Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Martin Guptill	c Mitchell b Kuggeleijn	120	143	258	12	3	83.91
Graeme Beghin	c †Seifert b Kuggeleijn	4	13	13	1	0	30.76
Sean Solia	c Bharat Popli b Sodhi	75	182	217	11	0	41.20
Glenn Phillips	not out	138	227	331	16	2	60.79
Robert O'Donnell (c)	c Mitchell b Sodhi	26	69	84	3	0	37.68
Mark Chapman	c Carter b Sodhi	10	35	53	1	0	28.57
Ben Horne †	c Bharat Popli b Sodhi	20	41	51	0	1	48.78
William Somerville	c Bharat Popli b Baker	19	45	60	2	0	42.22
Matt McEwan	lbw b Sodhi	22	18	24	2	1	122.22
Lockie Ferguson	c †Seifert b Sodhi	8	8	8	2	0	100.00
Ben Lister	not out	0	11	20	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 8, nb 6, w 6)	26
Total	131 Ov (RR: 3.57)	468/9d
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Graeme Beghin, 2.6 ov), 2-207 (Sean Solia, 52.6 ov), 3-218 (Martin Guptill, 60.1 ov), 4-266 (Robert O'Donnell, 80.6 ov), 5-295 (Mark Chapman, 93.5 ov), 6-348 (Ben Horne, 106.4 ov), 7-410 (William Somerville, 118.2 ov), 8-441 (Matt McEwan, 123.4 ov), 9-453 (Lockie Ferguson, 125.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Scott Kuggeleijn	27	6	92	2	3.40	-	-	-	2	0
James Baker	23	5	78	1	3.39	-	-	-	1	0
Ish Sodhi	38	5	127	6	3.34	-	-	-	1	0
Daryl Mitchell	15	4	40	0	2.66	-	-	-	2	0
Mitchell Santner	13	2	42	0	3.23	-	-	-	0	0
Zak Gibson	15	0	75	0	5.00	-	-	-	0	6

Northern Districts 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Henry Cooper	c †Horne b Somerville	58	120	147	7	0	48.33
Bharat Popli	c Solia b Somerville	24	115	144	3	0	20.86
Joe Carter	b Ferguson	66	173	219	5	3	38.15
Tim Seifert †	c O'Donnell b Ferguson	11	79	94	0	0	13.92
Daryl Mitchell	c O'Donnell b Ferguson	26	74	112	0	2	35.13
Mitchell Santner	c Somerville b Phillips	39	46	74	2	2	84.78
Scott Kuggeleijn	c Somerville b Phillips	66	140	196	2	2	47.14
Daniel Flynn (c)	lbw b Phillips	0	1	8	0	0	0.00
Ish Sodhi	c Lister b Somerville	36	41	49	5	1	87.80
James Baker	c †Horne b Somerville	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Zak Gibson	not out	31	82	71	2	1	37.80
Extras	(b 7, lb 7, nb 2, w 3)	19
Total	145 Ov (RR: 2.59)	376
Fall of wickets: 1-90 (Bharat Popli, 38.2 ov), 2-90 (Henry Cooper, 38.5 ov), 3-120 (Tim Seifert, 65.2 ov), 4-199 (Daryl Mitchell, 92.5 ov), 5-202 (Joe Carter, 94.2 ov), 6-265 (Mitchell Santner, 110.4 ov), 7-266 (Daniel Flynn, 112.1 ov), 8-310 (Ish Sodhi, 124.1 ov), 9-310 (James Baker, 124.2 ov), 10-376 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 144.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lockie Ferguson	19	6	37	3	1.94	-	-	-	2	2
Ben Lister	16	4	35	0	2.18	-	-	-	0	0
Matt McEwan	17	6	35	0	2.05	-	-	-	1	0
William Somerville	54	21	141	4	2.61	-	-	-	0	0
Sean Solia	16	5	28	0	1.75	-	-	-	0	0
Glenn Phillips	17	3	71	3	4.17	-	-	-	0	0
Robert O'Donnell	6	1	15	0	2.50	-	-	-	0	0

Auckland 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Beghin	c †Seifert b Sodhi	58	96	-	8	1	60.41
Martin Guptill	c Sodhi b Gibson	42	59	-	2	2	71.18
Sean Solia	c Bharat Popli b Sodhi	9	48	-	0	0	18.75
Glenn Phillips	c †Seifert b Santner	31	92	-	2	0	33.69
Robert O'Donnell (c)	lbw b Kuggeleijn	42	68	-	5	0	61.76
Mark Chapman	not out	21	63	-	2	0	33.33
Ben Horne †	lbw b Kuggeleijn	0	1	-	0	0	0.00
William Somerville	not out	32	37	-	4	1	86.48
Extras	(b 4, lb 5, nb 2, w 3)	14
Total	77 Ov (RR: 3.23)	249/6
Did not bat: Lockie Ferguson, Matt McEwan, Ben Lister
Fall of wickets: 1-81 (Martin Guptill, 21.1 ov), 2-111 (Graeme Beghin, 30.4 ov), 3-118 (Sean Solia, 38.3 ov), 4-187 (Glenn Phillips, 58.4 ov), 5-193 (Robert O'Donnell, 61.3 ov), 6-193 (Ben Horne, 61.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mitchell Santner	17	2	46	1	2.70	-	-	-	0	0
Ish Sodhi	29	3	87	2	3.00	-	-	-	0	0
Scott Kuggeleijn	10	0	47	2	4.70	-	-	-	3	1
Zak Gibson	9	2	30	1	3.33	-	-	-	0	0
James Baker	4	2	8	0	2.00	-	-	-	0	0
Daryl Mitchell	5	1	15	0	3.00	-	-	-	0	1
Henry Cooper	3	1	7	0	2.33	-	-	-	0	0

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Close of Play

Fri, 01 Mar - day 1 - Auckland 1st innings 301/5 (Glenn Phillips 43*, Ben Horne 1*, 96 ov)

Sat, 02 Mar - day 2 - Northern Dis 1st innings 106/2 (Joe Carter 7*, Tim Seifert 9*, 61 ov)

Sun, 03 Mar - day 3 - Auckland 2nd innings 31/0 (Graeme Beghin 16*, Martin Guptill 14*, 11 ov)

Mon, 04 Mar - day 4 - Auckland 2nd innings 249/6 (77 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Auckland 1st innings:
Auckland: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls, 53 mins, 4 extras)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls, 51 mins (MJ Guptill 39, SM Solia 13, extras 0)
MJ Guptill: 50 off 51 balls, 65 mins (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
Auckland: 100 runs in 22.1 overs (133 balls, 96 mins, 5 extras)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 160 balls, 115 mins (MJ Guptill 54, SM Solia 45, extras 1)
Lunch: Auckland - 120/1 in 33.0 overs (MJ Guptill 65, SM Solia 46)
SM Solia: 50 off 109 balls, 140 mins (7 x 4)
Auckland : 150 runs in 40.2 overs (245 balls, 176 mins, 12 extras)
2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 252 balls, 180 mins (MJ Guptill 79, SM Solia 65, extras 8)
MJ Guptill: 100 off 120 balls, 216 mins (10 x 4, 3 x 6)
Auckland: 200 runs in 50.3 overs (306 balls, 219 mins, 14 extras)
Tea: Auckland - 222/3 in 63.0 overs (GD Phillips 2, RR O'Donnell 3)
Auckland: 250 runs in 71.3 overs (434 balls, 307 mins, 20 extras)
Auckland: 300 runs in 94.5 overs (574 balls, 399 mins, 22 extras)
End of Day: Auckland - 301/5 in 96.0 overs (GD Phillips 43, BJ Horne 1)

Day 2

GD Phillips: 50 off 144 balls, 189 mins (6 x 4)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls, 46 mins (GD Phillips 31, BJ Horne 20, extras 1)
Auckland: 350 runs in 106.4 overs (645 balls, 451 mins, 23 extras)
End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland Aces 359/6 (Auckland Aces 4 batting points, Northern Districts 2 bowling points)
New Ball Taken: Auckland - 384/6 after 114.2 overs (GD Phillips 94, WER Somerville 12)
GD Phillips: 100 off 184 balls, 264 mins (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls, 52 mins (GD Phillips 31, WER Somerville 19, extras 0)
Auckland: 400 runs in 118.0 overs (713 balls, 506 mins, 24 extras)
Rain: Auckland - 400/6 in 118.0 overs (GD Phillips 102, WER Somerville 19)
Lunch: Auckland - 429/7 in 122.0 overs (GD Phillips 117, MB McEwan 13)
IS Sodhi: 5 wickets (34.4-5-118-5)
Auckland 450 runs in 124.4 overs (753 balls, 537 mins, 25 extras)
Northern Districts 1st innings:
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 115 balls, 70 mins (HR Cooper 36, B Popli 11, extras 5)
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 19.0 overs (115 balls, 70 mins, 5 extras)
Tea: Northern Districts - 60/0 in 24.0 overs (HR Cooper 41, B Popli 13)
HR Cooper: 50 off 95 balls, 109 mins (7 x 4)
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 49.4 overs (300 balls, 184 mins, 8 extras)
End of Day: Northern Districts - 106/2 in 61.0 overs (JF Carter 7, TL Seifert 9)

Day 3

Northern Districts: 150 runs in 74.0 overs (446 balls, 274 mins, 9 extras)
Drinks: Northern Districts - 166/3 in 79.0 overs (JF Carter 46, DJ Mitchell 15)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls, 58 mins (JF Carter 28, DJ Mitchell 19, extras 3)
JF Carter: 50 off 144 balls, 178 mins (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
Northern Districts: 200 runs in 93.0 overs (560 balls, 356 mins, 14 extras)
Lunch: Northern Districts - 202/5 in 94.2 overs (MJ Santner 3)
Northern Districts: 250 runs in 106.2 overs (640 balls, 411 mins, 14 extras)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls, 48 mins (MJ Santner 29, SC Kuggeleijn 21, extras 0)
End of 110 over bonus points: Northern Districts 262/5 (Northern Districts 2 batting points, Auckland Aces 2 bowling points)
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 282/7 after 118.0 overs (SC Kuggeleijn 33, IS Sodhi 11)
Northern Districts: 300 runs in 120.1 overs (723 balls, 472 mins, 14 extras)
SC Kuggeleijn: 50 off 111 balls, 150 mins (2 x 4, 1 x 6)
Tea: Northern Districts - 331/9 in 133.0 overs (SC Kuggeleijn 50, ZN Gibson 4)
Northern Districts: 350 runs in 139.1 overs (837 balls, 541 mins, 19 extras)
10th Wicket: 50 runs in 110 balls, 62 mins (SC Kuggeleijn 20, ZN Gibson 26, extras 5)
Auckland 2nd innings:
End of Day: Auckland - 31/0 in 11.0 overs (GK Beghin 16, MJ Guptill 14)

Day 4

1st Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls, 52 mins (GK Beghin 16, MJ Guptill 32, extras 2)
Auckland: 50 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls, 52 mins, 2 extras)
GK Beghin: 50 off 84 balls, 111 mins (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
Auckland: 100 runs in 27.4 overs (166 balls, 113 mins, 4 extras)
Drinks: Auckland - 102/1 in 28.0 overs (GK Beghin 51, SM Solia 5)
Lunch: Auckland - 136/3 in 45.0 overs (GD Phillips 13, RR O'Donnell 9)
Auckland: 150 runs in 51.3 overs (310 balls, 202 mins, 5 extras)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls, 55 mins (GD Phillips 21, RR O'Donnell 30, extras 1)
Drinks: Auckland - 193/5 in 61.3 overs (MS Chapman 1, BJ Horne 0)
Auckland: 200 runs in 66.1 overs (399 balls, 272 mins, 10 extras)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls, 52 mins (MS Chapman 15, WER Somerville 32, extras 4)

Match Details

Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei
Toss	Auckland, elected to bat 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	1,2,3,4 March 2019 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Chris Brown Tim Parlane
Match Referee	Kevin Pulley
Points	Auckland 6, Northern Districts 4

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Auckland Innings

Player Name		R	B
GK Beghin	caught	58	96
MJ Guptill	caught	42	59
SM Solia	caught	9	48
GD Phillips	caught	31	92
RR O'Donnell	lbw	42	68
MS Chapman	not out	21	63
BJ Horne	lbw	0	1
WER Somerville	not out	32	37
Extras	(b 4, lb 5, nb 2, w 3)
Total	249(6 wkts; 77 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
MJ Santner	17	2	46	1	2.7
IS Sodhi	29	3	87	2	3
SC Kuggeleijn	10	0	47	2	4.7 (1 nb)
ZN Gibson	9	2	30	1	3.33
JD Baker	4	2	8	0	2
DJ Mitchell	5	1	15	0	3 (1 nb)
HR Cooper	3	1	7	0	2.33

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	81	Martin Guptill	Graeme Beghin
2nd	30	Sean Solia	Graeme Beghin
3rd	7	Sean Solia	Glenn Phillips
4th	69	Robert O'Donnell	Glenn Phillips
5th	6	Mark Chapman	Robert O'Donnell
6th	0	Mark Chapman	Ben Horne
7th	56	William Somerville	Mark Chapman

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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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