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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Wellington Firebirds and Northern Districts draw

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

Wellington Firebirds376/8d109.3 ov
Northern Districts285 & 156/678 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bowl. Northern Districts were bowled out for 285, Scott Kuggeleijn 112 from 130 balls and Joe Carter 63 from 129 balls. Hamish Bennett took 4 for 54.

Wellington Firebirds made 376 for 8 declared, LJ Woodcock 120 from 261 balls and Tom Blundell 69 from 93 balls. James Baker took 3 for 90.

Northern Districts made 156 for 6, Nick Kelly 40 not out from 91 balls. Ian McPeake took 2 for 16.

Match drawn.

Key performers

Northern Districts 1st innings

285(84.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Daniel Flynnlbw b BJ Arnellbw b BJ Arnel140025.00
Dean Brownlieb HK Bennettb HK Bennett02000.00
Joe Carterb HK Bennettb HK Bennett631298048.84
Bharat Poplic †TA Blundell b IG McPeakec †TA Blundell b IG McPeake28654043.08
Daryl Mitchellc †TA Blundell b IG McPeakec †TA Blundell b IG McPeake03000.00
Nick Kellyb IG McPeakeb IG McPeake2170011.76
Tim Seifert †c JS Patel b BJ Arnelc JS Patel b BJ Arnel42727058.33
Scott Kuggeleijnc MJ Taylor b HK Bennettc MJ Taylor b HK Bennett11213015486.15
Joe Walkerc & b LJ Woodcockc & b LJ Woodcock18342152.94
James Bakernot outnot out13*421030.95
Tony Goodinc †TA Blundell b HK Bennettc †TA Blundell b HK Bennett07000.00
Extras(b 1, lb 4, w 1)(b 1, lb 4, w 1)6
Total84.1 Ov (RR 3.39)84.1 Ov (RR 3.39)285
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (DG Brownlie, 0.5 ov), 1-2 (DR Flynn, 1.1 ov), 46-3 (B Popli, 20.4 ov), 46-4 (DJ Mitchell, 22.1 ov), 56-5 (NF Kelly, 28.5 ov), 125-6 (JF Carter, 44.5 ov), 162-7 (TL Seifert, 54.5 ov), 226-8 (JG Walker, 70 ov), 284-9 (SC Kuggeleijn, 82.3 ov), 285-10 (TC Goodin, 84.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett17.145443.158210000
Brent Arnel2275322.411077000
Ian McPeake1845833.22808010
Matt Taylor602103.50284000
Jeetan Patel1215604.67505300
LJ Woodcock913814.22363200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDR Flynn 1(3) & DG Brownlie 0(2)15
2ndJF Carter 0(1) & DR Flynn 0(1)02
3rdB Popli 28(65) & JF Carter 16(52)45117
4thDJ Mitchell 0(3) & JF Carter 0(6)09
5thNF Kelly 2(17) & JF Carter 7(23)1040
6thTL Seifert 28(49) & JF Carter 40(47)6996
7thSC Kuggeleijn 23(37) & TL Seifert 14(23)3760
8thJG Walker 18(34) & SC Kuggeleijn 45(57)6491
9thSC Kuggeleijn 44(36) & JD Baker 13(39)5875
10thJD Baker 0(3) & TC Goodin 0(7)110

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

376/8d(109.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Pappslbw b SC Kuggeleijnlbw b SC Kuggeleijn29724040.28
LJ Woodcockc DJ Mitchell b JD Bakerc DJ Mitchell b JD Baker12026117045.98
Stephen Murdochc †TL Seifert b SC Kuggeleijnc †TL Seifert b SC Kuggeleijn01000.00
Hamish Marshalllbw b SC Kuggeleijnlbw b SC Kuggeleijn21581136.21
Michael Pollardb JD Bakerb JD Baker681168158.62
Tom Blundell †c NF Kelly b TC Goodinc NF Kelly b TC Goodin69939074.19
Matt Taylorb JD Bakerb JD Baker16273059.26
Jeetan Patelrun out (B Popli)run out (B Popli)312922106.90
Ian McPeakenot outnot out4*51080.00
Extras(b 1, lb 9, w 3, nb 5)(b 1, lb 9, w 3, nb 5)18
Total109.3 Ov (RR 3.43)109.3 Ov (RR 3.43)376/8d
Fall of wickets: 63-1 (MHW Papps, 22 ov), 63-2 (SJ Murdoch, 23.1 ov), 112-3 (HJH Marshall, 41.1 ov), 242-4 (MA Pollard, 80.5 ov), 265-5 (LJ Woodcock, 88.3 ov), 301-6 (MJ Taylor, 99.2 ov), 368-7 (JS Patel, 108.1 ov), 376-8 (TA Blundell, 109.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn2849933.5412113100
James Baker2959033.1013411113
Tony Goodin23.386412.721117100
Daryl Mitchell1707104.18678120
Joe Walker1224203.50536002
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMHW Papps 29(72) & LJ Woodcock 26(62)63132
2ndLJ Woodcock 0(6) & SJ Murdoch 0(1)07
3rdHJH Marshall 21(58) & LJ Woodcock 26(50)49108
4thMA Pollard 68(116) & LJ Woodcock 58(124)130238
5thTA Blundell 12(27) & LJ Woodcock 10(19)2346
6thMJ Taylor 16(27) & TA Blundell 19(38)3665
7thJS Patel 31(29) & TA Blundell 34(25)6753
8thIG McPeake 4(5) & TA Blundell 4(3)88

Northern Districts 2nd innings

156/6(78 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Dean Brownlielbw b BJ Arnellbw b BJ Arnel12143085.71
Daniel Flynnb LJ Woodcockb LJ Woodcock241313018.32
Joe Carterc MA Pollard b IG McPeakec MA Pollard b IG McPeake280025.00
Bharat Poplilbw b LJ Woodcocklbw b LJ Woodcock281104025.45
Daryl Mitchellc & b JS Patelc & b JS Patel10152066.67
Nick Kellynot outnot out40*918043.96
Tim Seifert †b IG McPeakeb IG McPeake22853025.88
Scott Kuggeleijnnot outnot out8*142057.14
Extras(b 4, lb 4, w 2)(b 4, lb 4, w 2)10
Total78 Ov (RR 2.00)78 Ov (RR 2.00)156/6
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (DG Brownlie, 5.1 ov), 20-2 (JF Carter, 8.1 ov), 65-3 (DR Flynn, 42.5 ov), 72-4 (B Popli, 44.5 ov), 78-5 (DJ Mitchell, 47.3 ov), 145-6 (TL Seifert, 75 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett1032902.90505000
Brent Arnel1452411.71754010
Ian McPeake1241621.33652010
Jeetan Patel28126212.2114511000
LJ Woodcock1491721.21783000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDG Brownlie 12(14) & DR Flynn 5(17)1731
2ndJF Carter 2(8) & DR Flynn 1(10)318
3rdB Popli 25(104) & DR Flynn 18(104)45208
4thDJ Mitchell 4(6) & B Popli 3(6)712
5thNF Kelly 0(7) & DJ Mitchell 6(9)616
6thTL Seifert 22(85) & NF Kelly 37(80)67165
7thNF Kelly 3(4) & SC Kuggeleijn 8(14)11*18

Commentary

End of innings: ND 156/6 (78 ov)
End of over 785 runsND 156/6010400
SC Kuggeleijn 8(14)NF Kelly 40(91)LJ Woodcock 14-9-17-2
77.60
LJ Woodcock to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
77.50
LJ Woodcock to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
77.44
LJ Woodcock to SC Kuggeleijn, FOUR
77.30
LJ Woodcock to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
77.21
LJ Woodcock to NF Kelly, 1 run
77.10
LJ Woodcock to NF Kelly, no run
End of over 771 runND 151/6100000
SC Kuggeleijn 4(10)NF Kelly 39(89)IG McPeake 12-4-16-2
76.60
IG McPeake to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
76.50
IG McPeake to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
76.40
IG McPeake to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
76.30
IG McPeake to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
76.20
IG McPeake to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
76.11
IG McPeake to NF Kelly, 1 run
End of over 765 runsND 150/6100040
SC Kuggeleijn 4(5)NF Kelly 38(88)JS Patel 28-12-62-1
75.60
JS Patel to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
75.54
JS Patel to SC Kuggeleijn, FOUR
75.40
JS Patel to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
75.30
JS Patel to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
75.20
JS Patel to SC Kuggeleijn, no run
75.11
JS Patel to NF Kelly, 1 run
End of over 751 run, 1 wktND 145/601000W
NF Kelly 37(87)IG McPeake 11-4-15-2
74.6W
IG McPeake to TL Seifert, OUT
TL Seifert b IG McPeake 22(85) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 145/6 (75 ov)
74.50
IG McPeake to TL Seifert, no run
74.40
IG McPeake to TL Seifert, no run
74.30
IG McPeake to TL Seifert, no run
74.21
IG McPeake to NF Kelly, 1 run
74.10
IG McPeake to NF Kelly, no run
End of over 740 runsND 144/5000000
TL Seifert 22(81)NF Kelly 36(85)BJ Arnel 14-5-24-1