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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Wellington Firebirds and Auckland Aces draw

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

Wellington Firebirds255 & 107/238 ov
Auckland Aces313111.4 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bowl. Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 255, Michael Bracewell 53 from 97 balls and James Neesham 51 from 64 balls. Matt McEwan took 4 for 48.

Auckland Aces were bowled out for 313, Jeet Raval 102 from 206 balls and Robert O'Donnell 73 from 165 balls. Ian McPeake took 3 for 44.

Wellington Firebirds made 107 for 2.

Match drawn.

Key performers

MB53Michael BracewellWellington Firebirds. 97 balls, 9 foursIM3/44Ian McPeakeWellington Firebirds. 23.4 overs, 11 maidensJR102Jeet RavalAuckland Aces. 206 balls, 17 foursMM4/48Matt McEwanAuckland Aces. 17 overs, 5 maidens

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

255(72.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Andrew Fletcherb SM Soliab SM Solia18412043.90
LJ Woodcockb MB McEwanb MB McEwan15362041.67
Devon Conway †b BG Listerb BG Lister11252044.00
Michael Bracewellc †BJ Horne b DK Fernsc †BJ Horne b DK Ferns53979054.64
James Neeshamlbw b MB McEwanlbw b MB McEwan51649079.69
Malcolm Nofalc JA Raval b MB McEwanc JA Raval b MB McEwan03000.00
Logan van Beekb WER Somervilleb WER Somerville28565050.00
Lauchie Johnsc DK Ferns b WER Somervillec DK Ferns b WER Somerville40795050.63
Jeetan Patelc †BJ Horne b MB McEwanc †BJ Horne b MB McEwan15172088.24
Ian McPeakec JA Raval b WER Somervillec JA Raval b WER Somerville4111036.36
Hamish Bennettnot outnot out0*6000.00
Extras(b 4, lb 6, w 8, nb 2)(b 4, lb 6, w 8, nb 2)20
Total72.1 Ov (RR 3.53)72.1 Ov (RR 3.53)255
Fall of wickets: 39-1 (LJ Woodcock, 12.1 ov), 43-2 (AT Fletcher, 13.3 ov), 62-3 (DP Conway, 19.2 ov), 152-4 (MG Bracewell, 41.3 ov), 154-5 (MJ Nofal, 42.4 ov), 169-6 (JDS Neesham, 44.5 ov), 223-7 (LV van Beek, 62.4 ov), 250-8 (JS Patel, 69.2 ov), 251-9 (LR Johns, 70.1 ov), 255-10 (IG McPeake, 72.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Benjamin Lister1434313.07635010
Danru Ferns1535513.67679010
Matt McEwan1754842.82858001
Sean Solia1014714.70386011
William Somerville16.135233.22749000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAT Fletcher 14(38) & LJ Woodcock 15(36)3973
2ndDP Conway 0(5) & AT Fletcher 4(3)48
3rdMG Bracewell 8(15) & DP Conway 11(20)1935
4thJDS Neesham 39(51) & MG Bracewell 45(82)90133
5thJDS Neesham 2(4) & MJ Nofal 0(3)27
6thLV van Beek 4(4) & JDS Neesham 10(9)1513
7thLR Johns 28(55) & LV van Beek 24(52)54107
8thJS Patel 15(17) & LR Johns 12(23)2740
9thIG McPeake 0(5) & LR Johns 0(1)15
10thIG McPeake 4(6) & HK Bennett 0(6)412

Auckland Aces 1st innings

313(111.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jeet Ravalc †DP Conway b JS Patelc †DP Conway b JS Patel10220617049.51
Michael Guptill-Buncelbw b HK Bennettlbw b HK Bennett03000.00
Sean Solialbw b JDS Neeshamlbw b JDS Neesham11431025.58
Matt McEwanc LV van Beek b IG McPeakec LV van Beek b IG McPeake15392038.46
Robert O'Donnellc JDS Neesham b HK Bennettc JDS Neesham b HK Bennett731659044.24
Graeme Beghinc †DP Conway b IG McPeakec †DP Conway b IG McPeake20433046.51
William Somervillec JDS Neesham b LV van Beekc JDS Neesham b LV van Beek21721029.17
Finn Allenc LV van Beek b HK Bennettc LV van Beek b HK Bennett5111045.45
Ben Horne †not outnot out26*673038.81
Benjamin Listerc JDS Neesham b LV van Beekc JDS Neesham b LV van Beek01000.00
Danru Fernsc LR Johns b IG McPeakec LR Johns b IG McPeake21252284.00
Extras(b 5, lb 8, w 1, nb 5)(b 5, lb 8, w 1, nb 5)19
Total111.4 Ov (RR 2.80)111.4 Ov (RR 2.80)313
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (ML Guptill-Bunce, 1 ov), 49-2 (SM Solia, 16.5 ov), 88-3 (MB McEwan, 30.3 ov), 195-4 (JA Raval, 69.3 ov), 229-5 (RR O'Donnell, 80.2 ov), 232-6 (GK Beghin, 84.2 ov), 239-7 (FH Allen, 87.5 ov), 285-8 (WER Somerville, 105.4 ov), 285-9 (BG Lister, 105.5 ov), 313-10 (DK Ferns, 111.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett2136232.95989010
Ian McPeake23.4114431.861195000
Logan van Beek2777422.741269003
Jeetan Patel2447613.171098200
James Neesham1424313.07678002
Malcolm Nofal21100.50110000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJA Raval 1(3) & ML Guptill-Bunce 0(3)16
2ndJA Raval 36(52) & SM Solia 11(43)4895
3rdMB McEwan 15(39) & JA Raval 20(46)3982
4thRR O'Donnell 56(131) & JA Raval 45(105)107234
5thGK Beghin 17(31) & RR O'Donnell 17(34)3465
6thWER Somerville 0(12) & GK Beghin 3(12)324
7thFH Allen 5(11) & WER Somerville 2(10)721
8thWER Somerville 19(50) & BJ Horne 19(57)46107
9thBG Lister 0(1) & BJ Horne 0(0)01
10thDK Ferns 21(25) & BJ Horne 7(10)2835

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

107/2(38 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
LJ Woodcockb WER Somervilleb WER Somerville15511029.41
Andrew Fletcherc ML Guptill-Bunce b BG Listerc ML Guptill-Bunce b BG Lister14272051.85
Devon Conway †not outnot out39*1046037.50
Michael Bracewellnot outnot out32*483166.67
Extras(b 4, w 1, nb 2)(b 4, w 1, nb 2)7
Total38 Ov (RR 2.82)38 Ov (RR 2.82)107/2
Did not bat: James Neesham, Malcolm Nofal, Logan van Beek, Lauchie Johns, Jeetan Patel, Ian McPeake, Hamish Bennett
Fall of wickets: 26-1 (AT Fletcher, 8 ov), 37-2 (LJ Woodcock, 17.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Matt McEwan741201.71361001
Benjamin Lister611913.17282001
William Somerville1362111.62671100
Danru Ferns713004.29275000
Sean Solia512104.20203010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLJ Woodcock 10(23) & AT Fletcher 14(27)2648
2ndLJ Woodcock 5(28) & DP Conway 6(27)1155
3rdMG Bracewell 32(48) & DP Conway 33(77)70*125

Commentary

End of innings: WF 107/2 (38 ov)
End of over 3811 runsWF 107/211104b4
DP Conway 39(104)MG Bracewell 32(48)DK Ferns 7-1-30-0
37.64
DK Ferns to DP Conway, FOUR
37.54b
DK Ferns to DP Conway, 4 byes
37.40
DK Ferns to DP Conway, no run
37.31
DK Ferns to MG Bracewell, 1 run
37.21
DK Ferns to DP Conway, 1 run
37.11
DK Ferns to MG Bracewell, 1 run
End of over 376 runsWF 96/2401100
DP Conway 34(100)MG Bracewell 30(46)SM Solia 5-1-21-0
36.60
SM Solia to DP Conway, no run
36.50
SM Solia to DP Conway, no run
36.41
SM Solia to MG Bracewell, 1 run
36.31
SM Solia to DP Conway, 1 run
36.20
SM Solia to DP Conway, no run
36.14
SM Solia to DP Conway, FOUR
End of over 3610 runsWF 90/2041041
DP Conway 29(95)MG Bracewell 29(45)DK Ferns 6-1-23-0
35.61
DK Ferns to DP Conway, 1 run
35.54
DK Ferns to DP Conway, FOUR
35.40
DK Ferns to DP Conway, no run
35.31
DK Ferns to MG Bracewell, 1 run
35.24
DK Ferns to MG Bracewell, FOUR
35.10
DK Ferns to MG Bracewell, no run
End of over 354 runsWF 80/2101011
MG Bracewell 24(42)DP Conway 24(92)SM Solia 4-1-15-0
34.61
SM Solia to MG Bracewell, 1 run
34.51
SM Solia to DP Conway, 1 run
34.40
SM Solia to DP Conway, no run
34.31
SM Solia to MG Bracewell, 1 run
34.20
SM Solia to MG Bracewell, no run
34.11
SM Solia to DP Conway, 1 run
End of over 342 runsWF 76/2100001
DP Conway 22(89)MG Bracewell 22(39)WER Somerville 13-6-21-1