MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Wellington Firebirds v Auckland Aces
23 Jan 2014 – 26 Jan 2014 · Basin Reserve, Wellington · Plunket Shield
Plunket ShieldRESULT
WFWellington Firebirds399/10108.1 ov298/9100.2 ov
AAAuckland Aces399/9d126.3 ov11/13.3 ov
draw
WFWellington Firebirds399/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stephen Murdoch | c GJ Hopkins b MD Bates | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Michael Papps | lbw · C de Grandhomme | 33 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 62.26 |
 Grant Elliott | c GJ Hopkins b C de Grandhomme | 13 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 28.89 |
| Michael Pollard | bowled · C de Grandhomme | 28 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 43.75 |
 James Franklin | not out | 128 | 267 | 14 | 0 | 47.94 |
| LJ Woodcock | c JA Raval b LH Ferguson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Tom Blundell | c Craig Cachopa b DJ Bartlett | 118 | 158 | 18 | 2 | 74.68 |
 Jeetan Patel | bowled · MD Bates | 21 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Andy McKay | bowled · MD Bates | 23 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 176.92 |
 Mark Gillespie | bowled · LH Ferguson | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 130.77 |
| Brent Arnel | lbw · MD Bates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 649 legal balls | 399 | 108.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 16 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bates | 25.0 | 99 | 4 | 3.96 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Bartlett | 19.0 | 70 | 1 | 3.68 | 1 | 0 |
 Colin de Grandhomme | 19.0 | 32 | 3 | 1.68 | 2 | 0 |
 Lockie Ferguson | 23.0 | 96 | 2 | 4.17 | 1 | 0 |
 Colin Munro | 6.0 | 18 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Martin | 15.1 | 70 | 0 | 4.62 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeet Raval | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (SJ Murdoch) · 2-53 (GD Elliott) · 3-58 (MHW Papps) · 4-115 (MA Pollard) · 5-116 (LJ Woodcock) · 6-315 (TA Blundell) · 7-341 (JS Patel) · 8-373 (AJ McKay) · 9-398 (MR Gillespie) · 10-399 (BJ Arnel)
AAAuckland Aces399/9d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeet Raval | c MHW Papps b BJ Arnel | 34 | 116 | 3 | 0 | 29.31 |
| Tim McIntosh | c GD Elliott b MR Gillespie | 32 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 38.55 |
| Anaru Kitchen | lbw · JS Patel | 27 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Craig Cachopa | bowled · LJ Woodcock | 79 | 124 | 12 | 1 | 63.71 |
| Colin Munro | c TA Blundell b JS Patel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | bowled · MR Gillespie | 86 | 114 | 11 | 2 | 75.44 |
 Gareth Hopkins | c BJ Arnel b LJ Woodcock | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bruce Martin | c MR Gillespie b AJ McKay | 79 | 137 | 10 | 0 | 57.66 |
| Michael Bates | c JEC Franklin b BJ Arnel | 22 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 33.85 |
| Lockie Ferguson | not out | 7 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 8.75 |
| Total · 759 legal balls | 399 | 126.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 33 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Gillespie | 28.0 | 77 | 2 | 2.75 | 1 | 2 |
| Brent Arnel | 30.0 | 64 | 2 | 2.13 | 0 | 5 |
| Andy McKay | 19.3 | 73 | 1 | 3.74 | 7 | 0 |
| Grant Elliott | 8.0 | 34 | 0 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 |
| James Franklin | 4.0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeetan Patel | 29.0 | 86 | 2 | 2.97 | 0 | 1 |
| LJ Woodcock | 8.0 | 26 | 2 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-73 (TG McIntosh) · 2-81 (JA Raval) · 3-125 (AK Kitchen) · 4-125 (C Munro) · 5-270 (Craig Cachopa) · 6-272 (GJ Hopkins) · 7-280 (C de Grandhomme) · 8-337 (MD Bates) · 9-399 (BP Martin)
WFWellington Firebirds298/9
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Murdoch | bowled · C Munro | 63 | 98 | 11 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Michael Papps | c GJ Hopkins b C de Grandhomme | 22 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 57.89 |
| Grant Elliott | lbw · C de Grandhomme | 105 | 209 | 10 | 0 | 50.24 |
| James Franklin | c AK Kitchen b DJ Bartlett | 33 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 31.13 |
| LJ Woodcock | c DJ Bartlett b BP Martin | 33 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 37.93 |
| Tom Blundell | c TG McIntosh b BP Martin | 20 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Jeetan Patel | not out | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Andy McKay | c AK Kitchen b C de Grandhomme | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Gillespie | c MD Bates b C de Grandhomme | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Brent Arnel | c C Munro b BP Martin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 602 legal balls | 298 | 100.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 12 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bates | 18.0 | 56 | 0 | 3.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Bartlett | 13.0 | 70 | 1 | 5.38 | 5 | 0 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 23.0 | 39 | 4 | 1.70 | 1 | 0 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 15.0 | 36 | 0 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Martin | 22.2 | 73 | 3 | 3.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeet Raval | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Munro | 8.0 | 11 | 1 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (MHW Papps) · 2-123 (SJ Murdoch) · 3-199 (JEC Franklin) · 4-249 (GD Elliott) · 5-282 (LJ Woodcock) · 6-288 (TA Blundell) · 7-292 (AJ McKay) · 8-298 (MR Gillespie) · 9-298 (BJ Arnel)
AAAuckland Aces11/1
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim McIntosh | not out | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Jeet Raval | bowled · BJ Arnel | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Anaru Kitchen | not out | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 300.00 |
| Total · 21 legal balls | 11 | 3.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 0 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Gillespie | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Arnel | 1.3 | 7 | 1 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (JA Raval)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.