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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Otago Volts beat Northern Districts by 4 wickets

University Oval, Dunedin, . Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bowl.

Otago Volts326 & 131/625.1 ov
Northern Districts132 & 324122 ov
Otago Volts won by 4 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bowl. Otago Volts were bowled out for 326, Michael Bracewell 154 from 277 balls and James Neesham 68 from 68 balls. Scott Kuggeleijn took 5 for 63.

Northern Districts were bowled out for 132, Mitchell Santner 51 not out from 78 balls. Neil Wagner took 6 for 39.

Northern Districts were bowled out for 324, Joe Carter 87 from 165 balls and Scott Kuggeleijn 61 from 125 balls. Nick Beard took 4 for 62.

Otago Volts made 131 for 6. Anurag Verma took 2 for 29.

Otago Volts won by 4 wickets.

Key performers

Otago Volts 1st innings

326(93.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Aaron Redmondc JF Carter b GW Aldridgec JF Carter b GW Aldridge020000.00
Hamish Rutherfordc JD Baker b GW Aldridgec JD Baker b GW Aldridge01000.00
Michael Bracewellc †BJ Watling b SC Kuggeleijnc †BJ Watling b SC Kuggeleijn15427721255.60
Jesse Ryderc MJ Santner b GW Aldridgec MJ Santner b GW Aldridge10162062.50
Neil Broomc †BJ Watling b SC Kuggeleijnc †BJ Watling b SC Kuggeleijn579110062.64
James Neeshamb JD Bakerb JD Baker6868121100.00
Nathan McCullumb JD Bakerb JD Baker09000.00
DC de Boorder †c †BJ Watling b SC Kuggeleijnc †BJ Watling b SC Kuggeleijn16422038.10
Neil Wagnerc †BJ Watling b SC Kuggeleijnc †BJ Watling b SC Kuggeleijn3170017.65
Nick Beardc MJ Santner b SC Kuggeleijnc MJ Santner b SC Kuggeleijn6201030.00
Bradley Scottnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(b 2, lb 8, w 2)(b 2, lb 8, w 2)12
Total93.3 Ov (RR 3.49)93.3 Ov (RR 3.49)326
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (HD Rutherford, 1.1 ov), 7-2 (AJ Redmond, 6 ov), 29-3 (JD Ryder, 11.3 ov), 131-4 (NT Broom, 43.5 ov), 228-5 (JDS Neesham, 66.2 ov), 230-6 (NL McCullum, 70.1 ov), 269-7 (DC de Boorder, 82 ov), 275-8 (N Wagner, 85.4 ov), 326-9 (MG Bracewell, 93.2 ov), 326-10 (NB Beard, 93.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn21.356352.931028100
Graeme Aldridge2459634.0010416000
James Baker23113921.701205000
Anurag Verma1527805.206113120
Ish Sodhi1034004.00466100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Redmond 0(6) & HD Rutherford 0(1)07
2ndMG Bracewell 3(15) & AJ Redmond 0(14)729
3rdMG Bracewell 12(17) & JD Ryder 10(16)2233
4thNT Broom 57(91) & MG Bracewell 40(103)102194
5thJDS Neesham 68(68) & MG Bracewell 27(67)97135
6thNL McCullum 0(9) & MG Bracewell 2(14)223
7thDC de Boorder 16(42) & MG Bracewell 22(29)3971
8thMG Bracewell 3(5) & N Wagner 3(17)622
9thNB Beard 6(19) & MG Bracewell 45(27)5146
10thNB Beard 0(1) & BE Scott 0(0)01

Northern Districts 1st innings

132(43.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Daniel Flynnc †DC de Boorder b N Wagnerc †DC de Boorder b N Wagner130033.33
Brad Wilsonlbw b N Wagnerlbw b N Wagner6211028.57
Joe Carterc NT Broom b BE Scottc NT Broom b BE Scott4111036.36
BJ Watling †c JD Ryder b N Wagnerc JD Ryder b N Wagner16393041.03
Bharat Poplic †DC de Boorder b N Wagnerc †DC de Boorder b N Wagner18493036.73
Mitchell Santnernot outnot out51*787165.38
Scott Kuggeleijnlbw b N Wagnerlbw b N Wagner01000.00
Ish Sodhib N Wagnerb N Wagner04000.00
Graeme Aldridgec NT Broom b JD Ryderc NT Broom b JD Ryder20483041.67
Anurag Vermac NT Broom b JD Ryderc NT Broom b JD Ryder250040.00
James Bakerc JD Ryder b NL McCullumc JD Ryder b NL McCullum260033.33
Extras(b 4, lb 5, nb 3)(b 4, lb 5, nb 3)12
Total43.4 Ov (RR 3.02)43.4 Ov (RR 3.02)132
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (DR Flynn, 2.2 ov), 11-2 (BS Wilson, 5 ov), 11-3 (JF Carter, 5.5 ov), 50-4 (BJ Watling, 18 ov), 53-5 (B Popli, 22 ov), 53-6 (SC Kuggeleijn, 23.1 ov), 53-7 (IS Sodhi, 23.5 ov), 121-8 (GW Aldridge, 40.1 ov), 123-9 (A Verma, 41 ov), 132-10 (JD Baker, 43.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Neil Wagner1773962.29866001
Bradley Scott941511.67483000
James Neesham823704.63356000
Jesse Ryder822322.88383002
Nathan McCullum1.40915.4070100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDR Flynn 1(3) & BS Wilson 1(11)214
2ndJF Carter 4(6) & BS Wilson 5(10)916
3rdJF Carter 0(5) & BJ Watling 0(0)05
4thB Popli 18(34) & BJ Watling 16(39)3973
5thB Popli 0(15) & MJ Santner 3(9)324
6thMJ Santner 0(6) & SC Kuggeleijn 0(1)07
7thIS Sodhi 0(4) & MJ Santner 0(0)04
8thGW Aldridge 20(48) & MJ Santner 41(53)6898
9thA Verma 2(5) & MJ Santner 0(0)25
10thMJ Santner 7(10) & JD Baker 2(6)916

Northern Districts 2nd innings (following on)

324(122 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Brad Wilsonc †DC de Boorder b BE Scottc †DC de Boorder b BE Scott4400010.00
Daniel Flynnlbw b NL McCullumlbw b NL McCullum501826127.47
Joe Carterc †DC de Boorder b N Wagnerc †DC de Boorder b N Wagner8716514052.73
BJ Watling †b NL McCullumb NL McCullum481050.00
Bharat Poplic JD Ryder b NB Beardc JD Ryder b NB Beard4171023.53
Mitchell Santnerc MG Bracewell b NL McCullumc MG Bracewell b NL McCullum561177047.86
Scott Kuggeleijnc AJ Redmond b NB Beardc AJ Redmond b NB Beard611253248.80
Ish Sodhinot outnot out32*464069.57
Graeme Aldridgec sub (MD Craig) b NB Beardc sub (MD Craig) b NB Beard05000.00
Anurag Vermab NB Beardb NB Beard9200145.00
James Bakerb JDS Neeshamb JDS Neesham2170011.76
Extras(b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 10)(b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 10)15
Total122 Ov (RR 2.66)122 Ov (RR 2.66)324
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (BS Wilson, 13.2 ov), 148-2 (JF Carter, 61.3 ov), 153-3 (BJ Watling, 63 ov), 156-4 (DR Flynn, 64.5 ov), 165-5 (B Popli, 69.2 ov), 272-6 (SC Kuggeleijn, 105.2 ov), 287-7 (MJ Santner, 108.5 ov), 292-8 (GW Aldridge, 111.1 ov), 317-9 (A Verma, 117 ov), 324-10 (JD Baker, 122 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Neil Wagner2126713.19998104
Jesse Ryder1874202.33945006
Bradley Scott1553212.13775010
Nathan McCullum32911033.4414410300
Nick Beard32126241.941607000
James Neesham41711.75201000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBS Wilson 4(40) & DR Flynn 5(42)1280
2ndJF Carter 87(165) & DR Flynn 42(130)136289
3rdBJ Watling 4(8) & DR Flynn 1(1)59
4thDR Flynn 2(9) & B Popli 0(2)311
5thMJ Santner 4(13) & B Popli 4(15)927
6thSC Kuggeleijn 61(125) & MJ Santner 44(92)107216
7thMJ Santner 8(12) & IS Sodhi 7(9)1521
8thGW Aldridge 0(5) & IS Sodhi 5(9)514
9thA Verma 9(20) & IS Sodhi 16(15)2535
10thIS Sodhi 4(13) & JD Baker 2(17)730

Otago Volts 2nd innings

131/6(25.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Aaron Redmondlbw b GW Aldridgelbw b GW Aldridge171430121.43
Hamish Rutherfordb SC Kuggeleijnb SC Kuggeleijn02000.00
Michael Bracewellc B Popli b IS Sodhic B Popli b IS Sodhi24425057.14
Jesse Ryderc IS Sodhi b A Vermac IS Sodhi b A Verma303051100.00
Neil Broomlbw b A Vermalbw b A Verma4310133.33
James Neeshamst †BJ Watling b IS Sodhist †BJ Watling b IS Sodhi290022.22
Nathan McCullumnot outnot out38*3280118.75
DC de Boorder †not outnot out14*192073.68
Extras(b 1, w 1)(b 1, w 1)2
Total25.1 Ov (RR 5.21)25.1 Ov (RR 5.21) · Target 131131/6
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (HD Rutherford, 0.5 ov), 29-2 (AJ Redmond, 3.5 ov), 71-3 (JD Ryder, 13.4 ov), 75-4 (MG Bracewell, 15 ov), 75-5 (NT Broom, 15.1 ov), 79-6 (JDS Neesham, 18.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn504318.60179010
Graeme Aldridge521913.80244000
Ish Sodhi923523.89416000
Anurag Verma612924.83254100
Mitchell Santner0.104024.0001000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Redmond 3(3) & HD Rutherford 0(2)35
2ndMG Bracewell 12(7) & AJ Redmond 14(11)2618
3rdJD Ryder 30(30) & MG Bracewell 12(29)4259
4thNT Broom 4(2) & MG Bracewell 0(6)48
5thNT Broom 0(1) & JDS Neesham 0(0)01
6thNL McCullum 2(11) & JDS Neesham 2(9)420
7thDC de Boorder 14(19) & NL McCullum 36(21)52*40

Commentary

End of innings: OV 131/6 (25.1 ov)
25.14
MJ Santner to DC de Boorder, FOUR
End of over 259 runsOV 127/601b0044
NL McCullum 38(32)DC de Boorder 10(18)IS Sodhi 9-2-35-2
24.64
IS Sodhi to NL McCullum, FOUR
24.54
IS Sodhi to NL McCullum, FOUR
24.40
IS Sodhi to NL McCullum, no run
24.30
IS Sodhi to NL McCullum, no run
24.21b
IS Sodhi to DC de Boorder, 1 bye
24.10
IS Sodhi to DC de Boorder, no run
End of over 2415 runsOV 118/6004Wd442
NL McCullum 30(28)DC de Boorder 10(16)SC Kuggeleijn 5-0-43-1
23.62
SC Kuggeleijn to NL McCullum, 2 runs
23.54
SC Kuggeleijn to NL McCullum, FOUR
23.44
SC Kuggeleijn to NL McCullum, FOUR
23.4Wd
SC Kuggeleijn to NL McCullum, wide
23.34
SC Kuggeleijn to NL McCullum, FOUR
23.20
SC Kuggeleijn to NL McCullum, no run
23.10
SC Kuggeleijn to NL McCullum, no run
End of over 234 runsOV 103/6003010
DC de Boorder 10(16)NL McCullum 16(22)IS Sodhi 8-2-27-2
22.60
IS Sodhi to DC de Boorder, no run
22.51
IS Sodhi to NL McCullum, 1 run
22.40
IS Sodhi to NL McCullum, no run
22.33
IS Sodhi to DC de Boorder, 3 runs
22.20
IS Sodhi to DC de Boorder, no run
22.10
IS Sodhi to DC de Boorder, no run
End of over 2212 runsOV 99/6440400
NL McCullum 15(20)DC de Boorder 7(12)A Verma 6-1-29-2
21.60
A Verma to NL McCullum, no run
21.50
A Verma to NL McCullum, no run
21.44
A Verma to NL McCullum, FOUR
21.30
A Verma to NL McCullum, no run
21.24
A Verma to NL McCullum, FOUR