MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Auckland Aces v Wellington Firebirds
23 Mar 2016 – 26 Mar 2016 · Basin Reserve, Wellington · Plunket Shield
Plunket ShieldRESULT
AAAuckland Aces152/1034.0 ov598/10134.5 ov
WFWellington Firebirds236/1077.4 ov308/880.0 ov
draw
AAAuckland Aces152/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Guptill-Bunce | c TA Blundell b IG McPeake | 15 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 57.69 |
| Jeet Raval | c SG Borthwick b IG McPeake | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Robert O'Donnell | bowled · A Verma | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Brad Cachopa | c MHW Papps b BJ Arnel | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Mark Chapman | lbw · A Verma | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
 Colin de Grandhomme | c MHW Papps b BJ Arnel | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 116.67 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | bowled · IG McPeake | 25 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Tarun Nethula | c MA Pollard b BJ Arnel | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Michael Bates | c A Verma b BJ Arnel | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 51.72 |
 Lockie Ferguson | not out | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Matthew Quinn | c TA Blundell b BJ Arnel | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Total · 204 legal balls | 152 | 34.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 19 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Arnel | 14.0 | 51 | 5 | 3.64 | 5 | 0 |
| Ian McPeake | 13.0 | 40 | 3 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Anurag Verma | 7.0 | 47 | 2 | 6.71 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (JA Raval) · 2-39 (ML Guptill-Bunce) · 3-53 (RR O'Donnell) · 4-61 (MS Chapman) · 5-61 (B Cachopa) · 6-85 (C de Grandhomme) · 7-109 (TS Nethula) · 8-113 (DJ Grobbelaar) · 9-137 (MD Bates) · 10-152 (MR Quinn)
WFWellington Firebirds236/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Papps | c B Cachopa b LH Ferguson | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10.71 |
| LJ Woodcock | c B Cachopa b LH Ferguson | 12 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Stephen Murdoch | c MS Chapman b C de Grandhomme | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
 Scott Borthwick | c MR Quinn b DJ Grobbelaar | 42 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 72.41 |
| Michael Pollard | c JA Raval b MD Bates | 68 | 157 | 10 | 0 | 43.31 |
 Tom Blundell | c B Cachopa b LH Ferguson | 27 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 54.00 |
| Fraser Colson | c JA Raval b TS Nethula | 15 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 28.30 |
 Jeetan Patel | c B Cachopa b C de Grandhomme | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Anurag Verma | c B Cachopa b LH Ferguson | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Ian McPeake | not out | 16 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 47.06 |
| Brent Arnel | c B Cachopa b LH Ferguson | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Total · 466 legal balls | 236 | 77.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 16 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Quinn | 15.0 | 51 | 0 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 17.4 | 37 | 5 | 2.09 | 5 | 1 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 14.0 | 42 | 2 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bates | 21.0 | 59 | 1 | 2.81 | 0 | 2 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | 5.0 | 17 | 1 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarun Nethula | 5.0 | 22 | 1 | 4.40 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (LJ Woodcock) · 2-17 (MHW Papps) · 3-27 (SJ Murdoch) · 4-100 (SG Borthwick) · 5-134 (TA Blundell) · 6-170 (FJ Colson) · 7-191 (MA Pollard) · 8-195 (JS Patel) · 9-212 (A Verma) · 10-236 (BJ Arnel)
AAAuckland Aces598/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Guptill-Bunce | c SJ Murdoch b BJ Arnel | 189 | 218 | 27 | 2 | 86.70 |
| Jeet Raval | bowled · IG McPeake | 90 | 169 | 15 | 0 | 53.25 |
| Robert O'Donnell | c MHW Papps b BJ Arnel | 16 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 48.48 |
| Brad Cachopa | c MHW Papps b IG McPeake | 19 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 30.65 |
| Mark Chapman | c MHW Papps b BJ Arnel | 73 | 74 | 11 | 2 | 98.65 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | lbw · A Verma | 33 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | lbw · SG Borthwick | 101 | 114 | 13 | 0 | 88.60 |
| Tarun Nethula | c JS Patel b SG Borthwick | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Michael Bates | not out | 47 | 80 | 2 | 4 | 58.75 |
| Lockie Ferguson | lbw · SG Borthwick | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Matthew Quinn | c MHW Papps b IG McPeake | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Total · 809 legal balls | 598 | 134.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 21 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Arnel | 34.4 | 147 | 3 | 4.24 | 7 | 0 |
| Ian McPeake | 25.5 | 134 | 3 | 5.19 | 1 | 0 |
| Anurag Verma | 23.0 | 99 | 1 | 4.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 28.0 | 100 | 0 | 3.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Borthwick | 21.0 | 101 | 3 | 4.81 | 0 | 0 |
| LJ Woodcock | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Papps | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-215 (JA Raval) · 2-269 (RR O'Donnell) · 3-322 (ML Guptill-Bunce) · 4-322 (B Cachopa) · 5-401 (C de Grandhomme) · 6-465 (MS Chapman) · 7-477 (TS Nethula) · 8-565 (DJ Grobbelaar) · 9-569 (LH Ferguson) · 10-598 (MR Quinn)
WFWellington Firebirds308/8
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJ Woodcock | lbw · TS Nethula | 67 | 143 | 8 | 0 | 46.85 |
| Michael Papps | c RR O'Donnell b MR Quinn | 22 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 57.89 |
| Stephen Murdoch | c B Cachopa b TS Nethula | 78 | 95 | 10 | 2 | 82.11 |
| Scott Borthwick | c B Cachopa b LH Ferguson | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Michael Pollard | lbw · TS Nethula | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Tom Blundell | c MS Chapman b TS Nethula | 57 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 62.64 |
| Fraser Colson | lbw · MR Quinn | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jeetan Patel | c ML Guptill-Bunce b MR Quinn | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 |
| Anurag Verma | not out | 23 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 33.82 |
| Ian McPeake | not out | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Total · 480 legal balls | 308 | 80.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 43 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockie Ferguson | 15.0 | 64 | 1 | 4.27 | 0 | 1 |
| Donovan Grobbelaar | 3.0 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bates | 5.0 | 19 | 0 | 3.80 | 0 | 4 |
| Matthew Quinn | 19.0 | 44 | 3 | 2.32 | 1 | 0 |
| Tarun Nethula | 26.4 | 121 | 4 | 4.54 | 0 | 16 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 5.0 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeet Raval | 4.2 | 7 | 0 | 1.62 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert O'Donnell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-49 (MHW Papps) · 2-193 (SJ Murdoch) · 3-197 (LJ Woodcock) · 4-199 (SG Borthwick) · 5-219 (MA Pollard) · 6-220 (FJ Colson) · 7-237 (JS Patel) · 8-297 (TA Blundell)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.