Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Georgeson	c †Bocock b Walker	70	261	337	7	0	26.81
Rachin Ravindra	c Wagner b Walker	138	212	320	14	6	65.09
Jakob Bhula	b Baker	13	46	68	2	0	28.26
Michael Bracewell (c)	c Bharat Popli b Wagner	1	6	6	0	0	16.66
Tom Blundell †	not out	103	142	203	14	1	72.53
Troy Johnson	not out	58	105	158	7	1	55.23
Extras	(b 9, lb 6, nb 10, w 6)	31
Total	127 Ov (RR: 3.25, 546 Mins)	414/4d
Did not bat: Jamie Gibson, Peter Younghusband, Logan van Beek, Ian McPeake, Michael Snedden
Fall of wickets: 1-226 (Rachin Ravindra, 75.3 ov), 2-236 (Luke Georgeson, 79.5 ov), 3-237 (Michael Bracewell, 80.5 ov), 4-256 (Jakob Bhula, 91.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Neil Wagner	24	7	34	1	1.41	127	3	0	1	5
80.5 to MG Bracewell, . 237/3
Scott Kuggeleijn	25	2	111	0	4.44	106	17	2	0	0
James Baker	32	9	88	1	2.75	155	7	3	0	3
91.5 to JJNP Bhula, . 256/4
Matthew Fisher	20	3	88	0	4.40	79	11	1	1	2
Joe Walker	25	7	68	2	2.72	114	4	2	0	0
75.3 to R Ravindra, . 226/1 79.5 to LI Georgeson, . 236/2
Jeet Raval	1	0	10	0	10.00	2	2	0	0	0

Northern Districts 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Henry Cooper	c Ravindra b Snedden	10	51	65	0	0	19.60
Jeet Raval	b van Beek	4	12	20	1	0	33.33
Bharat Popli	c †Blundell b McPeake	50	117	147	8	0	42.73
Joe Carter (c)	c Johnson b McPeake	13	55	91	1	0	23.63
BJ Watling	not out	8	28	29	1	0	28.57
Scott Kuggeleijn	not out	0	9	18	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 9, nb 3)	12
Total	45 Ov (RR: 2.15, 187 Mins)	97/4d
Did not bat: Peter David Bocock †, Neil Wagner, Joe Walker, James Baker, Matthew Fisher
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Jeet Raval, 5.2 ov), 2-33 (Henry Cooper, 15.6 ov), 3-88 (Joe Carter, 37.3 ov), 4-89 (Bharat Popli, 39.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ian McPeake	13	7	14	2	1.07	71	1	0	0	0
37.3 to JF Carter, . 88/3 39.6 to Bharat Popli, . 89/4
Logan van Beek	11	3	19	1	1.72	55	2	0	0	0
5.2 to JA Raval, . 10/1
Jamie Gibson	5	1	21	0	4.20	22	4	0	0	0
Michael Snedden	8	0	17	1	2.12	40	1	0	0	2
15.6 to HR Cooper, . 33/2
Michael Bracewell	4	2	2	0	0.50	22	0	0	0	0
Luke Georgeson	3	0	10	0	3.33	15	2	0	0	1
Peter Younghusband	1	0	5	0	5.00	4	1	0	0	0

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Close of Play

Sat, 27 Mar - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 237/3 (Jakob Bhula 3*, Tom Blundell 0*, 82.3 ov)

Sun, 28 Mar - day 2 - Northern Dis 1st innings 97/4 (BJ Watling 8*, Scott Kuggeleijn 0*, 45 ov)

Mon, 29 Mar - day 3 - no play

Tue, 30 Mar - day 4 - no play

Match Flow

Day 1

Wellington 1st innings:
Ground Delay (10:08 to 10:59): Pre Start
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls, 75 minutes, LI Georgeson 8 (53), R Ravindra 39 (52), 4 extras
Wellington: 50 runs in 16.5 overs, 75 minutes, 4 extras
R Ravindra: 50 runs in 64 balls, 92 minutes (3x4, 4x6)
Lunch (13:23 to 14:02): Wellington - 88/0 in 33.0 overs, LI Georgeson 24 (107), R Ravindra 60 (95)
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 214 balls, 150 minutes, LI Georgeson 24 (112), R Ravindra 68 (102), 10 extras
Wellington: 100 runs in 34.4 overs, 150 minutes, 10 extras
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 352 balls, 244 minutes, LI Georgeson 42 (192), R Ravindra 94 (160), 15 extras
Wellington: 150 runs in 57.2 overs, 244 minutes, 15 extras
R Ravindra: 100 runs in 168 balls, 256 minutes (9x4, 4x6)
LI Georgeson: 50 runs in 208 balls, 260 minutes (4x4)
Tea (16:11 to 16:32): Wellington - 172/0 in 64.0 overs, LI Georgeson 54 (217), R Ravindra 103 (175)
Injury (16:39 to 16:40): Wellington - 178/0 in 65.3 overs, LI Georgeson 55 (219), R Ravindra 108 (182)
1st Wicket: 200 runs in 427 balls, 297 minutes, LI Georgeson 64 (233), R Ravindra 117 (194), 19 extras
Wellington: 200 runs in 69.5 overs, 297 minutes, 19 extras
Ball Change (17:42 to 17:42): Wellington - 237/2 in 80.0 overs, JJNP Bhula 3 (15), MG Bracewell 1 (1)
Bad Light (17:52 to 18:13): Wellington - 237/3 in 82.3 overs, JJNP Bhula 3 (21), TA Blundell 0 (4)
End of Day (18:13): Wellington - 237/3 in 82.3 overs, JJNP Bhula 3 (21), TA Blundell 0 (4)

Day 2

Wellington: 250 runs in 89.4 overs, 378 minutes, 26 extras
Wellington: 300 runs in 105.0 overs, 447 minutes, 26 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls, 59 minutes, TA Blundell 27 (42), TM Johnson 23 (38), 0 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington 326/4 (Wellington 3 batting points, Northern Districts 1 bowling point)
TA Blundell: 50 runs in 101 balls, 132 minutes (7x4)
Wellington: 350 runs in 115.2 overs, 489 minutes, 27 extras
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 151 balls, 106 minutes, TA Blundell 58 (77), TM Johnson 41 (74), 1 extra
Lunch (12:54 to 13:33): Wellington - 356/4 in 117.0 overs, TA Blundell 66 (113), TM Johnson 41 (74)
TM Johnson: 50 runs in 88 balls, 129 minutes (7x4, 1x6)
Injury (14:06 to 14:09): Wellington - 391/4 in 123.3 overs, TA Blundell 84 (131), TM Johnson 54 (95)
Wellington: 400 runs in 125.3 overs, 539 minutes, 31 extras
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 206 balls, 154 minutes, TA Blundell 90 (103), TM Johnson 57 (103), 5 extras
TA Blundell: 100 runs in 142 balls, 201 minutes (14x4, 1x6)
Northern Districts 1st innings:
Tea (15:42 to 16:03): Northern Districts - 33/2 in 16.0 overs, B Popli 15 (33), JF Carter 0 (0)
Injury (16:04 to 16:06): Northern Districts - 33/2 in 16.1 overs, B Popli 15 (34), JF Carter 0 (0)
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 20.5 overs, 88 minutes, 6 extras
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 111 balls, 79 minutes, B Popli 30 (65), JF Carter 13 (46), 7 extras
B Popli: 50 runs in 111 balls, 140 minutes (8x4)
Bad Light (18:05 to 18:05): Northern Districts - 97/4 in 45.0 overs, BJ Watling 8 (28), SC Kuggeleijn 0 (9)
End of Day (18:05): Northern Districts - 97/4 in 45.0 overs, BJ Watling 8 (28), SC Kuggeleijn 0 (9)

Day 3

Ground Delay (10:10 to 16:02): Northern Districts - 97/4 in 45.0 overs, BJ Watling 8 (28), SC Kuggeleijn 0 (9)
End of Day (16:02): Northern Districts - 97/4 in 45.0 overs, BJ Watling 8 (28), SC Kuggeleijn 0 (9)
Lunch to be taken at 12.
Umpires inspected ground at 2.00pm. Still Ground delay.
Play to resume at 4.20pm
End of 110 over bonus points: Northern Districts 97/4 (45) (Northern Districts 0 batting points, Wellington 1 bowling point)
End of Day (18:05): Northern Districts - 97/4 in 45.0 overs, BJ Watling 8 (28), SC Kuggeleijn 0 (9)

Day 4

Change of Innings (10:00 to 10:00): Wellington - 0/0
Rain (10:00): Wellington - 0/0
Play Called Off (13:51): Wellington - 0/0

Match Details

Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss	Northern Districts, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2020/21
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days	27,28,29,30 March 2021 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Matthew Fisher
Umpires	John Bromley Tim Parlane
Match Referee	Kevin Pulley
Points	Wellington 4, Northern Districts 1

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Northern Dis Innings

Player Name		R	B
HR Cooper	caught	10	51
JA Raval	bowled	4	12
Bharat Popli	caught	50	117
JF Carter	caught	13	55
BJ Watling	not out	8	28
SC Kuggeleijn	not out	0	9
Extras	(lb 9, nb 3)
Total	97(4 wkts; 45 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
IG McPeake	13	7	14	2	1.07
LV van Beek	11	3	19	1	1.72
JD Gibson	5	1	21	0	4.2
MW Snedden	8	0	17	1	2.12 (2 nb)
MG Bracewell	4	2	2	0	0.5
LI Georgeson	3	0	10	0	3.33 (1 nb)
PF Younghusband	1	0	5	0	5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	10	Jeet Raval	Henry Cooper
2nd	23	Bharat Popli	Henry Cooper
3rd	55	Joe Carter	Bharat Popli
4th	1	BJ Watling	Bharat Popli
5th	8	BJ Watling	Scott Kuggeleijn

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
CANT	8	5	0	3	109
ND	8	3	2	3	69
OTAGO	8	2	4	2	63
AUCK	8	2	0	5	61
CD	8	2	4	1	56
WELL	8	0	4	4	37

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