MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Wellington Firebirds v Auckland Aces
13 Feb 2016 – 16 Feb 2016 · Colin Maiden Park, Auckland · Plunket Shield
Plunket ShieldRESULT
WFWellington Firebirds174/1071.1 ov219/1076.2 ov
AAAuckland Aces512/9d167.5 ov
Auckland Aces won by 1 inning and 119 runs
WFWellington Firebirds174/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Papps | c RR O'Donnell b MD Bates | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| LJ Woodcock | bowled · N McAndrew | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Stephen Murdoch | c RJ Nicol b N McAndrew | 22 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 32.84 |
 Scott Borthwick | lbw · TS Nethula | 22 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 31.43 |
 Luke Ronchi | c MD Bates b DJ Grobbelaar | 50 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 94.34 |
 Tom Blundell | c B Cachopa b C de Grandhomme | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 |
| Fraser Colson | lbw · C de Grandhomme | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Jeetan Patel | lbw · C de Grandhomme | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dane Hutchinson | c JA Raval b TS Nethula | 15 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 23.44 |
| Anurag Verma | caught and bowled · C de Grandhomme | 26 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 39.39 |
| Brent Arnel | not out | 11 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 31.43 |
| Total · 427 legal balls | 174 | 71.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 10 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan McAndrew | 16.0 | 47 | 2 | 2.94 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Bates | 13.0 | 27 | 1 | 2.08 | 0 | 1 |
 Colin de Grandhomme | 13.1 | 31 | 4 | 2.35 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | 8.0 | 22 | 1 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarun Nethula | 18.0 | 36 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Hicks | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (LJ Woodcock) · 2-22 (MHW Papps) · 3-60 (SJ Murdoch) · 4-70 (SG Borthwick) · 5-106 (TA Blundell) · 6-108 (FJ Colson) · 7-110 (JS Patel) · 8-116 (L Ronchi) · 9-146 (DS Hutchinson) · 10-174 (A Verma)
AAAuckland Aces512/9d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeet Raval | c L Ronchi b DS Hutchinson | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Michael Guptill-Bunce | c TA Blundell b A Verma | 89 | 154 | 10 | 0 | 57.79 |
| Robert O'Donnell | lbw · SG Borthwick | 167 | 325 | 18 | 0 | 51.38 |
| Rob Nicol | bowled · SG Borthwick | 22 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Brad Cachopa | lbw · DS Hutchinson | 60 | 128 | 4 | 0 | 46.88 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | c TA Blundell b DS Hutchinson | 19 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 52.78 |
| Shawn Hicks | c A Verma b JS Patel | 22 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 42.31 |
| Nathan McAndrew | run out | 26 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 54.17 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | not out | 44 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 45.83 |
| Tarun Nethula | c FJ Colson b DS Hutchinson | 41 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 46.59 |
| Total · 1007 legal balls | 512 | 167.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 15 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Arnel | 39.0 | 121 | 0 | 3.10 | 3 | 1 |
| Dane Hutchinson | 31.5 | 89 | 4 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 |
| Anurag Verma | 21.0 | 69 | 1 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 52.0 | 134 | 1 | 2.58 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Borthwick | 18.0 | 61 | 2 | 3.39 | 0 | 0 |
| LJ Woodcock | 6.0 | 28 | 0 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (JA Raval) · 2-179 (ML Guptill-Bunce) · 3-247 (RJ Nicol) · 4-330 (RR O'Donnell) · 5-373 (B Cachopa) · 6-376 (C de Grandhomme) · 7-422 (S Hicks) · 8-427 (N McAndrew) · 9-512 (TS Nethula)
WFWellington Firebirds219/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJ Woodcock | c RJ Nicol b MD Bates | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Michael Papps | c JA Raval b DJ Grobbelaar | 47 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 62.67 |
| Stephen Murdoch | c B Cachopa b DJ Grobbelaar | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 65.00 |
| Scott Borthwick | c RR O'Donnell b TS Nethula | 55 | 106 | 8 | 0 | 51.89 |
| Luke Ronchi | bowled · TS Nethula | 26 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 63.41 |
| Tom Blundell | c RR O'Donnell b TS Nethula | 15 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Fraser Colson | bowled · TS Nethula | 21 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 31.34 |
| Jeetan Patel | c RJ Nicol b MD Bates | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Dane Hutchinson | lbw · DJ Grobbelaar | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 29.03 |
| Anurag Verma | not out | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 |
| Brent Arnel | c B Cachopa b S Hicks | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Total · 458 legal balls | 219 | 76.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 12 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bates | 15.0 | 38 | 2 | 2.53 | 1 | 1 |
| Nathan McAndrew | 14.0 | 47 | 0 | 3.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | 13.0 | 27 | 3 | 2.08 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 4.0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarun Nethula | 29.0 | 77 | 4 | 2.66 | 0 | 3 |
| Shawn Hicks | 1.2 | 8 | 1 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (LJ Woodcock) · 2-35 (SJ Murdoch) · 3-80 (MHW Papps) · 4-136 (L Ronchi) · 5-163 (SG Borthwick) · 6-170 (TA Blundell) · 7-176 (JS Patel) · 8-200 (FJ Colson) · 9-200 (DS Hutchinson) · 10-219 (BJ Arnel)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.