- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras8 (nb 6, w 2)TOTAL351/8d (95.2 Overs, RR: 3.68, 407 minutes)Did not bat: L DelportFall of wickets: 1-15 (William O'Donnell, 8.2 ov), 2-87 (Sean Solia, 20.4 ov), 3-143 (Glenn Phillips, 29.5 ov), 4-234 (Cole Briggs, 58.6 ov), 5-262 (Ben Horne, 66.2 ov), 6-264 (Ross ter Braak, 69.5 ov), 7-308 (William Somerville, 86.2 ov), 8-339 (Robert O'Donnell, 93.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MD Rae 27 4 89 4 3.29 0 0 AW McKenzie 13 3 47 1 3.61 1 0 MB Bacon 16 1 76 0 4.75 0 0 T Muller 18 1 73 1 4.05 1 6 MJG Rippon 5.2 2 26 0 4.87 0 0 AK Kitchen 16 5 40 1 2.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (b 4, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL259/5 (80.5 Overs, RR: 3.2, 333 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Anaru Kitchen, 15.6 ov), 2-120 (Hamish Rutherford, 40.6 ov), 3-140 (Mitch Renwick, 45.4 ov), 4-176 (Dale Phillips, 55.2 ov), 5-200 (Nick Kelly, 63.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DK Ferns 8 0 27 0 3.37 0 2 OMR Pringle 9 1 18 0 2.00 0 0 RM ter Braak 8 2 23 0 2.87 1 0 WER Somerville 23 5 79 2 3.43 0 0 L Delport 21 1 69 1 3.28 0 0 GD Phillips 10.5 2 33 2 3.04 0 0 WT O'Donnell 1 0 6 0 6.00 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Auckland , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days
18,19,20,21 March 2021 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Auckland 6, Otago 5
Close of Play
- Thu, 18 Mar - day 1 - Auckland 1st innings 273/6 (RR O'Donnell 92*, WER Somerville 2*, 74 ov)
- Fri, 19 Mar - day 2 - Otago 1st innings 39/1 (HD Rutherford 22*, M Renwick 2*, 21 ov)
- Sat, 20 Mar - day 3 - Otago 1st innings 259/5 (MJG Rippon 40*, MW Chu 29*, 80.5 ov)
- Sun, 21 Mar - day 4 - no play
Match Notes
- Rain (10:29 to 12:16): Otago - 259/5 in 80.5 overs, MJG Rippon 40 (76), MW Chu 29 (58)
- Lunch (12:16): Otago - 259/5 in 80.5 overs, MJG Rippon 40 (76), MW Chu 29 (58)
- Play Called Off (13:22): Otago - 259/5 in 80.5 overs, MJG Rippon 40 (76), MW Chu 29 (58)
- End of 110 over bonus points: Otago 259/5 (80.5) (Otago 2 batting points, Auckland 2 bowling points)
- Ground Delay (10:24 to 10:51): Otago - 39/1 in 21.0 overs, HD Rutherford 22 (70), M Renwick 2 (19)
- Rain (10:51 to 12:16): Otago - 39/1 in 21.0 overs, HD Rutherford 22 (70), M Renwick 2 (19)
- Lunch (12:16 to 12:44): Otago - 39/1 in 21.0 overs, HD Rutherford 22 (70), M Renwick 2 (19)
- Rain (12:44 to 13:00): Otago - 39/1 in 21.0 overs, HD Rutherford 22 (70), M Renwick 2 (19)
- Ground Delay (13:00 to 13:58): Otago - 39/1 in 21.0 overs, HD Rutherford 22 (70), M Renwick 2 (19)
- Hours of Play Day 3. 2pm to 4-10pm. 4-30pm to 6-30pm. 62 overs minimum
- Otago: 50 runs in 24.5 overs, 104 minutes, 2 extras
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls, 57 minutes, HD Rutherford 25 (35), M Renwick 26 (51), 0 extras
- HD Rutherford: 50 runs in 102 balls, 145 minutes (4x4, 1x6)
- Otago: 100 runs in 36.0 overs, 152 minutes, 2 extras
- Otago: 150 runs in 49.2 overs, 204 minutes, 2 extras
- Tea (16:12 to 16:33): Otago - 176/3 in 55.0 overs, NF Kelly 34 (51), DN Phillips 15 (18)
- Otago: 200 runs in 62.4 overs, 257 minutes, 3 extras
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls, 64 minutes, MJG Rippon 25 (46), MW Chu 21 (48), 4 extras
- Otago: 250 runs in 78.5 overs, 324 minutes, 7 extras
- Rain (18:22 to 18:25): Otago - 259/5 in 80.5 overs, MJG Rippon 40 (76), MW Chu 29 (58)
- End of Day (18:25): Otago - 259/5 in 80.5 overs, MJG Rippon 40 (76), MW Chu 29 (58)
- Ground Delay (10:29 to 12:01): Auckland - 273/6 in 74.0 overs, RR O'Donnell 92 (156), WER Somerville 2 (13)
- Lunch (12:01 to 12:41): Auckland - 273/6 in 74.0 overs, RR O'Donnell 92 (156), WER Somerville 2 (13)
- Ground Delay (12:41 to 15:29): Auckland - 273/6 in 74.0 overs, RR O'Donnell 92 (156), WER Somerville 2 (13)
- Hours of Play Day 2. 3-30pm to 6-30pm. 45 overs minimum
- New Ball Taken: Auckland - 281/6 after 80.0 overs, RR O'Donnell 95 (171), WER Somerville 7 (34), 7 extras
- RR O'Donnell: 100 runs in 176 balls, 254 minutes (14x4, 2x6)
- Auckland: 300 runs in 84.4 overs, 359 minutes, 8 extras
- Auckland: 350 runs in 95.2 overs, 406 minutes, 8 extras
- End of 110 over bonus points: Auckland 351/8 (95.2) (Auckland 4 batting points, Otago 3 bowling points)
- Otago 1st innings:
- End of Day (18:41): Otago - 39/1 in 21.0 overs, HD Rutherford 22 (70), M Renwick 2 (19)
- Auckland 1st innings:
- Ground Delay (10:10 to 12:01): Pre Start
- Lunch (12:01 to 13:12): Pre Start
- Hours of Play Day 1: 1-15pm to 3-50pm. 4-10pm to 6-30pm. 74 overs minimum
- Auckland: 50 runs in 15.2 overs, 67 minutes, 1 extra
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls, 39 minutes, SM Solia 15 (25), GD Phillips 34 (28), 1 extra
- GD Phillips: 50 runs in 38 balls, 47 minutes (7x4, 2x6)
- Auckland: 100 runs in 24.1 overs, 109 minutes, 1 extra
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls, 39 minutes, GD Phillips 40 (19), RR O'Donnell 12 (30), 1 extra
- Break in Play (15:26 to 15:28): Auckland - 140/2 in 28.5 overs, GD Phillips 92 (61), RR O'Donnell 12 (30)
- Tea (15:51 to 16:09): Auckland - 148/3 in 34.0 overs, RR O'Donnell 15 (45), CJ Briggs 5 (13)
- Auckland: 150 runs in 34.2 overs, 160 minutes, 2 extras
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls, 58 minutes, RR O'Donnell 26 (45), CJ Briggs 24 (46), 0 extras
- Auckland: 200 runs in 48.4 overs, 216 minutes, 5 extras
- RR O'Donnell: 50 runs in 95 balls, 129 minutes (9x4)
- Auckland: 250 runs in 63.5 overs, 275 minutes, 7 extras
- End of Day (18:46): Auckland - 273/6 in 74.0 overs, RR O'Donnell 92 (156), WER Somerville 2 (13)
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