Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Fletcher	b Solia	18	41	54	2	0	43.90
Luke Woodcock	b McEwan	15	36	47	2	0	41.66
Devon Conway	b Lister	11	25	33	2	0	44.00
Michael Bracewell (c)†	c †Horne b Ferns	53	97	111	9	0	54.63
James Neesham	lbw b McEwan	51	64	103	9	0	79.68
Malcolm Nofal	c Raval b McEwan	0	3	6	0	0	0.00
Logan van Beek	b Somerville	28	56	98	5	0	50.00
Lauchie Johns	c Ferns b Somerville	40	79	106	5	0	50.63
Jeetan Patel	c †Horne b McEwan	15	17	24	2	0	88.23
Ian McPeake	c Raval b Somerville	4	11	14	1	0	36.36
Hamish Bennett	not out	0	6	8	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 2, w 8)	20
Total	72.1 Ov (RR: 3.53, 299 Mins)	255
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Luke Woodcock, 12.1 ov), 2-43 (Andrew Fletcher, 13.3 ov), 3-62 (Devon Conway, 19.2 ov), 4-152 (Michael Bracewell, 41.3 ov), 5-154 (Malcolm Nofal, 42.4 ov), 6-169 (James Neesham, 44.5 ov), 7-223 (Logan van Beek, 62.4 ov), 8-250 (Jeetan Patel, 69.2 ov), 9-251 (Lauchie Johns, 70.1 ov), 10-255 (Ian McPeake, 72.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Lister	14	3	43	1	3.07	-	-	-	1	0
Danru Ferns	15	3	55	1	3.66	-	-	-	1	0
Matt McEwan	17	5	48	4	2.82	-	-	-	0	1
Sean Solia	10	1	47	1	4.70	-	-	-	1	1
William Somerville	16.1	3	52	3	3.21	-	-	-	0	0

Auckland 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval	c Conway b Patel	102	206	291	17	0	49.51
Michael Guptill-Bunce (c)	lbw b Bennett	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
Sean Solia	lbw b Neesham	11	43	63	1	0	25.58
Matt McEwan	c van Beek b McPeake	15	39	59	2	0	38.46
Robert O'Donnell	c Neesham b Bennett	73	165	169	9	0	44.24
Graeme Beghin	c Conway b McPeake	20	43	60	3	0	46.51
William Somerville	c Neesham b van Beek	21	72	107	1	0	29.16
Finn Allen	c van Beek b Bennett	5	11	15	1	0	45.45
Ben Horne †	not out	26	67	102	3	0	38.80
Ben Lister	c Neesham b van Beek	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Danru Ferns	c Johns b McPeake	21	25	25	2	2	84.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 8, nb 5, w 1)	19
Total	111.4 Ov (RR: 2.80)	313
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Michael Guptill-Bunce, 0.6 ov), 2-49 (Sean Solia, 16.5 ov), 3-88 (Matt McEwan, 30.3 ov), 4-195 (Jeet Raval, 69.3 ov), 5-229 (Robert O'Donnell, 80.2 ov), 6-232 (Graeme Beghin, 84.2 ov), 7-239 (Finn Allen, 87.5 ov), 8-285 (William Somerville, 105.4 ov), 9-285 (Ben Lister, 105.5 ov), 10-313 (Danru Ferns, 111.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Hamish Bennett	21	3	62	3	2.95	-	-	-	1	0
Ian McPeake	23.4	11	44	3	1.85	-	-	-	0	0
Logan van Beek	27	7	74	2	2.74	-	-	-	0	3
Jeetan Patel	24	4	76	1	3.16	-	-	-	0	0
James Neesham	14	2	43	1	3.07	-	-	-	0	2
Malcolm Nofal	2	1	1	0	0.50	-	-	-	0	0

Wellington 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Woodcock	b Somerville	15	51	-	1	0	29.41
Andrew Fletcher	c Guptill-Bunce b Lister	14	27	-	2	0	51.85
Devon Conway	not out	39	104	-	6	0	37.50
Michael Bracewell (c)†	not out	32	48	-	3	1	66.66
Extras	(b 4, nb 2, w 1)	7
Total	38 Ov (RR: 2.81)	107/2
Did not bat: James Neesham, Malcolm Nofal, Logan van Beek, Lauchie Johns, Jeetan Patel, Ian McPeake, Hamish Bennett
Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Andrew Fletcher, 7.6 ov), 2-37 (Luke Woodcock, 17.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matt McEwan	7	4	12	0	1.71	-	-	-	0	1
Ben Lister	6	1	19	1	3.16	-	-	-	0	1
William Somerville	13	6	21	1	1.61	-	-	-	0	0
Danru Ferns	7	1	30	0	4.28	-	-	-	0	0
Sean Solia	5	1	21	0	4.20	-	-	-	1	0

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Close of Play

Wed, 10 Oct - day 1 - Auckland 1st innings 64/2 (Jeet Raval 46*, Matt McEwan 5*, 21 ov)

Thu, 11 Oct - day 2 - Auckland 1st innings 230/5 (Graeme Beghin 18*, William Somerville 0*, 82 ov)

Fri, 12 Oct - day 3 - no play

Sat, 13 Oct - day 4 - Wellington 2nd innings 107/2 (38 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Wellington 1st innings:
Wellington: 50 runs in 15.0 overs (91 balls, 61 mins, 10 extras)
Wellington : 100 runs in 30.3 overs (184 balls, 125 mins, 16 extras)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls, 56 mins (MG Bracewell 25, JDS Neesham 22, extras 6)
Lunch: Wellington 115/3 in 35.0 overs (MG Bracewell 33, JDS Neesham 22)
MG Bracewell: 50 off 94 balls, 106 mins (9 x 4)
Wellington : 150 runs in 40.5 overs (246 balls, 162 mins, 16 extras)
JDS Neesham: 50 off 61 balls, 99 mins (9 x 4)
Wellington : 200 runs in 56.5 overs (342 balls, 235 mins, 19 extras)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls, 73 mins (LV van Beek 23, LR Johns 26, extras 2)
Tea: Wellington 232/7 in 65.0 overs (LR Johns 36, JS Patel 1)
Wellington : 250 runs in 69.1 overs (416 balls, 282 mins, 19 extras)
End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington Firebirds 255 (72.1)
Auckland 1st innings:
Auckland: 50 runs in 17.0 overs (102 balls, 69 mins, 1 extra)
End of Day: Auckland - 64/2 in 21.0 overs (JA Raval 46, MB McEwan 5)

Day 2

Rain: Auckland 64/2 in 21.0 overs (JA Raval 46, MB McEwan 5)
Ground Delay: Auckland - 64/2 in 21.0 overs (JA Raval 46, MB McEwan 5)
JA Raval: 50 off 82 balls, 97 mins (11 x 4)
Revised Hours of Play Day 2: Lunch 1.05-1.45; Tea 3.55-4.15 Close 6.15
Rain: Auckland 87/2 in 29.2 overs (JA Raval 56, MB McEwan 15)
Lunch: Auckland 87/2 in 29.2 overs (JA Raval 56, MB McEwan 15)
Rain: Auckland 87/2 in 29.2 overs (JA Raval 56, MB McEwan 15)
Ground Delay: Auckland - 87/2 in 29.2 overs (JA Raval 56, MB McEwan 15)
Break in Play: Auckland - 87/2 in 29.2 overs (JA Raval 56, MB McEwan 15)
Tea: Auckland 87/2 in 29.2 overs (JA Raval 56, MB McEwan 15)
Revised Hours: 3.00 to 6.30 52.4 overs to play
Auckland: 100 runs in 37.1 overs (226 balls, 152 mins, 5 extras)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls, 75 mins (JA Raval 26, RR O'Donnell 18, extras 6)
Auckland: 150 runs in 54.2 overs (331 balls, 228 mins, 11 extras)
Drinks: Auckland 150/3 in 55.0 overs (JA Raval 87, RR O'Donnell 26)
Break in Play: Auckland 181/3 in 66.3 overs (JA Raval 96, RR O'Donnell 48)
RR O'Donnell: 50 off 126 balls, 154 mins (7 x 4)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 221 balls, 154 mins (JA Raval 39, RR O'Donnell 55, extras 6)
JA Raval: 100 off 198 balls, 287 mins (17 x 4)
Auckland : 200 runs in 70.4 overs (429 balls, 300 mins, 11 extras)
Ball Change: Auckland 229/4 in 80.0 overs (RR O'Donnell 73, GK Beghin 17)
New Ball Taken 229/4 after 80.0 overs
End of Day: Auckland 230/5 in 82.0 overs (GK Beghin 18, WER Somerville 0)

Day 3

Day 4

Ground Delay: Auckland - 230/5 in 82.0 overs (GK Beghin 18, WER Somerville 0)
Rain: Auckland - 230/5 in 82.0 overs (GK Beghin 18, WER Somerville 0)
Ground Delay: Auckland - 230/5 in 82.0 overs (GK Beghin 18, WER Somerville 0)
Hours of play Day 4: 11.45-1.30; 2.10-4.10; 4.30-6.30 86 overs
Auckland: 250 runs in 95.2 overs (577 balls, 396 mins, 15 extras)
Auckland: 300 runs in 109.0 overs (659 balls, 458 mins, 19 extras)
Lunch: Auckland - 313/10 in 111.4 overs (BJ Horne 26, DK Ferns 21)
Wellington 2nd innings:
Wellington: 50 runs in 26.3 overs (161 balls, 98 mins, 2 extras)
Tea: Wellington - 51/2 in 28.0 overs (DP Conway 14, MG Bracewell 6)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls, 71 mins (DP Conway 22, MG Bracewell 29, extras 1)
Wellington: 100 runs in 37.5 overs (229 balls, 143 mins, 7 extras)

Match Details

Basin Reserve, Wellington
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	10,11,12,13 October 2018 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Andrew Fletcher Graeme Beghin
Umpires	Ashley Mehrotra Tony Gillies
Match Referee	Kevin Pulley
Points	Wellington 6, Auckland 7

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Wellington Innings

Player Name		R	B
LJ Woodcock	bowled	15	51
AT Fletcher	caught	14	27
DP Conway	not out	39	104
MG Bracewell	not out	32	48
Extras	(b 4, nb 2, w 1)
Total	107(2 wkts; 38 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
MB McEwan	7	4	12	0	1.71 (1 nb)
BG Lister	6	1	19	1	3.16 (1 nb)
WER Somerville	13	6	21	1	1.61
DK Ferns	7	1	30	0	4.28
SM Solia	5	1	21	0	4.2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	26	Luke Woodcock	Andrew Fletcher
2nd	11	Luke Woodcock	Devon Conway
3rd	70	Michael Bracewell	Devon Conway

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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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