Auckland v Otago
match 11 · Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland · 6 Jan 2026
Auckland won by 1 run
Auckland innings123/620 overs
Otago innings122/820 overs · target 124
The worm
AucklandOtago
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Aucklandwicket
Otagowicket
Auckland innings 123/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Catton | c IR James b E Gray | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
| IC Gaze | b EJ Black | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| BM Halliday | b AS Browning | 32 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 123.1 |
| ML Green | c IR James b FC Leydon-Davis | 42 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 102.4 |
| LR Down | not out | 21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 91.3 |
| BG Armstrong | st PM Inglis b PJ Watkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JO Penfold | c IR James b EJ Black | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 144.4 |
| OG Anderson | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | 5 | |||||
| Total | 6 wickets, 20 overs | 123 | ||||
Did not bat: MM Penfold, BG Illing, AT Hucker
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (P Catton, 2.1 ov), 13-2 (IC Gaze, 3.4 ov), 76-3 (BM Halliday, 11.5 ov), 97-4 (ML Green, 15.6 ov), 98-5 (BG Armstrong, 16.2 ov), 121-6 (JO Penfold, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ Watkins | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| EJ Black | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| E Gray | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.67 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| CM Deerness | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| LM Kotkamp | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AS Browning | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CG Blakely | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Leydon-Davis | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 13 | P Catton 6, IC Gaze 0 |
| 2 | 7 | 9 | IC Gaze 3, BM Halliday 3 |
| 3 | 63 | 49 | BM Halliday 29, ML Green 30 |
| 4 | 21 | 25 | ML Green 12, LR Down 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | LR Down 1, BG Armstrong 0 |
| 6 | 23 | 19 | LR Down 10, JO Penfold 13 |
| Unbroken | 2 | 3 | LR Down 1, OG Anderson 1 |
Otago innings 122/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Leydon-Davis | c IC Gaze b AT Hucker | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| IR James | c BG Illing b JO Penfold | 40 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 114.3 |
| CG Blakely | c IC Gaze b MM Penfold | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| PJ Watkins | not out | 36 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 102.9 |
| PM Inglis | c JO Penfold b MM Penfold | 23 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| AS Browning | c IC Gaze b MM Penfold | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ON Gain | c BG Illing b BG Armstrong | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| E Gray | lbw b AT Hucker | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 |
| EJ Black | st IC Gaze b BM Halliday | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 6 | |||||
| Total | 8 wickets, 20 overs | 122 | ||||
Did not bat: LM Kotkamp, CM Deerness
Fall of wickets: 19-1 (FC Leydon-Davis, 4.1 ov), 33-2 (CG Blakely, 5.6 ov), 53-3 (IR James, 8.4 ov), 86-4 (PM Inglis, 14.4 ov), 86-5 (AS Browning, 14.5 ov), 91-6 (ON Gain, 15.6 ov), 107-7 (E Gray, 18.1 ov), 122-8 (EJ Black, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT Hucker | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| BG Illing | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| BM Halliday | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| MM Penfold | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 7.50 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| BG Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| ML Green | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JO Penfold | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5.00 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 25 | FC Leydon-Davis 2, IR James 14 |
| 2 | 14 | 11 | IR James 11, CG Blakely 2 |
| 3 | 20 | 16 | IR James 15, PJ Watkins 5 |
| 4 | 33 | 36 | PJ Watkins 9, PM Inglis 23 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | PJ Watkins 0, AS Browning 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | PJ Watkins 2, ON Gain 3 |
| 7 | 16 | 13 | PJ Watkins 10, E Gray 5 |
| 8 | 15 | 11 | PJ Watkins 10, EJ Black 5 |
Match details
- Toss
- Auckland, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- MM Penfold
- Ground
- Eden Park Outer Oval, New Zealand
- Season
- 2025/26
- Umpires
- BS Wilson, JM Dempsey
- Match referee
- GB Troup
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1499670