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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Northern Districts and Wellington Firebirds draw

Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei, . Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bat.

Northern Districts288 & 126/846.4 ov
Wellington Firebirds454/9d135 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bat. Northern Districts were bowled out for 288, Scott Kuggeleijn 94 not out from 136 balls and Joe Carter 56 from 107 balls. Grant Elliott took 5 for 33.

Wellington Firebirds made 454 for 9 declared, James Franklin 135 not out from 240 balls and Stephen Murdoch 86 from 176 balls. Ish Sodhi took 4 for 144.

Northern Districts made 126 for 8, Daniel Flynn 41 from 51 balls. Andy McKay took 4 for 28.

Match drawn.

Key performers

Northern Districts 1st innings

288(95.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Brad Wilsonc JEC Franklin b GD Elliottc JEC Franklin b GD Elliott371104033.64
Daniel Flynnlbw b BJ Arnellbw b BJ Arnel06000.00
Joe Carterc JEC Franklin b GD Elliottc JEC Franklin b GD Elliott561076052.34
Jono Hickeyc LJ Woodcock b BJ Arnelc LJ Woodcock b BJ Arnel10651015.38
Bharat Poplib GD Elliottb GD Elliott2160012.50
Mitchell Santnerlbw b GD Elliottlbw b GD Elliott05000.00
Scott Kuggeleijnnot outnot out94*1369369.12
Ish Sodhic †L Ronchi b GD Elliottc †L Ronchi b GD Elliott46555283.64
Rory Christophersonc FJ Colson b BJ Arnelc FJ Colson b BJ Arnel12411029.27
Graeme Aldridgec †L Ronchi b MR Gillespiec †L Ronchi b MR Gillespie451080.00
James Bakerc MHW Papps b AJ McKayc MHW Papps b AJ McKay16304053.33
Extras(lb 2, w 5, nb 4)(lb 2, w 5, nb 4)11
Total95.2 Ov (RR 3.02)95.2 Ov (RR 3.02)288
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (DR Flynn, 2 ov), 85-2 (BS Wilson, 33.3 ov), 104-3 (JF Carter, 39.1 ov), 106-4 (B Popli, 43.1 ov), 106-5 (MJ Santner, 44 ov), 119-6 (JD Hickey, 55.4 ov), 191-7 (IS Sodhi, 73.3 ov), 220-8 (RM Christopherson, 85.2 ov), 225-9 (GW Aldridge, 86.5 ov), 288-10 (JD Baker, 95.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mark Gillespie2278113.681058213
Brent Arnel2577533.0011611000
James Franklin502104.20213001
Andy McKay18.263712.02892000
Grant Elliott1763351.94875000
LJ Woodcock823904.88352300
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBS Wilson 0(6) & DR Flynn 0(6)012
2ndBS Wilson 37(104) & JF Carter 42(89)85189
3rdJD Hickey 5(16) & JF Carter 14(18)1934
4thB Popli 2(16) & JD Hickey 0(8)224
5thMJ Santner 0(5) & JD Hickey 0(0)05
6thJD Hickey 5(41) & SC Kuggeleijn 8(29)1370
7thIS Sodhi 46(55) & SC Kuggeleijn 26(52)72107
8thRM Christopherson 12(41) & SC Kuggeleijn 12(30)2971
9thGW Aldridge 4(5) & SC Kuggeleijn 1(4)59
10thJD Baker 16(30) & SC Kuggeleijn 47(21)6351

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

454/9d(135 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Joshua Brodiec RM Christopherson b JD Bakerc RM Christopherson b JD Baker9360025.00
Michael Pappsc MJ Santner b SC Kuggeleijnc MJ Santner b SC Kuggeleijn17273062.96
Stephen Murdochc JF Carter b IS Sodhic JF Carter b IS Sodhi8617611048.86
Grant Elliottc BS Wilson b IS Sodhic BS Wilson b IS Sodhi621296148.06
James Franklinnot outnot out135*24017056.25
Fraser Colsonlbw b JD Bakerlbw b JD Baker9131069.23
Luke Ronchi †c RM Christopherson b GW Aldridgec RM Christopherson b GW Aldridge322741118.52
LJ Woodcockc BS Wilson b IS Sodhic BS Wilson b IS Sodhi341084031.48
Andy McKayc RM Christopherson b IS Sodhic RM Christopherson b IS Sodhi2100020.00
Mark Gillespieb SC Kuggeleijnb SC Kuggeleijn494471111.36
Extras(b 8, lb 4, w 7)(b 8, lb 4, w 7)19
Total135 Ov (RR 3.36)135 Ov (RR 3.36)454/9d
Did not bat: Brent Arnel
Fall of wickets: 25-1 (MHW Papps, 9 ov), 31-2 (JM Brodie, 11.3 ov), 177-3 (GD Elliott, 56.3 ov), 198-4 (SJ Murdoch, 64.5 ov), 217-5 (FJ Colson, 70 ov), 277-6 (L Ronchi, 83.1 ov), 373-7 (LJ Woodcock, 118.4 ov), 385-8 (AJ McKay, 122.5 ov), 454-9 (MR Gillespie, 135 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn29210523.6213016030
Graeme Aldridge2458913.7110811000
James Baker34126721.971728000
Mitchell Santner1023703.70465100
Ish Sodhi38414443.7915413200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM Brodie 7(27) & MHW Papps 17(27)2554
2ndJM Brodie 2(9) & SJ Murdoch 4(6)615
3rdGD Elliott 62(129) & SJ Murdoch 73(141)146270
4thJEC Franklin 12(21) & SJ Murdoch 9(29)2150
5thFJ Colson 9(13) & JEC Franklin 10(18)1931
6thJEC Franklin 28(52) & L Ronchi 32(27)6079
7thLJ Woodcock 34(108) & JEC Franklin 60(105)96213
8thAJ McKay 2(10) & JEC Franklin 6(15)1225
9thMR Gillespie 49(44) & JEC Franklin 19(29)6973

Northern Districts 2nd innings

126/8(46.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Daniel Flynnlbw b AJ McKaylbw b AJ McKay41514080.39
Brad Wilsonc †L Ronchi b AJ McKayc †L Ronchi b AJ McKay9381023.68
Joe Carterc FJ Colson b MR Gillespiec FJ Colson b MR Gillespie130033.33
Jono Hickeyc †L Ronchi b MR Gillespiec †L Ronchi b MR Gillespie32803040.00
Bharat Poplic sub (MJ Tugaga) b MR Gillespiec sub (MJ Tugaga) b MR Gillespie27824032.93
Mitchell Santnerc GD Elliott b AJ McKayc GD Elliott b AJ McKay08000.00
Scott Kuggeleijnb AJ McKayb AJ McKay4111036.36
Ish Sodhic GD Elliott b MR Gillespiec GD Elliott b MR Gillespie112008.33
Rory Christophersonnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(lb 4, w 2, nb 5)(lb 4, w 2, nb 5)11
Total46.4 Ov (RR 2.70)46.4 Ov (RR 2.70)126/8
Fall of wickets: 43-1 (BS Wilson, 11.5 ov), 46-2 (JF Carter, 13 ov), 60-3 (DR Flynn, 17.3 ov), 117-4 (JD Hickey, 40.2 ov), 121-5 (B Popli, 42.3 ov), 121-6 (MJ Santner, 43.2 ov), 126-7 (SC Kuggeleijn, 46 ov), 126-8 (IS Sodhi, 46.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mark Gillespie16.436043.60746005
Brent Arnel1152802.55554000
Andy McKay1342842.15643010
Grant Elliott64601.00340010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDR Flynn 33(34) & BS Wilson 9(38)4371
2ndJF Carter 1(3) & DR Flynn 2(4)37
3rdDR Flynn 6(13) & JD Hickey 6(15)1427
4thB Popli 24(74) & JD Hickey 26(65)57137
5thMJ Santner 0(6) & B Popli 3(8)413
6thSC Kuggeleijn 0(3) & MJ Santner 0(2)05
7thIS Sodhi 1(8) & SC Kuggeleijn 4(8)516
8thIS Sodhi 0(4) & RM Christopherson 0(0)04

Commentary

End of innings: ND 126/8 (46.4 ov)
46.4W
MR Gillespie to IS Sodhi, OUT
IS Sodhi c GD Elliott b MR Gillespie 1(12) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 126/8 (46.4 ov)
46.30
MR Gillespie to IS Sodhi, no run
46.20
MR Gillespie to IS Sodhi, no run
46.10
MR Gillespie to IS Sodhi, no run
End of over 461 run, 1 wktND 126/700010W
IS Sodhi 1(8)AJ McKay 13-4-28-4
45.6W
AJ McKay to SC Kuggeleijn, OUT
SC Kuggeleijn b AJ McKay 4(11) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 126/7 (46 ov)
45.50
AJ McKay to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
45.41
AJ McKay to IS Sodhi, 1 run
45.30
AJ McKay to IS Sodhi, no run
45.20
AJ McKay to IS Sodhi, no run
45.10
AJ McKay to IS Sodhi, no run
End of over 454 runsND 125/6000004
SC Kuggeleijn 4(9)IS Sodhi 0(4)MR Gillespie 16-3-60-3
44.64
MR Gillespie to SC Kuggeleijn, FOUR
44.50
MR Gillespie to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
44.40
MR Gillespie to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
44.30
MR Gillespie to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
44.20
MR Gillespie to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
44.10
MR Gillespie to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
End of over 440 runs, 1 wktND 121/60W0000
IS Sodhi 0(4)SC Kuggeleijn 0(3)AJ McKay 12-4-27-3
43.60
AJ McKay to IS Sodhi, no run
43.50
AJ McKay to IS Sodhi, no run
43.40
AJ McKay to IS Sodhi, no run
43.30
AJ McKay to IS Sodhi, no run
43.2W
AJ McKay to MJ Santner, OUT
MJ Santner c GD Elliott b AJ McKay 0(8) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 121/6 (43.2 ov)
43.10
AJ McKay to MJ Santner, no run
End of over 430 runs, 1 wktND 121/500W000
SC Kuggeleijn 0(3)MJ Santner 0(6)MR Gillespie 15-3-56-3
42.60
MR Gillespie to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
42.50
MR Gillespie to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
42.40
MR Gillespie to SC Kuggeleijn, no run