BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William O'Donnell	c Kelly b Hartshorn	102	233	297	13	2	43.77
Sean Solia (c)	c Robinson b Younghusband	206	434	603	24	1	47.46
Quinn Sunde	c Severin b Smith	37	93	121	5	0	39.78
Finn Allen	c †McLachlan b Smith	3	10	11	0	0	30.00
George Worker	b Younghusband	52	54	100	5	2	96.29
Cam Fletcher †	b Robinson	17	39	41	1	0	43.58
Ryan Harrison	c Smith b Younghusband	29	25	40	3	1	116.00
Adithya Ashok	c Hartshorn b Sears	3	10	16	0	0	30.00
Danru Ferns	not out	10	6	8	1	0	166.66
Louis Delport	not out	2	3	3	0	0	66.66
Extras	(b 9, lb 14, nb 7, w 9)	39
TOTAL	150 Ov (RR: 3.33)	500/8d
Did not bat: Matt Gibson
Fall of wickets: 1-209 (William O'Donnell, 71.6 ov), 2-280 (Quinn Sunde, 102.1 ov), 3-288 (Finn Allen, 104.4 ov), 4-404 (George Worker, 126.4 ov), 5-435 (Cam Fletcher, 137.5 ov), 6-475 (Sean Solia, 146.1 ov), 7-488 (Ryan Harrison, 148.2 ov), 8-498 (Adithya Ashok, 149.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nathan Smith	21	9	36	2	1.71	-	-	-	1	0
Ben Sears	20	2	74	1	3.70	-	-	-	0	0
Michael Snedden	21	8	69	0	3.28	-	-	-	4	4
James Hartshorn	23	5	60	1	2.60	-	-	-	0	0
Peter Younghusband	47	6	167	3	3.55	-	-	-	0	0
Tim Robinson	8	0	31	1	3.87	-	-	-	0	3
Nick Greenwood	5	0	20	0	4.00	-	-	-	0	0
Nick Kelly	5	0	20	0	4.00	-	-	-	0	0

Wellington 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Callum McLachlan †	c Gibson b Delport	30	49	67	4	0	61.22
Nick Greenwood	c †Fletcher b Delport	55	78	90	8	1	70.51
Gareth Severin	c †Fletcher b Delport	143	253	330	15	3	56.52
Nick Kelly (c)	c †Fletcher b Solia	28	40	65	2	2	70.00
Muhammad Abbas	c †Fletcher b Harrison	23	35	63	5	0	65.71
Tim Robinson	c sub (S Keene) b Delport	0	5	4	0	0	0.00
Nathan Smith	st †Fletcher b Delport	13	19	24	3	0	68.42
Peter Younghusband	b Ferns	18	56	64	2	0	32.14
Ben Sears	lbw b Delport	14	38	38	2	0	36.84
Michael Snedden	not out	8	51	63	0	0	15.68
James Hartshorn	not out	5	15	22	1	0	33.33
Extras	(b 8, lb 1, nb 1, w 5)	15
TOTAL	106.2 Ov (RR: 3.31, 418 Mins)	352/9
Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Callum McLachlan, 18.1 ov), 2-90 (Nick Greenwood, 24.4 ov), 3-129 (Nick Kelly, 41.1 ov), 4-180 (Muhammad Abbas, 55.3 ov), 5-181 (Tim Robinson, 56.3 ov), 6-199 (Nathan Smith, 62.2 ov), 7-254 (Peter Younghusband, 81.2 ov), 8-286 (Ben Sears, 90.3 ov), 9-343 (Gareth Severin, 100.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Danru Ferns	26	8	76	1	2.92	-	-	-	3	0
Matt Gibson	7	0	35	0	5.00	-	-	-	0	1
Adithya Ashok	25	3	88	0	3.52	-	-	-	0	0
Louis Delport	36.2	10	98	6	2.69	-	-	-	0	0
Sean Solia	6	0	27	1	4.50	-	-	-	1	0
Ryan Harrison	6	1	19	1	3.16	-	-	-	1	0

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Wed, 15 Nov - day 1 - Auckland 1st innings 267/1 (Sean Solia 114*, Quinn Sunde 31*, 97 ov)

Thu, 16 Nov - day 2 - Wellington 1st innings 129/2 (Gareth Severin 14*, Nick Kelly 28*, 41 ov)

Fri, 17 Nov - day 3 - Wellington 1st innings 343/9 (Michael Snedden 5*, 100.3 ov)

Sat, 18 Nov - day 4 - Wellington 1st innings 352/9 (106.2 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Auckland 1st innings:
Lunch to be taken at 1 pm
Rain (10:34 to 10:44): Auckland - 0/0 in 1.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 0 (6), SM Solia 0 (0)
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls, 75 minutes, WT O'Donnell 29 (52), SM Solia 17 (51), 7 extras
Auckland: 50 runs in 16.5 overs, 75 minutes, 7 extras
Lunch (13:01 to 13:42): Auckland - 85/0 in 32.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 42 (104), SM Solia 31 (94)
WT O'Donnell: 50 runs in 110 balls, 150 minutes (7x4, 1x6)
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 221 balls, 156 minutes, WT O'Donnell 51 (112), SM Solia 38 (109), 12 extras
Auckland: 100 runs in 35.5 overs, 156 minutes, 12 extras
SM Solia: 50 runs in 118 balls, 164 minutes (7x4)
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 303 balls, 210 minutes, WT O'Donnell 73 (161), SM Solia 67 (142), 13 extras
Auckland: 150 runs in 49.3 overs, 210 minutes, 13 extras
Tea (15:50 to 16:10): Auckland - 189/0 in 65.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 90 (206), SM Solia 81 (191)
WT O'Donnell: 100 runs in 224 balls, 284 minutes (13x4, 2x6)
1st Wicket: 200 runs in 420 balls, 284 minutes, WT O'Donnell 101 (224), SM Solia 83 (196), 18 extras
Auckland: 200 runs in 68.5 overs, 284 minutes, 18 extras
SM Solia: 100 runs in 241 balls, 351 minutes (13x4, 1x6)
Auckland: 250 runs in 87.5 overs, 356 minutes, 20 extras
New Ball Taken: Auckland - 258/1 after 89.2 overs, SM Solia 106 (250), QLM Sunde 30 (60), 20 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 108 balls, 67 minutes, SM Solia 18 (48), QLM Sunde 30 (60), 2 extras
End of Day (18:18): Auckland - 267/1 in 97.0 overs, SM Solia 114 (282), QLM Sunde 31 (74)

Day 2

Auckland: 300 runs in 109.1 overs, 454 minutes, 22 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland 304/3 (Auckland 3 batting points, Wellington 1 bowling point)
SM Solia: 150 runs in 344 balls, 492 minutes (21x4, 1x6)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls, 61 minutes, SM Solia 28 (46), GH Worker 19 (33), 6 extras
Auckland: 350 runs in 119.2 overs, 501 minutes, 33 extras
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 121 balls, 92 minutes, SM Solia 47 (72), GH Worker 44 (49), 13 extras
Auckland: 400 runs in 125.5 overs, 529 minutes, 35 extras
GH Worker: 50 runs in 52 balls, 99 minutes (5x4, 2x6)
Lunch (12:53 to 13:36): Auckland - 405/4 in 128.0 overs, SM Solia 175 (378), CD Fletcher 1 (7)
Auckland: 450 runs in 140.5 overs, 585 minutes, 35 extras
SM Solia: 200 runs in 428 balls, 596 minutes (23x4, 1x6)
Auckland: 500 runs in 150.0 overs, 624 minutes, 39 extras
Wellington 1st innings:
Tea (15:41 to 16:01): Wellington - 29/0 in 7.0 overs, CR McLachlan 16 (24), NA Greenwood 12 (18)
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls, 41 minutes, CR McLachlan 26 (32), NA Greenwood 24 (31), 1 extra
Wellington: 50 runs in 10.3 overs, 41 minutes, 1 extra
NA Greenwood: 50 runs in 65 balls, 73 minutes (8x4, 1x6)
Wellington: 100 runs in 28.3 overs, 110 minutes, 2 extras
End of Day (18:08): Wellington - 129/2 in 41.0 overs, GR Severin 14 (80), NF Kelly 28 (39)

Day 3

Wellington: 150 runs in 45.2 overs, 173 minutes, 2 extras
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls, 60 minutes, GR Severin 25 (51), MA Abbas 23 (32), 3 extras
Wellington: 200 runs in 63.2 overs, 253 minutes, 5 extras
GR Severin: 50 runs in 153 balls, 186 minutes (5x4)
Lunch (12:50 to 13:33): Wellington - 244/6 in 75.0 overs, GR Severin 74 (188), PF Younghusband 16 (36)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls, 54 minutes, GR Severin 34 (48), PF Younghusband 17 (50), 0 extras
Wellington: 250 runs in 78.4 overs, 304 minutes, 5 extras
New Ball Taken: Wellington - 254/6 after 81.0 overs, GR Severin 82 (206), PF Younghusband 18 (54), 5 extras
Rain (13:58 to 14:04): Wellington - 254/7 in 82.0 overs, GR Severin 82 (206), BV Sears 0 (4)
Rain (14:27 to 14:39): Wellington - 278/7 in 87.2 overs, GR Severin 90 (218), BV Sears 11 (25)
LJ Delport: 5 wickets (28.3-10-54-5)
GR Severin: 100 runs in 232 balls, 293 minutes (12x4)
Wellington: 300 runs in 93.0 overs, 363 minutes, 14 extras
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls, 37 minutes, GR Severin 46 (25), MW Snedden 4 (28), 0 extras
Tea (15:34 to 15:54): Wellington - 343/9 in 100.3 overs, MW Snedden 5 (31), JW Hartshorn 0 (0) - taken early due to rain
Rain (15:54 to 17:08): Wellington - 343/9 in 100.3 overs, MW Snedden 5 (31), JW Hartshorn 0 (0)
End of Day (17:08): Wellington - 343/9 in 100.3 overs, MW Snedden 5 (31), JW Hartshorn 0 (0)

Day 4

Rain (09:30 to 12:30): Wellington - 343/9 in 100.3 overs, MW Snedden 5 (31), JW Hartshorn 0 (0)
Lunch (12:30 to 13:10): Wellington - 343/9 in 100.3 overs, MW Snedden 5 (31), JW Hartshorn 0 (0)
Rain (13:10 to 14:05): Wellington - 343/9 in 100.3 overs, MW Snedden 5 (31), JW Hartshorn 0 (0)
Ground Delay (14:05 to 15:10): Wellington - 343/9 in 100.3 overs, MW Snedden 5 (31), JW Hartshorn 0 (0)
Tea (15:10 to 15:31): Wellington - 343/9 in 100.3 overs, MW Snedden 5 (31), JW Hartshorn 0 (0)
Wellington: 350 runs in 106.2 overs, 418 minutes, 15 extras
Rain (15:52): Wellington - 352/9 in 106.2 overs, MW Snedden 8 (51), JW Hartshorn 5 (15)
Play Called Off (16:05): Wellington - 352/9 in 106.2 overs, MW Snedden 8 (51), JW Hartshorn 5 (15)
End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington 352/9 (106.2) (Wellington 4 batting points, Auckland Aces 4 bowling points)

MATCH DETAILS

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Toss	Auckland, elected to bat first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2023/24
Match days	15,16,17,18 November 2023 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Derek Walker Kannan Jagannathan
Match Referee	Gary Troup
Points	Auckland 7, Wellington 5

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Wellington Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
CR McLachlan	caught	30	49
NA Greenwood	caught	55	78
GR Severin	caught	143	253
NF Kelly	caught	28	40
Muhammad Abbas	caught	23	35
TB Robinson	caught	0	5
NG Smith	stumped	13	19
PF Younghusband	bowled	18	56
BV Sears	lbw	14	38
MW Snedden	not out	8	51
JW Hartshorn	not out	5	15
Extras	(b 8, lb 1, nb 1, w 5)
Total	352(9 wkts; 106.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
DK Ferns	26	8	76	1	2.92
MJ Gibson	7	0	35	0	5 (1 nb)
A Ashok	25	3	88	0	3.52
L Delport	36.2	10	98	6	2.69
SM Solia	6	0	27	1	4.5
RD Harrison	6	1	19	1	3.16

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	76	Callum McLachlan	Nick Greenwood
2nd	14	Nick Greenwood	Gareth Severin
3rd	39	Nick Kelly	Gareth Severin
4th	51	Gareth Severin	Muhammad Abbas
5th	1	Tim Robinson	Gareth Severin
6th	18	Nathan Smith	Gareth Severin
7th	55	Peter Younghusband	Gareth Severin
8th	32	Ben Sears	Gareth Severin
9th	57	Michael Snedden	Gareth Severin
10th	9	Michael Snedden	James Hartshorn

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Plunket Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
WELL	8	4	0	4	94
ND	8	4	1	3	91
CD	8	3	2	3	85
CANT	8	3	3	2	84
OTAGO	8	1	5	2	54
AUCK	8	1	5	2	51

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