BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval	c †Blundell b Snedden	8	18	23	1	0	44.44
Henry Cooper	c †Blundell b Snedden	56	121	154	11	0	46.28
Bharat Popli	lbw b Georgeson	75	166	243	13	0	45.18
Joe Carter (c)	c Kelly b Hartshorn	13	37	57	2	0	35.13
Tim Seifert †	lbw b McPeake	10	26	37	1	0	38.46
Colin de Grandhomme	c & b McPeake	12	10	12	2	0	120.00
Brett Hampton	c Ravindra b McPeake	4	9	20	1	0	44.44
Kristian Clarke	c Greenwood b Georgeson	7	15	21	1	0	46.66
Neil Wagner	c Johnson b McPeake	13	15	19	2	0	86.66
Joe Walker	not out	4	25	41	0	0	16.00
Matthew Fisher	c Robinson b Hartshorn	8	23	28	1	0	34.78
Extras	(lb 6, nb 8, w 1)	15
TOTAL	76.1 Ov (RR: 2.95, 334 Mins)	225
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Jeet Raval, 5.1 ov), 2-117 (Henry Cooper, 37.6 ov), 3-157 (Joe Carter, 50.5 ov), 4-176 (Tim Seifert, 59.2 ov), 5-188 (Bharat Popli, 60.6 ov), 6-188 (Colin de Grandhomme, 61.5 ov), 7-200 (Brett Hampton, 65.2 ov), 8-202 (Kristian Clarke, 66.2 ov), 9-214 (Neil Wagner, 69.2 ov), 10-225 (Matthew Fisher, 76.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ian McPeake	20	1	83	4	4.15	88	13	0	0	2
59.2 to TL Seifert, . 176/4 61.5 to C de Grandhomme, . 188/6 65.2 to BR Hampton, . 200/7 69.2 to N Wagner, . 214/9
Michael Snedden	15	6	23	2	1.53	78	2	0	1	0
5.1 to JA Raval, . 12/1 37.6 to HR Cooper, . 117/2
James Hartshorn	17.1	8	27	2	1.57	93	5	0	0	2
50.5 to JF Carter, . 157/3 76.1 to MJ Fisher, . 225/10
Adam Leonard	12	4	40	0	3.33	58	6	0	0	3
Luke Georgeson	11	2	38	2	3.45	51	7	0	0	1
60.6 to Bharat Popli, . 188/5 66.2 to KDC Clarke, . 202/8
Rachin Ravindra	1	0	8	0	8.00	4	2	0	0	0

Wellington 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Georgeson	c Raval b de Grandhomme	27	77	90	2	0	35.06
Rachin Ravindra	b Walker	126	253	429	12	1	49.80
Troy Johnson	c †Seifert b Hampton	18	33	42	4	0	54.54
Nick Kelly	c Wagner b Fisher	14	27	49	2	0	51.85
Tim Robinson	c Fisher b de Grandhomme	7	26	28	1	0	26.92
Tom Blundell (c)†	c sub (KD Clarke) b Fisher	102	103	111	14	1	99.02
Nick Greenwood	c †Seifert b Walker	9	54	45	1	0	16.66
Adam Leonard	lbw b Wagner	2	10	12	0	0	20.00
Ian McPeake	lbw b Fisher	3	28	26	0	0	10.71
Michael Snedden	st †Seifert b Walker	29	24	37	3	2	120.83
James Hartshorn	not out	1	7	13	0	0	14.28
Extras	(b 12, lb 13, nb 6, w 1)	32
TOTAL	106 Ov (RR: 3.49, 443 Mins)	370
Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Luke Georgeson, 22.3 ov), 2-99 (Troy Johnson, 32.5 ov), 3-135 (Nick Kelly, 43.6 ov), 4-153 (Tim Robinson, 51.5 ov), 5-285 (Tom Blundell, 78.3 ov), 6-309 (Nick Greenwood, 89.3 ov), 7-312 (Adam Leonard, 92.2 ov), 8-325 (Ian McPeake, 98.3 ov), 9-349 (Rachin Ravindra, 103.1 ov), 10-370 (Michael Snedden, 105.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Neil Wagner	19	3	49	1	2.57	88	4	0	0	0
92.2 to AJ Leonard, . 312/7
Kristian Clarke	13	2	62	0	4.76	54	10	0	0	0
Colin de Grandhomme	18	5	49	2	2.72	90	7	1	0	1
22.3 to LI Georgeson, . 61/1 51.5 to TB Robinson, . 153/4
Brett Hampton	16	6	40	1	2.50	79	6	0	0	0
32.5 to TM Johnson, . 99/2
Joe Walker	23	5	72	3	3.13	95	4	2	0	1
89.3 to NA Greenwood, . 309/6 103.1 to R Ravindra, . 349/9 105.6 to MW Snedden, . 370/10
Matthew Fisher	15	1	60	3	4.00	62	6	1	1	4
43.6 to NF Kelly, . 135/3 78.3 to TA Blundell, . 285/5 98.3 to IG McPeake, . 325/8
Henry Cooper	2	0	13	0	6.50	5	2	0	0	0

Northern Districts 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Henry Cooper	c †Blundell b McPeake	90	158	230	12	1	56.96
Jeet Raval	c †Blundell b Georgeson	54	93	144	7	0	58.06
Bharat Popli	not out	127	264	314	19	1	48.10
Joe Carter (c)	c †Blundell b McPeake	0	5	8	0	0	0.00
Tim Seifert †	c Robinson b Ravindra	69	95	152	6	2	72.63
Colin de Grandhomme	b Snedden	25	27	35	3	0	92.59
Brett Hampton	c †Blundell b McPeake	1	6	10	0	0	16.66
Kristian Clarke	c †Blundell b Snedden	5	8	13	1	0	62.50
Neil Wagner	b Snedden	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Joe Walker	c †Blundell b McPeake	0	5	4	0	0	0.00
Matthew Fisher	b McPeake	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 5, nb 11, w 1)	23
TOTAL	108.4 Ov (RR: 3.62, 459 Mins)	394
Fall of wickets: 1-117 (Jeet Raval, 32.6 ov), 2-186 (Henry Cooper, 54.5 ov), 3-190 (Joe Carter, 56.4 ov), 4-331 (Tim Seifert, 93.2 ov), 5-371 (Colin de Grandhomme, 101.6 ov), 6-378 (Brett Hampton, 104.1 ov), 7-393 (Kristian Clarke, 107.2 ov), 8-393 (Neil Wagner, 107.3 ov), 9-394 (Joe Walker, 108.3 ov), 10-394 (Matthew Fisher, 108.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Michael Snedden	22	5	56	3	2.54	36	1	0	0	1
101.6 to C de Grandhomme, . 371/5 107.2 to KDC Clarke, . 393/7 107.3 to N Wagner, . 393/8
Ian McPeake	19.4	2	82	5	4.16	25	3	0	0	0
104.1 to BR Hampton, . 378/6 108.3 to JG Walker, . 394/9 108.4 to MJ Fisher, . 394/10
Adam Leonard	10	1	38	0	3.80	-	-	-	0	5
James Hartshorn	11	1	52	0	4.72	-	-	-	0	1
Luke Georgeson	17	1	65	1	3.82	-	-	-	1	4
Rachin Ravindra	28	2	85	1	3.03	-	-	-	0	0
Nick Greenwood	1	0	5	0	5.00	-	-	-	0	0

Wellington 2nd Innings (T: 250 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Georgeson	c Walker b Fisher	21	33	71	2	1	63.63
Rachin Ravindra	c †Seifert b Hampton	35	43	55	6	0	81.39
Troy Johnson	c Walker b Fisher	1	5	6	0	0	20.00
Nick Kelly	lbw b Clarke	3	21	40	0	0	14.28
Tim Robinson	lbw b Fisher	4	12	12	0	0	33.33
Tom Blundell (c)†	b Fisher	68	73	158	9	0	93.15
Nick Greenwood	b Clarke	45	103	109	7	0	43.68
Adam Leonard	c †Seifert b Clarke	30	54	87	5	0	55.55
Ian McPeake	b Fisher	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Michael Snedden	not out	22	53	67	1	0	41.50
James Hartshorn	not out	4	7	12	1	0	57.14
Extras	(b 4, lb 10, nb 4, w 1)	19
TOTAL	66.5 Ov (RR: 3.77, 311 Mins)	252/9
Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Rachin Ravindra, 11.4 ov), 2-58 (Troy Johnson, 12.2 ov), 3-65 (Luke Georgeson, 14.1 ov), 4-71 (Tim Robinson, 16.4 ov), 5-82 (Nick Kelly, 20.3 ov), 6-180 (Nick Greenwood, 44.1 ov), 7-209 (Tom Blundell, 52.1 ov), 8-209 (Ian McPeake, 52.2 ov), 9-244 (Adam Leonard, 64.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Neil Wagner	16	0	42	0	2.62	72	4	0	0	2
Colin de Grandhomme	9	2	28	0	3.11	43	5	0	0	1
Matthew Fisher	13	1	68	5	5.23	47	8	1	1	1
12.2 to TM Johnson, . 58/2 14.1 to LI Georgeson, . 65/3 16.4 to TB Robinson, . 71/4 52.1 to TA Blundell, . 209/7 52.2 to IG McPeake, . 209/8
Brett Hampton	9	2	24	1	2.66	43	4	0	0	0
11.4 to R Ravindra, . 56/1
Kristian Clarke	12.5	1	55	3	4.28	54	8	0	0	0
20.3 to NF Kelly, . 82/5 44.1 to NA Greenwood, . 180/6 64.4 to AJ Leonard, . 244/9
Joe Walker	7	1	21	0	3.00	27	2	0	0	0

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Tue, 18 Oct - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 44/0 (Luke Georgeson 14*, Rachin Ravindra 29*, 17 ov)

Wed, 19 Oct - day 2 - Northern Dis 2nd innings 10/0 (Henry Cooper 1*, Jeet Raval 5*, 5 ov)

Thu, 20 Oct - day 3 - Northern Dis 2nd innings 370/4 (Bharat Popli 110*, Colin de Grandhomme 25*, 101 ov)

Fri, 21 Oct - day 4 - Wellington 2nd innings 252/9 (66.5 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Northern Districts 1st innings:
Northern Districts Men: 50 runs in 18.4 overs, 82 minutes, 6 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 100 balls, 71 minutes, HR Cooper 21 (50), B Popli 23 (50), 6 extras
Northern Districts Men: 100 runs in 32.4 overs, 141 minutes, 9 extras
Lunch (12:52 to 13:31): Northern Districts Men - 102/1 in 33.0 overs, HR Cooper 44 (103), B Popli 41 (82)
HR Cooper: 50 runs in 107 balls, 149 minutes (11x4)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 180 balls, 127 minutes, HR Cooper 50 (93), B Popli 42 (87), 8 extras
B Popli: 50 runs in 105 balls, 155 minutes (8x4)
Northern Districts Men: 150 runs in 49.0 overs, 213 minutes, 12 extras
Tea (15:41 to 16:00): Northern Districts Men - 188/6 in 61.5 overs, BR Hampton 0 (0), KDC Clarke 0 (0)
Northern Districts Men: 200 runs in 63.5 overs, 280 minutes, 15 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Northern Districts Men 225 (76.1) (Northern Districts Men 1 batting point, Wellington 4 bowling points)
Wellington 1st innings:
End of Day (18:22): Wellington - 44/0 in 17.0 overs, LI Georgeson 14 (54), R Ravindra 29 (49)

Day 2

Ground Delay (10:30 to 10:58): Wellington - 44/0 in 17.0 overs, LI Georgeson 14 (54), R Ravindra 29 (49)
Session times for Day 2: 11.00-1.20, 2.00-4.10, 4.30-6.30
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 116 balls, 77 minutes, LI Georgeson 16 (63), R Ravindra 33 (53), 1 extra
Wellington: 50 runs in 19.1 overs, 77 minutes, 1 extra
R Ravindra: 50 runs in 88 balls, 128 minutes (7x4, 1x6)
Wellington: 100 runs in 33.0 overs, 134 minutes, 1 extra
Wellington: 150 runs in 49.2 overs, 202 minutes, 15 extras
Lunch (13:21 to 14:08): Wellington - 153/4 in 51.5 overs, R Ravindra 72 (150), TA Blundell 0 (0)
Restart after Lunch extended 10 minutes to 2.10pm with cessation of play now extended to 6.40pm and latest finish time 7pm
Wellington: 200 runs in 66.4 overs, 269 minutes, 18 extras
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls, 61 minutes, R Ravindra 7 (31), TA Blundell 43 (63), 3 extras
TA Blundell: 50 runs in 69 balls, 66 minutes (7x4)
Wellington: 250 runs in 73.5 overs, 300 minutes, 18 extras
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 137 balls, 92 minutes, R Ravindra 14 (47), TA Blundell 83 (90), 3 extras
TA Blundell: 100 runs in 97 balls, 98 minutes (14x4, 1x6)
New Ball Taken: Wellington - 286/5 after 80.0 overs, R Ravindra 96 (211), NA Greenwood 0 (6), 22 extras
Tea (16:22 to 16:40): Wellington - 296/5 in 84.0 overs, R Ravindra 98 (214), NA Greenwood 2 (28)
Wellington: 300 runs in 86.2 overs, 353 minutes, 28 extras
R Ravindra: 100 runs in 218 balls, 359 minutes (9x4, 1x6)
Wellington: 350 runs in 104.4 overs, 436 minutes, 32 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington 370 (106) (Wellington 4 batting points, Northern Districts Men 4 bowling points)
Northern Districts 2nd innings:

Day 3

End of Day (18:48): Northern Districts Men - 10/0 in 5.0 overs, HR Cooper 1 (15), JA Raval 5 (15)
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 106 balls, 76 minutes, HR Cooper 20 (59), JA Raval 25 (47), 5 extras
Northern Districts Men: 50 runs in 17.4 overs, 76 minutes, 5 extras
JA Raval: 50 runs in 84 balls, 131 minutes (7x4)
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 182 balls, 131 minutes, HR Cooper 43 (98), JA Raval 50 (84), 8 extras
Northern Districts Men: 100 runs in 29.5 overs, 131 minutes, 8 extras
HR Cooper: 50 runs in 108 balls, 141 minutes (10x4)
Lunch (12:52 to 13:32): Northern Districts Men - 133/1 in 38.0 overs, HR Cooper 69 (126), B Popli 1 (13)
Northern Districts Men: 150 runs in 45.2 overs, 189 minutes, 9 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls, 61 minutes, HR Cooper 26 (38), B Popli 24 (64), 1 extra
Northern Districts Men: 200 runs in 58.3 overs, 247 minutes, 10 extras
B Popli: 50 runs in 104 balls, 108 minutes (8x4, 1x6)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls, 44 minutes, B Popli 20 (31), TL Seifert 30 (33), 1 extra
Tea (15:43 to 16:02): Northern Districts Men - 248/3 in 71.0 overs, B Popli 61 (135), TL Seifert 31 (40)
Northern Districts Men: 250 runs in 72.2 overs, 301 minutes, 13 extras
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts Men - 274/3 after 80.0 overs, B Popli 76 (169), TL Seifert 38 (64), 16 extras
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 153 balls, 105 minutes, B Popli 50 (87), TL Seifert 44 (66), 10 extras
TL Seifert: 50 runs in 71 balls, 111 minutes (5x4, 2x6)
Northern Districts Men: 300 runs in 83.1 overs, 351 minutes, 20 extras
Northern Districts Men: 350 runs in 96.5 overs, 405 minutes, 21 extras
B Popli: 100 runs in 232 balls, 263 minutes (15x4, 1x6)
End of Day (18:07): Northern Districts Men - 370/4 in 101.0 overs, B Popli 110 (245), C de Grandhomme 25 (20)

Day 4

Rain (11:03 to 11:12): Northern Districts Men - 393/8 in 107.3 overs, B Popli 126 (263), JG Walker 0 (0)
Ground Delay (11:12 to 11:29): Northern Districts Men - 393/8 in 107.3 overs, B Popli 126 (263), JG Walker 0 (0)
IG McPeake: 5 wickets (19.4-2-82-5)
Revised Hours for Day 4: Session 1 11:30-1.17, 1.57-4.07, 4.27-6.27
Wellington 2nd innings:
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls, 49 minutes, LI Georgeson 15 (29), R Ravindra 30 (38), 6 extras
Wellington: 50 runs in 10.5 overs, 49 minutes, 6 extras
Lunch (13:22 to 14:02): Wellington Firebirds - 77/4 in 18.0 overs, NF Kelly 3 (15), TA Blundell 2 (3)
Wellington: 100 runs in 24.2 overs, 119 minutes, 12 extras
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls, 50 minutes, TA Blundell 26 (19), NA Greenwood 23 (52), 1 extra
Wellington: 150 runs in 34.1 overs, 162 minutes, 14 extras
Ball Change (15:27 to 15:29): Wellington Firebirds - 153/5 in 36.0 overs, TA Blundell 49 (38), NA Greenwood 26 (68)
TA Blundell: 50 runs in 40 balls, 94 minutes (8x4)
Tea (16:10 to 16:29): Wellington Firebirds - 189/6 in 46.0 overs, TA Blundell 58 (55), AJ Leonard 8 (8)
Wellington: 200 runs in 49.5 overs, 232 minutes, 14 extras
MJ Fisher: 5 wickets (7.2-0-51-5)
Wellington: 250 runs in 66.5 overs, 311 minutes, 19 extras

MATCH DETAILS

Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss	Wellington, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2022/23
Match days	18,19,20,21 October 2022 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Adam Leonard
Umpires	Cory Black Derek Walker
Match Referee	Kevin Pulley
Points	Wellington 20, Northern Districts 5

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Wellington Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
LI Georgeson	caught	21	33
R Ravindra	caught	35	43
TM Johnson	caught	1	5
NF Kelly	lbw	3	21
TB Robinson	lbw	4	12
TA Blundell	bowled	68	73
NA Greenwood	bowled	45	103
AJ Leonard	caught	30	54
IG McPeake	bowled	0	1
MW Snedden	not out	22	53
JW Hartshorn	not out	4	7
Extras	(b 4, lb 10, nb 4, w 1)
Total	252(9 wkts; 66.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
N Wagner	16	0	42	0	2.62 (2 nb)
C de Grandhomme	9	2	28	0	3.11 (1 nb)
MJ Fisher	13	1	68	5	5.23 (1 nb)
BR Hampton	9	2	24	1	2.66
KDC Clarke	12.5	1	55	3	4.28
JG Walker	7	1	21	0	3

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	56	Rachin Ravindra	Luke Georgeson
2nd	2	Luke Georgeson	Troy Johnson
3rd	7	Nick Kelly	Luke Georgeson
4th	6	Nick Kelly	Tim Robinson
5th	11	Tom Blundell	Nick Kelly
6th	98	Tom Blundell	Nick Greenwood
7th	29	Tom Blundell	Adam Leonard
8th	0	Ian McPeake	Adam Leonard
9th	35	Michael Snedden	Adam Leonard
10th	8	Michael Snedden	James Hartshorn

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Plunket Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
CD	8	5	2	1	101
CANT	8	4	1	3	101
ND	8	3	4	1	82
AUCK	8	2	3	3	66
WELL	8	2	4	2	64
OTAGO	8	1	3	4	53

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