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Plunket ShieldMatch 3 · First-class

Wellington Firebirds beat Canterbury by 129 runs

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

Wellington Firebirds325 & 14541.5 ov
Canterbury156 & 18554.5 ov
Wellington Firebirds won by 129 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Canterbury won the toss and chose to bowl. Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 325, Nick Greenwood 79 from 130 balls and Muhammad Abbas 57 from 98 balls. Zakary Foulkes took 4 for 43.

Canterbury were bowled out for 156. Peter Younghusband took 3 for 5.

Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 145, Muhammad Abbas 41 from 57 balls. Fraser Sheat took 4 for 50.

Canterbury were bowled out for 185, Mitchell Hay 44 from 55 balls. Nathan Smith took 3 for 39.

Wellington Firebirds won by 129 runs.

Key performers

NG79Nick GreenwoodWellington Firebirds. 130 balls, 12 fours, 2 sixesPY3/5Peter YounghusbandWellington Firebirds. 2.1 oversZF4/43Zakary FoulkesCanterbury. 14.5 overs, 3 maidens

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

325(104.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Troy Johnsonc ZGF Foulkes b FW Sheatc ZGF Foulkes b FW Sheat14313045.16
Nick Greenwoodlbw b MD Raelbw b MD Rae7913012260.77
Gareth Severinc †MJ Hay b MD Raec †MJ Hay b MD Rae7120058.33
Nick Kellyc LJ Carter b ZGF Foulkesc LJ Carter b ZGF Foulkes52969054.17
Muhammad Abbasc EJ Nuttall b MJG Ripponc EJ Nuttall b MJG Rippon57987058.16
Callum McLachlan †c LJ Carter b MJG Ripponc LJ Carter b MJG Rippon19492038.78
Nathan Smithc AW McKenzie b FW Sheatc AW McKenzie b FW Sheat49757065.33
Peter Younghusbandnot outnot out13*682019.12
Ben Searsb ZGF Foulkesb ZGF Foulkes5430011.63
Michael Sneddenc †MJ Hay b ZGF Foulkesc †MJ Hay b ZGF Foulkes06000.00
James Hartshornc MJG Rippon b ZGF Foulkesc MJG Rippon b ZGF Foulkes18232078.26
Extras(b 1, lb 6, w 3, nb 2)(b 1, lb 6, w 3, nb 2)12
Total104.5 Ov (RR 3.10)104.5 Ov (RR 3.10)325
Fall of wickets: 41-1 (TM Johnson, 10.4 ov), 60-2 (GR Severin, 15.2 ov), 137-3 (NA Greenwood, 41.1 ov), 162-4 (NF Kelly, 47.3 ov), 190-5 (CR McLachlan, 60.1 ov), 259-6 (MA Abbas, 78.1 ov), 294-7 (NG Smith, 85.2 ov), 307-8 (BV Sears, 97 ov), 307-9 (MW Snedden, 99 ov), 325-10 (JW Hartshorn, 104.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Fraser Sheat2494922.041227000
Edward Nuttall1718004.716913002
Michael Rae2027723.859110200
Angus McKenzie1883201.78954010
Zakary Foulkes14.534342.90687000
Michael Rippon802623.25312000
Cole McConchie301103.67121000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTM Johnson 14(31) & NA Greenwood 26(34)4164
2ndGR Severin 7(12) & NA Greenwood 12(16)1928
3rdNF Kelly 36(75) & NA Greenwood 41(80)77155
4thMA Abbas 9(17) & NF Kelly 16(21)2538
5thCR McLachlan 19(49) & MA Abbas 5(27)2876
6thNG Smith 21(54) & MA Abbas 43(54)69108
7thPF Younghusband 6(23) & NG Smith 28(21)3543
8thBV Sears 5(43) & PF Younghusband 7(27)1370
9thPF Younghusband 0(6) & MW Snedden 0(6)012
10thPF Younghusband 0(12) & JW Hartshorn 18(23)1835

Canterbury 1st innings

156(45.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Zakary Foulkesc †CR McLachlan b BV Searsc †CR McLachlan b BV Sears01000.00
DJ Hunterc NF Kelly b NG Smithc NF Kelly b NG Smith17472036.17
Cole McConchiec †CR McLachlan b NG Smithc †CR McLachlan b NG Smith7150046.67
Leo Carterc NF Kelly b BV Searsc NF Kelly b BV Sears140025.00
Matt Boylelbw b MW Sneddenlbw b MW Snedden25535047.17
Mitchell Hay †c & b BV Searsc & b BV Sears13303043.33
Michael Ripponc TM Johnson b NG Smithc TM Johnson b NG Smith31404177.50
Angus McKenziec NF Kelly b PF Younghusbandc NF Kelly b PF Younghusband22514043.14
Fraser Sheatc NG Smith b PF Younghusbandc NG Smith b PF Younghusband20284071.43
Michael Raec JW Hartshorn b PF Younghusbandc JW Hartshorn b PF Younghusband03000.00
Edward Nuttallnot outnot out2*50040.00
Extras(b 4, lb 8, nb 6)(b 4, lb 8, nb 6)18
Total45.1 Ov (RR 3.45)45.1 Ov (RR 3.45)156
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (ZGF Foulkes, 0.1 ov), 9-2 (CE McConchie, 3.5 ov), 10-3 (LJ Carter, 6.1 ov), 48-4 (DJ Hunter, 16.4 ov), 60-5 (MWT Boyle, 21.5 ov), 80-6 (MJ Hay, 26.4 ov), 117-7 (MJG Rippon, 34.5 ov), 153-8 (FW Sheat, 43.1 ov), 153-9 (MD Rae, 43.4 ov), 156-10 (AW McKenzie, 45.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Sears1224133.42536000
Nathan Smith1233032.50623105
Michael Snedden803814.75356001
James Hartshorn1133002.73556000
Peter Younghusband2.10532.31111000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stZGF Foulkes 0(1) & DJ Hunter 0(0)01
2ndCE McConchie 7(15) & DJ Hunter 1(7)922
3rdLJ Carter 1(4) & DJ Hunter 0(10)114
4thMWT Boyle 17(36) & DJ Hunter 16(30)3863
5thMJ Hay 4(14) & MWT Boyle 8(17)1231
6thMJG Rippon 11(13) & MJ Hay 9(16)2029
7thAW McKenzie 10(24) & MJG Rippon 20(27)3749
8thFW Sheat 20(28) & AW McKenzie 11(23)3650
9thMD Rae 0(3) & AW McKenzie 0(0)03
10thEJ Nuttall 2(5) & AW McKenzie 1(4)39

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

145(41.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Troy Johnsonc ZGF Foulkes b FW Sheatc ZGF Foulkes b FW Sheat7251028.00
Nick Greenwoodc †MJ Hay b ZGF Foulkesc †MJ Hay b ZGF Foulkes10341029.41
Gareth Severinb ZGF Foulkesb ZGF Foulkes7371018.92
Nick Kellyc MWT Boyle b ZGF Foulkesc MWT Boyle b ZGF Foulkes09000.00
Muhammad Abbasc †MJ Hay b FW Sheatc †MJ Hay b FW Sheat41579071.93
Callum McLachlan †c †MJ Hay b AW McKenziec †MJ Hay b AW McKenzie8810100.00
Nathan Smithc AW McKenzie b MD Raec AW McKenzie b MD Rae14153093.33
Peter Younghusbandc †MJ Hay b FW Sheatc †MJ Hay b FW Sheat10211047.62
Ben Searsc DJ Hunter b FW Sheatc DJ Hunter b FW Sheat13173076.47
Michael Sneddennot outnot out13*162081.25
James Hartshornrun out (LJ Carter/†MJ Hay/FW Sheat)run out (LJ Carter/†MJ Hay/FW Sheat)161320123.08
Extras(lb 4, w 1, nb 1)(lb 4, w 1, nb 1)6
Total41.5 Ov (RR 3.47)41.5 Ov (RR 3.47)145
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (TM Johnson, 7.1 ov), 28-2 (NA Greenwood, 12.2 ov), 28-3 (NF Kelly, 14.5 ov), 37-4 (GR Severin, 20.4 ov), 52-5 (CR McLachlan, 23.4 ov), 87-6 (NG Smith, 28.3 ov), 103-7 (PF Younghusband, 33.3 ov), 104-8 (MA Abbas, 35.3 ov), 117-9 (BV Sears, 37.5 ov), 145-10 (JW Hartshorn, 41.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Michael Rae1014414.40447000
Fraser Sheat13.525043.61659010
Zakary Foulkes1143433.09526001
Angus McKenzie731311.86362000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTM Johnson 7(25) & NA Greenwood 8(18)1743
2ndGR Severin 7(15) & NA Greenwood 2(16)1131
3rdNF Kelly 0(9) & GR Severin 0(6)015
4thMA Abbas 9(19) & GR Severin 0(16)935
5thCR McLachlan 8(8) & MA Abbas 7(10)1518
6thNG Smith 14(15) & MA Abbas 20(14)3529
7thPF Younghusband 10(21) & MA Abbas 5(10)1630
8thBV Sears 1(8) & MA Abbas 0(4)112
9thMW Snedden 1(5) & BV Sears 12(9)1314
10thJW Hartshorn 16(13) & MW Snedden 12(11)2824

Canterbury 2nd innings

185(54.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Zakary Foulkesb NG Smithb NG Smith19513037.25
DJ Hunterc †CR McLachlan b MA Abbasc †CR McLachlan b MA Abbas28911030.77
Cole McConchiec NF Kelly b NG Smithc NF Kelly b NG Smith04000.00
Leo Carterc †CR McLachlan b MA Abbasc †CR McLachlan b MA Abbas31674046.27
Matt Boylec & b PF Younghusbandc & b PF Younghusband04000.00
Mitchell Hay †hit wicket b BV Searshit wicket b BV Sears44553480.00
Michael Ripponst †CR McLachlan b PF Younghusbandst †CR McLachlan b PF Younghusband03000.00
Angus McKenziec TM Johnson b PF Younghusbandc TM Johnson b PF Younghusband4160025.00
Fraser Sheatb NG Smithb NG Smith13261050.00
Michael Raec †CR McLachlan b BV Searsc †CR McLachlan b BV Sears171721100.00
Edward Nuttallnot outnot out0*4000.00
Extras(b 11, lb 8, w 1, nb 9)(b 11, lb 8, w 1, nb 9)29
Total54.5 Ov (RR 3.37)54.5 Ov (RR 3.37) · Target 315185
Fall of wickets: 45-1 (ZGF Foulkes, 15 ov), 49-2 (CE McConchie, 16.1 ov), 101-3 (DJ Hunter, 32.4 ov), 102-4 (MWT Boyle, 33.5 ov), 103-5 (LJ Carter, 35 ov), 104-6 (MJG Rippon, 35.4 ov), 113-7 (AW McKenzie, 40 ov), 138-8 (FW Sheat, 48.4 ov), 164-9 (MD Rae, 52.5 ov), 185-10 (MJ Hay, 54.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Sears9.513623.66436000
Nathan Smith1413932.79675101
Michael Snedden711602.29360005
James Hartshorn731802.57332000
Muhammad Abbas611422.33301013
Peter Younghusband1114333.91470400
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stZGF Foulkes 19(51) & DJ Hunter 7(44)4590
2ndDJ Hunter 3(3) & CE McConchie 0(4)47
3rdLJ Carter 30(57) & DJ Hunter 18(44)5299
4thMWT Boyle 0(4) & LJ Carter 1(3)17
5thMJ Hay 0(1) & LJ Carter 0(7)17
6thMJ Hay 1(1) & MJG Rippon 0(3)14
7thAW McKenzie 4(16) & MJ Hay 4(11)926
8thMJ Hay 9(26) & FW Sheat 13(26)2552
9thMD Rae 17(17) & MJ Hay 9(8)2625
10thEJ Nuttall 0(4) & MJ Hay 21(8)2112

Commentary

End of innings: CAN 185 (54.5 ov)
54.5W
BV Sears to MJ Hay, OUT
MJ Hay hit wicket b BV Sears 44(55) [4s-3 6s-4] · FoW 185/10 (54.5 ov)
54.44
BV Sears to MJ Hay, FOUR
54.30
BV Sears to MJ Hay, no run
54.20
BV Sears to MJ Hay, no run
54.14
BV Sears to MJ Hay, FOUR
End of over 5413 runsCAN 177/9661000
EJ Nuttall 0(4)MJ Hay 36(50)PF Younghusband 11-1-43-3
53.60
PF Younghusband to EJ Nuttall, no run
53.50
PF Younghusband to EJ Nuttall, no run
53.40
PF Younghusband to EJ Nuttall, no run
53.31
PF Younghusband to MJ Hay, 1 run
53.26
PF Younghusband to MJ Hay, SIX
53.16
PF Younghusband to MJ Hay, SIX
End of over 532 runs, 1 wktCAN 164/90020W0
EJ Nuttall 0(1)MJ Hay 23(47)BV Sears 9-1-28-1
52.60
BV Sears to EJ Nuttall, no run
52.5W
BV Sears to MD Rae, OUT
MD Rae c †CR McLachlan b BV Sears 17(17) [4s-2 6s-1] · FoW 164/9 (52.5 ov)
52.40
BV Sears to MD Rae, no run
52.32
BV Sears to MD Rae, 2 runs
52.20
BV Sears to MD Rae, no run
52.10
BV Sears to MD Rae, no run
End of over 528 runsCAN 162/8000116
MJ Hay 23(47)MD Rae 15(12)PF Younghusband 10-1-30-3
51.66
PF Younghusband to MJ Hay, SIX
51.51
PF Younghusband to MD Rae, 1 run
51.41
PF Younghusband to MJ Hay, 1 run
51.30
PF Younghusband to MJ Hay, no run
51.20
PF Younghusband to MJ Hay, no run
51.10
PF Younghusband to MJ Hay, no run
End of over 5115 runsCAN 154/8100464
MD Rae 14(11)MJ Hay 16(42)NG Smith 14-1-39-3
50.64
NG Smith to MD Rae, FOUR
50.56
NG Smith to MD Rae, SIX