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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Wellington Firebirds and Central Stags draw

McLean Park, Napier, . Central Stags won the toss and chose to bowl.

Wellington Firebirds227 & 439/7d117 ov
Central Stags355 & 86/137 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Central Stags won the toss and chose to bowl. Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 227, Jeetan Patel 56 from 68 balls. Ben Wheeler took 3 for 40.

Central Stags were bowled out for 355, Will Young 78 from 161 balls and Ben Wheeler 55 not out from 93 balls. Brent Arnel took 4 for 78.

Wellington Firebirds made 439 for 7 declared, Stephen Murdoch 112 from 146 balls and Michael Papps 82 from 138 balls. Doug Bracewell took 2 for 62.

Central Stags made 86 for 1.

Match drawn.

Key performers

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

227(81.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Pappsc DAJ Bracewell b BM Wheelerc DAJ Bracewell b BM Wheeler18553032.73
Deepak Joonlbw b BM Wheelerlbw b BM Wheeler17621027.42
Stephen Murdochlbw b DAJ Bracewelllbw b DAJ Bracewell35794044.30
Michael Pollardc †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewellc †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewell19641029.69
Tom Blundell †run out (BM Wheeler)run out (BM Wheeler)150020.00
LJ Woodcockc TC Bruce b AY Patelc TC Bruce b AY Patel20532037.74
Matt Taylorb SHA Ranceb SHA Rance11462023.91
Jeetan Patelc BS Smith b BM Wheelerc BS Smith b BM Wheeler56683282.35
Matt McEwanc †CFK van Wyk b AY Patelc †CFK van Wyk b AY Patel6271022.22
Andy McKaylbw b GH Workerlbw b GH Worker10301033.33
Brent Arnelnot outnot out10*142071.43
Extras(b 4, lb 4, nb 16)(b 4, lb 4, nb 16)24
Total81.1 Ov (RR 2.80)81.1 Ov (RR 2.80)227
Fall of wickets: 43-1 (MHW Papps, 18.2 ov), 50-2 (D Joon, 20.3 ov), 92-3 (MA Pollard, 41.1 ov), 93-4 (TA Blundell, 42.2 ov), 103-5 (SJ Murdoch, 43.3 ov), 138-6 (MJ Taylor, 56.3 ov), 148-7 (LJ Woodcock, 60.3 ov), 176-8 (MB McEwan, 69 ov), 211-9 (AJ McKay, 78 ov), 227-10 (JS Patel, 81.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Doug Bracewell1715623.298250010
Ben Wheeler17.154032.33823003
Seth Rance1232512.08632003
Andrew Mathieson1014104.10426000
Ajaz Patel1964522.37934200
George Worker611212.00270000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMHW Papps 18(55) & D Joon 17(58)43110
2ndSJ Murdoch 7(9) & D Joon 0(4)713
3rdMA Pollard 19(64) & SJ Murdoch 20(63)42124
4thTA Blundell 1(5) & SJ Murdoch 0(2)17
5thLJ Woodcock 0(4) & SJ Murdoch 8(5)107
6thMJ Taylor 11(46) & LJ Woodcock 18(38)3578
7thJS Patel 7(14) & LJ Woodcock 2(11)1024
8thMB McEwan 6(27) & JS Patel 22(24)2851
9thJS Patel 24(24) & AJ McKay 10(30)3554
10thJS Patel 3(6) & BJ Arnel 10(14)1619

Central Stags 1st innings

355(115 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
George Workerb BJ Arnelb BJ Arnel6111054.55
Ben Smithc MHW Papps b BJ Arnelc MHW Papps b BJ Arnel23543042.59
Greg Hayc D Joon b BJ Arnelc D Joon b BJ Arnel511336038.35
Will Youngc LJ Woodcock b JS Patelc LJ Woodcock b JS Patel7816110048.45
Tom Brucec MHW Papps b AJ McKayc MHW Papps b AJ McKay24273088.89
Kruger van Wyk †c JS Patel b MB McEwanc JS Patel b MB McEwan24494048.98
Doug Bracewellc †TA Blundell b MJ Taylorc †TA Blundell b MJ Taylor44866051.16
Ben Wheelernot outnot out55*938059.14
Ajaz Patelc D Joon b JS Patelc D Joon b JS Patel3220013.64
Seth Rancec †TA Blundell b AJ McKayc †TA Blundell b AJ McKay05000.00
Andrew Mathiesonb BJ Arnelb BJ Arnel27513152.94
Extras(b 3, lb 14, w 1, nb 2)(b 3, lb 14, w 1, nb 2)20
Total115 Ov (RR 3.09)115 Ov (RR 3.09)355
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (GH Worker, 2.2 ov), 43-2 (BS Smith, 20.2 ov), 140-3 (GR Hay, 52.4 ov), 190-4 (WA Young, 63.5 ov), 190-5 (TC Bruce, 64.1 ov), 238-6 (CFK van Wyk, 80 ov), 279-7 (DAJ Bracewell, 91.3 ov), 295-8 (AY Patel, 97.4 ov), 300-9 (SHA Rance, 99 ov), 355-10 (AW Mathieson, 115 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Brent Arnel2747842.8912912000
Matt McEwan2285112.321097000
Andy McKay2649623.6912015012
Jeetan Patel2747422.741254100
LJ Woodcock512004.00233000
Matt Taylor841912.38403000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGH Worker 6(11) & BS Smith 2(3)814
2ndGR Hay 12(57) & BS Smith 21(51)35108
3rdWA Young 56(118) & GR Hay 39(76)97194
4thTC Bruce 24(26) & WA Young 22(43)5067
5thCFK van Wyk 0(1) & TC Bruce 0(1)02
6thDAJ Bracewell 20(47) & CFK van Wyk 24(48)4895
7thDAJ Bracewell 24(39) & BM Wheeler 16(30)4169
8thAY Patel 3(22) & BM Wheeler 13(15)1637
9thSHA Rance 0(5) & BM Wheeler 5(3)58
10thBM Wheeler 21(45) & AW Mathieson 27(51)5596

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

439/7d(117 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Pappsc †CFK van Wyk b AW Mathiesonc †CFK van Wyk b AW Mathieson8213811059.42
Deepak Joonc †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewellc †CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewell271003027.00
Stephen Murdochc DAJ Bracewell b TC Brucec DAJ Bracewell b TC Bruce11214616276.71
Michael Pollardc TC Bruce b DAJ Bracewellc TC Bruce b DAJ Bracewell681464146.58
Tom Blundell †c TC Bruce b AY Patelc TC Bruce b AY Patel4190021.05
LJ Woodcockc BM Wheeler b AY Patelc BM Wheeler b AY Patel55989056.12
Matt Taylorlbw b SHA Rancelbw b SHA Rance34418082.93
Jeetan Patelnot outnot out26*2340113.04
Extras(b 11, lb 11, nb 9)(b 11, lb 11, nb 9)31
Total117 Ov (RR 3.75)117 Ov (RR 3.75)439/7d
Fall of wickets: 85-1 (D Joon, 31.3 ov), 156-2 (MHW Papps, 47.1 ov), 288-3 (SJ Murdoch, 76.1 ov), 300-4 (TA Blundell, 83.5 ov), 333-5 (MA Pollard, 97.3 ov), 379-6 (MJ Taylor, 109.4 ov), 439-7 (LJ Woodcock, 117 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Doug Bracewell2266222.8210910004
Ben Wheeler2576502.601198004
Andrew Mathieson1108717.913216001
Ajaz Patel2979723.341207200
Seth Rance1957313.848312000
George Worker502304.60202100
Tom Bruce611011.67300000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMHW Papps 52(92) & D Joon 27(100)85189
2ndSJ Murdoch 36(52) & MHW Papps 30(46)7194
3rdMA Pollard 50(82) & SJ Murdoch 76(94)132174
4thMA Pollard 8(27) & TA Blundell 4(19)1246
5thLJ Woodcock 23(45) & MA Pollard 10(37)3382
6thMJ Taylor 34(41) & LJ Woodcock 7(32)4673
7thJS Patel 26(23) & LJ Woodcock 25(21)6044

Central Stags 2nd innings

86/1(37 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
George Workerlbw b JS Patellbw b JS Patel39877044.83
Ben Smithnot outnot out30*1042028.85
Greg Haynot outnot out10*311032.26
Extras(w 2, pen 5)(w 2, pen 5)7
Total37 Ov (RR 2.32)37 Ov (RR 2.32) · Target 31286/1
Fall of wickets: 64-1 (GH Worker, 25.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Brent Arnel1023103.10485010
Matt McEwan401804.50172010
Jeetan Patel1471711.21752000
LJ Woodcock32301.00170000
Andy McKay641202.00311000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGH Worker 39(87) & BS Smith 18(68)64155
2ndGR Hay 10(31) & BS Smith 12(36)22*67

Commentary

End of innings: CS 86/1 (37 ov)
End of over 370 runsCS 86/1000000
BS Smith 30(104)GR Hay 10(31)LJ Woodcock 3-2-3-0
36.60
LJ Woodcock to BS Smith, no run
36.50
LJ Woodcock to BS Smith, no run
36.40
LJ Woodcock to BS Smith, no run
36.30
LJ Woodcock to BS Smith, no run
36.20
LJ Woodcock to BS Smith, no run
36.10
LJ Woodcock to BS Smith, no run
End of over 364 runsCS 86/1000004
GR Hay 10(31)BS Smith 30(98)JS Patel 14-7-17-1
35.64
JS Patel to GR Hay, FOUR
35.50
JS Patel to GR Hay, no run
35.40
JS Patel to GR Hay, no run
35.30
JS Patel to GR Hay, no run
35.20
JS Patel to GR Hay, no run
35.10
JS Patel to GR Hay, no run
End of over 353 runsCS 82/1030000
BS Smith 30(98)GR Hay 6(25)LJ Woodcock 2-1-3-0
34.60
LJ Woodcock to BS Smith, no run
34.50
LJ Woodcock to BS Smith, no run
34.40
LJ Woodcock to BS Smith, no run
34.30
LJ Woodcock to BS Smith, no run
34.23
LJ Woodcock to GR Hay, 3 runs
34.10
LJ Woodcock to GR Hay, no run
End of over 341 runCS 79/1100000
BS Smith 30(94)GR Hay 3(23)JS Patel 13-7-13-1
33.60
JS Patel to BS Smith, no run
33.50
JS Patel to BS Smith, no run
33.40
JS Patel to BS Smith, no run
33.30
JS Patel to BS Smith, no run
33.20
JS Patel to BS Smith, no run
33.11
JS Patel to GR Hay, 1 run
End of over 3310 runsCS 78/1023140
BS Smith 30(89)GR Hay 2(22)AJ McKay 6-4-12-0