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Plunket ShieldMatch 8 · First-class

Auckland Aces beat Wellington Firebirds by 9 wickets

Cello Basin Reserve, . Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bowl.

Wellington Firebirds198 & 13251.4 ov
Auckland Aces324 & 7/12 ov
Auckland Aces won by 9 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bowl. Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 198, Tom Blundell 56 from 79 balls and Troy Johnson 42 from 124 balls. Danru Ferns took 2 for 37.

Auckland Aces were bowled out for 324, Ben Horne 79 from 159 balls and George Worker 44 from 95 balls. Ian McPeake took 4 for 57.

Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 132. Benjamin Lister took 4 for 34.

Auckland Aces made 7 for 1.

Auckland Aces won by 9 wickets.

Key performers

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

198(78.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Luke Georgesonc GH Worker b BG Listerc GH Worker b BG Lister17622027.42
Rachin Ravindrac RD Harrison b DK Fernsc RD Harrison b DK Ferns12371032.43
Troy Johnsonb RR O'Donnellb RR O'Donnell421244133.87
Nick Kellyc RD Harrison b DK Fernsc RD Harrison b DK Ferns16522130.77
Tim Robinsonc & b WER Somervillec & b WER Somerville5201025.00
Tom Blundell †b RD Harrisonb RD Harrison56799070.89
Jakob Bhularun out (BG Lister/†BJ Horne)run out (BG Lister/†BJ Horne)113007.69
AJ Leonardc WT O'Donnell b SB Keenec WT O'Donnell b SB Keene8312025.81
Ian McPeakec †BJ Horne b SB Keenec †BJ Horne b SB Keene7301023.33
Michael Sneddennot outnot out3*190015.79
James Hartshornc SM Solia b WER Somervillec SM Solia b WER Somerville6131046.15
Extras(b 11, lb 1, w 5, nb 8)(b 11, lb 1, w 5, nb 8)25
Total78.4 Ov (RR 2.52)78.4 Ov (RR 2.52)198
Fall of wickets: 29-1 (R Ravindra, 12 ov), 55-2 (LI Georgeson, 23.3 ov), 89-3 (NF Kelly, 39.4 ov), 102-4 (TB Robinson, 45 ov), 123-5 (TM Johnson, 52.2 ov), 128-6 (JJNP Bhula, 54.5 ov), 155-7 (AJ Leonard, 64 ov), 176-8 (IG McPeake, 72 ov), 189-9 (TA Blundell, 75.1 ov), 198-10 (JW Hartshorn, 78.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Benjamin Lister1533112.07771008
Sean Solia52601.20270010
Danru Ferns1763722.18877010
SB Keene1544723.13728010
Ryan Harrison511312.60241020
William Somerville17.454122.32894200
Robert O'Donnell411112.75192000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLI Georgeson 8(35) & R Ravindra 12(37)2972
2ndLI Georgeson 9(27) & TM Johnson 11(43)2669
3rdNF Kelly 16(52) & TM Johnson 15(46)3497
4thTB Robinson 5(20) & TM Johnson 8(12)1332
5thTM Johnson 8(23) & TA Blundell 9(25)2144
6thJJNP Bhula 1(13) & TA Blundell 2(4)515
7thAJ Leonard 8(31) & TA Blundell 19(24)2755
8thTA Blundell 13(18) & IG McPeake 7(30)2148
9thTA Blundell 13(8) & MW Snedden 0(11)1319
10thJW Hartshorn 6(13) & MW Snedden 3(8)921

Auckland Aces 1st innings

324(130.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
William O'Donnelllbw b MW Sneddenlbw b MW Snedden17542031.48
Sean Soliab MW Sneddenb MW Snedden431587027.22
Cole Briggsb R Ravindrab R Ravindra18791022.78
Robert O'Donnellc TB Robinson b R Ravindrac TB Robinson b R Ravindra16383042.11
George Workerc TM Johnson b MW Sneddenc TM Johnson b MW Snedden44954146.32
Ben Horne †c TM Johnson b R Ravindrac TM Johnson b R Ravindra791599249.69
Ryan Harrisonc †TA Blundell b IG McPeakec †TA Blundell b IG McPeake13532024.53
William Somervillec †TA Blundell b IG McPeakec †TA Blundell b IG McPeake10331030.30
SB Keenenot outnot out38*723152.78
Danru Fernsb IG McPeakeb IG McPeake04000.00
Benjamin Listerc AJ Leonard b IG McPeakec AJ Leonard b IG McPeake24452153.33
Extras(b 4, lb 2, w 8, nb 8)(b 4, lb 2, w 8, nb 8)22
Total130.2 Ov (RR 2.49)130.2 Ov (RR 2.49)324
Fall of wickets: 29-1 (WT O'Donnell, 17.1 ov), 84-2 (CJ Briggs, 44.3 ov), 99-3 (SM Solia, 49.4 ov), 121-4 (RR O'Donnell, 58.2 ov), 182-5 (GH Worker, 83.4 ov), 251-6 (BJ Horne, 104.3 ov), 251-7 (RD Harrison, 105.2 ov), 269-8 (WER Somerville, 117.1 ov), 269-9 (DK Ferns, 117.5 ov), 324-10 (BG Lister, 130.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ian McPeake23.285742.441126100
Michael Snedden2895632.001456007
AJ Leonard1862101.17941000
James Hartshorn1425303.79655211
Luke Georgeson1413502.50674030
Rachin Ravindra3098432.8014310200
Jakob Bhula301204.00122000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWT O'Donnell 17(54) & SM Solia 8(53)29103
2ndCJ Briggs 18(79) & SM Solia 34(86)55164
3rdRR O'Donnell 9(12) & SM Solia 1(19)1531
4thGH Worker 13(28) & RR O'Donnell 7(26)2252
5thBJ Horne 29(85) & GH Worker 31(67)61152
6thRD Harrison 13(51) & BJ Horne 50(74)69125
7thWER Somerville 0(3) & RD Harrison 0(2)05
8thSB Keene 7(42) & WER Somerville 10(30)1871
9thDK Ferns 0(4) & SB Keene 0(0)04
10thBG Lister 24(45) & SB Keene 31(30)5575

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

132(51.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Luke Georgesonlbw b BG Listerlbw b BG Lister18422042.86
Rachin Ravindrac †BJ Horne b SB Keenec †BJ Horne b SB Keene14282150.00
Troy Johnsonc †BJ Horne b BG Listerc †BJ Horne b BG Lister14192073.68
Nick Kellyb WER Somervilleb WER Somerville28641043.75
Tim Robinsonc GH Worker b BG Listerc GH Worker b BG Lister2160012.50
Tom Blundell †c †BJ Horne b DK Fernsc †BJ Horne b DK Ferns21253084.00
Jakob Bhulac RD Harrison b DK Fernsc RD Harrison b DK Ferns01000.00
AJ Leonardc WER Somerville b BG Listerc WER Somerville b BG Lister15481031.25
Ian McPeakec WT O'Donnell b WER Somervillec WT O'Donnell b WER Somerville14441031.82
Michael Sneddenst †BJ Horne b WER Somervillest †BJ Horne b WER Somerville2180011.11
James Hartshornnot outnot out1*70014.29
Extras(lb 1, nb 2)(lb 1, nb 2)3
Total51.4 Ov (RR 2.55)51.4 Ov (RR 2.55)132
Fall of wickets: 32-1 (R Ravindra, 9.1 ov), 47-2 (TM Johnson, 14.3 ov), 48-3 (LI Georgeson, 16.1 ov), 54-4 (TB Robinson, 20.5 ov), 95-5 (TA Blundell, 30.3 ov), 95-6 (JJNP Bhula, 30.4 ov), 101-7 (NF Kelly, 33.4 ov), 125-8 (IG McPeake, 45.3 ov), 129-9 (AJ Leonard, 49 ov), 132-10 (MW Snedden, 51.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Danru Ferns1213923.25534000
Benjamin Lister1633442.13792102
SB Keene922913.22423000
William Somerville14.452931.98713000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLI Georgeson 18(27) & R Ravindra 14(28)3255
2ndTM Johnson 14(19) & LI Georgeson 0(13)1532
3rdNF Kelly 1(8) & LI Georgeson 0(2)110
4thTB Robinson 2(16) & NF Kelly 4(12)628
5thTA Blundell 21(25) & NF Kelly 19(34)4158
6thJJNP Bhula 0(1) & NF Kelly 0(0)01
7thAJ Leonard 2(8) & NF Kelly 4(10)618
8thIG McPeake 14(44) & AJ Leonard 10(27)2471
9thMW Snedden 1(8) & AJ Leonard 3(13)421
10thMW Snedden 1(10) & JW Hartshorn 1(7)316

Auckland Aces 2nd innings

7/1(2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
William O'Donnellnot outnot out0*6000.00
Sean Soliac †TA Blundell b JW Hartshornc †TA Blundell b JW Hartshorn6501120.00
Cole Briggsnot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras0
Total2 Ov (RR 3.50)2 Ov (RR 3.50) · Target 77/1
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (SM Solia, 1.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
AJ Leonard11000.0060000
James Hartshorn10717.0040100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWT O'Donnell 0(6) & SM Solia 6(5)611
2ndCJ Briggs 1(1) & WT O'Donnell 0(0)1*1

Commentary

End of innings: AA 7/1 (2 ov)
End of over 27 runs, 1 wktAA 7/10600W1
CJ Briggs 1(1)WT O'Donnell 0(6)JW Hartshorn 1-0-7-1
1.61
JW Hartshorn to CJ Briggs, 1 run
1.5W
JW Hartshorn to SM Solia, OUT
SM Solia c †TA Blundell b JW Hartshorn 6(5) [4s-0 6s-1] · FoW 6/1 (1.5 ov)
1.40
JW Hartshorn to SM Solia, no run
1.30
JW Hartshorn to SM Solia, no run
1.26
JW Hartshorn to SM Solia, SIX
1.10
JW Hartshorn to SM Solia, no run
End of over 10 runsAA 0/0000000
WT O'Donnell 0(6)SM Solia 0(0)AJ Leonard 1-1-0-0
0.60
AJ Leonard to WT O'Donnell, no run
0.50
AJ Leonard to WT O'Donnell, no run
0.40
AJ Leonard to WT O'Donnell, no run
0.30
AJ Leonard to WT O'Donnell, no run
0.20
AJ Leonard to WT O'Donnell, no run
0.10
AJ Leonard to WT O'Donnell, no run
AA need 7 runs
End of innings: WF 132 (51.4 ov)
51.4W
WER Somerville to MW Snedden, OUT
MW Snedden st †BJ Horne b WER Somerville 2(18) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 132/10 (51.4 ov)
51.31
WER Somerville to JW Hartshorn, 1 run
51.20
WER Somerville to JW Hartshorn, no run
51.10
WER Somerville to JW Hartshorn, no run
End of over 511 runWF 131/90000Nb00
MW Snedden 2(17)JW Hartshorn 0(4)BG Lister 16-3-34-4
50.60
BG Lister to MW Snedden, no run
50.50
BG Lister to MW Snedden, no run
50.5Nb
BG Lister to MW Snedden, no ball
50.40
BG Lister to MW Snedden, no run
50.30
BG Lister to MW Snedden, no run
50.20
BG Lister to MW Snedden, no run
50.10
BG Lister to MW Snedden, no run
End of over 501 runWF 130/9010000
JW Hartshorn 0(4)MW Snedden 2(10)WER Somerville 14-5-28-2