Northern Knights vs Central Stags - Match 22

Author: Shreyas
14 Jan 2022 03:41:54
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Northern Knights vs Central Stags - 22nd Match of Super Smash 2021-22, at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

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1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO

(i) Points Table Scenario

NK - 6 - 4w/1l/1nr (2nd)
CS - 8 - 3w/5l (4th)

(ii) Top Performers

NK

Joe Carter - 14th highest run scorer (142), Avg (35.50) - 5M/5I
Katene Clarke - 21st highest run scorer (122), Avg (30.50) - 5M/5I
Jeet Raval - 25th highest run scorer (103), Avg (20.60) - 6M/6I

Anurag Verma - 6th highest wicket taker (9), Avg (13), SR (11.4) - 6M/5I
Scott Kuggeleijn - 9th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (15), SR (8.7) - 5M/4I
Joe Walker - 11th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (14.42), SR (12) - 5M/4I
Frederick Walker - 21st highest wicket taker (5), Avg (11.60), SR (12.4) - 3M/3I

CS

Dane Cleaver - Highest run scorer (343), Avg (57.16) - 7M/7I
Tom Bruce - 3rd highest run scorer (251), Avg (50.20) - 8M/8I
Greg Hay - 4th highest run scorer (234), Avg (33.42) - 7M/7I
Josh Clarkson - 9th highest run scorer (177), Avg (44.25) - 7M/7I
Bayley Wiggins - 19th highest run scorer (132), Avg (18.85) - 7M/7I

Seth Rance - Highest wicket taker (13), Avg (21.15), SR (13) - 8M/8I
Doug Bracewell - 3rd highest wicket taker (11), Avg (20), SR (15.1) - 7M/7I
Blair Tickner - 17th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (49.67), SR (30) - 8M/8I
Jayden Lennox - 21st highest wicket taker (5), Avg (23), SR (15.6) - 4M/4I
Joey Field - 21st highest wicket taker (5), Avg (25.4), SR (14.6) - 4M/4I

2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 40

Avg 1st Innings - 165
Avg 2nd Innings - 145

Highest total - 243/5 (New Zealand vs West Indies - 3rd January'2018)

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground

NK - 19 - 7w/12l
CS - 2 - 2w/0l

(iii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - T20s

NK

Tim Seifert - Highest run scorer (509), Avg (39.15) - 15M/13I
Kane Williamson - 11th highest run scorer (195), Avg (27.86) - 8M/8I
Brett Hampton - 22nd highest run scorer (119), Avg (11.90) - 10M/10I
Colin De Grandhomme - 26th highest run scorer (103), Avg (25.75) - 6M/6I

Ish Sodhi - Highest wicket taker (22), Avg (24.36), SR (20.45) - 22M/20I
Scott Kuggeleijn - 2nd highest wicket taker (16), Avg (25.06), SR (17.81) - 15M/14I
Trent Boult - 3rd highest wicket taker (14), Avg (20.7), SR (15.86) - 11M/11I
Mitchell Santner - 5th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (29), SR (20.3) - 10M/9I
Tim Southee - 11th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (48), SR (25.17) - 8M/7I
Anurag Verma - 11th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (16), SR (11.33) - 3M/3I
Zak Gibson - 19th highest wicket taker (4), Avg (19), SR (13.5) - 3M/3I
Joe Walker - 19th highest wicket taker (4), Avg (24), SR (19.5) - 4M/4I

CS

Tom Bruce - 8th highest run scorer (200), Avg (40) - 7M/7I
Ross Taylor - 27th highest run scorer (100), Avg (50) - 4M/4I

Blair Tickner - 7th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (8), SR (6.86) - 2M/2I
Ben Wheeler - 19th highest wicket taker (4), Avg (29), SR (19.75) - 4M/4I

(iv) Recent Matches on this venue

1) Canterbury Kings vs Northern Knights - 23rd December'2021
107/10 vs 108/9 (NK won by 1 wkt)

Pacers - 5w+4w=9w
Spinners - 5w+4w=9w

2) Northern Knights vs Otago Volts - 2nd January'2021
153/7 vs 156/8 (OV won by 2 wkts)

Pacers - 4w+6w=10w
Spinners - 3w+0w=3w

3) Northern Knights vs Wellington Firebirds - 1st January'2021
148/6 vs 152/1 (WF won by 9 wkts)

Pacers - 5w+1w=6w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w

4) New Zealand vs West Indies - 29th November'2020
238/3 vs 166/9 (NZ won by 72 runs)

Pacers - 2w+5w=7w
Spinners - 1w+3w=4w

5) India vs New Zealand - 2nd February'2020
163/3 vs 156/9 (IND won by 7 runs)

Pacers - 3w+7w=10w
Spinners - 0w+1w=1w

6) Canterbury Kings vs Northern Knights - 12th January'2020
154/7 vs 156/5 (NK won by 5 wkts)

Pacers - 5w+3w=8w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w

7) Wellington Firebirds vs Northern Knights - 1st January'2020
161/8 vs 162/5 (NK won by 5 wkts)

Pacers - 4w+4w=8w
Spinners - 3w+1w=4w

8) Northern Knights vs Otago Volts - 9th February'2020
150/9 vs 151/5 (OV won by 5 wkts)

Pacers - 7w+4w=11w
Spinners - 2w+0w=2w

SUMMARY

Pacers
1st Innings - 35w
2nd Innings - 34w

Spinners
1st Innings - 17w
2nd Innings - 10w

Overall
69w:27w (Pacers:Spinners)

(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Northern Knights (NK)

1. Bharat Popli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Henry Cooper
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(10), 3(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(10)

3. Jeet Raval
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(5)

4. Joe Carter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(9)*, 13(30)

5. Kane Williamson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Katene Clarke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(5), 26(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 32(12)*

7. Brett Hampton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 28(12), 8(5), 12(10)&2w, 28(22)&0w, 8(7)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(2), 8(9), 15(12)&0w, 11(17)&1w

8. Colin De Grandhomme
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(2)&1w

9. Joe Walker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 3w

10. Mitchell Santner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(1)*&0w, 0(2)&2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 24(12)*&2w, 6(7)&0w

11. Kristian Clarke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Peter Bocock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(3), 12(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(6), 7(2)*

13. Tim Seifert
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 107(42), 55(42), 18(13), 46(46), 74(58)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(32), 30(32), 10(15), 50(30), 15(17)

14. Anurag Verma
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 3w, 8(17)&2w

15. Tim Southee
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(9)&0w, 3w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w

16. Trent Boult
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 7(2)*&2w

17. Neil Wagner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 3w, 2w, 16(10)*&0w, 2w

19. Frederick Walker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

20. Brett Randell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 0w

21. Matthew Fisher
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

22. Scott Kuggeleijn
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(3)&2w, 18(13)*&1w, 14(10)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w, 2w, 6(7)&0w

23. Zak Gibson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(9)*&1w, 0w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

Central Stags (CS)

1. Bayley Wiggins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Will Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 50(30)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(4)

3. Greg Hay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Dane Cleaver
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(7)

5. Tom Bruce
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 59(39)*, 5(4), 23(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 22(15), 88(52)*, 0(3)

6. Christian Leopard
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(7)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Doug Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(19)&0w

8. Seth Rance
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

9. Ajaz Patel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Jayden Lennox
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Ben Wheeler
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

12. Blair Tickner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w

13. Josh Clarkson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(25)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(15)

14. Ben Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(28)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Adam Milne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Raymond Toole
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Ross Taylor
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 53(47)

18. Brad Schmulian
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Joey Field
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Ma'ara Ave
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
29 - 16w/13l (In favour of NK)

(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 3w/2l (In favour of CS)

(iii) On This Venue
2 - 2w/0l (In favour of CS)

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches

1) Central Stags vs Northern Knights - 30th December'2021
145/8 vs 147/4 (NK won by 6 wkts)

Dane Cleaver - 65(42)
Doug Bracewell - 36(28)* & 1w
Tom Bruce - 17(17)
Joey Field - 2w
Blair Tickner - 1w
Jeet Raval - 66(46)*
Joe Carter - 32(27)
Henry Cooper - 25(12)
Scott Kuggeleijn - 3w
Anurag Verma - 1w
Matthew Fisher - 1w
Brett Hampton - 1w

2) Central Stags vs Northern Knights - 4th January'2021
117/9 vs 122/4 (NK won by 6 wkts)

Christian Leopard - 23(21)
Ben Smith - 22(22)*
Dane Cleaver - 17(20)
Blair Tickner - 2w
Jayden Lennox - 2w
Katene Clarke - 24(12)
Henry Cooper - 23(28) & 2w
Tim Seifert - 22(25)
Brett Hampton - 15(17)* & 3w
Frederick Walker - 2w
Joe Walker - 1w
Zak Gibson - 1w

3) Central Stags vs Northern Knights - 30th December'2020
223/6 vs 178/9 (CS won by 45 runs)

Doug Bracewell - 55(25)* & 1w
Dane Cleaver - 27(21)
Josh Clarkson - 25(13)
Christian Leopard - 18(6)*
Joey Field - 2w
Blair Tickner - 1w
Scott Kuggeleijn - 18(12) & 1w
Joe Walker - 16(11) & 2w
Brett Randell - 1w
Matthew Fisher - 1w

4) Central Stags vs Northern Knights - 13th December'2019
221/5 vs 101/10 (CS won by 120 runs)

Dane Cleaver - 39(32)
Tom Bruce - 38(21)
Josh Clarkson - 31(13)*
Ajaz Patel - 3w
Ben Wheeler - 1w
Seth Rance - 1w
Ish Sodhi - 2w
Matthew Fisher - 1w

5) Central Stags vs Northern Knights - 17th February'2019
147/8 vs 80/10 (CS won by 67 runs)

Adam Milne - 14(11)* & 3w
Ajaz Patel - 3w
Doug Bracewell - 2w
Seth Rance - 1w
Blair Tickner - 1w
Tim Seifert - 18(16)
Mitchell Santner - 13(18) & 2w
Ish Sodhi - 2w
Tim Southee - 1w

RECENT MATCHES ON THIS VENUE

1) Northern Knights vs Central Stags - 27th December'2018
156/8 vs 157/5 (CS won by 5 wkts)

Tim Seifert - 55(42)
Scott Kuggeleijn - 2w
Mitchell Santner - 2w
Tom Bruce - 88(52)*
Doug Bracewell - 21(19)
Blair Tickner - 3w
Ben Wheeler - 1w
Seth Rance - 1w

2) Central Stags vs Northern Knights - 27th December'2017
201/4 vs 152/9 (CS won by 49 runs)

Josh Clarkson - 52(25)*
Will Young - 50(30)
Ben Smith - 29(28)
Christian Leopard - 22(7)*
Blair Tickner - 4w
Ajaz Patel - 2w
Ben Wheeler - 1w
Tim Seifert - 37(32)
Joe Walker - 1w

(v) Top Performers from current squads when both these sides meet

CS

Will Young - 6th highest run scorer (291), Avg (20.79) - 16M/15I
Ross Taylor - 10th highest run scorer (242), Avg (60.50) - 7M/7I
Josh Clarkson - 11th highest run scorer (237), Avg (29.63) - 13M/11I
Tom Bruce - 15th highest run scorer (209), Avg (26.13) - 11M/10I

Blair Tickner - Highest wicket taker (16), Avg (17.06), SR (12.38) - 10M/9I
Adam Milne - 3rd highest wicket taker (14), Avg (17.6), SR (15.71) - 10M/10I
Ajaz Patel - 3rd highest wicket taker (14), Avg (22.6), SR (16.14) - 11M/10I
Seth Rance - 8th highest wicket taker (10), Avg (19.50), SR (14) - 13M/12I

NK

Tim Seifert - 4th highest run scorer (309), Avg (28.09) - 15M/12I

Scott Kuggeleijn - 2nd highest wicket taker (15), Avg (27.87), SR (20.40) - 15M/14I
Tim Southee - 3rd highest wicket taker (14), Avg (23.14), SR (17.57) - 11M/11I
Ish Sodhi - 11th highest wicket taker (9), Avg (29.56), SR (23.33) - 11M/10I

(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Central Stags (CS)

1. Bayley Wiggins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2), 0(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Will Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 50(30), 43(35), 5(7), 0(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(4), 1(2)

3. Greg Hay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Dane Cleaver
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(7), 19(15), 10(13), 4(5), 39(32), 27(21), 17(20), 65(42)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(7)

5. Tom Bruce
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(8), 10(14), 38(21), 2(3), 17(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 88(52)*, 4(4)

6. Christian Leopard
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(7)*, 2(2), 13(9), 18(6)*, 23(21), 1(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Doug Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(7)&2w, 55(25)*&1w, 9(13)&0w, 36(28)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(19)&0w

8. Seth Rance
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(10)&0w, 1w, 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

9. Ajaz Patel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 2w, 11(16)*&0w, 12(7)*&3w, 3w, 0w, 6(6)&0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(7)&1w

10. Jayden Lennox
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Ben Wheeler
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 8(5)&1w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 11(8)&0w

12. Blair Tickner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 2w

13. Josh Clarkson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(25)*, 6(10), 2(5), 31(13)*, 25(13), 0(5), 0(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(15), 23(19)

14. Ben Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(28), 22(22)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Adam Milne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(11)*&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Raymond Toole
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Ross Taylor
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Brad Schmulian
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Joey Field
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w, 9(11)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

Northern Knights (NK)

1. Bharat Popli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Henry Cooper
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(11), 23(28)&2w, 25(12)*

3. Jeet Raval
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 66(46)*

4. Joe Carter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 32(27)

5. Kane Williamson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Katene Clarke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(8), 24(12)

7. Brett Hampton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(2), 26(20), 1(4), 15(17)*&3w, 11(9)&1w

8. Colin De Grandhomme
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(3)

9. Joe Walker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 16(11)&2w, 1w, 0w

10. Mitchell Santner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(2)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(18)&2w

11. Kristian Clarke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Peter Bocock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(6)

13. Tim Seifert
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 55(42), 35(26)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(32), 47(36), 23(12), 18(16), 11(15), 22(25), 8(10)

14. Anurag Verma
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

15. Tim Southee
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

16. Trent Boult
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Neil Wagner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w

19. Frederick Walker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 0w

20. Brett Randell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w

21. Matthew Fisher
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w

22. Scott Kuggeleijn
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(3)*&3w, 3(2)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 8(7)&0w, 18(12)&1w, 0w, 3w

23. Zak Gibson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(2)&0w, 1w

4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) NORTHERN KNIGHTS (NK) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Tim Seifert - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 9, 1, 8, 15, 14, 14, 17, 13, 12

2) Jeet Raval - LHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0, 97, 66*, 0, 0, 3, 33, 74, 89, 21, 25

3) Joe Carter - RHB
Last 10 - 2, 105*, 32, 13, 75*, 20, 52, 20, 74*, 3, 40

4) Brett Hampton - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0r 1w, 11r 1w, 11r 1w, 0w, 1w, 21r 0w, 23r 2w, 0w, 63r 1w, 4r 0w, 2r 0w

5) Henry Cooper - RHB
Last 10 - 4, 9*, 25*, 7, 3, 24, 19, 52, 200, 6, 0

6) Colin De Grandhomme - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 126r 0w, 1w, 53r 0w, 4, 6, 7r 1w, 21r 1w, 15r 22, 9

7) Mitchell Santner - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 74r 2w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w

8) Scott Kuggeleijn - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 15r 0w, 0w, 3w, 6r 0w, 4w, 14r 1w, 8, 11r 1w, 0w, 10r 1w, 2w, 1w

9 Anurag Verma - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 8r 2w, 1w, 22r 2w, 9r 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w

10) Ish Sodhi - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 13r 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w

11) Joe Walker - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 4w, 0w, 1w, 11r 1w, 4w, 27r 3w, 24r 1w

BENCH

12) Trent Boult - RHB, LF
Last 10 - 7r 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 2w

13) Brett Randell - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 1w, 50r 5w, 2w, 4w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 3w

14) Katene Clarke - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 32*, 11, 49, 2, 1, 82, 6, 31, 4, 13

15) Peter Bocock - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 5, 13*, 20, 28, 21, 28, 14, 22, 2, 22, 5

16) Tim Southee - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 5w, 3w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w

17) Kane Williamson - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 18, 24, 85, 5, 40*, 28, 0, 33*, 25, 37

18) Neil Wagner - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 25r 1w, 10r 2w, 32r 2w, 0w, 1w, 17r 4w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 19r 2w, 2w, 66r 0w, 3w, 2w, 4w

19) Frederick Walker - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w

20) Zak Gibson - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 22r 3w, 3w, 10r 1w, 9r 0w, 1w, 3w

21) Matthew Fisher - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 0w

22) Bharat Popli - RHB
Last 10 - 2, 86, 1, 2, 38, 50, 40, 57*, 0, 16, 6, 23, 56

23) Kristian Clarke - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 7r 1w, 46r 4w, 9r 2w, 4r 0w, 21r 1w, 7r 0w, 21r 1w, 1w

Safe C/VC choices
Scott Kuggeleijn, Jeet Raval

B) CENTRAL STAGS (CS) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Bayley Wiggins - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 45, 0, 0, 37, 22, 13, 9, 6, 16, 29, 30

2) Greg Hay - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 26, 6, 57, 76, 12, 1, 56, 18, 22, 13, 18, 152
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Mason Hughes

3) Dane Cleaver - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 61, 65, 42, 45, 0, 16, 114*, 39, 54*, 48, 4, 30, 108*
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Ma'ara Ave

4) Tom Bruce - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 36r 0w, 2, 93r 0w, 17, 4, 26r 3w, 6, 69*, 0, 17, 23*, 35

5) Ben Smith - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 29, 34, 22, 6*, 0, 11, 111*, 47, 14, 2, 3

6) Doug Bracewell - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 1w, 36r 1w, 1w, 14r 2w, 2w, 1w, 68r 1w, 2w, 26r 4w, 1w

7) Josh Clarkson - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 76*, 50*, 0, 1, 3, 25, 71*, 31r 1w, 4r 0w, 0r 1w

8) Blair Tickner - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 4w, 1w, 2w

9) Seth Rance - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 4w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 5w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 4w, 2w, 4w, 13r 1w

10) Ajaz Patel - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 10w, 4w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 4w, 1w

11) Joey Field - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 2w, 9r 2w, 0w, 15r 1w, 0w, 20r 1w, 17r 1w, 1w, 2w

BENCH

12) Jayden Lennox - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 17r 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 26r 0w, 8r 3w, 43r 2w, 6r 2w, 0w, 0w

13) Adam Milne - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w

14) Raymond Toole - LHB, LMF
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w

15) Christian Leopard - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 1, 8r 1w, 25, 19, 5, 16, 34*, 3, 0w

16) Will Young - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 4, 20, 89, 2, 6, 46, 20, 22, 5, 82, 8, 5, 103, 124

17) Ross Taylor - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1, 6, 11, 2, 11, 47*, 80, 0*, 14, 33, 7, 4, 50, 2, 68*, 9

18) Brad Schmulian - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 20*, 88r 0w, 4r 0w, 60r 0w, 44r 1w, 117r 0w, 20r 0w, 35r 0w, 23r 2w, 127r 0w, 64r 1w, 17, 1, 0w

19) Ben Wheeler - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 1w, 59r 0w, 4w, 18r 1w, 17r 0w, 31r 2w, 74r 1w, 1w, 2w, 31r 0w, 0w

20) Ma'ara Ave - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 26, 6, 33, 24, 5, 0, 0, 12, 7

21) Mason Hughes - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 12

Safe C/VC choices
Tom Bruce, Doug Bracewell

Differential GL C/VC choices

NK - Colin De Grandhomme, Ish Sodhi, Brett Hampton, Joe Walker
Risky - Joe Carter, Henry Cooper

CS - Josh Clarkson, Blair Tickner, Seth Rance, Ben Smith
Risky - Bayley Wiggins, Mason Hughes

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