BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Fergus Lellman	c & b Ravindra	20	65	88	3	0	30.76
Sam Varcoe	c Johns b Hartshorn	16	83	106	0	0	19.27
Sandeep Patel	lbw b Smith	15	40	63	1	0	37.50
Chris Swanson	c †Blundell b McPeake	45	120	128	6	0	37.50
Peter Drysdale	lbw b Smith	5	31	36	0	0	16.12
Ben Pomare †	lbw b Younghusband	0	10	12	0	0	0.00
Kristian Clarke	c Smith b McPeake	9	30	54	0	0	30.00
Ish Sodhi (c)	c Smith b McPeake	6	11	8	1	0	54.54
Joshua Brown	c †Blundell b McPeake	8	14	20	0	0	57.14
Scott Johnston	c Johnson b McPeake	25	72	87	2	0	34.72
Matthew Fisher	not out	28	84	79	3	0	33.33
Extras	(b 5, lb 1, nb 5)	11
TOTAL	92.3 Ov (RR: 2.03, 345 Mins)	188
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Fergus Lellman, 21.4 ov), 2-39 (Sam Varcoe, 24.6 ov), 3-64 (Sandeep Patel, 38.2 ov), 4-83 (Peter Drysdale, 48.4 ov), 5-84 (Ben Pomare, 51.6 ov), 6-113 (Chris Swanson, 59.4 ov), 7-119 (Ish Sodhi, 61.4 ov), 8-127 (Kristian Clarke, 64.6 ov), 9-131 (Joshua Brown, 66.4 ov), 10-188 (Scott Johnston, 92.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nathan Smith	20	11	25	2	1.25	108	1	0	0	1
38.2 to Sandeep Patel, . 64/3
Ian McPeake	18.3	5	36	5	1.94	94	4	0	0	0
59.4 to CJ Swanson, . 113/6 61.4 to IS Sodhi, . 119/7 64.6 to KDC Clarke, . 127/8 92.3 to SS Johnston, . 188/10
James Hartshorn	11	2	35	1	3.18	54	3	0	0	4
24.6 to SS Varcoe, . 39/2
Rachin Ravindra	10	4	41	1	4.10	40	6	0	0	0
21.4 to FF Lellman, . 35/1
Kieran McComb	18	7	23	0	1.27	93	1	0	0	0
Peter Younghusband	15	5	22	1	1.46	75	1	0	0	0
51.6 to BJ Pomare, . 84/5

Wellington 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Devan Vishvaka	st †Pomare b Sodhi	80	137	194	9	0	58.39
Rachin Ravindra	c †Pomare b Brown	39	63	99	4	0	61.90
Troy Johnson	c Sandeep Patel b Sodhi	35	72	102	4	0	48.61
Tim Robinson	lbw b Sodhi	0	7	11	0	0	0.00
Lauchie Johns	c Brown b Johnston	21	27	33	3	0	77.77
Tom Blundell (c)†	not out	55	151	213	3	0	36.42
Nathan Smith	st †Pomare b Sodhi	2	20	25	0	0	10.00
Peter Younghusband	lbw b Fisher	36	112	126	4	0	32.14
Ian McPeake	lbw b Fisher	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
James Hartshorn	c †Pomare b Brown	0	7	6	0	0	0.00
Kieran McComb	b Sodhi	0	12	17	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 15, lb 4, nb 3, w 6)	28
TOTAL	101 Ov (RR: 2.93, 420 Mins)	296
Fall of wickets: 1-94 (Rachin Ravindra, 21.2 ov), 2-160 (Devan Vishvaka, 44.5 ov), 3-161 (Troy Johnson, 46.1 ov), 4-162 (Tim Robinson, 46.3 ov), 5-194 (Lauchie Johns, 53.4 ov), 6-199 (Nathan Smith, 60.1 ov), 7-283 (Peter Younghusband, 95.3 ov), 8-283 (Ian McPeake, 95.4 ov), 9-285 (James Hartshorn, 96.6 ov), 10-296 (Kieran McComb, 100.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Kristian Clarke	15	1	60	0	4.00	66	8	0	1	0
Matthew Fisher	19	5	67	2	3.52	83	7	0	4	0
95.3 to PF Younghusband, . 283/7 95.4 to IG McPeake, . 283/8
Scott Johnston	11	3	31	1	2.81	54	4	0	0	0
53.4 to LR Johns, . 194/5
Joshua Brown	16	2	31	2	1.93	80	3	0	1	3
21.2 to R Ravindra, . 94/1 96.6 to JW Hartshorn, . 285/9
Ish Sodhi	32	6	65	5	2.03	148	4	0	0	0
44.5 to KLD Vishvaka, . 160/2 46.1 to TM Johnson, . 161/3 46.3 to TB Robinson, . 162/4 60.1 to NG Smith, . 199/6 100.6 to KJ McComb, . 296/10
Peter Drysdale	8	1	23	0	2.87	34	1	0	0	0

Northern Districts 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Fergus Lellman	b Smith	6	20	29	1	0	30.00
Sam Varcoe	b Smith	0	15	17	0	0	0.00
Sandeep Patel	lbw b Smith	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Chris Swanson	lbw b Smith	11	24	36	1	0	45.83
Peter Drysdale	lbw b Younghusband	62	89	129	5	1	69.66
Ben Pomare †	b Smith	23	32	39	1	0	71.87
Kristian Clarke	lbw b McComb	26	77	88	1	1	33.76
Ish Sodhi (c)	c Hartshorn b Younghusband	3	20	20	0	0	15.00
Joshua Brown	c Johnson b Younghusband	1	5	7	0	0	20.00
Scott Johnston	c Ravindra b McComb	3	33	35	0	0	9.09
Matthew Fisher	not out	5	31	31	1	0	16.12
Extras	(b 16, lb 4, w 1)	21
TOTAL	57.5 Ov (RR: 2.78, 218 Mins)	161
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Sam Varcoe, 4.4 ov), 2-5 (Sandeep Patel, 4.5 ov), 3-8 (Fergus Lellman, 6.6 ov), 4-32 (Chris Swanson, 12.4 ov), 5-82 (Ben Pomare, 22.2 ov), 6-126 (Peter Drysdale, 39.3 ov), 7-144 (Ish Sodhi, 45.5 ov), 8-146 (Kristian Clarke, 46.5 ov), 9-146 (Joshua Brown, 47.2 ov), 10-161 (Scott Johnston, 57.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nathan Smith	15	7	35	5	2.33	77	3	1	0	0
4.4 to SS Varcoe, . 5/1 4.5 to Sandeep Patel, . 5/2 6.6 to FF Lellman, . 8/3 12.4 to CJ Swanson, . 32/4 22.2 to BJ Pomare, . 82/5
Ian McPeake	6	1	22	0	3.66	27	2	0	1	0
James Hartshorn	8	1	20	0	2.50	37	1	0	0	0
Peter Younghusband	20	7	43	3	2.15	99	2	1	0	0
39.3 to RPO Drysdale, . 126/6 45.5 to IS Sodhi, . 144/7 47.2 to JH Brown, . 146/9
Rachin Ravindra	1	0	10	0	10.00	2	2	0	0	0
Kieran McComb	7.5	2	11	2	1.40	38	0	0	0	0
46.5 to KDC Clarke, . 146/8 57.5 to SS Johnston, . 161/10

Wellington 2nd Innings (T: 54 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Devan Vishvaka	lbw b Drysdale	16	24	31	2	0	66.66
Rachin Ravindra	not out	29	40	50	3	0	72.50
Troy Johnson	not out	9	12	19	1	0	75.00
Extras		0
TOTAL	12.4 Ov (RR: 4.26, 50 Mins)	54/1
Did not bat: Tim Robinson, Lauchie Johns, Tom Blundell (c)†, Nathan Smith, Peter Younghusband, Kieran McComb, Ian McPeake, James Hartshorn
Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Devan Vishvaka, 7.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matthew Fisher	4	0	21	0	5.25	14	2	0	0	0
Ish Sodhi	3.4	0	22	0	6.00	12	3	0	0	0
Peter Drysdale	5	1	11	1	2.20	24	1	0	0	0
7.4 to KLD Vishvaka, . 37/1

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Wed, 06 Apr - day 1 - Northern Dis 1st innings 183/9 (Scott Johnston 20*, Matthew Fisher 28*, 89 ov)

Thu, 07 Apr - day 2 - Wellington 1st innings 264/6 (Tom Blundell 42*, Peter Younghusband 25*, 90 ov)

Fri, 08 Apr - day 3 - Wellington 2nd innings 54/1 (12.4 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Northern Districts 1st innings:
Injury (11:39 to 11:41): Northern Districts - 38/1 in 23.4 overs, SS Varcoe 15 (76), SK Patel 1 (3). KLD Vishvaka struck while fielding at short leg.
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 26.2 overs, 115 minutes, 2 extras
Lunch (12:21 to 13:01): Northern Districts - 61/2 in 35.0 overs, SK Patel 12 (33), CJ Swanson 11 (31)
Rain (13:27 to 13:36): Northern Districts - 64/3 in 42.2 overs, CJ Swanson 11 (56), RPO Drysdale 0 (12)
Ground Delay (13:36 to 13:44): Northern Districts - 64/3 in 42.2 overs, CJ Swanson 11 (56), RPO Drysdale 0 (12)
Rain (13:44 to 14:10): Northern Districts - 64/3 in 42.2 overs, CJ Swanson 11 (56), RPO Drysdale 0 (12)
Ground Delay (14:10 to 14:49): Northern Districts - 64/3 in 42.2 overs, CJ Swanson 11 (56), RPO Drysdale 0 (12)
Revised hours of play: resume at 2:50PM; tea from 4:10 to 4:30; final session from 4:30 to 6 PM (plus overtime if required). 12 overs lost for the day.
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 57.0 overs, 223 minutes, 5 extras
Tea (16:11 to 16:31): Northern Districts - 120/7 in 63.0 overs, KDC Clarke 7 (21), JH Brown 0 (2)
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 77.0 overs, 345 minutes, 11 extras
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 154/9 after 80.0 overs, SS Johnston 11 (36), MJ Fisher 8 (45), 11 extras
10th Wicket: 50 runs in 128 balls, 80 minutes, SS Johnston 18 (56), MJ Fisher 28 (72), 5 extras
Bad Light (17:56 to 17:56): Northern Districts - 183/9 in 89.0 overs, SS Johnston 20 (62), MJ Fisher 28 (73)
End of Day (17:56): Northern Districts - 183/9 in 89.0 overs, SS Johnston 20 (62), MJ Fisher 28 (73)

Day 2

IG McPeake: 5 wickets (18.3-5-36-5)
End of 110 over bonus points: Northern Districts 188 (92.3) (Northern Districts 0 batting points, Wellington 4 bowling points)
Wellington 1st innings:
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls, 40 minutes, KLD Vishvaka 23 (26), R Ravindra 26 (29), 2 extras
Wellington: 50 runs in 9.1 overs, 40 minutes, 2 extras
KLD Vishvaka: 50 runs in 63 balls, 92 minutes (7x4)
Wellington: 100 runs in 24.0 overs, 112 minutes, 4 extras
Lunch (12:22 to 13:01): Wellington - 101/1 in 26.0 overs, KLD Vishvaka 54 (79), TM Johnson 4 (15)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 111 balls, 73 minutes, KLD Vishvaka 23 (57), TM Johnson 26 (54), 2 extras
Wellington: 150 runs in 41.4 overs, 180 minutes, 6 extras
Tea (15:11 to 15:32): Wellington - 195/5 in 57.0 overs, TA Blundell 8 (24), NG Smith 0 (13)
Wellington: 200 runs in 61.4 overs, 393 minutes, 12 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 131 balls, 129 minutes, TA Blundell 27 (64), PF Younghusband 17 (67), 6 extras
Wellington: 250 runs in 82.0 overs, 393 minutes, 18 extras
End of Day (17:33): Wellington - 264/6 in 90.0 overs, TA Blundell 42 (125), PF Younghusband 25 (92)

Day 3

TA Blundell: 50 runs in 148 balls, 213 minutes (2x4)
IS Sodhi: 5 wickets (32-6-65-5)
End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington 296 (101) (Wellington 2 batting points, Northern Districts 4 bowling points)
Northern Districts 2nd innings:
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 14.5 overs, 67 minutes, 8 extras
Lunch (12:22 to 13:04): Northern Districts - 62/4 in 19.0 overs, RPO Drysdale 25 (32), BJ Pomare 10 (22)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls, 37 minutes, RPO Drysdale 23 (23), BJ Pomare 23 (30), 4 extras
NG Smith: 5 wickets (8.2-3-23-5)
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 30.3 overs, 124 minutes, 14 extras
RPO Drysdale: 50 runs in 67 balls, 101 minutes (4x4, 1x6)
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 54.4 overs, 218 minutes, 15 extras
Wellington 2nd innings:
Tea (15:30 to 15:44): Wellington - 0/0
Wellington: 50 runs in 12.3 overs, 49 minutes, 0 extras

MATCH DETAILS

Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei
Toss	Northern Districts, elected to bat first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2021/22
Match days	6,7,8 April 2022 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Kieran McComb Peter Drysdale Ben Pomare Chris Swanson Fergus Lellman Sandeep Patel Sam Varcoe Joshua Brown
Umpires	Chris Brown Derek Walker
Match Referee	Kevin Pulley
Points	Wellington 18, Northern Districts 4

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Wellington Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
KLD Vishvaka	lbw	16	24
R Ravindra	not out	29	40
TM Johnson	not out	9	12
Total	54(1 wkt; 12.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
MJ Fisher	4	0	21	0	5.25
IS Sodhi	3.4	0	22	0	6
RPO Drysdale	5	1	11	1	2.2

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	37	Rachin Ravindra	Devan Vishvaka
2nd	17	Rachin Ravindra	Troy Johnson

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Plunket Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
AUCK	8	5	1	1	104
CANT	8	4	1	3	92
ND	7	3	3	0	68
OTAGO	8	2	4	2	61
WELL	8	2	6	0	58
CD	7	1	2	4	56

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