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Plunket ShieldMatch 22 · First-class

Auckland Aces beat Northern Districts by 71 runs

Kennards Hire Community Oval, . Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bowl.

Auckland Aces350/5d & 278/8d55.5 ov
Northern Districts213/4d & 34490.5 ov
Auckland Aces won by 71 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bowl. Auckland Aces made 350 for 5 declared, George Worker 114 not out from 222 balls and SB Keene 100 not out from 136 balls. Scott Kuggeleijn took 2 for 92.

Northern Districts made 213 for 4 declared, Bharat Popli 82 not out from 164 balls and Katene Clarke 50 not out from 80 balls. SB Keene took 2 for 28.

Auckland Aces made 278 for 8 declared, William Somerville 52 not out from 48 balls and William O'Donnell 50 from 83 balls. Tim Pringle took 3 for 83.

Northern Districts were bowled out for 344, Bharat Popli 101 not out from 148 balls and Henry Cooper 74 from 152 balls. Danru Ferns took 5 for 79.

Auckland Aces won by 71 runs.

Key performers

Auckland Aces 1st innings

350/5d(97 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
William O'Donnelllbw b SC Kuggeleijnlbw b SC Kuggeleijn03000.00
Sean Soliac KD Clarke b FF Lellmanc KD Clarke b FF Lellman13530024.53
Mark Chapmanc †TL Seifert b KDC Clarkec †TL Seifert b KDC Clarke10112090.91
Robert O'Donnellc FF Lellman b SC Kuggeleijnc FF Lellman b SC Kuggeleijn58799173.42
George Workernot outnot out114*22212151.35
Ben Horne †c BR Hampton b TJG Pringlec BR Hampton b TJG Pringle43806153.75
SB Keenenot outnot out100*13610273.53
Extras(lb 6, w 4, nb 2)(lb 6, w 4, nb 2)12
Total97 Ov (RR 3.61)97 Ov (RR 3.61)350/5d
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (WT O'Donnell, 0.3 ov), 13-2 (MS Chapman, 3.4 ov), 71-3 (SM Solia, 21.1 ov), 92-4 (RR O'Donnell, 28.2 ov), 171-5 (BJ Horne, 53 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn2529223.6810811140
Kris Clarke1845012.78817000
Brett Hampton2247303.3210011101
FF Lellman1103212.91504001
Joe Walker613205.33223100
Tim Pringle1506514.33553200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWT O'Donnell 0(3) & SM Solia 0(0)03
2ndMS Chapman 10(11) & SM Solia 3(8)1319
3rdRR O'Donnell 42(61) & SM Solia 10(45)58105
4thGH Worker 4(26) & RR O'Donnell 16(18)2143
5thBJ Horne 43(80) & GH Worker 32(68)79148
6thGH Worker 78(128) & SB Keene 100(136)179*264

Northern Districts 1st innings

213/4d(60 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Henry Cooperlbw b SB Keenelbw b SB Keene42548077.78
Jeet Ravallbw b SM Solialbw b SM Solia6181033.33
Bharat Poplinot outnot out82*16412050.00
Tim Seifert †c †BJ Horne b A Ashokc †BJ Horne b A Ashok5261019.23
Tim Pringleb SB Keeneb SB Keene12251148.00
Katene Clarkenot outnot out50*803262.50
Extras(b 4, lb 5, nb 7)(b 4, lb 5, nb 7)16
Total60 Ov (RR 3.55)60 Ov (RR 3.55)213/4d
Fall of wickets: 36-1 (JA Raval, 7.2 ov), 69-2 (HR Cooper, 15.4 ov), 82-3 (TL Seifert, 24.3 ov), 103-4 (TJG Pringle, 31.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Benjamin Lister804806.00386107
Sean Solia611913.17273000
Danru Ferns921902.11432000
SB Keene1042822.80475000
William Somerville1233603.00521200
Adithya Ashok1424813.43618000
Robert O'Donnell10606.0031000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHR Cooper 23(32) & JA Raval 6(18)3644
2ndB Popli 14(28) & HR Cooper 19(22)3350
3rdTL Seifert 5(26) & B Popli 8(27)1353
4thTJG Pringle 12(25) & B Popli 9(16)2141
5thKD Clarke 50(80) & B Popli 51(93)110*172

Auckland Aces 2nd innings

278/8d(55.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
William O'Donnelllbw b TJG Pringlelbw b TJG Pringle50835260.24
Sean Soliac JA Raval b FF Lellmanc JA Raval b FF Lellman15292051.72
Mark Chapmanc HR Cooper b SC Kuggeleijnc HR Cooper b SC Kuggeleijn15163093.75
Robert O'Donnellc B Popli b JG Walkerc B Popli b JG Walker47516192.16
George Workerc B Popli b TJG Pringlec B Popli b TJG Pringle26424061.90
Ben Horne †run out (HR Cooper/†TL Seifert)run out (HR Cooper/†TL Seifert)7141050.00
SB Keenec FF Lellman b TJG Pringlec FF Lellman b TJG Pringle372552148.00
William Somervillenot outnot out52*4852108.33
Danru Fernsc JA Raval b KD Clarkec JA Raval b KD Clarke10150166.67
Adithya Ashoknot outnot out15*1230125.00
Extras(b 2, w 2)(b 2, w 2)4
Total55.5 Ov (RR 4.98)55.5 Ov (RR 4.98)278/8d
Did not bat: MJ Gibson
Fall of wickets: 32-1 (SM Solia, 11.1 ov), 58-2 (MS Chapman, 16.1 ov), 98-3 (WT O'Donnell, 25.3 ov), 152-4 (RR O'Donnell, 35 ov), 163-5 (BJ Horne, 39 ov), 163-6 (GH Worker, 39.1 ov), 230-7 (SB Keene, 48.4 ov), 246-8 (DK Ferns, 52.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn1023313.30443120
Kris Clarke702804.00253000
Brett Hampton30802.67141000
FF Lellman411814.50193000
Tim Pringle1618335.196010300
Joe Walker1307715.92479300
Henry Cooper10505.0041000
Katene Clarke1014114.0032100
Jeet Raval0.5010012.0012000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWT O'Donnell 17(38) & SM Solia 15(29)3267
2ndMS Chapman 15(16) & WT O'Donnell 10(14)2630
3rdRR O'Donnell 15(25) & WT O'Donnell 23(31)4056
4thGH Worker 22(31) & RR O'Donnell 32(26)5457
5thGH Worker 4(10) & BJ Horne 7(14)1124
6thGH Worker 0(1) & SB Keene 0(0)01
7thWER Somerville 29(32) & SB Keene 37(25)6757
8thDK Ferns 10(15) & WER Somerville 6(7)1622
9thA Ashok 15(12) & WER Somerville 17(9)32*21

Northern Districts 2nd innings

344(90.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jeet Ravalc GH Worker b SB Keenec GH Worker b SB Keene6310811058.33
Henry Cooperc & b DK Fernsc & b DK Ferns7415211048.68
Bharat Poplinot outnot out101*14810168.24
Tim Seifert †c RR O'Donnell b DK Fernsc RR O'Donnell b DK Ferns01000.00
Katene Clarkec RR O'Donnell b DK Fernsc RR O'Donnell b DK Ferns12630200.00
Brett Hamptonc WT O'Donnell b DK Fernsc WT O'Donnell b DK Ferns2120016.67
FF Lellmanlbw b A Ashoklbw b A Ashok2170011.76
Scott Kuggeleijnb A Ashokb A Ashok12192063.16
Kris Clarkec SB Keene b WER Somervillec SB Keene b WER Somerville21452146.67
Tim Pringlec RR O'Donnell b DK Fernsc RR O'Donnell b DK Ferns27331281.82
Joe Walkerc MS Chapman b A Ashokc MS Chapman b A Ashok07000.00
Extras(b 10, lb 15, w 2, nb 3)(b 10, lb 15, w 2, nb 3)30
Total90.5 Ov (RR 3.79)90.5 Ov (RR 3.79) · Target 416344
Fall of wickets: 125-1 (JA Raval, 34.5 ov), 193-2 (HR Cooper, 55.1 ov), 193-3 (TL Seifert, 55.2 ov), 209-4 (KD Clarke, 57.2 ov), 225-5 (BR Hampton, 61.1 ov), 228-6 (FF Lellman, 64.3 ov), 244-7 (SC Kuggeleijn, 69 ov), 291-8 (KDC Clarke, 81.2 ov), 341-9 (TJG Pringle, 89.1 ov), 344-10 (JG Walker, 90.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Benjamin Lister30602.00150002
SB Keene1104814.36489001
MJ Gibson811602.00382000
Danru Ferns2037953.958914020
Sean Solia812903.63334000
William Somerville1325314.08502300
Adithya Ashok27.538833.161169100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJA Raval 63(108) & HR Cooper 44(104)125209
2ndB Popli 32(74) & HR Cooper 30(48)68122
3rdTL Seifert 0(1) & B Popli 0(0)01
4thKD Clarke 12(6) & B Popli 4(6)1612
5thBR Hampton 2(12) & B Popli 14(11)1623
6thFF Lellman 2(17) & B Popli 1(3)320
7thSC Kuggeleijn 12(19) & B Popli 4(8)1627
8thB Popli 20(29) & KDC Clarke 21(45)4774
9thTJG Pringle 27(33) & B Popli 23(14)5047
10thJG Walker 0(7) & B Popli 3(3)310

Commentary

End of innings: ND 344 (90.5 ov)
90.5W
A Ashok to JG Walker, OUT
JG Walker c MS Chapman b A Ashok 0(7) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 344/10 (90.5 ov)
90.40
A Ashok to JG Walker, no run
90.31
A Ashok to B Popli, 1 run
90.22
A Ashok to B Popli, 2 runs
HUNDRED for B Popli (100 off 147)
90.10
A Ashok to B Popli, no run
End of over 900 runs, 1 wktND 341/9W00000
JG Walker 0(5)B Popli 98(145)DK Ferns 20-3-79-5
89.60
DK Ferns to JG Walker, no run
89.50
DK Ferns to JG Walker, no run
89.40
DK Ferns to JG Walker, no run
89.30
DK Ferns to JG Walker, no run
89.20
DK Ferns to JG Walker, no run
89.1W
DK Ferns to TJG Pringle, OUT
TJG Pringle c RR O'Donnell b DK Ferns 27(33) [4s-1 6s-2] · FoW 341/9 (89.1 ov)
FIVE-WICKET HAUL for DK Ferns
End of over 896 runsND 341/8111201
TJG Pringle 27(32)B Popli 98(145)A Ashok 27-3-85-2
88.61
A Ashok to TJG Pringle, 1 run
88.50
A Ashok to TJG Pringle, no run
88.42
A Ashok to TJG Pringle, 2 runs
88.31
A Ashok to B Popli, 1 run
88.21
A Ashok to TJG Pringle, 1 run
88.11
A Ashok to B Popli, 1 run
End of over 889 runsND 335/8404100
TJG Pringle 23(28)B Popli 96(143)DK Ferns 19-2-79-4
87.60
DK Ferns to TJG Pringle, no run
87.50
DK Ferns to TJG Pringle, no run
87.41
DK Ferns to B Popli, 1 run
87.34
DK Ferns to B Popli, FOUR
87.20
DK Ferns to B Popli, no run
87.14
DK Ferns to B Popli, FOUR
End of over 870 runsND 326/8000000
TJG Pringle 23(26)B Popli 87(139)A Ashok 26-3-79-2
86.60
A Ashok to TJG Pringle, no run
86.50
A Ashok to TJG Pringle, no run