BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Henry Cooper	c O'Donnell b McEwan	111	245	349	11	3	45.30
Tim Seifert	c †Horne b Ferguson	15	47	56	1	0	31.91
Bharat Popli	c †Horne b Ferguson	23	65	99	3	0	35.38
Joe Carter (c)	c Ferguson b Delport	169	244	356	22	5	69.26
Mitchell Santner	lbw b Lister	0	5	7	0	0	0.00
Katene Clarke	b Lister	17	52	69	2	0	32.69
Peter David Bocock †	c Guptill b Solia	41	40	53	8	1	102.50
Scott Kuggeleijn	c Delport b Solia	0	10	11	0	0	0.00
Ish Sodhi	c Solia b Delport	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Brett Randell	lbw b Raval	12	15	10	3	0	80.00
James Baker	not out	0	3	5	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 12, lb 22, nb 9, w 7)	50
TOTAL	119.4 Ov (RR: 3.66)	438
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Tim Seifert, 14.1 ov), 2-89 (Bharat Popli, 37.2 ov), 3-265 (Henry Cooper, 82.2 ov), 4-267 (Mitchell Santner, 83.5 ov), 5-326 (Katene Clarke, 100.4 ov), 6-398 (Peter David Bocock, 112.2 ov), 7-404 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 114.6 ov), 8-404 (Ish Sodhi, 115.1 ov), 9-426 (Brett Randell, 118.3 ov), 10-438 (Joe Carter, 119.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matt McEwan	28	7	89	1	3.17	-	-	-	0	2
Ben Lister	26	8	53	2	2.03	-	-	-	2	5
Lockie Ferguson	25	9	66	2	2.64	-	-	-	0	0
Sean Solia	20	0	94	2	4.70	-	-	-	5	0
Louis Delport	16.4	5	86	2	5.16	-	-	-	0	2
Glenn Phillips	2	0	6	0	3.00	-	-	-	0	0
Jeet Raval	2	0	10	1	5.00	-	-	-	0	0

Auckland 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval	c †Bocock b Randell	16	35	42	3	0	45.71
Martin Guptill	b Santner	63	120	174	7	1	52.50
Glenn Phillips	c †Bocock b Baker	4	9	8	1	0	44.44
Mark Chapman	c Bharat Popli b Santner	143	166	254	16	3	86.14
Robert O'Donnell (c)	c Carter b Baker	65	132	166	5	1	49.24
Sean Solia	not out	35	45	62	6	0	77.77
Ben Horne †	not out	13	14	27	2	0	92.85
Extras	(b 4, nb 3, w 5)	12
TOTAL	86.2 Ov (RR: 4.06)	351/5d
Did not bat: Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Louis Delport, Matt McEwan
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Jeet Raval, 10.1 ov), 2-40 (Glenn Phillips, 11.6 ov), 3-141 (Martin Guptill, 40.3 ov), 4-272 (Mark Chapman, 70.6 ov), 5-317 (Robert O'Donnell, 80.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Scott Kuggeleijn	9	1	54	0	6.00	-	-	-	5	1
James Baker	19.2	6	55	2	2.84	-	-	-	0	1
Brett Randell	18	4	64	1	3.55	-	-	-	0	1
Mitchell Santner	24	4	85	2	3.54	-	-	-	0	0
Ish Sodhi	16	2	89	0	5.56	-	-	-	0	0

Northern Districts 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tim Seifert	c & b Ferguson	4	6	3	1	0	66.66
Henry Cooper	c Guptill b Lister	8	20	33	0	0	40.00
Bharat Popli	b Solia	56	101	148	9	0	55.44
Joe Carter (c)	lbw b Delport	120	197	246	14	1	60.91
Mitchell Santner	lbw b Solia	0	5	8	0	0	0.00
Katene Clarke	c †Horne b Ferguson	41	55	72	7	1	74.54
Peter David Bocock †	lbw b Delport	1	4	5	0	0	25.00
Scott Kuggeleijn	c Raval b Delport	38	43	59	4	2	88.37
Ish Sodhi	lbw b Solia	7	13	11	1	0	53.84
Brett Randell	c †Horne b Solia	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
James Baker	not out	0	3	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(nb 5, w 3)	8
TOTAL	74 Ov (RR: 3.82)	283
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Tim Seifert, 0.6 ov), 2-26 (Henry Cooper, 7.5 ov), 3-138 (Bharat Popli, 36.5 ov), 4-144 (Mitchell Santner, 38.3 ov), 5-213 (Katene Clarke, 58.1 ov), 6-214 (Peter David Bocock, 59.2 ov), 7-262 (Joe Carter, 69.1 ov), 8-277 (Ish Sodhi, 72.1 ov), 9-277 (Brett Randell, 72.3 ov), 10-283 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 73.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lockie Ferguson	12	1	47	2	3.91	-	-	-	0	1
Ben Lister	13	2	53	1	4.07	-	-	-	1	3
Matt McEwan	14	3	55	0	3.92	-	-	-	0	1
Sean Solia	9	3	33	4	3.66	-	-	-	2	0
Louis Delport	26	3	95	3	3.65	-	-	-	0	0

Auckland 2nd Innings (T: 371 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval	lbw b Baker	20	34	68	3	0	58.82
Martin Guptill	c †Bocock b Baker	8	5	10	2	0	160.00
Glenn Phillips	lbw b Baker	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Mark Chapman	c Baker b Kuggeleijn	146	186	291	17	3	78.49
Robert O'Donnell (c)	lbw b Baker	8	16	18	2	0	50.00
Sean Solia	c †Bocock b Kuggeleijn	19	45	58	2	0	42.22
Ben Horne †	c Clarke b Kuggeleijn	107	102	146	14	3	104.90
Matt McEwan	c & b Kuggeleijn	12	18	19	2	0	66.66
Lockie Ferguson	lbw b Sodhi	19	18	45	1	1	105.55
Louis Delport	not out	24	27	40	3	1	88.88
Ben Lister	not out	1	2	3	0	0	50.00
Extras	(lb 3, nb 5, w 2)	10
TOTAL	74.5 Ov (RR: 4.99)	374/9
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Martin Guptill, 2.3 ov), 2-16 (Glenn Phillips, 2.4 ov), 3-52 (Jeet Raval, 14.4 ov), 4-72 (Robert O'Donnell, 18.4 ov), 5-108 (Sean Solia, 31.6 ov), 6-313 (Ben Horne, 63.3 ov), 7-318 (Mark Chapman, 65.3 ov), 8-328 (Matt McEwan, 67.3 ov), 9-369 (Lockie Ferguson, 74.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Baker	20	5	83	4	4.15	-	-	-	0	2
Brett Randell	13	2	60	0	4.61	-	-	-	1	2
Scott Kuggeleijn	20	1	91	4	4.55	-	-	-	1	1
Mitchell Santner	18	1	110	0	6.11	-	-	-	0	0
Ish Sodhi	3.5	0	27	1	7.04	-	-	-	0	0

Unlocking the magic of Statsguru

CLOSE OF PLAY

Sun, 01 Mar - day 1 - Northern Dis 1st innings 303/4 (Joe Carter 116*, Katene Clarke 6*, 95 ov)

Mon, 02 Mar - day 2 - Auckland 1st innings 253/3 (Mark Chapman 131*, Robert O'Donnell 31*, 69 ov)

Tue, 03 Mar - day 3 - Northern Dis 2nd innings 283

Wed, 04 Mar - day 4 - Auckland 2nd innings 374/9 (74.5 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Northern Districts 1st innings:
Drinks: Northern Districts - 34/1 in 17.0 overs (HR Cooper 8, B Popli 5)
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 21.4 overs (132 balls, 92 mins, 6 extras)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls, 69 mins (HR Cooper 21, B Popli 23, extras 6)
Lunch: Northern Districts - 82/1 in 34.0 overs (HR Cooper 33, B Popli 23)
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 43.1 overs (262 balls, 181 mins, 19 extras)
HR Cooper: 50 off 140 balls, 199 mins (7 x 4)
Drinks: Northern Districts - 137/2 in 50.0 overs (HR Cooper 63, JF Carter 15)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls, 57 mins (HR Cooper 25, JF Carter 19, extras 8)
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 51.3 overs (313 balls, 219 mins, 21 extras)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 138 balls, 101 mins (HR Cooper 44, JF Carter 43, extras 13)
Tea: Northern Districts - 195/2 in 63.0 overs (HR Cooper 85, JF Carter 45)
Injury: Northern Districts - 198/2 in 65.1 overs (HR Cooper 85, JF Carter 48)
HR Cooper hit on right arm by a delivery from LH Ferguson - 4 minute delay for treatment
Northern Districts: 200 runs in 65.4 overs (401 balls, 283 mins, 28 extras)
JF Carter: 50 off 108 balls, 145 mins (9 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 243 balls, 166 mins (HR Cooper 60, JF Carter 78, extras 15)
HR Cooper: 100 off 232 balls, 327 mins (11 x 4, 2 x 6)
Northern Districts: 250 runs in 78.5 overs (480 balls, 332 mins, 28 extras)
Drinks: Northern Districts - 253/2 in 78.5 overs (HR Cooper 107, JF Carter 80)
Drinks taken while lost ball was being retrieved
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 256/2 after 80.0 overs (HR Cooper 107, JF Carter 83)
JF Carter: 100 off 178 balls, 234 mins (15 x 4, 1 x 6)
Northern Districts: 300 runs in 94.0 overs (571 balls, 400 mins, 31 extras)
Bad Light: Northern Districts - 303/4 in 95.0 overs (JF Carter 116, KD Clarke 6)
End of Day: Northern Districts - 303/4 in 95.0 overs (JF Carter 116, KD Clarke 6)

Day 2

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls, 60 mins (JF Carter 30, KD Clarke 16, extras 4)
Northern Districts: 350 runs in 105.0 overs (638 balls, 483 mins, 47 extras)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls, 53 mins (JF Carter 12, PD Bocock 32, extras 6)
End of 110 over bonus points: Northern Districts 385/5 (Northern Districts 4 batting points, Auckland 2 bowling points)
Northern Districts: 400 runs in 114.0 overs (692 balls, 495 mins, 48 extras)
JF Carter: 150 off 237 balls, 351 mins (22 x 4, 3 x 6)
Auckland 1st innings:
Lunch: Auckland - 14/0 in 5.0 overs (JA Raval 6, MJ Guptill 8)
Auckland : 50 runs in 19.0 overs (116 balls, 83 mins, 2 extras)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls, 65 mins (MJ Guptill 17, MS Chapman 32, extras 1)
Auckland : 100 runs in 29.1 overs (177 balls, 130 mins, 2 extras)
MJ Guptill: 50 off 93 balls, 146 mins (7 x 4)
MS Chapman: 50 off 67 balls, 96 mins (7 x 4)
Tea: Auckland - 128/2 in 34.0 overs (MJ Guptill 56, MS Chapman 50)
Injury: Auckland - 135/2 in 36.1 overs (MJ Guptill 60, MS Chapman 53)
KD Clarke, fielding under the helmet, was injured by a pull shot from MJ Guptill and was substituted by SS Johnston for the remainder of Day 2
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 167 balls, 120 mins (MJ Guptill 43, MS Chapman 56, extras 1)
Auckland : 150 runs in 43.5 overs (265 balls, 188 mins, 2 extras)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls, 56 mins (MS Chapman 36, RR O'Donnell 14, extras 0)
MS Chapman: 100 off 129 balls, 188 mins (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
Auckland : 200 runs in 56.5 overs (343 balls, 240 mins, 2 extras)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 146 balls, 103 mins (MS Chapman 65, RR O'Donnell 30, extras 5)
Auckland: 250 runs in 68.1 overs (411 balls, 294 mins, 7 extras)
End of Day: Auckland Aces - 253/3 in 69.0 overs (MS Chapman 131, RR O'Donnell 31)

Day 3

RR O'Donnell: 50 off 113 balls, 166 mins (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
Auckland: 300 runs in 77.4 overs (469 balls, 342 mins, 12 extras)
New Ball Taken: Auckland - 317/4 after 80.0 overs (RR O'Donnell 65, SM Solia 14)
Auckland: 350 runs in 86.2 overs (521 balls, 369 mins, 12 extras)
End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland 351/5 (86.2) (Auckland Aces 4 batting points, Northern Districts 2 bowling points)
Northern Districts 2nd innings:
Lunch: Northern Districts - 47/2 in 14.0 overs (B Popli 18, JF Carter 14)
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (90 balls, 60 mins, 3 extras)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls, 51 mins (B Popli 23, JF Carter 26, extras 2)
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 27.0 overs (165 balls, 110 mins, 4 extras)
JF Carter: 50 off 76 balls, 86 mins (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: Northern Districts - 113/2 in 30.0 overs (B Popli 44, JF Carter 52)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 148 balls, 98 mins (B Popli 36, JF Carter 61, extras 3)
B Popli: 50 off 88 balls, 138 mins (9 x 4)
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 40.0 overs (244 balls, 168 mins, 7 extras)
Tea: Northern Districts - 155/4 in 45.0 overs (JF Carter 76, KD Clarke 4)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls, 58 mins (JF Carter 16, KD Clarke 34, extras 1)
Northern Districts: 200 runs in 54.5 overs (333 balls, 221 mins, 7 extras)
JF Carter: 100 off 176 balls, 218 mins (12 x 4, 1 x 6)
Northern Districts: 250 runs in 66.5 overs (406 balls, 271 mins, 8 extras)
End of Day: Northern Districts - 283/10 in 74.0 overs (SC Kuggeleijn 38, JD Baker 0)

Day 4

Auckland 2nd innings:
Rain: Auckland - 0/0
Ground Delay: Auckland - 0/0
Start of play delayed to 11.20 am - reduced to minimum of 91 overs for the day. Session times now 11.20 - 1.20; 2.00 - 4.10; 4.30 - 6.30. Off for rain at 11.58 am - lunch break brought forward to 12.45 pm.
Rain: Auckland - 32/2 in 7.4 overs (JA Raval 9, MS Chapman 10)
Lunch: Auckland - 32/2 in 7.4 overs (JA Raval 9, MS Chapman 10)
Rain: Auckland - 32/2 in 7.4 overs (JA Raval 9, MS Chapman 10)
Ground Delay: Auckland - 32/2 in 7.4 overs (JA Raval 9, MS Chapman 10)
New session times: 1.40 - 3.55; 4.15 - 6.30
Auckland : 50 runs in 14.0 overs (88 balls, 65 mins, 5 extras)
Auckland : 100 runs in 29.4 overs (183 balls, 136 mins, 6 extras)
MS Chapman: 50 off 99 balls, 137 mins (6 x 4)
Tea: Auckland - 126/5 in 38.0 overs (MS Chapman 59, BJ Horne 6)
Auckland : 150 runs in 42.1 overs (258 balls, 190 mins, 6 extras)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls, 46 mins (MS Chapman 37, BJ Horne 13, extras 0)
Auckland : 200 runs in 48.2 overs (295 balls, 217 mins, 6 extras)
BJ Horne: 50 off 57 balls, 76 mins (8 x 4)
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 104 balls, 76 mins (MS Chapman 50, BJ Horne 50, extras 1)
MS Chapman: 100 off 146 balls, 218 mins (14 x 4, 1 x 6)
Auckland : 250 runs in 54.3 overs (332 balls, 245 mins, 7 extras)
6th Wicket: 150 runs in 142 balls, 104 mins (MS Chapman 73, BJ Horne 76, extras 1)
Drinks: Auckland - 288/5 in 60.0 overs (MS Chapman 137, BJ Horne 89)
Auckland : 300 runs in 61.5 overs (376 balls, 285 mins, 7 extras)
BJ Horne: 100 off 97 balls, 142 mins (14 x 4, 2 x 6)
6th Wicket: 200 runs in 189 balls, 145 mins (MS Chapman 97, BJ Horne 107, extras 1)
Auckland : 350 runs in 70.2 overs (427 balls, 329 mins, 9 extras)

MATCH DETAILS

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Toss	Auckland, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2019/20
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days	1,2,3,4 March 2020 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Ashley Mehrotra Wayne Knights
Match Referee	Ross Dykes
Points	Auckland 18, Northern Districts 6

Plunket Shield News

ICC clears Devon Conway to play for New Zealand

The South Africa-born batsman, who has enjoyed a prolific run for Wellington, will become eligible on August 28

Plunket Shield cancelled due to coronavirus measures, Wellington named champions

NZC made the decision to cut down on the use of flights and hotels

Plunket Shield round-up: Lockie Ferguson and Neil Wagner let it rip

Recapping the final round of the Plunket Shield

Plunket Shield round-up: Latham hits 224, Wagner and Boult sound warning

All the action from the second round of the Plunket Shield

Michael becomes fourth-generation Snedden in first-class cricket

The 27-year-old medium pacer makes his first-class debut for Wellington after a switch from Auckland

Instant answers to T20 questions

Ask a question

Auckland Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
JA Raval	lbw	20	34
MJ Guptill	caught	8	5
GD Phillips	lbw	0	1
MS Chapman	caught	146	186
RR O'Donnell	lbw	8	16
SM Solia	caught	19	45
BJ Horne	caught	107	102
MB McEwan	caught	12	18
LH Ferguson	lbw	19	18
L Delport	not out	24	27
BG Lister	not out	1	2
Extras	(lb 3, nb 5, w 2)
Total	374(9 wkts; 74.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
JD Baker	20	5	83	4	4.15 (2 nb)
BG Randell	13	2	60	0	4.61 (2 nb)
SC Kuggeleijn	20	1	91	4	4.55 (1 nb)
MJ Santner	18	1	110	0	6.11
IS Sodhi	3.5	0	27	1	7.04

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	16	Martin Guptill	Jeet Raval
2nd	0	Jeet Raval	Glenn Phillips
3rd	36	Jeet Raval	Mark Chapman
4th	20	Mark Chapman	Robert O'Donnell
5th	36	Mark Chapman	Sean Solia
6th	205	Mark Chapman	Ben Horne
7th	5	Mark Chapman	Matt McEwan
8th	10	Lockie Ferguson	Matt McEwan
9th	41	Lockie Ferguson	Louis Delport
10th	5	Louis Delport	Ben Lister

<1 / 3>

Plunket Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
WELL	6	4	1	1	83
CD	6	2	3	1	57
OTAGO	6	2	1	2	55
AUCK	6	2	1	2	54
CANT	6	1	3	2	45
ND	6	1	3	2	42

Full Table