another full toss is flicked behind backward square to the boundary and Wellington have secured their first domestic title in a decade!
Northern Dis vs Wellington, Final at Mount Maunganui, Apr 05 2014 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
Final, Mount Maunganui, April 05, 2014, The Ford Trophy
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(49.2/50 ov, T:233) 233/6
Wellington won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
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In 2003-04 Wellington won the New Zealand first-class competition. Since then they had not tasted victory in any domestic competition until today, a full decade on. Franklin and Ronchi used their experience to take their side home although Franklin almost threw it away with his dismissal towards the end, but in the end a spirited effort by Northern Districts to defend their total was let down by their fielding, including a crucial drop of Franklin when he was on 8.
Some quotes from the post-match presentation. Northern Districts captain Daniel Flynn: "Obviously disappointing, we managed to win a few of those during the Twenty20s so we backed ourselves to win. Couple of guys got in and got starts but didn't kick on as well as we would have liked, but that happens and we believed the total was one we could defend and we almost did."
Victorious Wellington captain James Franklin: "I was a little bit angry with myself for getting out in that situation but thankfully Ronchi got us home. 230 was still par and was going to take a few guys to make scores and that's what happened. Some grounds have been low-scoring, but it's been entertaining and good to develop different skills as batsmen and spinners. Hopefully we can now start to get some more silverware back to Wellington!"
The celebrations will begin for Wellington now but that concludes our coverage of the New Zealand cricket season, we hope you've enjoyed the tours by the West Indies and India as well as the finals of the Twenty20 and one-day competitions. On behalf of everyone this is Avi Singh signing off and wishing you well. Cheers!
49.2
4
Kuggeleijn to Ronchi, FOUR runs
49.1
4
Kuggeleijn to Ronchi, FOUR runs
awful delivery to start, full toss which was possibly over waist height but wasn't penalised, Ronchi slammed it out to deep backward square where Trent Boult was partially unsighted and dived to cover the ball spinning away from him but couldn't cut it off
end of over 497 runs
WELL: 225/6CRR: 4.59 • RRR: 8.00
Luke Woodcock2 (4b)
Luke Ronchi33 (30b 4x4)
Anton Devcich 5-0-24-0
Jono Boult 4-0-18-1
After an international summit it is decided that Kuggeleijn will bowl the final over
48.6
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Devcich to Woodcock, no run
clean bowled! He went for the big heave and saw off stump knocked back, but the free hit means there is no change to the status quo. Eight required from the final over as this final has gone down to its final six deliveries
48.6
2nb
Devcich to Ronchi, (no ball) 1 run
Ronchi tucks it off the pads and rushes home to beat midwicket but Devcich has overstepped! Free hit coming up
48.5
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Devcich to Ronchi, no run
forward and can't get it past the bowler
48.4
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Devcich to Ronchi, no run
worked to the left of mid-on who dives brilliantly to cut it off
48.3
4
Devcich to Ronchi, FOUR runs
poor ball at this late stage, waist high full toss on off which Ronchi slams through the covers and with no protection in the deep that was always a boundary
48.2
1
Devcich to Woodcock, 1 run
worked off the pads out into the cow corner region and the fielder is quickly to the ball to prevent a second
48.1
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Devcich to Woodcock, no run
full toss on leg and Woodcock contrives to bunt it back to the bowler
end of over 484 runs • 1 wicket
WELL: 218/6CRR: 4.54 • RRR: 7.50
Luke Woodcock1 (1b)
Luke Ronchi28 (26b 3x4)
Jono Boult 4-0-18-1
Anton Devcich 4-0-17-0
47.6
1
Boult to Woodcock, 1 run
goes back and eases it into the covers
47.5
1
Boult to Ronchi, 1 run
full toss outside off and drilled down to long-off
47.4
W
Boult to Franklin, OUT
what has Franklin done? Gives Northern Districts a glimmer of hope as he advances down and bizarrely looks to loft it over the long-off boundary, but picks out the fielder ten metres off the rope
James Franklin c Mitchell b JJ Boult 75 (87b 6x4 1x6 127m) SR: 86.2
47.3
1
Boult to Ronchi, 1 run
punches a full ball on off down to long-off
47.2
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Boult to Ronchi, no run
props forward on off and defends
47.1
1
Boult to Franklin, 1 run
dabbed into the off side
end of over 477 runs
WELL: 214/5CRR: 4.55 • RRR: 6.33
Luke Ronchi26 (23b 3x4)
James Franklin74 (85b 6x4 1x6)
Anton Devcich 4-0-17-0
Trent Boult 9-0-53-1
46.6
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Devcich to Ronchi, no run
Devcich is fortunate to escape with a loose ball down leg and Ronchi swept it hard but picked out fine leg, either side of him and it was a boundary for sure
46.5
1
Devcich to Franklin, 1 run
worked off the pads to cow corner
46.4
3
Devcich to Ronchi, 3 runs
another full toss on leg which is well worked off the pads out to deep midwicket where the fielder gives a committed chase to cut it off inches from the rope
46.3
1
Devcich to Franklin, 1 run
wristily works it from outside off down to long-on
46.2
1
Devcich to Ronchi, 1 run
full toss which is worked down to long-on
46.1
1
Devcich to Franklin, 1 run
worked off the pads to deep midwicket
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