44	2	-	32
*LI Georgeson	not out	59	98	144	6	-	65
BNJ Lockrose	lbw b McKenzie	17	45	55	3	-	38
DK Ferns	b Sodhi	8	10	10	-	-	5
MB Bacon	lbw b Sodhi	0	1	1	-	-	1
JD McKay	c Nicholls b McKenzie	0	1	3	-	-	1
Extras	(9 lb, 6 nb, 3 w)	18
Total	(all out, 387 minutes, 90.4 overs)	342
Fall of wickets:
1-72 (Cumming, 16.6 ov), 2-72 (Boyle, 17.2 ov), 3-96 (Jones, 25.6 ov), 4-182 (Parkes, 45.5 ov), 5-227 (Chu, 56.5 ov), 6-287 (Phillips, 73.5 ov), 7-325 (Lockrose, 87.3 ov), 8-337 (Ferns, 89.5 ov), 9-337 (Bacon, 89.6 ov), 10-342 (McKay, 90.4 ov)

Canterbury bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Sheat	17	4	54	0	1	-	73	5	-
Davey	14	2	53	2	1	3	63	7	-
McKenzie	16.4	3	56	3	-	-	77	9	-
Rae	20	2	57	1	1	-	85	6	-
Sodhi	22	0	110	4	-	3	82	7	6
Boyle	1	0	3	0	-	-	3	-	-

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Canterbury second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
TWM Latham	b Phillips	23	58	70	-	-	40
CJ Bowes	b Georgeson	19	27	40	3	-	17
RA Mariu	c Chu b Georgeson	2	26	34	-	-	24
*HM Nicholls	not out	109	119	176	9	1	55
MWT Boyle	c Chu b Phillips	22	42	55	1	-	25
+MJ Hay	not out	43	73	113	5	1	51
IS Sodhi	did not bat
AW McKenzie	did not bat
SB Davey	did not bat
FW Sheat	did not bat
MD Rae	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb, 4 w)	5
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 246 minutes, 57.3 overs)	223
Fall of wickets:
1-36 (Bowes, 10.3 ov), 2-47 (Latham, 17.4 ov), 3-47 (Mariu, 18.5 ov), 4-92 (Boyle, 31.3 ov)

Otago bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Phillips	26	2	93	2	-	-	95	6	1
McKay	8	0	48	0	2	-	25	7	-
Lockrose	5.3	0	30	0	-	-	17	2	1
Georgeson	7	3	9	2	2	-	36	-	-
Bacon	3	0	18	0	-	-	8	2	-
Ferns	8	1	24	0	-	-	31	1	-

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Otago second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JM Cumming	b Sodhi	39	84	130	5	-	65
JCT Boyle	c Nicholls b Davey	9	46	61	-	-	39
TC Jones	b Sheat	1	4	4	-	-	3
TK Parkes	c Boyle b Sodhi	44	90	112	7	-	69
GD Phillips	c Nicholls b Sodhi	2	12	16	-	-	10
+MW Chu	c McKenzie b Sheat	41	75	89	7	-	59
*LI Georgeson	not out	44	100	160	3	1	74
BNJ Lockrose	not out	30	92	102	3	-	80
DK Ferns	did not bat
MB Bacon	did not bat
JD McKay	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb, 2 nb)	4
Total	(6 wickets, 340 minutes, 83.3 overs)	214
Fall of wickets:
1-29 (Boyle, 15.3 ov), 2-30 (Jones, 16.2 ov), 3-87 (Cumming, 31.3 ov), 4-95 (Phillips, 35.4 ov), 5-116 (Parkes, 43.3 ov), 6-164 (Chu, 58.2 ov)

Canterbury bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
McKenzie	15	6	37	0	-	-	75	5	-
Rae	20.3	3	49	0	-	-	97	6	-
Sodhi	27	5	74	3	-	-	125	9	1
Davey	8	3	13	1	-	2	40	-	-
Sheat	9	4	26	2	-	-	43	5	-
Boyle	4	0	13	0	-	-	17	-	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Canterbury (1) 133/3 (Nicholls 42*, Boyle 1*; 34 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Canterbury (1) 239/4 (Nicholls 104*, Hay 31*; 65 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Otago (1) 16/0 (Boyle 6*, Cumming 9*; 5 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Otago (1) 133/3 (Parkes 19*, Phillips 19*; 35 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Canterbury (2) 33/0 (Latham 13*, Bowes 19*; 9 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Canterbury (2) 110/4 (Nicholls 37*, Hay 4*; 37 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Otago (2) 116/5 (Chu 18*, Georgeson 0*; 45 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Otago (2) 212/6 (Georgeson 43*, Lockrose 29*; 79 overs)
--> Canterbury first innings: 50 in 14.2 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 100 in 26.1 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 150 in 41.4 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 200 in 55.3 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 250 in 67.5 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 300 in 86.2 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 350 in 92.6 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 400 in 105.6 overs
--> Canterbury score at 110 overs in the first innings was 433-7
--> Canterbury first innings: 450 in 112.5 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 500 in 121.2 overs
--> Otago first innings: 50 in 12.2 overs
--> Otago first innings: 100 in 26.2 overs
--> Otago first innings: 150 in 37.4 overs
--> Otago first innings: 200 in 51.5 overs
--> Otago first innings: 250 in 66.6 overs
--> Otago first innings: 300 in 82.2 overs
--> Canterbury second innings: 50 in 21.1 overs
--> Canterbury second innings: 100 in 34.1 overs
--> Canterbury second innings: 150 in 47.5 overs
--> Canterbury second innings: 200 in 55.5 overs
--> Otago second innings: 50 in 24.3 overs
--> Otago second innings: 100 in 37.5 overs
--> Otago second innings: 150 in 54.4 overs
--> Otago second innings: 200 in 74.2 overs
--> GD Phillips made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> TWM Latham (1) 50 in 85 balls with 3 fours
--> TWM Latham (1) passed 12000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 38
--> HM Nicholls (1) 50 in 73 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> HM Nicholls (1) 100 in 131 balls with 13 fours and 1 six
--> HM Nicholls (1) passed 8000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 53
--> IS Sodhi (1) 50 in 104 balls with 5 fours and 1 six
--> IS Sodhi (1) passed his previous highest score of 82 in First-Class matches
--> IS Sodhi (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> IS Sodhi (1) passed his previous highest score of 82 in Plunket Shield matches
--> IS Sodhi (1) made his first century in Plunket Shield matches
--> IS Sodhi (1) 100 in 161 balls with 8 fours and 4 sixes
--> SB Davey (1) 50 in 63 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> SB Davey (1) passed his previous highest score of 55 in First-Class matches
--> SB Davey (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> SB Davey (1) passed his previous highest score of 55 in Plunket Shield matches
--> SB Davey (1) made his first century in Plunket Shield matches
--> SB Davey (1) 100 in 113 balls with 11 fours and 4 sixes
--> JCT Boyle (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 16
--> TK Parkes (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 30
--> GD Phillips (1) 50 in 63 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes
--> LI Georgeson (1) 50 in 91 balls with 5 fours
--> HM Nicholls (2) 50 in 70 balls with 3 fours
--> HM Nicholls (2) 100 in 118 balls with 9 fours
--> TWM Latham (23) and HM Nicholls (26) added 50 in 64 balls for the Canterbury 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> HM Nicholls (36) and MJ Hay (12) added 50 in 87 balls for the Canterbury 5th wicket in the first innings
--> IS Sodhi (19) and SB Davey (26) added 50 in 51 balls for the Canterbury 8th wicket in the first innings
--> IS Sodhi (38) and SB Davey (53) added 100 in 119 balls for the Canterbury 8th wicket in the first innings
--> IS Sodhi (66) and SB Davey (75) added 150 in 165 balls for the Canterbury 8th wicket in the first innings
--> IS Sodhi (92) and SB Davey (97) added 200 in 217 balls for the Canterbury 8th wicket in the first innings
--> JCT Boyle (17) and JM Cumming (27) added 50 in 74 balls for the Otago 1st wicket in the first innings
--> TK Parkes (23) and GD Phillips (25) added 50 in 70 balls for the Otago 4th wicket in the first innings
--> GD Phillips (25) and LI Georgeson (26) added 50 in 91 balls for the Otago 6th wicket in the first innings
--> HM Nicholls (30) and MJ Hay (21) added 50 in 88 balls for the Canterbury 5th wicket in the second innings
--> HM Nicholls (62) and MJ Hay (36) added 100 in 139 balls for the Canterbury 5th wicket in the second innings
--> JM Cumming (19) and TK Parkes (29) added 50 in 80 balls for the Otago 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> LI Georgeson (20) and BNJ Lockrose (30) added 50 in 138 balls for the Otago 7th wicket in the second innings

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