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Plunket ShieldMatch 24 · First-class

Canterbury beat Auckland Aces by 98 runs

Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, . Canterbury won the toss and chose to bat.

Canterbury325 & 218/6d48 ov
Auckland Aces172 & 27385.4 ov
Canterbury won by 98 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Canterbury won the toss and chose to bat. Canterbury were bowled out for 325, Chad Bowes 127 from 166 balls and Cole McConchie 56 from 91 balls. Louis Delport took 7 for 78.

Auckland Aces were bowled out for 172. Theo van Woerkom took 5 for 42.

Canterbury made 218 for 6 declared, Henry Nicholls 72 from 74 balls. William Somerville took 4 for 75.

Auckland Aces were bowled out for 273, William O'Donnell 119 not out from 241 balls. Will Williams took 3 for 37.

Canterbury won by 98 runs.

Key performers

CB127Chad BowesCanterbury. 166 balls, 19 fours, 1 sixTV5/42Theo van WoerkomCanterbury. 25 overs, 13 maidensWO119*William O'DonnellAuckland Aces. 241 balls, 16 fours, 1 sixLD7/78Louis DelportAuckland Aces. 23.2 overs, 8 maidens

Canterbury 1st innings

325(92.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Chad Bowesc †BJ Horne b L Delportc †BJ Horne b L Delport12716619176.51
Ken McClurec †BJ Horne b SM Soliac †BJ Horne b SM Solia22404055.00
Henry Nichollsc MS Chapman b SB Keenec MS Chapman b SB Keene45737161.64
Cole McConchiec WT O'Donnell b L Delportc WT O'Donnell b L Delport569112061.54
Leo Carternot outnot out39*1026038.24
Cam Fletcher †c GH Worker b L Delportc GH Worker b L Delport09000.00
Zakary Foulkesc WER Somerville b L Delportc WER Somerville b L Delport010000.00
Sean Daveyst †BJ Horne b L Delportst †BJ Horne b L Delport013000.00
Theo van Woerkomlbw b L Delportlbw b L Delport9271033.33
Will Williamslbw b WER Somervillelbw b WER Somerville010000.00
William O’Rourkec MJ Guptill b L Delportc MJ Guptill b L Delport4201020.00
Extras(b 9, lb 6, w 1, nb 7)(b 9, lb 6, w 1, nb 7)23
Total92.2 Ov (RR 3.52)92.2 Ov (RR 3.52)325
Fall of wickets: 50-1 (KJ McClure, 11.4 ov), 170-2 (HM Nicholls, 38.2 ov), 261-3 (CJ Bowes, 58.5 ov), 274-4 (CE McConchie, 62.1 ov), 274-5 (CD Fletcher, 64.4 ov), 275-6 (ZGF Foulkes, 67 ov), 279-7 (SB Davey, 72.1 ov), 299-8 (TF van Woerkom, 82.3 ov), 304-9 (WSA Williams, 85.3 ov), 325-10 (W O'Rourke, 92.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Benjamin Lister1206005.00529006
SB Keene1434413.14636010
Sean Solia1244613.83549001
William Somerville3178212.6515014000
Louis Delport23.287873.3411012200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCJ Bowes 25(32) & KJ McClure 22(40)5070
2ndHM Nicholls 45(73) & CJ Bowes 69(87)120160
3rdCE McConchie 50(80) & CJ Bowes 33(47)91123
4thCE McConchie 6(11) & LJ Carter 6(10)1320
5thCD Fletcher 0(9) & LJ Carter 0(6)015
6thLJ Carter 1(4) & ZGF Foulkes 0(10)114
7thLJ Carter 4(18) & SB Davey 0(13)431
8thTF van Woerkom 9(27) & LJ Carter 11(35)2062
9thWSA Williams 0(10) & LJ Carter 5(8)518
10thW O'Rourke 4(20) & LJ Carter 12(21)2141

Auckland Aces 1st innings

172(68.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Martin Guptillc †CD Fletcher b WSA Williamsc †CD Fletcher b WSA Williams01000.00
George Workerc LJ Carter b TF van Woerkomc LJ Carter b TF van Woerkom29653144.62
William O'Donnellc LJ Carter b CE McConchiec LJ Carter b CE McConchie9182050.00
Mark Chapmanc HM Nicholls b CE McConchiec HM Nicholls b CE McConchie14282050.00
Robert O'Donnellc HM Nicholls b TF van Woerkomc HM Nicholls b TF van Woerkom6151040.00
Ben Horne †lbw b CE McConchielbw b CE McConchie16203080.00
Sean Soliac & b TF van Woerkomc & b TF van Woerkom291254023.20
William Somervillec sub (FW Sheat) b TF van Woerkomc sub (FW Sheat) b TF van Woerkom37924040.22
SB Keenec LJ Carter b CE McConchiec LJ Carter b CE McConchie5260019.23
Louis Delportst †CD Fletcher b TF van Woerkomst †CD Fletcher b TF van Woerkom12160175.00
Benjamin Listernot outnot out0*3000.00
Extras(b 11, lb 4)(b 11, lb 4)15
Total68.1 Ov (RR 2.52)68.1 Ov (RR 2.52)172
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (MJ Guptill, 0.1 ov), 18-2 (WT O'Donnell, 7 ov), 48-3 (MS Chapman, 16.4 ov), 60-4 (GH Worker, 20 ov), 65-5 (RR O'Donnell, 21.3 ov), 85-6 (BJ Horne, 27 ov), 141-7 (WER Somerville, 58.2 ov), 151-8 (SM Solia, 62.5 ov), 168-9 (L Delport, 67.3 ov), 172-10 (SB Keene, 68.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Will Williams301013.33142000
William O’Rourke1262602.17614000
Cole McConchie26.167342.791217200
Theo van Woerkom25134251.681296000
Sean Davey20603.0080000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMJ Guptill 0(1) & GH Worker 0(0)01
2ndWT O'Donnell 9(18) & GH Worker 7(23)1841
3rdGH Worker 16(30) & MS Chapman 14(28)3058
4thRR O'Donnell 4(8) & GH Worker 6(12)1220
5thRR O'Donnell 2(7) & BJ Horne 1(2)59
6thSM Solia 5(15) & BJ Horne 15(18)2033
7thSM Solia 15(96) & WER Somerville 37(92)56188
8thSM Solia 9(14) & SB Keene 0(13)1027
9thL Delport 12(16) & SB Keene 5(12)1728
10thBG Lister 0(3) & SB Keene 0(1)44

Canterbury 2nd innings

218/6d(48 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ken McClurec MJ Guptill b WER Somervillec MJ Guptill b WER Somerville16362044.44
Chad Bowesc SB Keene b WER Somervillec SB Keene b WER Somerville22542040.74
Henry Nichollslbw b SB Keenelbw b SB Keene72748297.30
Cole McConchiec MS Chapman b SM Soliac MS Chapman b SM Solia34395187.18
Leo Carternot outnot out36*494073.47
Cam Fletcher †c GH Worker b WER Somervillec GH Worker b WER Somerville4110036.36
Zakary Foulkesc MJ Guptill b WER Somervillec MJ Guptill b WER Somerville11190157.89
Sean Daveynot outnot out13*611216.67
Extras(b 4, lb 4, w 2)(b 4, lb 4, w 2)10
Total48 Ov (RR 4.54)48 Ov (RR 4.54)218/6d
Did not bat: Theo van Woerkom, Will Williams, William O’Rourke
Fall of wickets: 39-1 (KJ McClure, 13.5 ov), 46-2 (CJ Bowes, 15.4 ov), 112-3 (CE McConchie, 29.3 ov), 171-4 (HM Nicholls, 37.4 ov), 176-5 (CD Fletcher, 40.1 ov), 194-6 (ZGF Foulkes, 45.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Louis Delport2129104.33789200
William Somerville2047543.75799010
Sean Solia301816.00112100
SB Keene402616.50152210
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stKJ McClure 16(36) & CJ Bowes 19(47)3983
2ndHM Nicholls 2(4) & CJ Bowes 3(7)711
3rdCE McConchie 34(39) & HM Nicholls 31(44)6683
4thLJ Carter 20(23) & HM Nicholls 39(26)5949
5thCD Fletcher 4(11) & LJ Carter 1(4)515
6thZGF Foulkes 11(19) & LJ Carter 6(12)1831
7thLJ Carter 9(10) & SB Davey 13(6)24*16

Auckland Aces 2nd innings

273(85.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Martin Guptilllbw b CE McConchielbw b CE McConchie33405182.50
George Workerlbw b WSA Williamslbw b WSA Williams780187.50
William O'Donnellnot outnot out119*24116149.38
Mark Chapmanb CE McConchieb CE McConchie17262065.38
Robert O'Donnellc KJ McClure b WSA Williamsc KJ McClure b WSA Williams31534058.49
Ben Horne †b SB Daveyb SB Davey35734047.95
Sean Soliac †CD Fletcher b W O'Rourkec †CD Fletcher b W O'Rourke11362030.56
William Somervillec †CD Fletcher b W O'Rourkec †CD Fletcher b W O'Rourke280025.00
SB Keeneb W O'Rourkeb W O'Rourke05000.00
Louis Delportb TF van Woerkomb TF van Woerkom451080.00
Benjamin Listerc KJ McClure b WSA Williamsc KJ McClure b WSA Williams5191026.32
Extras(b 9)(b 9)9
Total85.4 Ov (RR 3.19)85.4 Ov (RR 3.19) · Target 372273
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (GH Worker, 2.2 ov), 50-2 (MJ Guptill, 12.5 ov), 72-3 (MS Chapman, 20.4 ov), 119-4 (RR O'Donnell, 37.4 ov), 194-5 (BJ Horne, 62.2 ov), 215-6 (SM Solia, 73.4 ov), 221-7 (WER Somerville, 76 ov), 223-8 (SB Keene, 77.4 ov), 228-9 (L Delport, 78.5 ov), 273-10 (BG Lister, 85.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Will Williams10.443733.47526100
William O’Rourke1425634.00587100
Cole McConchie2496322.631087000
Theo van Woerkom3069713.2313414100
Sean Davey621011.67301000
Henry Nicholls10101.0050000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMJ Guptill 6(6) & GH Worker 7(8)1314
2ndWT O'Donnell 10(29) & MJ Guptill 27(34)3763
3rdMS Chapman 17(26) & WT O'Donnell 5(21)2247
4thRR O'Donnell 31(53) & WT O'Donnell 16(49)47102
5thBJ Horne 35(73) & WT O'Donnell 35(75)75148
6thSM Solia 11(36) & WT O'Donnell 10(32)2168
7thWER Somerville 2(8) & WT O'Donnell 4(6)614
8thWT O'Donnell 2(5) & SB Keene 0(5)210
9thL Delport 4(5) & WT O'Donnell 1(2)57
10thBG Lister 5(19) & WT O'Donnell 36(22)4541

Commentary

End of innings: AA 273 (85.4 ov)
85.4W
WSA Williams to BG Lister, OUT
BG Lister c KJ McClure b WSA Williams 5(19) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 273/10 (85.4 ov)
85.31
WSA Williams to WT O'Donnell, 1 run
85.20
WSA Williams to WT O'Donnell, no run
85.14
WSA Williams to WT O'Donnell, FOUR
End of over 850 runsAA 268/9000000
BG Lister 5(18)WT O'Donnell 114(238)TF van Woerkom 30-6-97-1
84.60
TF van Woerkom to BG Lister, no run
84.50
TF van Woerkom to BG Lister, no run
84.40
TF van Woerkom to BG Lister, no run
84.30
TF van Woerkom to BG Lister, no run
84.20
TF van Woerkom to BG Lister, no run
84.10
TF van Woerkom to BG Lister, no run
End of over 8413 runsAA 268/9004144
WT O'Donnell 114(238)BG Lister 5(12)WSA Williams 10-4-32-2
83.64
WSA Williams to WT O'Donnell, FOUR
83.54
WSA Williams to WT O'Donnell, FOUR
83.41
WSA Williams to BG Lister, 1 run
83.34
WSA Williams to BG Lister, FOUR
83.20
WSA Williams to BG Lister, no run
83.10
WSA Williams to BG Lister, no run
End of over 8310 runsAA 255/9204004
WT O'Donnell 106(236)BG Lister 0(8)TF van Woerkom 29-5-97-1
82.64
TF van Woerkom to WT O'Donnell, FOUR
82.50
TF van Woerkom to WT O'Donnell, no run
82.40
TF van Woerkom to WT O'Donnell, no run
82.34
TF van Woerkom to WT O'Donnell, FOUR
HUNDRED for WT O'Donnell (102 off 233)
82.20
TF van Woerkom to WT O'Donnell, no run
82.12
TF van Woerkom to WT O'Donnell, 2 runs
End of over 824 runsAA 245/904b0000
BG Lister 0(8)WT O'Donnell 96(230)W O'Rourke 14-2-56-3
81.60
W O'Rourke to BG Lister, no run
81.50
W O'Rourke to BG Lister, no run
81.40
W O'Rourke to BG Lister, no run