Match summary
Wellington Firebirds played Auckland Aces in the Plunket Shield 2016 at Colin Maiden Park, Auckland, from 13 Feb 2016 to 16 Feb 2016. Auckland Aces won by an innings and 119 runs.
Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to field first. Wellington Firebirds made 174 in 71.1 overs, Auckland Aces made 512/9 declared in 167.5 overs, Wellington Firebirds made 219 in 76.2 overs.
RR O'Donnell top-scored with 167 off 325 balls; Tarun Nethula took 6/113 in the match.
Wellington Firebirds Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHW Papps c RR O'Donnell b MD Bates |
c RR O'Donnell b MD Bates | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| LJ Woodcock b N McAndrew |
b N McAndrew | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| SJ Murdoch c RJ Nicol b N McAndrew |
c RJ Nicol b N McAndrew | 22 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 32.84 |
| SG Borthwick lbw b TS Nethula |
lbw b TS Nethula | 22 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 31.43 |
| L Ronchi c MD Bates b DJ Grobbelaar |
c MD Bates b DJ Grobbelaar | 50 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 94.34 |
| TA Blundell c B Cachopa b C de Grandhomme |
c B Cachopa b C de Grandhomme | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 |
| FJ Colson lbw b C de Grandhomme |
lbw b C de Grandhomme | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| JS Patel lbw b C de Grandhomme |
lbw b C de Grandhomme | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| DS Hutchinson c JA Raval b TS Nethula |
c JA Raval b TS Nethula | 15 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 23.44 |
| A Verma c & b C de Grandhomme |
c & b C de Grandhomme | 26 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 39.39 |
| BJ Arnel not out |
not out | 11 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 31.43 |
| Extras | (b 3, lb 4, w 1, nb 2) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 71.1 Ov (RR: 2.44) | 174/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (LJ Woodcock, 4.3 ov), 2-22 (MHW Papps, 7.5 ov), 3-60 (SJ Murdoch, 28.1 ov), 4-70 (SG Borthwick, 29.6 ov), 5-106 (TA Blundell, 38.5 ov), 6-108 (FJ Colson, 40.3 ov), 7-110 (JS Patel, 42.2 ov), 8-116 (L Ronchi, 45.5 ov), 9-146 (DS Hutchinson, 62.2 ov), 10-174 (A Verma, 71.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N McAndrew | 16 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 2.94 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MD Bates | 13 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 2.08 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C de Grandhomme | 13.1 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 2.35 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Grobbelaar | 8 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 2.75 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TS Nethula | 18 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 2.00 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Hicks | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Auckland Aces Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Raval c L Ronchi b DS Hutchinson |
c L Ronchi b DS Hutchinson | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43.75 |
| ML Guptill-Bunce c TA Blundell b A Verma |
c TA Blundell b A Verma | 89 | 154 | 10 | 0 | 57.79 |
| RR O'Donnell lbw b SG Borthwick |
lbw b SG Borthwick | 167 | 325 | 18 | 0 | 51.38 |
| RJ Nicol b SG Borthwick |
b SG Borthwick | 22 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 |
| B Cachopa lbw b DS Hutchinson |
lbw b DS Hutchinson | 60 | 128 | 4 | 0 | 46.88 |
| C de Grandhomme c TA Blundell b DS Hutchinson |
c TA Blundell b DS Hutchinson | 19 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 52.78 |
| S Hicks c A Verma b JS Patel |
c A Verma b JS Patel | 22 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 42.31 |
| N McAndrew run out (LJ Woodcock, A Verma, LJ Woodcock) |
run out (LJ Woodcock, A Verma, LJ Woodcock) | 26 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 54.17 |
| DJ Grobbelaar not out |
not out | 44 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 45.83 |
| TS Nethula c FJ Colson b DS Hutchinson |
c FJ Colson b DS Hutchinson | 41 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 46.59 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 6, w 3, nb 2) | 15 | ||||
| Total | 167.5 Ov (RR: 3.05) | 512/9 | ||||
Did not bat: MD Bates
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (JA Raval, 3.4 ov), 2-179 (ML Guptill-Bunce, 53.5 ov), 3-247 (RJ Nicol, 77.6 ov), 4-330 (RR O'Donnell, 107.4 ov), 5-373 (B Cachopa, 119.1 ov), 6-376 (C de Grandhomme, 121.4 ov), 7-422 (S Hicks, 136.2 ov), 8-427 (N McAndrew, 137.5 ov), 9-512 (TS Nethula, 167.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJ Arnel | 39 | 6 | 121 | 0 | 3.10 | 165 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| DS Hutchinson | 31.5 | 12 | 89 | 4 | 2.80 | 155 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A Verma | 21 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 3.29 | 101 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JS Patel | 52 | 11 | 134 | 1 | 2.58 | 246 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SG Borthwick | 18 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 3.39 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LJ Woodcock | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.67 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wellington Firebirds Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJ Woodcock c RJ Nicol b MD Bates |
c RJ Nicol b MD Bates | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| MHW Papps c JA Raval b DJ Grobbelaar |
c JA Raval b DJ Grobbelaar | 47 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 62.67 |
| SJ Murdoch c B Cachopa b DJ Grobbelaar |
c B Cachopa b DJ Grobbelaar | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 65.00 |
| SG Borthwick c RR O'Donnell b TS Nethula |
c RR O'Donnell b TS Nethula | 55 | 106 | 8 | 0 | 51.89 |
| L Ronchi b TS Nethula |
b TS Nethula | 26 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 63.41 |
| TA Blundell c RR O'Donnell b TS Nethula |
c RR O'Donnell b TS Nethula | 15 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| FJ Colson b TS Nethula |
b TS Nethula | 21 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 31.34 |
| JS Patel c RJ Nicol b MD Bates |
c RJ Nicol b MD Bates | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| DS Hutchinson lbw b DJ Grobbelaar |
lbw b DJ Grobbelaar | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 29.03 |
| A Verma not out |
not out | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 |
| BJ Arnel c B Cachopa b S Hicks |
c B Cachopa b S Hicks | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | (b 6, lb 0, w 2, nb 4) | 12 | ||||
| Total | 76.2 Ov (RR: 2.87) | 219/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (LJ Woodcock, 4.2 ov), 2-35 (SJ Murdoch, 10.4 ov), 3-80 (MHW Papps, 24.1 ov), 4-136 (L Ronchi, 37.1 ov), 5-163 (SG Borthwick, 47.6 ov), 6-170 (TA Blundell, 51.5 ov), 7-176 (JS Patel, 54.2 ov), 8-200 (FJ Colson, 67.5 ov), 9-200 (DS Hutchinson, 68.2 ov), 10-219 (BJ Arnel, 76.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Bates | 15 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 2.53 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| N McAndrew | 14 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 3.36 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Grobbelaar | 13 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 2.08 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C de Grandhomme | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TS Nethula | 29 | 4 | 77 | 4 | 2.66 | 128 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| S Hicks | 1.2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Wellington Firebirds
1MHW Papps 2LJ Woodcock 3SJ Murdoch 4SG Borthwick 5L Ronchi 6TA Blundell 7FJ Colson 8JS Patel 9DS Hutchinson 10A Verma 11BJ Arnel- Match
- Plunket Shield 2016
- Venue
- Colin Maiden Park, Auckland
- Date
- 13 Feb 2016 to 16 Feb 2016
- Toss
- Auckland Aces, elected to field first
- Result
- Auckland Aces won by an innings and 119 runs
- Format
- MDM
- Season
- 2015/16
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Wellington Firebirds vs Auckland Aces match on 13 Feb 2016?
Auckland Aces won by an innings and 119 runs.
Who scored the most runs in Wellington Firebirds vs Auckland Aces?
RR O'Donnell (Auckland Aces) with 167 off 325 balls.
Who took the most wickets in Wellington Firebirds vs Auckland Aces?
Tarun Nethula, with 6/113.
Who won the toss in Wellington Firebirds vs Auckland Aces?
Auckland Aces, who chose to field first.
Where was Wellington Firebirds vs Auckland Aces played?
At Colin Maiden Park, Auckland.