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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Wellington Firebirds beat Auckland Aces by an innings and 205 runs

Cello Basin Reserve, . Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bowl.

Wellington Firebirds553/3d137 ov
Auckland Aces62 & 286103.3 ov
Wellington Firebirds won by an innings and 205 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bowl. Auckland Aces were bowled out for 62. Ollie Newton took 4 for 26.

Wellington Firebirds made 553 for 3 declared, Michael Papps 316 not out from 435 balls and LJ Woodcock 151 from 311 balls. Lockie Ferguson took 2 for 127.

Auckland Aces were bowled out for 286, Jeet Raval 73 from 201 balls and Mark Chapman 61 from 101 balls. Ian McPeake took 3 for 51.

Wellington Firebirds won by an innings and 205 runs.

Key performers

Auckland Aces 1st innings

62(23 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jeet Ravalb HK Bennettb HK Bennett3200015.00
Michael Guptill-Buncelbw b OR Newtonlbw b OR Newton01000.00
Robert O'Donnellb OR Newtonb OR Newton02000.00
Michael Barryc MG Bracewell b OR Newtonc MG Bracewell b OR Newton01000.00
Mark Chapmanc MG Bracewell b HK Bennettc MG Bracewell b HK Bennett571071.43
Craig Cachopac JS Patel b HK Bennettc JS Patel b HK Bennett02000.00
Ben Horne †c IG McPeake b OR Newtonc IG McPeake b OR Newton010000.00
Tarun Nethulab LV van Beekb LV van Beek23482047.92
Matt McEwanc MG Bracewell b LV van Beekc MG Bracewell b LV van Beek8112072.73
Raja Sandhuc MG Bracewell b IG McPeakec MG Bracewell b IG McPeake11252044.00
Lockie Fergusonnot outnot out6*111054.55
Extras(b 4, lb 1, w 1)(b 4, lb 1, w 1)6
Total23 Ov (RR 2.70)23 Ov (RR 2.70)62
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (ML Guptill-Bunce, 1.1 ov), 2-2 (RR O'Donnell, 1.3 ov), 2-3 (MJ Barry, 1.4 ov), 11-4 (MS Chapman, 4.2 ov), 11-5 (Craig Cachopa, 4.4 ov), 12-6 (JA Raval, 6.3 ov), 12-7 (BJ Horne, 7.4 ov), 21-8 (MB McEwan, 10.4 ov), 39-9 (RS Sandhu, 18 ov), 62-10 (TS Nethula, 23 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett54230.40290000
Ollie Newton822643.25374010
Logan van Beek721922.71343000
Ian McPeake301013.33131000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJA Raval 2(6) & ML Guptill-Bunce 0(1)27
2ndRR O'Donnell 0(2) & JA Raval 0(0)02
3rdMJ Barry 0(1) & JA Raval 0(0)01
4thMS Chapman 5(7) & JA Raval 0(9)916
5thCraig Cachopa 0(2) & JA Raval 0(0)02
6thBJ Horne 0(6) & JA Raval 1(5)111
7thTS Nethula 0(3) & BJ Horne 0(4)07
8thMB McEwan 8(11) & TS Nethula 1(7)918
9thRS Sandhu 11(25) & TS Nethula 6(19)1844
10thLH Ferguson 6(11) & TS Nethula 16(19)2330

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

553/3d(137 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Pappsnot outnot out316*43551172.64
LJ Woodcockc MS Chapman b LH Fergusonc MS Chapman b LH Ferguson15131125148.55
Stephen Murdochb LH Fergusonb LH Ferguson012000.00
Michael Bracewellc JA Raval b MB McEwanc JA Raval b MB McEwan13262050.00
Tom Blundell †not outnot out42*445195.45
Extras(b 8, lb 7, w 10, nb 6)(b 8, lb 7, w 10, nb 6)31
Total137 Ov (RR 4.04)137 Ov (RR 4.04)553/3d
Fall of wickets: 432-1 (LJ Woodcock, 107.1 ov), 445-2 (SJ Murdoch, 111.4 ov), 471-3 (MG Bracewell, 119.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Lockie Ferguson26312724.8810721111
Matt McEwan2847412.6413212000
Raja Sandhu21211405.437922000
Michael Barry1626003.75689010
Tarun Nethula2929203.1713410155
Mark Chapman10909.0032000
Robert O'Donnell1626203.88607100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMHW Papps 258(338) & LJ Woodcock 151(311)432643
2ndSJ Murdoch 0(12) & MHW Papps 11(15)1327
3rdMG Bracewell 13(26) & MHW Papps 7(22)2648
4thTA Blundell 42(44) & MHW Papps 40(60)82*104

Auckland Aces 2nd innings

286(103.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jeet Ravalc MG Bracewell b LV van Beekc MG Bracewell b LV van Beek7320111036.32
Michael Guptill-Buncelbw b OR Newtonlbw b OR Newton451080.00
Robert O'Donnellc †TA Blundell b HK Bennettc †TA Blundell b HK Bennett24923026.09
Michael Barryb JS Patelb JS Patel41837049.40
Mark Chapmanc SJ Murdoch b HK Bennettc SJ Murdoch b HK Bennett611019160.40
Craig Cachopalbw b IG McPeakelbw b IG McPeake6221027.27
Ben Horne †c †TA Blundell b IG McPeakec †TA Blundell b IG McPeake24752132.00
Matt McEwanc sub (MJ Taylor) b IG McPeakec sub (MJ Taylor) b IG McPeake7140150.00
Tarun Nethulab LJ Woodcockb LJ Woodcock261941136.84
Lockie Fergusonnot outnot out0*8000.00
Raja Sandhub LJ Woodcockb LJ Woodcock02000.00
Extras(b 4, lb 13, w 2, nb 1)(b 4, lb 13, w 2, nb 1)20
Total103.3 Ov (RR 2.76)103.3 Ov (RR 2.76)286
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (ML Guptill-Bunce, 1.5 ov), 73-2 (RR O'Donnell, 32.4 ov), 146-3 (MJ Barry, 59.4 ov), 180-4 (JA Raval, 70.4 ov), 198-5 (Craig Cachopa, 78.2 ov), 245-6 (MS Chapman, 91 ov), 258-7 (MB McEwan, 96.3 ov), 276-8 (BJ Horne, 100.3 ov), 286-9 (TS Nethula, 103.1 ov), 286-10 (RS Sandhu, 103.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett1743121.82863010
Ollie Newton1764912.88837001
Ian McPeake1765133.00838110
Logan van Beek2086113.05959100
Jeetan Patel29116012.071519100
LJ Woodcock3.301724.86152100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJA Raval 0(6) & ML Guptill-Bunce 4(5)811
2ndRR O'Donnell 24(92) & JA Raval 39(93)65185
3rdMJ Barry 41(83) & JA Raval 26(80)73162
4thMS Chapman 24(44) & JA Raval 8(22)3466
5thCraig Cachopa 6(22) & MS Chapman 12(24)1846
6thBJ Horne 17(43) & MS Chapman 25(33)4776
7thBJ Horne 5(19) & MB McEwan 7(14)1333
8thBJ Horne 2(13) & TS Nethula 16(11)1824
9thLH Ferguson 0(8) & TS Nethula 10(8)1016
10thRS Sandhu 0(2) & LH Ferguson 0(0)02

Commentary

End of innings: AA 286 (103.3 ov)
103.3W
LJ Woodcock to RS Sandhu, OUT
RS Sandhu b LJ Woodcock 0(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 286/10 (103.3 ov)
103.20
LJ Woodcock to RS Sandhu, no run
103.1W
LJ Woodcock to TS Nethula, OUT
TS Nethula b LJ Woodcock 26(19) [4s-4 6s-1] · FoW 286/9 (103.1 ov)
End of over 1039 runsAA 286/8044001
TS Nethula 26(18)LH Ferguson 0(8)IG McPeake 17-6-51-3
102.61
IG McPeake to TS Nethula, 1 run
102.50
IG McPeake to TS Nethula, no run
102.40
IG McPeake to TS Nethula, no run
102.34
IG McPeake to TS Nethula, FOUR
102.24
IG McPeake to TS Nethula, FOUR
102.10
IG McPeake to TS Nethula, no run
End of over 1021 runAA 277/8100000
LH Ferguson 0(8)TS Nethula 17(12)LJ Woodcock 3-0-17-0
101.60
LJ Woodcock to LH Ferguson, no run
101.50
LJ Woodcock to LH Ferguson, no run
101.40
LJ Woodcock to LH Ferguson, no run
101.30
LJ Woodcock to LH Ferguson, no run
101.20
LJ Woodcock to LH Ferguson, no run
101.11
LJ Woodcock to TS Nethula, 1 run
End of over 1010 runs, 1 wktAA 276/800W000
LH Ferguson 0(3)TS Nethula 16(11)IG McPeake 16-6-42-3
100.60
IG McPeake to LH Ferguson, no run
100.50
IG McPeake to LH Ferguson, no run
100.40
IG McPeake to LH Ferguson, no run
100.3W
IG McPeake to BJ Horne, OUT
BJ Horne c †TA Blundell b IG McPeake 24(75) [4s-2 6s-1] · FoW 276/8 (100.3 ov)
100.20
IG McPeake to BJ Horne, no run
100.10
IG McPeake to BJ Horne, no run
End of over 1002 runsAA 276/7100100
TS Nethula 16(11)BJ Horne 24(72)LJ Woodcock 2-0-16-0
99.60
LJ Woodcock to TS Nethula, no run
99.50
LJ Woodcock to TS Nethula, no run
99.41
LJ Woodcock to BJ Horne, 1 run
99.30
LJ Woodcock to BJ Horne, no run