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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Wellington Firebirds beat Northern Districts by 3 wickets

Basin Reserve, Wellington, . Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bowl.

Northern Districts438/8d & 291/3d43 ov
Wellington Firebirds352/7d & 378/775 ov
Wellington Firebirds won by 3 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bowl. Northern Districts made 438 for 8 declared, BJ Watling 77 from 155 balls and Scott Kuggeleijn 71 not out from 78 balls. Brent Arnel took 3 for 114.

Wellington Firebirds made 352 for 7 declared, LJ Woodcock 111 from 212 balls and Scott Borthwick 71 from 134 balls. Joe Walker took 3 for 80.

Northern Districts made 291 for 3 declared, Daniel Flynn 110 from 86 balls and Anton Devcich 83 not out from 56 balls. Jeetan Patel took 2 for 97.

Wellington Firebirds made 378 for 7, Scott Borthwick 94 from 148 balls and Tom Blundell 78 from 58 balls. James Baker took 3 for 84.

Wellington Firebirds won by 3 wickets.

Key performers

Northern Districts 1st innings

438/8d(104 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Daniel Flynnc FJ Colson b IG McPeakec FJ Colson b IG McPeake43749058.11
Dean Brownliec SJ Murdoch b BJ Arnelc SJ Murdoch b BJ Arnel57968059.38
BJ Watlinglbw b JS Patellbw b JS Patel7715513049.68
Bharat Poplib DS Hutchinsonb DS Hutchinson25444056.82
Anton Devcichc †TA Blundell b IG McPeakec †TA Blundell b IG McPeake31425073.81
Daryl Mitchellc SJ Murdoch b BJ Arnelc SJ Murdoch b BJ Arnel51636380.95
Scott Kuggeleijnnot outnot out71*788491.03
Tim Seifert †c MA Pollard b BJ Arnelc MA Pollard b BJ Arnel60716284.51
Joe Walkerc FJ Colson b SG Borthwickc FJ Colson b SG Borthwick6201300.00
Extras(b 4, lb 5, w 7, nb 1)(b 4, lb 5, w 7, nb 1)17
Total104 Ov (RR 4.21)104 Ov (RR 4.21)438/8d
Did not bat: James Baker, Tony Goodin
Fall of wickets: 92-1 (DR Flynn, 23.4 ov), 122-2 (DG Brownlie, 32.3 ov), 161-3 (B Popli, 46 ov), 202-4 (AP Devcich, 58.4 ov), 285-5 (BJ Watling, 77 ov), 295-6 (DJ Mitchell, 80.2 ov), 415-7 (TL Seifert, 103 ov), 438-8 (JG Walker, 104 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Brent Arnel32711433.5614314120
Dane Hutchinson2989613.3113718001
Ian McPeake24512325.139921210
Jeetan Patel1616514.06674400
Scott Borthwick3031110.3382300
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDR Flynn 43(74) & DG Brownlie 48(69)92142
2ndBJ Watling 21(26) & DG Brownlie 9(27)3053
3rdB Popli 25(44) & BJ Watling 14(37)3981
4thBJ Watling 8(34) & AP Devcich 31(42)4176
5thDJ Mitchell 47(52) & BJ Watling 34(58)83110
6thDJ Mitchell 4(11) & SC Kuggeleijn 5(9)1020
7thTL Seifert 60(71) & SC Kuggeleijn 49(65)120136
8thSC Kuggeleijn 17(4) & JG Walker 6(2)236

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

352/7d(105.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Pappsb JD Bakerb JD Baker7130053.85
LJ Woodcockc sub (ZN Gibson) b JG Walkerc sub (ZN Gibson) b JG Walker11121215252.36
Stephen Murdochc †TL Seifert b SC Kuggeleijnc †TL Seifert b SC Kuggeleijn8131061.54
Scott Borthwickc †TL Seifert b DJ Mitchellc †TL Seifert b DJ Mitchell711348052.99
Michael Pollardb JG Walkerb JG Walker621189052.54
Tom Blundell †lbw b JG Walkerlbw b JG Walker3200015.00
Fraser Colsonb JD Bakerb JD Baker18413043.90
Jeetan Patelnot outnot out37*573164.91
Dane Hutchinsonnot outnot out12*261046.15
Extras(b 3, lb 15, w 3, nb 2)(b 3, lb 15, w 3, nb 2)23
Total105.2 Ov (RR 3.34)105.2 Ov (RR 3.34)352/7d
Did not bat: Ian McPeake, Brent Arnel
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (MHW Papps, 5.2 ov), 39-2 (SJ Murdoch, 10.1 ov), 177-3 (SG Borthwick, 53.4 ov), 227-4 (LJ Woodcock, 66.4 ov), 243-5 (TA Blundell, 74.1 ov), 276-6 (FJ Colson, 85.3 ov), 323-7 (MA Pollard, 98.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn14.515013.37625010
James Baker27.178223.0213214001
Tony Goodin1835903.28807000
Joe Walker2868032.861306301
Daryl Mitchell13.225013.75566020
Anton Devcich401303.25172000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMHW Papps 7(13) & LJ Woodcock 9(19)2132
2ndSJ Murdoch 8(13) & LJ Woodcock 9(16)1829
3rdSG Borthwick 71(134) & LJ Woodcock 59(128)138261
4thMA Pollard 13(30) & LJ Woodcock 34(49)5078
5thTA Blundell 3(20) & MA Pollard 13(25)1645
6thFJ Colson 18(41) & MA Pollard 15(27)3368
7thJS Patel 23(44) & MA Pollard 21(36)4780
8thDS Hutchinson 12(26) & JS Patel 14(13)29*39

Northern Districts 2nd innings

291/3d(43 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Daniel Flynnb JS Patelb JS Patel11086201127.91
Dean Brownlieb DS Hutchinsonb DS Hutchinson6610100.00
BJ Watlingb JS Patelb JS Patel76998276.77
Anton Devcichnot outnot out83*56104148.21
Daryl Mitchellnot outnot out12*1220100.00
Extras(b 3, nb 1)(b 3, nb 1)4
Total43 Ov (RR 6.77)43 Ov (RR 6.77)291/3d
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (DG Brownlie, 2 ov), 151-2 (DR Flynn, 26.1 ov), 252-3 (BJ Watling, 38.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Brent Arnel1508805.875414101
Dane Hutchinson905516.11359100
Jeetan Patel1309727.463910400
Ian McPeake504208.40157100
Scott Borthwick10606.0031000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDR Flynn 2(6) & DG Brownlie 6(6)812
2ndDR Flynn 108(80) & BJ Watling 31(66)143145
3rdAP Devcich 56(41) & BJ Watling 45(33)10174
4thDJ Mitchell 12(12) & AP Devcich 27(15)39*27

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

378/7(75 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
LJ Woodcockc DG Brownlie b JD Bakerc DG Brownlie b JD Baker04000.00
Michael Pappsc †TL Seifert b JD Bakerc †TL Seifert b JD Baker16203080.00
Stephen Murdochlbw b AP Devcichlbw b AP Devcich721209060.00
Scott Borthwickc †TL Seifert b JD Bakerc †TL Seifert b JD Baker9414815063.51
Michael Pollardb AP Devcichb AP Devcich312640119.23
Tom Blundell †st †TL Seifert b AP Devcichst †TL Seifert b AP Devcich785873134.48
Fraser Colsonnot outnot out51*666077.27
Jeetan Patelc †TL Seifert b DJ Mitchellc †TL Seifert b DJ Mitchell13811162.50
Dane Hutchinsonnot outnot out2*200100.00
Extras(b 8, lb 9, w 2, nb 2)(b 8, lb 9, w 2, nb 2)21
Total75 Ov (RR 5.04)75 Ov (RR 5.04) · Target 378378/7
Did not bat: Ian McPeake, Brent Arnel
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (LJ Woodcock, 0.4 ov), 29-2 (MHW Papps, 6.3 ov), 159-3 (SJ Murdoch, 42.5 ov), 214-4 (MA Pollard, 50.2 ov), 222-5 (SG Borthwick, 53.4 ov), 343-6 (TA Blundell, 70.1 ov), 374-7 (JS Patel, 74.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Baker1968434.427912110
Joe Walker1417405.295111000
Anton Devcich28213934.9610015102
Tony Goodin814105.13314200
Daryl Mitchell602313.83243010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLJ Woodcock 0(4) & MHW Papps 0(0)04
2ndSJ Murdoch 8(15) & MHW Papps 16(20)2935
3rdSG Borthwick 65(114) & SJ Murdoch 64(105)130218
4thMA Pollard 31(26) & SG Borthwick 23(19)5545
5thTA Blundell 2(5) & SG Borthwick 6(15)820
6thFJ Colson 33(47) & TA Blundell 76(53)12199
7thJS Patel 13(8) & FJ Colson 16(16)3124
8thFJ Colson 2(3) & DS Hutchinson 2(2)4*5

Commentary

End of innings: WF 378/7 (75 ov)
End of over 754 runs, 1 wktWF 378/7W01111
DS Hutchinson 2(2)FJ Colson 51(66)DJ Mitchell 6-0-23-1
74.61
DJ Mitchell to DS Hutchinson, 1 run
74.51
DJ Mitchell to FJ Colson, 1 run
74.41
DJ Mitchell to DS Hutchinson, 1 run
74.31
DJ Mitchell to FJ Colson, 1 run
FIFTY for FJ Colson (50 off 65)
74.20
DJ Mitchell to FJ Colson, no run
74.1W
DJ Mitchell to JS Patel, OUT
JS Patel c †TL Seifert b DJ Mitchell 13(8) [4s-1 6s-1] · FoW 374/7 (74.1 ov)
End of over 747 runsWF 374/6142000
FJ Colson 49(63)JS Patel 13(7)TC Goodin 8-1-41-0
73.60
TC Goodin to FJ Colson, no run
73.50
TC Goodin to FJ Colson, no run
73.40
TC Goodin to FJ Colson, no run
73.32
TC Goodin to FJ Colson, 2 runs
73.24
TC Goodin to FJ Colson, FOUR
73.11
TC Goodin to JS Patel, 1 run
End of over 735 runsWF 367/600000Wd4
FJ Colson 43(58)JS Patel 12(6)DJ Mitchell 5-0-19-0
72.64
DJ Mitchell to FJ Colson, FOUR
72.6Wd
DJ Mitchell to FJ Colson, wide
72.50
DJ Mitchell to FJ Colson, no run
72.40
DJ Mitchell to FJ Colson, no run
72.30
DJ Mitchell to FJ Colson, no run
72.20
DJ Mitchell to FJ Colson, no run
72.10
DJ Mitchell to FJ Colson, no run
End of over 727 runsWF 362/641Lb1010
JS Patel 12(6)FJ Colson 39(52)TC Goodin 7-1-34-0
71.60
TC Goodin to JS Patel, no run
71.51
TC Goodin to FJ Colson, 1 run
71.40
TC Goodin to FJ Colson, no run
71.31
TC Goodin to JS Patel, 1 run
71.21Lb
TC Goodin to FJ Colson, 1 leg bye
71.14
TC Goodin to FJ Colson, FOUR