Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Boyle	c †Ronchi b Bennett	1	4	8	0	0	25.00
Chad Bowes	c †Ronchi b Arnel	3	19	22	0	0	15.78
Peter Fulton	c Marshall b Bennett	6	13	21	0	0	46.15
Ken McClure	c †Ronchi b Arnel	6	33	50	0	0	18.18
Cole McConchie	c †Ronchi b McEwan	24	67	99	2	0	35.82
Andrew Ellis (c)	b McEwan	6	9	21	1	0	66.66
Todd Astle	c Woodcock b McPeake	70	99	148	9	0	70.70
Cam Fletcher †	b McPeake	10	36	38	1	0	27.77
Logan van Beek	c †Ronchi b McPeake	66	90	110	10	0	73.33
Will Williams	c †Ronchi b Arnel	3	7	6	0	0	42.85
Ed Nuttall	not out	0	9	28	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 1, w 1)	2
Total	64.2 Ov (RR: 3.06)	197
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Jack Boyle, 2.1 ov), 2-10 (Chad Bowes, 5.1 ov), 3-10 (Peter Fulton, 6.5 ov), 4-28 (Ken McClure, 15.6 ov), 5-40 (Andrew Ellis, 21.2 ov), 6-79 (Cole McConchie, 29.3 ov), 7-93 (Cam Fletcher, 39.1 ov), 8-168 (Todd Astle, 56.1 ov), 9-171 (Will Williams, 57.3 ov), 10-197 (Logan van Beek, 64.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Hamish Bennett	15	2	66	2	4.40	-	-	-	1
Brent Arnel	23	9	41	3	1.78	-	-	-	0
Ian McPeake	15.2	1	58	3	3.78	-	-	-	0
Matt McEwan	11	4	31	2	2.81	-	-	-	0

Wellington 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Papps (c)	lbw b Nuttall	16	28	38	2	0	57.14
Luke Woodcock	c Fulton b Williams	0	18	32	0	0	0.00
Fraser Colson	c Fulton b Nuttall	1	18	26	0	0	5.55
Hamish Marshall	c & b Ellis	25	50	77	4	0	50.00
Tom Blundell	c †Fletcher b Williams	113	214	312	12	1	52.80
Luke Ronchi †	lbw b Nuttall	0	5	12	0	0	0.00
Peter Younghusband	b van Beek	97	202	250	11	0	48.01
Matt McEwan	lbw b Williams	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Ian McPeake	c Fulton b Williams	0	2	9	0	0	0.00
Hamish Bennett	lbw b van Beek	0	2	9	0	0	0.00
Brent Arnel	not out	0	4	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 4, nb 4, w 4)	12
Total	90.1 Ov (RR: 2.92)	264
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Luke Woodcock, 7.2 ov), 2-18 (Michael Papps, 8.1 ov), 3-25 (Fraser Colson, 12.5 ov), 4-73 (Hamish Marshall, 25.4 ov), 5-74 (Luke Ronchi, 28.3 ov), 6-258 (Tom Blundell, 87.4 ov), 7-258 (Matt McEwan, 87.6 ov), 8-264 (Peter Younghusband, 88.5 ov), 9-264 (Ian McPeake, 89.2 ov), 10-264 (Hamish Bennett, 90.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ed Nuttall	15	4	60	3	4.00	-	-	-	0	2
Will Williams	20	7	37	4	1.85	-	-	-	1	0
Andrew Ellis	22	7	41	1	1.86	-	-	-	0	0
Logan van Beek	16.1	1	66	2	4.08	-	-	-	2	2
Todd Astle	17	1	56	0	3.29	-	-	-	1	0

Canterbury 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Boyle	c †Ronchi b Bennett	15	27	36	2	0	55.55
Chad Bowes	c & b McPeake	13	29	45	0	0	44.82
Peter Fulton	c Younghusband b Arnel	10	27	34	2	0	37.03
Ken McClure	c Woodcock b Arnel	4	21	34	1	0	19.04
Cole McConchie	c †Ronchi b McPeake	11	22	23	2	0	50.00
Andrew Ellis (c)	c †Ronchi b Arnel	110	145	227	19	0	75.86
Todd Astle	lbw b McEwan	35	46	80	6	0	76.08
Cam Fletcher †	c Marshall b Arnel	20	42	52	3	0	47.61
Logan van Beek	not out	54	65	100	9	0	83.07
Will Williams	not out	12	15	21	2	0	80.00
Extras	(lb 6, nb 1, w 2)	9
Total	73 Ov (RR: 4.01)	293/8d
Did not bat: Ed Nuttall
Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Jack Boyle, 8.2 ov), 2-28 (Chad Bowes, 9.6 ov), 3-42 (Peter Fulton, 16.4 ov), 4-43 (Ken McClure, 18.4 ov), 5-55 (Cole McConchie, 21.6 ov), 6-125 (Todd Astle, 38.2 ov), 7-161 (Cam Fletcher, 50.4 ov), 8-263 (Andrew Ellis, 67.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Hamish Bennett	15	4	62	1	4.13	-	-	-	1	0
Brent Arnel	22	8	52	4	2.36	-	-	-	0	0
Ian McPeake	17	1	80	2	4.70	-	-	-	0	1
Matt McEwan	16	2	69	1	4.31	-	-	-	1	0
Luke Woodcock	3	0	24	0	8.00	-	-	-	0	0

Wellington 2nd Innings (T: 227 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Woodcock	c †Fletcher b Ellis	37	60	72	5	0	61.66
Michael Papps (c)	b Williams	1	10	16	0	0	10.00
Fraser Colson	lbw b Astle	19	28	58	3	0	67.85
Hamish Marshall	not out	105	94	125	15	2	111.70
Tom Blundell	not out	63	93	123	8	0	67.74
Extras	(lb 4, nb 1)	5
Total	47.2 Ov (RR: 4.85)	230/3
Did not bat: Luke Ronchi †, Peter Younghusband, Matt McEwan, Ian McPeake, Hamish Bennett, Brent Arnel
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Michael Papps, 3.6 ov), 2-60 (Luke Woodcock, 15.6 ov), 3-60 (Fraser Colson, 16.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Ed Nuttall	3	1	17	0	5.66	-	-	-	0
Will Williams	11	3	30	1	2.72	-	-	-	0
Logan van Beek	10.2	2	74	0	7.16	-	-	-	1
Todd Astle	13	0	80	1	6.15	-	-	-	0
Andrew Ellis	10	3	25	1	2.50	-	-	-	0

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Close of Play

Wed, 29 Mar - day 1 - Canterbury 1st innings 143/7 (Todd Astle 62*, Logan van Beek 24*, 48 ov)

Thu, 30 Mar - day 2 - Wellington 1st innings 117/5 (Tom Blundell 48*, Peter Younghusband 22*, 41 ov)

Fri, 31 Mar - day 3 - Canterbury 2nd innings 126/6 (Andrew Ellis 34*, Cam Fletcher 0*, 40.3 ov)

Sat, 01 Apr - day 4 - Wellington 2nd innings 230/3 (47.2 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Day 1

Canterbury 1st innings
Rain: Canterbury - 0/0
Ground Delay: Canterbury - 0/0
Rain: Canterbury - 0/0
Ground Delay: Canterbury - 0/0
Lunch: Canterbury - 0/0
Ground Delay: CanterburyCanterbury - 0/0
Revised hours of play: 2.30pm-4.30pm, 4.50pm-6.30pm (58 overs)
Drinks: Canterbury - 20/3 in 14.0 overs (KJ McClure 6, CE McConchie 4)
Canterbury: 50 runs in 24.5 overs (149 balls), Extras 0
Tea: Canterbury - 62/5 in 27.0 overs (CE McConchie 20, TD Astle 19)
Drinks: Canterbury - 93/7 in 39.1 overs (TD Astle 36)
Canterbury: 100 runs in 40.5 overs (245 balls), Extras 1
TD Astle: 50 off 67 balls (8 x 4)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (TD Astle 26, LV van Beek 24, Ex 0)
Bad Light: Canterbury - 143/7 in 48.0 overs (TD Astle 62, LV van Beek 24)
End Of Day: Canterbury - 143/7 in 48.0 overs (TD Astle 62, LV van Beek 24)

Day 2

Ground Delay: Canterbury- 143/7 in 48.0 overs (TD Astle 62, LV van Beek 24)
Lunch: Canterbury - 143/7 in 48.0 overs (TD Astle 62, LV van Beek 24)
Ground Delay: Canterbury- 143/7 in 48.0 overs (TD Astle 62, LV van Beek 24)
Revised hours of play: 1pm-3.40pm, 4pm-6pm (74 overs)
Canterbury: 150 runs in 52.5 overs (317 balls), Extras 1
LV van Beek: 50 off 66 balls (8 x 4)
Welllington 1st innings
Tea: Welllington - 27/3 in 16.0 overs (HJH Marshall 6, TA Blundell 1)
Welllington: 50 runs in 20.4 overs (125 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: Welllington - 82/5 in 32.0 overs (TA Blundell 32, PF Younghusband 4)
Welllington: 100 runs in 35.4 overs (215 balls), Extras 4
Bad Light: Welllington - 117/5 in 41.0 overs (TA Blundell 48, PF Younghusband 22)
End Of Day: Welllington - 117/5 in 41.0 overs (TA Blundell 48, PF Younghusband 22)

Day 3

Ground Delay: Welllington - 117/5 in 41.0 overs (TA Blundell 48, PF Younghusband 22)
Revised hours of play (day 3): 10.30am-1pm, 1.40-3.40pm, 4pm-6pm (104 overs)
TA Blundell: 50 off 92 balls (7 x 4)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (TA Blundell 23, PF Younghusband 24, Ex 3)
Welllington: 150 runs in 53.3 overs (324 balls), Extras 8
PF Younghusband: 50 off 101 balls (6 x 4)
Drinks: Welllington - 169/5 in 60.0 overs (TA Blundell 69, PF Younghusband 50)
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 210 balls (TA Blundell 46, PF Younghusband 52, Ex 4)
Welllington: 200 runs in 72.1 overs (436 balls), Extras 10
6th Wicket: 150 runs in 310 balls (TA Blundell 62, PF Younghusband 81, Ex 7)
Lunch: Welllington - 224/5 in 80.0 overs (TA Blundell 90, PF Younghusband 81)
New Ball Taken: Welllington 224/5 at 80.1 overs (TA Blundell 90, PF Younghusband 81)
TA Blundell: 100 off 194 balls (11 x 4)
Welllington: 250 runs in 84.5 overs (513 balls), Extras 12
Ball Change:Welllington - 251/5 in 85.0 overs (TA Blundell 112, PF Younghusband 85)
Canterbury 2nd innings Tea: Canterbury - 32/2 in 12.0 overs (PG Fulton 0, KJ McClure 4)
Canterbury: 50 runs in 21.2 overs (128 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Canterbury - 87/5 in 30.0 overs (AM Ellis 20, TD Astle 13)
Canterbury: 100 runs in 32.1 overs (193 balls), Extras 2
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (AM Ellis 28, TD Astle 24, Ex 1)
Ball Change: Canterbury - 121/5 in 38.0 overs (AM Ellis 33, TD Astle 31)
Bad Light: Canterbury - 126/6 in 40.3 overs (AM Ellis 34, CD Fletcher 0)
End Of Day: Canterbury - 126/6 in 40.3 overs (AM Ellis 34, CD Fletcher 0)

Day 4

Ground Delay: Canterbury - 126/6 in 40.3 overs (AM Ellis 34, CD Fletcher 0)
Canterbury: 150 runs in 47.2 overs (284 balls), Extras 7
AM Ellis: 50 off 94 balls (8 x 4)
Drinks: Canterbury - 178/7 in 55.0 overs (AM Ellis 52, LV van Beek 10)
Canterbury: 200 runs in 58.3 overs (352 balls), Extras 8
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (AM Ellis 28, LV van Beek 24, Ex 1)
Canterbury: 250 runs in 65.3 overs (394 balls), Extras 8
AM Ellis: 100 off 134 balls (18 x 4)
8th Wicket: 100 runs in 97 balls (AM Ellis 63, LV van Beek 36, Ex 1)
Lunch: Canterbury - 271/8 in 70.0 overs (LV van Beek 42, WSA Williams 2)
LV van Beek: 50 off 60 balls (9 x 4)
Wellington 2nd innings:
Drinks: Wellington - 43/1 in 11.0 overs (LJ Woodcock 33, FJ Colson 6)
Wellington: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (74 balls), Extras 3
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (LJ Woodcock 29, FJ Colson 19, Ex 2)
Tea: Wellington - 80/3 in 22.0 overs (HJH Marshall 12, TA Blundell 7)
Wellington: 100 runs in 27.4 overs (167 balls), Extras 4
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (HJH Marshall 26, TA Blundell 24, Ex 1)
Wellington: 150 runs in 38.6 overs (235 balls), Extras 4
HJH Marshall: 50 off 64 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 140 balls (HJH Marshall 53, TA Blundell 46, Ex 1)
TA Blundell: 50 off 79 balls (6 x 4)
Drinks: Wellington - 181/3 in 42.0 overs (HJH Marshall 64, TA Blundell 56)
Wellington: 200 runs in 45.1 overs (272 balls), Extras 5
4th Wicket: 150 runs in 178 balls (HJH Marshall 89, TA Blundell 61, Ex 2)
HJH Marshall: 100 off 93 balls (14 x 4, 2 x 6)

Match Details

Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Toss	Wellington, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2016/17
Series result	Canterbury won the 2016/17 Plunket Shield
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days	29,30,31 March, 1 April 2017 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Billy Bowden Tim Parlane
Match Referee	Gary Baxter
Points	Wellington 18, Canterbury 4

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Wellington Innings

Player Name		R	B
LJ Woodcock	caught	37	60
MHW Papps	bowled	1	10
FJ Colson	lbw	19	28
HJH Marshall	not out	105	94
TA Blundell	not out	63	93
Extras	(lb 4, nb 1)
Total	230(3 wkts; 47.2 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
EJ Nuttall	3	1	17	0	5.66
WSA Williams	11	3	30	1	2.72
LV van Beek	10.2	2	74	0	7.16 (1 nb)
TD Astle	13	0	80	1	6.15
AM Ellis	10	3	25	1	2.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	10	Michael Papps	Luke Woodcock
2nd	50	Luke Woodcock	Fraser Colson
3rd	0	Hamish Marshall	Fraser Colson
4th	170	Hamish Marshall	Tom Blundell

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
CANT	10	4	4	2	105
ND	10	4	2	4	103
AUCK	10	3	3	4	98
WELL	10	2	2	5	86
CD	10	2	1	6	79
OTAGO	10	1	4	5	60

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