MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Wellington Firebirds v Auckland Aces
11 Dec 2014 – 14 Dec 2014 · Basin Reserve, Wellington · Plunket Shield
Plunket ShieldRESULT
WFWellington Firebirds199/10 & 133/10
AAAuckland Aces205/8d & 128/4
Auckland Aces won by 6 wickets
Wellington Firebirds199/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brady Barnett | lbw · MR Quinn | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Michael Papps | c Craig Cachopa b MD Bates | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Stephen Murdoch | c B Cachopa b MR Quinn | 29 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 49.15 |
| Michael Pollard | c B Cachopa b DJ Bartlett | 10 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 41.67 |
 Tom Blundell | c B Cachopa b MR Quinn | 18 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 48.65 |
| Henry Walsh | c Craig Cachopa b MD Bates | 17 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 60.71 |
| LJ Woodcock | c B Cachopa b Carl Cachopa | 49 | 94 | 7 | 0 | 52.13 |
| Matt McEwan | c Carl Cachopa b DJ Bartlett | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 42.31 |
 Mark Gillespie | c Craig Cachopa b MR Quinn | 16 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 61.54 |
| Ili Tugaga | c B Cachopa b Carl Cachopa | 8 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Brent Arnel | not out | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Total · 360 legal balls | 199 | 60.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 24 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bates | 13.0 | 38 | 2 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Quinn | 18.0 | 41 | 4 | 2.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | 14.0 | 42 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Bartlett | 10.0 | 34 | 2 | 3.40 | 0 | 1 |
| Tarun Nethula | 2.0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Cachopa | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (MHW Papps) · 2-25 (BJ Barnett) · 3-39 (MA Pollard) · 4-64 (SJ Murdoch) · 5-82 (TA Blundell) · 6-101 (HA Walsh) · 7-142 (MB McEwan) · 8-171 (MR Gillespie) · 9-190 (LJ Woodcock) · 10-199 (MJ Tugaga)
Auckland Aces205/8d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeet Raval | c SJ Murdoch b MR Gillespie | 9 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Carl Cachopa | c LJ Woodcock b MJ Tugaga | 32 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 41.03 |
| Craig Cachopa | bowled · MB McEwan | 46 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 62.16 |
 Colin Munro | run out | 47 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 77.05 |
| Dean Bartlett | c BJ Barnett b MR Gillespie | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Rob Nicol | lbw · MJ Tugaga | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | c MHW Papps b MR Gillespie | 29 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 51.79 |
| Brad Cachopa | not out | 20 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Tarun Nethula | c MA Pollard b MR Gillespie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael Bates | not out | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| Total · 400 legal balls | 205 | 66.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 13 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Gillespie | 21.0 | 47 | 4 | 2.24 | 0 | 0 |
| Ili Tugaga | 17.0 | 46 | 2 | 2.71 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Arnel | 15.4 | 55 | 0 | 3.51 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt McEwan | 13.0 | 45 | 1 | 3.46 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (JA Raval) · 2-106 (Carl Cachopa) · 3-125 (DJ Bartlett) · 4-125 (C Munro) · 5-133 (RJ Nicol) · 6-155 (Craig Cachopa) · 7-192 (DJ Grobbelaar) · 8-192 (TS Nethula)
Wellington Firebirds133/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Barnett | lbw · MD Bates | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Michael Papps | c TS Nethula b MR Quinn | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Stephen Murdoch | c B Cachopa b MD Bates | 37 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 36.27 |
| Michael Pollard | bowled · MR Quinn | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| Tom Blundell | lbw · MD Bates | 28 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Henry Walsh | bowled · MD Bates | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 18.52 |
| LJ Woodcock | c RJ Nicol b Carl Cachopa | 19 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 51.35 |
| Matt McEwan | c DJ Grobbelaar b Carl Cachopa | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Mark Gillespie | not out | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Ili Tugaga | c MR Quinn b Carl Cachopa | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brent Arnel | lbw · DJ Grobbelaar | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 318 legal balls | 133 | 53.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 17 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bates | 19.0 | 47 | 4 | 2.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Quinn | 16.0 | 28 | 2 | 1.75 | 5 | 0 |
| Dean Bartlett | 5.0 | 25 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Cachopa | 9.0 | 20 | 3 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarun Nethula | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (BJ Barnett) · 2-20 (MHW Papps) · 3-33 (MA Pollard) · 4-94 (SJ Murdoch) · 5-95 (TA Blundell) · 6-116 (HA Walsh) · 7-129 (MB McEwan) · 8-132 (LJ Woodcock) · 9-132 (MJ Tugaga) · 10-133 (BJ Arnel)
Auckland Aces128/4
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeet Raval | bowled · BJ Arnel | 15 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 51.72 |
| Carl Cachopa | c MB McEwan b LJ Woodcock | 25 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 29.76 |
| Craig Cachopa | bowled · MB McEwan | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Colin Munro | c HA Walsh b LJ Woodcock | 59 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 120.41 |
| Rob Nicol | not out | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 60.87 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | not out | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Total · 217 legal balls | 128 | 36.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 1 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Gillespie | 14.0 | 35 | 0 | 2.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Ili Tugaga | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Arnel | 7.0 | 44 | 1 | 6.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt McEwan | 7.0 | 21 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| LJ Woodcock | 7.0 | 19 | 2 | 2.71 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Walsh | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (JA Raval) · 2-29 (Craig Cachopa) · 3-104 (C Munro) · 4-106 (Carl Cachopa)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.