Plunket ShieldMatch 7 · First-class

Auckland Aces beat Wellington Firebirds by 162 runs

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland, 5 Dec 2025. Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bat.

Auckland Aces350/9d & 384/9d103.3 ov

Auckland Aces won by 162 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bat. Auckland Aces made 350 for 9 declared, Cam Fletcher 79 from 170 balls and Sean Solia 68 from 137 balls. Liam Dudding took 5 for 67.

Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 249, Callum McLachlan 89 not out from 160 balls and Peter Younghusband 61 from 104 balls. SB Keene took 4 for 36.

Auckland Aces made 384 for 9 declared, Bevon Jacobs 125 from 135 balls and Cam Fletcher 85 from 206 balls. Liam Dudding took 2 for 39.

Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 323, Tim Robinson 106 from 144 balls and Callum McLachlan 85 from 148 balls. Rohit Gulati took 3 for 71.

Auckland Aces won by 162 runs.

Key performers

BJ125Bevon JacobsAuckland Aces. 135 balls, 13 fours, 6 sixes SK4/36SB KeeneAuckland Aces. 17 overs, 6 maidens TR106Tim RobinsonWellington Firebirds. 144 balls, 9 fours, 2 sixes LD5/67Liam DuddingWellington Firebirds. 15 overs, 1 maiden

Auckland Aces 1st innings

350/9d(89 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dale Phillipsc PF Younghusband b LR Dudding	c PF Younghusband b LR Dudding	6	6	1	0	100.00
Sean Soliac GR Severin b PF Younghusband	c GR Severin b PF Younghusband	68	137	11	0	49.64
H Kannanc PF Younghusband b Yahya Zeb	c PF Younghusband b Yahya Zeb	8	19	1	0	42.11
Bevon Jacobsc & b PF Younghusband	c & b PF Younghusband	58	55	12	0	105.45
Cam Fletcher †c TB Robinson b LR Dudding	c TB Robinson b LR Dudding	79	170	9	0	46.47
Lachlan Stackpolec †CR McLachlan b LR Dudding	c †CR McLachlan b LR Dudding	34	34	2	2	100.00
SB Keenec †CR McLachlan b JW Hartshorn	c †CR McLachlan b JW Hartshorn	21	23	3	0	91.30
Ryan Harrisonnot out	not out	31*	55	3	0	56.36
Adithya Ashokc †CR McLachlan b LR Dudding	c †CR McLachlan b LR Dudding	4	3	1	0	133.33
Rohit Gulatic †CR McLachlan b LR Dudding	c †CR McLachlan b LR Dudding	15	12	3	0	125.00
Benjamin Listernot out	not out	15*	20	3	0	75.00
Extras(b 1, lb 8, w 2)	(b 1, lb 8, w 2)	11
Total89 Ov (RR 3.93)	89 Ov (RR 3.93)	350/9d

Fall of wickets: 6-1 (DN Phillips, 1 ov), 48-2 (H Kannan, 10.2 ov), 128-3 (BJ Jacobs, 28.4 ov), 165-4 (SM Solia, 43.2 ov), 212-5 (LN Stackpole, 54.2 ov), 250-6 (SB Keene, 62.2 ov), 306-7 (CD Fletcher, 80.2 ov), 310-8 (A Ashok, 80.5 ov), 326-9 (RK Gulati, 84.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
Liam Dudding	15	1	67	5	4.47	62	12	0	0
James Hartshorn	17	3	52	1	3.06	78	9	0	0
Yahya Zeb	13	1	56	1	4.31	56	9	0	2
Michael Snedden	17	3	79	0	4.65	71	13	1	0
Peter Younghusband	24	1	81	2	3.38	92	6	1	0
Nick Greenwood	3	1	6	0	2.00	12	0	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	DN Phillips 6(6) & SM Solia 0(0)	6	6
2nd	SM Solia 33(37) & H Kannan 8(19)	42	56
3rd	BJ Jacobs 58(55) & SM Solia 22(55)	80	110
4th	CD Fletcher 22(43) & SM Solia 13(45)	37	88
5th	LN Stackpole 34(34) & CD Fletcher 13(32)	47	66
6th	SB Keene 21(23) & CD Fletcher 16(25)	38	48
7th	RD Harrison 22(38) & CD Fletcher 28(70)	56	108
8th	A Ashok 4(3) & RD Harrison 0(0)	4	3
9th	RK Gulati 15(12) & RD Harrison 0(10)	16	22
10th	BG Lister 15(20) & RD Harrison 9(7)	24*	27

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

249(75.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nick Greenwoodc BJ Jacobs b SB Keene	c BJ Jacobs b SB Keene	15	26	2	0	57.69
Michael Sneddenb BG Lister	b BG Lister	8	42	0	0	19.05
Gareth Severinc H Kannan b SB Keene	c H Kannan b SB Keene	26	42	5	0	61.90
Nick Kellylbw b SB Keene	lbw b SB Keene	3	17	0	0	17.65
Tim Robinsonc †CD Fletcher b SB Keene	c †CD Fletcher b SB Keene	18	15	2	1	120.00
Callum McLachlan †not out	not out	89*	160	11	2	55.63
Peter Younghusbandc LN Stackpole b RK Gulati	c LN Stackpole b RK Gulati	61	104	8	0	58.65
James Hartshornc DN Phillips b RK Gulati	c DN Phillips b RK Gulati	1	9	0	0	11.11
Liam Duddingc & b RK Gulati	c & b RK Gulati	3	17	0	0	17.65
Yahya Zebb RD Harrison	b RD Harrison	0	12	0	0	0.00
Jesse Tashkoffc SB Keene b A Ashok	c SB Keene b A Ashok	5	14	1	0	35.71
Extras(b 9, lb 5, w 2, nb 4)	(b 9, lb 5, w 2, nb 4)	20
Total75.4 Ov (RR 3.29)	75.4 Ov (RR 3.29)	249

Fall of wickets: 34-1 (NA Greenwood, 9.2 ov), 37-2 (MW Snedden, 12.5 ov), 61-3 (NF Kelly, 18.2 ov), 83-4 (TB Robinson, 22.5 ov), 84-5 (GR Severin, 24.1 ov), 182-6 (PF Younghusband, 55.3 ov), 184-7 (JW Hartshorn, 57.2 ov), 214-8 (LR Dudding, 65.4 ov), 234-9 (Yahya Zeb, 71 ov), 249-10 (JM Tashkoff, 75.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Benjamin Lister	15	6	43	1	2.87	73	5	1	0	2
SB Keene	17	6	36	4	2.12	84	3	0	1	1
Ryan Harrison	8	0	51	1	6.38	32	9	1	1	1
Rohit Gulati	26	4	78	3	3.00	109	7	1	0	0
Adithya Ashok	9.4	1	27	1	2.79	46	5	0	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	NA Greenwood 15(26) & MW Snedden 8(31)	34	56
2nd	GR Severin 1(10) & MW Snedden 0(11)	3	21
3rd	NF Kelly 3(17) & GR Severin 21(16)	24	33
4th	TB Robinson 18(15) & GR Severin 3(12)	22	27
5th	CR McLachlan 0(4) & GR Severin 1(4)	1	8
6th	PF Younghusband 61(104) & CR McLachlan 32(87)	98	188
7th	JW Hartshorn 1(9) & CR McLachlan 1(2)	2	11
8th	LR Dudding 3(17) & CR McLachlan 27(33)	30	50
9th	Yahya Zeb 0(12) & CR McLachlan 19(20)	20	32
10th	CR McLachlan 10(14) & JM Tashkoff 5(14)	15	28

Auckland Aces 2nd innings

384/9d(103.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dale Phillipsb LR Dudding	b LR Dudding	6	26	0	0	23.08
Sean Soliab JW Hartshorn	b JW Hartshorn	0	5	0	0	0.00
H Kannanc †CR McLachlan b MW Snedden	c †CR McLachlan b MW Snedden	3	25	0	0	12.00
Cam Fletcher †run out (LR Dudding)	run out (LR Dudding)	85	206	8	2	41.26
Lachlan Stackpolelbw b LR Dudding	lbw b LR Dudding	35	52	5	1	67.31
Bevon Jacobsc TB Robinson b NA Greenwood	c TB Robinson b NA Greenwood	125	135	13	6	92.59
Ryan Harrisonnot out	not out	50*	100	4	1	50.00
SB Keenec sub (SM Mycock) b PF Younghusband	c sub (SM Mycock) b PF Younghusband	17	33	1	0	51.52
Adithya Ashokc TB Robinson b NA Greenwood	c TB Robinson b NA Greenwood	4	17	0	0	23.53
Rohit Gulatic NA Greenwood b PF Younghusband	c NA Greenwood b PF Younghusband	34	29	2	2	117.24
Extras(b 4, lb 10, w 4, nb 7)	(b 4, lb 10, w 4, nb 7)	25
Total103.3 Ov (RR 3.71)	103.3 Ov (RR 3.71)	384/9d

Did not bat: Benjamin Lister

Fall of wickets: 4-1 (SM Solia, 1.5 ov), 17-2 (DN Phillips, 6.4 ov), 26-3 (H Kannan, 12 ov), 80-4 (LN Stackpole, 26.5 ov), 268-5 (BJ Jacobs, 71 ov), 285-6 (CD Fletcher, 77 ov), 326-7 (SB Keene, 91.1 ov), 333-8 (A Ashok, 94.5 ov), 384-9 (RK Gulati, 103.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Liam Dudding	20	8	39	2	1.95	100	4	1	1	0
James Hartshorn	2.2	1	3	1	1.29	12	0	0	0	0
Michael Snedden	19.4	2	64	1	3.25	92	8	0	1	7
Yahya Zeb	14	2	55	0	3.93	63	9	1	2	0
Peter Younghusband	34.3	4	148	2	4.29	127	8	8	0	0
Nick Greenwood	13	2	61	2	4.69	44	4	2	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	DN Phillips 0(6) & SM Solia 0(5)	4	11
2nd	H Kannan 1(10) & DN Phillips 6(20)	13	29
3rd	CD Fletcher 6(18) & H Kannan 2(15)	9	32
4th	CD Fletcher 18(38) & LN Stackpole 35(52)	54	89
5th	BJ Jacobs 125(135) & CD Fletcher 51(134)	188	265
6th	CD Fletcher 10(16) & RD Harrison 7(20)	17	36
7th	RD Harrison 24(52) & SB Keene 17(33)	41	85
8th	A Ashok 4(17) & RD Harrison 3(5)	7	22
9th	RK Gulati 34(29) & RD Harrison 16(23)	51	52

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

323(100.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nick Greenwoodrun out (H Kannan/†CD Fletcher)	run out (H Kannan/†CD Fletcher)	25	92	2	0	27.17
Michael Sneddenlbw b RK Gulati	lbw b RK Gulati	3	26	0	0	11.54
Liam Duddingc †CD Fletcher b SB Keene	c †CD Fletcher b SB Keene	1	2	0	0	50.00
Gareth Severinc SB Keene b BG Lister	c SB Keene b BG Lister	11	29	1	0	37.93
Nick Kellyb A Ashok	b A Ashok	59	83	4	2	71.08
Tim Robinsonb RK Gulati	b RK Gulati	106	144	9	2	73.61
Callum McLachlan †c A Ashok b SB Keene	c A Ashok b SB Keene	85	148	14	0	57.43
Peter Younghusbandc LN Stackpole b RK Gulati	c LN Stackpole b RK Gulati	5	25	1	0	20.00
Yahya Zebnot out	not out	6*	35	1	0	17.14
Jesse Tashkoffb BG Lister	b BG Lister	0	6	0	0	0.00
James Hartshornb A Ashok	b A Ashok	9	14	2	0	64.29
Extras(b 2, lb 10, w 1)	(b 2, lb 10, w 1)	13
Total100.4 Ov (RR 3.21)	100.4 Ov (RR 3.21) · Target 486	323

Fall of wickets: 20-1 (MW Snedden, 11.3 ov), 21-2 (LR Dudding, 12.1 ov), 37-3 (GR Severin, 20.3 ov), 71-4 (NA Greenwood, 29.3 ov), 145-5 (NF Kelly, 47.5 ov), 277-6 (TB Robinson, 81.1 ov), 305-7 (PF Younghusband, 89.2 ov), 313-8 (CR McLachlan, 94.1 ov), 313-9 (JM Tashkoff, 96.1 ov), 323-10 (JW Hartshorn, 100.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
Benjamin Lister	18	5	34	2	1.89	89	5	0	0
SB Keene	17	2	50	2	2.94	75	7	0	0
Rohit Gulati	32	8	71	3	2.22	150	5	1	0
Adithya Ashok	21.4	3	77	2	3.55	93	6	3	0
Ryan Harrison	10	1	69	0	6.90	29	10	0	1
Dale Phillips	2	0	10	0	5.00	5	1	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	NA Greenwood 12(43) & MW Snedden 3(26)	20	69
2nd	LR Dudding 1(2) & NA Greenwood 0(2)	1	4
3rd	GR Severin 11(29) & NA Greenwood 5(21)	16	50
4th	NF Kelly 24(28) & NA Greenwood 8(26)	34	54
5th	NF Kelly 35(55) & TB Robinson 35(55)	74	110
6th	CR McLachlan 60(111) & TB Robinson 71(89)	132	200
7th	PF Younghusband 5(25) & CR McLachlan 23(24)	28	49
8th	Yahya Zeb 6(16) & CR McLachlan 2(13)	8	29
9th	JM Tashkoff 0(6) & Yahya Zeb 0(6)	0	12
10th	JW Hartshorn 9(14) & Yahya Zeb 0(13)	10	27

Commentary

100.4W

A Ashok to JW Hartshorn, OUT

JW Hartshorn b A Ashok 9(14) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 323/10 (100.4 ov)

100.30

A Ashok to JW Hartshorn, no run

100.21Lb

A Ashok to Yahya Zeb, 1 leg bye

100.10

A Ashok to Yahya Zeb, no run

End of over 1000 runsWF 322/9000000

JW Hartshorn 9(12)Yahya Zeb 6(33)RK Gulati 32-8-71-3

99.60