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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Auckland Aces and Central Stags draw

Kennards Hire Community Oval, . Central Stags won the toss and chose to bat.

Auckland Aces204 & 181/881.5 ov
Central Stags524132.5 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Central Stags won the toss and chose to bat. Central Stags were bowled out for 524, Will Young 162 from 196 balls and Greg Hay 101 from 208 balls. Matt McEwan took 3 for 92.

Auckland Aces were bowled out for 204, Glenn Phillips 63 from 142 balls and Robert O'Donnell 41 from 90 balls. Ajaz Patel took 5 for 42.

Auckland Aces made 181 for 8, Sean Solia 59 from 137 balls. Ajaz Patel took 5 for 39.

Match drawn.

Key performers

Central Stags 1st innings

524(132.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
George Workerlbw b MB McEwanlbw b MB McEwan471166040.52
Greg Hayc †BJ Horne b SM Soliac †BJ Horne b SM Solia10120812048.56
Ben Smith †b JA Brownb JA Brown7271025.93
Will Younglbw b JA Brownlbw b JA Brown16219624182.65
Jesse Ryderc ML Guptill-Bunce b MB McEwanc ML Guptill-Bunce b MB McEwan23313074.19
Tom Brucec ML Guptill-Bunce b GD Phillipsc ML Guptill-Bunce b GD Phillips841177171.79
Doug Bracewellc GD Phillips b BG Listerc GD Phillips b BG Lister37441384.09
Ben Wheelerc †BJ Horne b SC Meakerc †BJ Horne b SC Meaker190011.11
Adam Milnec BG Lister b GD Phillipsc BG Lister b GD Phillips14301046.67
Bevan Smallc JA Raval b MB McEwanc JA Raval b MB McEwan11820137.50
Ajaz Patelnot outnot out11*142078.57
Extras(b 8, lb 7, w 8, nb 3)(b 8, lb 7, w 8, nb 3)26
Total132.5 Ov (RR 3.94)132.5 Ov (RR 3.94)524
Fall of wickets: 116-1 (GH Worker, 37.2 ov), 127-2 (BS Smith, 44.4 ov), 250-3 (GR Hay, 73.2 ov), 296-4 (JD Ryder, 81.3 ov), 437-5 (WA Young, 112.1 ov), 458-6 (TC Bruce, 119.1 ov), 459-7 (BM Wheeler, 120.5 ov), 501-8 (DAJ Bracewell, 128.5 ov), 501-9 (AF Milne, 129.2 ov), 524-10 (BJ Small, 132.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Stuart Meaker2829813.5011311040
Benjamin Lister2359013.919912112
Matt McEwan28.589233.1913514000
Jamie Brown2248223.73898130
Glenn Phillips25011624.649011300
Jeet Raval10909.0021000
Sean Solia502214.40172001
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGH Worker 47(116) & GR Hay 62(109)116224
2ndBS Smith 7(27) & GR Hay 4(17)1144
3rdWA Young 86(91) & GR Hay 35(82)123172
4thJD Ryder 23(31) & WA Young 18(18)4649
5thTC Bruce 75(97) & WA Young 58(87)141184
6thDAJ Bracewell 10(22) & TC Bruce 9(20)2142
7thBM Wheeler 1(9) & DAJ Bracewell 0(1)110
8thAF Milne 14(28) & DAJ Bracewell 27(21)4248
9thBJ Small 0(1) & AF Milne 0(2)03
10thBJ Small 11(7) & AY Patel 11(14)2321

Auckland Aces 1st innings

204(85.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Guptill-Buncelbw b BM Wheelerlbw b BM Wheeler02000.00
Jeet Ravalb AF Milneb AF Milne20811024.69
Sean Soliac DAJ Bracewell b BJ Smallc DAJ Bracewell b BJ Small13252052.00
Robert O'Donnelllbw b DAJ Bracewelllbw b DAJ Bracewell41907045.56
Glenn Phillipsc AY Patel b BJ Smallc AY Patel b BJ Small6314212044.37
Finn Allenb AY Patelb AY Patel20503040.00
Ben Horne †lbw b AY Patellbw b AY Patel23615037.70
Matt McEwanlbw b AY Patellbw b AY Patel08000.00
Stuart Meakerc JD Ryder b AY Patelc JD Ryder b AY Patel05000.00
Benjamin Listernot outnot out9*301030.00
Jamie Brownc GH Worker b AY Patelc GH Worker b AY Patel5251020.00
Extras(lb 1, w 5, nb 4)(lb 1, w 5, nb 4)10
Total85.5 Ov (RR 2.38)85.5 Ov (RR 2.38)204
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (ML Guptill-Bunce, 0.2 ov), 27-2 (SM Solia, 11 ov), 57-3 (JA Raval, 25.2 ov), 89-4 (RR O'Donnell, 37.1 ov), 141-5 (FH Allen, 52.2 ov), 176-6 (BJ Horne, 71.1 ov), 176-7 (MB McEwan, 73.3 ov), 184-8 (SC Meaker, 75.2 ov), 193-9 (GD Phillips, 78.4 ov), 204-10 (JA Brown, 85.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Wheeler1733612.12835010
Adam Milne1654913.06819033
Bevan Small1115224.73479011
Doug Bracewell1352411.85643000
Ajaz Patel28.5144251.461546000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stML Guptill-Bunce 0(2) & JA Raval 0(0)02
2ndSM Solia 13(25) & JA Raval 13(40)2764
3rdRR O'Donnell 21(45) & JA Raval 7(41)3086
4thGD Phillips 9(27) & RR O'Donnell 20(45)3271
5thFH Allen 20(50) & GD Phillips 31(41)5291
6thBJ Horne 23(61) & GD Phillips 10(53)35113
7thMB McEwan 0(8) & GD Phillips 0(6)014
8thSC Meaker 0(5) & GD Phillips 8(6)811
9thBG Lister 3(12) & GD Phillips 5(9)920
10thJA Brown 5(25) & BG Lister 6(18)1143

Auckland Aces 2nd innings (following on)

181/8(81.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jeet Ravalc †BS Smith b BM Wheelerc †BS Smith b BM Wheeler04000.00
Michael Guptill-Buncelbw b AY Patellbw b AY Patel33916036.26
Sean Soliac TC Bruce b BM Wheelerc TC Bruce b BM Wheeler591378043.07
Robert O'Donnellst †BS Smith b AY Patelst †BS Smith b AY Patel17502034.00
Glenn Phillipsb DAJ Bracewellb DAJ Bracewell23863026.74
Finn Allenc GH Worker b AY Patelc GH Worker b AY Patel16432137.21
Ben Horne †c GH Worker b AY Patelc GH Worker b AY Patel331009.68
Matt McEwannot outnot out17*303056.67
Stuart Meakerb AY Patelb AY Patel160016.67
Benjamin Listernot outnot out1*16006.25
Extras(lb 3, w 5, nb 3)(lb 3, w 5, nb 3)11
Total81.5 Ov (RR 2.21)81.5 Ov (RR 2.21)181/8
Did not bat: Jamie Brown
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (JA Raval, 0.4 ov), 72-2 (ML Guptill-Bunce, 26.3 ov), 107-3 (RR O'Donnell, 41.2 ov), 123-4 (SM Solia, 51 ov), 149-5 (FH Allen, 63 ov), 160-6 (BJ Horne, 72.2 ov), 172-7 (GD Phillips, 75.1 ov), 175-8 (SC Meaker, 76.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Wheeler1134123.73517010
Doug Bracewell18.574412.34947020
Adam Milne1624803.00787023
Ajaz Patel32133951.221723100
Bevan Small31401.33150000
Jesse Ryder10202.0040000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJA Raval 0(4) & ML Guptill-Bunce 0(0)04
2ndSM Solia 36(65) & ML Guptill-Bunce 33(91)72155
3rdRR O'Donnell 17(50) & SM Solia 14(40)3589
4thGD Phillips 5(27) & SM Solia 9(32)1658
5thGD Phillips 9(29) & FH Allen 16(43)2672
6thGD Phillips 7(25) & BJ Horne 3(31)1156
7thMB McEwan 10(12) & GD Phillips 2(5)1217
8thSC Meaker 1(6) & MB McEwan 2(2)38
9thBG Lister 1(16) & MB McEwan 5(16)6*32

Commentary

End of innings: AA 181/8 (81.5 ov)
81.50
AF Milne to MB McEwan, no run
81.40
AF Milne to MB McEwan, no run
81.30
AF Milne to MB McEwan, no run
81.20
AF Milne to MB McEwan, no run
81.10
AF Milne to MB McEwan, no run
End of over 810 runsAA 181/8000000
MB McEwan 17(25)BG Lister 1(16)AY Patel 32-13-39-5AF Milne 15.1-2-48-0
80.60
AF Milne to MB McEwan, no run
80.50
AY Patel to BG Lister, no run
80.40
AY Patel to BG Lister, no run
80.30
AY Patel to BG Lister, no run
80.20
AY Patel to BG Lister, no run
80.10
AY Patel to BG Lister, no run
End of over 804 runsAA 181/8400000
BG Lister 1(11)MB McEwan 17(24)DAJ Bracewell 18.5-7-44-1AY Patel 31.1-13-39-5
79.60
AY Patel to BG Lister, no run
79.50
DAJ Bracewell to MB McEwan, no run
79.40
DAJ Bracewell to MB McEwan, no run
79.30
DAJ Bracewell to MB McEwan, no run
79.20
DAJ Bracewell to MB McEwan, no run
79.14
DAJ Bracewell to MB McEwan, FOUR
End of over 790 runsAA 177/8000000
MB McEwan 13(19)BG Lister 1(10)AY Patel 31-13-39-5DAJ Bracewell 18-7-40-1
78.60
DAJ Bracewell to MB McEwan, no run
78.50
AY Patel to BG Lister, no run
78.40
AY Patel to BG Lister, no run
78.30
AY Patel to BG Lister, no run
78.20
AY Patel to BG Lister, no run
78.10
AY Patel to BG Lister, no run
End of over 782 runsAA 177/8110000
BG Lister 1(5)MB McEwan 13(18)DAJ Bracewell 17.5-7-40-1AY Patel 30.1-13-39-5
77.60
AY Patel to BG Lister, no run
77.50
DAJ Bracewell to MB McEwan, no run