Auckland Aces vs Northern Brave, 1st Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · List A · · Eden Park, Auckland
Auckland Aces won by 6 wickets (with 127 balls remaining) (Auckland Aces 169/4, Northern Brave 168).
- Auckland Aces: 169/4 (28.5 ov)
- Northern Brave: 168 (46.4 ov)
Match report
Auckland Aces (AA) faced Northern Brave (NB) in the 1st Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a List A match, at Eden Park, Auckland. Play began on Friday, 24 October 2025 at 21:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Billy Bowden and Vinit Mahna, with Sue Morris as match referee.
Northern Brave made 168 in 46.4 overs, with Joe Carter top-scoring on 53 from 83 balls. Jock McKenzie was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 36. Auckland Aces made 169/4 in 28.5 overs, with Bevon Jacobs top-scoring on 67 not out from 45 balls. Scott Kuggeleijn was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 31.
Result: Auckland Aces won by 6 wickets (with 127 balls remaining).
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Northern Brave · 1st innings: 168 (46.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Bell | c Cam Fletcher b Jock McKenzie | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Joe Carter | c & b Jock McKenzie | 53 | 83 | 8 | 0 | 63.86 |
| Brett Hampton | c Harrish Kannan b Jock McKenzie | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert O’Donnell | c Cam Fletcher b Ryan Harrison | 21 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 48.84 |
| Katene Clarke | b Simon Keene | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Pomare | c & b Adithya Ashok | 17 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 54.84 |
| Kristian Clarke | not out | 37 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 84.09 |
| Scott Kuggeleijn | b Adithya Ashok | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Tim Pringle | c & b Ryan Harrison | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 48.28 |
| Joshua Harvey Brown | c & b Simon Keene | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Zak Gibson | run out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 15
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jock McKenzie | 8 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Benjamin Lister | 7.4 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2.87 |
| James Neesham | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3.71 |
| Simon Keene | 9 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 3.67 |
| Ryan Harrison | 7 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2.57 |
| Adithya Ashok | 8 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 3.88 |
Auckland Aces · 1st innings: 169/4 (28.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips | c Brett Hampton b Scott Kuggeleijn | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Siddhesh Dixit | c Joshua Harvey Brown b Scott Kuggeleijn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Harrish Kannan | b Zak Gibson | 16 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 59.26 |
| Cam Fletcher | not out | 34 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 52.31 |
| James Neesham | c Kristian Clarke b Brett Hampton | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 123.81 |
| Bevon Jacobs | not out | 67 | 45 | 3 | 7 | 148.89 |
Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Simon Keene, Jock McKenzie, Adithya Ashok, Benjamin Lister, Ryan Harrison
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Kuggeleijn | 6 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 5.17 |
| Kristian Clarke | 7.5 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 5.62 |
| Zak Gibson | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 |
| Brett Hampton | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 |
| Tim Pringle | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Joshua Harvey Brown | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 16 |