Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brady Barnett	lbw b Quinn	6	16	27	0	0	37.50
Michael Papps (c)	c Craig Cachopa b Bates	5	5	12	1	0	100.00
Stephen Murdoch	c †B Cachopa b Quinn	29	59	85	6	0	49.15
Michael Pollard	c †B Cachopa b Bartlett	10	24	33	2	0	41.66
Tom Blundell †	c †B Cachopa b Quinn	18	37	57	2	0	48.64
Henry Walsh	c Craig Cachopa b Bates	17	28	40	4	0	60.71
Luke Woodcock	c †B Cachopa b Carl Cachopa	49	94	126	7	0	52.12
Matt McEwan	c Carl Cachopa b Bartlett	11	26	40	1	0	42.30
Mark Gillespie	c Craig Cachopa b Quinn	16	26	42	2	1	61.53
Ili Tugaga	c †B Cachopa b Carl Cachopa	8	26	43	1	0	30.76
Brent Arnel	not out	6	20	19	1	0	30.00
Extras	(b 16, lb 7, nb 1)	24
Total	60 Ov (RR: 3.31)	199
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Michael Papps, 2.2 ov), 2-25 (Brady Barnett, 5.3 ov), 3-39 (Michael Pollard, 13.3 ov), 4-64 (Stephen Murdoch, 20.4 ov), 5-82 (Tom Blundell, 25.3 ov), 6-101 (Henry Walsh, 29.6 ov), 7-142 (Matt McEwan, 40.2 ov), 8-171 (Mark Gillespie, 49.2 ov), 9-190 (Luke Woodcock, 55.2 ov), 10-199 (Ili Tugaga, 59.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Michael Bates	13	4	38	2	2.92	-	-	-	0
Matt Quinn	18	8	41	4	2.27	-	-	-	0
Donovan Grobbelaar	14	4	42	0	3.00	-	-	-	0
Dean Bartlett	10	2	34	2	3.40	-	-	-	1
Tarun Nethula	2	0	16	0	8.00	-	-	-	0
Carl Cachopa	3	1	5	2	1.66	-	-	-	0

Auckland 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval	c Murdoch b Gillespie	9	45	42	1	0	20.00
Carl Cachopa	c Woodcock b Tugaga	32	78	140	5	0	41.02
Craig Cachopa	b McEwan	46	74	89	7	1	62.16
Colin Munro	run out (Gillespie)	47	61	83	5	1	77.04
Dean Bartlett	c Barnett b Gillespie	5	13	19	0	0	38.46
Rob Nicol (c)	lbw b Tugaga	3	11	17	0	0	27.27
Donovan Grobbelaar	c Papps b Gillespie	29	56	-	3	0	51.78
Brad Cachopa †	not out	20	48	77	3	0	41.66
Tarun Nethula	c Pollard b Gillespie	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Michael Bates	not out	1	14	21	0	0	7.14
Extras	(b 9, lb 3, nb 1)	13
Total	66.4 Ov (RR: 3.07)	205/8d
Did not bat: Matt Quinn
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Jeet Raval, 10.4 ov), 1-48* (Craig Cachopa, retired not out), 2-106 (Carl Cachopa, 32.6 ov), 3-125 (Dean Bartlett, 37.1 ov), 4-125 (Colin Munro, 37.3 ov), 5-133 (Rob Nicol, 40.6 ov), 6-155 (Craig Cachopa, 49.5 ov), 7-192 (Donovan Grobbelaar, 61.3 ov), 8-192 (Tarun Nethula, 61.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Mark Gillespie	21	4	47	4	2.23	-	-	-	0
Ili Tugaga	17	2	46	2	2.70	-	-	-	1
Brent Arnel	15.4	2	55	0	3.51	-	-	-	0
Matt McEwan	13	4	45	1	3.46	-	-	-	0

Wellington 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brady Barnett	lbw b Bates	7	15	16	0	0	46.66
Michael Papps (c)	c Nethula b Quinn	4	12	23	1	0	33.33
Stephen Murdoch	c †B Cachopa b Bates	37	102	133	5	0	36.27
Michael Pollard	b Quinn	2	13	18	0	0	15.38
Tom Blundell †	lbw b Bates	28	77	116	3	0	36.36
Henry Walsh	b Bates	5	27	45	0	0	18.51
Luke Woodcock	c Nicol b Carl Cachopa	19	37	62	3	0	51.35
Matt McEwan	c Grobbelaar b Carl Cachopa	12	15	14	2	0	80.00
Mark Gillespie	not out	2	12	26	0	0	16.66
Ili Tugaga	c Quinn b Carl Cachopa	0	5	8	0	0	0.00
Brent Arnel	lbw b Grobbelaar	0	5	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 8, lb 2, nb 2, w 5)	17
Total	53 Ov (RR: 2.50)	133
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Brady Barnett, 4.1 ov), 2-20 (Michael Papps, 5.2 ov), 3-33 (Michael Pollard, 9.4 ov), 4-94 (Stephen Murdoch, 34.6 ov), 5-95 (Tom Blundell, 36.4 ov), 6-116 (Henry Walsh, 44.4 ov), 7-129 (Matt McEwan, 47.5 ov), 8-132 (Luke Woodcock, 49.5 ov), 9-132 (Ili Tugaga, 51.4 ov), 10-133 (Brent Arnel, 52.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Michael Bates	19	6	47	4	2.47	-	-	-	0	0
Matt Quinn	16	2	28	2	1.75	-	-	-	1	0
Dean Bartlett	5	0	25	0	5.00	-	-	-	0	2
Carl Cachopa	9	4	20	3	2.22	-	-	-	0	0
Tarun Nethula	1	0	1	0	1.00	-	-	-	0	0
Donovan Grobbelaar	3	1	2	1	0.66	-	-	-	0	0

Auckland 2nd Innings (T: 128 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeet Raval	b Arnel	15	29	30	2	0	51.72
Carl Cachopa	c McEwan b Woodcock	25	84	124	3	0	29.76
Craig Cachopa	b McEwan	4	8	9	1	0	50.00
Colin Munro	c Walsh b Woodcock	59	49	75	7	4	120.40
Rob Nicol (c)	not out	14	23	37	2	0	60.86
Donovan Grobbelaar	not out	10	24	28	1	0	41.66
Extras	(w 1)	1
Total	36.1 Ov (RR: 3.53)	128/4
Did not bat: Brad Cachopa †, Tarun Nethula, Michael Bates, Dean Bartlett, Matt Quinn
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Jeet Raval, 7.3 ov), 2-29 (Craig Cachopa, 9.5 ov), 3-104 (Colin Munro, 27.1 ov), 4-106 (Carl Cachopa, 29.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD
Mark Gillespie	14	4	35	0	2.50	-	-	-	1
Ili Tugaga	1	0	5	0	5.00	-	-	-	0
Brent Arnel	7	1	44	1	6.28	-	-	-	0
Matt McEwan	7	1	21	1	3.00	-	-	-	0
Luke Woodcock	7	1	19	2	2.71	-	-	-	0
Henry Walsh	0.1	0	4	0	24.00	-	-	-	0

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Thu, 11 Dec - day 1 - Auckland 1st innings 117/2 (Colin Munro 39*, Dean Bartlett 5*, 36 ov)

Fri, 12 Dec - day 2 - Auckland 1st innings 202/8 (Brad Cachopa 18*, Michael Bates 0*, 65.1 ov)

Sat, 13 Dec - day 3 - Wellington 2nd innings 83/3 (Stephen Murdoch 34*, Tom Blundell 24*, 31 ov)

Sun, 14 Dec - day 4 - Auckland 2nd innings 128/4 (36.1 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Day 1

Wellington 1st innings:
Drinks: Wellington - 42/3 in 16.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 15, TA Blundell 2)
Wellington: 50 runs in 18.5 overs (114 balls), Extras 5
Wellington: 100 runs in 28.6 overs (175 balls), Extras 14
Lunch: Wellington - 101/6 in 30.0 overs (LJ Woodcock 2)
Wellington: 150 runs in 42.6 overs (259 balls), Extras 18
Drinks: Wellington - 160/7 in 46.0 overs (LJ Woodcock 37, MR Gillespie 5)
Auckland 1st innings:
Tea: Auckland - 0/0
Drinks: Auckland - 42/1 in 17.0 overs (Carl Cachopa 12, Craig Cachopa 20)
Break In Play: Auckland - 48/1 in 18.3 overs (Carl Cachopa 16)
Auckland : 50 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 1
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (Carl Cachopa 12, C Munro 33, Ex 5)
Auckland: 100 runs in 30.6 overs (187 balls), Extras 6
End Of Day: Auckland - 117/2 in 36.0 overs (C Munro 39, DJ Bartlett 5)

Day 2

Craig Cachopa (1) retired hurt on 22* from 48/1 to 125/4
Auckland: 150 runs in 46.2 overs (279 balls), Extras 11
Drinks: Auckland - 166/6 in 52.0 overs (DJ Grobbelaar 8, B Cachopa 5)
Auckland: 200 runs in 64.4 overs (389 balls), Extras 13
Rain: Auckland - 202/8 in 65.1 overs (B Cachopa 18, MD Bates 0)
Lunch: Auckland - 202/8 in 65.1 overs (B Cachopa 18, MD Bates 0)
Rain: Auckland - 202/8 in 65.1 overs (B Cachopa 18, MD Bates 0)
Tea: Auckland - 202/8 in 65.1 overs (B Cachopa 18, MD Bates 0)
End Of Day: Auckland - 202/8 in 65.1 overs (B Cachopa 18, MD Bates 0)

Day 3

Rain: Auckland 205/8 in 66.4 overs (B Cachopa 20, MD Bates 1)
Lunch: 205/8 in 66.4 overs (B Cachopa 20, MD Bates 1)
Ground Delay: Auckland 205/8 in 66.4 overs (B Cachopa 20, MD Bates 1)
Rain: Auckland 205/8 in 66.4 overs (B Cachopa 20, MD Bates 1)
Ground Delay: Auckland - 205/8 in 66.4 overs (B Cachopa 20, MD Bates 1)
Tea: Auckland 205/8 in 66.4 overs (B Cachopa 20, MD Bates 1)
Revised Hours: 4.30 -6.30 . Minimum 31.2overs
Wellington 2nd innings:
Drinks: 44/3 in 14.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 17, TA Blundell 5)
Wellington: 50 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 9
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 127 balls (SJ Murdoch 23, TA Blundell 24, Ex 3)
End Of Day: Wellington 83/3 in 31.0 overs (SJ Murdoch 34, TA Blundell 24)

Day 4

Wellington: 100 runs in 39.6 overs (242 balls), Extras 17
Drinks: Wellington - 129/7 in 47.5 overs (LJ Woodcock 17)
Auckland 2nd innings:
Lunch: Auckland - 25/1 in 9.0 overs (Carl Cachopa 10, Craig Cachopa 0)
Auckland: 50 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 1
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (Carl Cachopa 6, C Munro 48, Ex 1)
C Munro: 50 off 40 balls (6 x 4, 4 x 6)
Auckland: 100 runs in 24.5 overs (149 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Auckland - 103/2 in 26.0 overs (Carl Cachopa 25, C Munro 58)

Match Details

Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss	Auckland, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2014/15
Match days	11,12,13,14 December 2014 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Henry Walsh
Umpires	Ashley Mehrotra Phil Jones
Points	Auckland 16, Wellington 3

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Auckland Innings

Player Name		R	B
JA Raval	bowled	15	29
Carl Cachopa	caught	25	84
Craig Cachopa	bowled	4	8
C Munro	caught	59	49
RJ Nicol	not out	14	23
DJ Grobbelaar	not out	10	24
Extras	(w 1)
Total	128(4 wkts; 36.1 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
MR Gillespie	14	4	35	0	2.5
MJ Tugaga	1	0	5	0	5
BJ Arnel	7	1	44	1	6.28
MB McEwan	7	1	21	1	3
LJ Woodcock	7	1	19	2	2.71
HA Walsh	0.1	0	4	0	24

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	25	Carl Cachopa	Jeet Raval
2nd	4	Carl Cachopa	Craig Cachopa
3rd	75	Carl Cachopa	Colin Munro
4th	2	Rob Nicol	Carl Cachopa
5th	22	Rob Nicol	Donovan Grobbelaar

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
CANT	10	6	4	0	122
AUCK	10	5	4	1	115
OTAGO	10	4	4	2	99
ND	10	4	4	2	98
WELL	10	4	4	2	93
CD	10	2	5	3	69

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