2015–16 Plunket Shield season

Cricket tournament October 2015 2015–16 Plunket Shield 15 October 2015 2 April 2016 First-class Round-robin Auckland 23 6 30 Bharat Popli (1149) Ajaz Patel (43) 2014–15 2014–15 Plunket Shield season 2016–17 2016–17 Plunket Shield season The 2015–16 Plunket Shield was the 90th season of official first-class cricket in New Zealand. The competition started on 15 October 2015, and ran to 2 April 2016.http://www.espncricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2015-16/content/series/917509.html?template=fixtures 2015–16 Plunket Shield Fixtures 26 October 2015 ESPN Cricinfo 21 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151021004527/http://www.espncricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2015-16/content/series/917509.html?template=fixtures live Auckland won the competition following a draw in their match against Wellington in round nine of the competition.http://www.espncricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2015-16/content/story/990463.html Auckland claim Plunket Shield with dominant draw 26 March 2016 ESPN Cricinfo Teams Team Home Ground(s) Northern Districts Seddon Park, Cobham Oval, Harry Barker Reserve Auckland Eden Park No.2 Central Districts Nelson Park, McLean Park, Saxton Oval Wellington Basin Reserve, Karori Park Canterbury Mainpower Oval, Hagley Oval Otago Queen's Park, University Oval Squads Aucklandhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2015-16/content/squad/902437.html Auckland Squad 28 October 2015 ESPN Cricinfo 26 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150926023724/http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2015-16/content/squad/902437.html live Canterburyhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2015-16/content/squad/906229.html Canterbury Squad 28 October 2015 ESPN Cricinfo 7 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151107224447/http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2015-16/content/squad/906229.html live Central Districtshttp://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2015-16/content/squad/906241.html Central Districts Squad 28 October 2015 ESPN Cricinfo 26 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151026144256/http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2015-16/content/squad/906241.html live Northern Districtshttp://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2015-16/content/squad/906249.html Northern Districts Squad 28 October 2015 ESPN Cricinfo 8 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151108014154/http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2015-16/content/squad/906249.html live Otagohttp://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2015-16/content/squad/906253.html Otago Squad 28 October 2015 ESPN Cricinfo 6 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151106065347/http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2015-16/content/squad/906253.html live Wellingtonhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2015-16/content/squad/906259.html Wellington Squad 28 October 2015 ESPN Cricinfo 27 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151027213219/http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2015-16/content/squad/906259.html live Michael Bates Brad Cachopa Colin de Grandhomme Lachie Ferguson Donovan Grobbelaar Martin Guptill Michael Guptill-Bunce Shawn Hicks Mitchell McClenaghan Colin Munro Tarun Nethula Rob Nicol Robert O'Donnell Glenn Phillips Matt Quinn Brett Randell Jeet Raval Todd Astle Hamish Bennett Leo Carter Andrew Ellis Cam Fletcher Peter Fulton Matt Henry Ronnie Hira Kyle Jamieson Tim Johnston Tom Latham Ryan McCone Ken McClure Cole McConchie Henry Nicholls Edward Nuttall Logan van Beek Doug Bracewell Tom Bruce Dane Cleaver Greg Hay Marty Kain Andrew Mathieson Adam Milne Ajaz Patel Seth Rance Dean Robinson Jesse Ryder Bevan Small Ben Smith Ross Taylor Kruger van Wyk Ben Wheeler George Worker Will Young Corey Anderson Cody Andrews James Baker Bharat Popli Jono Boult Trent Boult Dean Brownlie Joe Carter Anton Devcich Daniel Flynn Tony Goodin Brett Hampton Jono Hickey Scott Kuggeleijn Daryl Mitchell Mitchell Santner Tim Seifert Ish Sodhi Tim Southee BJ Watling Kane Williamson Warren Barnes Nick Beard Samuel Blakely Michael Bracewell Neil Broom Mark Craig Derek de Boorder Jacob Duffy Ryan Duffy Josh Finnie Anaru Kitchen Brendon McCullum Nathan McCullum James Neesham Michael Rae Hamish Rutherford Craig Smith Neil Wagner Sam Wells Brad Wilson Brent Arnel Brady Barnett Tom Blundell Alecz Day Grant Elliott Jamie Gibson Dane Hutchinson Matt McEwan Stephen Murdoch Ollie Newton Michael Papps Jeetan Patel Michael Pollard Luke Ronchi Matt Taylor Anurag Verma Luke Woodcock Points table Teamhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2015-16/engine/series/917509.html?view=pointstable Points Table ESPN Cricinfo 1 February 2019 Pld Played W Won L Lost D Drawn Ab Abandoned Pts Points Auckland 10 6 1 3 0 132 Canterbury 10 5 3 2 0 117 Wellington 10 5 3 2 0 108 Northern Districts 10 2 4 4 0 87 Central Districts 10 2 5 3 0 85 Otago 10 1 5 4 0 61 #cfc darkgray Winner Fixtures Round 1 match1 15 – 18 October Canterbury Auckland (H) Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland 149 (48.1 overs) Ken McClure 38 (72) Mitchell McClenaghan 4/38 (13 overs) 316 (123.3 overs) Colin de Grandhomme 70 (112) Andrew Ellis 3/54 (25.3 overs) 321 (126.4 overs) Leo Carter 79 (229) Matt Quinn 4/81 (28 overs) 158/1 (37 overs) Martin Guptill 84* (94) Logan van Beek 1/24 (8 overs) Auckland won the toss and elected to field. Billy Bowden and Tony Gillies Scorecard Auckland won by 9 wickets Ken McClure and Theo van Woerkom (Canterbury) made their first-class debuts. match2 15 – 18 October Otago Central Districts (H) Nelson Park, Napier 352 (109.5 overs) James Neesham 131 (152) Doug Bracewell 5/67 (26 overs) 650/8d (150 overs) Ben Smith 244 (368) Nick Beard 4/177 (32 overs) 265/3 (89 overs) Neil Broom 131* (223) Josh Clarkson 2/36 (11 overs) Otago won the toss and elected to bat. Barry Frost and Wayne Knights Scorecard Match drawn Josh Clarkson (Central Districts) and Jack Hunter (Otago) made their first-class debuts. match3 15 – 18 October Wellington Northern Districts (H) Seddon Park, Hamilton 267 (65 overs) Luke Ronchi 115 (112) Tim Southee 5/56 (15 overs) 429 (147.2 overs) Daniel Flynn 102 (239) Dane Hutchinson 5/116 (31.2 overs) 409/9 (135 overs) Stephen Murdoch 93 (147) Trent Boult 5/97 (26 overs) Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field. Ashley Mehrotra and Tim Parlane Scorecard Match drawn Round 2 match4 23 – 26 October Central Districts (H) Wellington Saxton Oval, Nelson 385 (105.1 overs) George Worker 210 (270) Brent Arnel 3/67 (27.1 overs) 353/5d (110 overs) Stephen Murdoch 171 (301) Blair Tickner 4/65 (19 overs) 273/8d (100 overs) Ben Smith 117* (281) Jeetan Patel 3/74 (31 overs) 307/5 (62.3 overs) Tom Blundell 77* (88) Andrew Mathieson 1/27 (5 overs) Wellington won the toss and elected to field. Phil Jones and Ashley Mehrotra Scorecard Wellington won by 5 wickets match5 23 – 26 October Northern Districts (H) Auckland Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 124 (48.1 overs) Bharat Popli 32 (81) Michael Bates 4/29 (10.1 overs) 98 (23.1 overs) Mitchell McClenaghan 20 (17) Scott Kuggeleijn 5/32 (10.1 overs) 206 (61.1 overs) Anton Devcich 54 (78) Donovan Grobbelaar 3/37 (13 overs) 233/7 (65 overs) Rob Nicol 59 (125) Scott Kuggeleijn 3/67 (20 overs) Auckland won the toss and elected to field. Barry Frost and Tony Gillies Scorecard Auckland won by 3 wickets Brett Hampton and Nick Kelly (Northern Districts) made their first-class debuts. match6 24 – 27 October Canterbury (H) Otago Hagley Oval, Christchurch 293 (90.5 overs) Logan van Beek 111* (125) Jack Hunter 4/47 (24 overs) 91 (36.3 overs) Nick Beard 22 (51) Will Williams 3/13 (9.3 overs) 350/2d (69 overs) Peter Fulton 155* (144) Nick Beard 2/92 (19 overs) 248 (97.1 overs) Brad Wilson 100 (252) Logan van Beek 6/57 (20.1 overs) Otago won the toss and elected to field. Billy Bowden and Chris Brown Scorecard Canterbury won by 304 runs Logan van Beek (Canterbury) scored his maiden first-class century.http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/934114.html Van Beek's career best crushes Otago 27 October 2015 ESPN Cricinfo 28 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151028124840/http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/934114.html live Round 3 match7 17 – 20 December Northern Districts Auckland (H) Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland 381 (108.3 overs) Bharat Popli 116 (182) Lachie Ferguson 5/61 (23.3 overs) 380 (88.1 overs) Jeet Raval 89 (112) Scott Kuggeleijn 4/108 (22.1 overs) 374/7d (110 overs) Scott Kuggeleijn 104* (177) Mitchell McClenaghan 4/83 (27 overs) 253/7 (58 overs) Michael Guptill-Bunce 92 (80) Ish Sodhi 4/96 (23 overs) Auckland won the toss and elected to field. Chris Brown and Barry Frost Scorecard Match drawn Mark Chapman and Shawn Hicks (Auckland) both made their first-class debuts. match8 17 – 20 December Canterbury (H) Central Districts Mainpower Oval, Rangiora 320 (86.3 overs) Leo Carter 101 (165) Navin Patel 3/56 (19.3 overs) 245 (69.5 overs) Will Young 63 (138) Matt Henry 3/38 (15 overs) 310 (77.4 overs) Matt Henry 75 (52) Adam Milne 4/31 (12 overs) 224 (71.3 overs) Tom Bruce 67 (122) Todd Astle 5/50 (19.3 overs) Central Districts won the toss and elected to field. Tony Gillies and Derek Walker Scorecard Canterbury won by 161 runs Navin Patel (Central Districts) made his first-class debut. match9 17 – 20 December Wellington (H) Otago Basin Reserve, Wellington 328 (101.2 overs) Luke Ronchi 116* (131) Bradley Scott 4/74 (23 overs) 279/8d (84.5 overs) Anaru Kitchen 72 (104) Jeetan Patel 3/59 (23 overs) 305/4d (66 overs) Michael Papps 132 (181) Bradley Scott 3/47 (10 overs) 262 (72 overs) Neil Broom 85 (111) Jeetan Patel 6/77 (24 overs) Otago won the toss and elected to field. Ashley Mehrotra and Tim Parlane Scorecard Wellington won by 92 runs Round 4 match10 5 – 8 February Northern Districts Central Districts (H) McLean Park, Napier 268 (93.4 overs) Tim Seifert 106 (190) Bevan Small 3/43 (18 overs) 256 (63.5 overs) Dane Cleaver 66* (83) Scott Kuggeleijn 4/82 (19 overs) 425/7d (98.5 overs) Bharat Popli 133 (191) Blair Tickner 3/89 (18.5 overs) 153 (55.4 overs) Dane Cleaver 40 (50) Scott Kuggeleijn 4/25 (13.4 overs) Central Districts won the toss and elected to field. Barry Frost and Ashley Mehrotra Scorecard Northern Districts won by 284 runs match11 5 – 8 February Canterbury (H) Auckland Hagley Oval, Christchurch 294 (88.2 overs) Tim Johnston 76 (64) Colin de Grandhomme 3/38 (16 overs) 279 (87.2 overs) Michael Guptill-Bunce 93 (121) Ed Nuttall 5/72 (17 overs) 222 (74 overs) Cam Fletcher 77* (113) Michael Bates 5/48 (18 overs) 239/5 (65.2 overs) Colin de Grandhomme 106* (92) Ed Nuttall 2/24 (13 overs) Auckland won the toss and elected to field. Wayne Knights and Tim Parlane Scorecard Auckland won by 5 wickets Nathan McAndrew (Auckland) made his first-class debut. match12 5 – 8 February Wellington Otago (H) Queenstown Events Centre Queenstown 348 (113 overs) Scott Borthwick 102 (191) Neil Wagner 5/101 (34 overs) 240 (65.4 overs) Hamish Rutherford 70 (126) Brent Arnel 5/59 (20 overs) 282/8d (94.4 overs) Fraser Colson 97 (144) Mark Craig 5/79 (35 overs) 288 (74.3 overs) James Neesham 65 (62) Matthew Bacon 3/27 (6.3 overs) Wellington won the toss and elected to bat. Chris Brown and Tony Gillies Scorecard Wellington won by 102 runs Matthew Bacon (Wellington) made his first-class debut. Round 5 match12 13 – 16 February Wellington Auckland (H) Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland 174 (71.1 overs) Luke Ronchi 50 (53) Colin de Grandhomme 4/31 (13.1 overs) 512/9d (167.5 overs) Robert O'Donnell 167 (325) Dane Hutchinson 4/89 (31.5 overs) 219 (76.2 overs) Scott Borthwick 55 (106) Tarun Nethula 4/77 (29) Auckland won the toss and elected to field. Barry Frost and Wayne Knights Scorecard Auckland won by an innings and 119 runs match13 13 – 16 February Otago (H) Northern Districts University Oval, Dunedin 237 (66.1 overs) Brad Wilson 97 (175) Tony Goodin 4/50 (14.1 overs) 324 (107.5 overs) Daniel Flynn 92 (194) James Neesham 2/17 (7 overs) 287 (76.3 overs) Michael Bracewell 96 (115) Ish Sodhi 7/102 (27.3 overs) 139 (51 overs) James Baker 41* (60) Jack Hunter 3/27 (10 overs) Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field. Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker Scorecard Otago won by 61 runs match14 13 – 16 February Canterbury Central Districts (H) Nelson Park, Napier 204 (66.1 overs) Peter Fulton 89 (183) Navin Patel 4/37 (18 overs) 168 (67.2 overs) Will Young 84 (141) Kyle Jamieson 5/47 (20 overs) 339 (103.5 overs) Leo Carter 82 (169) Ajaz Patel 6/152 (39.5 overs) 278/9 (101 overs) Ben Smith 78 (181) Andrew Ellis 5/52 (21 overs) Central Districts won the toss and elected to field. Tony Gillies and Geoff Joshua (Aus) Scorecard Match drawn Michael Davidson (Canterbury) made his first-class debut. Round 6 match15 20 – 23 February Auckland (H) Otago Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland 277 (76.1 overs) Rob Nicol 60 (170) Sam Wells 3/59 (16 overs) 265 (79.1 overs) Anaru Kitchen 53 (70) Tarun Nethula 3/64 (21.1 overs) 431/8d (113 overs) Jeet Raval 202* (311) Anaru Kitchen 3/36 (12 overs) 338/7 (110 overs) Brad Wilson 107 (239) Lachie Ferguson 3/36 (18 overs) Otago won the toss and elected to field. Billy Bowden and R. G. Hooper Scorecard Match drawn match16 20 – 23 February Northern Districts (H) Canterbury Seddon Park, Hamilton 257 (69 overs) Daryl Mitchell 84 (77) Todd Astle 3/89 (19.2 overs) 485 (132.1 overs) Andrew Ellis 143 (170) Ish Sodhi 5/167 (38.1 overs) 316 (99.2 overs) Bharat Popli 94 (194) Andrew Ellis 3/43 (20 overs) 90/2 (17 overs) Michael Davidson 26 (28) Tony Goodin 1/8 (4 overs) Canterbury won the toss and elected to field. John Bromley and Phil Jones Scorecard Canterbury won by 8 wickets match17 20 – 23 February Central Districts (H) Wellington Nelson Park, Napier 424/6d (119.4 overs) Dane Cleaver 151* (208) Dane Hutchinson 3/121 (24.4 overs) 370/7d (100.5 overs) Tom Blundell 92 (127) Kurt Richards 3/77 (21.5 overs) 314/6d (87 overs) Greg Hay 127 (254) Jeetan Patel 3/114 (32 overs) 281 (70.1 overs) Luke Ronchi 88 (111) George Worker 4/58 (17.1 overs) Wellington won the toss and elected to field. Shaun Haig and Wayne Knights Scorecard Central Districts won by 87 runs Mitch Renwick (Central Districts) made his first-class debut. Round 7 match18 8 – 11 March Northern Districts Wellington (H) Basin Reserve, Wellington 438/8d (104 overs) BJ Watling 77 (155) Brent Arnel 3/114 (32 overs) 352/7d (105.2 overs) Luke Woodcock 111 (212) Joe Walker 3/80 (28 overs) 291/3d (43 overs) Daniel Flynn 110 (86) Jeetan Patel 2/97 (13 overs) 378/3 (75 overs) Scott Borthwick 94 (148) James Baker 3/84 (19 overs) Wellington won the toss and elected to field. Tony Gillies and Tim Parlane Scorecard Wellington won by 3 wickets Ian McPeake (Wellington) made his first-class debut. match19 8 – 11 March Otago (H) Canterbury Queen's Park, Invercargill 351 (114.5 overs) Neil Broom 117 (241) Kyle Jamieson 3/54 (25 overs) 180 (69 overs) Michael Davidson 44 (77) Mark Craig 4/40 (23 overs) 225/3d (45 overs) Anaru Kitchen 61 (90) Andrew Ellis 1/31 (12 overs) 398/5 (106.3 overs) Ken McClure 193* (266) Mark Craig 3/152 (37 overs) Canterbury won the toss and elected to field. Chris Brown and Barry Frost Scorecard Canterbury won by 5 wickets match20 8 – 11 March Auckland (H) Central Districts Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland 373 (80.2 overs) Michael Guptill-Bunce 112 (103) Ajaz Patel 6/117 (30 overs) 416 (113.1 overs) Will Young 85 (143) Tarun Nethula 6/132 425/6 (88 overs) Jeet Raval 139 (185) Ajaz Patel 5/148 (36 overs) 335 (79.1 overs) Will Young 62 (119) Tarun Nethula 5/140 (28.1 overs) Central Districts won the toss and elected to field. Stephen Harris (SA) and Ashley Mehrotra Scorecard Auckland won by 47 runs Round 8 match21 15 – 18 March Northern Districts (H) Central Districts Seddon Park, Hamilton 458/6d (119 overs) Bharat Popli 172 (331) Liam Dudding 3/119 (30 overs) 293 (76.1 overs) Mitch Renwick 69 (116) Anton Devcich 4/43 (15.1 overs) 332/7d (60.4 overs) Daryl Mitchell 72 (49) Ajaz Patel 4/123 (23 overs) 382 (102.2 overs) Tom Bruce 166* (233) Anton Devcich 4/141 (35.2 overs) Central Districts won the toss and elected to field. Wayne Knights and Derek Walker Scorecard Northern Districts won by 115 runs Liam Dudding (Central Districts) and Zak Gibson (Northern Districts) both made their first-class debuts. match22 15 – 18 March Wellington Canterbury (H) Hagley Oval, Christchurch 206 (79.5 overs) Scott Borthwick 110* (257) Andrew Ellis 4/33 (22 overs) 159/2d (47.1 overs) Michael Davidson 73* (143) Anurag Verma 2/45 (13 overs) 136 (56.1 overs) Michael Papps 51 (73) Hamish Bennett 5/54 (17 overs) 129 (37 overs) Chad Bowes 34 (46) Jeetan Patel 3/20 (7 overs) Canterbury won the toss and elected to field. Chris Brown and Stephen Harris (SA) Scorecard Wellington won by 54 runs No play was possible on Day 2. match23 15 – 18 March Otago (H) Auckland University Oval, Dunedin 255 (60.1 overs) Robert O'Donnell 87 (126) Christi Viljoen 3/44 (13 overs) 177 (57.5 overs) Ryan Duffy 90* (163) Colin de Grandhomme 3/29 (12.5 overs) 139 (50.5 overs) Jeet Raval 47 (79) Craig Smith 4/35 (15.5 overs) 207 (49.3 overs) Derek de Boorder 81 (76) Lachie Ferguson 5/68 (14.3 overs) Otago won the toss and elected to field. Billy Bowden and Phil Jones Scorecard Auckland won by 10 runs No play was possible on Day 1. Round 9 match24 23 – 26 March Auckland Wellington (H) Basin Reserve, Wellington 152 (34 overs) Donovan Grobbelaar 25 (30) Brent Arnel 5/51 (14 overs) 236 (77.4 overs) Michael Pollard 68 (157) Lachie Ferguson 5/37 (17.4 overs) 598 (134.5 overs) Michael Guptill-Bunce 189 (218) Scott Borthwick 3/101 (21 overs) 308/8 (80 overs) Stephen Murdoch 78 (95) Tarun Nethula 4/121 (26.4 overs) Wellington won the toss and elected to field. Chris Brown and Tim Parlane Scorecard Match drawn match25 23 – 26 March Northern Districts Canterbury (H) Hagley Oval, Christchurch 185 (61.4 overs) Joe Walker 36* (52) Todd Astle 3/10 (5.4 overs) 258 (90.3 overs) Peter Fulton 58 (103) Zak Gibson 4/62 (21 overs) 355 (109.3 overs) Bharat Popli 92 (198) Todd Astle 4/82 (27 overs) 78/6 (49 overs) Chad Bowes 17 (19) Brett Hampton 2/20 (6 overs) Canterbury won the toss and elected to field. Shaun Haig and Derek Walker Scorecard Match drawn match26 23 – 26 March Central Districts Otago (H) University Oval, Dunedin 258 (86.3 overs) Dane Cleaver 93 (143) Jacob Duffy 5/96 (25.3 overs) 198 (48.2 overs) Josh Finnie 52 (69) Navin Patel 5/72 (17.2 overs) 282/8d (72.2 overs) Will Young 83 (143) Anaru Kitchen 2/26 (4.2 overs) 305/8 (84 overs) Ryan Duffy 104 (170) Ajaz Patel 4/80 (26) Otago won the toss and elected to field. Tony Gillies and Ashley Mehrotra Scorecard Match drawn No play was possible on Day 2. Round 10 match27 30 March – 2 April Canterbury Wellington (H) Basin Reserve, Wellington 430/8d (113 overs) Ken McClure 115 (160) Jeetan Patel 4/80 (29 overs) 201 (53 overs) Stephen Murdoch 105 (103) Andrew Ellis 4/32 (15 overs) 333 (95.4 overs) Tom Blundell 153 (212) Ed Nuttall 3/56 (18 overs) 108/3 (20 overs) Andrew Ellis 55* (25) Ian McPeake 3/47 (9 overs) Wellington won the toss and elected to field. Phil Jones and Derek Walker Scorecard Canterbury won by 7 wickets Jamie Gibson (Wellington) made his first-class debut. match28 30 March – 2 April Otago Northern Districts (H) Cobham Oval, Whangārei 298 (102 overs) Brad Wilson 126 (300) James Baker 5/63 (21 overs) 431 (144.2 overs) BJ Watling 176 (373) Nathan Smith 3/80 (27 overs) 172/3 (95 overs) Brad Wilson 62 (275) Tony Goodin 1/20 (8 overs) Otago won the toss and elected to bat. Barry Frost and Wayne Knights Scorecard Match drawn Nathan Smith (Otago) made his first-class debut. match29 30 March – 2 April Auckland Central Districts (H) Nelson Park, Napier 396 (98.3 overs) Jeet Raval 147 (216) Doug Bracewell 5/60 (19 overs) 464 (139.1 overs) Ben Smith 161 (344) Lachie Ferguson 3/62 (23 overs) 266 (80 overs) Donovan Grobbelaar 58 (124) Navin Patel 5/71 (27 overs) 202/6 (44.1 overs) Greg Hay 72 (109) Tarun Nethula 5/73 (16 overs) Auckland won the toss and elected to bat. Billy Bowden and John Bromley Scorecard Central Districts won by 4 wickets References 30em External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo Category:Plunket Shield Category:2015–16 New Zealand cricket season Plunket Shield