f55251 ps1451	Auckland v Northern Districts
	Plunket Shield 2013/14
Venue	Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland on 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd December 2013 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Auckland won the toss and decided to field
Result	Auckland won by 6 wickets
Points	Auckland 16 (Batting 3, Bowling 1); Northern Districts 4 (Batting 3, Bowling 1)
Umpires	GAV Baxter, BG Frost
Scorers	CEJ Hayne, EK Knights
Close of play day 1	Northern Districts (1) 315/2 (Flynn 162*, Mitchell 26*; 97 overs)
Close of play day 2	Auckland (1) 243/4 (Guptill 121*, Hopkins 9*; 69 overs)
Close of play day 3	Auckland (2) 23/0 (Raval 13*, Guptill 10*; 5 overs)

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Northern Districts first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*DR Flynn	b Martin	188	306	425	23	2
BS Wilson	lbw b de Grandhomme	18	55	62	2	-
JF Carter	c Raval b de Grandhomme	95	181	231	16	-
DJ Mitchell	not out	103	144	221	7	5
AP Devcich	c Hopkins b Mills	2	4	7	-	-
B Popli	not out	34	63	82	6	-
SC Kuggeleijn	did not bat
+CD Fletcher	did not bat
JJ Boult	did not bat
GW Aldridge	did not bat
JD Baker	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb, 8 nb, 8 w)	21
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 124.1 overs)	461
Fall of wickets:
1-41 (Wilson, 13.6 ov), 2-253 (Carter, 72.4 ov), 3-356 (Flynn, 105.2 ov), 4-361 (Devcich, 106.6 ov)

Auckland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bates	24	2	67	0	-	-
Mills	21	3	83	1	-	3
de Grandhomme	19	4	87	2	2	-
Bartlett	18.1	1	80	0	1	5
Munro	8	1	29	0	1	-
Martin	34	5	110	1	-	-

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Auckland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JA Raval	b Kuggeleijn	4	11	11	1	-
MJ Guptill	not out	161	254	375	20	-
TG McIntosh	c Mitchell b Baker	18	61	87	3	-
C Munro	c Baker b Aldridge	36	48	51	7	-
C de Grandhomme	c Mitchell b Boult	50	73	73	5	2
*+GJ Hopkins	not out	77	117	150	11	-
DJ Grobbelaar	did not bat
KD Mills	did not bat
BP Martin	did not bat
MD Bates	did not bat
DJ Bartlett	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 2 w)	6
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 94 overs)	352
Fall of wickets:
1-10 (Raval, 2.4 ov), 2-59 (McIntosh, 24.1 ov), 3-113 (Munro, 36.3 ov), 4-198 (de Grandhomme, 55.1 ov)

Northern Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Kuggeleijn	20	5	73	1	2	-
Aldridge	19	1	63	1	-	-
Boult	30	3	102	1	-	-
Baker	18	2	77	1	-	-
Devcich	2	0	9	0	-	-
Mitchell	5	0	24	0	-	-

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Northern Districts second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*DR Flynn	c Grobbelaar b Bartlett	29	56	69	4	-
BS Wilson	c and b Bartlett	15	38	61	-	-
JF Carter	c Mills b Raval	86	119	115	15	2
DJ Mitchell	c Guptill b Martin	44	51	82	4	1
AP Devcich	c McIntosh b Guptill	33	32	33	3	2
B Popli	not out	48	58	74	8	-
+CD Fletcher	not out	33	54	66	6	-
SC Kuggeleijn	did not bat
JJ Boult	did not bat
GW Aldridge	did not bat
JD Baker	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 4 lb, 3 nb)	11
Total	(5 wickets, declared, 67.3 overs)	299
Fall of wickets:
1-43 (Wilson, 13.6 ov), 2-52 (Flynn, 15.3 ov), 3-153 (Mitchell, 38.5 ov), 4-206 (Carter, 46.6 ov), 5-222 (Devcich, 49.5 ov)

Auckland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bates	7	0	22	0	-	-
Mills	8	2	19	0	-	1
Bartlett	8	0	34	2	-	2
de Grandhomme	1	0	1	0	-	-
Guptill	12	0	86	1	-	-
Raval	13	1	68	1	-	-
Martin	14.3	0	49	1	-	-
McIntosh	4	0	12	0	-	-

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Auckland second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JA Raval	c Flynn b Mitchell	55	98	124	7	-
MJ Guptill	c Flynn b Devcich	91	160	248	9	1
TG McIntosh	c Fletcher b Boult	93	131	135	17	-
C Munro	lbw b Devcich	17	26	30	3	-
C de Grandhomme	not out	102	89	112	16	1
*+GJ Hopkins	not out	44	59	93	5	-
DJ Grobbelaar	did not bat
KD Mills	did not bat
BP Martin	did not bat
MD Bates	did not bat
DJ Bartlett	did not bat
Extras	(3 lb, 3 nb, 1 w)	7
Total	(4 wickets, 93.2 overs)	409
Fall of wickets:
1-98 (Raval, 30.2 ov), 2-232 (Guptill, 63.1 ov), 3-246 (McIntosh, 66.4 ov), 4-265 (Munro, 71.3 ov)

Northern Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Kuggeleijn	16	4	68	0	-	-
Aldridge	14	2	65	0	-	-
Boult	32	1	128	1	1	-
Baker	9	1	40	0	-	-
Mitchell	6	1	36	1	-	-
Devcich	16.2	2	69	2	-	3

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Northern Districts (1) 120/1 (Flynn 70*, Carter 24*; 36 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Northern Districts (1) 235/1 (Flynn 113*, Carter 92*; 65 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Auckland (1) 10/1 (Guptill 6*, McIntosh 0*; 4 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Auckland (1) 100/2 (Guptill 43*, Munro 30*; 34 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Northern Districts (2) 26/0 (Flynn 19*, Wilson 5*; 9 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Northern Districts (2) 159/3 (Carter 60*, Devcich 4*; 41 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Auckland (2) 153/1 (Guptill 68*, McIntosh 29*; 45 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Auckland (2) 281/4 (de Grandhomme 14*, Hopkins 7*; 74 overs)
--> Northern Districts first innings: 50 in 17.3 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 100 in 29.3 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 150 in 41.3 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 200 in 52.2 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 250 in 70.1 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 300 in 87.3 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 350 in 103.5 overs
--> Northern Districts score at 110 overs in the first innings was 371-4
--> Northern Districts first innings: 400 in 115.2 overs
--> Northern Districts first innings: 450 in 123.1 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 50 in 19.5 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 100 in 33.4 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 150 in 44.2 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 200 in 56.2 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 250 in 70.5 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 300 in 82.3 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 350 in 93.3 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 50 in 15.1 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 100 in 26.2 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 150 in 36.2 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 200 in 46.1 overs
--> Northern Districts second innings: 250 in 55.6 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 50 in 16.5 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 100 in 30.6 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 150 in 43.1 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 200 in 55.3 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 250 in 67.5 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 300 in 76.2 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 350 in 83.5 overs
--> Auckland second innings: 400 in 92.4 overs
--> DR Flynn (1) 50 in 75 balls with 8 fours and 1 six
--> DR Flynn (1) 100 in 150 balls with 15 fours and 1 six
--> DR Flynn (1) 150 in 248 balls with 19 fours and 2 sixes
--> JF Carter (1) 50 in 85 balls with 11 fours
--> JF Carter (1) passed his previous highest score of 81 in Plunket Shield matches
--> JF Carter (1) passed his previous highest score of 81 in first-class matches
--> DJ Mitchell (1) 50 in 110 balls with 5 fours
--> DJ Mitchell (1) 100 in 144 balls with 7 fours and 5 sixes
--> DJ Mitchell (1) passed 1000 runs in Plunket Shield matches when he reached 50
--> B Popli made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> B Popli made his debut in first-class matches
--> MJ Guptill (1) 50 in 99 balls with 6 fours
--> MJ Guptill (1) 100 in 165 balls with 13 fours
--> MJ Guptill (1) 150 in 245 balls with 19 fours
--> C de Grandhomme (1) 50 in 70 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes
--> GJ Hopkins (1) 50 in 82 balls with 6 fours
--> JF Carter (2) 50 in 68 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes
--> JA Raval (2) 50 in 89 balls with 7 fours
--> MJ Guptill (2) 50 in 91 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> TG McIntosh (2) 50 in 83 balls with 8 fours
--> C de Grandhomme (2) 50 in 48 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> C de Grandhomme (2) 100 in 89 balls with 16 fours and 1 six
--> C de Grandhomme (2) passed 3000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 96
--> GJ Hopkins (2) passed 6000 runs in Plunket Shield matches when he reached 43
--> KD Mills made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> KD Mills made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches

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12th Men: MR Quinn (Auckland), JD Hickey (Northern Districts)
Northern Districts 1st innings
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (DR Flynn 34, JF Carter 14, Ex 2)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 157 balls (DR Flynn 64, JF Carter 34, Ex 3)
2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 214 balls (DR Flynn 78, JF Carter 67, Ex 5)
2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 331 balls (DR Flynn 104, JF Carter 94, Ex 6)
New Ball Taken: Northern Districts 272/2 at 80.1 overs (DR Flynn 138, DJ Mitchell 8)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 190 balls (DR Flynn 60, DJ Mitchell 39, Ex 1)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (DJ Mitchell 32, Bharat Popli 22, Ex 1)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 104 balls (DJ Mitchell 59, Bharat Popli 34, Ex 7)
Auckland 1st innings
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (MJ Guptill 18, C Munro 32, Ex 0)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (MJ Guptill 20, C de Grandhomme 30, Ex 0)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (MJ Guptill 37, GJ Hopkins 13, Ex 0)
New Ball Taken: Auckland 294/4 at 80.1 overs (MJ Guptill 135, GJ Hopkins 46)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 162 balls (MJ Guptill 51, GJ Hopkins 49, Ex 0)
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 228 balls (MJ Guptill 73, GJ Hopkins 77, Ex 1)
Northern Districts 2nd innings:
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (JF Carter 22, DJ Mitchell 27, Ex 4)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 136 balls (JF Carter 52, DJ Mitchell 44, Ex 4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (JF Carter 28, AP Devcich 21, Ex 4)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (Bharat Popli 30, CD Fletcher 20, Ex 0)
Auckland 2nd innings:
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls (JA Raval 24, MJ Guptill 26, Ex 0)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (MJ Guptill 23, TG McIntosh 28, Ex 1)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 147 balls (MJ Guptill 40, TG McIntosh 59, Ex 1)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (C de Grandhomme 23, GJ Hopkins 26, Ex 2)
New Ball Taken: Auckland 321/4 at 80.1 overs (C de Grandhomme 31, GJ Hopkins 30)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 88 balls (C de Grandhomme 62, GJ Hopkins 35, Ex 3)