Central Districts vs Northern Knights, 22nd Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Tickner to Daryl Mitchell, out Caught by Tom Bruce!! Good catch by Tom Bruce down the leg-side. Mitchell perishes after playing an outrageous knock. After all the hard hits, he needn't have tried this paddle scoop but perhaps wanted to manipulate the field in that direction. Doesn't quite connect as well as he would have liked and gets a feather. Sharp catch. Daryl Mitchell c Tom Bruce b Tickner 61(23) [4s-3 6s-6]

Tickner to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, another boundary! Full and in the slot, Mitchell gets across to heave this away to the deep mid-wicket fence. Found the gap perfectly

Tickner to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, poor bowling, half volley with mid-off up and Mitchell clobbers this straight back past the bowler. Beats the fielder in the ring and it rockets away

Tickner to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, smashed over deep square leg! Slower short ball and Mitchell blasts the pull comfortably. 50 for Mitchell, betters Hampton's hitting rate

Ben Wheeler to Corey Anderson, FOUR, Anderson finally gets one away. Short of a length outside off, he just gets across a bit and forehand-smashes this pull over mid-wicket. Beats the two men in the deep

Ajaz Patel to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, Mitchell continues on his merry ways. Moved across a bit and slammed this slider into the deep square leg stands

McCone to Brett Hampton, out Caught by Will Young!! Perishes to a full toss, would you believe it? Nevertheless, a destructive innings comes to an end, potentially matchwinning. Hampton wanted to slog this over deep mid-wicket but ended up slicing it high towards long-off. Comfortable catch. Brett Hampton c Will Young b McCone 64(31) [4s-4 6s-6]

McCone to Brett Hampton, SIX, Hampton is hitting sixes for fun here. Overpitched and just tonks this dead straight down the ground. Such a clean ball-striker this lad

McCone to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, slower one and Mitchell swings merrily over wide long-on. Another flat maximum

Ben Wheeler to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, slower short ball and Mitchell has read it early once again. Swivels to crack the pull to the deep square leg fence

Ben Wheeler to Brett Hampton, SIX, clubbed away! Fullish one and Hampton dismantles this over long-off with a clean strike. Didn't move after hitting it, he knew where this was going

Ajaz Patel to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, another big over! 26 off this one! Raining sixes here in Napier. Fractionally short and Mitchell sat back before unleashing all his power on this pull. Into the stands at deep mid-wicket

Ajaz Patel to Brett Hampton, 1 run, fuller and outside off, driven down the ground to long-off for a single

Ajaz Patel to Brett Hampton, SIX, does it again! Unreal stuff from Hampton. Again charges and makes room, carves this shortish length ball flat over sweeper cover. Unbelievable stuff

Ajaz Patel to Brett Hampton, SIX, how has he done this? Slices a shortish delivery deep into the crowd at sweeper cover. Was on the move and just made a hint of room to launch this into the stands. Not an easy shot at all

Ajaz Patel to Brett Hampton, FOUR, slightly short and cut away to the sweeper cover fence. There was a good stop by the fielder there but his foot just brushed the boundary cushions

Noema-Barnett to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, 21 off the over! The Knights are going berserk here. Mitchell picked this length ball and slogged it hard over deep square leg. The slower balls are getting predictable now

Noema-Barnett to Brett Hampton, FOUR, brilliant hitting. Picked the knuckle ball and launched it straight over the bowler's head. One bounce into the sight screen

Noema-Barnett to Brett Hampton, FOUR, even better shot! Hampton is playing a gem here. Gets across to this length ball and bashes it to the deep mid-wicket fence

Noema-Barnett to Brett Hampton, byes, FOUR, poor from Tom Bruce and he lets through a boundary of byes. Was the knuckle ball that gripped a bit and beat Hampton

Dean Foxcroft to Brett Hampton, SIX, another one out of the ground! Gee, this bloke can hit them big! Once again sees the flight early and smashes the slog sweep over deep mid-wicket. Another mammoth blow. The Knights are in nitro-boost mode now and the Districts need to keep chipping away at the wickets or else this will be a huge total

Dean Foxcroft to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, what a way to get off the mark! Not totally off the middle but Mitchell hit this dead straight and flat into the sightscreen. The thing he did well was to delay his charge down the pitch and it meant that Foxcroft had no clue about it

Tickner to Brownlie, out Caught by Willem Ludick!! Timely breakthrough for the Districts because Brownlie was upping the ante in recent overs. Was the slower ball and went for the short-arm jab. Didn't hit it as well as he would have liked and certainly didn't place it well. Finds deep mid-wicket to perfection. Brownlie c Willem Ludick b Tickner 40(30) [4s-4 6s-1]

McCone to Brownlie, FOUR, blasted away. This is the big over the Knights were looking for to push on. Slower ball and Brownlie picks it early, clouts it over mid-wicket. Splits deep mid-wicket and long-on perfectly

McCone to Brett Hampton, FOUR, more runs. Slower ball on leg stump, Hampton just gets across a bit and sweeps it over short fine leg easily

McCone to Brett Hampton, SIX, this has gone out of the ground! Sheer power from Hampton, picked the length of this short ball early and absolutely mauled the pull over deep square leg. Sounded sweet and she went away

Ajaz Patel to Seifert, out Caught by Josh Clarkson!! Patel has the last laugh in the battle. Expected Seifert to shuffle across early and slowed it down a touch, also shortened the length just a bit. The result was a mishit slog sweep that goes high in the air to deep square leg. Clarkson settled under the skier comfortably. Seifert c Josh Clarkson b Ajaz Patel 35(26) [4s-4 6s-1]

Ajaz Patel to Seifert, SIX, massive hit from Seifert! Saw the flight and sat deep in his crease for the slog sweep. Into the stands at deep mid-wicket

Noema-Barnett to Seifert, FOUR, streaky runs for Seifert! Tries to heave this away on the leg-side but got a thick inside edge just past leg stump and beat short fine leg. Ajaz stationed there made a desperate slide but just couldn't palm it back into play

Ajaz Patel to Brownlie, 1 run, walks down the pitch and swats this towards deep backward square leg, 50-run stand up!

Ajaz Patel to Brownlie, FOUR, intent from Brownlie against Patel straightaway. Steps down the track and although he doesn't get any room with this slider, helps it over short fine leg

Tickner to Brownlie, FOUR, heaved away. Classical slog from Brownlie, ironical as it may sound. Cleared his front leg and clubbed this fuller ball wide of mid-wicket. Momentum building for the Knights

Tickner to Brownlie, FOUR, on the shorter side again and although Brownlie gets cramped a bit, dispatches the pull over mid-wicket

Tickner to Seifert, FOUR, slapped away over cover. Slightly short and Seifert made room to clear the infield comfortably. Can't afford to give width to this bloke

Ben Wheeler to Seifert, FOUR, doesn't connect the pull that well but he picked his spot and got it over the infield at mid-wicket. Was a pacy short ball and Seifert seemed late on the stroke

Ben Wheeler to Brownlie, SIX, first biggie of the evening! Slower short ball and Brownlie had layed into that one. Slams it over deep mid-wicket with a beautiful bat swing

Tickner to Seifert, 1 run, direct hit would have taken out Seifert! He dives desperately and lands badly, would have been on his way to the pavillion if the throw hit. Was a slower ball that was worked to mid-on and he decided to take the fielder on. Needs to be careful diving on this pitch

Ben Wheeler to Seifert, FOUR, nicely struck! Width on offer and Seifert nails the drive through point with perfection. Found the gap and it raced away

Dean Foxcroft to Nick Kelly, out Stumped!! Excellent bowling and sharp glovework as well to send Kelly on his bike. Foxcroft banged this onto the pitch with a seam up delivery on seeing Kelly give the charge. The southpaw doesn't connect and Tom Bruce collects extremely well before whipping the bails off. Kelly was well down the track. Superb stuff from the Districts. Nick Kelly st Tom Bruce b Dean Foxcroft 0(2)