Otago v Central Districts – Plunket Shield, 2012/13 – Match Update – Contest ends in draw
The Plunket Shield match between the Otago Volts and the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Central-Districts-c777 Stags did not enter the fourth innings, and culminated in a draw, after a contest which lasted from December 17 to 20 at the University Oval in Dunedin.
The Volts had chosen to bat first after winning the toss, and the solid performances put forth by the batting order did full justice to the decision. AY http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Trego-c2181 (25-3-56-2) were powerless when it came
to curbing the opposition, and Otago succeeded in racking up a massive first innings total of 427, after which they were all out.
Displaying remarkable depth in their batting order, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RN-ten-Doeschate-c2338, who top-scored for the team with 118. The Stags’ bowling
attack ran into a solid wall when they moved down to the Volts’ middle order, with skipper Sam Wells (63), Mark Craig (63), and Neil Wagner (68) playing a string of stellar outings.
The Stags, however, found themselves equal to surpassing the 427-run first innings total posted by their opponents, and put up an equally impressive display, despite the checks imposed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sam-Wells-c2422
(10-1-30-2). Top-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Sinclair-c2029 impressed with the highest individual score of the match – a remarkable 142.
Trego (35), Roald Badenhorst (27), and Bevan Small (28) all chipped in with small contributions, and the Stags were eventually bowled for a solid first innings total of 449.
Otago commenced their second innings on the third day of play, then proceeded to bat through the fourth day and remained not out. Opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Redmond-c963 (38) and Neil Wagner
(65) sent back to the pavilion after contributing sizeable scores.
Wicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Broom-c2090 (24*) stuck it out until the end, and by the time the fourth day came to a close, the Volts were unbeaten on 227, and the match ended on a draw.
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