BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	c Nicholls b Foulkes	3	8	8	0	0	37.50
Sean Solia	b Foulkes	4	13	27	0	0	30.76
Quinn Sunde	b Foulkes	41	85	128	6	0	48.23
Robert O'Donnell (c)	c Rae b Foulkes	9	18	26	1	0	50.00
George Worker	c †Hay b Foulkes	27	46	66	4	0	58.69
Jock McKenzie	c †Hay b Rae	19	55	66	3	0	34.54
Cole Briggs †	lbw b Rippon	24	65	107	1	0	36.92
Danru Ferns	c Rae b McKenzie	24	67	78	4	0	35.82
Louis Delport	c Rae b Rippon	6	4	8	0	1	150.00
Jordan Sussex	lbw b Rae	20	35	40	2	0	57.14
Angus Olliver	not out	27	14	27	0	3	192.85
Extras	(lb 4, nb 8)	12
TOTAL	67 Ov (RR: 3.22, 292 Mins)	216
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (William O'Donnell, 1.3 ov), 2-17 (Sean Solia, 5.1 ov), 3-29 (Robert O'Donnell, 11.3 ov), 4-82 (George Worker, 26.3 ov), 5-98 (Quinn Sunde, 30.1 ov), 6-118 (Jock McKenzie, 41.6 ov), 7-159 (Cole Briggs, 55.4 ov), 8-165 (Louis Delport, 57.2 ov), 9-175 (Danru Ferns, 60.3 ov), 10-216 (Jordan Sussex, 66.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Sean Davey	16	3	43	0	2.68	78	4	0	0	7
Zakary Foulkes	16	4	38	5	2.37	78	4	0	0	1
1.3 to WT O'Donnell, . 4/1 5.1 to SM Solia, . 17/2 11.3 to RR O'Donnell, . 29/3 26.3 to GH Worker, . 82/4 30.1 to QLM Sunde, . 98/5
Angus McKenzie	13	3	52	1	4.00	60	7	1	0	0
60.3 to DK Ferns, . 175/9
Michael Rae	12	0	36	2	3.00	54	3	0	0	0
41.6 to J McKenzie, . 118/6 66.6 to J Sussex, . 216/10
Michael Rippon	10	2	43	2	4.30	43	3	3	0	0
55.4 to CJ Briggs, . 159/7 57.2 to L Delport, . 165/8

Canterbury 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chad Bowes	lbw b Sussex	26	18	23	6	0	144.44
Henry Nicholls	c Sunde b Sussex	1	7	6	0	0	14.28
Rhys Mariu	c Delport b Solia	41	54	83	8	0	75.92
Cole McConchie (c)	c †Briggs b Ferns	41	68	96	7	0	60.29
Michael Rae	c †Briggs b Sussex	3	8	13	0	0	37.50
Leo Carter	c †Briggs b Sussex	12	18	30	2	0	66.66
Mitchell Hay †	not out	54	96	144	3	2	56.25
Michael Rippon	b Sussex	0	6	8	0	0	0.00
Zakary Foulkes	c WT O'Donnell b Sussex	0	3	7	0	0	0.00
Angus McKenzie	c Delport b Sussex	1	7	18	0	0	14.28
Sean Davey	c †Briggs b Sussex	53	74	95	4	2	71.62
Extras	(b 8, w 2)	10
TOTAL	59.5 Ov (RR: 4.04, 264 Mins)	242
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Henry Nicholls, 1.4 ov), 2-41 (Chad Bowes, 5.3 ov), 3-106 (Rhys Mariu, 20.4 ov), 4-113 (Michael Rae, 23.2 ov), 5-123 (Cole McConchie, 26.5 ov), 6-137 (Leo Carter, 29.6 ov), 7-139 (Michael Rippon, 31.4 ov), 8-139 (Zakary Foulkes, 33.1 ov), 9-147 (Angus McKenzie, 37.1 ov), 10-242 (Sean Davey, 59.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Danru Ferns	15	3	50	1	3.33	68	7	0	0	0
26.5 to CE McConchie, . 123/5
Jordan Sussex	18.4	1	71	8	3.80	82	12	0	0	0
1.4 to HM Nicholls, . 6/1 5.3 to CJ Bowes, . 41/2 23.2 to MD Rae, . 113/4 29.6 to LJ Carter, . 137/6 31.4 to MJG Rippon, . 139/7 33.1 to ZGF Foulkes, . 139/8 37.1 to AW McKenzie, . 147/9 59.5 to SB Davey, . 242/10
Angus Olliver	7.1	1	38	0	5.30	27	6	0	0	0
Jock McKenzie	4	0	29	0	7.25	12	2	2	1	0
Sean Solia	7	2	10	1	1.42	34	0	0	1	0
20.4 to RA Mariu, . 106/3
Louis Delport	8	0	36	0	4.50	32	3	2	0	0

Auckland 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	c Nicholls b Davey	14	25	40	2	0	56.00
Sean Solia	c Bowes b Rae	84	140	197	11	1	60.00
Quinn Sunde	b McKenzie	13	39	54	2	0	33.33
Robert O'Donnell (c)	c Nicholls b Foulkes	27	63	112	3	0	42.85
George Worker	c Mariu b Rippon	43	76	108	3	1	56.57
Jock McKenzie	b Rae	40	65	104	5	0	61.53
Cole Briggs †	not out	6	35	53	1	0	17.14
Danru Ferns	run out (Bowes/†Hay)	8	12	13	1	0	66.66
Louis Delport	c Rae b Davey	9	16	28	1	0	56.25
Jordan Sussex	c Mariu b Davey	2	3	3	0	0	66.66
Angus Olliver	c Bowes b Davey	4	2	2	1	0	200.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 2, w 2)	7
TOTAL	79 Ov (RR: 3.25, 359 Mins)	257
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (William O'Donnell, 9.1 ov), 2-79 (Quinn Sunde, 21.3 ov), 3-143 (Sean Solia, 43.3 ov), 4-145 (Robert O'Donnell, 44.3 ov), 5-225 (George Worker, 67.1 ov), 6-227 (Jock McKenzie, 68.3 ov), 7-235 (Danru Ferns, 71.2 ov), 8-251 (Louis Delport, 78.1 ov), 9-253 (Jordan Sussex, 78.4 ov), 10-257 (Angus Olliver, 78.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Zakary Foulkes	16	4	45	1	2.81	76	5	1	1	0
44.3 to RR O'Donnell, . 145/4
Sean Davey	17	3	48	4	2.82	81	6	0	1	2
9.1 to WT O'Donnell, . 36/1 78.1 to L Delport, . 251/8 78.4 to J Sussex, . 253/9 78.6 to AL Olliver, . 257/10
Michael Rae	19	1	66	2	3.47	81	8	0	0	0
43.3 to SM Solia, . 143/3 68.3 to J McKenzie, . 227/6
Angus McKenzie	13	2	54	1	4.15	54	8	0	0	0
21.3 to QLM Sunde, . 79/2
Michael Rippon	11	1	30	1	2.72	48	3	0	0	0
67.1 to GH Worker, . 225/5
Cole McConchie	3	0	11	0	3.66	12	0	1	0	0

Canterbury 2nd Innings (T: 232 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chad Bowes	c RR O'Donnell b Ferns	60	60	97	3	1	100.00
Henry Nicholls	c Sunde b Delport	43	61	91	4	0	70.49
Rhys Mariu	not out	62	77	106	8	1	80.51
Cole McConchie (c)	c WT O'Donnell b Delport	34	47	57	4	1	72.34
Leo Carter	c Ferns b Delport	18	36	37	2	1	50.00
Mitchell Hay †	not out	8	6	5	0	1	133.33
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, w 4)	7
TOTAL	47.5 Ov (RR: 4.85, 197 Mins)	232/4
Did not bat: Michael Rippon, Zakary Foulkes, Angus McKenzie, Sean Davey, Michael Rae
Fall of wickets: 1-107 (Henry Nicholls, 19.5 ov), 2-110 (Chad Bowes, 20.4 ov), 3-179 (Cole McConchie, 35.1 ov), 4-223 (Leo Carter, 45.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Danru Ferns	12	0	47	1	3.91	45	4	1	2	0
20.4 to CJ Bowes, . 110/2
Jordan Sussex	11	1	58	0	5.27	42	4	1	2	0
Angus Olliver	4	0	24	0	6.00	9	2	0	0	0
Louis Delport	15.5	0	80	3	5.05	60	9	3	0	0
19.5 to HM Nicholls, . 107/1 35.1 to CE McConchie, . 179/3 45.6 to LJ Carter, . 223/4
William O'Donnell	5	0	20	0	4.00	19	2	0	0	0

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Sun, 24 Mar - day 1 - Canterbury 1st innings 107/3 (Cole McConchie 34*, Michael Rae 0*, 22 ov)

Mon, 25 Mar - day 2 - Auckland 2nd innings 143/2 (Sean Solia 84*, Robert O'Donnell 27*, 42 ov)

Tue, 26 Mar - day 3 - Canterbury 2nd innings 232/4 (47.5 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Auckland 1st innings
Auckland: 50 runs in 17.0 overs, 77 minutes, 4 extras
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls, 51 minutes, QLM Sunde 24 (36), GH Worker 26 (36), 0 extras
Bad Light: Auckland - 82/3 in 26.1 overs, QLM Sunde 35 (77), GH Worker 27 (44)
Lunch: Auckland - 82/3 in 26.1 overs, QLM Sunde 35 (77), GH Worker 27 (44)
Ground Delay: Auckland - 82/3 in 26.1 overs, QLM Sunde 35 (77), GH Worker 27 (44)
ZG Foulkes: 5 wickets (9.1-2-23-5)
Auckland: 100 runs in 34.0 overs, 151 minutes, 6 extras
Auckland: 150 runs in 52.1 overs, 231 minutes, 11 extras
Tea: Auckland - 175/8 in 60.0 overs, DK Ferns 24 (64), JD Sussex 6 (10)
Auckland: 200 runs in 64.2 overs, 282 minutes, 12 extras
Canterbury 1st innings
Canterbury: 50 runs in 7.4 overs, 33 minutes, 4 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls, 44 minutes, RA Mariu 26 (26), CE McConchie 24 (35), 1 extra
Break in Play: Canterbury - 96/2 in 17.2 overs, RA Mariu 36 (40), CE McConchie 28 (39)
Replacement Ball: Canterbury - 96/2 after 17.2 overs, RA Mariu 36 (40), CE McConchie 28 (39), 5 extras
Canterbury: 100 runs in 17.3 overs, 79 minutes, 5 extras
Bad Light: Canterbury - 107/3 in 22.0 overs, CE McConchie 34 (48), MD Rae 0 (5)
End of Day: Canterbury - 107/3 in 22.0 overs, CE McConchie 34 (48), MD Rae 0 (5)

Day 2

Ground Delay (10:29 to 11:00): Canterbury - 107/3 in 22.0 overs, CE McConchie 34 (48), MD Rae 0 (5)
Day 2 Session Times: 11.00-1.20pm, 2.00pm - 4.10pm, 4.30pm - 6.30pm
Rain (11:17 to 11:21): Canterbury - 118/4 in 25.5 overs, CE McConchie 37 (63), LJ Carter 1 (5)
Ground Delay (11:21 to 11:34): Canterbury - 118/4 in 25.5 overs, CE McConchie 37 (63), LJ Carter 1 (5)
JD Sussex: 5 wickets (10.4-1-42-5)
Canterbury: 150 runs in 37.5 overs, 172 minutes, 9 extras
10th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls, 51 minutes, MJ Hay 16 (31), SB Davey 33 (37), 1 extra
Canterbury: 200 runs in 49.4 overs, 224 minutes, 10 extras
MJ Hay: 50 runs in 82 balls, 119 minutes (3x4, 2x6)
SB Davey: 50 runs in 63 balls, 81 minutes (4x4, 2x6)
Lunch (13:50 to 14:30): Canterbury - 238/9 in 57.0 overs, MJ Hay 53 (90), SB Davey 50 (63)
Revised Session Times: 2.30pm - 4.30pm, 4.50pm - 6.30pm
End of 110 over bonus points: Canterbury 242 (59.5) (Canterbury 1 batting point, Auckland 4 bowling points)
Auckland 2nd innings:
Auckland: 50 runs in 15.4 overs, 70 minutes, 4 extras
Tea (16:29 to 16:51): Auckland - 79/2 in 21.3 overs, SM Solia 48 (67), RR O'Donnell 0 (0)
SM Solia: 50 runs in 79 balls, 106 minutes (8x4)
Auckland: 100 runs in 30.3 overs, 133 minutes, 5 extras
Break in Play (17:49 to 17:53): Auckland - 121/2 in 34.5 overs, SM Solia 72 (113), RR O'Donnell 17 (34)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls, 70 minutes, SM Solia 31 (56), RR O'Donnell 18 (37), 1 extra
End of Day (18:28): Auckland - 143/2 in 42.0 overs, SM Solia 84 (137), RR O'Donnell 27 (53)

Day 3

Ground Delay (10:20 to 11:09): Auckland Aces - 143/2 in 42.0 overs, SM Solia 84 (137), RR O'Donnell 27 (53)
Bad Light (18.22): Aucklland-143/2 in 42.0 overs SM Solia 84(137), RR O'Donnell 27 (53)
Day 3 Session Times: 11.10am - 1.20pm, 2.00pm - 4.10pm, 4.30pm - 6.30pm
Break in Play (11:19 to 11:22): Auckland Aces - 144/3 in 44.0 overs, RR O'Donnell 27 (61), GH Worker 1 (1)
Auckland Aces: 150 runs in 47.1 overs, 219 minutes, 5 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls, 75 minutes, GH Worker 28 (55), JJ McKenzie 25 (47), 1 extra
Auckland Aces: 200 runs in 62.3 overs, 285 minutes, 6 extras
Lunch (13:20 to 13:59): Auckland Aces - 235/6 in 71.0 overs, CJ Briggs 0 (8), DK Ferns 8 (12)
Auckland Aces: 250 runs in 77.2 overs, 349 minutes, 7 extras
Canterbury 2nd innings:
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls, 49 minutes, CJ Bowes 21 (31), HM Nicholls 26 (36), 3 extras
Canterbury: 50 runs in 11.1 overs, 49 minutes, 3 extras
CJ Bowes: 50 runs in 52 balls, 82 minutes (2x4, 1x6)
Tea (16:13 to 16:34): Canterbury - 97/0 in 18.0 overs, CJ Bowes 52 (53), HM Nicholls 41 (55)
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 112 balls, 86 minutes, CJ Bowes 56 (54), HM Nicholls 42 (58), 4 extras
Canterbury: 100 runs in 18.4 overs, 86 minutes, 4 extras
Canterbury: 150 runs in 28.0 overs, 123 minutes, 7 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls, 34 minutes, RA Mariu 29 (28), CE McConchie 20 (29), 1 extra
Canterbury: 200 runs in 38.5 overs, 169 minutes, 7 extras
RA Mariu: 50 runs in 58 balls, 82 minutes (8x4, 1x6)

MATCH DETAILS

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Toss	Canterbury, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2023/24
Match days	24,25,26 March 2024 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Billy Bowden Wayne Knights
Match Referee	Gary Troup
Points	Canterbury 17, Auckland 5

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Canterbury Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
CJ Bowes	caught	60	60
HM Nicholls	caught	43	61
RA Mariu	not out	62	77
CE McConchie	caught	34	47
LJ Carter	caught	18	36
MJ Hay	not out	8	6
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, w 4)
Total	232(4 wkts; 47.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
DK Ferns	12	0	47	1	3.91
J Sussex	11	1	58	0	5.27
AL Olliver	4	0	24	0	6
L Delport	15.5	0	80	3	5.05
WT O'Donnell	5	0	20	0	4

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	107	Chad Bowes	Henry Nicholls
2nd	3	Chad Bowes	Rhys Mariu
3rd	69	Cole McConchie	Rhys Mariu
4th	44	Leo Carter	Rhys Mariu
5th	9	Rhys Mariu	Mitchell Hay

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Plunket Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
WELL	8	4	0	4	94
ND	8	4	1	3	91
CD	8	3	2	3	85
CANT	8	3	3	2	84
OTAGO	8	1	5	2	54
AUCK	8	1	5	2	51

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