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Plunket ShieldMatch 10 · First-class

Northern Districts beat Wellington Firebirds by an innings and 28 runs

Cobham Oval, Whangarei, . Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bat.

Wellington Firebirds319 & 22491.2 ov
Northern Districts571/9d157 ov
Northern Districts won by an innings and 28 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bat. Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 319, Nick Kelly 111 from 228 balls and Gareth Severin 41 from 76 balls. Tim Pringle took 4 for 38.

Northern Districts made 571 for 9 declared, Jeet Raval 108 from 217 balls and Joe Carter 99 from 222 balls. ED Seddon took 5 for 150.

Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 224, Peter Younghusband 66 from 190 balls and Callum McLachlan 40 from 52 balls. Tim Pringle took 4 for 45.

Northern Districts won by an innings and 28 runs.

Key performers

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

319(100.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
SM Mycockb JJ Naylorb JJ Naylor6240025.00
Nick Greenwoodc JA Raval b BR Hamptonc JA Raval b BR Hampton23483047.92
Gareth Severinc †BJ Pomare b BR Hamptonc †BJ Pomare b BR Hampton41765053.95
Nick Kellyc sub (Snehith Reddy) b JJ Naylorc sub (Snehith Reddy) b JJ Naylor11122813048.68
Tim Robinsonc RR O'Donnell b TJG Pringlec RR O'Donnell b TJG Pringle18333054.55
Callum McLachlan †c JF Carter b TJG Pringlec JF Carter b TJG Pringle8270029.63
Peter Younghusbandlbw b JJ Naylorlbw b JJ Naylor35885039.77
Michael Sneddenc B Popli b TJG Pringlec B Popli b TJG Pringle13311041.94
Liam Duddingb JJ Naylorb JJ Naylor18402045.00
Yahya Zebnot outnot out8*610133.33
ED Seddonc HR Cooper b TJG Pringlec HR Cooper b TJG Pringle07000.00
Extras(b 9, lb 7, w 18, nb 4)(b 9, lb 7, w 18, nb 4)38
Total100.4 Ov (RR 3.17)100.4 Ov (RR 3.17)319
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (SM Mycock, 9.2 ov), 49-2 (NA Greenwood, 15.2 ov), 123-3 (GR Severin, 37.1 ov), 164-4 (TB Robinson, 49.1 ov), 192-5 (CR McLachlan, 60 ov), 266-6 (NF Kelly, 84.2 ov), 286-7 (PF Younghusband, 88.2 ov), 311-8 (LR Dudding, 97.4 ov), 315-9 (MW Snedden, 98.5 ov), 319-10 (ED Seddon, 100.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Zak Gibson1515103.40634020
JJ Naylor2337443.221037020
JH Brown1525303.53635010
Brett Hampton2036523.259812014
Tim Pringle21.473841.751063000
Henry Cooper20904.5092000
Jeet Raval401303.25160000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSM Mycock 6(24) & NA Greenwood 20(32)2756
2ndGR Severin 7(20) & NA Greenwood 3(16)2236
3rdNF Kelly 30(78) & GR Severin 34(56)74131
4thTB Robinson 18(33) & NF Kelly 22(40)4172
5thCR McLachlan 8(27) & NF Kelly 16(38)2865
6thNF Kelly 43(72) & PF Younghusband 23(74)74146
7thMW Snedden 7(10) & PF Younghusband 12(14)2024
8thLR Dudding 18(40) & MW Snedden 6(16)2556
9thYahya Zeb 4(2) & MW Snedden 0(5)47
10thED Seddon 0(7) & Yahya Zeb 4(4)411

Northern Districts 1st innings

571/9d(157 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Henry Cooperc †CR McLachlan b ED Seddonc †CR McLachlan b ED Seddon8817511050.29
Jeet Ravalc TB Robinson b ED Seddonc TB Robinson b ED Seddon1082177049.77
Bharat Poplilbw b Yahya Zeblbw b Yahya Zeb26641040.63
Joe Carterc & b MW Sneddenc & b MW Snedden992228044.59
Robert O'Donnellc MW Snedden b ED Seddonc MW Snedden b ED Seddon9112413173.39
Brett Hamptonc †CR McLachlan b MW Sneddenc †CR McLachlan b MW Snedden13152086.67
Ben Pomare †c LR Dudding b MW Sneddenc LR Dudding b MW Snedden27433062.79
Tim Pringleb ED Seddonb ED Seddon08000.00
JH Brownst †CR McLachlan b ED Seddonst †CR McLachlan b ED Seddon454171109.76
Zak Gibsonnot outnot out37*3640102.78
JJ Naylornot outnot out4*90044.44
Extras(b 5, lb 6, w 10, nb 12)(b 5, lb 6, w 10, nb 12)33
Total157 Ov (RR 3.64)157 Ov (RR 3.64)571/9d
Fall of wickets: 209-1 (HR Cooper, 62.5 ov), 210-2 (JA Raval, 64.5 ov), 270-3 (B Popli, 86.2 ov), 410-4 (RR O'Donnell, 123.5 ov), 450-5 (BR Hampton, 131 ov), 467-6 (JF Carter, 137 ov), 474-7 (TJG Pringle, 139.4 ov), 500-8 (BJ Pomare, 146.3 ov), 554-9 (JH Brown, 153.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Liam Dudding1944902.58905000
Michael Snedden31314434.6512518037
Yahya Zeb2699013.4611713130
Peter Younghusband2319804.26766002
ED Seddon47715053.1919613101
Nick Greenwood1112902.64511002
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHR Cooper 88(175) & JA Raval 107(207)209377
2ndB Popli 0(2) & JA Raval 1(10)112
3rdJF Carter 31(70) & B Popli 26(62)60129
4thRR O'Donnell 91(124) & JF Carter 36(103)140225
5thBR Hampton 13(15) & JF Carter 24(30)4043
6thJF Carter 8(19) & BJ Pomare 9(17)1736
7thBJ Pomare 7(8) & TJG Pringle 0(8)716
8thJH Brown 15(23) & BJ Pomare 11(18)2641
9thZN Gibson 24(25) & JH Brown 30(18)5443
10thJJ Naylor 4(9) & ZN Gibson 13(11)17*20

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

224(91.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
SM Mycocklbw b TJG Pringlelbw b TJG Pringle22823026.83
Nick Greenwoodc B Popli b TJG Pringlec B Popli b TJG Pringle9270033.33
Gareth Severinrun out (BR Hampton/†BJ Pomare)run out (BR Hampton/†BJ Pomare)5131038.46
Nick Kellylbw b TJG Pringlelbw b TJG Pringle123004.35
Tim Robinsonc ZN Gibson b JH Brownc ZN Gibson b JH Brown16422038.10
Michael Sneddenrun out (ZN Gibson)run out (ZN Gibson)113007.69
Callum McLachlan †c †BJ Pomare b HR Cooperc †BJ Pomare b HR Cooper40527076.92
Peter Younghusbandc †BJ Pomare b JJ Naylorc †BJ Pomare b JJ Naylor661909034.74
Liam Duddingrun out (†BJ Pomare/JH Brown)run out (†BJ Pomare/JH Brown)23745031.08
Yahya Zebc JA Raval b TJG Pringlec JA Raval b TJG Pringle22325068.75
ED Seddonnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(b 8, lb 8, w 3)(b 8, lb 8, w 3)19
Total91.2 Ov (RR 2.45)91.2 Ov (RR 2.45)224
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (NA Greenwood, 9.1 ov), 37-2 (GR Severin, 13.4 ov), 41-3 (NF Kelly, 21.5 ov), 53-4 (SM Mycock, 29.2 ov), 56-5 (MW Snedden, 32.2 ov), 64-6 (TB Robinson, 34.4 ov), 113-7 (CR McLachlan, 49.1 ov), 178-8 (LR Dudding, 78 ov), 224-9 (PF Younghusband, 91 ov), 224-10 (Yahya Zeb, 91.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Zak Gibson913403.78425010
JJ Naylor904515.00388000
Tim Pringle32.2154541.391726000
Brett Hampton1153403.09547010
Henry Cooper1491711.21752000
JH Brown1022912.90443010
Jeet Raval65400.67351000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSM Mycock 13(28) & NA Greenwood 9(27)2755
2ndGR Severin 5(13) & SM Mycock 5(14)1027
3rdNF Kelly 1(23) & SM Mycock 3(26)449
4thTB Robinson 7(31) & SM Mycock 1(14)1245
5thMW Snedden 1(13) & TB Robinson 2(5)318
6thTB Robinson 7(6) & CR McLachlan 1(8)814
7thPF Younghusband 9(43) & CR McLachlan 39(44)4987
8thLR Dudding 23(74) & PF Younghusband 33(99)65173
9thPF Younghusband 24(48) & Yahya Zeb 22(30)4678
10thYahya Zeb 0(2) & ED Seddon 0(0)02

Commentary

End of innings: WF 224 (91.2 ov)
91.2W
TJG Pringle to Yahya Zeb, OUT
Yahya Zeb c JA Raval b TJG Pringle 22(32) [4s-5 6s-0] · FoW 224/10 (91.2 ov)
91.10
TJG Pringle to Yahya Zeb, no run
End of over 915 runs, 1 wktWF 224/901004W
Yahya Zeb 22(30)JJ Naylor 9-0-45-1
90.6W
JJ Naylor to PF Younghusband, OUT
PF Younghusband c †BJ Pomare b JJ Naylor 66(190) [4s-9 6s-0] · FoW 224/9 (91 ov)
90.54
JJ Naylor to PF Younghusband, FOUR
90.40
JJ Naylor to PF Younghusband, no run
90.30
JJ Naylor to PF Younghusband, no run
90.21
JJ Naylor to Yahya Zeb, 1 run
90.10
JJ Naylor to Yahya Zeb, no run
End of over 900 runsWF 219/8000000
PF Younghusband 62(186)Yahya Zeb 21(28)TJG Pringle 32-15-45-3
89.60
TJG Pringle to PF Younghusband, no run
89.50
TJG Pringle to PF Younghusband, no run
89.40
TJG Pringle to PF Younghusband, no run
89.30
TJG Pringle to PF Younghusband, no run
89.20
TJG Pringle to PF Younghusband, no run
89.10
TJG Pringle to PF Younghusband, no run
End of over 8912 runsWF 219/8444000
Yahya Zeb 21(28)PF Younghusband 62(180)JJ Naylor 8-0-40-0
88.60
JJ Naylor to Yahya Zeb, no run
88.50
JJ Naylor to Yahya Zeb, no run
88.40
JJ Naylor to Yahya Zeb, no run
88.34
JJ Naylor to Yahya Zeb, FOUR
88.24
JJ Naylor to Yahya Zeb, FOUR
88.14
JJ Naylor to Yahya Zeb, FOUR
End of over 880 runsWF 207/8000000
PF Younghusband 62(180)Yahya Zeb 9(22)TJG Pringle 31-14-45-3
87.60
TJG Pringle to PF Younghusband, no run
87.50
TJG Pringle to PF Younghusband, no run
87.40
TJG Pringle to PF Younghusband, no run
87.30
TJG Pringle to PF Younghusband, no run
87.20
TJG Pringle to PF Younghusband, no run