BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Daniel Flynn (c)	b Martin	188	306	425	23	2	61.43
Brad Wilson	lbw b de Grandhomme	18	55	62	2	0	32.72
Joe Carter	c Raval b de Grandhomme	95	181	231	16	0	52.48
Daryl Mitchell	not out	103	144	221	7	5	71.52
Anton Devcich	c †Hopkins b Mills	2	4	7	0	0	50.00
Bharat Popli	not out	34	63	82	6	0	53.96
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 8, w 8)	21
TOTAL	124.1 Ov (RR: 3.71)	461/4d
Did not bat: Scott Kuggeleijn, Cam Fletcher †, Jono Boult, Graeme Aldridge, James Baker
Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Brad Wilson, 13.6 ov), 2-253 (Joe Carter, 72.4 ov), 3-356 (Daniel Flynn, 105.2 ov), 4-361 (Anton Devcich, 106.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Michael Bates	24	2	67	0	2.79	-	-	-	0	0
Kyle Mills	21	3	83	1	3.95	-	-	-	0	3
Colin de Grandhomme	19	4	87	2	4.57	-	-	-	2	0
Dean Bartlett	18.1	1	80	0	4.40	-	-	-	1	5
Colin Munro	8	1	29	0	3.62	-	-	-	1	0
Bruce Martin	34	5	110	1	3.23	-	-	-	0	0

Auckland 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval	b Kuggeleijn	4	11	11	1	0	36.36
Martin Guptill	not out	161	254	375	20	0	63.38
Tim McIntosh	c Mitchell b Baker	18	61	87	3	0	29.50
Colin Munro	c Baker b Aldridge	36	48	51	7	0	75.00
Colin de Grandhomme	c Mitchell b Boult	50	73	73	5	2	68.49
Gareth Hopkins (c)†	not out	77	117	150	11	0	65.81
Extras	(lb 4, w 2)	6
TOTAL	94 Ov (RR: 3.74)	352/4d
Did not bat: Donovan Grobbelaar, Kyle Mills, Bruce Martin, Michael Bates, Dean Bartlett
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Jeet Raval, 2.4 ov), 2-59 (Tim McIntosh, 24.1 ov), 3-113 (Colin Munro, 36.3 ov), 4-198 (Colin de Grandhomme, 55.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Scott Kuggeleijn	20	5	73	1	3.65	-	-	-	2
Graeme Aldridge	19	1	63	1	3.31	-	-	-	0
Jono Boult	30	3	102	1	3.40	-	-	-	0
James Baker	18	2	77	1	4.27	-	-	-	0
Anton Devcich	2	0	9	0	4.50	-	-	-	0
Daryl Mitchell	5	0	24	0	4.80	-	-	-	0

Northern Districts 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Daniel Flynn (c)	c Grobbelaar b Bartlett	29	56	69	4	0	51.78
Brad Wilson	c & b Bartlett	15	38	61	0	0	39.47
Joe Carter	c Mills b Raval	86	119	115	15	2	72.26
Daryl Mitchell	c Guptill b Martin	44	51	82	4	1	86.27
Anton Devcich	c McIntosh b Guptill	33	32	33	3	2	103.12
Bharat Popli	not out	48	58	74	8	0	82.75
Cam Fletcher †	not out	33	54	66	6	0	61.11
Extras	(b 4, lb 4, nb 3)	11
TOTAL	67.3 Ov (RR: 4.42)	299/5d
Did not bat: Scott Kuggeleijn, Jono Boult, Graeme Aldridge, James Baker
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Brad Wilson, 13.6 ov), 2-52 (Daniel Flynn, 15.3 ov), 3-153 (Daryl Mitchell, 38.5 ov), 4-206 (Joe Carter, 46.6 ov), 5-222 (Anton Devcich, 49.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Michael Bates	7	0	22	0	3.14	-	-	-	0
Kyle Mills	8	2	19	0	2.37	-	-	-	1
Dean Bartlett	8	0	34	2	4.25	-	-	-	2
Colin de Grandhomme	1	0	1	0	1.00	-	-	-	0
Martin Guptill	12	0	86	1	7.16	-	-	-	0
Jeet Raval	13	1	68	1	5.23	-	-	-	0
Bruce Martin	14.3	0	49	1	3.37	-	-	-	0
Tim McIntosh	4	0	12	0	3.00	-	-	-	0

Auckland 2nd Innings (T: 409 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval	c Flynn b Mitchell	55	98	124	7	0	56.12
Martin Guptill	c Flynn b Devcich	91	160	248	9	1	56.87
Tim McIntosh	c †Fletcher b Boult	93	131	135	17	0	70.99
Colin Munro	lbw b Devcich	17	26	30	3	0	65.38
Colin de Grandhomme	not out	102	89	112	16	1	114.60
Gareth Hopkins (c)†	not out	44	59	93	5	0	74.57
Extras	(lb 3, nb 3, w 1)	7
TOTAL	93.2 Ov (RR: 4.38)	409/4
Did not bat: Donovan Grobbelaar, Kyle Mills, Bruce Martin, Michael Bates, Dean Bartlett
Fall of wickets: 1-98 (Jeet Raval, 30.2 ov), 2-232 (Martin Guptill, 63.1 ov), 3-246 (Tim McIntosh, 66.4 ov), 4-265 (Colin Munro, 71.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Scott Kuggeleijn	16	4	68	0	4.25	-	-	-	0	0
Graeme Aldridge	14	2	65	0	4.64	-	-	-	0	0
Jono Boult	32	1	128	1	4.00	-	-	-	1	0
James Baker	9	1	40	0	4.44	-	-	-	0	0
Daryl Mitchell	6	1	36	1	6.00	-	-	-	0	0
Anton Devcich	16.2	2	69	2	4.22	-	-	-	0	3

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Fri, 20 Dec - day 1 - Northern Dis 1st innings 315/2 (Daniel Flynn 162*, Daryl Mitchell 26*, 97 ov)

Sat, 21 Dec - day 2 - Auckland 1st innings 243/4 (Martin Guptill 121*, Gareth Hopkins 9*, 69 ov)

Sun, 22 Dec - day 3 - Auckland 2nd innings 23/0 (Jeet Raval 13*, Martin Guptill 10*, 5 ov)

Mon, 23 Dec - day 4 - Auckland 2nd innings 409/4 (93.2 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

Day 1

Northern Districts 1st innings
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 17.3 overs (106 balls), Extras 6
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (DR Flynn 34, JF Carter 14, Ex 2)
DR Flynn: 50 off 75 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 29.3 overs (180 balls), Extras 8
Lunch: Northern Districts - 120/1 in 36.0 overs (DR Flynn 70, JF Carter 24)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 157 balls (DR Flynn 64, JF Carter 34, Ex 3)
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 41.3 overs (253 balls), Extras 9
JF Carter: 50 off 85 balls (11 x 4)
2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 214 balls (DR Flynn 78, JF Carter 67, Ex 5)
Drinks: Northern Districts - 199/1 in 52.0 overs (DR Flynn 98, JF Carter 72)
Northern Districts: 200 runs in 52.2 overs (320 balls), Extras 11
DR Flynn: 100 off 150 balls (15 x 4, 1 x 6)
Tea: Northern Districts - 235/1 in 65.0 overs (DR Flynn 113, JF Carter 92)
2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 331 balls (DR Flynn 104, JF Carter 94, Ex 6)
Northern Districts: 250 runs in 70.1 overs (428 balls), Extras 12
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts 272/2 at 80.1 overs (DR Flynn 138, DJ Mitchell 8)
Drinks: Northern Districts - 283/2 in 83.0 overs (DR Flynn 149, DJ Mitchell 8)
DR Flynn: 150 off 248 balls (19 x 4, 2 x 6)
Northern Districts: 300 runs in 87.3 overs (532 balls), Extras 13
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls (DR Flynn 31, DJ Mitchell 19, Ex 0)
End Of Day: Northern Districts - 315/2 in 97.0 overs (DR Flynn 162, DJ Mitchell 26)

Day 2

Northern Districts: 350 runs in 103.5 overs (630 balls), Extras 14
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 190 balls (DR Flynn 60, DJ Mitchell 39, Ex 1)
End of bonus points at 110 overs: Northern Districts - 371/4
DJ Mitchell: 50 off 110 balls (5 x 4)
Drinks: Northern Districts - 399/4 in 115.0 overs (DJ Mitchell 67, Bharat Popli 14)
Northern Districts: 400 runs in 115.2 overs (700 balls), Extras 15
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (DJ Mitchell 32, Bharat Popli 22, Ex 1)
Northern Districts: 450 runs in 123.1 overs (747 balls), Extras 20
DJ Mitchell: 100 off 144 balls (7 x 4, 5 x 6)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 104 balls (DJ Mitchell 59, Bharat Popli 34, Ex 7)
Auckland 2nd innings
Lunch: Auckland - 10/1 in 4.0 overs (MJ Guptill 6, TG McIntosh 0)
Auckland: 50 runs in 19.5 overs (119 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: Auckland - 50/1 in 20.0 overs (MJ Guptill 26, TG McIntosh 15)
Auckland: 100 runs in 33.4 overs (202 balls), Extras 5
Tea: Auckland - 100/2 in 34.0 overs (MJ Guptill 43, C Munro 30)
MJ Guptill: 50 off 99 balls (6 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (MJ Guptill 18, C Munro 32, Ex 0)
Auckland: 150 runs in 44.2 overs (266 balls), Extras 5
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (MJ Guptill 20, C de Grandhomme 30, Ex 0)
Drinks: Auckland - 173/3 in 50.0 overs (MJ Guptill 76, C de Grandhomme 34)
C de Grandhomme: 50 off 70 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
Auckland: 200 runs in 56.2 overs (338 balls), Extras 5
MJ Guptill: 100 off 165 balls (13 x 4)
End Of Day: Auckland - 243/4 in 69.0 overs (MJ Guptill 121, GJ Hopkins 9)

Day 3

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (MJ Guptill 37, GJ Hopkins 13, Ex 0)
Auckland: 250 runs in 70.5 overs (425 balls), Extras 5
New Ball Taken: Auckland 294/4 at 80.1 overs (MJ Guptill 135, GJ Hopkins 46)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 162 balls (MJ Guptill 51, GJ Hopkins 49, Ex 0)
GJ Hopkins: 50 off 82 balls (6 x 4)
Auckland: 300 runs in 82.3 overs (495 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: Auckland - 323/4 in 89.0 overs (MJ Guptill 143, GJ Hopkins 66)
MJ Guptill: 150 off 245 balls (19 x 4)
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 228 balls (MJ Guptill 73, GJ Hopkins 77, Ex 1)
Auckland: 350 runs in 93.3 overs (561 balls), Extras 6
Northern Districts 2nd innings:
Lunch: Northern Districts - 26/0 in 9.0 overs (DR Flynn 19, BS Wilson 5)
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 15.1 overs (94 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: Northern Districts - 68/2 in 23.0 overs (JF Carter 5, DJ Mitchell 12)
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 26.2 overs (161 balls), Extras 7
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (JF Carter 22, DJ Mitchell 27, Ex 4)
JF Carter: 50 off 68 balls (9 x 4, 2 x 6)
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 36.2 overs (221 balls), Extras 7
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 136 balls (JF Carter 52, DJ Mitchell 44, Ex 4)
Tea: Northern Districts - 159/3 in 41.0 overs (JF Carter 60, AP Devcich 4)
Northern Districts: 200 runs in 46.1 overs (280 balls), Extras 11
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (JF Carter 28, AP Devcich 21, Ex 4)
Northern Districts: 250 runs in 55.6 overs (339 balls), Extras 11
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (Bharat Popli 30, CD Fletcher 20, Ex 0)
Drinks: Northern Districts - 272/5 in 62.0 overs (Bharat Popli 34, CD Fletcher 20)
Auckland 2nd innings:
End Of Day: Auckland - 23/0 in 5.0 overs (JA Raval 13, MJ Guptill 10)

Day 4

Auckland 50 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 0
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls (JA Raval 24, MJ Guptill 26, Ex 0)
Drinks: Auckland - 61/0 in 23.0 overs (JA Raval 33, MJ Guptill 28)
JA Raval: 50 off 89 balls (7 x 4)
Auckland 100 runs in 30.6 overs (186 balls), Extras 0
MJ Guptill: 50 off 91 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
Auckland 150 runs in 43.1 overs (259 balls), Extras 1
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (MJ Guptill 23, TG McIntosh 28, Ex 1)
Lunch: Auckland - 153/1 in 45.0 overs (MJ Guptill 68, TG McIntosh 29)
TG McIntosh: 50 off 83 balls (8 x 4)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 147 balls (MJ Guptill 40, TG McIntosh 59, Ex 1)
Auckland 200 runs in 55.3 overs (333 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Auckland - 214/1 in 59.0 overs (MJ Guptill 86, TG McIntosh 72)
Auckland 250 runs in 67.5 overs (407 balls), Extras 1
Tea: Auckland - 281/4 in 74.0 overs (C de Grandhomme 14, GJ Hopkins 7)
Auckland 300 runs in 76.2 overs (461 balls), Extras 4
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (C de Grandhomme 23, GJ Hopkins 26, Ex 2)
New Ball Taken: Auckland 321/4 at 80.1 overs (C de Grandhomme 31, GJ Hopkins 30)
C de Grandhomme: 50 off 48 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
Auckland 350 runs in 83.5 overs (506 balls), Extras 4
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 88 balls (C de Grandhomme 62, GJ Hopkins 35, Ex 3)
Drinks: Auckland - 379/4 in 87.0 overs (C de Grandhomme 83, GJ Hopkins 35)
Auckland: 400 runs in 92.4 overs (559 balls), Extras 7
C de Grandhomme: 100 off 89 balls (16 x 4, 1 x 6)

MATCH DETAILS

Eden Park No 2, Auckland
Toss	Auckland, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2013/14
Match days	20,21,22,23 December 2013 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Bharat Popli
Umpires	Barry Frost Gary Baxter
Points	Auckland 16, Northern Districts 4

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Auckland Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
JA Raval	caught	55	98
MJ Guptill	caught	91	160
TG McIntosh	caught	93	131
C Munro	lbw	17	26
C de Grandhomme	not out	102	89
GJ Hopkins	not out	44	59
Extras	(lb 3, nb 3, w 1)
Total	409(4 wkts; 93.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
SC Kuggeleijn	16	4	68	0	4.25
GW Aldridge	14	2	65	0	4.64
JJ Boult	32	1	128	1	4
JD Baker	9	1	40	0	4.44
DJ Mitchell	6	1	36	1	6
AP Devcich	16.2	2	69	2	4.22 (3 nb)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	98	Martin Guptill	Jeet Raval
2nd	134	Tim McIntosh	Martin Guptill
3rd	14	Tim McIntosh	Colin Munro
4th	19	Colin de Grandhomme	Colin Munro
5th	144	Gareth Hopkins	Colin de Grandhomme

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Plunket Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
CANT	10	5	3	2	106
OTAGO	10	3	2	5	86
AUCK	10	2	2	6	79
WELL	10	2	2	6	72
CD	10	2	3	5	70
ND	10	2	4	4	58

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