Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class
Wellington Firebirds beat Central Stags by 3 wickets
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, . Central Stags won the toss and chose to bat.
Central Stags229 & 252105 ov
Wellington Firebirds242 & 240/767.4 ov
Wellington Firebirds won by 3 wickets
Match report
From the scorecardCentral Stags won the toss and chose to bat. Central Stags were bowled out for 229, Will Young 65 from 95 balls and George Worker 52 from 82 balls. Matt McEwan took 5 for 87.
Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 242, Michael Papps 70 from 81 balls and Stephen Murdoch 68 from 77 balls. Andrew Mathieson took 4 for 55.
Central Stags were bowled out for 252, Tom Bruce 80 from 133 balls and Kruger van Wyk 56 not out from 169 balls. Brent Arnel took 6 for 52.
Wellington Firebirds made 240 for 7, Stephen Murdoch 78 from 127 balls and Deepak Joon 50 from 123 balls. George Worker took 2 for 7.
Wellington Firebirds won by 3 wickets.
Key performers
Central Stags 1st innings
229(71.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Workerc †TA Blundell b JS Patel | c †TA Blundell b JS Patel | 52 | 82 | 9 | 0 | 63.41 |
| David Meiringc MA Pollard b BJ Arnel | c MA Pollard b BJ Arnel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Greg Hayc †TA Blundell b AJ McKay | c †TA Blundell b AJ McKay | 43 | 103 | 7 | 0 | 41.75 |
| Will Youngc BJ Arnel b MB McEwan | c BJ Arnel b MB McEwan | 65 | 95 | 10 | 2 | 68.42 |
| Tom Brucec JS Patel b MB McEwan | c JS Patel b MB McEwan | 26 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 57.78 |
| Kruger van Wyk †b MB McEwan | b MB McEwan | 8 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 |
| Doug Bracewellc JEC Franklin b AJ McKay | c JEC Franklin b AJ McKay | 15 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 34.09 |
| Ben Wheelerb MB McEwan | b MB McEwan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ajaz Patelc JEC Franklin b MB McEwan | c JEC Franklin b MB McEwan | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Seth Rancec †TA Blundell b BJ Arnel | c †TA Blundell b BJ Arnel | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Andrew Mathiesonnot out | not out | 0* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 1, nb 4) | (lb 1, nb 4) | 5 | ||||
| Total71.3 Ov (RR 3.20) | 71.3 Ov (RR 3.20) | 229 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (DT Meiring, 4.1 ov), 84-2 (GH Worker, 23.2 ov), 117-3 (GR Hay, 38 ov), 188-4 (TC Bruce, 54 ov), 193-5 (WA Young, 55.3 ov), 201-6 (CFK van Wyk, 62 ov), 201-7 (BM Wheeler, 63.4 ov), 206-8 (AY Patel, 65.5 ov), 229-9 (SHA Rance, 70.1 ov), 229-10 (DAJ Bracewell, 71.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Arnel | 19 | 6 | 39 | 2 | 2.05 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt McEwan | 20 | 5 | 87 | 5 | 4.35 | 91 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Andy McKay | 15.3 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 4.32 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 17 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 2.06 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | GH Worker 11(21) & DT Meiring 0(4) | 11 | 25 |
| 2nd | GR Hay 31(55) & GH Worker 41(61) | 73 | 115 |
| 3rd | WA Young 21(40) & GR Hay 12(48) | 33 | 88 |
| 4th | WA Young 43(52) & TC Bruce 26(45) | 71 | 96 |
| 5th | WA Young 1(3) & CFK van Wyk 4(6) | 5 | 9 |
| 6th | DAJ Bracewell 3(16) & CFK van Wyk 4(24) | 8 | 39 |
| 7th | DAJ Bracewell 0(6) & BM Wheeler 0(4) | 0 | 10 |
| 8th | AY Patel 0(12) & DAJ Bracewell 4(2) | 5 | 13 |
| 9th | SHA Rance 15(9) & DAJ Bracewell 8(17) | 23 | 26 |
| 10th | AW Mathieson 0(5) & DAJ Bracewell 0(3) | 0 | 8 |
Wellington Firebirds 1st innings
242(72.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pappsc †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewell | c †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewell | 70 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 86.42 |
| Deepak Joonc †CFK van Wyk b AW Mathieson | c †CFK van Wyk b AW Mathieson | 25 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 32.05 |
| Stephen Murdochc GH Worker b BM Wheeler | c GH Worker b BM Wheeler | 68 | 77 | 12 | 1 | 88.31 |
| Michael Pollardc DT Meiring b SHA Rance | c DT Meiring b SHA Rance | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 27.78 |
| James Franklinc TC Bruce b AW Mathieson | c TC Bruce b AW Mathieson | 10 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 37.04 |
| Tom Blundell †b AW Mathieson | b AW Mathieson | 28 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 35.90 |
| Alecz Dayc †CFK van Wyk b BM Wheeler | c †CFK van Wyk b BM Wheeler | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Jeetan Patellbw b AY Patel | lbw b AY Patel | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Matt McEwanrun out (WA Young) | run out (WA Young) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andy McKaynot out | not out | 17* | 49 | 2 | 0 | 34.69 |
| Brent Arnelb AW Mathieson | b AW Mathieson | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 2, nb 6) | (lb 1, w 2, nb 6) | 9 | ||||
| Total72.4 Ov (RR 3.33) | 72.4 Ov (RR 3.33) | 242 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 93-1 (MHW Papps, 25.2 ov), 99-2 (D Joon, 27 ov), 110-3 (MA Pollard, 31.3 ov), 148-4 (JEC Franklin, 40.4 ov), 192-5 (SJ Murdoch, 49.4 ov), 199-6 (AD Day, 53.4 ov), 201-7 (JS Patel, 54.2 ov), 205-8 (MB McEwan, 55.3 ov), 229-9 (TA Blundell, 67.2 ov), 242-10 (BJ Arnel, 72.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bracewell | 17 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 4.41 | 72 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Wheeler | 17 | 6 | 51 | 2 | 3.00 | 82 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Seth Rance | 13 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 2.92 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Mathieson | 16.4 | 2 | 55 | 4 | 3.30 | 77 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajaz Patel | 9 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 2.44 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MHW Papps 70(81) & D Joon 20(71) | 93 | 152 |
| 2nd | SJ Murdoch 1(3) & D Joon 5(7) | 6 | 10 |
| 3rd | SJ Murdoch 6(9) & MA Pollard 5(18) | 11 | 27 |
| 4th | JEC Franklin 10(27) & SJ Murdoch 27(29) | 38 | 55 |
| 5th | TA Blundell 8(20) & SJ Murdoch 34(36) | 44 | 54 |
| 6th | AD Day 3(10) & TA Blundell 3(15) | 7 | 24 |
| 7th | JS Patel 1(5) & TA Blundell 0(0) | 2 | 4 |
| 8th | MB McEwan 0(4) & TA Blundell 4(3) | 4 | 7 |
| 9th | AJ McKay 10(32) & TA Blundell 13(40) | 24 | 71 |
| 10th | BJ Arnel 6(15) & AJ McKay 7(17) | 13 | 32 |
Central Stags 2nd innings
252(105 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Workerc MHW Papps b JS Patel | c MHW Papps b JS Patel | 11 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 18.33 |
| David Meiringc †TA Blundell b BJ Arnel | c †TA Blundell b BJ Arnel | 18 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 47.37 |
| Greg Hayc JEC Franklin b JS Patel | c JEC Franklin b JS Patel | 9 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 17.31 |
| Will Youngc †TA Blundell b BJ Arnel | c †TA Blundell b BJ Arnel | 39 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 46.99 |
| Ajaz Patelc MHW Papps b BJ Arnel | c MHW Papps b BJ Arnel | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Tom Brucelbw b JS Patel | lbw b JS Patel | 80 | 133 | 11 | 2 | 60.15 |
| Kruger van Wyk †not out | not out | 56* | 169 | 7 | 1 | 33.14 |
| Doug Bracewellc MHW Papps b BJ Arnel | c MHW Papps b BJ Arnel | 9 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Ben Wheelerc JEC Franklin b BJ Arnel | c JEC Franklin b BJ Arnel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Seth Rancec D Joon b BJ Arnel | c D Joon b BJ Arnel | 16 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 76.19 |
| Andrew Mathiesonc †TA Blundell b AJ McKay | c †TA Blundell b AJ McKay | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9.52 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 5, nb 1) | (b 2, lb 5, nb 1) | 8 | ||||
| Total105 Ov (RR 2.40) | 105 Ov (RR 2.40) | 252 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (DT Meiring, 10.3 ov), 39-2 (GH Worker, 22.3 ov), 44-3 (GR Hay, 26.4 ov), 55-4 (AY Patel, 31.5 ov), 123-5 (WA Young, 52.1 ov), 173-6 (TC Bruce, 73.5 ov), 206-7 (DAJ Bracewell, 86.3 ov), 206-8 (BM Wheeler, 88.1 ov), 224-9 (SHA Rance, 95 ov), 252-10 (AW Mathieson, 105 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Arnel | 27 | 15 | 52 | 6 | 1.93 | 142 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt McEwan | 20 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 2.05 | 99 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy McKay | 22 | 7 | 58 | 1 | 2.64 | 108 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 36 | 10 | 94 | 3 | 2.61 | 174 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | GH Worker 3(26) & DT Meiring 18(38) | 22 | 63 |
| 2nd | GR Hay 5(38) & GH Worker 8(34) | 17 | 72 |
| 3rd | WA Young 1(11) & GR Hay 4(14) | 5 | 25 |
| 4th | AY Patel 4(17) & WA Young 7(14) | 11 | 31 |
| 5th | TC Bruce 37(64) & WA Young 31(58) | 68 | 122 |
| 6th | CFK van Wyk 5(61) & TC Bruce 43(69) | 50 | 130 |
| 7th | DAJ Bracewell 9(33) & CFK van Wyk 24(43) | 33 | 76 |
| 8th | BM Wheeler 0(4) & CFK van Wyk 0(6) | 0 | 10 |
| 9th | SHA Rance 16(21) & CFK van Wyk 2(20) | 18 | 41 |
| 10th | CFK van Wyk 25(39) & AW Mathieson 2(21) | 28 | 60 |
Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings
240/7(67.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pappsb DAJ Bracewell | b DAJ Bracewell | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Deepak Joonc DAJ Bracewell b AY Patel | c DAJ Bracewell b AY Patel | 50 | 123 | 3 | 1 | 40.65 |
| Stephen Murdochlbw b AY Patel | lbw b AY Patel | 78 | 127 | 11 | 0 | 61.42 |
| Michael Pollardnot out | not out | 40* | 68 | 4 | 1 | 58.82 |
| James Franklinc †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewell | c †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewell | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Tom Blundell †b GH Worker | b GH Worker | 33 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 55.93 |
| Alecz Dayc BM Wheeler b GH Worker | c BM Wheeler b GH Worker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jeetan Patelc AW Mathieson b BM Wheeler | c AW Mathieson b BM Wheeler | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matt McEwannot out | not out | 12* | 9 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Extras(lb 5, w 1, nb 7) | (lb 5, w 1, nb 7) | 13 | ||||
| Total67.4 Ov (RR 3.55) | 67.4 Ov (RR 3.55) · Target 240 | 240/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (MHW Papps, 2.5 ov), 134-2 (D Joon, 40.3 ov), 147-3 (SJ Murdoch, 46.2 ov), 169-4 (JEC Franklin, 49.2 ov), 225-5 (TA Blundell, 64.1 ov), 225-6 (AD Day, 64.3 ov), 226-7 (JS Patel, 65.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bracewell | 22 | 3 | 81 | 2 | 3.68 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ben Wheeler | 16.4 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 3.24 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ajaz Patel | 18 | 3 | 70 | 2 | 3.89 | 78 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Rance | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.67 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Mathieson | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Worker | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MHW Papps 5(13) & D Joon 1(4) | 6 | 17 |
| 2nd | SJ Murdoch 70(111) & D Joon 49(119) | 128 | 226 |
| 3rd | MA Pollard 4(19) & SJ Murdoch 8(16) | 13 | 35 |
| 4th | JEC Franklin 9(9) & MA Pollard 12(10) | 22 | 18 |
| 5th | TA Blundell 33(59) & MA Pollard 22(31) | 56 | 89 |
| 6th | AD Day 0(2) & MA Pollard 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 7th | MA Pollard 0(3) & JS Patel 0(3) | 1 | 5 |
| 8th | MB McEwan 12(9) & MA Pollard 2(5) | 14* | 14 |
Commentary
67.44
BM Wheeler to MB McEwan, FOUR
67.30
BM Wheeler to MB McEwan, no run
67.21
BM Wheeler to MA Pollard, 1 run
67.10
BM Wheeler to MA Pollard, no run
End of over 677 runsWF 235/7001204
MB McEwan 8(7)MA Pollard 39(66)GH Worker 2-1-7-2
66.64
GH Worker to MB McEwan, FOUR
66.50
GH Worker to MB McEwan, no run
66.42
GH Worker to MB McEwan, 2 runs
66.31
GH Worker to MA Pollard, 1 run
66.20
GH Worker to MA Pollard, no run
66.10
GH Worker to MA Pollard, no run
End of over 663 runs, 1 wktWF 228/70NbW0020
MB McEwan 2(4)MA Pollard 38(63)BM Wheeler 16-3-49-1
65.60
BM Wheeler to MB McEwan, no run
65.52
BM Wheeler to MB McEwan, 2 runs
65.40
BM Wheeler to MB McEwan, no run
65.30
BM Wheeler to MB McEwan, no run
65.2W
BM Wheeler to JS Patel, OUT
JS Patel c AW Mathieson b BM Wheeler 0(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 226/7 (65.2 ov)
65.2Nb
BM Wheeler to JS Patel, no ball
65.10
BM Wheeler to JS Patel, no run
End of over 650 runs, 2 wktsWF 225/6W0W000
MA Pollard 38(63)JS Patel 0(0)GH Worker 1-1-0-2
64.60
GH Worker to MA Pollard, no run
64.50
GH Worker to MA Pollard, no run
64.40
GH Worker to MA Pollard, no run
64.3W
GH Worker to AD Day, OUT
AD Day c BM Wheeler b GH Worker 0(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 225/6 (64.3 ov)
64.20
GH Worker to AD Day, no run
64.1W
GH Worker to TA Blundell, OUT
TA Blundell b GH Worker 33(59) [4s-5 6s-0] · FoW 225/5 (64.1 ov)
End of over 643 runsWF 225/4002010
MA Pollard 38(60)TA Blundell 33(58)BM Wheeler 15-3-46-0
63.60
BM Wheeler to MA Pollard, no run
63.51
BM Wheeler to TA Blundell, 1 run