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Plunket ShieldMatch 11 · First-class

Canterbury beat Auckland Aces by an innings and 72 runs

Hagley Oval, Christchurch, . Canterbury won the toss and chose to bowl.

Auckland Aces138 & 324107.3 ov
Canterbury534/8d119 ov
Canterbury won by an innings and 72 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Canterbury won the toss and chose to bowl. Auckland Aces were bowled out for 138, SB Keene 52 from 71 balls. Fraser Sheat took 3 for 14.

Canterbury made 534 for 8 declared, Henry Nicholls 226 from 314 balls and Rhys Mariu 147 from 177 balls. Ryan Harrison took 3 for 91.

Auckland Aces were bowled out for 324, SB Keene 152 from 153 balls and Cam Fletcher 62 from 145 balls. Sean Davey took 4 for 41.

Canterbury won by an innings and 72 runs.

Key performers

Auckland Aces 1st innings

138(48.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Dale Phillipsc JJA Frew b FW Sheatc JJA Frew b FW Sheat190011.11
Sean Soliac MWT Boyle b CB Paulc MWT Boyle b CB Paul24454053.33
H Kannanc MWT Boyle b SB Daveyc MWT Boyle b SB Davey013000.00
Bevon Jacobslbw b SB Daveylbw b SB Davey471057.14
Cam Fletcher †c JJA Frew b CB Paulc JJA Frew b CB Paul6261023.08
Lachlan Stackpolec JJA Frew b CT Cameronc JJA Frew b CT Cameron03000.00
SB Keenec sub (SJG Janett) b CT Cameronc sub (SJG Janett) b CT Cameron52717073.24
J McKenzieb CB Paulb CB Paul29645045.31
Ryan Harrisonc & b FW Sheatc & b FW Sheat13422030.95
Adithya Ashokc JJA Frew b FW Sheatc JJA Frew b FW Sheat170014.29
Rohit Gulatinot outnot out0*2000.00
Extras(b 1, lb 6, w 1)(b 1, lb 6, w 1)8
Total48.1 Ov (RR 2.87)48.1 Ov (RR 2.87)138
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (DN Phillips, 2.2 ov), 11-2 (H Kannan, 7.2 ov), 17-3 (BJ Jacobs, 9.3 ov), 32-4 (SM Solia, 14.5 ov), 33-5 (LN Stackpole, 15.3 ov), 57-6 (CD Fletcher, 20.1 ov), 109-7 (J McKenzie, 36.1 ov), 132-8 (RD Harrison, 45.5 ov), 138-9 (A Ashok, 47.4 ov), 138-10 (SB Keene, 48.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Fraser Sheat1351431.08681000
Sean Davey1222722.25593010
Cameron Paul1334733.62599000
CT Cameron9.104324.69347000
Ish Sodhi11000.0060000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDN Phillips 1(9) & SM Solia 2(5)414
2ndH Kannan 0(13) & SM Solia 7(17)730
3rdBJ Jacobs 4(7) & SM Solia 2(6)613
4thCD Fletcher 1(15) & SM Solia 13(17)1532
5thLN Stackpole 0(3) & CD Fletcher 1(1)14
6thSB Keene 18(18) & CD Fletcher 4(10)2428
7thJ McKenzie 29(64) & SB Keene 23(32)5296
8thRD Harrison 13(42) & SB Keene 6(16)2358
9thA Ashok 1(7) & SB Keene 5(4)611
10thRK Gulati 0(2) & SB Keene 0(1)03

Canterbury 1st innings

534/8d(119 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Chad Bowesb SB Keeneb SB Keene571071.43
Rhys Mariuc †CD Fletcher b RD Harrisonc †CD Fletcher b RD Harrison14717721283.05
Henry Nichollsc SB Keene b J McKenziec SB Keene b J McKenzie22631423271.97
Cole McConchiec SB Keene b RD Harrisonc SB Keene b RD Harrison7201035.00
Matt Boylec LN Stackpole b SB Keenec LN Stackpole b SB Keene15213071.43
Cameron Paulc DN Phillips b J McKenziec DN Phillips b J McKenzie25631139.68
JJA Frewc †CD Fletcher b RD Harrisonc †CD Fletcher b RD Harrison36615159.02
Ish Sodhic SM Solia b RK Gulatic SM Solia b RK Gulati20251180.00
Sean Daveynot outnot out17*240170.83
Fraser Sheatnot outnot out7*601116.67
Extras(b 6, lb 10, w 9, nb 4)(b 6, lb 10, w 9, nb 4)29
Total119 Ov (RR 4.49)119 Ov (RR 4.49)534/8d
Did not bat: CT Cameron
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (CJ Bowes, 2 ov), 276-2 (RA Mariu, 56.2 ov), 288-3 (CE McConchie, 61 ov), 312-4 (MWT Boyle, 66.5 ov), 375-5 (CB Paul, 84.5 ov), 454-6 (JJA Frew, 105 ov), 506-7 (HM Nicholls, 112.2 ov), 525-8 (IS Sodhi, 117.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
J McKenzie26211424.3810616122
SB Keene26210824.1510114011
Ryan Harrison2119134.33839120
Rohit Gulati20110815.407310500
Adithya Ashok2519503.80917201
H Kannan10202.0040000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCJ Bowes 5(7) & RA Mariu 0(5)512
2ndRA Mariu 147(172) & HM Nicholls 108(156)271326
3rdCE McConchie 7(20) & HM Nicholls 5(8)1228
4thHM Nicholls 7(14) & MWT Boyle 15(21)2435
5thCB Paul 25(63) & HM Nicholls 37(46)63108
6thJJA Frew 36(61) & HM Nicholls 35(61)79121
7thHM Nicholls 34(29) & IS Sodhi 17(15)5244
8thSB Davey 15(20) & IS Sodhi 3(10)1930
9thFW Sheat 7(6) & SB Davey 2(4)9*10

Auckland Aces 2nd innings

324(107.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Dale Phillipslbw b SB Daveylbw b SB Davey34735046.58
Sean Soliac RA Mariu b SB Daveyc RA Mariu b SB Davey06000.00
H Kannanc FW Sheat b SB Daveyc FW Sheat b SB Davey03000.00
Bevon Jacobsc JJA Frew b FW Sheatc JJA Frew b FW Sheat5171029.41
Ryan Harrisonc CT Cameron b CB Paulc CT Cameron b CB Paul12741016.22
Cam Fletcher †c CE McConchie b CT Cameronc CE McConchie b CT Cameron621457042.76
Lachlan Stackpolec HM Nicholls b CB Paulc HM Nicholls b CB Paul370042.86
SB Keenec JJA Frew b CT Cameronc JJA Frew b CT Cameron15215324099.35
J McKenziec CJ Bowes b CE McConchiec CJ Bowes b CE McConchie11281039.29
Adithya Ashokc JJA Frew b SB Daveyc JJA Frew b SB Davey191092017.43
Rohit Gulatinot outnot out10*310032.26
Extras(b 2, lb 7, w 6, nb 1)(b 2, lb 7, w 6, nb 1)16
Total107.3 Ov (RR 3.01)107.3 Ov (RR 3.01)324
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (SM Solia, 2 ov), 8-2 (H Kannan, 3.3 ov), 25-3 (BJ Jacobs, 9 ov), 44-4 (DN Phillips, 23.3 ov), 72-5 (RD Harrison, 33.3 ov), 80-6 (LN Stackpole, 35.2 ov), 223-7 (CD Fletcher, 69.2 ov), 243-8 (J McKenzie, 77.2 ov), 304-9 (SB Keene, 94.3 ov), 324-10 (A Ashok, 107.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Fraser Sheat2037313.658710000
Sean Davey19.394142.101016010
Cameron Paul1836723.728312030
CT Cameron1625423.38707020
Ish Sodhi2053901.95963000
Cole McConchie1424112.93593001
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDN Phillips 4(6) & SM Solia 0(6)412
2ndDN Phillips 4(6) & H Kannan 0(3)49
3rdBJ Jacobs 5(17) & DN Phillips 12(16)1733
4thDN Phillips 14(45) & RD Harrison 3(42)1987
5thCD Fletcher 14(28) & RD Harrison 9(32)2860
6thLN Stackpole 3(7) & CD Fletcher 5(4)811
7thSB Keene 94(92) & CD Fletcher 43(113)143204
8thJ McKenzie 11(28) & SB Keene 9(20)2048
9thA Ashok 11(62) & SB Keene 49(41)61103
10thRK Gulati 10(31) & A Ashok 8(47)2078

Commentary

End of innings: AA 324 (107.3 ov)
107.3W
SB Davey to A Ashok, OUT
A Ashok c JJA Frew b SB Davey 19(109) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 324/10 (107.3 ov)
107.22
SB Davey to A Ashok, 2 runs
107.10
SB Davey to A Ashok, no run
End of over 1070 runsAA 322/9000000
RK Gulati 10(31)A Ashok 17(106)IS Sodhi 20-5-39-0
106.60
IS Sodhi to RK Gulati, no run
106.50
IS Sodhi to RK Gulati, no run
106.40
IS Sodhi to RK Gulati, no run
106.30
IS Sodhi to RK Gulati, no run
106.20
IS Sodhi to RK Gulati, no run
106.10
IS Sodhi to RK Gulati, no run
End of over 1060 runsAA 322/9000000
A Ashok 17(106)RK Gulati 10(25)SB Davey 19-9-39-3
105.60
SB Davey to A Ashok, no run
105.50
SB Davey to A Ashok, no run
105.40
SB Davey to A Ashok, no run
105.30
SB Davey to A Ashok, no run
105.20
SB Davey to A Ashok, no run
105.10
SB Davey to A Ashok, no run
End of over 1052 runsAA 322/9000020
RK Gulati 10(25)A Ashok 17(100)IS Sodhi 19-4-39-0
104.60
IS Sodhi to RK Gulati, no run
104.52
IS Sodhi to RK Gulati, 2 runs
104.40
IS Sodhi to RK Gulati, no run
104.30
IS Sodhi to RK Gulati, no run
104.20
IS Sodhi to RK Gulati, no run
104.10
IS Sodhi to RK Gulati, no run
End of over 1040 runsAA 320/9000000
A Ashok 17(100)RK Gulati 8(19)CB Paul 18-3-67-2
103.60
CB Paul to A Ashok, no run
103.50
CB Paul to A Ashok, no run
103.40
CB Paul to A Ashok, no run
103.30
CB Paul to A Ashok, no run