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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Northern Districts beat Auckland Aces by an innings and 90 runs

Seddon Park, Hamilton, . Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bowl.

Auckland Aces240 & 284/982.1 ov
Northern Districts614/7d146 ov
Northern Districts won by an innings and 90 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bowl. Auckland Aces were bowled out for 240, Dusan Hakaraia 141 not out from 142 balls. Anurag Verma took 7 for 82.

Northern Districts made 614 for 7 declared, Daniel Flynn 166 from 274 balls and Brad Wilson 139 from 252 balls. Chris Martin took 3 for 149.

Auckland Aces made 284 for 9, Craig Cachopa 115 from 166 balls and Reece Young 49 from 87 balls. Jonathon Boult took 4 for 37.

Northern Districts won by an innings and 90 runs.

Key performers

Auckland Aces 1st innings

240(61.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tim McIntoshc †AJA Wheater b A Vermac †AJA Wheater b A Verma4140028.57
Michael Guptill-Buncelbw b A Vermalbw b A Verma490044.44
Reece Younglbw b A Vermalbw b A Verma15183083.33
Craig Cachopab A Vermab A Verma23594038.98
Gareth Hopkins †c JJ Boult b BJ Arnelc JJ Boult b BJ Arnel130033.33
Colin de Grandhommec JAH Marshall b BJ Arnelc JAH Marshall b BJ Arnel07000.00
Dusan Hakaraianot outnot out141*14222299.30
Bruce Martinb A Vermab A Verma8620133.33
Michael Batesc BS Wilson b A Vermac BS Wilson b A Verma14411034.15
Dean Bartlettc †AJA Wheater b A Vermac †AJA Wheater b A Verma14561025.00
Chris Martinc JAH Marshall b BJ Arnelc JAH Marshall b BJ Arnel114007.14
Extras(lb 11, w 4)(lb 11, w 4)15
Total61.3 Ov (RR 3.90)61.3 Ov (RR 3.90)240
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (TG McIntosh, 3.2 ov), 8-2 (ML Guptill-Bunce, 5.1 ov), 31-3 (RA Young, 8 ov), 32-4 (GJ Hopkins, 10.1 ov), 36-5 (C de Grandhomme, 12.2 ov), 63-6 (Craig Cachopa, 24.5 ov), 71-7 (BP Martin, 26.5 ov), 125-8 (MD Bates, 39.3 ov), 205-9 (DJ Bartlett, 56.2 ov), 240-10 (CS Martin, 61.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Brent Arnel20.365532.68997020
Anurag Verma1938274.328817020
James Baker1335704.38545200
Daryl Mitchell411203.00202000
Ish Sodhi512304.60172000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTG McIntosh 4(14) & ML Guptill-Bunce 1(6)520
2ndRA Young 0(8) & ML Guptill-Bunce 3(3)311
3rdCraig Cachopa 8(7) & RA Young 15(10)2317
4thCraig Cachopa 0(10) & GJ Hopkins 1(3)113
5thC de Grandhomme 0(7) & Craig Cachopa 4(6)413
6thDN Hakaraia 15(39) & Craig Cachopa 11(36)2775
7thBP Martin 8(6) & DN Hakaraia 0(6)812
8thMD Bates 14(41) & DN Hakaraia 38(35)5476
9thDJ Bartlett 14(56) & DN Hakaraia 61(45)80101
10thCS Martin 1(14) & DN Hakaraia 27(17)3531

Northern Districts 1st innings

614/7d(146 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Daniel Flynnb BP Martinb BP Martin16627425260.58
JAF Yovichlbw b MD Bateslbw b MD Bates491044.44
Brad Wilsonb CS Martinb CS Martin13925220055.16
James Marshallc DN Hakaraia b BP Martinc DN Hakaraia b BP Martin10212015085.00
Daryl Mitchelllbw b CS Martinlbw b CS Martin681108261.82
Adam Wheater †c Craig Cachopa b BP Martinc Craig Cachopa b BP Martin18431141.86
Jonathon Boultnot outnot out53*5042106.00
Ish Sodhic RA Young b CS Martinc RA Young b CS Martin4410100.00
Anurag Vermanot outnot out33*3232103.13
Extras(b 4, lb 2, w 3, nb 18)(b 4, lb 2, w 3, nb 18)27
Total146 Ov (RR 4.21)146 Ov (RR 4.21)614/7d
Did not bat: Brent Arnel, James Baker
Fall of wickets: 16-1 (JAF Yovich, 3.2 ov), 317-2 (BS Wilson, 85 ov), 335-3 (DR Flynn, 89.2 ov), 491-4 (JAH Marshall, 123.4 ov), 507-5 (DJ Mitchell, 126.3 ov), 542-6 (AJA Wheater, 135.5 ov), 547-7 (IS Sodhi, 136.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Chris Martin40614933.7318619207
Michael Bates411914.75183001
Dean Bartlett1013013.0023000
Colin de Grandhomme2147103.3810010035
Bruce Martin56623034.1124929405
Dusan Hakaraia603806.33214100
Tim McIntosh1627204.50658200
Craig Cachopa201608.0052000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDR Flynn 12(11) & JAF Yovich 4(9)1620
2ndBS Wilson 139(252) & DR Flynn 145(249)301490
3rdDR Flynn 9(14) & JAH Marshall 9(12)1826
4thDJ Mitchell 60(99) & JAH Marshall 93(108)156206
5thAJA Wheater 6(8) & DJ Mitchell 8(11)1617
6thJJ Boult 20(24) & AJA Wheater 12(35)3556
7thIS Sodhi 4(4) & JJ Boult 1(1)55
8thA Verma 33(32) & JJ Boult 32(25)67*56

Auckland Aces 2nd innings

284/9(82.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tim McIntoshc BS Wilson b A Vermac BS Wilson b A Verma07000.00
Michael Guptill-Buncelbw b BJ Arnellbw b BJ Arnel11272040.74
Reece Youngc DR Flynn b JJ Boultc DR Flynn b JJ Boult498710056.32
Craig Cachopac BS Wilson b JD Bakerc BS Wilson b JD Baker11516620069.28
Gareth Hopkins †c DJ Mitchell b JJ Boultc DJ Mitchell b JJ Boult441335033.08
Colin de Grandhommelbw b IS Sodhilbw b IS Sodhi25392164.10
Dusan Hakaraiab JJ Boultb JJ Boult4400100.00
Bruce Martinc †AJA Wheater b JJ Boultc †AJA Wheater b JJ Boult280025.00
Michael Batesnot outnot out18*1440128.57
Chris Martinc JJ Boult b BJ Arnelc JJ Boult b BJ Arnel2100020.00
Extras(b 1, lb 9, w 2, nb 2)(b 1, lb 9, w 2, nb 2)14
Total82.1 Ov (RR 3.46)82.1 Ov (RR 3.46)284/9
Did not bat: Dean Bartlett
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (TG McIntosh, 1.4 ov), 22-2 (ML Guptill-Bunce, 8.4 ov), 128-3 (RA Young, 33.4 ov), 212-4 (Craig Cachopa, 61.1 ov), 250-5 (GJ Hopkins, 74.2 ov), 262-6 (DN Hakaraia, 76.1 ov), 262-7 (C de Grandhomme, 77.4 ov), 264-8 (BP Martin, 78.3 ov), 284-9 (CS Martin, 82.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Brent Arnel17.136623.848013002
Anurag Verma1645713.567410020
James Baker1333712.85626000
Ish Sodhi1617714.816613000
Jonathon Boult2083741.851001100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTG McIntosh 0(7) & ML Guptill-Bunce 1(3)110
2ndRA Young 10(19) & ML Guptill-Bunce 10(24)2142
3rdCraig Cachopa 63(82) & RA Young 39(68)106150
4thGJ Hopkins 29(82) & Craig Cachopa 52(84)84165
5thC de Grandhomme 17(28) & GJ Hopkins 15(51)3879
6thDN Hakaraia 4(4) & C de Grandhomme 8(7)1211
7thBP Martin 0(5) & C de Grandhomme 0(4)09
8thMD Bates 0(2) & BP Martin 2(3)25
9thCS Martin 2(10) & MD Bates 18(12)2022

Commentary

End of innings: AA 284/9 (82.1 ov)
82.1W
BJ Arnel to CS Martin, OUT
CS Martin c JJ Boult b BJ Arnel 2(10) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 284/9 (82.1 ov)
End of over 828 runsAA 284/8040400
MD Bates 18(14)CS Martin 2(9)A Verma 16-4-57-1
81.60
A Verma to MD Bates, no run
81.50
A Verma to MD Bates, no run
81.44
A Verma to MD Bates, FOUR
81.30
A Verma to MD Bates, no run
81.24
A Verma to MD Bates, FOUR
81.10
A Verma to MD Bates, no run
End of over 812 runsAA 276/8000020
CS Martin 2(9)MD Bates 10(8)BJ Arnel 17-3-66-1
80.60
BJ Arnel to CS Martin, no run
80.52
BJ Arnel to CS Martin, 2 runs
80.40
BJ Arnel to CS Martin, no run
80.30
BJ Arnel to CS Martin, no run
80.20
BJ Arnel to CS Martin, no run
80.10
BJ Arnel to CS Martin, no run
End of over 8010 runsAA 274/8020044
MD Bates 10(8)CS Martin 0(3)IS Sodhi 16-1-77-1
79.64
IS Sodhi to MD Bates, FOUR
79.54
IS Sodhi to MD Bates, FOUR
79.40
IS Sodhi to MD Bates, no run
79.30
IS Sodhi to MD Bates, no run
79.22
IS Sodhi to MD Bates, 2 runs
79.10
IS Sodhi to MD Bates, no run
End of over 792 runs, 1 wktAA 264/820W000
CS Martin 0(3)MD Bates 0(2)JJ Boult 20-8-37-4
78.60
JJ Boult to CS Martin, no run
78.50
JJ Boult to CS Martin, no run
78.40
JJ Boult to CS Martin, no run
78.3W
JJ Boult to BP Martin, OUT
BP Martin c †AJA Wheater b JJ Boult 2(8) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 264/8 (78.3 ov)
78.20
JJ Boult to BP Martin, no run
78.12
JJ Boult to BP Martin, 2 runs