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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Northern Districts beat Wellington Firebirds by 9 wickets

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, . Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bat.

Northern Districts262 & 162/157.1 ov
Wellington Firebirds151 & 269110.3 ov
Northern Districts won by 9 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bat. Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 151, Fraser Colson 66 from 214 balls. Joe Walker took 5 for 46.

Northern Districts were bowled out for 262, Bharat Popli 63 from 200 balls and Daryl Mitchell 51 from 111 balls. Peter Younghusband took 5 for 89.

Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 269, Michael Papps 160 from 349 balls. Scott Kuggeleijn took 3 for 18.

Northern Districts made 162 for 1, Dean Brownlie 76 not out from 141 balls and Bharat Popli 75 not out from 176 balls.

Northern Districts won by 9 wickets.

Key performers

DB76*Dean BrownlieNorthern Districts. 141 balls, 11 foursJW5/46Joe WalkerNorthern Districts. 26.1 overs, 7 maidensMP160Michael PappsWellington Firebirds. 349 balls, 21 foursPY5/89Peter YounghusbandWellington Firebirds. 28.4 overs, 8 maidens

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

151(83.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Pappsc DJ Mitchell b IS Sodhic DJ Mitchell b IS Sodhi19623030.65
LJ Woodcockc †TL Seifert b JD Bakerc †TL Seifert b JD Baker011000.00
Fraser Colsonc DJ Mitchell b IS Sodhic DJ Mitchell b IS Sodhi662147030.84
Hamish Marshallc IS Sodhi b JG Walkerc IS Sodhi b JG Walker11201055.00
Tom Blundelllbw b BG Randelllbw b BG Randell25684036.76
Luke Ronchi †b BG Randellb BG Randell01000.00
Peter Younghusbandlbw b JG Walkerlbw b JG Walker6361016.67
Matt McEwanc †TL Seifert b JG Walkerc †TL Seifert b JG Walker15522028.85
Ian McPeakec B Popli b JG Walkerc B Popli b JG Walker05000.00
Hamish Bennettc CJ Anderson b JG Walkerc CJ Anderson b JG Walker4170023.53
Brent Arnelnot outnot out2*130015.38
Extras(lb 3)(lb 3)3
Total83.1 Ov (RR 1.82)83.1 Ov (RR 1.82)151
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (LJ Woodcock, 3.5 ov), 34-2 (MHW Papps, 20.3 ov), 57-3 (HJH Marshall, 29.3 ov), 100-4 (TA Blundell, 50.1 ov), 100-5 (L Ronchi, 50.2 ov), 121-6 (PF Younghusband, 61.5 ov), 141-7 (MB McEwan, 75.2 ov), 145-8 (IG McPeake, 77.1 ov), 147-9 (FJ Colson, 80.2 ov), 151-10 (HK Bennett, 83.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn951201.33492000
James Baker84510.63440000
Brett Randell912422.67433000
Ish Sodhi2794921.811396000
Joe Walker26.174651.761285000
Corey Anderson411203.00192000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMHW Papps 4(12) & LJ Woodcock 0(11)423
2ndFJ Colson 15(50) & MHW Papps 15(50)30100
3rdHJH Marshall 11(20) & FJ Colson 11(34)2354
4thTA Blundell 25(68) & FJ Colson 18(56)43124
5thL Ronchi 0(1) & FJ Colson 0(0)01
6thPF Younghusband 6(36) & FJ Colson 15(33)2169
7thMB McEwan 15(52) & FJ Colson 5(29)2081
8thIG McPeake 0(5) & FJ Colson 2(6)411
9thHK Bennett 2(13) & FJ Colson 0(6)219
10thBJ Arnel 2(13) & HK Bennett 2(4)417

Northern Districts 1st innings

262(110.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Dean Brownliec & b BJ Arnelc & b BJ Arnel11460023.91
Henry Cooperb HK Bennettb HK Bennett08000.00
Bharat Poplib PF Younghusbandb PF Younghusband632009031.50
Corey Andersonc FJ Colson b LJ Woodcockc FJ Colson b LJ Woodcock34675150.75
Daryl Mitchellb TA Blundellb TA Blundell511115145.95
Tim Seifert †b PF Younghusbandb PF Younghusband3140021.43
Scott Kuggeleijnc HJH Marshall b PF Younghusbandc HJH Marshall b PF Younghusband13243054.17
Joe Walkerc & b PF Younghusbandc & b PF Younghusband27325084.38
Ish Sodhic †L Ronchi b IG McPeakec †L Ronchi b IG McPeake31763040.79
Brett Randellnot outnot out25*772032.47
James Bakerc MHW Papps b PF Younghusbandc MHW Papps b PF Younghusband491044.44
Extras0
Total110.4 Ov (RR 2.37)110.4 Ov (RR 2.37)262
Did not bat: Brett Hampton
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (HR Cooper, 2.4 ov), 21-2 (DG Brownlie, 15.2 ov), 71-3 (CJ Anderson, 35.2 ov), 159-4 (DJ Mitchell, 71.2 ov), 161-5 (B Popli, 73 ov), 162-6 (TL Seifert, 74.4 ov), 189-7 (SC Kuggeleijn, 82.2 ov), 203-8 (JG Walker, 84.5 ov), 253-9 (IS Sodhi, 107.5 ov), 262-10 (JD Baker, 110.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett1662111.31842000
Brent Arnel2294812.181094000
Peter Younghusband28.488953.1013615000
LJ Woodcock2175512.621056200
Matt McEwan1032102.10492000
Ian McPeake721311.86362000
Tom Blundell611512.50282000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDG Brownlie 3(8) & HR Cooper 0(8)316
2ndB Popli 10(38) & DG Brownlie 8(38)1876
3rdCJ Anderson 34(67) & B Popli 16(53)50120
4thDJ Mitchell 51(111) & B Popli 37(105)88216
5thTL Seifert 2(6) & B Popli 0(4)210
6thTL Seifert 1(8) & SC Kuggeleijn 0(2)110
7thJG Walker 14(24) & SC Kuggeleijn 13(22)2746
8thJG Walker 13(8) & IS Sodhi 1(7)1415
9thBG Randell 20(69) & IS Sodhi 30(69)50138
10thJD Baker 4(9) & BG Randell 5(8)917

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

269(110.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
LJ Woodcockc DG Brownlie b SC Kuggeleijnc DG Brownlie b SC Kuggeleijn3210014.29
Michael Pappsc CJ Anderson b DJ Mitchellc CJ Anderson b DJ Mitchell16034921045.85
Fraser Colsonlbw b JG Walkerlbw b JG Walker10401025.00
Hamish Marshallc †TL Seifert b SC Kuggeleijnc †TL Seifert b SC Kuggeleijn30693043.48
Tom Blundellb SC Kuggeleijnb SC Kuggeleijn08000.00
Luke Ronchi †c †TL Seifert b DJ Mitchellc †TL Seifert b DJ Mitchell16272059.26
Peter Younghusbandb JG Walkerb JG Walker3210014.29
Matt McEwanc sub (NF Kelly) b IS Sodhic sub (NF Kelly) b IS Sodhi6321018.75
Ian McPeakelbw b IS Sodhilbw b IS Sodhi2130015.38
Hamish Bennettb IS Sodhib IS Sodhi01000.00
Brent Arnelnot outnot out12*841014.29
Extras(b 14, lb 11, nb 2)(b 14, lb 11, nb 2)27
Total110.3 Ov (RR 2.43)110.3 Ov (RR 2.43)269
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (LJ Woodcock, 6.5 ov), 45-2 (FJ Colson, 19.1 ov), 100-3 (HJH Marshall, 42.2 ov), 108-4 (TA Blundell, 46.1 ov), 142-5 (L Ronchi, 55 ov), 157-6 (PF Younghusband, 62 ov), 176-7 (MB McEwan, 72.2 ov), 180-8 (IG McPeake, 76.4 ov), 180-9 (HK Bennett, 76.5 ov), 269-10 (MHW Papps, 110.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn1141831.64552000
James Baker1251801.50632001
Brett Randell522204.40224000
Joe Walker3486822.001668000
Ish Sodhi37119332.5117511000
Daryl Mitchell8.312322.71392001
Henry Cooper11000.0060000
Brett Hampton20201.00100000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLJ Woodcock 3(21) & MHW Papps 5(20)1241
2ndFJ Colson 10(40) & MHW Papps 19(34)3374
3rdHJH Marshall 30(69) & MHW Papps 25(70)55139
4thTA Blundell 0(8) & MHW Papps 8(15)823
5thL Ronchi 16(27) & MHW Papps 14(26)3453
6thMHW Papps 9(21) & PF Younghusband 3(21)1542
7thMHW Papps 13(30) & MB McEwan 6(32)1962
8thIG McPeake 2(13) & MHW Papps 2(13)426
9thHK Bennett 0(1) & MHW Papps 0(0)01
10thBJ Arnel 12(84) & MHW Papps 65(120)89202

Northern Districts 2nd innings

162/1(57.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Henry Cooperlbw b LJ Woodcocklbw b LJ Woodcock5261019.23
Dean Brownlienot outnot out76*14111053.90
Bharat Poplinot outnot out75*17610042.61
Extras(b 4, w 2)(b 4, w 2)6
Total57.1 Ov (RR 2.83)57.1 Ov (RR 2.83) · Target 159162/1
Did not bat: Corey Anderson, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, James Baker, Joe Walker, Brett Randell, Brett Hampton
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (HR Cooper, 6.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett411303.25182000
Brent Arnel521102.20261000
LJ Woodcock1461511.07752000
Peter Younghusband17.135603.26798000
Tom Blundell301204.00121000
Ian McPeake402105.25122020
Matt McEwan501803.60223000
Luke Ronchi521202.40273000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHR Cooper 5(26) & DG Brownlie 5(15)1041
2ndB Popli 75(176) & DG Brownlie 71(126)152*302

Commentary

End of innings: ND 162/1 (57.1 ov)
57.14
PF Younghusband to DG Brownlie, FOUR
End of over 574 runsND 158/1040000
B Popli 75(176)DG Brownlie 72(140)L Ronchi 5-2-12-0
56.60
L Ronchi to B Popli, no run
56.50
L Ronchi to B Popli, no run
56.40
L Ronchi to B Popli, no run
56.30
L Ronchi to B Popli, no run
56.24
L Ronchi to B Popli, FOUR
56.10
L Ronchi to B Popli, no run
End of over 568 runsND 154/1440000
DG Brownlie 72(140)B Popli 71(170)PF Younghusband 17-3-52-0
55.60
PF Younghusband to DG Brownlie, no run
55.50
PF Younghusband to DG Brownlie, no run
55.40
PF Younghusband to DG Brownlie, no run
55.30
PF Younghusband to DG Brownlie, no run
55.24
PF Younghusband to DG Brownlie, FOUR
55.14
PF Younghusband to DG Brownlie, FOUR
End of over 550 runsND 146/1000000
B Popli 71(170)DG Brownlie 64(134)L Ronchi 4-2-8-0
54.60
L Ronchi to B Popli, no run
54.50
L Ronchi to B Popli, no run
54.40
L Ronchi to B Popli, no run
54.30
L Ronchi to B Popli, no run
54.20
L Ronchi to B Popli, no run
54.10
L Ronchi to B Popli, no run
End of over 541 runND 146/1100000
DG Brownlie 64(134)B Popli 71(164)PF Younghusband 16-3-44-0
53.60
PF Younghusband to DG Brownlie, no run
53.50
PF Younghusband to DG Brownlie, no run
53.40
PF Younghusband to DG Brownlie, no run
53.30
PF Younghusband to DG Brownlie, no run
53.20
PF Younghusband to DG Brownlie, no run
53.11
PF Younghusband to B Popli, 1 run