Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Henry Cooper	b McPeake	19	27	28	2	1	70.37
Jeet Raval	c van Beek b Gibson	42	80	117	6	0	52.50
Tim Seifert †	c van Beek b Sears	14	25	35	2	0	56.00
Joe Carter (c)	c Bhula b Sears	27	58	87	1	1	46.55
BJ Watling	lbw b Sears	23	73	113	4	0	31.50
Scott Kuggeleijn	c †Johns b Gibson	8	29	32	0	0	27.58
Brett Hampton	b van Beek	4	19	30	0	0	21.05
Ish Sodhi	c Gibson b Sears	33	69	90	5	0	47.82
Neil Wagner	c Georgeson b Bracewell	17	19	19	3	0	89.47
Joe Walker	not out	41	59	85	4	0	69.49
Zak Gibson	c †Johns b Gibson	10	26	31	1	0	38.46
Extras	(b 5, lb 2, w 1)	8
Total	80.4 Ov (RR: 3.04, 336 Mins)	246
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Henry Cooper, 6.6 ov), 2-48 (Tim Seifert, 14.4 ov), 3-91 (Jeet Raval, 27.4 ov), 4-114 (Joe Carter, 35.2 ov), 5-122 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 43.3 ov), 6-133 (Brett Hampton, 50.2 ov), 7-145 (BJ Watling, 53.5 ov), 8-164 (Neil Wagner, 58.3 ov), 9-213 (Ish Sodhi, 73.1 ov), 10-246 (Zak Gibson, 80.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ian McPeake	17	4	36	1	2.11	83	4	0	1	0
6.6 to HR Cooper, . 24/1
Logan van Beek	19	5	39	1	2.05	98	5	1	0	0
50.2 to BR Hampton, . 133/6
Luke Georgeson	3	0	14	0	4.66	12	2	0	0	0
Ben Sears	16	3	55	4	3.43	69	5	0	0	0
14.4 to TL Seifert, . 48/2 35.2 to JF Carter, . 114/4 53.5 to BJ Watling, . 145/7 73.1 to IS Sodhi, . 213/9
Michael Bracewell	9	1	37	1	4.11	38	5	1	0	0
58.3 to N Wagner, . 164/8
Jamie Gibson	13.4	3	40	3	2.92	61	4	0	0	0
27.4 to JA Raval, . 91/3 43.3 to SC Kuggeleijn, . 122/5 80.4 to ZN Gibson, . 246/10
Peter Younghusband	3	0	18	0	6.00	9	3	0	0	0

Wellington 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Georgeson	c Raval b Hampton	28	63	92	4	0	44.44
Tom Blundell	lbw b Wagner	30	95	123	5	0	31.57
Jakob Bhula	b Gibson	17	43	72	3	0	39.53
Michael Bracewell (c)	b Wagner	31	92	126	2	0	33.69
Troy Johnson	c Raval b Wagner	114	271	374	13	0	42.06
Jamie Gibson	b Wagner	46	79	86	6	0	58.22
Peter Younghusband	c Kuggeleijn b Sodhi	72	178	268	9	0	40.44
Logan van Beek	st †Seifert b Walker	5	7	6	1	0	71.42
Lauchie Johns †	c Watling b Kuggeleijn	25	56	83	4	0	44.64
Ian McPeake	c Raval b Sodhi	4	16	19	0	0	25.00
Ben Sears	not out	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 4, nb 18, w 1)	23
Total	147.2 Ov (RR: 2.68, 629 Mins)	395
Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Luke Georgeson, 22.2 ov), 2-71 (Tom Blundell, 28.2 ov), 3-97 (Jakob Bhula, 38.1 ov), 4-150 (Michael Bracewell, 59.3 ov), 5-218 (Jamie Gibson, 80.4 ov), 6-345 (Troy Johnson, 128.1 ov), 7-350 (Logan van Beek, 129.2 ov), 8-389 (Peter Younghusband, 142.3 ov), 9-395 (Ian McPeake, 146.4 ov), 10-395 (Lauchie Johns, 147.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Neil Wagner	23	6	58	4	2.52	113	5	0	0	7
28.2 to TA Blundell, . 71/2 59.3 to MG Bracewell, . 150/4 80.4 to JD Gibson, . 218/5 128.1 to TM Johnson, . 345/6
Scott Kuggeleijn	28.2	7	75	1	2.64	139	13	0	1	0
147.2 to LR Johns, . 395/10
Joe Walker	30	7	68	1	2.26	142	6	0	0	1
129.2 to LV van Beek, . 350/7
Ish Sodhi	24	5	56	2	2.33	112	4	0	0	2
142.3 to PF Younghusband, . 389/8 146.4 to IG McPeake, . 395/9
Zak Gibson	23	5	87	1	3.78	104	12	0	0	4
38.1 to JJNP Bhula, . 97/3
Brett Hampton	19	2	47	1	2.47	93	7	0	0	4
22.2 to LI Georgeson, . 51/1

Northern Districts 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval	b Younghusband	40	79	94	3	0	50.63
Henry Cooper	lbw b Bracewell	73	100	143	11	0	73.00
Tim Seifert †	lbw b Bracewell	19	55	69	2	0	34.54
Joe Carter (c)	not out	103	222	278	12	2	46.39
BJ Watling	st †Johns b Bracewell	11	16	18	2	0	68.75
Scott Kuggeleijn	st †Johns b Bracewell	51	158	195	4	0	32.27
Brett Hampton	not out	63	44	43	5	4	143.18
Extras	(b 12, lb 4, nb 2, w 1)	19
Total	112 Ov (RR: 3.38, 422 Mins)	379/5d
Did not bat: Ish Sodhi, Neil Wagner, Joe Walker, Zak Gibson
Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Jeet Raval, 22.2 ov), 2-133 (Henry Cooper, 36.1 ov), 3-145 (Tim Seifert, 42.2 ov), 4-159 (BJ Watling, 46.5 ov), 5-287 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 100.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ian McPeake	9	1	28	0	3.11	39	4	0	0	0
Logan van Beek	15	1	45	0	3.00	65	4	0	0	0
Jamie Gibson	5	1	24	0	4.80	22	4	0	0	0
Ben Sears	12	1	48	0	4.00	47	6	0	0	0
Michael Bracewell	41	13	133	4	3.24	187	15	3	0	0
36.1 to HR Cooper, . 133/2 42.2 to TL Seifert, . 145/3 46.5 to BJ Watling, . 159/4 100.1 to SC Kuggeleijn, . 287/5
Peter Younghusband	30	6	85	1	2.83	138	6	3	1	2
22.2 to JA Raval, . 72/1

Wellington 2nd Innings (T: 231 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Georgeson	c Sodhi b Kuggeleijn	2	8	6	0	0	25.00
Tom Blundell	c Raval b Kuggeleijn	6	8	19	1	0	75.00
Jakob Bhula	c †Seifert b Walker	55	110	154	5	1	50.00
Michael Bracewell (c)	b Walker	11	32	39	1	0	34.37
Troy Johnson	c †Seifert b Wagner	3	40	49	0	0	7.50
Jamie Gibson	not out	10	74	68	1	0	13.51
Peter Younghusband	not out	6	22	15	1	0	27.27
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, nb 12)	15
Total	47 Ov (RR: 2.29, 176 Mins)	108/5
Did not bat: Logan van Beek, Lauchie Johns †, Ian McPeake, Ben Sears
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Luke Georgeson, 1.2 ov), 2-17 (Tom Blundell, 3.5 ov), 3-40 (Michael Bracewell, 13.4 ov), 4-69 (Troy Johnson, 26.2 ov), 5-98 (Jakob Bhula, 41.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Neil Wagner	9	2	21	1	2.33	43	0	0	0	5
26.2 to TM Johnson, . 69/4
Scott Kuggeleijn	8	3	25	2	3.12	40	3	1	0	0
1.2 to LI Georgeson, . 4/1 3.5 to TA Blundell, . 17/2
Joe Walker	17	8	19	2	1.11	92	2	0	0	2
13.4 to MG Bracewell, . 40/3 41.1 to JJNP Bhula, . 98/5
Ish Sodhi	10	2	33	0	3.30	48	3	0	0	5
Henry Cooper	2	0	6	0	3.00	9	1	0	0	0
BJ Watling	1	0	1	0	1.00	5	0	0	0	0

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Close of Play

Thu, 18 Mar - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 31/0 (Luke Georgeson 19*, Tom Blundell 11*, 13 ov)

Fri, 19 Mar - day 2 - Wellington 1st innings 282/5 (Troy Johnson 79*, Peter Younghusband 33*, 109 ov)

Sat, 20 Mar - day 3 - Northern Dis 2nd innings 179/4 (Joe Carter 16*, Scott Kuggeleijn 11*, 55 ov)

Sun, 21 Mar - day 4 - Wellington 2nd innings 108/5 (47 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Northern Districts 1st innings:
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 14.5 overs, 63 minutes, 1 extra
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 31.1 overs, 132 minutes, 3 extras
Lunch (12:51 to 13:30): Northern Districts - 102/3 in 33.0 overs, JF Carter 19 (50), BJ Watling 5 (16)
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 55.0 overs, 237 minutes, 3 extras
Tea (15:41 to 16:00): Northern Districts - 179/8 in 65.0 overs, IS Sodhi 15 (44), JG Walker 6 (16)
Northern Districts: 200 runs in 70.2 overs, 290 minutes, 8 extras
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 245/9 after 80.0 overs, JG Walker 40 (57), ZN Gibson 10 (24), 8 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Northern Districts 246 (80.4) (Northern Districts 1 batting point, Wellington 4 bowling points)
Wellington 1st innings:
End of Day (18:10): Wellington - 31/0 in 13.0 overs, LI Georgeson 19 (39), TA Blundell 11 (40)

Day 2

1st Wicket: 50 runs in 123 balls, 83 minutes, LI Georgeson 28 (55), TA Blundell 20 (68), 3 extras
Wellington: 50 runs in 20.0 overs, 83 minutes, 3 extras
Wellington: 100 runs in 38.5 overs, 169 minutes, 5 extras
Lunch (12:50 to 13:30): Wellington - 113/3 in 46.0 overs, MG Bracewell 23 (52), TM Johnson 9 (29)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 120 balls, 77 minutes, MG Bracewell 14 (51), TM Johnson 33 (69), 4 extras
Wellington: 150 runs in 59.1 overs, 248 minutes, 9 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls, 56 minutes, TM Johnson 13 (31), JD Gibson 36 (50), 1 extra
Wellington: 200 runs in 72.5 overs, 306 minutes, 10 extras
TM Johnson: 50 runs in 112 balls, 151 minutes (4x4)
Tea (15:41 to 15:59): Wellington - 213/4 in 78.0 overs, TM Johnson 52 (120), JD Gibson 44 (65)
New Ball Taken: Wellington - 216/4 after 80.0 overs, TM Johnson 52 (122), JD Gibson 46 (76), 12 extras
Wellington: 250 runs in 95.3 overs, 405 minutes, 17 extras
Injury (17:37 to 17:38): Wellington - 261/5 in 99.4 overs, TM Johnson 71 (183), PF Younghusband 20 (58)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 128 balls, 94 minutes, TM Johnson 24 (64), PF Younghusband 22 (64), 4 extras
End of Day (18:08): Wellington - 282/5 in 109.0 overs, TM Johnson 79 (206), PF Younghusband 33 (91)

Day 3

End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington 283/5 (Wellington 2 batting points, Northern Districts 2 bowling points)
Wellington: 300 runs in 117.4 overs, 495 minutes, 19 extras
TM Johnson: 100 runs in 247 balls, 342 minutes (10x4)
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 246 balls, 170 minutes, TM Johnson 49 (124), PF Younghusband 46 (122), 5 extras
PF Younghusband: 50 runs in 123 balls, 174 minutes (7x4)
Wellington: 350 runs in 129.0 overs, 543 minutes, 20 extras
Lunch (12:51 to 13:31): Wellington - 389/7 in 141.0 overs, PF Younghusband 72 (175), LR Johns 24 (39)
Northern Districts 2nd innings:
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls, 63 minutes, JA Raval 30 (53), HR Cooper 20 (41), 0 extras
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 15.4 overs, 63 minutes, 0 extras
Injury (15:16 to 15:19): Northern Districts - 50/0 in 15.4 overs, JA Raval 30 (53), HR Cooper 20 (41)
Tea (15:42 to 16:01): Northern Districts - 72/0 in 22.0 overs, JA Raval 40 (77), HR Cooper 30 (55)
HR Cooper: 50 runs in 80 balls, 115 minutes (8x4)
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 29.1 overs, 118 minutes, 2 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls, 43 minutes, HR Cooper 39 (40), TL Seifert 14 (35), 0 extras
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 44.0 overs, 172 minutes, 9 extras
End of Day (18:05): Northern Districts - 179/4 in 55.0 overs, JF Carter 16 (55), SC Kuggeleijn 11 (26)

Day 4

Northern Districts: 200 runs in 68.1 overs, 254 minutes, 14 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 157 balls, 88 minutes, JF Carter 22 (76), SC Kuggeleijn 23 (81), 5 extras
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 223/4 after 80.0 overs, JF Carter 41 (132), SC Kuggeleijn 25 (100), 14 extras
JF Carter: 50 runs in 145 balls, 168 minutes (6x4)
Northern Districts: 250 runs in 87.0 overs, 331 minutes, 15 extras
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 256 balls, 159 minutes, JF Carter 52 (133), SC Kuggeleijn 42 (123), 6 extras
Lunch (12:52 to 13:32): Northern Districts - 270/4 in 93.0 overs, JF Carter 67 (175), SC Kuggeleijn 44 (135)
SC Kuggeleijn: 50 runs in 156 balls, 189 minutes (4x4)
Northern Districts: 300 runs in 106.1 overs, 400 minutes, 17 extras
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls, 29 minutes, JF Carter 4 (15), BR Hampton 46 (35), 0 extras
BR Hampton: 50 runs in 36 balls, 29 minutes (4x4, 4x6)
Northern Districts: 350 runs in 109.4 overs, 413 minutes, 17 extras
JF Carter: 100 runs in 220 balls, 276 minutes (12x4, 2x6)
Wellington 2nd innings:
Tea (15:41 to 16:00): Wellington Firebirds - 31/2 in 12.0 overs, JJNP Bhula 15 (33), MG Bracewell 5 (26)
Wellington: 50 runs in 20.1 overs, 83 minutes, 7 extras
Last Hour started at 5:04pm
Injury (17:10 to 17:11): Wellington - 73/4 in 29.4 overs, JJNP Bhula 42 (80), JD Gibson 0 (17)
JJNP Bhula: 50 runs in 97 balls, 140 minutes (5x4, 1x6)
Wellington: 100 runs in 41.4 overs, 163 minutes, 13 extras

Match Details

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Toss	Northern Districts, elected to bat first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2020/21
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days	18,19,20,21 March 2021 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Cory Black Derek Walker
Match Referee	Kevin Earl
Points	Northern Districts 3, Wellington 6

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Wellington Innings

Player Name		R	B
LI Georgeson	caught	2	8
TA Blundell	caught	6	8
JJNP Bhula	caught	55	110
MG Bracewell	bowled	11	32
TM Johnson	caught	3	40
JD Gibson	not out	10	74
PF Younghusband	not out	6	22
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, nb 12)
Total	108(5 wkts; 47 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
N Wagner	9	2	21	1	2.33 (5 nb)
SC Kuggeleijn	8	3	25	2	3.12
JG Walker	17	8	19	2	1.11 (2 nb)
IS Sodhi	10	2	33	0	3.3 (5 nb)
HR Cooper	2	0	6	0	3
BJ Watling	1	0	1	0	1

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	4	Tom Blundell	Luke Georgeson
2nd	13	Tom Blundell	Jakob Bhula
3rd	23	Michael Bracewell	Jakob Bhula
4th	29	Jakob Bhula	Troy Johnson
5th	29	Jamie Gibson	Jakob Bhula
6th	10	Jamie Gibson	Peter Younghusband

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
CANT	8	5	0	3	109
ND	8	3	2	3	69
OTAGO	8	2	4	2	63
AUCK	8	2	0	5	61
CD	8	2	4	1	56
WELL	8	0	4	4	37

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