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Plunket ShieldMatch 23 · First-class

Northern Districts and Wellington Firebirds draw

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

Northern Districts36298.1 ov
Wellington Firebirds323 & 127/436 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bat. Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 323, Tom Blundell 103 from 157 balls and Gareth Severin 80 from 152 balls. Joe Walker took 4 for 96.

Northern Districts were bowled out for 362, Tim Seifert 104 from 137 balls and Brett Hampton 70 from 78 balls. Nathan Smith took 3 for 57.

Wellington Firebirds made 127 for 4, Tim Robinson 44 from 88 balls and Nick Greenwood 41 from 52 balls. Joe Walker took 2 for 45.

Match drawn.

Key performers

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

323(103.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tim Robinsonc TG Southee b SC Kuggeleijnc TG Southee b SC Kuggeleijn64897171.91
Nick Greenwoodc JA Raval b TG Southeec JA Raval b TG Southee02000.00
Gareth Severinc †TL Seifert b FL Walkerc †TL Seifert b FL Walker8015211052.63
Nick Kellyc B Popli b JG Walkerc B Popli b JG Walker150020.00
Muhammad Abbasc B Popli b FL Walkerc B Popli b FL Walker22651033.85
Tom Blundell †c & b FL Walkerc & b FL Walker1031579465.61
Michael Bracewellc B Popli b JG Walkerc B Popli b JG Walker20232186.96
Nathan Smithb JG Walkerb JG Walker260033.33
Logan van Beekc JA Raval b FL Walkerc JA Raval b FL Walker8490016.33
Peter Younghusbandc sub (KDC Clarke) b JG Walkerc sub (KDC Clarke) b JG Walker07000.00
Ben Searsnot outnot out13*682019.12
Extras(b 7, lb 2, w 1)(b 7, lb 2, w 1)10
Total103.5 Ov (RR 3.11)103.5 Ov (RR 3.11)323
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (NA Greenwood, 0.3 ov), 116-2 (TB Robinson, 30.4 ov), 122-3 (NF Kelly, 32.2 ov), 173-4 (GR Severin, 50.5 ov), 174-5 (MA Abbas, 52.3 ov), 208-6 (MG Bracewell, 58.3 ov), 220-7 (NG Smith, 61 ov), 245-8 (LV van Beek, 73.1 ov), 246-9 (PF Younghusband, 74.3 ov), 323-10 (TA Blundell, 103.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tim Southee1242211.83623000
Scott Kuggeleijn1343512.69646000
Joe Walker2919643.311168100
Matthew Fisher803204.00331200
Henry Cooper501703.40161000
Freddy Walker36.51011243.0417013310
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTB Robinson 1(1) & NA Greenwood 0(2)13
2ndGR Severin 46(93) & TB Robinson 63(88)115181
3rdNF Kelly 1(5) & GR Severin 5(5)610
4thMA Abbas 21(57) & GR Severin 29(54)51111
5thTA Blundell 0(2) & MA Abbas 1(8)110
6thMG Bracewell 20(23) & TA Blundell 14(13)3436
7thNG Smith 2(6) & TA Blundell 8(9)1215
8thTA Blundell 17(24) & LV van Beek 8(49)2573
9thPF Younghusband 0(7) & TA Blundell 1(1)18
10thBV Sears 13(68) & TA Blundell 63(108)77176

Northern Districts 1st innings

362(98.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jeet Ravalc LV van Beek b MG Bracewellc LV van Beek b MG Bracewell10461021.74
Henry Cooperc NA Greenwood b LV van Beekc NA Greenwood b LV van Beek44594274.58
Bharat Poplic NF Kelly b MG Bracewellc NF Kelly b MG Bracewell601448141.67
Joe Carterc LV van Beek b PF Younghusbandc LV van Beek b PF Younghusband25643139.06
Tim Seifert †b PF Younghusbandb PF Younghusband1041376675.91
Joe Walkerc MG Bracewell b NG Smithc MG Bracewell b NG Smith116006.25
Brett Hamptonc MG Bracewell b NG Smithc MG Bracewell b NG Smith70788489.74
Freddy Walkerb NG Smithb NG Smith02000.00
Scott Kuggeleijnnot outnot out23*341167.65
Tim Southeeb LV van Beekb LV van Beek5510100.00
Matthew Fisherlbw b LV van Beeklbw b LV van Beek370042.86
Extras(b 5, lb 5, w 4, nb 3)(b 5, lb 5, w 4, nb 3)17
Total98.1 Ov (RR 3.69)98.1 Ov (RR 3.69)362
Fall of wickets: 45-1 (JA Raval, 15.2 ov), 75-2 (HR Cooper, 24.1 ov), 140-3 (JF Carter, 47.4 ov), 145-4 (B Popli, 55.5 ov), 154-5 (JG Walker, 60.3 ov), 279-6 (BR Hampton, 84.2 ov), 279-7 (FL Walker, 84.4 ov), 350-8 (TL Seifert, 95.1 ov), 358-9 (TG Southee, 96.2 ov), 362-10 (MJ Fisher, 98.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Nathan Smith2065732.85974303
Michael Bracewell31410823.4813614200
Peter Younghusband2246823.091013500
Logan van Beek13.117235.47477330
Ben Sears1214703.92494210
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJA Raval 10(46) & HR Cooper 35(46)4592
2ndB Popli 20(40) & HR Cooper 9(13)3053
3rdJF Carter 25(64) & B Popli 40(77)65141
4thTL Seifert 1(24) & B Popli 0(27)549
5thJG Walker 1(16) & TL Seifert 8(12)928
6thBR Hampton 70(78) & TL Seifert 54(65)125143
7thFL Walker 0(2) & TL Seifert 0(0)02
8thSC Kuggeleijn 20(28) & TL Seifert 41(36)7163
9thTG Southee 5(5) & SC Kuggeleijn 2(2)87
10thMJ Fisher 3(7) & SC Kuggeleijn 1(4)411

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

127/4(36 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tim Robinsonb JA Ravalb JA Raval44883050.00
Nick Greenwoodlbw b JG Walkerlbw b JG Walker41526178.85
Gareth Severinlbw b JG Walkerlbw b JG Walker111009.09
Nick Kellynot outnot out28*593047.46
Peter Younghusbandc †TL Seifert b FL Walkerc †TL Seifert b FL Walker471057.14
Ben Searsnot outnot out0*2000.00
Extras(b 2, lb 3, w 1, nb 3)(b 2, lb 3, w 1, nb 3)9
Total36 Ov (RR 3.53)36 Ov (RR 3.53)127/4
Fall of wickets: 72-1 (NA Greenwood, 15.5 ov), 81-2 (GR Severin, 19.5 ov), 122-3 (TB Robinson, 34.1 ov), 127-4 (PF Younghusband, 35.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tim Southee30501.67150000
Freddy Walker1323512.69582100
Matthew Fisher311806.00143011
Joe Walker904525.00335002
Scott Kuggeleijn31200.67160000
Henry Cooper311103.67132000
Jeet Raval20613.0091000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTB Robinson 25(44) & NA Greenwood 41(52)7295
2ndGR Severin 1(11) & TB Robinson 7(14)924
3rdNF Kelly 27(57) & TB Robinson 12(30)4186
4thPF Younghusband 4(7) & NF Kelly 1(2)59
5thBV Sears 0(2) & NF Kelly 0(0)0*2

Commentary

End of innings: WF 127/4 (36 ov)
End of over 361 run, 1 wktWF 127/4010W00
BV Sears 0(2)NF Kelly 28(59)FL Walker 13-2-35-1
35.60
FL Walker to BV Sears, no run
35.50
FL Walker to BV Sears, no run
35.4W
FL Walker to PF Younghusband, OUT
PF Younghusband c †TL Seifert b FL Walker 4(7) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 127/4 (35.4 ov)
35.30
FL Walker to PF Younghusband, no run
35.21
FL Walker to NF Kelly, 1 run
35.10
FL Walker to NF Kelly, no run
End of over 354 runs, 1 wktWF 126/3W00400
PF Younghusband 4(5)NF Kelly 27(57)JA Raval 2-0-6-1
34.60
JA Raval to PF Younghusband, no run
34.50
JA Raval to PF Younghusband, no run
34.44
JA Raval to PF Younghusband, FOUR
34.30
JA Raval to PF Younghusband, no run
34.20
JA Raval to PF Younghusband, no run
34.1W
JA Raval to TB Robinson, OUT
TB Robinson b JA Raval 44(88) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 122/3 (34.1 ov)
End of over 342 runsWF 122/2002000
NF Kelly 27(57)TB Robinson 44(87)FL Walker 12-2-34-0
33.60
FL Walker to NF Kelly, no run
33.50
FL Walker to NF Kelly, no run
33.40
FL Walker to NF Kelly, no run
33.32
FL Walker to NF Kelly, 2 runs
33.20
FL Walker to NF Kelly, no run
33.10
FL Walker to NF Kelly, no run
End of over 332 runsWF 120/2010001
NF Kelly 25(51)TB Robinson 44(87)JA Raval 1-0-2-0
32.61
JA Raval to NF Kelly, 1 run
32.50
JA Raval to NF Kelly, no run
32.40
JA Raval to NF Kelly, no run
32.30
JA Raval to NF Kelly, no run
32.21
JA Raval to TB Robinson, 1 run
32.10
JA Raval to TB Robinson, no run
End of over 322 runsWF 118/2010001
TB Robinson 43(85)NF Kelly 24(47)HR Cooper 3-1-11-0