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Record-breaking form by Northern Districts gloveman Peter McGlashan helped overcome the temporary resistance shown by Central Districts in a Plunket Shield cricket match on Wednesday.
Northern Districts are closing in on victory at the halfway stage of the four-day fixture at Cobham Oval in Whangarei, thanks in part to McGlashan's super safe hands.
He took six catches when the visitors were rolled for just 94 on Wednesday then pulled in another five as Central Districts tenatively reached 178 for five in their second innings, still seven runs short of making the home side bat again.
McGlashan became the first wicketkeeper to effect 11 dismissals in a New Zealand first-class match as his bowlers found the edge of the bat on regular intervals on a pitch offering bounce and pace.
He did not have to wait long to get in on the action again on Wednesday after the Northern Districts batsmen had built a first innings advantage of 185 runs by reaching 279.
Any hope Central Districts had of saving the game disappeared as they slid to 18 for three inside nine overs, with McGlashan accepting three edges offered his way by the top order.
Peter Ingram, Jamie How and George Worker all departed cheaply before the team's batting pillars Mathew Sinclair and Ross Taylor set about repairing the damage.
These two counter-attacked to put on 137 as Central Districts prospered for the first time in the match but their resistance crumbled again once seamer Bradley Scott induced yet another edge from Taylor.
Taylor departed for 66, including 11 boundaries, before Brad Patton became another Scott-McGlashan victim for a 14-ball duck.
The prolific Sinclair, fresh from scoring 165 in the first round against Auckland last week, had reached 85 by the close which came early after rain swept the ground.
Earlier, lower order batsmen Jono Boult and Joseph Yovich continued to frustrate Central Districts after the home side resumed on 184 for six.
They extended their stand for the seventh wicket to 108 runs before Yovich departed for 51 but 23-year-old Boult continued to prosper in just his second appearance at this level.
Having resumed on 33, the left-hander finished with a feisty 76, including 10 fours, after 3-1/2 hours.
Seamer Michael Mason picked up one wicket today to finish with figures of five for 93 off 29.1 overs, his 10th first-class haul of five or more wickets.
Left-armer Ewen Thompson impressed also to take three for 59 off 27.
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