When was Central Districts vs Northern Districts played?

Central Districts vs Northern Districts, the 17th Match of Plunket Shield, was played on 7 March 2026, 3:00 am IST.

Where was Central Districts vs Northern Districts played?

The match was played at McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand.

What format is Central Districts vs Northern Districts?

It is a Test match in Plunket Shield.

What is the average score at McLean Park?

The average first-innings score in Test matches at McLean Park is 317 and the average second-innings score is 226, based on 5 matches.

CD vs ND 17th Match, 09 Mar 2026 Fantasy AI Predictions

Napier

McLean Park

232

108

373/10 (104.0)

Northern Dis chose to BOWL

82/10 (32.2)

Central D won by an innings and 27 runs

Central Districts vs Northern Districts: Key Facts

When was Central Districts vs Northern Districts played?: Central Districts vs Northern Districts, the 17th Match of Plunket Shield, was played on 7 March 2026, 3:00 am IST.
Where was Central Districts vs Northern Districts played?: The match was played at McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand.
What format is Central Districts vs Northern Districts?: It is a Test match in Plunket Shield.
Who won Central Districts vs Northern Districts?: Central D won by an innings and 27 runs
What is the average score at McLean Park?: The average first-innings score in Test matches at McLean Park is 317 and the average second-innings score is 226, based on 5 matches.

Plunket Shield CS vs ND players TEST past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Lineup selection			Match Performance
Name	T	R	S	M#	Bat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50+	4/6	Bowl	Inn	Wk	Ov	Avg	Eco	SR	4w	Best	C/St	M	A. Pt	Pts	Run	Wk	DT	P	S%	C	VC	iDt	#	PTS	Bat	Bowl	Field
Jeet Raval	ND	BAT	✅	24	LHB	39	1	1143	132	30.07	42.8	8	143	LB	2	1	7	34	2.42	84	0	1/33	21	5	141	705	383	2	60	1	0	0	0		14	62	30	28	0
Henry Cooper	ND	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0	OB			0				0		0	5	218	1090	588	3	100	2	0	0	0		20	12	8	0	0
Will Young	CD	BAT	✅	23	RHB	41	3	1215	89	31.97	46.83	11	158	OB	0	0					0	-	26	2	28	56	12	0	0	3	0	0	0		26	0	-4	0	0
Scott Kuggeleijn	ND	ALL	✅	3	RHB	6	0	92	44	15.33	75.4	0	14	RFM	6	6	9.8	49	4.98	59	0	2/75	1	1	168	168	8	6	100	8	0	0	0	✅	6	122	10	100	8
Tom Bruce	CD	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0	OB			0				0		0	3	53.7	161	81	0	0	5	0	0	0		16	52	32	0	16
Dane Cleaver	CD	WK	✅		RHB							0	0	LB			0				0		0	4	94.5	378	152	0	75	6	0	0	0	✅	3	187	175	0	8
Toby Findlay	CD	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	1	100	100	16	3	100	9	0	0	0		12	69	37	28	0
Dean Foxcroft	CD	ALL	✅	1	RHB	1	0	98	98	98	75.96	1	7	OB	1	0	1				0	-	0	5	110.2	551	293	0	60	4	0	0	0		17	40	28	0	8
Bharat Popli	ND	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0				0				0		0	5	133.2	666	388	0	40	3	0	0	0		19	34	22	0	8
Joe Carter	ND	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0				0				0		0	5	142	710	420	0	40	4	0	0	0		18	36	24	0	8
Ben Pomare	ND	WK	✅		RHB							0	0	OB			0				0		0	3	85.7	257	79	0	0	7	0	0	0		15	55	35	0	16
Robert O'Donnell	ND	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	4	95.8	383	191	0	25	5	0	0	0		21	12	0	0	8
Cooper Rowell	ND	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RMF			0				0		0							11	0	0	0		13	64	0	60	0
Brett Randell	CD	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	1	142	142	66	2	100	8	0	0	0	✅	2	206	10	192	0
Jayden Lennox	CD	BOWL	✅		LHB							0	0	SLA			0				0		0	4	58.2	233	59	5	25	10	0	0	0	✅	5	175	47	124	0
Raymond Toole	CD	BOWL	✅		LHB							0	0	LM			0				0		0	5	86	430	14	16	40	11	0	0	0	✅	4	177	1	172	0
Brad Schmulian	CD	BAT	✅									0	0				0				0		0	5	223	1115	593	5	80	1	0	0	0	✅	7	111	107	0	0
Curtis Heaphy	CD	WK	✅		RHB							0	0				0				0		0	4	173.8	695	423	0	75	2	0	0	0	✅	10	84	64	0	16
Josh Clarkson	CD	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	5	93.8	469	77	13	60	7	0	0	0	✅	11	78	46	20	8
Joshua Brown	ND	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RF			0				0		0	5	101.6	508	82	15	40	10	0	0	0	✅	9	101	97	0	0
Kristian Clarke	ND	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	4	168	672	212	11	75	6	0	0	0	✅	1	219	175	40	0
Tim Pringle	ND	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	SLA			0				0		0	5	124.6	623	81	20	60	9	0	0	0	✅	8	105	93	0	8

Completed matches of Central Districts
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
AA vs CS	18 Nov - 03:00 AM	Palmerston North	Auckland	AUCKAuckland	CD	406/10 (101.3)	191/10 (57.0)	Auckland Auckland won by an innings and 61 runs
CS vs WF	26 Nov - 03:00 AM	Wellington	Wellington	WELLWellington	CD	354/9 (87.3)	118/3 (39.0)	Central D Central D won by 8 wickets
CTB vs CS	05 Dec - 03:00 AM	Napier	Central D	CDCentral D	CANT	239/10 (85.3)	124/10 (49.2)	Central D Central D won by 295 runs
CS vs ND	07 Mar - 03:00 AM	Napier	Northern Dis	CDCentral D	ND	373/10 (104.0)	82/10 (32.2)	Central D Central D won by an innings and 27 runs
CTB vs CS	18 Mar - 03:00 AM	Rangiora	Central D	CANTCanterbury	CD	334/10 (87.2)	221/10 (78.1)	Canterbury Canterbury won by 279 runs

Completed matches of Northern Districts
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
CTB vs ND	18 Nov - 03:00 AM	Rangiora	Canterbury	NDNorthern Dis	CANT	237/10 (77.5)	248/10 (87.4)	Canterbury Canterbury won by 5 wickets
ND vs OV	05 Dec - 03:00 AM	Hamilton	Otago	NDNorthern Dis	OTAGO	346/10 (106.2)	289/10 (102.2)	Northern Dis Northern Dis won by 113 runs
ND vs WF	13 Dec - 03:00 AM	Whangarei	Wellington	WELLWellington	ND	319/10 (100.4)	571/9 (157.0)	Northern Dis Northern Dis won by an innings and 28 runs
AA vs ND	28 Feb - 03:00 AM	Auckland	Auckland	AUCKAuckland	ND	283/10 (59.0)	288/10 (93.2)	Northern Dis Northern Dis won by 6 wickets
CS vs ND	07 Mar - 03:00 AM	Napier	Northern Dis	CDCentral D	ND	373/10 (104.0)	82/10 (32.2)	Central D Central D won by an innings and 27 runs
ND vs OV	18 Mar - 03:00 AM	Dunedin	Otago	NDNorthern Dis	OTAGO	339/10 (85.3)	258/10 (77.2)	Otago Otago won by 4 wickets

Completed matches at McLean Park
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
CTB vs CS	05 Dec - 03:00 AM	Central D	CDCentral D	CANT	239/10 (85.3)	124/10 (49.2)	Central D Central D won by 295 runs
CS vs ND	07 Mar - 03:00 AM	Northern Dis	CDCentral D	ND	373/10 (104.0)	82/10 (32.2)	Central D Central D won by an innings and 27 runs

Top batting performance for CD
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
CS vs WF	3	Brad Schmulian	not out	167	228	21	0	73.24
CS vs WF	1	Curtis Heaphy	caught	132	235	11	0	56.17
CTB vs CS	1	Curtis Heaphy	bowled	119	249	13	0	47.79
CS vs WF	2	Brad Schmulian	bowled	117	209	11	0	55.98
CS vs ND	6	Dane Cleaver	caught	109	137	11	1	79.56
CS vs OV	4	Dean Foxcroft	caught	94	120	11	5	78.33
CS vs OV	5	Dane Cleaver	not out	93	114	13	1	81.57
CTB vs CS	3	Brad Schmulian	caught	93	175	5	0	53.14
CS vs OV	1	Curtis Heaphy	caught	81	226	9	0	35.84
CTB vs CS	4	Dane Cleaver	lbw	78	82	15	0	95.12
CS vs OV	3	Brad Schmulian	caught	78	100	12	0	78
CTB vs CS	8	William Clark	caught	70	101	6	3	69.3
CTB vs CS	6	Dane Cleaver	caught	67	97	6	3	69.07
CS vs WF	8	Brett Randell	caught	66	161	6	0	40.99
CS vs OV	2	Curtis Heaphy	caught	65	150	8	0	43.33
AA vs CS	1	Taylor Bettelheim	caught	62	107	8	0	57.94
CS vs ND	1	Brad Schmulian	caught	61	91	8	1	67.03
CTB vs CS	1	Brad Schmulian	caught	55	162	9	0	33.95
CS vs WF	4	Dean Foxcroft	not out	53	91	6	1	58.24
CTB vs CS	1	Taylor Bettelheim	caught	50	95	5	0	52.63

Top bowling performance for CD
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
CS vs ND	Brett Randell	11	1	25	7	2.27
CTB vs CS	Raymond Toole	24.1	4	82	5	3.39
CS vs ND	Raymond Toole	20	10	32	5	1.6
CTB vs CS	Raymond Toole	18.2	2	87	4	4.74
CS vs ND	Jayden Lennox	20	5	57	4	2.85
CS vs WF	Brad Schmulian	12	2	27	4	2.25
CTB vs CS	Josh Clarkson	13.2	3	33	4	2.47
CS vs WF	Blair Tickner	21.3	7	68	4	3.16
AA vs CS	Josh Clarkson	19.3	4	63	4	3.23
CTB vs CS	Ajaz Patel	16	1	61	3	3.81
CS vs WF	Jayden Lennox	27	6	60	3	2.22
CS vs WF	Raymond Toole	15	6	37	3	2.46
CS vs OV	Tyler Annand	24	4	85	3	3.54
CTB vs CS	Raymond Toole	15	3	44	3	2.93
CTB vs CS	Ajaz Patel	29	14	37	3	1.27
CS vs WF	Josh Clarkson	21	4	76	3	3.61
CTB vs CS	Tyler Annand	12	2	32	2	2.66
CTB vs CS	Toby Findlay	16	3	59	2	3.68
CS vs WF	Raymond Toole	23.3	5	98	2	4.17
CS vs WF	Toby Findlay	21	3	91	2	4.33

Top batting performance for ND
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
AA vs ND	2	Henry Cooper	not out	206	388	20	1	53.09
AA vs ND	1	Jeet Raval	caught	129	252	11	1	51.19
ND vs OV	4	Joe Carter	not out	119	186	15	2	63.97
CTB vs ND	3	Bharat Popli	bowled	116	174	8	0	66.66
ND vs WF	2	Jeet Raval	caught	108	217	7	0	49.76
CS vs ND	6	Kristian Clarke	caught	103	173	14	0	59.53
ND vs WF	4	Joe Carter	caught	99	222	8	0	44.59
ND vs WF	5	Robert O'Donnell	caught	91	124	13	1	73.38
ND vs OV	3	Bharat Popli	caught	91	156	8	2	58.33
ND vs WF	1	Henry Cooper	caught	88	175	11	0	50.28
ND vs OV	4	Joe Carter	caught	84	98	11	0	85.71
ND vs OV	5	Joe Carter	caught	81	171	8	0	47.36
ND vs OV	3	Bharat Popli	caught	72	108	7	2	66.66
CTB vs ND	3	Bharat Popli	lbw	69	124	6	1	55.64
AA vs ND	1	Jeet Raval	caught	67	145	7	0	46.2
CTB vs ND	8	Aryan Mann	caught	66	87	7	1	75.86
AA vs ND	1	Henry Cooper	caught	63	89	9	0	70.78
CTB vs ND	1	Henry Cooper	bowled	63	177	9	0	35.59
ND vs OV	2	Henry Cooper	caught	60	103	10	0	58.25
ND vs OV	6	Brett Hampton	lbw	60	52	9	2	115.38

Top bowling performance for ND
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
CS vs ND	Scott Kuggeleijn	25	6	90	4	3.6
ND vs WF	Tim Pringle	21.4	7	38	4	1.75
ND vs WF	James Naylor	23	3	74	4	3.21
ND vs WF	Tim Pringle	32.2	15	45	4	1.39
ND vs OV	Zak Gibson	15	6	42	4	2.8
AA vs ND	Tim Pringle	30	2	136	4	4.53
AA vs ND	Kristian Clarke	22.1	6	53	4	2.39
ND vs OV	Tim Pringle	19	3	48	3	2.52
ND vs OV	Zak Gibson	15.2	2	67	3	4.36
CS vs ND	Cooper Rowell	17	2	77	3	4.52
AA vs ND	Zak Gibson	16	6	36	3	2.25
AA vs ND	Kristian Clarke	14.5	6	16	3	1.07
AA vs ND	Scott Kuggeleijn	21	4	53	3	2.52
AA vs ND	Joshua Brown	14	1	56	3	4
AA vs ND	Zak Gibson	16	5	50	3	3.12
AA vs ND	Scott Kuggeleijn	11	2	68	3	6.18
ND vs OV	Brett Hampton	15.2	3	49	3	3.19
CTB vs ND	Joshua Brown	13	4	34	3	2.61
CTB vs ND	Brett Hampton	15.4	2	57	3	3.63
CTB vs ND	Joshua Brown	17	1	61	3	3.58

Central Districts vs Northern Districts, 17th Match

Central Districts vs Northern Districts: Key Facts