MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Wellington Firebirds v Auckland Aces
22 Oct 2016 – 25 Oct 2016 · Bay Oval · Plunket Shield
Plunket ShieldRESULT
WFWellington Firebirds273/1087.3 ov275/470.4 ov
AAAuckland Aces269/1075.4 ov278/1090.1 ov
Wellington Firebirds won by 6 wickets
AAAuckland Aces269/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Guptill-Bunce | lbw · JS Patel | 50 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 72.46 |
| Jeet Raval | c TA Blundell b HK Bennett | 47 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 74.60 |
| Robert O'Donnell | bowled · JS Patel | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Rob Nicol | c MA Pollard b BJ Arnel | 20 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 42.55 |
 Colin de Grandhomme | c MHW Papps b BJ Arnel | 24 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 32.88 |
| Brad Cachopa | c TA Blundell b BJ Arnel | 12 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 26.09 |
| Shawn Hicks | c TA Blundell b BJ Arnel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | c TA Blundell b HK Bennett | 10 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 34.48 |
| Tarun Nethula | lbw · HK Bennett | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Dane Hutchinson | lbw · JS Patel | 48 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 94.12 |
 Lockie Ferguson | not out | 33 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 89.19 |
| Total · 454 legal balls | 269 | 75.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 5 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamish Bennett | 13.0 | 64 | 3 | 4.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Arnel | 22.0 | 57 | 4 | 2.59 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian McPeake | 10.0 | 64 | 0 | 6.40 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeetan Patel | 30.4 | 79 | 3 | 2.58 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-99 (ML Guptill-Bunce) · 2-99 (JA Raval) · 3-113 (RR O'Donnell) · 4-151 (RJ Nicol) · 5-170 (C de Grandhomme) · 6-170 (S Hicks) · 7-173 (B Cachopa) · 8-182 (DJ Grobbelaar) · 9-199 (TS Nethula) · 10-269 (DS Hutchinson)
WFWellington Firebirds273/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Papps | lbw · C de Grandhomme | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| LJ Woodcock | lbw · DJ Grobbelaar | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 |
| Stephen Murdoch | bowled · LH Ferguson | 109 | 184 | 16 | 1 | 59.24 |
 Hamish Marshall | lbw · LH Ferguson | 24 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Michael Pollard | c ML Guptill-Bunce b TS Nethula | 23 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 35.38 |
 Tom Blundell | c B Cachopa b LH Ferguson | 42 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Matt Taylor | lbw · C de Grandhomme | 15 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 29.41 |
| Jeetan Patel | lbw · S Hicks | 18 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 90.00 |
| Ian McPeake | c ML Guptill-Bunce b LH Ferguson | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hamish Bennett | not out | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Brent Arnel | c B Cachopa b LH Ferguson | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 29.41 |
| Total · 525 legal balls | 273 | 87.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 26 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockie Ferguson | 19.3 | 44 | 5 | 2.26 | 0 | 3 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 18.0 | 29 | 2 | 1.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Hicks | 10.0 | 29 | 1 | 2.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | 11.0 | 39 | 1 | 3.55 | 0 | 1 |
| Dane Hutchinson | 10.0 | 52 | 0 | 5.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarun Nethula | 19.0 | 65 | 1 | 3.42 | 0 | 7 |
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (MHW Papps) · 2-15 (LJ Woodcock) · 3-78 (HJH Marshall) · 4-143 (MA Pollard) · 5-219 (SJ Murdoch) · 6-224 (TA Blundell) · 7-249 (JS Patel) · 8-257 (MJ Taylor) · 9-264 (IG McPeake) · 10-273 (BJ Arnel)
AAAuckland Aces278/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeet Raval | bowled · JS Patel | 31 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 65.96 |
| Michael Guptill-Bunce | c JS Patel b BJ Arnel | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 70.59 |
| Robert O'Donnell | bowled · HK Bennett | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Rob Nicol | stumped · JS Patel | 49 | 153 | 8 | 1 | 32.03 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | c MJ Taylor b HK Bennett | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 54.17 |
| Brad Cachopa | c LJ Woodcock b JS Patel | 37 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 67.27 |
| Shawn Hicks | lbw · JS Patel | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | lbw · BJ Arnel | 40 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 42.11 |
| Tarun Nethula | c LJ Woodcock b BJ Arnel | 39 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 121.88 |
| Dane Hutchinson | c IG McPeake b BJ Arnel | 38 | 78 | 3 | 2 | 48.72 |
| Lockie Ferguson | not out | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Total · 541 legal balls | 278 | 90.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 7 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamish Bennett | 19.0 | 99 | 2 | 5.21 | 2 | 0 |
| Brent Arnel | 22.1 | 47 | 4 | 2.12 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian McPeake | 9.0 | 41 | 0 | 4.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 33.0 | 76 | 4 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Taylor | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 |
| LJ Woodcock | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (ML Guptill-Bunce) · 2-31 (RR O'Donnell) · 3-59 (JA Raval) · 4-74 (C de Grandhomme) · 5-137 (B Cachopa) · 6-146 (S Hicks) · 7-157 (RJ Nicol) · 8-196 (TS Nethula) · 9-259 (DJ Grobbelaar) · 10-278 (DS Hutchinson)
WFWellington Firebirds275/4
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJ Woodcock | c B Cachopa b DS Hutchinson | 98 | 235 | 11 | 1 | 41.70 |
| Michael Papps | bowled · DJ Grobbelaar | 57 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Stephen Murdoch | bowled · DS Hutchinson | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 124.00 |
| Hamish Marshall | c C de Grandhomme b TS Nethula | 39 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 68.42 |
| Michael Pollard | not out | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 60.87 |
| Tom Blundell | not out | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Total · 424 legal balls | 275 | 70.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 33 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin de Grandhomme | 14.0 | 31 | 0 | 2.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 13.0 | 57 | 0 | 4.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Hicks | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | 11.0 | 31 | 1 | 2.82 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Hutchinson | 12.0 | 44 | 2 | 3.67 | 2 | 4 |
| Tarun Nethula | 15.4 | 62 | 1 | 3.96 | 0 | 12 |
| Rob Nicol | 3.0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-106 (MHW Papps) · 2-158 (SJ Murdoch) · 3-233 (HJH Marshall) · 4-265 (LJ Woodcock)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.