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Northern Dis vs Wellington, Final at Mount Maunganui, , Apr 05 2014 - Match Result

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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Scorecard summary
Northern Districts 232/9(50 overs)
68 (95)
3/30 (9)
50 (65)
3/46 (10)
Wellington 233/6(49.2 overs)
1/41 (10)

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

another full toss is flicked behind backward square to the boundary and Wellington have secured their first domestic title in a decade!

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
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
Devcich to Ronchi, no run

forward and can't get it past the bowler

48.4
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
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
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
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

Match details
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
TossNorthern Districts, elected to bat first
Series
Season2013/14
Series resultWellington won the 2013/14 The Ford Trophy
Hours of play (local time)10.10 start, First Session 10.10-13.40 Interval 13.40-14.25, Second Session 14.25-17.55
Match days5 April 2014 - day (50-over match)
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