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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Wellington Firebirds beat Otago Volts by 18 runs

University of Otago Oval, . Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bat.

Otago Volts289 & 19680 ov
Wellington Firebirds194 & 309108 ov
Wellington Firebirds won by 18 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bat. Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 194, Michael Bracewell 58 not out from 117 balls and Michael Papps 46 from 132 balls. Mark Craig took 4 for 42.

Otago Volts were bowled out for 289, James Neesham 93 from 111 balls and Anaru Kitchen 64 from 151 balls. Jeetan Patel took 7 for 105.

Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 309, Michael Papps 128 from 277 balls and Stephen Murdoch 48 from 68 balls. Michael Rae took 5 for 18.

Otago Volts were bowled out for 196, Neil Broom 43 not out from 109 balls. Ian McPeake took 3 for 44.

Wellington Firebirds won by 18 runs.

Key performers

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

194(68.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Pappsc NT Broom b MJG Ripponc NT Broom b MJG Rippon461326034.85
LJ Woodcockc †DC de Boorder b MD Craigc †DC de Boorder b MD Craig36824043.90
Stephen Murdochb MJG Ripponb MJG Rippon461066.67
Michael Bracewellnot outnot out58*1178049.57
Tom Blundell †lbw b MJG Ripponlbw b MJG Rippon01000.00
Fraser Colsonlbw b MJG Ripponlbw b MJG Rippon011000.00
Logan van Beekc MD Craig b JDS Neeshamc MD Craig b JDS Neesham10181155.56
Peter Younghusbandrun out (sub (MD Rae)/sub (N Wagner))run out (sub (MD Rae)/sub (N Wagner))12222054.55
Jeetan Patelb MD Craigb MD Craig11161168.75
Ian McPeakec NT Broom b MD Craigc NT Broom b MD Craig491044.44
Hamish Bennettb MD Craigb MD Craig04000.00
Extras(b 4, lb 3, nb 6)(b 4, lb 3, nb 6)13
Total68.4 Ov (RR 2.83)68.4 Ov (RR 2.83)194
Did not bat: Devon Conway
Fall of wickets: 83-1 (LJ Woodcock, 28.1 ov), 88-2 (SJ Murdoch, 29.3 ov), 117-3 (MHW Papps, 41.2 ov), 117-4 (TA Blundell, 41.3 ov), 123-5 (FJ Colson, 45.2 ov), 138-6 (LV van Beek, 50.5 ov), 160-7 (PF Younghusband, 58.1 ov), 182-8 (JS Patel, 64.1 ov), 188-9 (IG McPeake, 67 ov), 194-10 (HK Bennett, 68.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Neil Wagner1425303.79577001
Jacob Duffy1243102.58615003
James Neesham1041911.90513000
Mark Craig16.444242.52835102
Michael Rippon1644242.63764100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMHW Papps 39(91) & LJ Woodcock 36(82)83169
2ndSJ Murdoch 4(6) & MHW Papps 1(2)58
3rdMG Bracewell 23(32) & MHW Papps 6(39)2971
4thTA Blundell 0(1) & MG Bracewell 0(0)01
5thFJ Colson 0(11) & MG Bracewell 4(12)623
6thLV van Beek 10(18) & MG Bracewell 4(15)1533
7thPF Younghusband 12(22) & MG Bracewell 9(23)2244
8thMG Bracewell 10(21) & JS Patel 11(16)2236
9thIG McPeake 4(9) & MG Bracewell 2(8)617
10thMG Bracewell 6(6) & HK Bennett 0(4)610

Otago Volts 1st innings

289(84 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Rob Nicolc †TA Blundell b HK Bennettc †TA Blundell b HK Bennett6131046.15
Hamish Rutherfordlbw b JS Patellbw b JS Patel32892035.96
Neil Broomrun out (LV van Beek)run out (LV van Beek)02000.00
Anaru Kitchenb JS Patelb JS Patel641517142.38
DC de Boorder †c FJ Colson b JS Patelc FJ Colson b JS Patel2110018.18
James Neeshamc LV van Beek b JS Patelc LV van Beek b JS Patel9311111483.78
Michael Ripponc FJ Colson b JS Patelc FJ Colson b JS Patel6200030.00
Mark Craiglbw b JS Patellbw b JS Patel5121041.67
Neil Wagnerc HK Bennett b LJ Woodcockc HK Bennett b LJ Woodcock40692457.97
Jacob Duffynot outnot out20*1902105.26
Michael Raeb JS Patelb JS Patel131010130.00
Extras(b 1, lb 4, nb 3)(b 1, lb 4, nb 3)8
Total84 Ov (RR 3.44)84 Ov (RR 3.44)289
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (RJ Nicol, 2.4 ov), 11-2 (NT Broom, 3.4 ov), 91-3 (HD Rutherford, 33.4 ov), 97-4 (DC de Boorder, 37.3 ov), 153-5 (AK Kitchen, 51.3 ov), 177-6 (MJG Rippon, 57.4 ov), 189-7 (MD Craig, 60 ov), 237-8 (JDS Neesham, 77.3 ov), 258-9 (N Wagner, 80.4 ov), 289-10 (MD Rae, 84 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett1443912.79686000
Logan van Beek1234503.75535102
Jeetan Patel361010572.921707401
Ian McPeake20804.0081000
Peter Younghusband1114504.09445100
LJ Woodcock924214.67421500
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRJ Nicol 6(13) & HD Rutherford 4(4)1116
2ndNT Broom 0(2) & HD Rutherford 0(4)06
3rdHD Rutherford 28(81) & AK Kitchen 49(99)80180
4thDC de Boorder 2(11) & AK Kitchen 2(12)623
5thJDS Neesham 42(45) & AK Kitchen 13(40)5684
6thMJG Rippon 6(20) & JDS Neesham 18(17)2437
7thMD Craig 5(12) & JDS Neesham 7(2)1214
8thJDS Neesham 26(47) & N Wagner 21(59)48105
9thN Wagner 19(10) & JA Duffy 2(9)2119
10thMD Rae 13(10) & JA Duffy 18(10)3120

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

309(108 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
LJ Woodcockc MD Craig b N Wagnerc MD Craig b N Wagner471157040.87
Michael Pappsc MJG Rippon b MD Raec MJG Rippon b MD Rae12827720146.21
Stephen Murdochb JDS Neeshamb JDS Neesham48686170.59
Michael Bracewelllbw b AK Kitchenlbw b AK Kitchen27882030.68
Devon Conwaylbw b JA Duffylbw b JA Duffy16334048.48
Fraser Colsonlbw b MD Raelbw b MD Rae08000.00
Logan van Beekb MD Raeb MD Rae03000.00
Peter Younghusbandnot outnot out17*193089.47
Jeetan Patelc MD Craig b JA Duffyc MD Craig b JA Duffy01000.00
Ian McPeakec JDS Neesham b MD Raec JDS Neesham b MD Rae11242045.83
Hamish Bennettc †DC de Boorder b MD Raec †DC de Boorder b MD Rae5151033.33
Extras(b 1, lb 5, w 1, nb 3)(b 1, lb 5, w 1, nb 3)10
Total108 Ov (RR 2.86)108 Ov (RR 2.86)309
Fall of wickets: 92-1 (LJ Woodcock, 35.1 ov), 163-2 (SJ Murdoch, 57 ov), 233-3 (MG Bracewell, 86.3 ov), 271-4 (MHW Papps, 95.1 ov), 275-5 (FJ Colson, 97.3 ov), 275-6 (LV van Beek, 98 ov), 275-7 (DP Conway, 98.1 ov), 275-8 (JS Patel, 98.2 ov), 299-9 (IG McPeake, 105.1 ov), 309-10 (HK Bennett, 108 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Neil Wagner1644112.56734002
Jacob Duffy1325724.38619111
Mark Craig34147402.1817412000
Michael Rippon2045402.70977100
James Neesham1113513.18506000
Anaru Kitchen612414.00264000
Michael Rae821852.25403000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLJ Woodcock 47(115) & MHW Papps 41(99)92211
2ndSJ Murdoch 48(68) & MHW Papps 18(63)71131
3rdMHW Papps 43(89) & MG Bracewell 27(88)70177
4thDP Conway 12(26) & MHW Papps 26(26)3852
5thFJ Colson 0(8) & DP Conway 4(6)414
6thLV van Beek 0(3) & DP Conway 0(0)03
7thDP Conway 0(1) & PF Younghusband 0(0)01
8thJS Patel 0(1) & PF Younghusband 0(0)01
9thIG McPeake 11(24) & PF Younghusband 12(17)2441
10thHK Bennett 5(15) & PF Younghusband 5(2)1017

Otago Volts 2nd innings

196(80 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Rob Nicolb IG McPeakeb IG McPeake361315027.48
Hamish Rutherfordc sub (DP Conway) b LV van Beekc sub (DP Conway) b LV van Beek4121033.33
Michael Ripponlbw b IG McPeakelbw b IG McPeake13611021.31
Anaru Kitchenb LV van Beekb LV van Beek21343061.76
DC de Boorder †c & b JS Patelc & b JS Patel18313058.06
James Neeshamc HK Bennett b IG McPeakec HK Bennett b IG McPeake1100010.00
Mark Craigc FJ Colson b LV van Beekc FJ Colson b LV van Beek25323178.13
Neil Broomnot outnot out43*1091139.45
Neil Wagnerlbw b JS Patellbw b JS Patel8112072.73
Jacob Duffyrun out (IG McPeake/LV van Beek/IG McPeake)run out (IG McPeake/LV van Beek/IG McPeake)7101070.00
Michael Raeb JS Patelb JS Patel11410126.83
Extras(b 6, lb 1, nb 2)(b 6, lb 1, nb 2)9
Total80 Ov (RR 2.45)80 Ov (RR 2.45) · Target 215196
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (HD Rutherford, 4 ov), 36-2 (MJG Rippon, 21.4 ov), 67-3 (AK Kitchen, 33 ov), 86-4 (RJ Nicol, 40.5 ov), 92-5 (JDS Neesham, 44.5 ov), 108-6 (DC de Boorder, 47.1 ov), 136-7 (MD Craig, 56.5 ov), 147-8 (N Wagner, 59.4 ov), 156-9 (JA Duffy, 62.1 ov), 196-10 (MD Rae, 80 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett74500.71380000
Logan van Beek2136433.05979002
Jeetan Patel34117332.151695300
Ian McPeake1424433.14666000
LJ Woodcock41300.75210000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRJ Nicol 0(12) & HD Rutherford 4(12)424
2ndRJ Nicol 19(45) & MJG Rippon 13(61)32106
3rdAK Kitchen 21(34) & RJ Nicol 8(36)3168
4thRJ Nicol 9(38) & DC de Boorder 8(9)1947
5thJDS Neesham 1(10) & DC de Boorder 1(14)624
6thMD Craig 7(6) & DC de Boorder 9(8)1614
7thNT Broom 10(32) & MD Craig 18(26)2858
8thN Wagner 8(11) & NT Broom 3(6)1117
9thJA Duffy 7(10) & NT Broom 2(5)915
10thNT Broom 28(66) & MD Rae 11(41)40107

Commentary

End of innings: OV 196 (80 ov)
End of over 801 run, 1 wktOV 196/100001b0W
NT Broom 43(109)JS Patel 34-11-73-3
79.6W
JS Patel to MD Rae, OUT
MD Rae b JS Patel 11(41) [4s-0 6s-1] · FoW 196/10 (80 ov)
79.50
JS Patel to MD Rae, no run
79.41b
JS Patel to NT Broom, 1 bye
79.30
JS Patel to NT Broom, no run
79.20
JS Patel to NT Broom, no run
79.10
JS Patel to NT Broom, no run
End of over 791 runOV 195/9010000
MD Rae 11(39)NT Broom 43(105)LJ Woodcock 4-1-3-0
78.60
LJ Woodcock to MD Rae, no run
78.50
LJ Woodcock to MD Rae, no run
78.40
LJ Woodcock to MD Rae, no run
78.30
LJ Woodcock to MD Rae, no run
78.21
LJ Woodcock to NT Broom, 1 run
78.10
LJ Woodcock to NT Broom, no run
End of over 781 runOV 194/9000100
MD Rae 11(35)NT Broom 42(103)JS Patel 33-10-73-2
77.60
JS Patel to MD Rae, no run
77.50
JS Patel to MD Rae, no run
77.41
JS Patel to NT Broom, 1 run
77.30
JS Patel to NT Broom, no run
77.20
JS Patel to NT Broom, no run
77.10
JS Patel to NT Broom, no run
End of over 771 runOV 193/9000100
MD Rae 11(33)NT Broom 41(99)LJ Woodcock 3-1-2-0
76.60
LJ Woodcock to MD Rae, no run
76.50
LJ Woodcock to MD Rae, no run
76.41
LJ Woodcock to NT Broom, 1 run
76.30
LJ Woodcock to NT Broom, no run
76.20
LJ Woodcock to NT Broom, no run
76.10
LJ Woodcock to NT Broom, no run
End of over 767 runsOV 192/9100006
MD Rae 11(31)NT Broom 40(95)JS Patel 32-10-72-2