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Plunket ShieldMatch 19 · First-class

Northern Districts beat Wellington Firebirds by 2 runs

Seddon Park, Hamilton, . Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bowl.

Northern Districts405 & 206/8d41 ov
Wellington Firebirds221 & 388109.4 ov
Northern Districts won by 2 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bowl. Northern Districts were bowled out for 405, Katene Clarke 129 from 157 balls and Jeet Raval 71 from 159 balls. Logan van Beek took 4 for 88.

Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 221, Muhammad Abbas 95 from 200 balls and Rachin Ravindra 48 from 111 balls. Kris Clarke took 5 for 62.

Northern Districts made 206 for 8 declared, Tim Seifert 57 from 81 balls. Rachin Ravindra took 2 for 27.

Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 388, Gareth Severin 196 from 260 balls and Michael Snedden 90 from 192 balls. Mitchell Santner took 4 for 119.

Northern Districts won by 2 runs.

Key performers

Northern Districts 1st innings

405(88.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Henry Cooperc †CR McLachlan b AF Milnec †CR McLachlan b AF Milne18274066.67
Jeet Ravalc GR Severin b LV van Beekc GR Severin b LV van Beek7115912044.65
Bharat Poplic †CR McLachlan b LV van Beekc †CR McLachlan b LV van Beek20414048.78
Tim Seifert †c †CR McLachlan b JW Hartshornc †CR McLachlan b JW Hartshorn9291031.03
Mitchell Santnerc †CR McLachlan b AF Milnec †CR McLachlan b AF Milne131030130.00
Katene Clarkeb LV van Beekb LV van Beek12915710682.17
Colin de Grandhommeb KJ McCombb KJ McComb715473131.48
Brett Hamptonc R Ravindra b JW Hartshornc R Ravindra b JW Hartshorn34524165.38
Kris Clarkec LV van Beek b JW Hartshornc LV van Beek b JW Hartshorn150020.00
Tim Pringlec KJ McComb b LV van Beekc KJ McComb b LV van Beek03000.00
Joe Walkernot outnot out3*100030.00
Extras(lb 10, w 8, nb 18)(lb 10, w 8, nb 18)36
Total88.1 Ov (RR 4.59)88.1 Ov (RR 4.59)405
Fall of wickets: 36-1 (HR Cooper, 9.5 ov), 93-2 (B Popli, 22 ov), 104-3 (TL Seifert, 28.4 ov), 122-4 (MJ Santner, 32 ov), 218-5 (JA Raval, 52.5 ov), 316-6 (C de Grandhomme, 67.1 ov), 394-7 (BR Hampton, 84 ov), 400-8 (KDC Clarke, 85.4 ov), 402-9 (KD Clarke, 86.2 ov), 405-10 (TJG Pringle, 88.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Logan van Beek23.128843.8010511101
Adam Milne1226025.00547134
Michael Snedden1206805.675011007
James Hartshorn1746333.71809116
Rachin Ravindra1115004.55452400
Muhammad Abbas411503.75172000
KJ McComb905115.67293300
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHR Cooper 18(27) & JA Raval 17(33)3659
2ndB Popli 20(41) & JA Raval 27(41)5773
3rdJA Raval 0(13) & TL Seifert 9(29)1140
4thMJ Santner 13(10) & JA Raval 3(11)1820
5thJA Raval 24(61) & KD Clarke 60(67)96125
6thC de Grandhomme 71(54) & KD Clarke 22(34)9886
7thBR Hampton 34(52) & KD Clarke 40(49)78101
8thKD Clarke 5(5) & KDC Clarke 1(5)610
9thTJG Pringle 0(2) & KD Clarke 2(2)24
10thJG Walker 3(10) & TJG Pringle 0(1)311

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

221(95.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Devan Vishvakac †TL Seifert b KDC Clarkec †TL Seifert b KDC Clarke12250048.00
Rachin Ravindralbw b MJ Santnerlbw b MJ Santner481113043.24
Gareth Severinc TJG Pringle b KDC Clarkec TJG Pringle b KDC Clarke451080.00
Nick Kellyc JA Raval b C de Grandhommec JA Raval b C de Grandhomme02000.00
Muhammad Abbaslbw b KDC Clarkelbw b KDC Clarke9520011047.50
Callum McLachlan †c B Popli b TJG Pringlec B Popli b TJG Pringle5180027.78
Adam Milnelbw b TJG Pringlelbw b TJG Pringle4370010.81
Logan van Beekc †TL Seifert b KDC Clarkec †TL Seifert b KDC Clarke11262042.31
Michael Sneddenc B Popli b MJ Santnerc B Popli b MJ Santner241011023.76
James Hartshornnot outnot out10*391025.64
KJ McCombc HR Cooper b KDC Clarkec HR Cooper b KDC Clarke2100020.00
Extras(b 1, lb 2, w 1, nb 2)(b 1, lb 2, w 1, nb 2)6
Total95.2 Ov (RR 2.32)95.2 Ov (RR 2.32)221
Fall of wickets: 26-1 (KLD Vishvaka, 9 ov), 30-2 (GR Severin, 10.5 ov), 31-3 (NF Kelly, 11.3 ov), 110-4 (R Ravindra, 36.5 ov), 129-5 (CR McLachlan, 43.3 ov), 147-6 (AF Milne, 53.2 ov), 161-7 (LV van Beek, 61.2 ov), 196-8 (MA Abbas, 81.2 ov), 214-9 (MW Snedden, 92.5 ov), 221-10 (KJ McComb, 95.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Kris Clarke18.216253.38828000
Colin de Grandhomme1572411.60771011
Brett Hampton741702.43373000
Joe Walker1414203.00603001
Mitchell Santner2674621.771241000
Tim Pringle1442521.79693000
Jeet Raval10202.0040000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stKLD Vishvaka 12(25) & R Ravindra 12(30)2654
2ndR Ravindra 0(6) & GR Severin 4(5)411
3rdNF Kelly 0(2) & R Ravindra 1(2)14
4thMA Abbas 43(80) & R Ravindra 35(73)79152
5thCR McLachlan 5(18) & MA Abbas 14(22)1940
6thAF Milne 4(37) & MA Abbas 12(22)1859
7thLV van Beek 11(26) & MA Abbas 3(22)1448
8thMW Snedden 12(66) & MA Abbas 23(54)35120
9thJW Hartshorn 5(34) & MW Snedden 12(35)1869
10thKJ McComb 2(10) & JW Hartshorn 5(5)715

Northern Districts 2nd innings

206/8d(41 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jeet Ravalc GR Severin b AF Milnec GR Severin b AF Milne160016.67
Henry Cooperc JW Hartshorn b LV van Beekc JW Hartshorn b LV van Beek9801112.50
Bharat Poplic †CR McLachlan b LV van Beekc †CR McLachlan b LV van Beek13252052.00
Tim Seifert †c LV van Beek b R Ravindrac LV van Beek b R Ravindra57813170.37
Mitchell Santnerc GR Severin b KJ McCombc GR Severin b KJ McComb37473278.72
Katene Clarkec GR Severin b R Ravindrac GR Severin b R Ravindra18242075.00
Colin de Grandhommeb AF Milneb AF Milne260033.33
Brett Hamptonb JW Hartshornb JW Hartshorn141030140.00
Kris Clarkenot outnot out23*2012115.00
Tim Pringlenot outnot out23*2112109.52
Extras(lb 1, w 6, nb 2)(lb 1, w 6, nb 2)9
Total41 Ov (RR 5.02)41 Ov (RR 5.02)206/8d
Did not bat: Joe Walker
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (JA Raval, 1.5 ov), 11-2 (HR Cooper, 3 ov), 30-3 (B Popli, 8.5 ov), 99-4 (MJ Santner, 22 ov), 129-5 (KD Clarke, 30.2 ov), 133-6 (C de Grandhomme, 31.4 ov), 145-7 (TL Seifert, 32.5 ov), 161-8 (BR Hampton, 35.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Logan van Beek903423.78311100
Adam Milne943523.89396000
James Hartshorn813614.50313120
Michael Snedden603806.33183102
KJ McComb413518.75131400
Rachin Ravindra502725.40171140
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJA Raval 1(6) & HR Cooper 2(5)311
2ndB Popli 1(4) & HR Cooper 7(3)87
3rdB Popli 12(21) & TL Seifert 7(14)1935
4thMJ Santner 37(47) & TL Seifert 30(34)6979
5thTL Seifert 11(26) & KD Clarke 18(24)3050
6thC de Grandhomme 2(6) & TL Seifert 1(2)48
7thBR Hampton 4(2) & TL Seifert 8(5)127
8thKDC Clarke 3(7) & BR Hampton 10(8)1615
9thTJG Pringle 23(21) & KDC Clarke 20(13)45*34

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

388(109.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Devan Vishvakac JA Raval b KDC Clarkec JA Raval b KDC Clarke13561023.21
Rachin Ravindrab BR Hamptonb BR Hampton5361013.89
Michael Sneddenc †TL Seifert b MJ Santnerc †TL Seifert b MJ Santner901928246.88
Gareth Severinc KDC Clarke b MJ Santnerc KDC Clarke b MJ Santner19626016375.38
Nick Kellyc C de Grandhomme b JG Walkerc C de Grandhomme b JG Walker20420147.62
Muhammad Abbasc JG Walker b MJ Santnerc JG Walker b MJ Santner8160050.00
Callum McLachlan †c JA Raval b JG Walkerc JA Raval b JG Walker9180050.00
Logan van Beekst †TL Seifert b TJG Pringlest †TL Seifert b TJG Pringle24260192.31
Adam Milnec JA Raval b TJG Pringlec JA Raval b TJG Pringle161011160.00
James Hartshornnot outnot out1*20050.00
KJ McCombc KD Clarke b MJ Santnerc KD Clarke b MJ Santner01000.00
Extras(lb 5, nb 1)(lb 5, nb 1)6
Total109.4 Ov (RR 3.54)109.4 Ov (RR 3.54) · Target 391388
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (R Ravindra, 10.5 ov), 19-2 (KLD Vishvaka, 18.4 ov), 195-3 (MW Snedden, 75.1 ov), 240-4 (NF Kelly, 88.2 ov), 275-5 (MA Abbas, 93.1 ov), 300-6 (CR McLachlan, 98.3 ov), 364-7 (LV van Beek, 106.3 ov), 386-8 (AF Milne, 108.5 ov), 388-9 (GR Severin, 109.3 ov), 388-10 (KJ McComb, 109.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Kris Clarke1241911.58612000
Colin de Grandhomme1061101.10562001
Brett Hampton822312.88363000
Mitchell Santner42.4811942.791695000
Tim Pringle15010226.804710400
Joe Walker22010924.95735400
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stKLD Vishvaka 2(30) & R Ravindra 5(36)865
2ndMW Snedden 0(21) & KLD Vishvaka 11(26)1147
3rdGR Severin 84(168) & MW Snedden 90(171)176339
4thNF Kelly 20(42) & GR Severin 24(37)4579
5thMA Abbas 8(16) & GR Severin 26(13)3529
6thCR McLachlan 9(18) & GR Severin 16(14)2532
7thLV van Beek 24(26) & GR Severin 39(22)6448
8thAF Milne 16(10) & GR Severin 6(4)2214
9thJW Hartshorn 1(2) & GR Severin 1(2)24
10thKJ McComb 0(1) & JW Hartshorn 0(0)01

Commentary

End of innings: WF 388 (109.4 ov)
109.4W
MJ Santner to KJ McComb, OUT
KJ McComb c KD Clarke b MJ Santner 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 388/10 (109.4 ov)
109.3W
MJ Santner to GR Severin, OUT
GR Severin c KDC Clarke b MJ Santner 196(260) [4s-16 6s-3] · FoW 388/9 (109.3 ov)
109.21
MJ Santner to JW Hartshorn, 1 run
109.11
MJ Santner to GR Severin, 1 run
End of over 10912 runs, 1 wktWF 386/84602W0
JW Hartshorn 0(1)GR Severin 195(258)TJG Pringle 15-0-102-2
108.60
TJG Pringle to JW Hartshorn, no run
108.5W
TJG Pringle to AF Milne, OUT
AF Milne c JA Raval b TJG Pringle 16(10) [4s-1 6s-1] · FoW 386/8 (108.5 ov)
108.42
TJG Pringle to AF Milne, 2 runs
108.30
TJG Pringle to AF Milne, no run
108.26
TJG Pringle to AF Milne, SIX
108.14
TJG Pringle to AF Milne, FOUR
End of over 1085 runsWF 374/7111101
AF Milne 4(5)GR Severin 195(258)MJ Santner 42-8-117-2
107.61
MJ Santner to AF Milne, 1 run
107.50
MJ Santner to AF Milne, no run
107.41
MJ Santner to GR Severin, 1 run
107.31
MJ Santner to AF Milne, 1 run
107.21
MJ Santner to GR Severin, 1 run
107.11
MJ Santner to AF Milne, 1 run
End of over 10712 runs, 1 wktWF 369/761W140
GR Severin 193(256)AF Milne 1(1)TJG Pringle 14-0-90-1
106.60
TJG Pringle to GR Severin, no run
106.54
TJG Pringle to GR Severin, FOUR
106.41
TJG Pringle to AF Milne, 1 run
106.3W
TJG Pringle to LV van Beek, OUT
LV van Beek st †TL Seifert b TJG Pringle 24(26) [4s-0 6s-1] · FoW 364/7 (106.3 ov)
106.21
TJG Pringle to GR Severin, 1 run
106.16
TJG Pringle to GR Severin, SIX
End of over 1066 runsWF 357/6201111
GR Severin 182(252)LV van Beek 24(25)MJ Santner 41-8-112-2
105.61
MJ Santner to GR Severin, 1 run
105.51
MJ Santner to LV van Beek, 1 run
105.41
MJ Santner to GR Severin, 1 run