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Plunket ShieldMatch · First-class

Wellington Firebirds beat Otago Volts by an innings and 43 runs

Cello Basin Reserve, . Otago Volts won the toss and chose to bowl.

Otago Volts184 & 14253.3 ov
Wellington Firebirds won by an innings and 43 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Otago Volts won the toss and chose to bowl. Wellington Firebirds were bowled out for 369, Stephen Murdoch 114 from 187 balls and Jeetan Patel 64 from 57 balls. Neil Wagner took 4 for 80.

Otago Volts were bowled out for 184, Neil Wagner 43 from 43 balls. Hamish Bennett took 3 for 31.

Otago Volts were bowled out for 142. Hamish Bennett took 4 for 30.

Wellington Firebirds won by an innings and 43 runs.

Key performers

Wellington Firebirds 1st innings

369(89.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Pappsb MD Raeb MD Rae11281039.29
LJ Woodcockc BS Wilson b N Wagnerc BS Wilson b N Wagner10212047.62
Stephen Murdochc JA Duffy b AK Kitchenc JA Duffy b AK Kitchen11418715260.96
Michael Bracewellc AK Kitchen b MD Raec AK Kitchen b MD Rae43838151.81
Tom Blundell †lbw b AK Kitchenlbw b AK Kitchen26512050.98
Fraser Colsonb AK Kitchenb AK Kitchen17272062.96
Logan van Beekb N Wagnerb N Wagner12461026.09
Jeetan Patelb N Wagnerb N Wagner645762112.28
Ollie Newtonc JDS Neesham b N Wagnerc JDS Neesham b N Wagner34365094.44
Ian McPeakeb MD Raeb MD Rae4310133.33
Hamish Bennettnot outnot out0*3000.00
Extras(b 20, lb 6, w 1, nb 7)(b 20, lb 6, w 1, nb 7)34
Total89.1 Ov (RR 4.14)89.1 Ov (RR 4.14)369
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (LJ Woodcock, 5 ov), 33-2 (MHW Papps, 10.2 ov), 146-3 (MG Bracewell, 39 ov), 212-4 (TA Blundell, 57.1 ov), 242-5 (FJ Colson, 65.2 ov), 243-6 (SJ Murdoch, 66 ov), 314-7 (LV van Beek, 78.4 ov), 365-8 (OR Newton, 87.5 ov), 369-9 (IG McPeake, 88.3 ov), 369-10 (JS Patel, 89.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Neil Wagner24.138043.3111110015
Jacob Duffy1425804.14599001
James Neesham1042202.20473000
Michael Rae1445934.21639200
Mark Craig1627004.38628101
Anaru Kitchen1115434.91354200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMHW Papps 3(10) & LJ Woodcock 10(21)1830
2ndMHW Papps 8(18) & SJ Murdoch 3(14)1532
3rdMG Bracewell 43(83) & SJ Murdoch 61(90)113172
4thSJ Murdoch 37(59) & TA Blundell 26(51)66109
5thFJ Colson 17(27) & SJ Murdoch 13(22)3049
6thLV van Beek 1(2) & SJ Murdoch 0(2)14
7thLV van Beek 11(44) & JS Patel 57(34)7176
8thOR Newton 34(36) & JS Patel 7(21)5155
9thJS Patel 0(1) & IG McPeake 4(3)44
10thHK Bennett 0(3) & JS Patel 0(1)04

Otago Volts 1st innings

184(54.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Hamish Rutherfordc FJ Colson b HK Bennettc FJ Colson b HK Bennett112008.33
Brad Wilsonc MHW Papps b LV van Beekc MHW Papps b LV van Beek20512039.22
Rob Nicolst †TA Blundell b JS Patelst †TA Blundell b JS Patel19764025.00
Josh Finnieb LV van Beekb LV van Beek014000.00
James Neeshamb HK Bennettb HK Bennett252440104.17
DC de Boorder †c †TA Blundell b LV van Beekc †TA Blundell b LV van Beek18392046.15
Anaru Kitchenb HK Bennettb HK Bennett8111072.73
Mark Craigb JS Patelb JS Patel114007.14
Neil Wagnerc MG Bracewell b LJ Woodcockc MG Bracewell b LJ Woodcock434314100.00
Jacob Duffynot outnot out32*417078.05
Michael Raec JS Patel b OR Newtonc JS Patel b OR Newton160016.67
Extras(b 12, nb 4)(b 12, nb 4)16
Total54.3 Ov (RR 3.38)54.3 Ov (RR 3.38)184
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (HD Rutherford, 3 ov), 33-2 (BS Wilson, 17.4 ov), 37-3 (JL Finnie, 22 ov), 62-4 (RJ Nicol, 28 ov), 76-5 (JDS Neesham, 30.1 ov), 88-6 (AK Kitchen, 33 ov), 96-7 (MD Craig, 37.5 ov), 112-8 (DC de Boorder, 43 ov), 173-9 (N Wagner, 52.1 ov), 184-10 (MD Rae, 54.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett1233132.58584001
Ollie Newton6.33610.92360000
Logan van Beek1443332.36695000
Ian McPeake622404.00295000
Jeetan Patel1426824.86625403
LJ Woodcock201015.0092000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHD Rutherford 1(12) & BS Wilson 1(7)718
2ndBS Wilson 19(44) & RJ Nicol 7(44)2688
3rdJL Finnie 0(14) & RJ Nicol 4(12)426
4thRJ Nicol 8(20) & JDS Neesham 17(16)2536
5thJDS Neesham 8(8) & DC de Boorder 2(5)1413
6thAK Kitchen 8(11) & DC de Boorder 4(6)1217
7thDC de Boorder 6(16) & MD Craig 1(14)829
8thN Wagner 6(19) & DC de Boorder 6(12)1631
9thN Wagner 37(24) & JA Duffy 22(33)6155
10thJA Duffy 10(8) & MD Rae 1(6)1114

Otago Volts 2nd innings (following on)

142(53.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Hamish Rutherfordc LJ Woodcock b OR Newtonc LJ Woodcock b OR Newton17273062.96
Brad Wilsonc †TA Blundell b IG McPeakec †TA Blundell b IG McPeake5380013.16
Rob Nicolc †TA Blundell b HK Bennettc †TA Blundell b HK Bennett39687057.35
Josh Finnieb IG McPeakeb IG McPeake09000.00
James Neeshamlbw b JS Patellbw b JS Patel38446186.36
DC de Boorder †c †TA Blundell b HK Bennettc †TA Blundell b HK Bennett345006.67
Anaru Kitchenb HK Bennettb HK Bennett4100040.00
Mark Craignot outnot out6*500012.00
Neil Wagnerc IG McPeake b HK Bennettc IG McPeake b HK Bennett1100010.00
Jacob Duffyc MG Bracewell b LV van Beekc MG Bracewell b LV van Beek4101040.00
Michael Raec †TA Blundell b LV van Beekc †TA Blundell b LV van Beek161030160.00
Extras(b 4, lb 4, w 1)(b 4, lb 4, w 1)9
Total53.3 Ov (RR 2.65)53.3 Ov (RR 2.65)142
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (HD Rutherford, 9.3 ov), 22-2 (BS Wilson, 10.5 ov), 24-3 (JL Finnie, 13 ov), 87-4 (JDS Neesham, 29.4 ov), 101-5 (RJ Nicol, 32.4 ov), 105-6 (AK Kitchen, 36.1 ov), 109-7 (DC de Boorder, 44.1 ov), 115-8 (N Wagner, 46.3 ov), 120-9 (JA Duffy, 49.5 ov), 142-10 (MD Rae, 53.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Hamish Bennett1473042.14714010
Ollie Newton1012912.90454000
Ian McPeake612724.50255000
Logan van Beek11.343022.61576000
Jeetan Patel1031611.60531100
LJ Woodcock21201.00100000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHD Rutherford 17(27) & BS Wilson 4(30)2157
2ndBS Wilson 1(8) & RJ Nicol 0(0)18
3rdJL Finnie 0(9) & RJ Nicol 2(4)213
4thRJ Nicol 25(56) & JDS Neesham 38(44)63100
5thDC de Boorder 2(10) & RJ Nicol 12(8)1418
6thAK Kitchen 4(10) & DC de Boorder 0(11)421
7thMD Craig 2(24) & DC de Boorder 1(24)448
8thN Wagner 1(10) & MD Craig 1(4)614
9thJA Duffy 4(10) & MD Craig 1(10)520
10thMD Rae 16(10) & MD Craig 2(12)2222

Commentary

End of innings: OV 142 (53.3 ov)
53.3W
LV van Beek to MD Rae, OUT
MD Rae c †TA Blundell b LV van Beek 16(10) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 142/10 (53.3 ov)
53.21
LV van Beek to MD Craig, 1 run
53.10
LV van Beek to MD Craig, no run
End of over 535 runsOV 141/9000122
MD Rae 16(9)MD Craig 5(48)HK Bennett 14-7-30-4
52.62
HK Bennett to MD Rae, 2 runs
52.52
HK Bennett to MD Rae, 2 runs
52.41
HK Bennett to MD Craig, 1 run
52.30
HK Bennett to MD Craig, no run
52.20
HK Bennett to MD Craig, no run
52.10
HK Bennett to MD Craig, no run
End of over 5212 runsOV 136/9400044
MD Rae 12(7)MD Craig 4(44)LV van Beek 11-4-29-1
51.64
LV van Beek to MD Rae, FOUR
51.54
LV van Beek to MD Rae, FOUR
51.40
LV van Beek to MD Rae, no run
51.30
LV van Beek to MD Rae, no run
51.20
LV van Beek to MD Rae, no run
51.14
LV van Beek to MD Rae, FOUR
End of over 514 runsOV 124/90004Lb00
MD Craig 4(44)MD Rae 0(1)HK Bennett 13-7-25-4
50.60
HK Bennett to MD Craig, no run
50.50
HK Bennett to MD Craig, no run
50.44Lb
HK Bennett to MD Craig, 4 leg byes
50.30
HK Bennett to MD Craig, no run
50.20
HK Bennett to MD Craig, no run
50.10
HK Bennett to MD Craig, no run
End of over 504 runs, 1 wktOV 120/94000W0
MD Rae 0(1)MD Craig 4(38)LV van Beek 10-4-17-1
49.60
LV van Beek to MD Rae, no run
49.5W
LV van Beek to JA Duffy, OUT
JA Duffy c MG Bracewell b LV van Beek 4(10) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 120/9 (49.5 ov)
49.40
LV van Beek to JA Duffy, no run
49.30
LV van Beek to JA Duffy, no run