BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Thorn Parkes	b Snedden	62	109	139	10	0	56.88
Jacob Cumming	c †Blundell b Smith	7	24	34	1	0	29.16
Dale Phillips	c Kelly b van Beek	127	203	296	18	1	62.56
Dean Foxcroft (c)	b Younghusband	2	20	37	0	0	10.00
Jamal Todd	c & b Younghusband	2	9	9	0	0	22.22
Luke Georgeson	c Greenwood b Younghusband	0	1	37	0	0	0.00
Max Chu †	c †Blundell b Younghusband	35	76	77	5	0	46.05
Ben Lockrose	lbw b Snedden	7	10	13	1	0	70.00
Travis Muller	c & b Younghusband	4	11	12	1	0	36.36
Andrew Hazeldine	not out	20	38	45	2	1	52.63
Jacob Duffy	c Bracewell b Smith	5	6	6	1	0	83.33
Extras	(lb 3, nb 4, w 2)	9
TOTAL	83.5 Ov (RR: 3.33, 338 Mins)	280
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Jacob Cumming, 8.3 ov), 2-111 (Thorn Parkes, 34.6 ov), 3-135 (Dean Foxcroft, 43.2 ov), 4-143 (Jamal Todd, 45.2 ov), 5-143 (Luke Georgeson, 45.3 ov), 6-209 (Max Chu, 65.4 ov), 7-224 (Ben Lockrose, 68.5 ov), 8-232 (Travis Muller, 71.5 ov), 9-275 (Dale Phillips, 82.2 ov), 10-280 (Jacob Duffy, 83.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nathan Smith	18.5	6	47	2	2.49	92	7	0	0	0
8.3 to JM Cumming, . 9/1 83.5 to JA Duffy, . 280/10
Logan van Beek	16	3	52	1	3.25	75	9	0	1	0
82.2 to DN Phillips, . 275/9
Michael Snedden	17	2	63	2	3.70	79	9	0	1	4
34.6 to TK Parkes, . 111/2 68.5 to BNJ Lockrose, . 224/7
Michael Bracewell	13	2	50	0	3.84	59	6	2	0	0
Peter Younghusband	19	2	65	5	3.42	78	8	0	0	0
43.2 to D Foxcroft, . 135/3 45.2 to JT Todd, . 143/4 45.3 to LI Georgeson, . 143/5 65.4 to MW Chu, . 209/6 71.5 to T Muller, . 232/8

Wellington 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tim Robinson	c Cumming b Georgeson	13	16	25	2	0	81.25
Nick Greenwood	b Georgeson	7	6	8	1	0	116.66
Gareth Severin	c †Chu b Foxcroft	105	178	275	13	0	58.98
Peter Younghusband	b Duffy	80	257	356	7	0	31.12
Nick Kelly	b Foxcroft	26	44	50	4	0	59.09
Muhammad Abbas	lbw b Foxcroft	25	51	64	3	0	49.01
Tom Blundell (c)†	b Foxcroft	14	26	44	2	0	53.84
Michael Bracewell	c Cumming b Foxcroft	40	47	68	4	1	85.10
Nathan Smith	c & b Foxcroft	4	13	11	1	0	30.76
Logan van Beek	not out	50	64	115	5	1	78.12
Michael Snedden	c Parkes b Lockrose	32	80	85	2	1	40.00
Extras	(lb 2, nb 10, w 13)	25
TOTAL	128.4 Ov (RR: 3.27, 553 Mins)	421
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Nick Greenwood, 1.5 ov), 2-25 (Tim Robinson, 5.3 ov), 3-191 (Gareth Severin, 64.6 ov), 4-234 (Nick Kelly, 78.2 ov), 5-269 (Peter Younghusband, 89.1 ov), 6-277 (Muhammad Abbas, 92.2 ov), 7-308 (Tom Blundell, 98.3 ov), 8-314 (Nathan Smith, 100.6 ov), 9-338 (Michael Bracewell, 106.4 ov), 10-421 (Michael Snedden, 128.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jacob Duffy	26	7	84	1	3.23	115	10	0	2	3
89.1 to PF Younghusband, . 269/5
Luke Georgeson	22	3	61	2	2.77	103	8	0	2	0
1.5 to NA Greenwood, . 16/1 5.3 to TB Robinson, . 25/2
Andrew Hazeldine	17	1	56	0	3.29	81	5	0	6	5
Travis Muller	14	2	66	0	4.71	55	9	0	2	1
Ben Lockrose	22.4	2	68	1	3.00	92	5	0	0	0
128.4 to MW Snedden, . 421/10
Dean Foxcroft	27	3	84	6	3.11	119	7	3	0	1
64.6 to GR Severin, . 191/3 78.2 to NF Kelly, . 234/4 92.2 to Muhammad Abbas, . 277/6 98.3 to TA Blundell, . 308/7 100.6 to NG Smith, . 314/8 106.4 to MG Bracewell, . 338/9

Otago 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Thorn Parkes	c Younghusband b Bracewell	17	21	29	4	0	80.95
Jacob Cumming	c †Blundell b Younghusband	16	29	44	2	0	55.17
Dale Phillips	c Greenwood b Bracewell	4	4	3	1	0	100.00
Dean Foxcroft (c)	lbw b Bracewell	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Luke Georgeson	c †Blundell b Bracewell	4	9	13	0	0	44.44
Max Chu †	b Bracewell	17	19	26	2	0	89.47
Jamal Todd	c †Blundell b Bracewell	4	9	7	1	0	44.44
Ben Lockrose	c †Blundell b Younghusband	8	10	10	1	0	80.00
Travis Muller	c Muhammad Abbas b Bracewell	11	25	35	2	0	44.00
Andrew Hazeldine	b Bracewell	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Jacob Duffy	not out	17	38	28	1	0	44.73
Extras	(lb 1)	1
TOTAL	27.4 Ov (RR: 3.57, 101 Mins)	99
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Thorn Parkes, 7.1 ov), 2-35 (Dale Phillips, 7.5 ov), 3-35 (Dean Foxcroft, 7.6 ov), 4-39 (Jacob Cumming, 10.2 ov), 5-45 (Luke Georgeson, 11.3 ov), 6-51 (Jamal Todd, 13.6 ov), 7-66 (Ben Lockrose, 16.3 ov), 8-70 (Max Chu, 17.3 ov), 9-70 (Andrew Hazeldine, 17.4 ov), 10-99 (Travis Muller, 27.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nathan Smith	4	0	17	0	4.25	18	3	0	0	0
Logan van Beek	2	0	13	0	6.50	8	3	0	0	0
Michael Bracewell	11.4	1	41	8	3.51	51	6	0	0	0
7.1 to TK Parkes, . 31/1 7.5 to DN Phillips, . 35/2 7.6 to D Foxcroft, . 35/3 11.3 to LI Georgeson, . 45/5 13.6 to JT Todd, . 51/6 17.3 to MW Chu, . 70/8 17.4 to ATE Hazeldine, . 70/9 27.4 to T Muller, . 99/10
Peter Younghusband	10	0	27	2	2.70	45	2	0	0	0
10.2 to JM Cumming, . 39/4 16.3 to BNJ Lockrose, . 66/7

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Sat, 16 Mar - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 35/2 (Gareth Severin 14*, Peter Younghusband 0*, 11 ov)

Sun, 17 Mar - day 2 - Wellington 1st innings 338/9 (Logan van Beek 5*, 106.4 ov)

Mon, 18 Mar - day 3 - Otago 2nd innings 99 (27.4 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Otago 1st innings
Otago: 50 runs in 16.5 overs, 72 minutes, 1 extra
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls, 41 minutes, TK Parkes 31 (35), DN Phillips 18 (21), 1 extra
TK Parkes: 50 runs in 87 balls, 113 minutes (8x4)
Otago: 100 runs in 31.0 overs, 125 minutes, 2 extras
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 138 balls, 93 minutes, TK Parkes 58 (70), DN Phillips 40 (68), 2 extras
Lunch: Otago - 111/2 in 35.0 overs, DN Phillips 40 (77), D Foxcroft 0 (0)
DN Phillips: 50 runs in 81 balls, 106 minutes (9x4, 1x6)
Otago: 150 runs in 47.2 overs, 198 minutes, 5 extras
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 104 balls, 66 minutes, DN Phillips 29 (42), MW Chu 22 (62), 0 extras
Otago: 200 runs in 63.4 overs, 259 minutes, 5 extras
Tea: Otago - 213/6 in 67.0 overs, DN Phillips 98 (163), BNJ Lockrose 0 (2)
DN Phillips: 100 runs in 166 balls, 240 minutes (15x4, 1x6)
PF Younghusband: 5 wickets (14.5-1-59-5)
Otago: 250 runs in 76.4 overs, 311 minutes, 9 extras
New Ball Taken: Otago - 262/8 after 80.0 overs, DN Phillips 126 (199), ATE Hazeldine 8 (25), 9 extras
Wellington 1st innings
End of Day: Wellington - 35/2 in 11.0 overs, GR Severin 14 (27), PF Younghusband 0 (18)

Day 2

Wellington Firebirds: 50 runs in 18.3 overs, 84 minutes, 1 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 122 balls, 91 minutes, GR Severin 34 (57), PF Younghusband 16 (65), 1 extras
GR Severin: 50 runs in 82 balls, 136 minutes (8x4)
Wellington Firebirds: 100 runs in 36.0 overs, 164 minutes, 3 extras
Lunch : Wellington Firebirds - 122/2 in 43.0 overs, GR Severin 69 (128), PF Younghusband 27 (111)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 230 balls, 169 minutes, GR Severin 67 (119), PF Younghusband 27 (111), 6 extras
Wellington Firebirds: 150 runs in 53.0 overs, 230 minutes, 7 extras
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 336 balls, 239 minutes, GR Severin 93 (155), PF Younghusband 49 (181), 10 extras
GR Severin: 100 runs in 167 balls, 256 minutes (13x4)
PF Younghusband: 50 runs in 183 balls, 240 minutes (5x4)
Wellington Firebirds: 200 runs in 66.2 overs, 292 minutes, 12 extras
Tea : Wellington Firebirds - 228/3 in 75.0 overs, PF Younghusband 66 (221), NF Kelly 24 (36)
New Ball Taken: Wellington Firebirds - 235/4 after 80.0 overs, PF Younghusband 71 (234), MA Abbas 0 (9), 13 extras
Wellington Firebirds: 250 runs in 86.0 overs, 368 minutes, 16 extras
Wellington Firebirds: 300 runs in 97.1 overs, 419 minutes, 16 extras
End of Day : Wellington Firebirds - 338/9 in 106.4 overs, LV van Beek 5 (12), MW Snedden 0 (0)

Day 3

JB Stuart replaced MV Frost as Scorer for Day 3
Wellington: 350 runs in 109.5 overs, 481 minutes, 19 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington 351/9 (Wellington 4 batting points, Otago 4 bowling points)
Break in Play (11:35 to 11:36): Wellington - 385/9 in 123.3 overs, LV van Beek 36 (53), MW Snedden 10 (60)
10th Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls, 69 minutes, LV van Beek 33 (43), MW Snedden 14 (66), 6 extras
Wellington: 400 runs in 126.3 overs, 543 minutes, 25 extras
LV van Beek: 50 runs in 64 balls, 112 minutes (5x4, 1x6)
Otago 2nd innings:
Lunch (12:51 to 13:31): Otago - 39/4 in 10.2 overs, LI Georgeson 2 (7), MW Chu 0 (0)
Otago: 50 runs in 12.3 overs, 52 minutes, 0 extras
MG Bracewell: 5 wickets (5-1-13-5)

MATCH DETAILS

Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss	Wellington, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2023/24
Match days	16,17,18 March 2024 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Chris Brown Tim Parlane
Points	Wellington 20, Otago 6

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Otago Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
TK Parkes	caught	17	21
JM Cumming	caught	16	29
DN Phillips	caught	4	4
D Foxcroft	lbw	0	1
LI Georgeson	caught	4	9
MW Chu	bowled	17	19
JT Todd	caught	4	9
BNJ Lockrose	caught	8	10
T Muller	caught	11	25
ATE Hazeldine	bowled	0	1
JA Duffy	not out	17	38
Extras	(lb 1)
Total	99(10 wkts; 27.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
NG Smith	4	0	17	0	4.25
LV van Beek	2	0	13	0	6.5
MG Bracewell	11.4	1	41	8	3.51
PF Younghusband	10	0	27	2	2.7

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	31	Jacob Cumming	Thorn Parkes
2nd	4	Dale Phillips	Jacob Cumming
3rd	0	Dean Foxcroft	Jacob Cumming
4th	4	Luke Georgeson	Jacob Cumming
5th	6	Max Chu	Luke Georgeson
6th	6	Max Chu	Jamal Todd
7th	15	Max Chu	Ben Lockrose
8th	4	Travis Muller	Max Chu
9th	0	Travis Muller	Andrew Hazeldine
10th	29	Travis Muller	Jacob Duffy

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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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