Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chad Bowes	c Lister b Brown	25	53	64	1	0	47.16
Jack Boyle	b Brown	9	55	76	0	0	16.36
Stephen Murdoch	not out	130	297	429	16	1	43.77
Cole McConchie (c)	lbw b McEwan	35	45	63	3	1	77.77
Leo Carter	c Phillips b McEwan	25	89	121	2	1	28.08
Cam Fletcher †	c Beghin b Solia	47	100	125	2	0	47.00
Todd Astle	c Solia b Somerville	15	32	39	1	0	46.87
Henry Shipley	run out (O'Donnell/†Horne)	2	8	11	0	0	25.00
Will Williams	c †Horne b Somerville	5	13	17	0	0	38.46
Andrew Hazeldine	c Phillips b Somerville	4	10	14	1	0	40.00
Fraser Sheat	c Allen b O'Donnell	14	28	23	2	0	50.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 7, nb 1, w 5)	17
Total	121.3 Ov (RR: 2.69)	328
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Chad Bowes, 16.3 ov), 2-38 (Jack Boyle, 18.5 ov), 3-99 (Cole McConchie, 34.4 ov), 4-164 (Leo Carter, 65.1 ov), 5-261 (Cam Fletcher, 94.6 ov), 6-283 (Todd Astle, 104.1 ov), 7-291 (Henry Shipley, 106.5 ov), 8-305 (Will Williams, 110.4 ov), 9-311 (Andrew Hazeldine, 114.2 ov), 10-328 (Fraser Sheat, 121.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matt McEwan	27	6	64	2	2.37	-	-	-	1	1
Ben Lister	16	3	46	0	2.87	-	-	-	1	0
Sean Solia	20	5	43	1	2.15	-	-	-	1	0
Jamie Brown	19	5	43	2	2.26	-	-	-	2	0
William Somerville	30	8	80	3	2.66	-	-	-	0	0
Glenn Phillips	4	0	25	0	6.25	-	-	-	0	0
Robert O'Donnell	5.3	1	16	1	2.90	-	-	-	0	0

Auckland 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Extras		0
Did not bat: Martin Guptill, Graeme Beghin, Sean Solia, Glenn Phillips, Robert O'Donnell (c), Finn Allen, Ben Horne †, William Somerville, Matt McEwan, Jamie Brown, Ben Lister

Canterbury 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Boyle	c Allen b Somerville	1	9	5	0	0	11.11
Chad Bowes	c Allen b Somerville	7	22	23	1	0	31.81
Stephen Murdoch	not out	11	20	25	1	0	55.00
Cole McConchie (c)	not out	1	5	7	0	0	20.00
Extras	(b 1, nb 1)	2
Total	9.1 Ov (RR: 2.40)	22/2d
Did not bat: Leo Carter, Cam Fletcher †, Todd Astle, Henry Shipley, Will Williams, Andrew Hazeldine, Fraser Sheat
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Jack Boyle, 1.5 ov), 2-15 (Chad Bowes, 7.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Robert O'Donnell	5	1	13	0	2.60	-	-	-	0	1
William Somerville	4.1	2	8	2	1.92	-	-	-	0	0

Auckland 2nd Innings (T: 351 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Martin Guptill	c †Fletcher b Sheat	0	9	7	0	0	0.00
Graeme Beghin	c †Fletcher b Williams	1	4	8	0	0	25.00
Sean Solia	c Murdoch b Astle	71	146	213	10	0	48.63
Glenn Phillips	c †Fletcher b Hazeldine	76	107	166	10	1	71.02
Robert O'Donnell (c)	b Astle	6	19	36	1	0	31.57
Finn Allen	b Astle	40	80	123	3	0	50.00
Ben Horne †	b Astle	6	27	36	0	0	22.22
William Somerville	c †Fletcher b Sheat	15	47	59	2	0	31.91
Matt McEwan	c Bowes b Astle	14	22	27	0	1	63.63
Ben Lister	not out	15	23	24	3	0	65.21
Jamie Brown	c Sheat b McConchie	11	16	15	2	0	68.75
Extras	(b 3, lb 7, nb 3, w 2)	15
Total	82.5 Ov (RR: 3.25)	270
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Martin Guptill, 1.6 ov), 2-1 (Graeme Beghin, 2.1 ov), 3-133 (Glenn Phillips, 36.6 ov), 4-161 (Robert O'Donnell, 45.4 ov), 5-168 (Sean Solia, 47.3 ov), 6-178 (Ben Horne, 57.1 ov), 7-216 (William Somerville, 70.5 ov), 8-240 (Finn Allen, 75.1 ov), 9-245 (Matt McEwan, 77.5 ov), 10-270 (Jamie Brown, 82.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Will Williams	14	2	46	1	3.28	-	-	-	0	0
Fraser Sheat	14	1	59	2	4.21	-	-	-	0	0
Andrew Hazeldine	14	4	33	1	2.35	-	-	-	1	3
Henry Shipley	12	2	35	0	2.91	-	-	-	0	0
Todd Astle	22	3	69	5	3.13	-	-	-	0	0
Cole McConchie	6.5	1	18	1	2.63	-	-	-	0	0

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Close of Play

Sat, 09 Mar - day 1 - Canterbury 1st innings 143/3 (Stephen Murdoch 54*, Leo Carter 15*, 56 ov)

Sun, 10 Mar - day 2 - no play

Mon, 11 Mar - day 3 - Auckland 2nd innings 80/2 (Sean Solia 34*, Glenn Phillips 44*, 21 ov)

Tue, 12 Mar - day 4 - Auckland 2nd innings 270 (82.5 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Canterbury 1st innings:
Day 1: Hours of play 2.30pm to 4.20pm and 4.40pm to 6.30pm.
Canterbury: 50 runs in 23.4 overs (142 balls, 98 mins, 4 extras)
Tea: Canterbury - 63/2 in 27.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 12, CE McConchie 13)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls, 58 mins (SJ Murdoch 21, CE McConchie 31, extras 1)
Canterbury: 100 runs in 35.2 overs (212 balls, 144 mins, 4 extras)
SJ Murdoch: 50 off 103 balls, 135 mins (8 x 4)
End of Day: Canterbury - 143/3 in 56.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 54, LJ Carter 15)

Day 2

Day 3

Ground Delay: Canterbury - 143/3 in 56.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 54, LJ Carter 15)
Day 3: TF van Woerkom replaced by TD Astle.
Day 3: Hours of play 11.00am to 1.20pm Lunch 2.00pm to 4.10pm Tea 4.30pm to 6.30pm End of day.
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 143 balls, 91 mins (SJ Murdoch 32, LJ Carter 21, extras 1)
Canterbury: 150 runs in 58.3 overs (351 balls, 231 mins, 5 extras)
Canterbury: 200 runs in 77.0 overs (463 balls, 315 mins, 8 extras)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls, 63 mins (SJ Murdoch 24, CD Fletcher 26, extras 1)
New Ball Taken: Canterbury - 217/4 after 80.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 87, CD Fletcher 28)
Lunch: Canterbury - 245/4 in 90.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 98, CD Fletcher 42)
SJ Murdoch: 100 off 216 balls, 301 mins (14 x 4, 1 x 6)
Canterbury: 250 runs in 90.4 overs (545 balls, 368 mins, 11 extras)
Canterbury: 300 runs in 109.0 overs (655 balls, 449 mins, 17 extras)
End of 110 over bonus points: Canterbury 305/7 (Canterbury 3 batting points, Auckland Aces 3 bowling points)
Auckland 1st innings:
Auckland 1st innings 0/0 declared
Canterbury 2nd innings:
Tea: Canterbury - 0/0
Auckland 2nd innings:
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls, 62 mins (SM Solia 27, GD Phillips 22, extras 1)
Auckland: 50 runs in 16.0 overs (96 balls, 71 mins, 1 extra)
End of Day: Auckland - 80/2 in 21.0 overs (SM Solia 34, GD Phillips 44)

Day 4

GD Phillips: 50 off 67 balls, 104 mins (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 152 balls, 115 mins (SM Solia 41, GD Phillips 58, extras 2)
Auckland: 100 runs in 27.3 overs (165 balls, 124 mins, 2 extras)
SM Solia: 50 off 101 balls, 159 mins (8 x 4)
Drinks: Auckland - 131/2 in 36.0 overs (SM Solia 50, GD Phillips 75)
Auckland Aces: 150 runs in 41.3 overs (252 balls, 195 mins, 9 extras)
Lunch: Auckland - 174/5 in 52.0 overs (FH Allen 7, BJ Horne 4)
Auckland: 200 runs in 65.4 overs (397 balls, 291 mins, 11 extras)
Drinks: Auckland - 209/6 in 68.0 overs (FH Allen 25, WER Somerville 13)
TD Astle: 5 wickets (19.5-3-53-5)
Auckland: 250 runs in 80.0 overs (483 balls, 350 mins, 15 extras)

Match Details

Mainpower Oval, Rangiora
Toss	Auckland, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2018/19
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days	9,10,11,12 March 2019 - day (4-day match)
CANT Player Replacement	Substitute: Todd Astle in, Theo van Woerkom out (1st innings, 56 ov)
Umpires	Tony Gillies Wayne Knights
Match Referee	Gary Baxter
Points	Canterbury 15, Auckland 3

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Auckland Innings

Player Name		R	B
MJ Guptill	caught	0	9
GK Beghin	caught	1	4
SM Solia	caught	71	146
GD Phillips	caught	76	107
RR O'Donnell	bowled	6	19
FH Allen	bowled	40	80
BJ Horne	bowled	6	27
WER Somerville	caught	15	47
MB McEwan	caught	14	22
BG Lister	not out	15	23
JA Brown	caught	11	16
Extras	(b 3, lb 7, nb 3, w 2)
Total	270(10 wkts; 82.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
WSA Williams	14	2	46	1	3.28
FW Sheat	14	1	59	2	4.21
ATE Hazeldine	14	4	33	1	2.35 (3 nb)
HB Shipley	12	2	35	0	2.91
TD Astle	22	3	69	5	3.13
CE McConchie	6.5	1	18	1	2.63

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	1	Martin Guptill	Graeme Beghin
2nd	0	Sean Solia	Graeme Beghin
3rd	132	Sean Solia	Glenn Phillips
4th	28	Robert O'Donnell	Sean Solia
5th	7	Sean Solia	Finn Allen
6th	10	Ben Horne	Finn Allen
7th	38	William Somerville	Finn Allen
8th	24	Matt McEwan	Finn Allen
9th	5	Matt McEwan	Ben Lister
10th	25	Ben Lister	Jamie Brown

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
CD	8	5	2	1	106
CANT	8	4	2	1	93
AUCK	8	3	2	3	77
ND	8	3	2	3	72
WELL	8	1	3	3	62
OTAGO	8	1	6	1	41

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