BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Woodcock	c Kuggeleijn b Mitchell	43	89	107	6	0	48.31
Rachin Ravindra	lbw b Sodhi	96	156	239	15	1	61.53
Devon Conway	not out	156	214	348	17	3	72.89
Michael Bracewell	b Sodhi	22	65	76	2	0	33.84
Tom Blundell †	b Baker	20	33	52	3	0	60.60
Malcolm Nofal	c Carter b Baker	0	3	4	0	0	0.00
Logan van Beek	not out	52	66	82	10	0	78.78
Extras	(b 5, lb 1, nb 3, w 2)	11
TOTAL	103.5 Ov (RR: 3.85)	400/5d
Did not bat: Ollie Newton, Jeetan Patel, Ian McPeake, Hamish Bennett (c)
Fall of wickets: 1-82 (Luke Woodcock, 26.1 ov), 2-212 (Rachin Ravindra, 55.5 ov), 3-269 (Michael Bracewell, 73.5 ov), 4-319 (Tom Blundell, 85.1 ov), 5-319 (Malcolm Nofal, 85.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Scott Kuggeleijn	20	3	94	0	4.70	-	-	-	1	0
James Baker	26	6	75	2	2.88	-	-	-	0	0
Zak Gibson	15	0	78	0	5.20	-	-	-	0	2
Ish Sodhi	26.5	4	102	2	3.80	-	-	-	0	0
Daryl Mitchell	16	6	45	1	2.81	-	-	-	1	1

Northern Districts 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Daniel Flynn (c)	b Bennett	0	5	2	0	0	0.00
Henry Cooper	not out	37	80	100	6	0	46.25
Tim Seifert	not out	42	61	97	6	0	68.85
Extras	(lb 2)	2
TOTAL	24.2 Ov (RR: 3.32)	81/1d
Did not bat: Dean Brownlie, Daryl Mitchell, Joe Carter, BJ Watling †, Scott Kuggeleijn, Ish Sodhi, James Baker, Zak Gibson
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Daniel Flynn, 0.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Hamish Bennett	6.2	2	17	1	2.68	-	-	-
Ollie Newton	5	1	16	0	3.20	-	-	-
Ian McPeake	6	1	22	0	3.66	-	-	-
Logan van Beek	6	0	22	0	3.66	-	-	-
Jeetan Patel	1	0	2	0	2.00	-	-	-

Wellington 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rachin Ravindra	c †Watling b Baker	4	7	8	1	0	57.14
Luke Woodcock	c Gibson b Kuggeleijn	14	15	22	3	0	93.33
Devon Conway	not out	14	5	21	3	0	280.00
Michael Bracewell	not out	21	8	7	5	0	262.50
Extras		0
TOTAL	5.5 Ov (RR: 9.08)	53/2d
Did not bat: Tom Blundell †, Malcolm Nofal, Logan van Beek, Ollie Newton, Jeetan Patel, Ian McPeake, Hamish Bennett (c)
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Rachin Ravindra, 1.5 ov), 2-32 (Luke Woodcock, 4.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Scott Kuggeleijn	3	0	32	1	10.66	-	-	-	0	0
James Baker	2.5	0	21	1	7.41	-	-	-	0	0

Northern Districts 2nd Innings (T: 373 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Henry Cooper	c Patel b Bennett	41	80	111	7	0	51.25
Daniel Flynn (c)	c †Blundell b Bennett	12	25	37	2	0	48.00
Tim Seifert	c Bracewell b Bennett	38	55	80	7	0	69.09
Dean Brownlie	c Nofal b McPeake	35	55	76	6	1	63.63
BJ Watling †	lbw b van Beek	77	144	195	13	0	53.47
Daryl Mitchell	lbw b Bennett	16	44	54	1	1	36.36
Joe Carter	c & b Patel	14	29	44	1	1	48.27
Scott Kuggeleijn	b Newton	14	52	57	2	0	26.92
Ish Sodhi	not out	47	54	89	9	0	87.03
James Baker	c Patel b Bennett	1	16	23	0	0	6.25
Zak Gibson	not out	1	24	35	0	0	4.16
Extras	(b 9, lb 4, nb 2, w 1)	16
TOTAL	96 Ov (RR: 3.25)	312/9
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Daniel Flynn, 8.3 ov), 2-92 (Henry Cooper, 24.6 ov), 3-95 (Tim Seifert, 26.3 ov), 4-159 (Dean Brownlie, 44.1 ov), 5-205 (Daryl Mitchell, 58.4 ov), 6-236 (Joe Carter, 69.1 ov), 7-258 (BJ Watling, 76.3 ov), 8-284 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 83.3 ov), 9-299 (James Baker, 88.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Hamish Bennett	20	3	68	5	3.40	-	-	-	1	1
Ollie Newton	13	2	42	1	3.23	-	-	-	0	0
Logan van Beek	17	5	66	1	3.88	-	-	-	0	1
Ian McPeake	14	0	55	1	3.92	-	-	-	0	0
Jeetan Patel	23	11	48	1	2.08	-	-	-	0	0
Rachin Ravindra	8	3	12	0	1.50	-	-	-	0	0
Luke Woodcock	1	0	8	0	8.00	-	-	-	0	0

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CLOSE OF PLAY

Thu, 21 Feb - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 367/5 (Devon Conway 146*, Logan van Beek 30*, 96 ov)

Fri, 22 Feb - day 2 - Northern Dis 1st innings 81/1 (Henry Cooper 37*, Tim Seifert 42*, 24.2 ov)

Sat, 23 Feb - day 3 - Northern Dis 2nd innings 312/9 (Ish Sodhi 47*, Zak Gibson 1*, 96 ov)

Sun, 24 Feb - day 4 - no play

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Wellington 1st innings:
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls, 57 mins (LJ Woodcock 22, R Ravindra 28, extras 0)
Wellington: 50 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls, 57 mins, 0 extras)
Break in Play: Wellington Firebirds - 90/1 in 27.0 overs (R Ravindra 39, DP Conway 8)
Wellington: 100 runs in 29.2 overs (176 balls, 123 mins, 0 extras)
Lunch: Wellington - 116/1 in 33.0 overs (R Ravindra 48, DP Conway 24)
Break in Play: Wellington - 122/1 in 34.4 overs (R Ravindra 48, DP Conway 30)
R Ravindra: 50 off 99 balls, 157 mins (9 x 4)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls, 53 mins (R Ravindra 19, DP Conway 31, extras 5)
Wellington: 150 runs in 41.5 overs (251 balls, 180 mins, 5 extras)
DP Conway: 50 off 65 balls, 91 mins (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 125 balls, 95 mins (R Ravindra 37, DP Conway 59, extras 5)
Wellington: 200 runs in 49.3 overs (297 balls, 214 mins, 5 extras)
Break in Play: Wellington Firebirds - 203/1 in 49.3 overs (R Ravindra 89, DP Conway 66)
Tea: Wellington - 230/2 in 63.0 overs (DP Conway 79, MG Bracewell 6)
Wellington: 250 runs in 70.2 overs (422 balls, 302 mins, 6 extras)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls, 69 mins (DP Conway 31, MG Bracewell 17, extras 2)
DP Conway: 100 off 135 balls, 203 mins (12 x 4, 2 x 6)
Wellington: 300 runs in 79.2 overs (479 balls, 340 mins, 9 extras)
2nd New Ball: 300/3 after 80 overs
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls, 51 mins (DP Conway 28, TA Blundell 20, extras 2)
Wellington: 350 runs in 92.3 overs (558 balls, 403 mins, 10 extras)
End of Day: Wellington - 367/5 in 96.0 overs (DP Conway 146, LV van Beek 30)

Day 2

Rain: Wellington - 367/5 in 96.0 overs (DP Conway 146, LV van Beek 30)
Modified Hours of Play Day 2: 11am-1.20pm; 2pm-4.10pm, 4.30-6.30pm
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls, 50 mins (DP Conway 20, LV van Beek 30, extras 0)
DP Conway: 150 off 208 balls, 324 mins (17 x 4, 3 x 6)
Break in Play: Wellington - 389/5 in 101.2 overs (DP Conway 154, LV van Beek 44)
LV van Beek: 50 off 62 balls, 75 mins (10 x 4)
Wellington : 400 runs in 103.5 overs (626 balls, 454 mins, 11 extras)
End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington 400/5 (103.5) (Wellington 4 batting points, Northern Districts 2 bowling points)
Northern Districts 1st innings:
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls, 55 mins (HR Cooper 21, TL Seifert 30, extras 0)
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls, 58 mins, 0 extras)
Lunch: Northern Districts - 78/1 in 23.0 overs (HR Cooper 37, TL Seifert 41)
Rain: Northern Districts - 78/1 in 23.0 overs (HR Cooper 37, TL Seifert 41)
Ground Delay: Northern Districts - 78/1 in 23.0 overs (HR Cooper 37, TL Seifert 41)
Revised Hours: Day 2; 3.30-4.50pm; 5.10-6.30pm. 41 overs
Match to resume at 3.35pm 40 overs
Rain: Northern Districts - 81/1 in 24.2 overs (HR Cooper 37, TL Seifert 42)
Tea: Northern Districts - 81/1 in 24.2 overs (HR Cooper 37, TL Seifert 42)
Rain: Northern Districts - 81/1 in 24.2 overs (HR Cooper 37, TL Seifert 42)
End of Day: Northern Districts - 81/1 in 24.2 overs (HR Cooper 37, TL Seifert 42)

Day 3

Wellington 2nd innings:
Wellington: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls, 29 mins, 0 extras)
Northern Districts 2nd innings
Northern Districts: 50 runs in 12.4 overs (77 balls, 58 mins, 1 extra)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls, 38 mins (HR Cooper 20, TL Seifert 29, extras 1)
Injury: Northern Districts - 83/1 in 20.4 overs (HR Cooper 33, TL Seifert 35)
Lunch: Northern Districts - 83/1 in 23.0 overs (HR Cooper 33, TL Seifert 35)
Northern Districts: 100 runs in 28.5 overs (175 balls, 128 mins, 4 extras)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls, 58 mins (DG Brownlie 24, BJ Watling 22, extras 5)
Northern Districts: 150 runs in 41.2 overs (250 balls, 178 mins, 8 extras)
Tea: Northern Districts - 194/4 in 56.0 overs (BJ Watling 44, DJ Mitchell 15)
BJ Watling: 50 off 94 balls, 119 mins (8 x 4)
Northern Districts: 200 runs in 57.2 overs (346 balls, 236 mins, 9 extras)
Ball Change: Northern Districts - 231/5 in 65.0 overs (BJ Watling 67, JF Carter 13)
Northern Districts: 250 runs in 72.2 overs (436 balls, 298 mins, 10 extras)
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts - 271/7 after 80.0 overs (SC Kuggeleijn 13, IS Sodhi 11)
Extra half hour play to seek result claimed. 8 overs minimum
HK Bennett: 5 wickets (18.1-2-62-5)
Northern Districts: 300 runs in 90.0 overs (542 balls, 376 mins, 16 extras)
End of Day: Northern Districts - 312/9 in 96.0 overs (IS Sodhi 47, ZN Gibson 1)

Day 4

Rain: Northern Districts - 312/9 in 96.0 overs (IS Sodhi 47, ZN Gibson 1)
Lunch: Northern Districts - 312/9 in 96.0 overs (IS Sodhi 47, ZN Gibson 1)
Rain: Northern Districts - 312/9 in 96.0 overs (IS Sodhi 47, ZN Gibson 1)
Ground Delay: Northern Districts - 312/9 in 96.0 overs (IS Sodhi 47, ZN Gibson 1)
Tea: Northern Districts - 312/9 in 96.0 overs (IS Sodhi 47, ZN Gibson 1)
Ground Delay: Northern Districts - 312/9 in 96.0 overs (IS Sodhi 47, ZN Gibson 1)
Rain: Northern Districts - 312/9 in 96.0 overs (IS Sodhi 47, ZN Gibson 1)
Ground Delay: Northern Districts - 312/9 in 96.0 overs (IS Sodhi 47, ZN Gibson 1)
Rain: Northern Districts - 312/9 in 96.0 overs (IS Sodhi 47, ZN Gibson 1)

MATCH DETAILS

Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss	Northern Districts, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2018/19
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days	21,22,23,24 February 2019 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Billy Bowden Michael Graham-Smith
Points	Wellington 4, Northern Districts 2

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Northern Dis Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
HR Cooper	caught	41	80
DR Flynn	caught	12	25
TL Seifert	caught	38	55
DG Brownlie	caught	35	55
BJ Watling	lbw	77	144
DJ Mitchell	lbw	16	44
JF Carter	caught	14	29
SC Kuggeleijn	bowled	14	52
IS Sodhi	not out	47	54
JD Baker	caught	1	16
ZN Gibson	not out	1	24
Extras	(b 9, lb 4, nb 2, w 1)
Total	312(9 wkts; 96 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
HK Bennett	20	3	68	5	3.4 (1 nb)
OR Newton	13	2	42	1	3.23
LV van Beek	17	5	66	1	3.88 (1 nb)
IG McPeake	14	0	55	1	3.92
JS Patel	23	11	48	1	2.08
R Ravindra	8	3	12	0	1.5
LJ Woodcock	1	0	8	0	8

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	22	Daniel Flynn	Henry Cooper
2nd	70	Tim Seifert	Henry Cooper
3rd	3	Dean Brownlie	Tim Seifert
4th	64	Dean Brownlie	BJ Watling
5th	46	BJ Watling	Daryl Mitchell
6th	31	BJ Watling	Joe Carter
7th	22	BJ Watling	Scott Kuggeleijn
8th	26	Scott Kuggeleijn	Ish Sodhi
9th	15	James Baker	Ish Sodhi
10th	13	Ish Sodhi	Zak Gibson

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Plunket Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
CD	8	5	2	1	106
CANT	8	4	2	1	93
AUCK	8	3	2	3	77
ND	8	3	2	3	72
WELL	8	1	3	3	62
OTAGO	8	1	6	1	41

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