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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Otago Volts beat Wellington Firebirds by 3 wickets

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

Otago Volts285 & 308/770.5 ov
Wellington Firebirds284 & 307/9d84.2 ov
Otago Volts won by 3 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bat. Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 284, LJ Woodcock 80 from 158 balls and Tom Blundell 52 from 107 balls. Matthew Bacon took 6 for 73.

Otago Volts were bowled out for 285, Cam Hawkins 59 from 95 balls and Mitch Renwick 46 from 96 balls. Hamish Bennett took 4 for 98.

Wellington Firebirds made 307 for 9 declared, Tom Blundell 100 not out from 152 balls and Rachin Ravindra 49 from 90 balls. Matthew Bacon took 4 for 71.

Otago Volts made 308 for 7, Mitch Renwick 66 from 75 balls and Nathan Smith 47 not out from 54 balls. Hamish Bennett took 2 for 43.

Otago Volts won by 3 wickets.

Key performers

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

284(84.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
LJ Woodcockc †MW Chu b MB Baconc †MW Chu b MB Bacon8015812050.63
Rachin Ravindrac WD Barnes b NG Smithc WD Barnes b NG Smith07000.00
Devon Conwayc †MW Chu b WD Barnesc †MW Chu b WD Barnes4270014.81
Michael Bracewellb MB Baconb MB Bacon06000.00
Tom Blundell †c NG Smith b MB Baconc NG Smith b MB Bacon521079048.60
James Neeshamc CT Hawkins b MB Baconc CT Hawkins b MB Bacon15272055.56
Andrew Fletchernot outnot out50*898056.18
Ollie Newtonc BS Wilson b MB Baconc BS Wilson b MB Bacon5410125.00
Jeetan Patelb WD Barnesb WD Barnes170014.29
Ian McPeakec NG Smith b C Viljoenc NG Smith b C Viljoen34665051.52
Hamish Bennettc C Viljoen b MB Baconc C Viljoen b MB Bacon6181033.33
Extras(b 6, lb 15, w 9, nb 7)(b 6, lb 15, w 9, nb 7)37
Total84.5 Ov (RR 3.35)84.5 Ov (RR 3.35)284
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (R Ravindra, 3.2 ov), 29-2 (DP Conway, 12.1 ov), 30-3 (MG Bracewell, 13.3 ov), 144-4 (LJ Woodcock, 49 ov), 149-5 (TA Blundell, 50.5 ov), 172-6 (JDS Neesham, 56.2 ov), 187-7 (OR Newton, 58.2 ov), 188-8 (JS Patel, 60 ov), 273-9 (IG McPeake, 78.4 ov), 284-10 (HK Bennett, 84.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jacob Duffy22.536002.631097031
Nathan Smith12.132812.30623042
Warren Barnes2056523.259111000
Matthew Bacon16.517364.346912010
Christi Viljoen1132712.45553014
Anaru Kitchen201005.0092000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLJ Woodcock 2(13) & R Ravindra 0(7)420
2ndDP Conway 4(27) & LJ Woodcock 20(26)2553
3rdMG Bracewell 0(6) & LJ Woodcock 1(2)18
4thTA Blundell 48(100) & LJ Woodcock 57(117)114213
5thTA Blundell 4(7) & JDS Neesham 1(4)511
6thAT Fletcher 2(10) & JDS Neesham 14(23)2333
7thAT Fletcher 9(8) & OR Newton 5(4)1512
8thJS Patel 1(7) & AT Fletcher 0(3)110
9thAT Fletcher 34(49) & IG McPeake 34(66)85112
10thAT Fletcher 5(19) & HK Bennett 6(18)1137

Otago Volts 1st innings

285(93.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Hamish Rutherfordb JS Patelb JS Patel39647060.94
Cam Hawkinsc MG Bracewell b JS Patelc MG Bracewell b JS Patel599511062.11
Mitch Renwickc JS Patel b HK Bennettc JS Patel b HK Bennett46968047.92
Brad Wilsonlbw b JDS Neeshamlbw b JDS Neesham12333036.36
Anaru Kitchenc JS Patel b HK Bennettc JS Patel b HK Bennett23664034.85
Nathan Smithc †TA Blundell b HK Bennettc †TA Blundell b HK Bennett461148140.35
Christi Viljoenc JS Patel b HK Bennettc JS Patel b HK Bennett44719061.97
Max Chu †b OR Newtonb OR Newton02000.00
Jacob Duffyc †TA Blundell b IG McPeakec †TA Blundell b IG McPeake160016.67
Matthew Baconc JDS Neesham b IG McPeakec JDS Neesham b IG McPeake1100010.00
Warren Barnesnot outnot out4*51080.00
Extras(b 4, lb 2, w 2, nb 2)(b 4, lb 2, w 2, nb 2)10
Total93.2 Ov (RR 3.05)93.2 Ov (RR 3.05)285
Fall of wickets: 89-1 (HD Rutherford, 21.2 ov), 126-2 (CT Hawkins, 31.3 ov), 144-3 (BS Wilson, 42.3 ov), 180-4 (M Renwick, 54.2 ov), 201-5 (AK Kitchen, 64.2 ov), 267-6 (C Viljoen, 86.5 ov), 272-7 (MW Chu, 88 ov), 280-8 (NG Smith, 90.3 ov), 280-9 (JA Duffy, 91.2 ov), 285-10 (MB Bacon, 93.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett2759843.6312619011
Ollie Newton1144013.64516100
Ian McPeake16.236123.737812000
Jeetan Patel28125722.0414710001
James Neesham731311.86362010
Rachin Ravindra421002.50212000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHD Rutherford 39(64) & CT Hawkins 43(65)89128
2ndM Renwick 21(31) & CT Hawkins 16(30)3761
3rdBS Wilson 12(33) & M Renwick 5(33)1866
4thAK Kitchen 15(40) & M Renwick 20(32)3671
5thNG Smith 13(34) & AK Kitchen 8(26)2160
6thC Viljoen 44(71) & NG Smith 21(64)66135
7thMW Chu 0(2) & NG Smith 5(5)57
8thNG Smith 7(11) & JA Duffy 1(4)815
9thMB Bacon 0(3) & JA Duffy 0(2)05
10thWD Barnes 4(5) & MB Bacon 1(7)512

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

307/9d(84.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Rachin Ravindrac BS Wilson b MB Baconc BS Wilson b MB Bacon49907054.44
LJ Woodcockc AK Kitchen b JA Duffyc AK Kitchen b JA Duffy24405060.00
Devon Conwayc JA Duffy b MB Baconc JA Duffy b MB Bacon9311029.03
Michael Bracewellb WD Barnesb WD Barnes23674034.33
Tom Blundell †not outnot out100*15214065.79
James Neeshamb JA Duffyb JA Duffy16213076.19
Andrew Fletcherc †MW Chu b AK Kitchenc †MW Chu b AK Kitchen7200035.00
Ollie Newtonc C Viljoen b JA Duffyc C Viljoen b JA Duffy19434044.19
Jeetan Patelc †MW Chu b MB Baconc †MW Chu b MB Bacon8420200.00
Ian McPeakec CT Hawkins b MB Baconc CT Hawkins b MB Bacon20353057.14
Hamish Bennettnot outnot out11*720157.14
Extras(b 6, lb 5, w 6, nb 4)(b 6, lb 5, w 6, nb 4)21
Total84.2 Ov (RR 3.64)84.2 Ov (RR 3.64)307/9d
Fall of wickets: 55-1 (LJ Woodcock, 14 ov), 83-2 (DP Conway, 25 ov), 93-3 (R Ravindra, 29 ov), 130-4 (MG Bracewell, 42.2 ov), 167-5 (JDS Neesham, 50 ov), 199-6 (AT Fletcher, 59.1 ov), 227-7 (OR Newton, 71 ov), 236-8 (JS Patel, 72.4 ov), 286-9 (IG McPeake, 82.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jacob Duffy2368833.8310215021
Nathan Smith913403.78404013
Warren Barnes11.215214.594710000
Matthew Bacon1727144.18629010
Christi Viljoen1131801.64562020
Anaru Kitchen1343312.54635000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stR Ravindra 26(47) & LJ Woodcock 24(40)5584
2ndR Ravindra 18(36) & DP Conway 9(31)2866
3rdMG Bracewell 1(17) & R Ravindra 5(7)1024
4thMG Bracewell 22(50) & TA Blundell 13(30)3780
5thJDS Neesham 16(21) & TA Blundell 21(25)3746
6thTA Blundell 23(35) & AT Fletcher 7(20)3255
7thOR Newton 19(43) & TA Blundell 7(28)2871
8thTA Blundell 0(6) & JS Patel 8(4)910
9thIG McPeake 20(35) & TA Blundell 26(22)5057
10thTA Blundell 10(6) & HK Bennett 11(7)21*13

Otago Volts 2nd innings

308/7(70.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Hamish Rutherfordlbw b R Ravindralbw b R Ravindra45899050.56
Cam Hawkinsc †TA Blundell b OR Newtonc †TA Blundell b OR Newton9132069.23
Mitch Renwickc DP Conway b HK Bennettc DP Conway b HK Bennett667510288.00
Brad Wilsonlbw b HK Bennettlbw b HK Bennett36675053.73
Anaru Kitchenc R Ravindra b JS Patelc R Ravindra b JS Patel31564055.36
Nathan Smithnot outnot out47*544087.04
Christi Viljoenc IG McPeake b OR Newtonc IG McPeake b OR Newton46595077.97
Max Chu †c LJ Woodcock b JS Patelc LJ Woodcock b JS Patel121210100.00
Jacob Duffynot outnot out2*200100.00
Extras(b 8, lb 4, nb 2)(b 8, lb 4, nb 2)14
Total70.5 Ov (RR 4.35)70.5 Ov (RR 4.35) · Target 307308/7
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (CT Hawkins, 5 ov), 107-2 (HD Rutherford, 26 ov), 149-3 (M Renwick, 34.1 ov), 194-4 (BS Wilson, 48.1 ov), 209-5 (AK Kitchen, 52 ov), 284-6 (C Viljoen, 67 ov), 301-7 (MW Chu, 70 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ollie Newton8.514825.43328000
Hamish Bennett1544322.87707001
Jeetan Patel2549023.60996100
Rachin Ravindra813614.50336000
James Neesham915406.00358101
Ian McPeake502505.00215000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHD Rutherford 10(17) & CT Hawkins 9(13)2730
2ndHD Rutherford 35(72) & M Renwick 45(54)80126
3rdM Renwick 21(21) & BS Wilson 21(28)4249
4thAK Kitchen 26(45) & BS Wilson 15(39)4584
5thNG Smith 9(13) & AK Kitchen 5(11)1523
6thC Viljoen 46(59) & NG Smith 28(32)7590
7thNG Smith 5(6) & MW Chu 12(12)1718
8thJA Duffy 2(2) & NG Smith 5(3)7*5

Commentary

End of innings: OV 308/7 (70.5 ov)
70.54
OR Newton to NG Smith, FOUR
70.40
OR Newton to NG Smith, no run
70.31
OR Newton to JA Duffy, 1 run
70.21
OR Newton to NG Smith, 1 run
70.11
OR Newton to JA Duffy, 1 run
End of over 705 runs, 1 wktOV 301/710220W
NG Smith 42(51)JS Patel 25-4-90-2
69.6W
JS Patel to MW Chu, OUT
MW Chu c LJ Woodcock b JS Patel 12(12) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 301/7 (70 ov)
69.50
JS Patel to MW Chu, no run
69.42
JS Patel to MW Chu, 2 runs
69.32
JS Patel to MW Chu, 2 runs
69.20
JS Patel to MW Chu, no run
69.11
JS Patel to NG Smith, 1 run
End of over 698 runsOV 296/6024110
MW Chu 8(7)NG Smith 41(50)OR Newton 8-1-41-2
68.60
OR Newton to MW Chu, no run
68.51
OR Newton to NG Smith, 1 run
68.41
OR Newton to MW Chu, 1 run
68.34
OR Newton to MW Chu, FOUR
68.22
OR Newton to MW Chu, 2 runs
68.10
OR Newton to MW Chu, no run
End of over 684 runsOV 288/6201010
NG Smith 40(49)MW Chu 1(2)JS Patel 24-4-85-1
67.60
JS Patel to NG Smith, no run
67.51
JS Patel to MW Chu, 1 run
67.40
JS Patel to MW Chu, no run
67.31
JS Patel to NG Smith, 1 run
67.20
JS Patel to NG Smith, no run
67.12
JS Patel to NG Smith, 2 runs
End of over 675 runs, 1 wktOV 284/610400W
NG Smith 37(45)OR Newton 7-1-33-2
66.6W
OR Newton to C Viljoen, OUT
C Viljoen c IG McPeake b OR Newton 46(59) [4s-5 6s-0] · FoW 284/6 (67 ov)
66.50
OR Newton to C Viljoen, no run