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Plunket ShieldMatch 3 · First-class

Canterbury beat Northern Districts by 5 wickets

Mainpower Oval, Rangiora, . Canterbury won the toss and chose to bowl.

Northern Districts237 & 380/8d106 ov
Canterbury248 & 371/593.1 ov
Canterbury won by 5 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Canterbury won the toss and chose to bowl. Northern Districts were bowled out for 237, Bharat Popli 69 from 124 balls and A Mann 66 from 87 balls. Michael Rae took 4 for 45.

Canterbury were bowled out for 248, Matt Boyle 70 from 124 balls. JH Brown took 3 for 34.

Northern Districts made 380 for 8 declared, Bharat Popli 116 from 174 balls and Henry Cooper 63 from 177 balls. Angus McKenzie took 3 for 72.

Canterbury made 371 for 5, Matt Boyle 156 not out from 251 balls and Chad Bowes 118 from 150 balls. JH Brown took 3 for 61.

Canterbury won by 5 wickets.

Key performers

Northern Districts 1st innings

237(77.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jeet Ravalc †MJ Hay b SB Daveyc †MJ Hay b SB Davey350060.00
Henry Cooperc †MJ Hay b FW Sheatc †MJ Hay b FW Sheat461066.67
Bharat Poplilbw b IS Sodhilbw b IS Sodhi691246155.65
Joe Carterc CJ Bowes b MD Raec CJ Bowes b MD Rae301103027.27
Robert O'Donnellc FW Sheat b AW McKenziec FW Sheat b AW McKenzie490044.44
Brett Hamptonc & b AW McKenziec & b AW McKenzie01000.00
Kris Clarkec RA Mariu b MD Raec RA Mariu b MD Rae24594040.68
A Mannc SJG Janett b CE McConchiec SJG Janett b CE McConchie66877175.86
Tim Pringlec & b MD Raec & b MD Rae02000.00
JH Brownc CJ Bowes b MD Raec CJ Bowes b MD Rae7201035.00
Zak Gibsonnot outnot out11*530020.75
Extras(lb 5, w 5, nb 9)(lb 5, w 5, nb 9)19
Total77.5 Ov (RR 3.04)77.5 Ov (RR 3.04)237
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (JA Raval, 1.3 ov), 7-2 (HR Cooper, 2.2 ov), 98-3 (JF Carter, 36.2 ov), 103-4 (RR O'Donnell, 39.2 ov), 103-5 (BR Hampton, 39.3 ov), 127-6 (B Popli, 45.2 ov), 164-7 (KDC Clarke, 56.1 ov), 164-8 (TJG Pringle, 56.3 ov), 183-9 (JH Brown, 62.3 ov), 237-10 (A Mann, 77.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Fraser Sheat1333212.46654020
Sean Davey1303913.00664006
Michael Rae1814542.50801010
Angus McKenzie1755223.06814220
Ish Sodhi1626313.94689003
Cole McConchie0.50111.2040000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJA Raval 3(5) & HR Cooper 0(4)39
2ndB Popli 0(3) & HR Cooper 4(2)45
3rdJF Carter 30(110) & B Popli 52(99)91204
4thRR O'Donnell 4(9) & B Popli 1(9)518
5thBR Hampton 0(1) & B Popli 0(0)01
6thKDC Clarke 5(22) & B Popli 16(13)2435
7thA Mann 16(29) & KDC Clarke 19(37)3765
8thTJG Pringle 0(2) & A Mann 0(0)02
9thJH Brown 7(20) & A Mann 11(17)1936
10thZN Gibson 11(53) & A Mann 39(41)5492

Canterbury 1st innings

248(87.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Rhys Mariub ZN Gibsonb ZN Gibson5260019.23
Chad Bowesc HR Cooper b JH Brownc HR Cooper b JH Brown27371072.97
SJG Janettc JH Brown b TJG Pringlec JH Brown b TJG Pringle381065035.85
Cole McConchiec HR Cooper b BR Hamptonc HR Cooper b BR Hampton15422035.71
Matt Boylec KDC Clarke b TJG Pringlec KDC Clarke b TJG Pringle701248056.45
Mitchell Hay †c A Mann b JH Brownc A Mann b JH Brown10341029.41
Ish Sodhic A Mann b BR Hamptonc A Mann b BR Hampton11301036.67
Angus McKenziec RR O'Donnell b JH Brownc RR O'Donnell b JH Brown19342055.88
Sean Daveyc TJG Pringle b BR Hamptonc TJG Pringle b BR Hampton20603033.33
Fraser Sheatb JA Ravalb JA Raval7191036.84
Michael Raenot outnot out9*221040.91
Extras(lb 4, w 5, nb 8)(lb 4, w 5, nb 8)17
Total87.4 Ov (RR 2.83)87.4 Ov (RR 2.83)248
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (RA Mariu, 6 ov), 44-2 (CJ Bowes, 16.2 ov), 70-3 (CE McConchie, 29.5 ov), 96-4 (SJG Janett, 36.5 ov), 137-5 (MJ Hay, 48.5 ov), 168-6 (IS Sodhi, 59.4 ov), 207-7 (AW McKenzie, 70.2 ov), 208-8 (MWT Boyle, 71.3 ov), 223-9 (FW Sheat, 78.5 ov), 248-10 (SB Davey, 87.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Kris Clarke1945302.79945017
Zak Gibson621412.33301000
Tim Pringle2526222.481085000
Brett Hampton15.425733.64708000
JH Brown1343432.62644041
Jeet Raval501412.80201000
Henry Cooper401002.50171000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRA Mariu 5(26) & CJ Bowes 9(12)1736
2ndCJ Bowes 18(25) & SJG Janett 8(38)2762
3rdCE McConchie 15(42) & SJG Janett 8(42)2681
4thMWT Boyle 4(16) & SJG Janett 22(26)2642
5thMJ Hay 10(34) & MWT Boyle 28(39)4172
6thIS Sodhi 11(30) & MWT Boyle 18(36)3165
7thAW McKenzie 19(34) & MWT Boyle 20(30)3964
8thSB Davey 0(4) & MWT Boyle 0(3)17
9thFW Sheat 7(19) & SB Davey 8(25)1544
10thMD Rae 9(22) & SB Davey 12(31)2553

Northern Districts 2nd innings

380/8d(106 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Henry Cooperb MD Raeb MD Rae631779035.59
Jeet Ravalb AW McKenzieb AW McKenzie24923026.09
Bharat Poplib MD Raeb MD Rae1161748066.67
Joe Carterc RA Mariu b AW McKenziec RA Mariu b AW McKenzie24462152.17
Robert O'Donnellc SJG Janett b IS Sodhic SJG Janett b IS Sodhi350060.00
Brett Hamptonc †MJ Hay b AW McKenziec †MJ Hay b AW McKenzie29444065.91
Kris Clarkec MWT Boyle b CE McConchiec MWT Boyle b CE McConchie47587081.03
A Mannnot outnot out54*3942138.46
Tim Pringlec CJ Bowes b CE McConchiec CJ Bowes b CE McConchie230066.67
JH Brownnot outnot out5*210250.00
Extras(lb 2, w 7, nb 4)(lb 2, w 7, nb 4)13
Total106 Ov (RR 3.58)106 Ov (RR 3.58)380/8d
Did not bat: Zak Gibson
Fall of wickets: 55-1 (JA Raval, 29.5 ov), 141-2 (HR Cooper, 57.2 ov), 198-3 (JF Carter, 71.4 ov), 201-4 (RR O'Donnell, 72.3 ov), 266-5 (BR Hampton, 87.5 ov), 276-6 (B Popli, 93 ov), 363-7 (KDC Clarke, 103.5 ov), 374-8 (TJG Pringle, 105.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Fraser Sheat1746003.53767031
Sean Davey1434903.50634111
Michael Rae2135522.62923110
Angus McKenzie2347233.13978020
Ish Sodhi25210814.3210013102
Matt Boyle10606.0020000
Cole McConchie502825.60143000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHR Cooper 27(88) & JA Raval 24(92)55179
2ndB Popli 45(79) & HR Cooper 36(89)86165
3rdJF Carter 24(46) & B Popli 32(40)5786
4thRR O'Donnell 3(5) & B Popli 0(0)35
5thBR Hampton 29(44) & B Popli 36(48)6592
6thKDC Clarke 7(24) & B Popli 3(7)1031
7thKDC Clarke 40(34) & A Mann 45(31)8765
8thTJG Pringle 2(3) & A Mann 8(7)1110
9thJH Brown 5(2) & A Mann 1(1)6*3

Canterbury 2nd innings

371/5(93.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Rhys Mariuc A Mann b KDC Clarkec A Mann b KDC Clarke2140014.29
Chad Bowesb JA Ravalb JA Raval11815012078.67
SJG Janettc A Mann b JH Brownc A Mann b JH Brown05000.00
Michael Raec B Popli b JH Brownc B Popli b JH Brown190011.11
Cole McConchiec KDC Clarke b JH Brownc KDC Clarke b JH Brown15281053.57
Matt Boylenot outnot out156*25120162.15
Mitchell Hay †not outnot out59*1055256.19
Extras(b 10, lb 4, w 3, nb 3)(b 10, lb 4, w 3, nb 3)20
Total93.1 Ov (RR 3.98)93.1 Ov (RR 3.98) · Target 370371/5
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (RA Mariu, 4.4 ov), 11-2 (SJG Janett, 5.5 ov), 15-3 (MD Rae, 9.3 ov), 51-4 (CE McConchie, 17.4 ov), 217-5 (CJ Bowes, 57 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Kris Clarke1837113.948011102
JH Brown1716133.59646030
Tim Pringle2428003.33958000
Brett Hampton703705.29276001
Henry Cooper602804.67203000
Jeet Raval21.108013.78774200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRA Mariu 2(14) & CJ Bowes 8(14)1028
2ndSJG Janett 0(5) & CJ Bowes 1(2)17
3rdMD Rae 1(9) & CJ Bowes 3(13)422
4thCE McConchie 15(28) & CJ Bowes 18(21)3649
5thMWT Boyle 72(138) & CJ Bowes 88(100)166236
6thMWT Boyle 84(113) & MJ Hay 59(105)154*217

Commentary

End of innings: CAN 371/5 (93.1 ov)
93.14
JA Raval to MWT Boyle, FOUR
End of over 931 runCAN 367/5010000
MJ Hay 59(105)MWT Boyle 152(250)HR Cooper 6-0-28-0
92.60
HR Cooper to MJ Hay, no run
92.50
HR Cooper to MJ Hay, no run
92.40
HR Cooper to MJ Hay, no run
92.30
HR Cooper to MJ Hay, no run
92.21
HR Cooper to MWT Boyle, 1 run
92.10
HR Cooper to MWT Boyle, no run
End of over 927 runsCAN 366/5000106
MJ Hay 59(101)MWT Boyle 151(248)JA Raval 21-0-76-1
91.66
JA Raval to MJ Hay, SIX
91.50
JA Raval to MJ Hay, no run
91.41
JA Raval to MWT Boyle, 1 run
91.30
JA Raval to MWT Boyle, no run
91.20
JA Raval to MWT Boyle, no run
91.10
JA Raval to MWT Boyle, no run
End of over 9111 runsCAN 359/5614000
MJ Hay 53(99)MWT Boyle 150(244)KDC Clarke 18-3-71-1
90.60
KDC Clarke to MJ Hay, no run
90.50
KDC Clarke to MJ Hay, no run
90.40
KDC Clarke to MJ Hay, no run
90.34
KDC Clarke to MJ Hay, FOUR
FIFTY for MJ Hay (53 off 96)
90.21
KDC Clarke to MWT Boyle, 1 run
90.16
KDC Clarke to MWT Boyle, SIX
End of over 903 runsCAN 348/5011100
MJ Hay 49(95)MWT Boyle 143(242)JA Raval 20-0-69-1
89.60
JA Raval to MJ Hay, no run
89.50
JA Raval to MJ Hay, no run
89.41
JA Raval to MWT Boyle, 1 run
89.31
JA Raval to MJ Hay, 1 run
89.21
JA Raval to MWT Boyle, 1 run
89.10
JA Raval to MWT Boyle, no run