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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Auckland Aces beat Wellington Firebirds by 120 runs

Kennards Hire Community Oval, . Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bowl.

Auckland Aces304 & 16351.5 ov
Wellington Firebirds174 & 17358 ov
Auckland Aces won by 120 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bowl. Auckland Aces were bowled out for 304, Robert O'Donnell 93 not out from 162 balls and Michael Guptill-Bunce 91 from 101 balls. Logan van Beek took 6 for 46.

Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 174. Lockie Ferguson took 5 for 63.

Auckland Aces were bowled out for 163, Sean Solia 59 from 112 balls. Jeetan Patel took 5 for 37.

Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 173, Devon Conway 47 from 100 balls. Louis Delport took 4 for 42.

Auckland Aces won by 120 runs.

Key performers

Auckland Aces 1st innings

304(94 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Sean Soliac & b JS Patelc & b JS Patel7216310144.17
Michael Guptill-Bunceb HK Bennettb HK Bennett9110112290.10
Robert O'Donnellnot outnot out93*16214057.41
Martin Guptillc LV van Beek b OR Newtonc LV van Beek b OR Newton14431032.56
Mark Chapmanc †TA Blundell b LV van Beekc †TA Blundell b LV van Beek23493146.94
Glenn Phillipsc †TA Blundell b LV van Beekc †TA Blundell b LV van Beek03000.00
Ben Horne †c DP Conway b LV van Beekc DP Conway b LV van Beek115006.67
Lockie Fergusonc JS Patel b LV van Beekc JS Patel b LV van Beek3160018.75
Louis Delportc †TA Blundell b HK Bennettc †TA Blundell b HK Bennett451080.00
Danru Fernsb LV van Beekb LV van Beek120050.00
Benjamin Listerlbw b LV van Beeklbw b LV van Beek05000.00
Extras(lb 1, w 1)(lb 1, w 1)2
Total94 Ov (RR 3.23)94 Ov (RR 3.23)304
Fall of wickets: 133-1 (ML Guptill-Bunce, 34.2 ov), 192-2 (SM Solia, 53.4 ov), 215-3 (MJ Guptill, 66.2 ov), 276-4 (MS Chapman, 83.1 ov), 276-5 (GD Phillips, 83.4 ov), 290-6 (BJ Horne, 87.4 ov), 298-7 (LH Ferguson, 91.3 ov), 303-8 (L Delport, 92.4 ov), 304-9 (DK Ferns, 93.1 ov), 304-10 (BG Lister, 94 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett2347623.3010612010
Ollie Newton1316515.005411100
Logan van Beek1744662.71805000
Ian McPeake1104003.64475000
Jeetan Patel2686512.501286300
LJ Woodcock411102.75192000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSM Solia 41(105) & ML Guptill-Bunce 91(101)133206
2ndRR O'Donnell 27(58) & SM Solia 31(58)59116
3rdMJ Guptill 14(43) & RR O'Donnell 9(33)2376
4thMS Chapman 23(49) & RR O'Donnell 38(52)61101
5thGD Phillips 0(3) & RR O'Donnell 0(0)03
6thBJ Horne 1(15) & RR O'Donnell 13(9)1424
7thLH Ferguson 3(16) & RR O'Donnell 5(7)823
8thL Delport 4(5) & RR O'Donnell 1(2)57
9thDK Ferns 1(2) & RR O'Donnell 0(1)13
10thBG Lister 0(5) & RR O'Donnell 0(0)05

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

174(47.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Pappsb LH Fergusonb LH Ferguson150020.00
LJ Woodcockb BG Listerb BG Lister10201050.00
Stephen Murdochc MJ Guptill b DK Fernsc MJ Guptill b DK Ferns22233195.65
Michael Bracewelllbw b LH Fergusonlbw b LH Ferguson13461028.26
Tom Blundell †c †BJ Horne b BG Listerc †BJ Horne b BG Lister02000.00
Devon Conwayb LH Fergusonb LH Ferguson25494051.02
Logan van Beekc RR O'Donnell b LH Fergusonc RR O'Donnell b LH Ferguson12132092.31
Jeetan Patelc MS Chapman b BG Listerc MS Chapman b BG Lister23262288.46
Ollie Newtonc SM Solia b LH Fergusonc SM Solia b LH Ferguson111009.09
Ian McPeakenot outnot out33*362291.67
Hamish Bennettc ML Guptill-Bunce b DK Fernsc ML Guptill-Bunce b DK Ferns24554043.64
Extras(lb 3, w 5, nb 2)(lb 3, w 5, nb 2)10
Total47.2 Ov (RR 3.68)47.2 Ov (RR 3.68)174
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (MHW Papps, 2.2 ov), 14-2 (LJ Woodcock, 5.1 ov), 47-3 (SJ Murdoch, 9.5 ov), 48-4 (TA Blundell, 10.2 ov), 72-5 (MG Bracewell, 21.3 ov), 91-6 (LV van Beek, 25.3 ov), 98-7 (DP Conway, 27.2 ov), 108-8 (OR Newton, 31.2 ov), 116-9 (JS Patel, 32.5 ov), 174-10 (HK Bennett, 47.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Lockie Ferguson1626353.94728111
Benjamin Lister1334233.23613200
Danru Ferns7.223024.09324100
Sean Solia301304.33152001
Louis Delport702303.29302100
Glenn Phillips11000.0060000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMHW Papps 1(5) & LJ Woodcock 2(9)414
2ndSJ Murdoch 2(6) & LJ Woodcock 8(11)1017
3rdMG Bracewell 7(12) & SJ Murdoch 20(17)3328
4thTA Blundell 0(2) & MG Bracewell 1(1)13
5thDP Conway 19(34) & MG Bracewell 5(33)2467
6thLV van Beek 12(13) & DP Conway 5(12)1924
7thJS Patel 6(8) & DP Conway 1(3)711
8thOR Newton 1(11) & JS Patel 9(13)1024
9thIG McPeake 0(4) & JS Patel 8(5)89
10thIG McPeake 33(32) & HK Bennett 24(55)5887

Auckland Aces 2nd innings

163(51.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Sean Soliac †TA Blundell b JS Patelc †TA Blundell b JS Patel591129052.68
Michael Guptill-Buncec †TA Blundell b HK Bennettc †TA Blundell b HK Bennett12143085.71
Robert O'Donnellc MG Bracewell b OR Newtonc MG Bracewell b OR Newton9271033.33
Martin Guptillc †TA Blundell b LV van Beekc †TA Blundell b LV van Beek016000.00
Mark Chapmanst †TA Blundell b JS Patelst †TA Blundell b JS Patel30693043.48
Glenn Phillipsc MHW Papps b JS Patelc MHW Papps b JS Patel01000.00
Ben Horne †b JS Patelb JS Patel13393033.33
Lockie Fergusonc †TA Blundell b HK Bennettc †TA Blundell b HK Bennett20215095.24
Louis Delportb JS Patelb JS Patel2100020.00
Benjamin Listerlbw b HK Bennettlbw b HK Bennett02000.00
Danru Fernsnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(b 11, lb 7)(b 11, lb 7)18
Total51.5 Ov (RR 3.14)51.5 Ov (RR 3.14)163
Fall of wickets: 31-1 (ML Guptill-Bunce, 4.5 ov), 58-2 (RR O'Donnell, 15.1 ov), 74-3 (MJ Guptill, 20.3 ov), 106-4 (SM Solia, 33.2 ov), 106-5 (GD Phillips, 33.3 ov), 134-6 (BJ Horne, 45.2 ov), 153-7 (MS Chapman, 49.1 ov), 161-8 (LH Ferguson, 50.4 ov), 161-9 (BG Lister, 51 ov), 163-10 (L Delport, 51.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett1424833.43649000
Logan van Beek732814.00335000
Ollie Newton931912.11463000
Ian McPeake72901.29371000
Jeetan Patel13.543752.67685000
LJ Woodcock10404.0051000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSM Solia 15(15) & ML Guptill-Bunce 12(14)3129
2ndRR O'Donnell 9(27) & SM Solia 18(35)2762
3rdSM Solia 13(16) & MJ Guptill 0(16)1632
4thMS Chapman 13(31) & SM Solia 13(46)3277
5thGD Phillips 0(1) & MS Chapman 0(0)01
6thBJ Horne 13(39) & MS Chapman 14(32)2871
7thLH Ferguson 16(17) & MS Chapman 3(6)1923
8thL Delport 0(5) & LH Ferguson 4(4)89
9thBG Lister 0(2) & L Delport 0(0)02
10thL Delport 2(5) & DK Ferns 0(0)25

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

173(58 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Pappsc LH Ferguson b BG Listerc LH Ferguson b BG Lister17213080.95
Devon Conwayc MS Chapman b L Delportc MS Chapman b L Delport471008047.00
Stephen Murdochlbw b L Delportlbw b L Delport22535041.51
LJ Woodcockc †BJ Horne b LH Fergusonc †BJ Horne b LH Ferguson790077.78
Michael Bracewellc SM Solia b BG Listerc SM Solia b BG Lister6221027.27
Tom Blundell †run out (DK Ferns)run out (DK Ferns)28486058.33
Logan van Beekc †BJ Horne b L Delportc †BJ Horne b L Delport34595157.63
Jeetan Patelc LH Ferguson b DK Fernsc LH Ferguson b DK Ferns03000.00
Ollie Newtonc & b L Delportc & b L Delport7221031.82
Ian McPeakenot outnot out1*90011.11
Hamish Bennettb LH Fergusonb LH Ferguson03000.00
Extras(lb 2, w 1, nb 1)(lb 2, w 1, nb 1)4
Total58 Ov (RR 2.98)58 Ov (RR 2.98) · Target 294173
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (MHW Papps, 5.3 ov), 58-2 (SJ Murdoch, 23 ov), 76-3 (LJ Woodcock, 27.1 ov), 98-4 (MG Bracewell, 33.5 ov), 100-5 (DP Conway, 34.2 ov), 161-6 (TA Blundell, 49.2 ov), 162-7 (JS Patel, 51.2 ov), 171-8 (LV van Beek, 55 ov), 172-9 (OR Newton, 56.5 ov), 173-10 (HK Bennett, 58 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Lockie Ferguson1314223.23587010
Benjamin Lister1124223.82519000
Danru Ferns1224513.75558001
Louis Delport2284241.911165100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMHW Papps 17(21) & DP Conway 4(12)2133
2ndSJ Murdoch 22(53) & DP Conway 15(52)37105
3rdDP Conway 10(16) & LJ Woodcock 7(9)1825
4thMG Bracewell 6(22) & DP Conway 16(18)2240
5thTA Blundell 0(1) & DP Conway 2(2)23
6thLV van Beek 31(43) & TA Blundell 28(47)6190
7thLV van Beek 1(9) & JS Patel 0(3)112
8thOR Newton 6(16) & LV van Beek 2(7)922
9thIG McPeake 0(5) & OR Newton 1(6)111
10thHK Bennett 0(3) & IG McPeake 1(4)17

Commentary

End of innings: WF 173 (58 ov)
End of over 581 run, 1 wktWF 173/1000001W
IG McPeake 1(9)L Delport 22-8-42-4LH Ferguson 13-1-42-2
57.6W
LH Ferguson to HK Bennett, OUT
HK Bennett b LH Ferguson 0(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 173/10 (58 ov)
57.51
LH Ferguson to IG McPeake, 1 run
57.40
LH Ferguson to IG McPeake, no run
57.30
LH Ferguson to IG McPeake, no run
57.20
LH Ferguson to IG McPeake, no run
57.10
L Delport to HK Bennett, no run
End of over 570 runs, 1 wktWF 172/90000W0
HK Bennett 0(1)IG McPeake 0(5)LH Ferguson 12.1-1-41-1L Delport 21.5-8-42-4
56.60
L Delport to HK Bennett, no run
56.5W
L Delport to OR Newton, OUT
OR Newton c & b L Delport 7(22) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 172/9 (56.5 ov)
56.40
L Delport to OR Newton, no run
56.30
L Delport to OR Newton, no run
56.20
L Delport to OR Newton, no run
56.10
LH Ferguson to IG McPeake, no run
End of over 561 runWF 172/8001000
IG McPeake 0(4)OR Newton 7(18)L Delport 21-8-42-3LH Ferguson 12-1-41-1
55.60
LH Ferguson to IG McPeake, no run
55.50
LH Ferguson to IG McPeake, no run
55.40
LH Ferguson to IG McPeake, no run
55.31
LH Ferguson to OR Newton, 1 run
55.20
LH Ferguson to OR Newton, no run
55.10
L Delport to IG McPeake, no run
End of over 552 runs, 1 wktWF 171/810100W
OR Newton 6(16)LH Ferguson 11.1-1-40-1L Delport 20.5-8-42-3
54.6W
L Delport to LV van Beek, OUT
LV van Beek c †BJ Horne b L Delport 34(59) [4s-5 6s-1] · FoW 171/8 (55 ov)
54.50
L Delport to LV van Beek, no run
54.40
L Delport to LV van Beek, no run
54.31
L Delport to OR Newton, 1 run
54.20
L Delport to OR Newton, no run
54.11
LH Ferguson to OR Newton, 1 run
End of over 541 runWF 169/7001000
OR Newton 4(13)LV van Beek 34(56)LH Ferguson 11-1-39-1