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Plunket ShieldMatch 7 · First-class

Wellington Firebirds and Northern Districts draw

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

Wellington Firebirds270 & 224/9d55.5 ov
Northern Districts191 & 248/467 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bowl. Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 270, Tim Robinson 60 from 85 balls and Nathan Smith 58 from 87 balls. Kris Clarke took 6 for 77.

Northern Districts were bowled out for 191, Brett Hampton 85 from 77 balls. Nathan Smith took 5 for 67.

Wellington Firebirds made 224 for 9 declared, Nick Greenwood 73 from 102 balls and Nick Kelly 44 from 74 balls. Scott Kuggeleijn took 4 for 53.

Northern Districts made 248 for 4, Henry Cooper 73 from 124 balls and Jeet Raval 58 from 120 balls. Tim Robinson took 2 for 11.

Match drawn.

Key performers

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

270(64.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Troy Johnsonc B Popli b KDC Clarkec B Popli b KDC Clarke561083.33
Nick Greenwoodb KDC Clarkeb KDC Clarke16242066.67
Gareth Severinc †TL Seifert b BR Hamptonc †TL Seifert b BR Hampton40875045.98
Nick Kellyb KDC Clarkeb KDC Clarke51538296.23
Tim Robinsonc MJ Fisher b BR Hamptonc MJ Fisher b BR Hampton60859170.59
Callum McLachlan †c JA Raval b BR Hamptonc JA Raval b BR Hampton01000.00
Nathan Smithc †TL Seifert b KDC Clarkec †TL Seifert b KDC Clarke58879066.67
Peter Younghusbandc B Popli b KDC Clarkec B Popli b KDC Clarke1100010.00
Ben Searsnot outnot out13*250152.00
Michael Sneddenlbw b KDC Clarkelbw b KDC Clarke02000.00
James Hartshornb MJ Fisherb MJ Fisher890088.89
Extras(lb 8, w 6, nb 4)(lb 8, w 6, nb 4)18
Total64.1 Ov (RR 4.21)64.1 Ov (RR 4.21)270
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (TM Johnson, 1.5 ov), 24-2 (NA Greenwood, 7.2 ov), 103-3 (NF Kelly, 21.4 ov), 144-4 (GR Severin, 35.4 ov), 144-5 (CR McLachlan, 35.5 ov), 223-6 (TB Robinson, 52.5 ov), 240-7 (PF Younghusband, 57.2 ov), 249-8 (NG Smith, 59.4 ov), 249-9 (MW Snedden, 60 ov), 270-10 (JW Hartshorn, 64.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn1554302.87696000
Kris Clarke1837764.287811210
Matthew Fisher14.116514.59597110
Brett Hampton1105034.55468004
Joe Walker612704.50212100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTM Johnson 5(6) & NA Greenwood 4(5)911
2ndGR Severin 3(14) & NA Greenwood 12(19)1533
3rdNF Kelly 51(53) & GR Severin 19(35)7986
4thTB Robinson 21(46) & GR Severin 18(38)4184
5thCR McLachlan 0(1) & TB Robinson 0(0)01
6thNG Smith 35(65) & TB Robinson 39(39)79102
7thPF Younghusband 1(10) & NG Smith 16(17)1727
8thBV Sears 2(9) & NG Smith 7(5)914
9thMW Snedden 0(2) & BV Sears 0(0)02
10thBV Sears 11(16) & JW Hartshorn 8(9)2125

Northern Districts 1st innings

191(45.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Henry Cooperc †CR McLachlan b BV Searsc †CR McLachlan b BV Sears5181027.78
Jeet Ravalc †CR McLachlan b MW Sneddenc †CR McLachlan b MW Snedden20221290.91
Bharat Poplic TB Robinson b NG Smithc TB Robinson b NG Smith9192047.37
Joe Carterb NG Smithb NG Smith4201020.00
Tim Seifert †c TB Robinson b NG Smithc TB Robinson b NG Smith13201065.00
Joe Walkerc GR Severin b JW Hartshornc GR Severin b JW Hartshorn29595049.15
Katene Clarkec TM Johnson b BV Searsc TM Johnson b BV Sears270028.57
Scott Kuggeleijnc GR Severin b NG Smithc GR Severin b NG Smith120050.00
Brett Hamptonc TM Johnson b NG Smithc TM Johnson b NG Smith857795110.39
Kris Clarkec NG Smith b MW Sneddenc NG Smith b MW Snedden9900100.00
Matthew Fishernot outnot out1*20005.00
Extras(b 9, lb 2, w 1, nb 1)(b 9, lb 2, w 1, nb 1)13
Total45.2 Ov (RR 4.21)45.2 Ov (RR 4.21)191
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (HR Cooper, 4.5 ov), 34-2 (JA Raval, 9.2 ov), 34-3 (B Popli, 10.3 ov), 47-4 (JF Carter, 14.4 ov), 63-5 (TL Seifert, 21.4 ov), 68-6 (KD Clarke, 24.1 ov), 69-7 (SC Kuggeleijn, 25.1 ov), 108-8 (JG Walker, 31.5 ov), 130-9 (KDC Clarke, 35.4 ov), 191-10 (BR Hampton, 45.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Sears1516524.33655411
Nathan Smith17.236753.87779200
Michael Snedden821622.00411100
Peter Younghusband10505.0041000
James Hartshorn402716.75144000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHR Cooper 5(18) & JA Raval 7(11)1229
2ndB Popli 9(16) & JA Raval 13(11)2227
3rdJF Carter 0(4) & B Popli 0(3)07
4thTL Seifert 9(9) & JF Carter 4(16)1325
5thJG Walker 11(31) & TL Seifert 4(11)1642
6thKD Clarke 2(7) & JG Walker 3(8)515
7thSC Kuggeleijn 1(2) & JG Walker 0(4)16
8thBR Hampton 23(24) & JG Walker 15(16)3940
9thKDC Clarke 9(9) & BR Hampton 12(14)2223
10thMJ Fisher 1(20) & BR Hampton 50(39)6158

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

224/9d(55.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Troy Johnsonlbw b SC Kuggeleijnlbw b SC Kuggeleijn121230100.00
Nick Greenwoodc †TL Seifert b MJ Fisherc †TL Seifert b MJ Fisher7310210171.57
Gareth Severinc JA Raval b BR Hamptonc JA Raval b BR Hampton38674156.72
Nick Kellyc JG Walker b KDC Clarkec JG Walker b KDC Clarke44745159.46
Tim Robinsonc B Popli b SC Kuggeleijnc B Popli b SC Kuggeleijn6170035.29
Callum McLachlan †c JA Raval b SC Kuggeleijnc JA Raval b SC Kuggeleijn03000.00
Nathan Smithc B Popli b SC Kuggeleijnc B Popli b SC Kuggeleijn01000.00
Peter Younghusbandc JA Raval b KDC Clarkec JA Raval b KDC Clarke22234095.65
Ben Searsnot outnot out18*232078.26
Michael Sneddenc SC Kuggeleijn b BR Hamptonc SC Kuggeleijn b BR Hampton6140042.86
Extras(lb 4, nb 1)(lb 4, nb 1)5
Total55.5 Ov (RR 4.01)55.5 Ov (RR 4.01)224/9d
Did not bat: James Hartshorn
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (TM Johnson, 3 ov), 116-2 (GR Severin, 26.2 ov), 151-3 (NA Greenwood, 34.3 ov), 164-4 (TB Robinson, 40.2 ov), 164-5 (CR McLachlan, 40.5 ov), 164-6 (NG Smith, 41 ov), 189-7 (PF Younghusband, 48 ov), 204-8 (NF Kelly, 51.1 ov), 224-9 (MW Snedden, 55.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn1415343.79636200
Kris Clarke1336024.62549100
Brett Hampton9.512922.95413000
Matthew Fisher812813.50323001
Joe Walker1105004.55397000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTM Johnson 12(12) & NA Greenwood 0(6)1218
2ndNA Greenwood 65(73) & GR Severin 38(67)104140
3rdNF Kelly 27(26) & NA Greenwood 8(23)3549
4thTB Robinson 6(17) & NF Kelly 6(19)1335
5thCR McLachlan 0(3) & NF Kelly 0(0)03
6thNG Smith 0(1) & NF Kelly 0(0)01
7thNF Kelly 3(19) & PF Younghusband 22(23)2542
8thNF Kelly 8(10) & BV Sears 7(9)1519
9thMW Snedden 6(14) & BV Sears 11(14)2028

Northern Districts 2nd innings

248/4(67 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jeet Ravalc NF Kelly b TB Robinsonc NF Kelly b TB Robinson581208048.33
Henry Cooperc PF Younghusband b TB Robinsonc PF Younghusband b TB Robinson7312410258.87
Bharat Poplic †CR McLachlan b PF Younghusbandc †CR McLachlan b PF Younghusband35624056.45
Joe Carternot outnot out54*815366.67
Tim Seifert †c †CR McLachlan b NG Smithc †CR McLachlan b NG Smith18201190.00
Katene Clarkenot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(lb 3, nb 6)(lb 3, nb 6)9
Total67 Ov (RR 3.70)67 Ov (RR 3.70) · Target 304248/4
Fall of wickets: 132-1 (JA Raval, 38.3 ov), 139-2 (HR Cooper, 40.3 ov), 209-3 (B Popli, 59.3 ov), 240-4 (TL Seifert, 66.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Sears1417505.365613100
Nathan Smith1845813.22847200
Michael Snedden1232902.42594002
James Hartshorn703505.00273200
Peter Younghusband1213713.08481100
Tim Robinson411122.75190004
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJA Raval 58(120) & HR Cooper 71(113)132231
2ndB Popli 3(3) & HR Cooper 2(11)712
3rdJF Carter 35(57) & B Popli 32(59)70114
4thTL Seifert 18(20) & JF Carter 12(20)3140
5thKD Clarke 1(1) & JF Carter 7(4)8*5

Commentary

End of innings: ND 248/4 (67 ov)
End of over 678 runs, 1 wktND 248/4W10061
JF Carter 54(81)KD Clarke 1(1)NG Smith 18-4-58-1
66.61
NG Smith to JF Carter, 1 run
66.56
NG Smith to JF Carter, SIX
FIFTY for JF Carter (53 off 80)
66.40
NG Smith to JF Carter, no run
66.30
NG Smith to JF Carter, no run
66.21
NG Smith to KD Clarke, 1 run
66.1W
NG Smith to TL Seifert, OUT
TL Seifert c †CR McLachlan b NG Smith 18(20) [4s-1 6s-1] · FoW 240/4 (66.1 ov)
End of over 666 runsND 240/3100410
JF Carter 47(77)TL Seifert 18(19)MW Snedden 12-3-29-0
65.60
MW Snedden to JF Carter, no run
65.51
MW Snedden to TL Seifert, 1 run
65.44
MW Snedden to TL Seifert, FOUR
65.30
MW Snedden to TL Seifert, no run
65.20
MW Snedden to TL Seifert, no run
65.11
MW Snedden to JF Carter, 1 run
End of over 6511 runsND 234/31Lb61120
TL Seifert 13(15)JF Carter 46(75)JW Hartshorn 7-0-35-0
64.60
JW Hartshorn to TL Seifert, no run
64.52
JW Hartshorn to TL Seifert, 2 runs
64.41
JW Hartshorn to JF Carter, 1 run
64.31
JW Hartshorn to TL Seifert, 1 run
64.26
JW Hartshorn to TL Seifert, SIX
64.11Lb
JW Hartshorn to JF Carter, 1 leg bye
End of over 644 runsND 223/3101110
TL Seifert 4(11)JF Carter 45(73)PF Younghusband 12-1-37-1
63.60
PF Younghusband to TL Seifert, no run
63.51
PF Younghusband to JF Carter, 1 run
63.41
PF Younghusband to TL Seifert, 1 run
63.31
PF Younghusband to JF Carter, 1 run
63.20
PF Younghusband to JF Carter, no run
63.11
PF Younghusband to TL Seifert, 1 run
End of over 632 runsND 219/3110000
JF Carter 43(70)TL Seifert 2(8)JW Hartshorn 6-0-25-0