MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Wellington Firebirds v Auckland Aces
17 Mar 2015 – 20 Mar 2015 · Colin Maiden Park, Auckland · Plunket Shield
Plunket ShieldRESULT
WFWellington Firebirds344/1093.4 ov387/5d93.5 ov
AAAuckland Aces350/7d100.4 ov168/1067.5 ov
Wellington Firebirds won by 213 runs
WFWellington Firebirds344/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Papps | bowled · LH Ferguson | 14 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 34.15 |
| Deepak Joon | caught and bowled · DJ Bartlett | 60 | 139 | 7 | 0 | 43.17 |
| Stephen Murdoch | c JA Raval b LH Ferguson | 36 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 52.17 |
| Michael Pollard | bowled · DJ Grobbelaar | 8 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 23.53 |
 James Franklin | c AK Kitchen b LH Ferguson | 33 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 42.86 |
 Tom Blundell | lbw · TS Nethula | 25 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 47.17 |
| Brady Barnett | c AK Kitchen b LH Ferguson | 65 | 82 | 8 | 0 | 79.27 |
 Jeetan Patel | c JA Raval b TS Nethula | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Matt McEwan | c DJ Bartlett b MD Bates | 52 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 76.47 |
| Andy McKay | c DJ Bartlett b MD Bates | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brent Arnel | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total · 562 legal balls | 344 | 93.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 44 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Bartlett | 20.0 | 72 | 1 | 3.60 | 5 | 6 |
| Michael Bates | 21.4 | 68 | 2 | 3.14 | 1 | 0 |
 Lockie Ferguson | 18.0 | 46 | 4 | 2.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | 14.0 | 56 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 6 |
| Carl Cachopa | 4.0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 |
| Tarun Nethula | 15.0 | 61 | 2 | 4.07 | 0 | 1 |
| Anaru Kitchen | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-46 (MHW Papps) · 2-115 (SJ Murdoch) · 3-138 (D Joon) · 4-160 (MA Pollard) · 5-205 (TA Blundell) · 6-215 (JEC Franklin) · 7-232 (JS Patel) · 8-342 (BJ Barnett) · 9-344 (MB McEwan) · 10-344 (AJ McKay)
AAAuckland Aces350/7d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaru Kitchen | lbw · AJ McKay | 16 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Jeet Raval | c TA Blundell b MB McEwan | 148 | 266 | 21 | 0 | 55.64 |
| Carl Cachopa | c JEC Franklin b AJ McKay | 29 | 84 | 2 | 0 | 34.52 |
 Colin Munro | c TA Blundell b BJ Arnel | 108 | 125 | 17 | 4 | 86.40 |
| Robert O'Donnell | c BJ Barnett b MB McEwan | 23 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 48.94 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | lbw · MB McEwan | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Brad Cachopa | c MA Pollard b AJ McKay | 13 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 46.43 |
| Tarun Nethula | not out | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Total · 604 legal balls | 350 | 100.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 6 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Arnel | 20.0 | 64 | 1 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt McEwan | 28.0 | 70 | 3 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy McKay | 22.4 | 106 | 3 | 4.68 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeetan Patel | 30.0 | 106 | 0 | 3.53 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (AK Kitchen) · 2-105 (Carl Cachopa) · 3-306 (C Munro) · 4-306 (JA Raval) · 5-324 (DJ Grobbelaar) · 6-341 (RR O'Donnell) · 7-350 (B Cachopa)
WFWellington Firebirds387/5d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Papps | c C Munro b RR O'Donnell | 171 | 265 | 21 | 1 | 64.53 |
| Deepak Joon | c C Munro b DJ Grobbelaar | 12 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 31.58 |
| Stephen Murdoch | c JA Raval b MD Bates | 51 | 98 | 7 | 0 | 52.04 |
| Michael Pollard | bowled · RR O'Donnell | 55 | 89 | 2 | 2 | 61.80 |
| Matt McEwan | c B Cachopa b RR O'Donnell | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| James Franklin | not out | 56 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 147.37 |
| Tom Blundell | not out | 31 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 221.43 |
| Total · 563 legal balls | 387 | 93.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 8 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Bartlett | 8.0 | 41 | 0 | 5.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bates | 12.5 | 29 | 1 | 2.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 8.0 | 32 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | 8.0 | 30 | 1 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarun Nethula | 22.0 | 60 | 0 | 2.73 | 0 | 6 |
| Anaru Kitchen | 7.0 | 45 | 0 | 6.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeet Raval | 14.0 | 74 | 0 | 5.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert O'Donnell | 14.0 | 74 | 3 | 5.29 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-48 (D Joon) · 2-156 (SJ Murdoch) · 3-258 (MA Pollard) · 4-268 (MB McEwan) · 5-339 (MHW Papps)
AAAuckland Aces168/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaru Kitchen | lbw · MB McEwan | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Jeet Raval | lbw · AJ McKay | 16 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 26.23 |
| Carl Cachopa | bowled · BJ Arnel | 10 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Colin Munro | c MA Pollard b JS Patel | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 53.33 |
| Robert O'Donnell | c TA Blundell b AJ McKay | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | c MHW Papps b JS Patel | 49 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 55.06 |
| Brad Cachopa | c MHW Papps b AJ McKay | 33 | 79 | 4 | 1 | 41.77 |
| Tarun Nethula | c AJ McKay b MB McEwan | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Michael Bates | c TA Blundell b JS Patel | 5 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 15.63 |
| Lockie Ferguson | lbw · MB McEwan | 7 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 17.95 |
| Dean Bartlett | not out | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Total · 407 legal balls | 168 | 67.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 8 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Arnel | 11.0 | 35 | 1 | 3.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt McEwan | 16.5 | 50 | 3 | 2.97 | 2 | 2 |
| Andy McKay | 16.0 | 30 | 3 | 1.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 24.0 | 49 | 3 | 2.04 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (AK Kitchen) · 2-42 (Carl Cachopa) · 3-52 (C Munro) · 4-53 (JA Raval) · 5-58 (RR O'Donnell) · 6-141 (B Cachopa) · 7-143 (DJ Grobbelaar) · 8-151 (TS Nethula) · 9-160 (MD Bates) · 10-168 (LH Ferguson)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.