MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Auckland Aces v Wellington Firebirds
2 Apr 2018 – 4 Apr 2018 · Kennards Hire Community Oval · Plunket Shield
Plunket ShieldRESULT
AAAuckland Aces304/1094.0 ov163/1051.5 ov
WFWellington Firebirds174/1047.2 ov173/1058.0 ov
Auckland Aces won by 120 runs
AAAuckland Aces304/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sean Solia | caught and bowled · JS Patel | 72 | 163 | 10 | 1 | 44.17 |
| Michael Guptill-Bunce | bowled · HK Bennett | 91 | 101 | 12 | 2 | 90.10 |
| Robert O'Donnell | not out | 93 | 162 | 14 | 0 | 57.41 |
 Martin Guptill | c LV van Beek b OR Newton | 14 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 32.56 |
| Mark Chapman | c TA Blundell b LV van Beek | 23 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 46.94 |
| Glenn Phillips | c TA Blundell b LV van Beek | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ben Horne | c DP Conway b LV van Beek | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
 Lockie Ferguson | c JS Patel b LV van Beek | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Louis Delport | c TA Blundell b HK Bennett | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Danru Ferns | bowled · LV van Beek | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Benjamin Lister | lbw · LV van Beek | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 564 legal balls | 304 | 94.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 2 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamish Bennett | 23.0 | 76 | 2 | 3.30 | 1 | 0 |
| Ollie Newton | 13.0 | 65 | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan van Beek | 17.0 | 46 | 6 | 2.71 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian McPeake | 11.0 | 40 | 0 | 3.64 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeetan Patel | 26.0 | 65 | 1 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| LJ Woodcock | 4.0 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-133 (ML Guptill-Bunce) · 2-192 (SM Solia) · 3-215 (MJ Guptill) · 4-276 (MS Chapman) · 5-276 (GD Phillips) · 6-290 (BJ Horne) · 7-298 (LH Ferguson) · 8-303 (L Delport) · 9-304 (DK Ferns) · 10-304 (BG Lister)
WFWellington Firebirds174/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Papps | bowled · LH Ferguson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| LJ Woodcock | bowled · BG Lister | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Stephen Murdoch | c MJ Guptill b DK Ferns | 22 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 95.65 |
| Michael Bracewell | lbw · LH Ferguson | 13 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 28.26 |
 Tom Blundell | c BJ Horne b BG Lister | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Devon Conway | bowled · LH Ferguson | 25 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 51.02 |
| Logan van Beek | c RR O'Donnell b LH Ferguson | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 92.31 |
| Jeetan Patel | c MS Chapman b BG Lister | 23 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 88.46 |
| Ollie Newton | c SM Solia b LH Ferguson | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Ian McPeake | not out | 33 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 91.67 |
| Hamish Bennett | c ML Guptill-Bunce b DK Ferns | 24 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 43.64 |
| Total · 284 legal balls | 174 | 47.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 10 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockie Ferguson | 16.0 | 63 | 5 | 3.94 | 5 | 1 |
| Benjamin Lister | 13.0 | 42 | 3 | 3.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Danru Ferns | 7.2 | 30 | 2 | 4.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Solia | 3.0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | 0 | 1 |
| Louis Delport | 7.0 | 23 | 0 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Phillips | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (MHW Papps) · 2-14 (LJ Woodcock) · 3-47 (SJ Murdoch) · 4-48 (TA Blundell) · 5-72 (MG Bracewell) · 6-91 (LV van Beek) · 7-98 (DP Conway) · 8-108 (OR Newton) · 9-116 (JS Patel) · 10-174 (HK Bennett)
AAAuckland Aces163/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Solia | c TA Blundell b JS Patel | 59 | 112 | 9 | 0 | 52.68 |
| Michael Guptill-Bunce | c TA Blundell b HK Bennett | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Robert O'Donnell | c MG Bracewell b OR Newton | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Martin Guptill | c TA Blundell b LV van Beek | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Chapman | stumped · JS Patel | 30 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 43.48 |
| Glenn Phillips | c MHW Papps b JS Patel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ben Horne | bowled · JS Patel | 13 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Lockie Ferguson | c TA Blundell b HK Bennett | 20 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 95.24 |
| Louis Delport | bowled · JS Patel | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Benjamin Lister | lbw · HK Bennett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Danru Ferns | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total · 311 legal balls | 163 | 51.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 18 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamish Bennett | 14.0 | 48 | 3 | 3.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan van Beek | 7.0 | 28 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie Newton | 9.0 | 19 | 1 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian McPeake | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 13.5 | 37 | 5 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| LJ Woodcock | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (ML Guptill-Bunce) · 2-58 (RR O'Donnell) · 3-74 (MJ Guptill) · 4-106 (SM Solia) · 5-106 (GD Phillips) · 6-134 (BJ Horne) · 7-153 (MS Chapman) · 8-161 (LH Ferguson) · 9-161 (BG Lister) · 10-163 (L Delport)
WFWellington Firebirds173/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Papps | c LH Ferguson b BG Lister | 17 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 80.95 |
| Devon Conway | c MS Chapman b L Delport | 47 | 100 | 8 | 0 | 47.00 |
| Stephen Murdoch | lbw · L Delport | 22 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 41.51 |
| LJ Woodcock | c BJ Horne b LH Ferguson | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Michael Bracewell | c SM Solia b BG Lister | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Tom Blundell | run out | 28 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Logan van Beek | c BJ Horne b L Delport | 34 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 57.63 |
| Jeetan Patel | c LH Ferguson b DK Ferns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ollie Newton | caught and bowled · L Delport | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 31.82 |
| Ian McPeake | not out | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Hamish Bennett | bowled · LH Ferguson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 348 legal balls | 173 | 58.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 4 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockie Ferguson | 13.0 | 42 | 2 | 3.23 | 1 | 0 |
| Benjamin Lister | 11.0 | 42 | 2 | 3.82 | 0 | 0 |
| Danru Ferns | 12.0 | 45 | 1 | 3.75 | 0 | 1 |
| Louis Delport | 22.0 | 42 | 4 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (MHW Papps) · 2-58 (SJ Murdoch) · 3-76 (LJ Woodcock) · 4-98 (MG Bracewell) · 5-100 (DP Conway) · 6-161 (TA Blundell) · 7-162 (JS Patel) · 8-171 (LV van Beek) · 9-172 (OR Newton) · 10-173 (HK Bennett)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.