Plunket Shield

AUCKLAND ACES vs WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS

21 March 2011, Colin Maiden Park, Auckland - First Class (4-Day)

Toss won by: AUCKLAND ACES, who decided to bowl

Umpires: GAV Baxter and DJ Walker

Scorers: EA Campbell and RS Dixon

Result: win to Wellington Firebirds by 126 runs

WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS First Innings

WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS First Innings	Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
* ^† SJ Murdoch SJ Murdoch Loading profile... c JDS Neesham b GS Shaw	63	132	189	4	0
* ^† CJ Merchant CJ Merchant Loading profile... c GJ Hopkins b CS Martin	0	8	11	0	0
* ^† SJ Rhodes SJ Rhodes Loading profile... c TG McIntosh b JDS Neesham	12	61	83	0	0
* ^† GD Elliott GD Elliott Loading profile... b BP Martin	65	142	196	8	0
* ^† NR Parlane NR Parlane Loading profile... c GJ Hopkins b CS Martin	42	134	166	6	0
* ^† MA Pollard MA Pollard Loading profile... c BP Martin b GS Shaw	28	88	119	3	1
* ^† J Austin-Smellie J Austin-Smellie Loading profile... c GJ Hopkins b MD Bates	4	14	24	1	0
* ^† JS Patel JS Patel Loading profile... not out	19	50	79	3	0
* ^† MJ Tugaga MJ Tugaga Loading profile... c AP de Boorder b CS Martin	7	20	32	1	0
* ^† MR Gillespie MR Gillespie Loading profile... c AK Kitchen b CS Martin	0	4	4	0	0
* ^† AJ McKay AJ McKay Loading profile... b CS Martin	1	12	12	0	0
* ^† Extras Extras Loading profile... (B 2, Lb 1, Wd 4, Nb 10)	17
* ^† TOTAL TOTAL Loading profile... (for 10 wickets in 109.1 overs)	258	665	464	26	1

FOW: 1-1 (CJ Merchant, 2.5), 2-51 (SJ Rhodes, 21.4), 3-113 (SJ Murdoch, 43.3), 4-173 (GD Elliott, 70.1), 5-215 (NR Parlane, 87.3), 6-223 (J Austin-Smellie, 91.5), 7-238 (MA Pollard, 98.2), 8-255 (MJ Tugaga, 105.3), 9-256 (MR Gillespie, 105.6), 10-258 (AJ McKay, 109.1)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Wd	Nb
CS Martin CS Martin Loading profile...	27.1	12	47	5	0	3
MD Bates MD Bates Loading profile...	27	8	50	1	0	4
GS Shaw GS Shaw Loading profile...	19	5	57	2	0	1
JDS Neesham JDS Neesham Loading profile...	10	2	32	1	4	0
BP Martin BP Martin Loading profile...	26	6	69	1	0	2

AUCKLAND ACES First Innings

AUCKLAND ACES First Innings	Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
* ^† JA Raval JA Raval Loading profile... lbw b MJ Tugaga	33	39	57	5	0
* ^† TG McIntosh TG McIntosh Loading profile... c MA Pollard b MR Gillespie	8	26	38	1	0
* ^† AP de Boorder AP de Boorder Loading profile... c J Austin-Smellie b MR Gillespie	0	3	8	0	0
* ^† AK Kitchen AK Kitchen Loading profile... c MA Pollard b JS Patel	20	43	82	0	0
* ^† GJ Hopkins GJ Hopkins Loading profile... c SJ Rhodes b MJ Tugaga	20	16	18	4	0
* ^† B Cachopa B Cachopa Loading profile... c J Austin-Smellie b JS Patel	31	78	111	2	0
* ^† JDS Neesham JDS Neesham Loading profile... c MA Pollard b AJ McKay	7	36	35	1	0
* ^† MD Bates MD Bates Loading profile... c J Austin-Smellie b AJ McKay	0	3	2	0	0
* ^† BP Martin BP Martin Loading profile... not out	19	18	18	3	0
* ^† GS Shaw GS Shaw Loading profile...
* ^† CS Martin CS Martin Loading profile...
* ^† Extras Extras Loading profile... (B 0, Lb 5, Wd 1, Nb 7)	13
* ^† TOTAL TOTAL Loading profile... (for 8 wickets declared in 42.3 overs)	151	262	188	16	0

FOW: 1-36 (TG McIntosh, 8.4), 2-41 (AP de Boorder, 10.1), 3-45 (JA Raval, 11.5), 4-66 (GJ Hopkins, 15.3), 5-109 (AK Kitchen, 26.6), 6-126 (JDS Neesham, 37.3), 7-126 (MD Bates, 37.6), 8-151 (B Cachopa, 42.3)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Wd	Nb
MR Gillespie MR Gillespie Loading profile...	11	4	33	2	0	1
AJ McKay AJ McKay Loading profile...	12	2	64	2	1	1
MJ Tugaga MJ Tugaga Loading profile...	6	1	22	2	0	4
GD Elliott GD Elliott Loading profile...	4	1	6	0	0	0
JS Patel JS Patel Loading profile...	9.3	2	21	2	0	1

WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS Second Innings

WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS Second Innings	Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
* ^† SJ Murdoch SJ Murdoch Loading profile... c GJ Hopkins b GS Shaw	19	18	32	2	0
* ^† SJ Rhodes SJ Rhodes Loading profile... st GJ Hopkins b BP Martin	28	49	72	3	0
* ^† GD Elliott GD Elliott Loading profile... c AP de Boorder b BP Martin	28	62	82	2	0
* ^† NR Parlane NR Parlane Loading profile... b CS Martin	5	15	21	1	0
* ^† MA Pollard MA Pollard Loading profile... lbw b CS Martin	0	1	1	0	0
* ^† J Austin-Smellie J Austin-Smellie Loading profile... c GS Shaw b BP Martin	10	34	58	0	0
* ^† CJ Merchant CJ Merchant Loading profile... lbw b CS Martin	36	85	115	3	0
* ^† JS Patel JS Patel Loading profile... st GJ Hopkins b BP Martin	10	10	19	2	0
* ^† MJ Tugaga MJ Tugaga Loading profile... c GJ Hopkins b CS Martin	0	15	13	0	0
* ^† MR Gillespie MR Gillespie Loading profile... c TG McIntosh b BP Martin	14	12	13	3	0
* ^† AJ McKay AJ McKay Loading profile... not out	3	21	27	0	0
* ^† Extras Extras Loading profile... (B 0, Lb 4, Wd 0, Nb 5)	9
* ^† TOTAL TOTAL Loading profile... (for 10 wickets in 52.5 overs)	162	322	229	16	0

FOW: 1-36 (SJ Murdoch, 7.2), 2-65 (SJ Rhodes, 15.3), 3-82 (NR Parlane, 20.5), 4-82 (MA Pollard, 20.6), 5-91 (GD Elliott, 25.5), 6-108 (J Austin-Smellie, 35.2), 7-133 (JS Patel, 39.3), 8-136 (MJ Tugaga, 42.4), 9-150 (MR Gillespie, 45.6), 10-162 (CJ Merchant, 52.5)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Nb
CS Martin CS Martin Loading profile...	17.5	5	48	4	3
MD Bates MD Bates Loading profile...	10	1	30	0	2
GS Shaw GS Shaw Loading profile...	4	0	16	1	0
BP Martin BP Martin Loading profile...	19	4	57	5	0
JDS Neesham JDS Neesham Loading profile...	2	0	7	0	0

AUCKLAND ACES Second Innings (target: 270 runs)

AUCKLAND ACES Second Innings (target: 270 runs)	Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
* ^† JA Raval JA Raval Loading profile... c NR Parlane b AJ McKay	5	12	14	0	0
* ^† TG McIntosh TG McIntosh Loading profile... c MA Pollard b MR Gillespie	10	42	86	0	0
* ^† AP de Boorder AP de Boorder Loading profile... c MA Pollard b AJ McKay	4	10	11	1	0
* ^† AK Kitchen AK Kitchen Loading profile... c J Austin-Smellie b MJ Tugaga	6	10	13	1	0
* ^† GJ Hopkins GJ Hopkins Loading profile... c SJ Murdoch b MJ Tugaga	7	10	9	1	0
* ^† B Cachopa B Cachopa Loading profile... c J Austin-Smellie b AJ McKay	33	47	72	3	0
* ^† JDS Neesham JDS Neesham Loading profile... c SJ Murdoch b MR Gillespie	3	11	12	0	0
* ^† MD Bates MD Bates Loading profile... not out	32	54	94	4	1
* ^† BP Martin BP Martin Loading profile... b JS Patel	11	46	42	2	0
* ^† GS Shaw GS Shaw Loading profile... c J Austin-Smellie b MR Gillespie	12	10	10	2	0
* ^† CS Martin CS Martin Loading profile... b MR Gillespie	9	16	17	1	0
* ^† Extras Extras Loading profile... (B 4, Lb 3, Wd 0, Nb 5)	12
* ^† TOTAL TOTAL Loading profile... (for 10 wickets in 43.5 overs)	144	268	194	15	1

FOW: 1-9 (JA Raval, 3.2), 2-15 (AP de Boorder, 5.6), 3-24 (AK Kitchen, 8.5), 4-33 (GJ Hopkins, 10.3), 5-54 (TG McIntosh, 17.3), 6-62 (JDS Neesham, 19.3), 7-81 (B Cachopa, 25.1), 8-105 (BP Martin, 36.5), 9-122 (GS Shaw, 39.2), 10-144 (CS Martin, 43.5)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Nb
MR Gillespie MR Gillespie Loading profile...	13.5	1	44	4	2
AJ McKay AJ McKay Loading profile...	12	2	30	3	0
MJ Tugaga MJ Tugaga Loading profile...	6	1	25	2	2
JS Patel JS Patel Loading profile...	12	3	38	1	1

AUCKLAND ACES

TG McIntosh, JA Raval, AP de Boorder, B Cachopa, AK Kitchen, GJ Hopkins (c) (wk), JDS Neesham, GS Shaw, BP Martin, MD Bates, CS Martin

WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS

SJ Murdoch, CJ Merchant, GD Elliott (c), NR Parlane, MA Pollard, J Austin-Smellie (wk), JS Patel, MJ Tugaga, MR Gillespie, AJ McKay, SJ Rhodes

Toss won by: AUCKLAND ACES, who decided to bowl

Umpires: GAV Baxter and DJ Walker

Scorers: EA Campbell and RS Dixon

Innings 1

Drinks: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 32/1 in 18.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 22, SJ Rhodes 8)
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS: 50 runs in 21.1 overs (127 balls), Extras 4
Bad Light: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 65/2 in 26.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 37, GD Elliott 10)
Tea: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 65/2 in 26.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 37, GD Elliott 10)
Bad Light: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 65/2 in 26.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 37, GD Elliott 10)
End Of Day: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 65/2 in 26.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 37, GD Elliott 10)
Ground Delay: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 65/2 in 26.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 37, GD Elliott 10)
Lunch: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 65/2 in 26.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 37, GD Elliott 10)
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS: 100 runs in 39.4 overs (240 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 113/3 in 43.3 overs (GD Elliott 30)
Drinks: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 125/3 in 47.0 overs (GD Elliott 37, NR Parlane 5)
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS: 150 runs in 56.1 overs (341 balls), Extras 10
Tea: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 171/3 in 68.0 overs (GD Elliott 65, NR Parlane 19)
Tea: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 171/3 in 69.0 overs (GD Elliott 65, NR Parlane 19)
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS: 200 runs in 77.3 overs (472 balls), Extras 13
New Ball Taken: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 207/4 after 81.1 overs (NR Parlane 39, MA Pollard 15)
Drinks: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 223/5 in 91.0 overs (MA Pollard 22, J Austin-Smellie 4)
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS: 250 runs in 103.2 overs (629 balls), Extras 16
End Of Day: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 257/9 in 107.0 overs (JS Patel 19, AJ McKay 0)
SJ Murdoch: 50 off 107 balls (2 x 4)
GD Elliott: 50 off 90 balls (7 x 4)
Ground Delay: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 0/0
Rain: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 0/0
Lunch: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 0/0
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls (SJ Murdoch 34, SJ Rhodes 12, Ex 4)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 110 balls (SJ Murdoch 24, GD Elliott 23, Ex 3)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 115 balls (GD Elliott 33, NR Parlane 14, Ex 3)
12th men - C de Grandhomme Ak - H Boam Wgtn
Session times now 1.45pm - 4.15pm, 4.35pm - 7pm
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 50 in 94 minutes
50 partnership Murdoch/Rhodes - 83 minutes
Play abandoned at 5.35pm due to bad light. Play to commence at 10.00am on Day 2
Lunch being taken at 12pm. Play due to commence at 1.00pm. Sessions times 1.00pm - 3.50pm, 4.10pm - 7.00pm
SJ Murdoch 50 runs in 162 minutes
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 100 runs in 176 minutes 50 partnership Murdoch/Elliott - 80 minutes
GD Elliott - 50 runs in 129 minutes
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 150 runs in 242 minutes
50 partnership Elliott/N Parlane - 75 minutes
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 200 runs in 318 minutes
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 250 runs in 437 minutes
Play to commence at 10.00am on days 3 and 4

Innings 2

AUCKLAND ACES: 50 runs in 13.3 overs (84 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: AUCKLAND ACES - 66/4 in 15.3 overs (AK Kitchen 1)
AUCKLAND ACES: 100 runs in 24.2 overs (152 balls), Extras 7
Lunch: AUCKLAND ACES - 114/5 in 34.0 overs (B Cachopa 23, JDS Neesham 2)
AUCKLAND ACES: 150 runs in 41.6 overs (259 balls), Extras 13
AUCKLAND ACES 50 runs in 67 minutes
AUCKLAND ACES 100 runs in 121 minutes
AUCKLAND ACES 150 runs in 187 minutes

Innings 3

WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 50 runs in 51 minutes
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (67 balls), Extras 1
Tea: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 72/2 in 18.0 overs (GD Elliott 17, NR Parlane 1)
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 100 runs in 142 minutes
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS: 100 runs in 32.3 overs (200 balls), Extras 9
Drinks: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 108/6 in 35.2 overs (CJ Merchant 9)
Bad Light: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 138/8 in 44.1 overs (CJ Merchant 27, MR Gillespie 2)
End Of Day: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 138/8 in 44.1 overs (CJ Merchant 27, MR Gillespie 2)
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 150 runs in 199 minutes
WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS: 150 runs in 45.4 overs (279 balls), Extras 9
Break In Innings: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS - 162/10 in 52.5 overs (AJ McKay 3)

Innings 4

Drinks: AUCKLAND ACES - 38/4 in 12.0 overs (TG McIntosh 6, B Cachopa 5)
AUCKLAND ACES 50 runs in 82 minutes
AUCKLAND ACES: 50 runs in 16.2 overs (100 balls), Extras 6
Lunch: AUCKLAND ACES - 81/7 in 25.1 overs (MD Bates 4)
AUCKLAND ACES 100 runs in 159 minutes
AUCKLAND ACES: 100 runs in 35.1 overs (216 balls), Extras 10

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