Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval	c Hunter b Smith	0	6	3	0	0	0.00
Michael Guptill-Bunce	c Hunter b Smith	13	19	26	2	0	68.42
Robert O'Donnell	c Kitchen b Smith	87	126	187	11	1	69.04
Shawn Hicks	c Wilson b Hunter	13	24	23	3	0	54.16
Colin de Grandhomme	c Neesham b Hunter	0	3	7	0	0	0.00
Brad Cachopa †	b Viljoen	17	22	32	4	0	77.27
Donovan Grobbelaar	c †de Boorder b Hunter	28	58	75	2	0	48.27
Tarun Nethula	c Bracewell b Viljoen	28	53	81	4	0	52.83
Michael Bates (c)	c †de Boorder b Viljoen	5	14	15	1	0	35.71
Lockie Ferguson	not out	27	38	53	2	2	71.05
Matt Quinn	c Smith b Neesham	17	8	11	4	0	212.50
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 14, w 1)	20
Total	60.1 Ov (RR: 4.23)	255
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Jeet Raval, 0.6 ov), 2-23 (Michael Guptill-Bunce, 6.2 ov), 3-44 (Shawn Hicks, 11.4 ov), 4-48 (Colin de Grandhomme, 13.1 ov), 5-80 (Brad Cachopa, 20.4 ov), 6-159 (Donovan Grobbelaar, 39.2 ov), 7-194 (Robert O'Donnell, 44.5 ov), 8-205 (Michael Bates, 48.3 ov), 9-225 (Tarun Nethula, 58.1 ov), 10-255 (Matt Quinn, 60.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Craig Smith	13	2	55	3	4.23	-	-	-	0	0
Jacob Duffy	12	1	47	0	3.91	-	-	-	0	0
Jack Hunter	17	1	74	3	4.35	-	-	-	1	6
Christi Viljoen	13	3	44	3	3.38	-	-	-	0	4
James Neesham	4.1	0	12	1	2.88	-	-	-	0	0
Mark Craig	1	0	18	0	18.00	-	-	-	0	0

Otago 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brad Wilson (c)	b Ferguson	7	38	54	1	0	18.42
Ryan Duffy	not out	90	163	242	14	0	55.21
Michael Bracewell	b Grobbelaar	5	13	19	0	0	38.46
Anaru Kitchen	c O'Donnell b Bates	5	5	5	1	0	100.00
James Neesham	c Hicks b Quinn	17	27	41	2	0	62.96
Derek de Boorder †	c †Cachopa b Ferguson	5	13	13	0	0	38.46
Mark Craig	c †Cachopa b Quinn	8	30	35	1	0	26.66
Christi Viljoen	c †Cachopa b de Grandhomme	16	44	41	1	0	36.36
Craig Smith	c †Cachopa b Ferguson	0	1	3	0	0	0.00
Jacob Duffy	lbw b de Grandhomme	5	10	12	0	0	50.00
Jack Hunter	c †Cachopa b de Grandhomme	0	3	10	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 10, lb 7, w 2)	19
Total	57.5 Ov (RR: 3.06)	177
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Brad Wilson, 14.1 ov), 2-54 (Michael Bracewell, 18.5 ov), 3-59 (Anaru Kitchen, 19.4 ov), 4-93 (James Neesham, 29.3 ov), 5-104 (Derek de Boorder, 32.3 ov), 6-123 (Mark Craig, 41.3 ov), 7-156 (Christi Viljoen, 51.6 ov), 8-157 (Craig Smith, 52.4 ov), 9-167 (Jacob Duffy, 55.5 ov), 10-177 (Jack Hunter, 57.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Matt Quinn	15	3	50	2	3.33	-	-	-	0
Colin de Grandhomme	12.5	4	29	3	2.25	-	-	-	1
Lockie Ferguson	15	4	37	3	2.46	-	-	-	0
Michael Bates	6	1	19	1	3.16	-	-	-	0
Donovan Grobbelaar	9	1	25	1	2.77	-	-	-	1

Auckland 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval	c Viljoen b JA Duffy	47	79	99	7	1	59.49
Michael Guptill-Bunce	c †de Boorder b JA Duffy	2	12	20	0	0	16.66
Robert O'Donnell	b JA Duffy	46	79	99	7	0	58.22
Shawn Hicks	c †de Boorder b Viljoen	7	14	25	1	0	50.00
Colin de Grandhomme	lbw b Viljoen	0	4	12	0	0	0.00
Brad Cachopa †	lbw b Smith	11	32	38	1	0	34.37
Donovan Grobbelaar	lbw b Neesham	15	32	52	2	0	46.87
Tarun Nethula	not out	5	32	46	0	0	15.62
Michael Bates (c)	c Wilson b Smith	1	7	5	0	0	14.28
Lockie Ferguson	c †de Boorder b Smith	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
Matt Quinn	c Hunter b Smith	3	12	16	0	0	25.00
Extras	(lb 2)	2
Total	50.5 Ov (RR: 2.73)	139
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Michael Guptill-Bunce, 5.3 ov), 2-81 (Jeet Raval, 25.1 ov), 3-104 (Robert O'Donnell, 29.5 ov), 4-104 (Shawn Hicks, 30.5 ov), 5-111 (Colin de Grandhomme, 32.3 ov), 6-122 (Brad Cachopa, 40.2 ov), 7-130 (Donovan Grobbelaar, 45.2 ov), 8-131 (Michael Bates, 46.3 ov), 9-131 (Lockie Ferguson, 46.5 ov), 10-139 (Matt Quinn, 50.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Craig Smith	15.5	7	35	4	2.21	-	-	-
Jacob Duffy	13	4	47	3	3.61	-	-	-
Christi Viljoen	10	3	28	2	2.80	-	-	-
Jack Hunter	5	2	14	0	2.80	-	-	-
James Neesham	7	1	13	1	1.85	-	-	-

Otago 2nd Innings (T: 218 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brad Wilson (c)	c Guptill-Bunce b Ferguson	17	44	47	2	0	38.63
Ryan Duffy	b Ferguson	12	22	37	2	0	54.54
Michael Bracewell	c †Cachopa b de Grandhomme	11	23	36	1	0	47.82
Anaru Kitchen	b Ferguson	34	51	64	5	0	66.66
James Neesham	b Quinn	4	12	14	1	0	33.33
Derek de Boorder †	b Ferguson	81	76	128	7	4	106.57
Mark Craig	retired not out	0	2	5	0	0	0.00
Christi Viljoen	c †Cachopa b de Grandhomme	0	5	11	0	0	0.00
Craig Smith	lbw b Nethula	29	41	55	4	0	70.73
Jacob Duffy	c †Cachopa b Ferguson	0	3	4	0	0	0.00
Jack Hunter	not out	5	19	26	1	0	26.31
Extras	(b 7, lb 4, nb 1, w 2)	14
Total	49.3 Ov (RR: 4.18)	207
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Ryan Duffy, 9.2 ov), 2-33 (Brad Wilson, 11.4 ov), 3-55 (Michael Bracewell, 18.4 ov), 4-66 (James Neesham, 21.6 ov), 5-91 (Anaru Kitchen, 27.3 ov), 5-92* (Mark Craig, retired not out), 6-105 (Christi Viljoen, 30.5 ov), 7-178 (Craig Smith, 42.5 ov), 8-180 (Jacob Duffy, 43.3 ov), 9-207 (Derek de Boorder, 49.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matt Quinn	11	1	44	1	4.00	-	-	-	1	0
Michael Bates	5	1	29	0	5.80	-	-	-	0	0
Lockie Ferguson	14.3	1	68	5	4.68	-	-	-	1	1
Colin de Grandhomme	12	1	38	2	3.16	-	-	-	0	0
Donovan Grobbelaar	3	0	8	0	2.66	-	-	-	0	0
Tarun Nethula	4	1	9	1	2.25	-	-	-	0	0

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Tue, 15 Mar - day 1 - no play

Wed, 16 Mar - day 2 - Otago 1st innings 116/5 (Ryan Duffy 62*, Mark Craig 3*, 38 ov)

Thu, 17 Mar - day 3 - Otago 2nd innings 86/4 (Anaru Kitchen 29*, Derek de Boorder 2*, 26 ov)

Fri, 18 Mar - day 4 - Otago 2nd innings 207 (49.3 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Day 1

Day 2

Hours of Play: 10am to 12.30pm, 1.10pm to 3.10pm, 3.30pm to 5.30pm. 104 overs
Auckland: 50 runs in 13.3 overs (82 balls), Extras 2
Drinks: Auckland - 74/4 in 17.0 overs (RR O'Donnell 32, B Cachopa 13)
Auckland: 100 runs in 26.4 overs (164 balls), Extras 10
RR O'Donnell: 50 off 80 balls (7 x 4)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (RR O'Donnell 27, DJ Grobbelaar 16, Ex 8)
Lunch: Auckland - 136/5 in 35.0 overs (RR O'Donnell 63, DJ Grobbelaar 19)
Auckland: 150 runs in 38.3 overs (239 balls), Extras 18
Auckland: 200 runs in 46.6 overs (291 balls), Extras 19
Drinks: Auckland - 205/8 in 48.3 overs (TS Nethula 23)
Auckland: 250 runs in 59.4 overs (368 balls), Extras 20
Otago 1st innings
Tea: OTAGO VOLTS - 0/0
Otago: 50 runs in 66 minutes
Drinks: Otago - 59/3 in 19.4 overs (RM Duffy 35)
RM Duffy: 50 off 88 balls (8 x 4)
Otago: 100 runs in 31.3 overs (189 balls), Extras 8
End Of Day: Otago - 116/5 in 38.0 overs (RM Duffy 62, MD Craig 3)

Day 3

Day 3 hours of play: 10am to 12.30pm, 1.10pm to 3.10pm, 3.30pm to 5.30pm. 104 overs.
Otago: 150 runs in 49.3 overs (297 balls), Extras 13
Drinks: Otago - 167/9 in 55.5 overs (RM Duffy 85)
Auckland 2nd innings
Lunch: Auckland - 47/1 in 15.0 overs (JA Raval 33, RR O'Donnell 12)
Auckland: 50 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 0
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (JA Raval 24, RR O'Donnell 28, Ex 1)
Drinks: Auckland - 87/2 in 28.0 overs (RR O'Donnell 34, S Hicks 3)
Auckland: 100 runs in 29.3 overs (177 balls), Extras 2
Tea: Auckland - 122/6 in 43.0 overs (DJ Grobbelaar 7, TS Nethula 0)
Otago 2nd innings
Drinks: Otago - 33/2 in 11.4 overs (MG Bracewell 1)
Otago: 50 runs in 16.4 overs (100 balls), Extras 6
End Of Day: Otago - 86/4 in 26.0 overs (AK Kitchen 29, DC de Boorder 2)

Day 4

MD Craig retired hurt at 92/5 (0, 27.4 overs)
Otago: 100 runs in 29.4 overs (179 balls), Extras 12
Otago: 150 runs in 35.6 overs (217 balls), Extras 12
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (DC de Boorder 34, CM Smith 16, Ex 0)
DC de Boorder: 50 off 46 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
Drinks: Otago - 178/6 in 42.0 overs (DC de Boorder 58, CM Smith 29)
Otago: 200 runs in 47.4 overs (287 balls), Extras 14

Match Details

University Oval, Dunedin
Toss	Otago, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2015/16
Match days	15,16,17,18 March 2016 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Billy Bowden Phil Jones
Points	Auckland 18, Otago 4

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Otago Innings

Player Name		R	B
BS Wilson	caught	17	44
RM Duffy	bowled	12	22
MG Bracewell	caught	11	23
AK Kitchen	bowled	34	51
JDS Neesham	bowled	4	12
DC de Boorder	bowled	81	76
MD Craig	retired not out	0	2
C Viljoen	caught	0	5
CM Smith	lbw	29	41
JA Duffy	caught	0	3
JS Hunter	not out	5	19
Extras	(b 7, lb 4, nb 1, w 2)
Total	207(9 wkts; 49.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
MR Quinn	11	1	44	1	4
MD Bates	5	1	29	0	5.8
LH Ferguson	14.3	1	68	5	4.68 (1 nb)
C de Grandhomme	12	1	38	2	3.16
DJ Grobbelaar	3	0	8	0	2.66
TS Nethula	4	1	9	1	2.25

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	30	Brad Wilson	Ryan Duffy
2nd	3	Brad Wilson	Michael Bracewell
3rd	22	Michael Bracewell	Anaru Kitchen
4th	11	James Neesham	Anaru Kitchen
5th	25	Derek de Boorder	Anaru Kitchen
6th	1	Derek de Boorder	Mark Craig
7th	13	Derek de Boorder	Christi Viljoen
8th	73	Derek de Boorder	Craig Smith
9th	2	Derek de Boorder	Jacob Duffy
10th	27	Derek de Boorder	Jack Hunter

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
AUCK	10	6	1	3	132
CANT	10	5	3	2	117
WELL	10	5	3	2	108
ND	10	2	4	4	87
CD	10	2	5	3	85
OTAGO	10	1	5	4	61

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