BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Georgeson	b ter Braak	2	24	37	0	0	8.33
Rachin Ravindra	c †Horne b ter Braak	4	5	8	1	0	80.00
Jakob Bhula	c Harrison b ter Braak	6	11	16	1	0	54.54
Michael Bracewell (c)	c RR O'Donnell b Ferns	105	231	299	12	1	45.45
Tom Blundell †	lbw b Ferns	113	226	308	12	2	50.00
Troy Johnson	not out	46	124	200	5	0	37.09
Jamie Gibson	c Harrison b Somerville	23	19	24	5	0	121.05
Peter Younghusband	c Briggs b ter Braak	15	60	81	1	0	25.00
Logan van Beek	c Briggs b Somerville	1	22	28	0	0	4.54
Ben Sears	st †Horne b Somerville	3	33	40	0	0	9.09
Ian McPeake	c Ferns b Somerville	2	3	3	0	0	66.66
Extras	(b 5, lb 6, nb 3, w 8)	22
TOTAL	125.5 Ov (RR: 2.71)	342
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Rachin Ravindra, 1.5 ov), 2-12 (Jakob Bhula, 5.1 ov), 3-13 (Luke Georgeson, 7.5 ov), 4-230 (Michael Bracewell, 80.4 ov), 5-241 (Tom Blundell, 84.4 ov), 6-274 (Jamie Gibson, 89.5 ov), 7-307 (Peter Younghusband, 108.3 ov), 8-318 (Logan van Beek, 115.4 ov), 9-340 (Ben Sears, 125.2 ov), 10-342 (Ian McPeake, 125.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Danru Ferns	23	9	88	2	3.82	104	13	0	2	2
80.4 to MG Bracewell, . 230/4 84.4 to TA Blundell, . 241/5
Ross ter Braak	23	2	67	4	2.91	113	9	0	2	0
1.5 to R Ravindra, . 4/1 5.1 to JJNP Bhula, . 12/2 7.5 to LI Georgeson, . 13/3 108.3 to PF Younghusband, . 307/7
Ryan Harrison	12	1	45	0	3.75	47	6	0	0	0
Robert O'Donnell	6	3	5	0	0.83	32	0	0	0	0
Louis Delport	16	2	49	0	3.06	69	3	2	0	0
William Somerville	39.5	16	61	4	1.53	201	6	0	0	0
89.5 to JD Gibson, . 274/6 115.4 to LV van Beek, . 318/8 125.2 to BV Sears, . 340/9 125.5 to IG McPeake, . 342/10
Glenn Phillips	6	0	16	0	2.66	28	0	1	0	1

Auckland 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Glenn Phillips	c Sears b Ravindra	36	38	52	3	3	94.73
William O'Donnell	c †Blundell b van Beek	117	257	345	13	2	45.52
Robert O'Donnell (c)	c Gibson b McPeake	142	268	332	15	3	52.98
Cole Briggs	c & b Sears	13	22	44	3	0	59.09
Ben Horne †	c van Beek b Ravindra	24	67	113	2	0	35.82
Ross ter Braak	c Johnson b Sears	4	7	9	1	0	57.14
William Somerville	c Ravindra b McPeake	5	12	13	0	0	41.66
Ryan Harrison	c Georgeson b Gibson	12	70	93	1	0	17.14
Danru Ferns	c Bracewell b Ravindra	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Louis Delport	not out	1	1	6	0	0	100.00
Sean Solia	absent hurt	-	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, w 7)	14
TOTAL	123.5 Ov (RR: 2.97)	368
Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Glenn Phillips, 11.6 ov), 2-281 (William O'Donnell, 88.1 ov), 3-316 (Robert O'Donnell, 96.5 ov), 4-317 (Cole Briggs, 97.3 ov), 5-323 (Ross ter Braak, 99.4 ov), 6-330 (William Somerville, 102.5 ov), 7-366 (Ben Horne, 122.5 ov), 8-366 (Danru Ferns, 122.6 ov), 9-368 (Ryan Harrison, 123.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Logan van Beek	27	6	61	1	2.25	134	8	0	4	0
88.1 to WT O'Donnell, . 281/2
Ian McPeake	18	6	47	2	2.61	86	3	1	1	0
96.5 to RR O'Donnell, . 316/3 102.5 to WER Somerville, . 330/6
Rachin Ravindra	13	2	47	3	3.61	63	4	4	0	0
11.6 to GD Phillips, . 49/1 122.5 to BJ Horne, . 366/7 122.6 to DK Ferns, . 366/8
Ben Sears	17	4	52	2	3.05	77	6	0	2	0
97.3 to CJ Briggs, . 317/4 99.4 to RM ter Braak, . 323/5
Jamie Gibson	13.5	4	35	1	2.53	64	4	0	0	0
123.5 to RD Harrison, . 368/9
Michael Bracewell	26	6	82	0	3.15	117	10	2	0	0
Peter Younghusband	9	1	37	0	4.11	34	3	1	0	0

Wellington 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Georgeson	c Briggs b Ferns	54	130	186	6	1	41.53
Rachin Ravindra	c Briggs b Ferns	8	21	32	2	0	38.09
Jakob Bhula	c †Horne b Somerville	11	53	72	2	0	20.75
Logan van Beek	c Somerville b Delport	13	7	6	0	2	185.71
Michael Bracewell (c)	lbw b Somerville	119	93	133	10	5	127.95
Tom Blundell †	c RR O'Donnell b Harrison	19	20	35	1	0	95.00
Troy Johnson	not out	39	29	54	3	2	134.48
Jamie Gibson	b Delport	17	12	15	0	2	141.66
Peter Younghusband	not out	11	5	15	1	1	220.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 1)	7
TOTAL	61.3 Ov (RR: 4.84)	298/7d
Did not bat: Ian McPeake, Ben Sears
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Rachin Ravindra, 7.1 ov), 2-41 (Jakob Bhula, 24.1 ov), 3-54 (Logan van Beek, 25.2 ov), 4-163 (Luke Georgeson, 44.1 ov), 5-210 (Tom Blundell, 50.6 ov), 6-244 (Michael Bracewell, 55.6 ov), 7-270 (Jamie Gibson, 59.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Danru Ferns	14	4	56	2	4.00	57	8	0	1	1
7.1 to R Ravindra, . 14/1 44.1 to LI Georgeson, . 163/4
Ross ter Braak	9	2	44	0	4.88	35	6	0	0	0
William Somerville	22	6	89	2	4.04	88	5	5	0	0
24.1 to JJNP Bhula, . 41/2 55.6 to MG Bracewell, . 244/6
Louis Delport	9.3	2	55	2	5.78	37	4	4	0	0
25.2 to LV van Beek, . 54/3 59.2 to JD Gibson, . 270/7
Glenn Phillips	2	0	16	0	8.00	7	0	2	0	0
Ryan Harrison	5	0	33	1	6.60	15	2	2	0	0
50.6 to TA Blundell, . 210/5

Auckland 2nd Innings (T: 273 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Glenn Phillips	c van Beek b Ravindra	43	59	78	5	2	72.88
William O'Donnell	not out	137	210	295	14	4	65.23
Robert O'Donnell (c)	run out (Johnson/†Blundell)	1	6	10	0	0	16.66
Cole Briggs	lbw b Younghusband	4	38	51	0	0	10.52
Ben Horne †	lbw b Ravindra	1	8	6	0	0	12.50
Ross ter Braak	c Johnson b Sears	12	47	55	2	0	25.53
William Somerville	c Younghusband b Ravindra	59	54	82	5	2	109.25
Ryan Harrison	run out (Georgeson/†Blundell)	1	2	4	0	0	50.00
Danru Ferns	not out	1	3	5	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b 6, lb 1, nb 1)	8
TOTAL	71 Ov (RR: 3.76)	267/7
Did not bat: Louis Delport, Sean Solia
Fall of wickets: 1-68 (Glenn Phillips, 18.3 ov), 2-72 (Robert O'Donnell, 20.6 ov), 3-97 (Cole Briggs, 35.3 ov), 4-99 (Ben Horne, 37.2 ov), 5-135 (Ross ter Braak, 51.3 ov), 6-258 (William Somerville, 69.1 ov), 7-262 (Ryan Harrison, 69.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Logan van Beek	16	4	55	0	3.43	71	4	3	0	0
Ian McPeake	8	3	20	0	2.50	39	3	0	0	0
Rachin Ravindra	21	2	77	3	3.66	78	8	0	0	0
18.3 to GD Phillips, . 68/1 37.2 to BJ Horne, . 99/4 69.1 to WER Somerville, . 258/6
Ben Sears	9	1	40	1	4.44	38	7	0	0	0
51.3 to RM ter Braak, . 135/5
Peter Younghusband	7	3	27	1	3.85	33	1	2	0	1
35.3 to CJ Briggs, . 97/3
Michael Bracewell	8	1	31	0	3.87	35	1	3	0	0
Jamie Gibson	2	0	10	0	5.00	8	2	0	0	0

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Sat, 03 Apr - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 278/6 (Troy Johnson 6*, Peter Younghusband 1*, 96 ov)

Sun, 04 Apr - day 2 - Auckland 1st innings 220/1 (William O'Donnell 79*, Robert O'Donnell 100*, 67 ov)

Mon, 05 Apr - day 3 - Wellington 2nd innings 130/3 (Luke Georgeson 36*, Michael Bracewell 56*, 39 ov)

Tue, 06 Apr - day 4 - Auckland 2nd innings 267/7 (71 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Wellington 1st innings:
Wellington: 50 runs in 22.1 overs, 99 minutes, 1 extra
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 111 balls, 80 minutes, MG Bracewell 17 (47), TA Blundell 34 (64), 1 extra
Lunch (12:50 to 13:32): Wellington - 89/3 in 32.0 overs, MG Bracewell 36 (72), TA Blundell 40 (81)
Wellington: 100 runs in 39.0 overs, 162 minutes, 1 extra
TA Blundell: 50 runs in 126 balls, 140 minutes (5x4)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 230 balls, 146 minutes, MG Bracewell 45 (96), TA Blundell 55 (134), 1 extra
MG Bracewell: 50 runs in 104 balls, 158 minutes (8x4)
Wellington: 150 runs in 56.1 overs, 229 minutes, 7 extras
4th Wicket: 150 runs in 308 balls, 203 minutes, MG Bracewell 71 (147), TA Blundell 73 (161), 7 extras
Tea (15:40 to 16:03): Wellington - 184/3 in 65.0 overs, MG Bracewell 83 (177), TA Blundell 79 (175)
Wellington: 200 runs in 70.1 overs, 287 minutes, 11 extras
4th Wicket: 200 runs in 408 balls, 268 minutes, MG Bracewell 94 (202), TA Blundell 95 (206), 11 extras
MG Bracewell: 100 runs in 213 balls, 283 minutes (12x4, 1x6)
TA Blundell: 100 runs in 213 balls, 279 minutes (10x4, 2x6)
Drinks (16:53 to 16:54): Wellington - 230/3 in 80.0 overs, MG Bracewell 105 (227), TA Blundell 102 (215)
New Ball Taken: Wellington - 230/3 after 80.0 overs, MG Bracewell 105 (227), TA Blundell 102 (215), 11 extras
Wellington: 250 runs in 85.4 overs, 351 minutes, 15 extras
End of Day (18:07): Wellington - 278/6 in 96.0 overs, TM Johnson 6 (45), PF Younghusband 1 (17)

Day 2

Injury (10:34 to 10:41): Wellington - 278/6 in 96.5 overs, TM Johnson 6 (45), PF Younghusband 1 (22)
Wellington: 300 runs in 106.3 overs, 442 minutes, 21 extras
End of 110 over bonus points: Wellington 307/7 (Wellington 3 batting points, Auckland 3 bowling points)
Auckland 1st innings:
Auckland: 50 runs in 12.2 overs, 55 minutes, 0 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls, 54 minutes, WT O'Donnell 19 (35), RR O'Donnell 31 (43), 0 extras
Auckland: 100 runs in 26.1 overs, 111 minutes, 0 extras
Tea (14:41 to 15:02): Auckland - 112/1 in 33.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 42 (85), RR O'Donnell 34 (75)
RR O'Donnell: 50 runs in 98 balls, 113 minutes (7x4, 1x6)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 209 balls, 131 minutes, WT O'Donnell 36 (98), RR O'Donnell 64 (111), 0 extras
WT O'Donnell: 50 runs in 133 balls, 184 minutes (6x4)
Auckland: 150 runs in 47.0 overs, 185 minutes, 0 extras
Drinks (15:53 to 15:55): Auckland - 159/1 in 48.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 53 (136), RR O'Donnell 70 (114)
2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 275 balls, 177 minutes, WT O'Donnell 60 (138), RR O'Donnell 87 (137), 5 extras
Auckland: 200 runs in 57.5 overs, 230 minutes, 5 extras
RR O'Donnell: 100 runs in 151 balls, 188 minutes (12x4, 3x6)
End of Day (17:01): Auckland - 220/1 in 67.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 79 (201), RR O'Donnell 100 (163)

Day 3

Injury (09:44 to 09:45): Auckland - 223/1 in 70.1 overs, WT O'Donnell 79 (210), RR O'Donnell 103 (173)
2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 393 balls, 247 minutes, WT O'Donnell 80 (194), RR O'Donnell 114 (199), 6 extras
Auckland: 250 runs in 78.0 overs, 301 minutes, 6 extras
New Ball Taken: Auckland - 258/1 after 80.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 99 (237), RR O'Donnell 117 (205), 6 extras
WT O'Donnell: 100 runs in 239 balls, 314 minutes (11x4, 2x6)
Auckland: 300 runs in 93.4 overs, 370 minutes, 8 extras
Lunch (11:51 to 12:31): Auckland - 319/4 in 99.0 overs, BJ Horne 2 (6), RM ter Braak 0 (3)
End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland 338/6 (Auckland 3 batting points, Wellington 2 bowling points)
TJ Parlane left field ill after 110 overs of Auckand first innings. WR Knights to stand at both ends with G Troup as temporary square leg umpire.
Auckland: 350 runs in 117.5 overs, 476 minutes, 13 extras
Injury (14:05 to 14:07): Auckland - 362/6 in 121.2 overs, BJ Horne 20 (62), RD Harrison 11 (62)
Tea (14:31 to 14:44): Auckland - 368/9 in 123.5 overs, RD Harrison 12 (70), LJ Delport 1 (1)
Allen Stanley joined WR Knights as substitute umpire for TJ Parlane after 2 overs of the Wellington second innings and for the remainder of Day 3
Injury (15:52 to 15:54): Wellington - 30/1 in 15.4 overs, LI Georgeson 11 (44), JJNP Bhula 8 (30)
Wellington: 50 runs in 24.4 overs, 108 minutes, 4 extras
Wellington: 100 runs in 34.3 overs, 141 minutes, 4 extras
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls, 34 minutes, LI Georgeson 17 (33), MG Bracewell 36 (27), 0 extras
MG Bracewell: 50 runs in 33 balls, 37 minutes (3x4, 5x6)
End of Day (17:24): Wellington - 130/3 in 39.0 overs, LI Georgeson 36 (114), MG Bracewell 56 (40)

Day 4

A Stanley remained as substitute umpire for TJ Parlane for Day 4 of the match
LI Georgeson: 50 runs in 122 balls, 167 minutes (6x4, 1x6)
Wellington: 150 runs in 41.4 overs, 172 minutes, 6 extras
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 101 balls, 64 minutes, LI Georgeson 34 (53), MG Bracewell 64 (48), 2 extras
Wellington: 200 runs in 48.4 overs, 211 minutes, 6 extras
MG Bracewell: 100 runs in 78 balls, 111 minutes (9x4, 5x6)
Wellington: 250 runs in 56.4 overs, 249 minutes, 7 extras
Auckland 2nd innings:
Lunch (11:53 to 12:31): Auckland - 14/0 in 4.0 overs, GD Phillips 6 (12), WT O'Donnell 8 (12)
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls, 63 minutes, GD Phillips 29 (46), WT O'Donnell 22 (44), 0 extras
Auckland: 50 runs in 15.0 overs, 63 minutes, 0 extras
Tea (14:41 to 15:02): Auckland - 99/3 in 37.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 49 (113), BJ Horne 1 (6)
WT O'Donnell: 50 runs in 114 balls, 150 minutes (7x4)
Auckland: 100 runs in 38.1 overs, 150 minutes, 1 extra
Auckland: 150 runs in 52.5 overs, 208 minutes, 5 extras
Start of Last Hour (16:18): Auckland - 169/5 after 56.0 overs, WT O'Donnell 87 (162), WER Somerville 15 (16), 6 extras, minimum 15 overs remaining
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls, 25 minutes, WT O'Donnell 23 (14), WER Somerville 29 (20), 1 extra
Auckland: 200 runs in 58.2 overs, 233 minutes, 7 extras
WT O'Donnell: 100 runs in 171 balls, 233 minutes (12x4, 3x6)
WER Somerville: 50 runs in 44 balls, 62 minutes (5x4, 2x6)
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 85 balls, 63 minutes, WT O'Donnell 47 (41), WER Somerville 52 (44), 2 extras
Auckland: 250 runs in 68.1 overs, 276 minutes, 7 extras
Injury (17:15 to 17:18): Auckland - 258/5 in 68.5 overs, WT O'Donnell 131 (203), WER Somerville 59 (53)

MATCH DETAILS

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Toss	Wellington, elected to bat first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2020/21
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days	3,4,5,6 April 2021 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Tim Parlane Wayne Knights
Match Referee	Gary Troup
Points	Wellington 5, Auckland 6

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Auckland Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
GD Phillips	caught	43	59
WT O'Donnell	not out	137	210
RR O'Donnell	run out	1	6
CJ Briggs	lbw	4	38
BJ Horne	lbw	1	8
RM ter Braak	caught	12	47
WER Somerville	caught	59	54
RD Harrison	run out	1	2
DK Ferns	not out	1	3
Extras	(b 6, lb 1, nb 1)
Total	267(7 wkts; 71 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
LV van Beek	16	4	55	0	3.43
IG McPeake	8	3	20	0	2.5
R Ravindra	21	2	77	3	3.66
BV Sears	9	1	40	1	4.44
PF Younghusband	7	3	27	1	3.85 (1 nb)
MG Bracewell	8	1	31	0	3.87
JD Gibson	2	0	10	0	5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	68	Glenn Phillips	William O'Donnell
2nd	12	Robert O'Donnell	William O'Donnell
3rd	17	William O'Donnell	Cole Briggs
4th	2	Ben Horne	William O'Donnell
5th	36	Ross ter Braak	William O'Donnell
6th	123	William Somerville	William O'Donnell
7th	5	William O'Donnell	Ryan Harrison
8th	5	Danru Ferns	William O'Donnell

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Plunket Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
CANT	8	5	0	3	109
ND	8	3	2	3	69
OTAGO	8	2	4	2	63
AUCK	8	2	0	5	61
CD	8	2	4	1	56
WELL	8	0	4	4	37

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