Central Districts reach 154 for 5 against Canterbury in Plunket Shield
Central Districts reached 154 for the loss of five wickets on day-one of their Plunket Shield match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754.
The match didn’t start on time, as there was a lot of rain at the venue. The day’s play was restricted to just 37 overs, as the ground took a lot of time to dry.
Canterbury captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Fulton-c2177 won the toss and elected to field first considering the conditions. Even though the wicket looked good for batting, Fulton expected some moisture beneath the surface. However, Peter Ingram and George Worker started the innings
positively for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Central-Districts-c777. The pair attacked Canterbury’s opening bowlers, and put together 41 runs for the first wicket partnership at more than six runs per over.
Just when Fulton’s decision to field first seemed to have backfired, Worker threw away his wicket. The aggressive opener scored a run-a-ball 20, but he would have liked to carry onto the start he got. The fall of wicket brought http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brad-Patton-c1186 to the crease,
who failed to make an impression. The first-drop player only managed three runs before he was sent back to the pavilion.
Ingram was then joined by Mathew Sinclair in the middle, and the pair looked to steady the innings. However, Ingram failed to build on the start he got, as he was dismissed after scoring 31 runs from 55 balls. A lot was expected from Sinclair, who took his
time to settle down, but the veteran batsman failed to score too many runs for his team. He was out after adding 18 runs to the total.
After a sound start, Central Districts were struggling at 79 for 4. The team had lost four wickets in a span of just 38 runs. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kieran-Noema-Barnett-c1795 rescued their team from trouble, as the pair put together a solid 61-run stand for
the fifth wicket.
Weston played some aggressive strokes whereas; Noema-Barnett rotated the strike over to his partner. Just when things started to look good for Central Districts, Weston gave his wicket away after scoring 44 runs off 59 balls. However, Noema-Barnett didn’t
lose his focus and remained unbeaten on 17 until the close of play along with his captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kruger-van-Wyk-c1811, who was not-out on six when umpires called the day off.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-Sherlock-c2317 and Willie Lonsdale, who grabbed one wicket each.
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