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Plunket ShieldMatch 22 · First-class

Wellington Firebirds and Auckland Aces draw

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland, . Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bat.

Wellington Firebirds342 & 298/7d61.3 ov
Auckland Aces368/9 & 267/771 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bat. Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 342, Tom Blundell 113 from 226 balls and Michael Bracewell 105 from 231 balls. William Somerville took 4 for 61.

Auckland Aces made 368 for 9, Robert O'Donnell 142 from 268 balls and William O'Donnell 117 from 257 balls. Rachin Ravindra took 3 for 47.

Wellington Firebirds made 298 for 7 declared, Michael Bracewell 119 from 93 balls and Luke Georgeson 54 from 130 balls. Louis Delport took 2 for 55.

Auckland Aces made 267 for 7, William O'Donnell 137 not out from 210 balls and William Somerville 59 from 54 balls. Rachin Ravindra took 3 for 77.

Match drawn.

Key performers

MB119Michael BracewellWellington Firebirds. 93 balls, 10 fours, 5 sixes3/47Rachin RavindraWellington Firebirds. 13 overs, 2 maidensRO142Robert O'DonnellAuckland Aces. 268 balls, 15 fours, 3 sixesWS4/61William SomervilleAuckland Aces. 39.5 overs, 16 maidens

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

342(125.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Luke Georgesonb RM ter Braakb RM ter Braak224008.33
Rachin Ravindrac †BJ Horne b RM ter Braakc †BJ Horne b RM ter Braak451080.00
Jakob Bhulac RD Harrison b RM ter Braakc RD Harrison b RM ter Braak6111054.55
Michael Bracewellc RR O'Donnell b DK Fernsc RR O'Donnell b DK Ferns10523112145.45
Tom Blundell †lbw b DK Fernslbw b DK Ferns11322612250.00
Troy Johnsonnot outnot out46*1245037.10
Jamie Gibsonc RD Harrison b WER Somervillec RD Harrison b WER Somerville231950121.05
Peter Younghusbandc CJ Briggs b RM ter Braakc CJ Briggs b RM ter Braak15601025.00
Logan van Beekc CJ Briggs b WER Somervillec CJ Briggs b WER Somerville122004.55
Ben Searsst †BJ Horne b WER Somervillest †BJ Horne b WER Somerville333009.09
Ian McPeakec DK Ferns b WER Somervillec DK Ferns b WER Somerville230066.67
Extras(b 5, lb 6, w 8, nb 3)(b 5, lb 6, w 8, nb 3)22
Total125.5 Ov (RR 2.72)125.5 Ov (RR 2.72)342
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (R Ravindra, 1.5 ov), 12-2 (JJNP Bhula, 5.1 ov), 13-3 (LI Georgeson, 7.5 ov), 230-4 (MG Bracewell, 80.4 ov), 241-5 (TA Blundell, 84.4 ov), 274-6 (JD Gibson, 89.5 ov), 307-7 (PF Younghusband, 108.3 ov), 318-8 (LV van Beek, 115.4 ov), 340-9 (BV Sears, 125.2 ov), 342-10 (IG McPeake, 125.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Danru Ferns2398823.8310413022
Ross ter Braak2326742.911049020
Ryan Harrison1214503.75516000
Robert O'Donnell63500.83320000
Louis Delport1624903.06693200
William Somerville39.5166141.532066000
Glenn Phillips601602.67280101
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLI Georgeson 0(6) & R Ravindra 4(5)411
2ndJJNP Bhula 6(11) & LI Georgeson 2(9)820
3rdMG Bracewell 1(7) & LI Georgeson 0(9)116
4thTA Blundell 102(215) & MG Bracewell 104(224)217437
5thTM Johnson 0(13) & TA Blundell 11(11)1124
6thJD Gibson 23(19) & TM Johnson 6(12)3331
7thTM Johnson 12(53) & PF Younghusband 15(60)33112
8thTM Johnson 9(21) & LV van Beek 1(22)1143
9thBV Sears 3(33) & TM Johnson 19(25)2258
10thIG McPeake 2(3) & TM Johnson 0(0)23

Auckland Aces 1st innings

368/9(123.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Glenn Phillipsc BV Sears b R Ravindrac BV Sears b R Ravindra36383394.74
William O'Donnellc †TA Blundell b LV van Beekc †TA Blundell b LV van Beek11725713245.53
Robert O'Donnellc JD Gibson b IG McPeakec JD Gibson b IG McPeake14226815352.99
Cole Briggsc & b BV Searsc & b BV Sears13223059.09
Ben Horne †c LV van Beek b R Ravindrac LV van Beek b R Ravindra24672035.82
Ross ter Braakc TM Johnson b BV Searsc TM Johnson b BV Sears471057.14
William Somervillec R Ravindra b IG McPeakec R Ravindra b IG McPeake5120041.67
Ryan Harrisonc LI Georgeson b JD Gibsonc LI Georgeson b JD Gibson12701017.14
Danru Fernsc MG Bracewell b R Ravindrac MG Bracewell b R Ravindra01000.00
Louis Delportnot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(b 4, lb 3, w 7)(b 4, lb 3, w 7)14
Total123.5 Ov (RR 2.97)123.5 Ov (RR 2.97)368/9
Did not bat: Sean Solia
Fall of wickets: 49-1 (GD Phillips, 12 ov), 281-2 (WT O'Donnell, 88.1 ov), 316-3 (RR O'Donnell, 96.5 ov), 317-4 (CJ Briggs, 97.3 ov), 323-5 (RM ter Braak, 99.4 ov), 330-6 (WER Somerville, 102.5 ov), 366-7 (BJ Horne, 122.5 ov), 366-8 (DK Ferns, 123 ov), 368-9 (RD Harrison, 123.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Logan van Beek2766112.261348040
Ian McPeake1864722.61863110
Rachin Ravindra1324733.62634400
Ben Sears1745223.06776020
Jamie Gibson13.543512.53644000
Michael Bracewell2668203.1511710200
Peter Younghusband913704.11343100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGD Phillips 36(38) & WT O'Donnell 13(34)4972
2ndWT O'Donnell 104(223) & RR O'Donnell 121(234)232457
3rdCJ Briggs 12(18) & RR O'Donnell 21(34)3552
4thCJ Briggs 1(4) & BJ Horne 0(0)14
5thRM ter Braak 4(7) & BJ Horne 2(6)613
6thWER Somerville 5(12) & BJ Horne 2(7)719
7thRD Harrison 11(66) & BJ Horne 20(54)36120
8thDK Ferns 0(1) & RD Harrison 0(0)01
9thRD Harrison 1(4) & L Delport 1(1)25

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

298/7d(61.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Luke Georgesonc CJ Briggs b DK Fernsc CJ Briggs b DK Ferns541306141.54
Rachin Ravindrac CJ Briggs b DK Fernsc CJ Briggs b DK Ferns8212038.10
Jakob Bhulac †BJ Horne b WER Somervillec †BJ Horne b WER Somerville11532020.75
Logan van Beekc WER Somerville b L Delportc WER Somerville b L Delport13702185.71
Michael Bracewelllbw b WER Somervillelbw b WER Somerville11993105127.96
Tom Blundell †c RR O'Donnell b RD Harrisonc RR O'Donnell b RD Harrison19201095.00
Troy Johnsonnot outnot out39*2932134.48
Jamie Gibsonb L Delportb L Delport171202141.67
Peter Younghusbandnot outnot out11*511220.00
Extras(b 1, lb 4, w 1, nb 1)(b 1, lb 4, w 1, nb 1)7
Total61.3 Ov (RR 4.85)61.3 Ov (RR 4.85)298/7d
Did not bat: Ben Sears, Ian McPeake
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (R Ravindra, 7.1 ov), 41-2 (JJNP Bhula, 24.1 ov), 54-3 (LV van Beek, 25.2 ov), 163-4 (LI Georgeson, 44.1 ov), 210-5 (TA Blundell, 51 ov), 244-6 (MG Bracewell, 56 ov), 270-7 (JD Gibson, 59.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Danru Ferns1445624.00578011
Ross ter Braak924404.89356000
William Somerville2268924.05885500
Louis Delport9.325525.79374400
Glenn Phillips201608.0070200
Ryan Harrison503316.60152200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLI Georgeson 6(22) & R Ravindra 8(21)1443
2ndJJNP Bhula 11(53) & LI Georgeson 12(50)27102
3rdLV van Beek 13(7) & LI Georgeson 0(0)137
4thLI Georgeson 36(58) & MG Bracewell 71(55)109113
5thMG Bracewell 28(21) & TA Blundell 19(20)4741
6thMG Bracewell 20(17) & TM Johnson 13(13)3430
7thTM Johnson 9(8) & JD Gibson 17(12)2620
8thPF Younghusband 11(5) & TM Johnson 17(8)28*13

Auckland Aces 2nd innings

267/7(71 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Glenn Phillipsc LV van Beek b R Ravindrac LV van Beek b R Ravindra43595272.88
William O'Donnellnot outnot out137*21014465.24
Robert O'Donnellrun out (†TA Blundell/TM Johnson)run out (†TA Blundell/TM Johnson)160016.67
Cole Briggslbw b PF Younghusbandlbw b PF Younghusband4380010.53
Ben Horne †lbw b R Ravindralbw b R Ravindra180012.50
Ross ter Braakc TM Johnson b BV Searsc TM Johnson b BV Sears12472025.53
William Somervillec PF Younghusband b R Ravindrac PF Younghusband b R Ravindra595452109.26
Ryan Harrisonrun out (LI Georgeson/†TA Blundell)run out (LI Georgeson/†TA Blundell)120050.00
Danru Fernsnot outnot out1*30033.33
Extras(b 6, lb 1, nb 1)(b 6, lb 1, nb 1)8
Total71 Ov (RR 3.76)71 Ov (RR 3.76) · Target 273267/7
Did not bat: Louis Delport, Sean Solia
Fall of wickets: 68-1 (GD Phillips, 18.3 ov), 72-2 (RR O'Donnell, 21 ov), 97-3 (CJ Briggs, 35.3 ov), 99-4 (BJ Horne, 37.2 ov), 135-5 (RM ter Braak, 51.3 ov), 258-6 (WER Somerville, 69.1 ov), 262-7 (RD Harrison, 70 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Logan van Beek1645503.44714300
Ian McPeake832002.50393000
Rachin Ravindra2127733.67788000
Ben Sears914014.44387000
Peter Younghusband732713.86331201
Michael Bracewell813103.88351300
Jamie Gibson201005.0082000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGD Phillips 43(59) & WT O'Donnell 25(52)68111
2ndRR O'Donnell 1(6) & WT O'Donnell 3(9)415
3rdWT O'Donnell 20(49) & CJ Briggs 4(38)2587
4thBJ Horne 1(8) & WT O'Donnell 1(3)211
5thRM ter Braak 12(47) & WT O'Donnell 20(38)3685
6thWER Somerville 59(54) & WT O'Donnell 62(53)123106
7thWT O'Donnell 2(3) & RD Harrison 1(2)45
8thWT O'Donnell 4(3) & DK Ferns 1(3)5*6

Commentary

End of innings: AA 267/7 (71 ov)
End of over 715 runsAA 267/7100121
WT O'Donnell 137(210)DK Ferns 1(3)LV van Beek 16-4-55-0
70.61
LV van Beek to WT O'Donnell, 1 run
70.52
LV van Beek to WT O'Donnell, 2 runs
70.41
LV van Beek to DK Ferns, 1 run
70.30
LV van Beek to DK Ferns, no run
70.20
LV van Beek to DK Ferns, no run
70.11
LV van Beek to WT O'Donnell, 1 run
End of over 704 runs, 2 wktsAA 262/7W1111bW
WT O'Donnell 133(207)R Ravindra 21-2-77-3
69.6W
R Ravindra to WT O'Donnell, OUT
RD Harrison run out (LI Georgeson/†TA Blundell) 1(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 262/7 (70 ov)
69.51b
R Ravindra to RD Harrison, 1 bye
69.41
R Ravindra to WT O'Donnell, 1 run
69.31
R Ravindra to RD Harrison, 1 run
69.21
R Ravindra to WT O'Donnell, 1 run
69.1W
R Ravindra to WER Somerville, OUT
WER Somerville c PF Younghusband b R Ravindra 59(54) [4s-5 6s-2] · FoW 258/6 (69.1 ov)
End of over 699 runsAA 258/5161100
WT O'Donnell 131(204)WER Somerville 59(53)LV van Beek 15-4-50-0
68.60
LV van Beek to WT O'Donnell, no run
68.50
LV van Beek to WT O'Donnell, no run
68.41
LV van Beek to WER Somerville, 1 run
68.31
LV van Beek to WT O'Donnell, 1 run
68.26
LV van Beek to WT O'Donnell, SIX
68.11
LV van Beek to WER Somerville, 1 run
End of over 686 runsAA 249/5021201
WER Somerville 57(51)WT O'Donnell 124(200)R Ravindra 20-2-74-2
67.61
R Ravindra to WER Somerville, 1 run
67.50
R Ravindra to WER Somerville, no run
67.42
R Ravindra to WER Somerville, 2 runs
67.31
R Ravindra to WT O'Donnell, 1 run
67.22
R Ravindra to WT O'Donnell, 2 runs
67.10
R Ravindra to WT O'Donnell, no run
End of over 675 runsAA 243/5021011
WT O'Donnell 121(197)WER Somerville 54(48)LV van Beek 14-4-41-0