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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Auckland Aces and Central Stags draw

Colin Maiden Park, Auckland, . Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bat.

Auckland Aces385/5d & 260/6d60 ov
Central Stags256/7d & 115/137 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bat. Auckland Aces made 385 for 5 declared, Colin Munro 146 from 109 balls and Rob Nicol 86 from 165 balls. Navin Patel took 2 for 57.

Central Stags made 256 for 7 declared, Tom Bruce 127 not out from 166 balls. Donovan Grobbelaar took 2 for 23.

Auckland Aces made 260 for 6 declared, Colin Munro 142 from 103 balls and Ben Horne 44 not out from 76 balls. Ajaz Patel took 3 for 70.

Central Stags made 115 for 1, Ben Smith 52 from 89 balls and Greg Hay 41 not out from 109 balls.

Match drawn.

Key performers

Auckland Aces 1st innings

385/5d(97 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Guptill-Buncec JD Ryder b NA Patelc JD Ryder b NA Patel12820150.00
Jeet Ravalst †D Cleaver b AY Patelst †D Cleaver b AY Patel29833034.94
Robert O'Donnellc JD Ryder b AY Patelc JD Ryder b AY Patel711707041.76
Rob Nicolc & b BM Ticknerc & b BM Tickner861658152.12
Colin Munroc AY Patel b NA Patelc AY Patel b NA Patel146109167133.94
Sean Solianot outnot out8*331024.24
Ben Horne †not outnot out10*211047.62
Extras(lb 14, w 2, nb 7)(lb 14, w 2, nb 7)23
Total97 Ov (RR 3.97)97 Ov (RR 3.97)385/5d
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (ML Guptill-Bunce, 3.3 ov), 71-2 (JA Raval, 27.1 ov), 152-3 (RR O'Donnell, 55.3 ov), 362-4 (C Munro, 87.4 ov), 363-5 (RJ Nicol, 89.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Seth Rance2048004.008410103
Navin Patel2055722.85926100
Blair Tickner1726713.94697120
Jesse Ryder1013803.80485004
Ajaz Patel2469724.04998300
George Worker402406.00141200
Tom Bruce20804.0081000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stML Guptill-Bunce 12(8) & JA Raval 4(14)1821
2ndRR O'Donnell 22(75) & JA Raval 25(69)53142
3rdRJ Nicol 26(75) & RR O'Donnell 49(95)81170
4thC Munro 146(109) & RJ Nicol 59(88)210193
5thSM Solia 0(7) & RJ Nicol 1(2)19
6thBJ Horne 10(21) & SM Solia 8(26)22*47

Central Stags 1st innings

256/7d(84 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Greg Hayc RJ Nicol b Aniket Parikhc RJ Nicol b Aniket Parikh18752024.00
Ben Smithb RS Sandhub RS Sandhu4140028.57
Will Youngb DJ Grobbelaarb DJ Grobbelaar01000.00
George Workerc ML Guptill-Bunce b Aniket Parikhc ML Guptill-Bunce b Aniket Parikh17621027.42
Jesse Ryderlbw b TS Nethulalbw b TS Nethula13380034.21
Tom Brucenot outnot out127*16614176.51
Dane Cleaver †lbw b RS Sandhulbw b RS Sandhu33505066.00
Navin Patelc †BJ Horne b DJ Grobbelaarc †BJ Horne b DJ Grobbelaar9131069.23
Ajaz Patelnot outnot out19*902021.11
Extras(b 7, lb 4, nb 5)(b 7, lb 4, nb 5)16
Total84 Ov (RR 3.05)84 Ov (RR 3.05)256/7d
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (BS Smith, 4 ov), 11-2 (WA Young, 4.3 ov), 40-3 (GH Worker, 25.1 ov), 41-4 (GR Hay, 26 ov), 66-5 (JD Ryder, 36.2 ov), 161-6 (D Cleaver, 53.4 ov), 176-7 (NA Patel, 57 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Donovan Grobbelaar1242321.92623001
Raja Sandhu1013723.70424000
Colin Munro1161401.27581000
Tarun Nethula2648413.2311410004
Sean Solia30702.33141000
Aniket Parikh2117723.67806100
Jeet Raval10303.0030000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGR Hay 4(10) & BS Smith 4(14)824
2ndGR Hay 3(2) & WA Young 0(1)33
3rdGH Worker 17(62) & GR Hay 11(62)29124
4thJD Ryder 1(4) & GR Hay 0(1)15
5thJD Ryder 12(34) & TC Bruce 12(29)2562
6thD Cleaver 33(50) & TC Bruce 55(56)95104
7thNA Patel 9(13) & TC Bruce 4(9)1520
8thTC Bruce 56(72) & AY Patel 19(90)80*162

Auckland Aces 2nd innings

260/6d(60 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jeet Ravalb NA Patelb NA Patel18203090.00
Michael Guptill-Bunceretired hurtretired hurt13*292044.83
Robert O'Donnellc SHA Rance b AY Patelc SHA Rance b AY Patel6261023.08
Rob Nicolc †D Cleaver b SHA Rancec †D Cleaver b SHA Rance11610018.03
Colin Munroc JD Ryder b TC Brucec JD Ryder b TC Bruce142103155137.86
Sean Soliac WA Young b AY Patelc WA Young b AY Patel7281025.00
Ben Horne †not outnot out44*764057.89
Donovan Grobbelaarc JD Ryder b AY Patelc JD Ryder b AY Patel04000.00
Tarun Nethulanot outnot out8*141057.14
Extras(b 5, lb 2, w 3, nb 1)(b 5, lb 2, w 3, nb 1)11
Total60 Ov (RR 4.33)60 Ov (RR 4.33)260/6d
Fall of wickets: 29-1 (JA Raval, 7.1 ov), 44-2 (RR O'Donnell, 17.3 ov), 96-3 (RJ Nicol, 26.3 ov), 143-4 (SM Solia, 34.5 ov), 249-5 (C Munro, 55.5 ov), 249-6 (DJ Grobbelaar, 56.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Seth Rance1214413.67537000
Navin Patel1126115.554610120
Ajaz Patel1947033.68795200
Blair Tickner1134103.73493111
Jesse Ryder201206.0071000
George Worker302006.6771100
Tom Bruce20512.5080000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJA Raval 18(20) & ML Guptill-Bunce 9(23)2943
2ndRR O'Donnell 0(5) & ML Guptill-Bunce 4(6)411
2ndRR O'Donnell 6(21) & RJ Nicol 4(31)1151
3rdC Munro 43(24) & RJ Nicol 7(30)5254
4thSM Solia 7(28) & C Munro 35(22)4750
5thBJ Horne 41(69) & C Munro 64(57)106126
6thBJ Horne 0(1) & DJ Grobbelaar 0(4)05
7thTS Nethula 8(14) & BJ Horne 3(6)11*20

Central Stags 2nd innings

115/1(37 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Greg Haynot outnot out41*1092037.61
Ben Smithlbw b SM Solialbw b SM Solia52898058.43
Will Youngnot outnot out15*272055.56
Extras(b 4, nb 3)(b 4, nb 3)7
Total37 Ov (RR 3.11)37 Ov (RR 3.11) · Target 390115/1
Fall of wickets: 99-1 (BS Smith, 29.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Donovan Grobbelaar411303.25191002
Raja Sandhu502404.80203001
Colin Munro41802.00200000
Tarun Nethula1323202.46582000
Aniket Parikh712403.43335000
Sean Solia411012.50191000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGR Hay 40(91) & BS Smith 52(89)99177
2ndWA Young 15(27) & GR Hay 1(18)16*45

Commentary

End of innings: CS 115/1 (37 ov)
End of over 371 runCS 115/1001000
GR Hay 41(109)WA Young 15(27)TS Nethula 13-2-32-0
36.60
TS Nethula to GR Hay, no run
36.50
TS Nethula to GR Hay, no run
36.40
TS Nethula to GR Hay, no run
36.31
TS Nethula to WA Young, 1 run
36.20
TS Nethula to WA Young, no run
36.10
TS Nethula to WA Young, no run
End of over 363 runsCS 114/1020001
WA Young 14(24)GR Hay 41(106)SM Solia 4-1-10-1
35.61
SM Solia to WA Young, 1 run
35.50
SM Solia to WA Young, no run
35.40
SM Solia to WA Young, no run
35.30
SM Solia to WA Young, no run
35.22
SM Solia to WA Young, 2 runs
35.10
SM Solia to WA Young, no run
End of over 351 runCS 111/1000100
GR Hay 41(106)WA Young 11(18)TS Nethula 12-2-31-0
34.60
TS Nethula to GR Hay, no run
34.50
TS Nethula to GR Hay, no run
34.41
TS Nethula to WA Young, 1 run
34.30
TS Nethula to WA Young, no run
34.20
TS Nethula to WA Young, no run
34.10
TS Nethula to WA Young, no run
End of over 345 runsCS 110/1000041
WA Young 10(14)GR Hay 41(104)SM Solia 3-1-7-1
33.61
SM Solia to WA Young, 1 run
33.54
SM Solia to WA Young, FOUR
33.40
SM Solia to WA Young, no run
33.30
SM Solia to WA Young, no run
33.20
SM Solia to WA Young, no run
33.10
SM Solia to WA Young, no run
End of over 335 runsCS 105/1401000
GR Hay 41(104)WA Young 5(8)TS Nethula 11-2-30-0