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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Northern Districts beat Wellington Firebirds by an innings and 56 runs

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

Wellington Firebirds137 & 13049.1 ov
Northern Districts32391.3 ov
Northern Districts won by an innings and 56 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bowl. Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 137, LJ Woodcock 51 from 87 balls. Ish Sodhi took 7 for 30.

Northern Districts were bowled out for 323, Tim Seifert 124 from 183 balls and Corey Anderson 61 from 65 balls. Jeetan Patel took 5 for 85.

Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 130. Ish Sodhi took 5 for 32.

Northern Districts won by an innings and 56 runs.

Key performers

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

137(49.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Pappsc †TL Seifert b JD Bakerc †TL Seifert b JD Baker23282082.14
LJ Woodcockc NF Kelly b IS Sodhic NF Kelly b IS Sodhi51878058.62
Stephen Murdochb IS Sodhib IS Sodhi16372043.24
Michael Bracewellhit wicket b IS Sodhihit wicket b IS Sodhi16601026.67
Tom Blundell †b IS Sodhib IS Sodhi250040.00
Devon Conwayc JD Baker b SC Kuggeleijnc JD Baker b SC Kuggeleijn27624043.55
Jeetan Patelst †TL Seifert b IS Sodhist †TL Seifert b IS Sodhi03000.00
Ollie Newtonc DJ Mitchell b IS Sodhic DJ Mitchell b IS Sodhi290022.22
Alex Ridleyc IS Sodhi b SC Kuggeleijnc IS Sodhi b SC Kuggeleijn03000.00
Ian McPeakec NF Kelly b IS Sodhic NF Kelly b IS Sodhi03000.00
Hamish Bennettnot outnot out0*000-
Extras0
Total49.3 Ov (RR 2.77)49.3 Ov (RR 2.77)137
Fall of wickets: 45-1 (MHW Papps, 11.4 ov), 90-2 (LJ Woodcock, 24 ov), 91-3 (SJ Murdoch, 26 ov), 93-4 (TA Blundell, 27.5 ov), 124-5 (MG Bracewell, 43.1 ov), 124-6 (JS Patel, 43.4 ov), 136-7 (OR Newton, 47.5 ov), 137-8 (AD Ridley, 48.4 ov), 137-9 (DP Conway, 49 ov), 137-10 (IG McPeake, 49.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn913223.56384000
James Baker1544813.20708000
Zak Gibson602704.50254000
Ish Sodhi15.343071.94731000
Daryl Mitchell44000.00240000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMHW Papps 23(28) & LJ Woodcock 22(42)4570
2ndSJ Murdoch 16(29) & LJ Woodcock 29(45)4574
3rdSJ Murdoch 0(8) & MG Bracewell 1(4)112
4thMG Bracewell 0(6) & TA Blundell 2(5)211
5thDP Conway 16(42) & MG Bracewell 15(50)3192
6thJS Patel 0(3) & DP Conway 0(0)03
7thOR Newton 2(9) & DP Conway 10(16)1225
8thAD Ridley 0(3) & DP Conway 1(2)15
9thDP Conway 0(2) & IG McPeake 0(0)02
10thIG McPeake 0(3) & HK Bennett 0(0)03

Northern Districts 1st innings

323(91.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Daniel Flynnlbw b HK Bennettlbw b HK Bennett15272055.56
Henry Cooperc †TA Blundell b JS Patelc †TA Blundell b JS Patel32525061.54
Corey Andersonc MG Bracewell b IG McPeakec MG Bracewell b IG McPeake61654393.85
Anton Devcichb IG McPeakeb IG McPeake6150040.00
Tim Seifert †lbw b JS Patellbw b JS Patel12418315167.76
Daryl Mitchellb IG McPeakeb IG McPeake18621129.03
Nick Kellyb JS Patelb JS Patel31505062.00
Scott Kuggeleijnc MHW Papps b JS Patelc MHW Papps b JS Patel4390010.26
Ish Sodhirun out (DP Conway/†TA Blundell/†TA Blundell)run out (DP Conway/†TA Blundell/†TA Blundell)580062.50
James Bakernot outnot out18*371048.65
Zak Gibsonc SJ Murdoch b JS Patelc SJ Murdoch b JS Patel7111063.64
Extras(lb 2)(lb 2)2
Total91.3 Ov (RR 3.53)91.3 Ov (RR 3.53)323
Fall of wickets: 26-1 (DR Flynn, 8.4 ov), 90-2 (HR Cooper, 19.2 ov), 105-3 (AP Devcich, 24.5 ov), 114-4 (CJ Anderson, 28.1 ov), 172-5 (DJ Mitchell, 48.1 ov), 239-6 (NF Kelly, 63.4 ov), 267-7 (SC Kuggeleijn, 77.1 ov), 276-8 (IS Sodhi, 79.2 ov), 309-9 (TL Seifert, 88 ov), 323-10 (ZN Gibson, 91.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett1916913.638310000
Ollie Newton2265902.681027000
Alex Ridley914905.44374200
Jeetan Patel26.368553.211217200
Ian McPeake1405934.21626100
LJ Woodcock11000.0060000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDR Flynn 15(27) & HR Cooper 11(25)2652
2ndCJ Anderson 43(37) & HR Cooper 21(27)6464
3rdAP Devcich 6(15) & CJ Anderson 9(18)1533
4thTL Seifert 0(10) & CJ Anderson 9(10)920
5thDJ Mitchell 18(62) & TL Seifert 40(58)58120
6thNF Kelly 31(50) & TL Seifert 35(43)6793
7thSC Kuggeleijn 4(39) & TL Seifert 24(42)2881
8thIS Sodhi 5(8) & TL Seifert 4(5)913
9thJD Baker 11(27) & TL Seifert 21(25)3352
10thJD Baker 7(10) & ZN Gibson 7(11)1421

Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings

130(49.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
LJ Woodcockb IS Sodhib IS Sodhi22523042.31
Michael Pappslbw b JD Bakerlbw b JD Baker39474182.98
Stephen Murdochb ZN Gibsonb ZN Gibson11392028.21
Michael Bracewellc †TL Seifert b JD Bakerc †TL Seifert b JD Baker8300026.67
Tom Blundell †b ZN Gibsonb ZN Gibson014000.00
Devon Conwaylbw b IS Sodhilbw b IS Sodhi4220018.18
Jeetan Patelc †TL Seifert b SC Kuggeleijnc †TL Seifert b SC Kuggeleijn17320053.13
Ollie Newtonnot outnot out18*300160.00
Alex Ridleyb IS Sodhib IS Sodhi180012.50
Ian McPeakec †TL Seifert b IS Sodhic †TL Seifert b IS Sodhi4170023.53
Hamish Bennettb IS Sodhib IS Sodhi140025.00
Extras(lb 4, w 1)(lb 4, w 1)5
Total49.1 Ov (RR 2.64)49.1 Ov (RR 2.64)130
Fall of wickets: 61-1 (MHW Papps, 16.1 ov), 65-2 (LJ Woodcock, 17.2 ov), 80-3 (MG Bracewell, 26.2 ov), 81-4 (SJ Murdoch, 30.1 ov), 82-5 (TA Blundell, 30.3 ov), 97-6 (DP Conway, 38 ov), 113-7 (JS Patel, 42.2 ov), 114-8 (AD Ridley, 43.4 ov), 128-9 (IG McPeake, 48 ov), 130-10 (HK Bennett, 49.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Scott Kuggeleijn1124414.00473200
James Baker1443922.79645000
Ish Sodhi20.173251.591011000
Zak Gibson401122.75160010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLJ Woodcock 22(50) & MHW Papps 39(47)6197
2ndSJ Murdoch 4(5) & LJ Woodcock 0(2)47
3rdMG Bracewell 8(30) & SJ Murdoch 7(24)1554
4thTA Blundell 0(13) & SJ Murdoch 0(10)123
5thDP Conway 1(1) & TA Blundell 0(1)12
6thJS Patel 11(24) & DP Conway 3(21)1545
7thJS Patel 6(8) & OR Newton 9(18)1626
8thAD Ridley 1(8) & OR Newton 0(0)18
9thIG McPeake 4(17) & OR Newton 8(9)1426
10thOR Newton 1(3) & HK Bennett 1(4)27

Commentary

End of innings: WF 130 (49.1 ov)
49.1W
IS Sodhi to HK Bennett, OUT
HK Bennett b IS Sodhi 1(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 130/10 (49.1 ov)
FIVE-WICKET HAUL for IS Sodhi
End of over 492 runsWF 130/9001001
HK Bennett 1(3)OR Newton 18(30)SC Kuggeleijn 11-2-44-1
48.61
SC Kuggeleijn to HK Bennett, 1 run
48.50
SC Kuggeleijn to HK Bennett, no run
48.40
SC Kuggeleijn to HK Bennett, no run
48.31
SC Kuggeleijn to OR Newton, 1 run
48.20
SC Kuggeleijn to OR Newton, no run
48.10
SC Kuggeleijn to OR Newton, no run
End of over 480 runs, 1 wktWF 128/900000W
OR Newton 17(27)IS Sodhi 20-7-32-4
47.6W
IS Sodhi to IG McPeake, OUT
IG McPeake c †TL Seifert b IS Sodhi 4(17) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 128/9 (48 ov)
47.50
IS Sodhi to IG McPeake, no run
47.40
IS Sodhi to IG McPeake, no run
47.30
IS Sodhi to IG McPeake, no run
47.20
IS Sodhi to IG McPeake, no run
47.10
IS Sodhi to IG McPeake, no run
End of over 478 runsWF 128/8610001
IG McPeake 4(11)OR Newton 17(27)SC Kuggeleijn 10-2-42-1
46.61
SC Kuggeleijn to IG McPeake, 1 run
46.50
SC Kuggeleijn to IG McPeake, no run
46.40
SC Kuggeleijn to IG McPeake, no run
46.30
SC Kuggeleijn to IG McPeake, no run
46.21
SC Kuggeleijn to OR Newton, 1 run
46.16
SC Kuggeleijn to OR Newton, SIX
End of over 464 runsWF 120/8200011
OR Newton 10(25)IG McPeake 3(7)IS Sodhi 19-6-32-3
45.61
IS Sodhi to OR Newton, 1 run
45.51
IS Sodhi to IG McPeake, 1 run
45.40
IS Sodhi to IG McPeake, no run
45.30
IS Sodhi to IG McPeake, no run
45.20
IS Sodhi to IG McPeake, no run
45.12
IS Sodhi to IG McPeake, 2 runs