Wellington Firebirds and Auckland Aces draw

Basin Reserve, Wellington, 23 Jan 2014. Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bowl.

Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bowl. Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 399, James Franklin 128 not out from 267 balls and Tom Blundell 118 from 158 balls. Michael Bates took 4 for 99.

Auckland Aces made 399 for 9 declared, Colin de Grandhomme 86 from 114 balls and Craig Cachopa 79 from 124 balls. LJ Woodcock took 2 for 26.

Wellington Firebirds made 298 for 9, Grant Elliott 105 from 209 balls and Stephen Murdoch 63 from 98 balls. Colin de Grandhomme took 4 for 39.

Auckland Aces made 11 for 1.

Match drawn.

Key performers

128*James FranklinWellington Firebirds. 267 balls, 14 fours LW2/26LJ WoodcockWellington Firebirds. 8 overs

86Colin de GrandhommeAuckland Aces. 114 balls, 11 fours, 2 sixes MB4/99Michael BatesAuckland Aces. 25 overs, 4 maidens

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

399(108.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Stephen Murdochc †GJ Hopkins b MD Bates	c †GJ Hopkins b MD Bates	2	11	0	0	18.18
Michael Pappslbw b C de Grandhomme	lbw b C de Grandhomme	33	53	6	0	62.26
Grant Elliottc †GJ Hopkins b C de Grandhomme	c †GJ Hopkins b C de Grandhomme	13	45	1	0	28.89
Michael Pollardb C de Grandhomme	b C de Grandhomme	28	64	5	0	43.75
James Franklinnot out	not out	128*	267	14	0	47.94
LJ Woodcockc JA Raval b LH Ferguson	c JA Raval b LH Ferguson	0	3	0	0	0.00
Tom Blundell †c Craig Cachopa b DJ Bartlett	c Craig Cachopa b DJ Bartlett	118	158	18	2	74.68
Jeetan Patelb MD Bates	b MD Bates	21	21	4	0	100.00
Andy McKayb MD Bates	b MD Bates	23	13	5	0	176.92
Mark Gillespieb LH Ferguson	b LH Ferguson	17	13	1	1	130.77
Brent Arnellbw b MD Bates	lbw b MD Bates	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras(b 5, lb 5, w 6)	(b 5, lb 5, w 6)	16
Total108.1 Ov (RR 3.69)	108.1 Ov (RR 3.69)	399

Fall of wickets: 9-1 (SJ Murdoch, 2.5 ov), 53-2 (GD Elliott, 15.4 ov), 58-3 (MHW Papps, 19.3 ov), 115-4 (MA Pollard, 38 ov), 116-5 (LJ Woodcock, 38.4 ov), 315-6 (TA Blundell, 92 ov), 341-7 (JS Patel, 98 ov), 373-8 (AJ McKay, 102 ov), 398-9 (MR Gillespie, 107.1 ov), 399-10 (BJ Arnel, 108.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
Michael Bates	25	4	99	4	3.96	114	17	1	1
Dean Bartlett	19	2	70	1	3.68	88	11	0	1
Colin de Grandhomme	19	5	32	3	1.68	99	4	0	2
Lockie Ferguson	23	3	96	2	4.17	90	11	0	1
Colin Munro	6	2	18	0	3.00	29	2	0	1
Bruce Martin	15.1	1	70	0	4.62	61	8	2	0
Jeet Raval	1	0	4	0	4.00	5	1	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	SJ Murdoch 2(11) & MHW Papps 6(6)	9	17
2nd	GD Elliott 13(45) & MHW Papps 27(32)	44	77
3rd	MA Pollard 4(8) & MHW Papps 0(15)	5	23
4th	JEC Franklin 29(55) & MA Pollard 24(56)	57	111
5th	JEC Franklin 1(1) & LJ Woodcock 0(3)	1	4
6th	TA Blundell 118(158) & JEC Franklin 75(162)	199	320
7th	JS Patel 21(21) & JEC Franklin 5(15)	26	36
8th	AJ McKay 23(13) & JEC Franklin 9(11)	32	24
9th	MR Gillespie 17(13) & JEC Franklin 8(18)	25	31
10th	JEC Franklin 1(5) & BJ Arnel 0(1)	1	6

Auckland Aces 1st innings

399/9d(126.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Ravalc MHW Papps b BJ Arnel	c MHW Papps b BJ Arnel	34	116	3	0	29.31
Tim McIntoshc GD Elliott b MR Gillespie	c GD Elliott b MR Gillespie	32	83	4	0	38.55
Anaru Kitchenlbw b JS Patel	lbw b JS Patel	27	42	3	0	64.29
Craig Cachopab LJ Woodcock	b LJ Woodcock	79	124	12	1	63.71
Colin Munroc †TA Blundell b JS Patel	c †TA Blundell b JS Patel	0	1	0	0	0.00
Colin de Grandhommeb MR Gillespie	b MR Gillespie	86	114	11	2	75.44
Gareth Hopkins †c BJ Arnel b LJ Woodcock	c BJ Arnel b LJ Woodcock	0	4	0	0	0.00
Bruce Martinc MR Gillespie b AJ McKay	c MR Gillespie b AJ McKay	79	137	10	0	57.66
Michael Batesc JEC Franklin b BJ Arnel	c JEC Franklin b BJ Arnel	22	65	3	0	33.85
Lockie Fergusonnot out	not out	7*	80	1	0	8.75
Extras(b 15, lb 3, w 8, nb 7)	(b 15, lb 3, w 8, nb 7)	33
Total126.3 Ov (RR 3.15)	126.3 Ov (RR 3.15)	399/9d

Did not bat: Dean Bartlett

Fall of wickets: 73-1 (TG McIntosh, 30.1 ov), 81-2 (JA Raval, 35.1 ov), 125-3 (AK Kitchen, 44 ov), 125-4 (C Munro, 45.1 ov), 270-5 (Craig Cachopa, 76.5 ov), 272-6 (GJ Hopkins, 78.4 ov), 280-7 (C de Grandhomme, 82.2 ov), 337-8 (MD Bates, 102.4 ov), 399-9 (BP Martin, 126.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mark Gillespie	28	6	77	2	2.75	136	9	1	1	2
Brent Arnel	30	11	60	2	2.00	154	7	0	0	1
Andy McKay	19.3	5	73	1	3.74	87	11	0	3	0
Grant Elliott	8	1	34	0	4.25	31	4	0	0	0
James Franklin	4	0	25	0	6.25	14	4	0	0	3
Jeetan Patel	29	6	86	2	2.97	138	11	1	0	1
LJ Woodcock	8	0	26	2	3.25	35	1	1	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	JA Raval 31(99) & TG McIntosh 32(83)	73	181
2nd	AK Kitchen 5(13) & JA Raval 3(17)	8	30
3rd	Craig Cachopa 19(27) & AK Kitchen 22(29)	44	53
4th	Craig Cachopa 0(6) & C Munro 0(1)	0	7
5th	C de Grandhomme 82(99) & Craig Cachopa 60(91)	145	190
6th	GJ Hopkins 0(4) & C de Grandhomme 2(7)	2	11
7th	BP Martin 4(14) & C de Grandhomme 2(8)	8	22
8th	MD Bates 22(65) & BP Martin 25(59)	57	122
9th	LH Ferguson 7(80) & BP Martin 50(64)	62	143

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

298/9(100.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Stephen Murdochb C Munro	b C Munro	63	98	11	0	64.29
Michael Pappsc †GJ Hopkins b C de Grandhomme	c †GJ Hopkins b C de Grandhomme	22	38	3	0	57.89
Grant Elliottlbw b C de Grandhomme	lbw b C de Grandhomme	105	209	10	0	50.24
James Franklinc AK Kitchen b DJ Bartlett	c AK Kitchen b DJ Bartlett	33	106	4	0	31.13
LJ Woodcockc DJ Bartlett b BP Martin	c DJ Bartlett b BP Martin	33	87	5	0	37.93
Tom Blundell †c TG McIntosh b BP Martin	c TG McIntosh b BP Martin	20	45	4	0	44.44
Jeetan Patelnot out	not out	7*	12	1	0	58.33
Andy McKayc AK Kitchen b C de Grandhomme	c AK Kitchen b C de Grandhomme	0	1	0	0	0.00
Mark Gillespiec MD Bates b C de Grandhomme	c MD Bates b C de Grandhomme	3	4	0	0	75.00
Brent Arnelc C Munro b BP Martin	c C Munro b BP Martin	0	2	0	0	0.00
Extras(b 4, lb 2, w 6)	(b 4, lb 2, w 6)	12
Total100.2 Ov (RR 2.97)	100.2 Ov (RR 2.97)	298/9

Did not bat: Michael Pollard

Fall of wickets: 40-1 (MHW Papps, 13.5 ov), 123-2 (SJ Murdoch, 33.1 ov), 199-3 (JEC Franklin, 69.3 ov), 249-4 (GD Elliott, 83.1 ov), 282-5 (LJ Woodcock, 96.1 ov), 288-6 (TA Blundell, 98.1 ov), 292-7 (AJ McKay, 99.1 ov), 298-8 (MR Gillespie, 100 ov), 298-9 (BJ Arnel, 100.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	WD
Michael Bates	18	4	56	0	3.11	83	8	0
Dean Bartlett	13	1	70	1	5.38	53	12	1
Colin de Grandhomme	23	5	39	4	1.70	110	1	1
Lockie Ferguson	15	5	36	0	2.40	69	4	0
Bruce Martin	22.2	3	73	3	3.27	104	12	0
Jeet Raval	1	0	7	0	7.00	4	1	0
Colin Munro	8	3	11	1	1.38	39	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	SJ Murdoch 17(45) & MHW Papps 22(38)	40	83
2nd	GD Elliott 37(63) & SJ Murdoch 46(53)	83	116
3rd	JEC Franklin 33(106) & GD Elliott 42(112)	76	218
4th	LJ Woodcock 19(48) & GD Elliott 26(34)	50	82
5th	TA Blundell 14(39) & LJ Woodcock 14(39)	33	78
6th	TA Blundell 6(6) & JS Patel 0(6)	6	12
7th	JS Patel 4(5) & AJ McKay 0(1)	4	6
8th	MR Gillespie 3(4) & JS Patel 3(1)	6	5
9th	BJ Arnel 0(2) & JS Patel 0(0)	0	2

Auckland Aces 2nd innings

11/1(3.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tim McIntoshnot out	not out	5*	13	0	0	38.46
Jeet Ravalb BJ Arnel	b BJ Arnel	3	7	0	0	42.86
Anaru Kitchennot out	not out	3*	1	0	0	300.00
Extras		0
Total3.3 Ov (RR 3.14)	3.3 Ov (RR 3.14) · Target 299	11/1

Did not bat: Craig Cachopa, Colin Munro, Colin de Grandhomme, Gareth Hopkins, Bruce Martin, Michael Bates, Lockie Ferguson, Dean Bartlett

Fall of wickets: 8-1 (JA Raval, 3.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mark Gillespie	2	0	4	0	2.00	10	0	0	0	0
Brent Arnel	1.3	0	7	1	4.67	5	0	0	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	TG McIntosh 5(13) & JA Raval 3(7)	8	20
2nd	AK Kitchen 3(1) & TG McIntosh 0(0)	3*	1

Commentary

3.33

BJ Arnel to AK Kitchen, 3 runs

3.2W

BJ Arnel to JA Raval, OUT

JA Raval b BJ Arnel 3(7) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 8/1 (3.2 ov)

3.10

BJ Arnel to JA Raval, no run

End of over 32 runsAA 8/0000002

TG McIntosh 5(13)JA Raval 3(5)MR Gillespie 2-0-4-0

2.62

MR Gillespie to TG McIntosh, 2 runs

2.50

MR Gillespie to TG McIntosh, no run

2.40

MR Gillespie to TG McIntosh, no run

2.30

MR Gillespie to TG McIntosh, no run

2.20

MR Gillespie to TG McIntosh, no run

2.10

MR Gillespie to TG McIntosh, no run

End of over 24 runsAA 6/0110200

JA Raval 3(5)TG McIntosh 3(7)BJ Arnel 1-0-4-0

1.60

BJ Arnel to JA Raval, no run

1.50

BJ Arnel to JA Raval, no run

1.42

BJ Arnel to JA Raval, 2 runs

1.30

BJ Arnel to JA Raval, no run

1.21

BJ Arnel to TG McIntosh, 1 run

1.11

BJ Arnel to JA Raval, 1 run

End of over 12 runsAA 2/0200000

TG McIntosh 2(6)JA Raval 0(0)MR Gillespie 1-0-2-0

0.60

MR Gillespie to TG McIntosh, no run

0.50

MR Gillespie to TG McIntosh, no run

0.40

MR Gillespie to TG McIntosh, no run

0.30

MR Gillespie to TG McIntosh, no run

0.20

MR Gillespie to TG McIntosh, no run

0.12

MR Gillespie to TG McIntosh, 2 runs

100.2W

BP Martin to BJ Arnel, OUT

BJ Arnel c C Munro b BP Martin 0(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 298/9 (100.2 ov)

100.10

BP Martin to BJ Arnel, no run

End of over 1006 runs, 2 wktsWF 298/8W2013W

JS Patel 7(12)C de Grandhomme 23-5-39-4