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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Central Stags beat Wellington Firebirds by 87 runs

McLean Park, Napier, . Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bowl.

Central Stags424/6d & 314/6d87 ov
Wellington Firebirds370/7d & 28170.1 ov
Central Stags won by 87 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bowl. Central Stags made 424 for 6 declared, Dane Cleaver 151 not out from 208 balls and George Worker 123 from 231 balls. Dane Hutchinson took 3 for 121.

Wellington Firebirds made 370 for 7 declared, Tom Blundell 92 from 127 balls and Stephen Murdoch 89 from 174 balls. Kurt Richards took 3 for 77.

Central Stags made 314 for 6 declared, Greg Hay 127 not out from 254 balls and George Worker 49 from 95 balls. Jeetan Patel took 3 for 114.

Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 281, Luke Ronchi 88 from 111 balls and Stephen Murdoch 82 from 74 balls. George Worker took 4 for 58.

Central Stags won by 87 runs.

Key performers

Central Stags 1st innings

424/6d(119.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Greg Haylbw b DS Hutchinsonlbw b DS Hutchinson481035046.60
Ben Smithc †L Ronchi b BJ Arnelc †L Ronchi b BJ Arnel461177039.32
Mitch Renwickb DS Hutchinsonb DS Hutchinson02000.00
Will Youngc †L Ronchi b BJ Arnelc †L Ronchi b BJ Arnel2140014.29
George Workerst †L Ronchi b JS Patelst †L Ronchi b JS Patel12323115253.25
Tom Brucec MB Bacon b DS Hutchinsonc MB Bacon b DS Hutchinson372261168.18
Dane Cleaver †not outnot out151*20820572.60
Bevan Smallnot outnot out2*24008.33
Extras(lb 7, w 5, nb 3)(lb 7, w 5, nb 3)15
Total119.4 Ov (RR 3.54)119.4 Ov (RR 3.54)424/6d
Fall of wickets: 93-1 (GR Hay, 33.2 ov), 93-2 (M Renwick, 33.4 ov), 100-3 (WA Young, 38.2 ov), 103-4 (BS Smith, 40.5 ov), 148-5 (TC Bruce, 47.2 ov), 378-6 (GH Worker, 110.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Brent Arnel3389923.0015914040
Dane Hutchinson24.4312134.9110719303
Matthew Bacon1517204.80658110
Jeetan Patel36119112.531798400
Scott Borthwick712103.00302000
LJ Woodcock401303.25192000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGR Hay 48(103) & BS Smith 40(97)93200
2ndM Renwick 0(2) & BS Smith 0(0)02
3rdWA Young 2(14) & BS Smith 5(14)728
4thGH Worker 2(9) & BS Smith 1(6)315
5thTC Bruce 37(22) & GH Worker 6(18)4539
6thD Cleaver 107(179) & GH Worker 115(204)230381
7thBJ Small 2(24) & D Cleaver 44(29)46*53

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

370/7d(100.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Pappsc BS Smith b BM Ticknerc BS Smith b BM Tickner01000.00
LJ Woodcockc BM Tickner b KD Richardsc BM Tickner b KD Richards7014810047.30
Stephen Murdochc BM Tickner b BJ Smallc BM Tickner b BJ Small8917410251.15
Scott Borthwicklbw b AY Patellbw b AY Patel10282035.71
Luke Ronchi †c †D Cleaver b AY Patelc †D Cleaver b AY Patel27285096.43
Tom Blundellc †D Cleaver b KD Richardsc †D Cleaver b KD Richards9212714072.44
Fraser Colsonc AY Patel b KD Richardsc AY Patel b KD Richards34816041.98
Jeetan Patelnot outnot out18*1630112.50
Dane Hutchinsonnot outnot out11*121191.67
Extras(b 2, lb 6, w 1, nb 10)(b 2, lb 6, w 1, nb 10)19
Total100.5 Ov (RR 3.67)100.5 Ov (RR 3.67)370/7d
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (MHW Papps, 0.1 ov), 156-2 (LJ Woodcock, 46.5 ov), 180-3 (SG Borthwick, 55.3 ov), 192-4 (SJ Murdoch, 58.2 ov), 229-5 (L Ronchi, 67.1 ov), 326-6 (FJ Colson, 94.3 ov), 342-7 (TA Blundell, 96.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Blair Tickner2119614.578714005
Kurt Richards21.547733.539911103
Bevan Small1756413.768112012
Ajaz Patel37811423.0816712200
George Worker21502.50101000
Ben Smith20603.0091000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMHW Papps 0(1) & LJ Woodcock 0(0)01
2ndSJ Murdoch 75(139) & LJ Woodcock 70(148)156280
3rdSG Borthwick 10(28) & SJ Murdoch 13(25)2452
4thL Ronchi 11(7) & SJ Murdoch 1(10)1217
5thTA Blundell 18(34) & L Ronchi 16(21)3753
6thFJ Colson 34(81) & TA Blundell 60(83)97164
7thTA Blundell 14(10) & JS Patel 1(2)1612
8thDS Hutchinson 11(12) & JS Patel 17(14)28*26

Central Stags 2nd innings

314/6d(87 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Greg Haynot outnot out127*25412050.00
Ben Smithc SG Borthwick b JS Patelc SG Borthwick b JS Patel40505080.00
Mitch Renwickb JS Patelb JS Patel01000.00
Will Youngc TA Blundell b SG Borthwickc TA Blundell b SG Borthwick37654056.92
George Workerc MHW Papps b JS Patelc MHW Papps b JS Patel49958051.58
Tom Bruceb BJ Arnelb BJ Arnel790177.78
Dane Cleaver †b BJ Arnelb BJ Arnel27342179.41
Bevan Smallnot outnot out19*1540126.67
Extras(b 1, lb 5, w 1, nb 1)(b 1, lb 5, w 1, nb 1)8
Total87 Ov (RR 3.61)87 Ov (RR 3.61)314/6d
Fall of wickets: 67-1 (BS Smith, 15.5 ov), 67-2 (M Renwick, 16 ov), 131-3 (WA Young, 38.4 ov), 235-4 (GH Worker, 71.2 ov), 250-5 (TC Bruce, 74.4 ov), 294-6 (D Cleaver, 84.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Brent Arnel2677522.881218010
Dane Hutchinson722103.00342001
Matthew Bacon301906.33114000
Jeetan Patel32411433.5614114200
Scott Borthwick1406214.43495000
LJ Woodcock521703.40222000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGR Hay 26(45) & BS Smith 40(50)6795
2ndM Renwick 0(1) & GR Hay 0(0)01
3rdGR Hay 26(72) & WA Young 37(65)64136
4thGR Hay 52(101) & GH Worker 49(95)104196
5thTC Bruce 7(9) & GR Hay 8(11)1520
6thD Cleaver 27(34) & GR Hay 15(23)4457
7thBJ Small 19(15) & GR Hay 0(2)20*17

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

281(70.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
LJ Woodcockc GH Worker b AY Patelc GH Worker b AY Patel631028061.76
Michael Pappsc AY Patel b KD Richardsc AY Patel b KD Richards7710100.00
Stephen Murdochst †D Cleaver b AY Patelst †D Cleaver b AY Patel827482110.81
Scott Borthwickc KD Richards b GH Workerc KD Richards b GH Worker22442050.00
Luke Ronchi †c GH Worker b AY Patelc GH Worker b AY Patel881117379.28
Tom Blundellrun out (AY Patel/†D Cleaver)run out (AY Patel/†D Cleaver)01000.00
Fraser Colsonc BM Tickner b AY Patelc BM Tickner b AY Patel5170029.41
Jeetan Patelb GH Workerb GH Worker01000.00
Dane Hutchinsonc & b GH Workerc & b GH Worker280025.00
Matthew Baconc †D Cleaver b GH Workerc †D Cleaver b GH Worker8380021.05
Brent Arnelnot outnot out0*18000.00
Extras(b 2, lb 1, w 1)(b 2, lb 1, w 1)4
Total70.1 Ov (RR 4.00)70.1 Ov (RR 4.00) · Target 369281
Fall of wickets: 15-1 (MHW Papps, 3.5 ov), 150-2 (LJ Woodcock, 29.1 ov), 157-3 (SJ Murdoch, 32 ov), 205-4 (SG Borthwick, 44.3 ov), 205-5 (TA Blundell, 44.4 ov), 218-6 (FJ Colson, 50 ov), 223-7 (JS Patel, 50.5 ov), 231-8 (DS Hutchinson, 53 ov), 275-9 (L Ronchi, 64 ov), 281-10 (MB Bacon, 70.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Blair Tickner1134704.27475110
Kurt Richards613215.33235000
Ajaz Patel29610343.551267400
Bevan Small402205.50122000
Tom Bruce311605.33112000
George Worker17.125843.38715000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLJ Woodcock 6(16) & MHW Papps 7(7)1523
2ndSJ Murdoch 78(66) & LJ Woodcock 57(86)135152
3rdSG Borthwick 1(9) & SJ Murdoch 4(8)717
4thSG Borthwick 21(35) & L Ronchi 27(40)4875
5thTA Blundell 0(1) & L Ronchi 0(0)01
6thFJ Colson 5(17) & L Ronchi 8(15)1332
7thL Ronchi 5(4) & JS Patel 0(1)55
8thDS Hutchinson 2(8) & L Ronchi 6(5)813
9thL Ronchi 42(47) & MB Bacon 2(19)4466
10thMB Bacon 6(19) & BJ Arnel 0(18)637

Commentary

End of innings: WF 281 (70.1 ov)
70.1W
GH Worker to MB Bacon, OUT
MB Bacon c †D Cleaver b GH Worker 8(38) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 281/10 (70.1 ov)
End of over 700 runsWF 281/9000000
BJ Arnel 0(18)MB Bacon 8(37)AY Patel 29-6-103-4
69.60
AY Patel to BJ Arnel, no run
69.50
AY Patel to BJ Arnel, no run
69.40
AY Patel to BJ Arnel, no run
69.30
AY Patel to BJ Arnel, no run
69.20
AY Patel to BJ Arnel, no run
69.10
AY Patel to BJ Arnel, no run
End of over 694 runsWF 281/9000220
MB Bacon 8(37)BJ Arnel 0(12)GH Worker 17-2-58-3
68.60
GH Worker to MB Bacon, no run
68.52
GH Worker to MB Bacon, 2 runs
68.42
GH Worker to MB Bacon, 2 runs
68.30
GH Worker to MB Bacon, no run
68.20
GH Worker to MB Bacon, no run
68.10
GH Worker to MB Bacon, no run
End of over 680 runsWF 277/9000000
BJ Arnel 0(12)MB Bacon 4(31)AY Patel 28-5-103-4
67.60
AY Patel to BJ Arnel, no run
67.50
AY Patel to BJ Arnel, no run
67.40
AY Patel to BJ Arnel, no run
67.30
AY Patel to BJ Arnel, no run
67.20
AY Patel to BJ Arnel, no run
67.10
AY Patel to BJ Arnel, no run
End of over 672 runsWF 277/9000020
MB Bacon 4(31)BJ Arnel 0(6)BM Tickner 11-3-47-0
66.60
BM Tickner to MB Bacon, no run
66.52
BM Tickner to MB Bacon, 2 runs
66.40
BM Tickner to MB Bacon, no run
66.30
BM Tickner to MB Bacon, no run
66.20
BM Tickner to MB Bacon, no run
66.10
BM Tickner to MB Bacon, no run