Canterbury and Central Districts are top of the table after away wins and Northern Districts' made it three wins for the traveling teams with a big win in Otago.

Auckland

Loss vs Canterbury | 3-3 | 14 points | 3rd

Best Performers vs Canterbury

Harjot Johal: 2w @ 7rpo

Adithya Ashok: 2w @ 7.6rpo

Sean Solia: 48 runs @ 92sr

Best This Season

Cameron Fletcher: 223 runs @ 44.6avg/80sr
Harrish Kannan: 176 runs @ 29.3avg/62sr
Bevon Jacobs: 142 runs @ 28.4avg/104sr
Ryan Harrison: 136 runs @ 27.2avg/113sr | 7w @ 34.8avg/6.4rpo
Adithya Ashok: 10w @ 25.8avg/5.7rpo
Simon Keene: 9w @ 26.1avg/5.5rpo

Notebook

Ashok in List-A cricket: 17.6avg/84sr | 33.7avg/5.5rpo

Harrison in LA cricket: 17.2avg/85sr | 32avg/6.3rpo

Harrison has wickets in four consecutive innings and seven of his last nine innings.

Northern Districts

Win vs Otago | 2-3 | 12 points | 4th

Best Performers vs Otago

Scott Kuggeleijn: 5w @ 3.2rpo
Zak Gibson: 2w @ 1.5rpo
Fergus Lellman: 51* @ 94sr
Rob O'Donnell: 44* @ 126sr
Brett Hampton: 43 runs @ 143sr

Best This Season

Rob O'Donnell: 285 runs @ 57avg/87sr
Kristian Clarke: 178 runs @ 89avg/90sr | 3w @ 61.6avg/6.4rpo
Brett Hampton: 129 runs @ 21.5avg/111sr | 3w @ 32.3avg/4.2rpo
Scott Kuggeleijn: 10w @ 17.2avg/4.6rpo
Zak Gibson: 7w @ 14.7avg/2.9rpo

Notebook

O'Donnell has scored 40+ runs in four of his last five innings. He averages 35+ in all three formats and along with Hampton, they have hit eight sixes each which is tied third most in Ford Trophy.

Kuggeleijn didn't bat vs Otago and has four consecutive not-outs, with seven not-out innings in his last eight. Kuggeleijn has taken 2+ wickets in six of his last seven innings.

Gibson has wickets in five consecutive innings. T20 is his best format with 25.4avg and his LA average should keep dropping from 34.3.

Lellman had his first 50+ score in domestic cricket.

Central Districts

Win vs Wellington | 4-2 | 18 points | 2nd

Best Performers vs Wellington

Brad Schmulian: 148* @ 51sr
Dean Foxcroft: 72 runs @ 185sr
Jayden Lennox: 2w @ 6.5rpo
Angus Schaw: 2w @ 6.4rpo

Best This Season

Brad Schmulian: 373 runs @ 93.2avg/93sr
Tom Bruce: 237 runs @ 59.2avg/87sr
Dean Foxcroft: 182 runs @ 30.3avg/112sr
Josh Clarkson: 169 runs @ 33.8avg/111sr | 17w @ 13.8avg/4.3rpo
Jayden Lennox: 10w @ 27.9avg/5.2rpo

Notebook

Schmulian has a First-Class average of 41 and LA average of 49.8. Prior to this knock he had six 30+ scores in eight Plunket Shield innings.

Foxcroft has six 30+ scores in his last eight innings as well and averages 31+ in all three formats. He has the highest strike-rate for CD batters and second highest strike-rate in Ford Trophy for 100+ runs.

Lennox has wickets in five consecutive innings. His LA average should soon drop below 30 (31.3) and his T20 average is 18.6.

Wellington

Loss vs Central Districts | 3-3 | 12 points | 4th

Best Performers vs Central Districts

James Hartshorn: 2w @ 8.3rpo
Peter Younghusband: 2w @ 7.8rpo
Tim Robinson: 100 runs @ 126sr
Nick Greenwood: 75 runs @ 125sr
Tom Blundell: 51 runs @ 176sr

Best This Season

Tim Robinson: 308 runs @ 77avg/106sr
Tom Blundell: 228 runs @ 45.6avg/89sr
Nick Greenwood: 147 runs @ 29.4avg/88sr
James Hartshorn: 14w @ 21avg/5.3rpo
Peter Younghusband: 10w @ 28.1avg/5.rpo

Notebook

Robinson has two centuries a halfie in four Ford Trophy innings. They are his only LA centuries and he's averaging 30.8 in LA batting, with at least two centuries in each format.

Robinson leads Wellington for sixes and is second overall on nine, with Blundell on seven and Greenwood on six. Robinson is joined by Latham and Matt Boyle as the only batters in Ford Trophy with 200+ runs and 100+ strike-rates.

Blundell was the leading run-scorer for Wellington in Super Smash and is second in Ford Trophy. He has five consecutive 40+ scores, seven consecutive 20+ scores and three 50+ scores in his last seven innings.

Greenwood averages 32.4 in LA batting with four centuries and 10 50+ scores.

Hartshorn has wickets in four consecutive innings and his LA bowling average should keep dropping below 30. He's on 30.6avg right now and has a T20 bowling average of 14.8.

Canterbury

Win vs Auckland | 5-1 | 23 points | 1st

Best Performers vs Auckland

Henry Nicholls: 122 runs @ 103sr
Tom Latham: 104 runs @ 139sr
Matthew Boyle: 48 runs @ 150sr
Cole McConchie: 28* @ 155sr | 4w @ 5rpo
Lachlan Harper: 4w @ 12.4rpo

Best This Season

Henry Nicholls: 428 runs @ 85.6avg/97sr
Tom Latham: 308 runs @ 102.6avg/103sr
Chad Bowes: 235 runs @ 62.5avg/102sr
Matthew Boyle: 200 runs @ 40avg/102sr
Fraser Sheat: 9w @ 28.7avg/5.3rpo
Angus McKenzie: 8w @ 26avg/4.2rpo
Michael Rae: 8w @ 33.7avg/5rpo

Notebook

Nicholls has three centuries in Plunket Shield as well, giving him six centuries in nine games across the two longest formats this season. He averages 43.1 in LA batting along with 41.4 in FC.

Latham has three centuries and two other halfies in his last 10 games. He had a Super Smash strike-rate of 157 and his 103sr in Ford Trophy is the highest for Canterbury. Latham has a LA average of 36.3 and FC average of 42.8.

McConchie’s bowling this season…

Plunket Shield: 8w @ 17avg/3.5rpo
Ford Trophy: 5w @ 28.8avg/5.1rpo
Super Smash: 14w @ 18.7avg/7.7rpo

Harper took 8w @ 26.6avg/8.8rpo in Super Smash and flowed into his first Ford Trophy game with 4w @ 12.4rpo. He took 2w in his first four games of Super Smash and now he has 10w in his last five games of domestic cricket.

Sheat is averaging 28 with the ball in all three formats.

Otago

Loss vs Northern Districts | 0-5 | 2 points | 6th

Best Performers vs Northern Districts

Max Chu: 78 runs @ 63sr

Matthew Bacon: 1w @ 6.7rpo

Jarrod McKay: 1w @ 6.8rpo

Best This Season

Max Chu: 217 runs @ 43.4avg/71sr
Jarrod McKay: 10w @ 20.7avg/4.5rpo
Matthew Bacon: 8w @ 31.6avg/5.2rpo
Ben Lockrose: 7w @ 33.8avg/4.7rpo

Notebook

Chu this season…

Plunket Shield: 290 runs @ 48.3avg/62sr - 3rd for Otago
Ford Trophy: 217 runs @ 43.4avg/71sr - 1st for Otago
Super Smash: 237 runs @ 29.6avg/137sr - 1st for Otago

Chu has scored 20+ runs in seven of his last 10 innings. His LA average is rising (26.9) and could join his FC average of 33.7 in rising above 30. Chu has also grown as a T20 batter with a solid record of 22avg/143sr.

McKay has only played one T20 game and averages 30 with the ball after 14 LA games, along with 42.3 in 29 FC games.

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