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Halfway lead at stake in Plunket Shield

Posted Friday, December 12, 2025 in Domestic News

ROUND FOUR

Saturday 13 to Tuesday 16 December 2025

From 10.30am:

  • Cobham Oval, Whangārei - Northern Districts v Wellington Firebirds
  • Hagley Oval, Christchurch - Canterbury v Auckland Aces 
  • University of Otago Oval, Dunedin - Otago v Central Stags

All the squad news is in for the fourth of eight rounds in this season's Plunket Shield championship, with frontrunner the Auckland Aces trying to stay ahead of the pack and hold that lead before the midseason intermission and everyone's attention turns to the upcoming Super Smash.

Also at stake is the bragging rights to be the top runscorer and wicket-takers as the Plunket Shield completes its pre-Christmas phase, with Auckland's left-arm spin sensation Rohit Gulati looking secure with his 21 wickets already, and Northern's double centurion opener Henry Cooper top of the pops with the blade.

Play is scheduled to begin at 10.30am in all three matches and it's free admission every day, with livestreams at NZC YouTube and on our nzc.nz livescoring platform.

Plunket Shield points after Round Three of Eight

      • Auckland Aces 47
      • Central Stags 37
      • Otago 32
      • Canterbury 28
      • Northern Districts 28
      • Wellington Firebirds 14

    All live and completed scorecards

    Scroll down for all the team news from the six Domestic Major Associations, with a raft of debuts possible this weekend.