2012–13 Plunket Shield season

Cricket tournament in New Zealand

2012–13 Plunket Shield
Administrator(s)	New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	Central Districts (9th title)
Participants	6
Matches	30
Most runs	Aaron Redmond - 941
Most wickets	Brent Arnel - 45 Mark Gillespie - 45
← 2011-12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Plunket Shield season was the 84th season of official first-class domestic cricket in New Zealand. The season started on 27 October 2012 and ran to 23 February 2013. Central Districts won the tournament.

Teams

Auckland
Northern Districts
Wellington
Central Districts
Canterbury
Otago

Grounds

Ground Used	Home Team
Eden Park No.2 Ground	Auckland
Cobham Oval	Northern Districts
Seddon Park	Northern Districts
Harry Barker Reserve	Northern Districts
Nelson Park	Central Districts
McLean Park	Central Districts
Saxton Oval	Central Districts
Basin Reserve	Wellington
Karori Park	Wellington
MainPower Oval	Canterbury
Hagley Oval	Canterbury
University Oval	Otago
Queenstown Events Centre	Otago

Points Distribution

Result	Points
Won	12
Lost	0
Drawn	0
Tied	6
Abandoned	2

Batting Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the number of runs scored after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.

Runs Scored	Points Awarded
250-299	1
300-349	2
350-399	3
400+	4

Bowling Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the number of wickets taken after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.

Wickets Taken	Points Awarded
3-4	1
5-6	2
7-8	3
9-10	4

Points Table

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Bat.	Bowl.	Total Points	NR/W
Central Districts	10	6	2	2	21	39	132	7.203
Otago	10	5	2	3	24	38	122	7.700
Northern Districts	10	4	3	3	13	39	100	3.581
Wellington	10	3	5	2	22	31	89	-8.648
Canterbury	10	3	5	2	13	39	88	-3.839
Auckland	10	2	6	2	13	32	69	-6.411

Results

27–30 October 2012
Scorecard

Canterbury	v	Otago
297 (81.1 overs) Todd Astle 95 (106) Neil Wagner 4/67 (24 overs)		383 (110 overs) Aaron Redmond 133 (218) Tim Johnston 5/105 (41 overs)
352 (113.3 overs) Dean Brownlie 113 (231) Mark Craig 5/120 (45.3 overs)		267/2 (68.5 overs) Aaron Redmond 123 (186) Tim Johnston 1/91 (27 overs)

Otago won by 8 wickets
Mainpower Oval, Rangiora
Umpires: Derek Walker and Phil Agent
Player of the match: Aaron Redmond (Otago)

Canterbury won the toss and chose to bat

28–31 October 2012
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Central Districts	v	Wellington
383/8 dec. 143 Mathew Sinclair 3/66 Andy McKay		340 117* Jesse Ryder 3/68 Ben Wheeler
298/7 dec. 85 Doug Bracewell 2/18 Grant Elliott		343/5 174 Jesse Ryder 2/66 Doug Bracewell

Wellington won by 5 wickets
Nelson Park, Napier
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Evan Watkin

Wellington won the toss and chose to bowl

4–7 November 2012
Scorecard

Central Districts	v	Auckland
430/9 dec. 179* Carl Cachopa 3/107 Mitchell McClenaghan		210 56* Bruce Martin 4/65 Andrew Lamb
149/6 48 Jeet Raval 3/44 Bruce Martin		365 103 Colin Munro 4/67 Tarun Nethula

Central Districts won by 4 wickets
Nelson Park, Napier
Umpires: Phil Jones and Wayne Knights

Auckland won the toss and decided to bowl
Auckland followed on

4–7 November 2012
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Northern Districts	v	Otago
204 48 Ish Sodhi 4/39 Ian Butler		298 124 James Neesham 5/74 Brent Arnel
533/6 dec. 182 Daniel Flynn 2/89 Ian Butler		353/8 146* Neil Broom 3/74 Jimmy Baker

Match Drawn
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Tim Parlane

Otago won the toss and decided to bowl

10–13 November 2012
Scorecard

Auckland	v	Northern Districts
392 114 Bruce Martin 3/74 Graeme Aldridge		208 106 Joseph Yovich 4/43 Bruce Martin
14/0 10* Lou Vincent		196 42 Joseph Yovich 3/63 Bruce Martin

Auckland won by 10 wickets
Eden Park No.2, Auckland
Umpires: Evan Watkin and Wayne Knights

Auckland won the toss and chose to bowl

12–15 November 2012
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Otago	v	Canterbury
272 46 Hamish Rutherford 3/88 Tim Johnston		254 102 Peter Fulton 3/28 Mark Craig
203/7 61 Aaron Redmond 3/35 Ben McCord		252/9 dec. 108 Peter Fulton 2/38 Ian Butler

Match Drawn
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Barry Frost

Canterbury won the toss and chose to bat

17–20 November 2012
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Northern Districts	v	Central Districts
183 53 Adam Wheater 3/15 Carl Cachopa		341 73 Jeet Raval 4/59 James Baker
252 83 Daryl Mitchell 4/38 Ben Wheeler		95/2 57* Jeet Raval 2/22 Brent Arnel

Central Districts won by 8 wickets
Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Derek Walker

Central Districts won the toss and chose to field

19–22 November 2012
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Canterbury	v	Wellington
301/8 dec. 133 Dean Brownlie 4/74 Mark Gillespie		239 77 Mark Gillespie 6/58 Andrew Ellis
303/4 104 Peter Fulton 2/79 Scott Kuggeleijn		364/5 dec. 206* Michael Papps 2/59 George Worker

Canterbury won by 6 wickets
Mainpower Oval, Rangiora
Umpires: Phil Jones and Tim Parlane

Canterbury won the toss and decided to bowl

26–29 November 2012
Scorecard

Central Districts	v	Otago
476 123 Carl Cachopa 3/116 Blair Soper		257 78 Sam Wells 5/47 Adam Milne
21/0 14* Jeet Raval		239 (f/o) 57 Aaron Redmond 5/39 Andrew Mathieson

Central Districts won by 10 wickets
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: Barry Frost and Evan Watkin

Otago won the toss and chose to field

26–29 November 2012
Scorecard

Auckland	v	Wellington
658/9 dec. 269* Colin Munro 4/166 Mark Gillespie		380 127 Luke Ronchi 4/90 Mitchell McClenaghan
		145/2 60* Josh Brodie 1/34 Kyle Mills

Match Drawn
Eden Park No.2, Auckland
Umpires: Phil Agent and Tim Parlane

Auckland the toss and chose to field

2–5 December 2012
Scorecard

Auckland	v	Otago
196 59 Colin Munro 5/57 Ian Butler		253 98 Aaron Redmond 5/53 Dean Bartlett
274 118 Colin Munro 4/61 Ian Butler		223/7 77 Nathan McCullum 3/48 Mitchell McClenaghan

Otago won by 3 wickets
Eden Park No.2, Auckland
Umpires: Wayne Knights and Mick Martell

Otago won the toss and decided to field

2–5 December 2012
Scorecard

Northern Districts	v	Canterbury
200 47 James Marshall 4/48 Ryan McCone		186 89 Gareth Andrew 5/45 Graeme Aldridge
410/5 dec. 128 Joseph Yovich 2/43 Ryan McCone		112/2 68* Peter Fulton 1/22 Graeme Aldridge

Match drawn
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Chris Gaffaney

Canterbury won the toss and decided to field

10–13 December 2012
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Wellington	v	Central Districts
403 162 Jesse Ryder 3/62 Ajaz Patel		260 121 Will Young 3/53 Scott Kuggeleijn
248/3 142* Scott Kuggeleijn 2/41 Andrew Lamb		389 90 Carl Cachopa 4/71 James Franklin

Wellington won by 7 wickets
Karori Park, Wellington
Umpires: Dillon Walker and Evan Watkin

Wellington won the toss and chose to bowl

16–19 December 2012
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Auckland	v	Canterbury
307 122* Gareth Hopkins 5/56 Ryan McCone		405/9 dec. 180* Gareth Andrew 5/109 Kyle Mills
219/3 77* Tim McIntosh 1/27 Edward Nuttall		120 39 Dean Brownlie 5/38 Kyle Mills

Auckland won by 7 wickets
Eden Park No.2, Auckland
Umpires: Barry Frost and Tim Parlane

Canterbury won the toss and decided to bat

17–20 December 2012
Scorecard

Otago	v	Central Districts
427 118 Ryan ten Doeschate 4/86 Ajaz Patel		449 142 Mathew Sinclair 4/103 Neil Wagner
227/4 dec. 65 Neil Wagner 2/24 Jeet Raval

Match drawn
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Gary Baxter

Otago won the toss and decided to bat

17–20 December 2012
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Wellington	v	Northern Districts
206 113 Luke Ronchi 5/69 Tim Southee		403/8 dec. 156 Tim Southee 3/102 Jeetan Patel
390 108 Luke Ronchi 5/128 Ish Sodhi		196/4 121 Kane Williamson 1/14 Ili tugaga

Northern Districts won by 6 wickets
Karori Park, Wellington
Umpires: Dillon Walker and Wayne Knights

Northern Districts won the toss and decided to bat

24–27 January 2013
Scorecard

Central Districts	v	Canterbury
303/8 dec. 86 Mathew Sinclair 3/55 Ryan McCone		292 88 Dean Brownlie 4/40 Kyle Jarvis
320 90 Kieran Noema-Barnett 4/82 Ryan McCone		250 59 Peter Fulton 6/57 Ajaz Patel

Central Districts won by 81 runs
Mclean Park, Napier
Umpires: Evan Watkin and Tim Parlane

Central Districts won the toss and chose to bat

24–27 January 2013
Scorecard

Northern Districts	v	Auckland
614/7 dec. 166 Daniel Flynn 3/149 Chris Martin		240 141* Dusan Hakaraia 7/82 Anurag Verma
		284 115 Craig Cachopa 4/37 Jono Boult

Northern Districts won by an innings and 90 runs
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Dillon Walker

Northern Districts won the toss and decided to bowl

24–27 January 2013
Scorecard

Otago	v	Wellington
651/9 dec. 190 Michael Bracewell 4/161 Mark Gillespie		254 48 Stephen Murdoch 5/76 Blair Soper
		157 49 Luke Ronchi 6/24 James Fuller

Otago won by an innings and 240 runs
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Ravindra Wimalasiri and Wayne Knights

Otago won the toss and chose to bowl

30 January - 2 February 2013
Scorecard

Auckland	v	Central Districts
348 145 Craig Cachopa 5/61 Bevan Small		233 67 Kieran Noema-Barnett 4/44 Michael Bates
151 43 Gareth Hopkins 6/55 Tarun Nethula		457/7 dec. 124 Jamie How 3/71 Michael Bates

Central Districts won by 191 runs
Eden Park No.2, Auckland
Umpires: Paul Jones and Ravindra Wimalasiri

Auckland won the toss and decided to bowl

31 January - 3 February 2013
Scorecard

Otago	v	Northern Districts
319 162 Hamish Rutherford 4/98 Brent Arnel		217 60 Daryl Mitchell 6/65 Ian Butler
126/2 56* Aaron Redmond 1/24 Jono Boult		227 56 Brad Wilson 4/46 Ian Butler

Otago won by 8 wickets
Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Karl Hurter

Otago won the toss and decided to bowl

31 January - 3 February 2013
Scorecard

Wellington	v	Canterbury
356 102 Stephen Murdoch 2/51 Ryan McCone		329/9 dec. 94 Peter Fulton 3/33 Harry Boam
363 91 Grant Elliott 3/26 Ryan McCone		410/7 dec. 107 George Worker 4/67 Tipene Friday

Canterbury won by 20 runs
Basin Reserve
Umpires: Tim Parlane and Wayne Knights

Canterbury won the toss and decided to bat

7–10 February 2013
Scorecard

Canterbury	v	Northern Districts
172 52 Peter Fulton 5/55 Brent Arnel		108 36 James Marshall 5/20 Matt McEwan
149 42 Tom Latham 3/35 Graeme Aldridge		217/4 75* BJ Watling 3/73 Ryan McCone

Northern Districts won by 6 wickets
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Chris Brown and Evan Watkin

Canterbury won the toss and chose to bat

7–10 February 2013
Scorecard

Wellington	v	Auckland
426 135 Luke Ronchi 3/96 Kyle Mills		346 99* Colin de Grandhomme 5/66 Mark Gillespie
199/8 86 Josh Brodie 3/26 Chris Martin		345 121 Gareth Hopkins 6/83 Mark Gillespie

Match Drawn
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Karl Hurter and Phil Jones

Wellington won the toss and chose to field

14–17 February 2013
Scorecard

Canterbury	v	Central Districts
252 81 Tom Latham 7/35 Doug Bracewell		249 61 Doug Bracewell 3/43 Ben McCord
255 135* Dean Brownlie 5/49 Andrew Lamb		259/6 81 Jamie How 3/60 Matt McEwan

Central Districts won by 4 wickets
Mainpower Oval, Rangiora
Umpires: Barry Frost and Tony Gilles

Central Districts won the toss and chose to field

14–17 February 2013
Scorecard

Northern Districts	v	Wellington
510 136 Daryl Mitchell 5/72 Scott Kuggeleijn		423 102 Harry Boam 4/97 Tim Southee
148/5 51* Daryl Mitchell 3/44 Mark Gillespie		234 49 Josh Brodie 5/52 Tim Southee

Northern Districts won by 5 wickets
Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Umpires: Peter Gasston and Wayne Knights

Northern Districts won the toss and chose to field

14–17 February 2013
Scorecard

Otago	v	Auckland
569/8 dec. 188 Nick Beard 3/168 Bhupinder Singh		221 74 Anaru Kitchen 5/54 Neil Wagner
4/0 4* Aaron Redmond		351 81 Craig Cachopa 4/74 Sam Wells

Otago won by 10 wickets
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Phil Jones and Ashley Mehrotra

Auckland won the toss and chose to bat

20–23 February 2013
Scorecard

Canterbury	v	Auckland
302 98 Peter Fulton 3/53 Lachie Ferguson		173 41 Anaru Kitchen 5/42 Shanan Stewart
43/1 19* Peter Fulton 1/14 Matthew Quinn		170 66* Gareth Hopkins 3/33 Ryan McCone

Canterbury won by 9 wickets
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Derek Walker and Evan Watkin

Canterbury won the toss and chose to field

20–23 February 2013
Scorecard

Central Districts	v	Northern Districts
418 121 Jeet Raval 3/83 Jono Boult		267 72 Daryl Mitchell 3/35 Ben Wheeler
116/2 84* Jamie How 1/17 Jono Boult		435/9 dec. 156* James Marshall 5/91 Ben Wheeler

Match Drawn
Saxton Oval, Nelson
Umpires: Barry Frost and Tim Parlane

Central Districts won the toss and chose to field

20–23 February 2013
Scorecard

Wellington	v	Otago
255 63 Michael Papps 3/39 Jimmy Neesham		378 152 Aaron Redmond 5/80 Jeetan Patel
322 68 Scott Kuggeleijn 4/92 Neil Wagner		145 49 Jimmy Neesham 4/50 Mark Gillespie

Wellington won by 54 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Phil Agent and Wayne Knights

Otago won the toss and chose to field

Statistics

Most Runs

Player	Team	Innings	Runs	Average	100s	50s	HS
Aaron Redmond	Otago	19	941	55.35	3	6	152
Peter Fulton	Canterbury	18	902	56.37	3	7	108
Michael Papps	Wellington	20	810	45.00	2	5	206*
Luke Ronchi	Wellington	15	807	62.07	4	1	135
Carl Cachopa	Central Districts	18	807	47.47	3	3	179*
Craig Cachopa	Auckland	16	795	49.68	3	3	166
Jeet Raval	Central Districts	19	750	44.11	1	6	121
Dean Brownlie	Canterbury	19	743	43.70	3	2	135*
Jesse Ryder	Wellington	15	723	51.64	3	2	174
Daryl Mitchell	Northern Districts	15	709	54.53	1	7	136

Most Wickets

Player	Team	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average
Brent Arnel	Northern Districts	10	347.5	45	24.84
Mark Gillespie	Wellington	9	364	45	31.37
Ian Butler	Otago	9	292	39	25.12
Ryan McCone	Canterbury	7	231	37	19.43
Bruce Martin	Auckland	10	408.1	32	40.40
Neil Wagner	Otago	7	250.3	30	25.43
Doug Bracewell	Central Districts	5	191.3	23	25.60
Michael Bates	Auckland	8	199.3	22	30.20
Tarun Nethula	Central Districts	8	230	22	36.95
Scott Kuggeleijn	Wellington	8	196.2	22	43.81

High Scores

Player	Team	Runs
Colin Munro	Auckland	269*
Michael Papps	Wellington	206*
Michael Bracewell	Otago	190
Nick Beard	Otago	188
Daniel Flynn	Canterbury	180*

Best Bowling

Player	Team	Bowling Figures
Doug Bracewell	Central Districts	7/35
Anurag Verma	Northern Districts	7/82
James Fuller	Otago	6/24
Tarun Nethula	Central Districts	6/55
Ajaz Patel	Central Districts	6/57

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024125544/http://www.blackcaps.co.nz/_upload/series-schedules/NZC-Plunket-Shield-2012-13-updated-6SEP12.pdf 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024125420/http://www.blackcaps.co.nz/schedule/plunket-shield/139/series.aspx

2. http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2012/content/series/577195.html

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