f58580 ps1579	Canterbury v Auckland
	Plunket Shield 2017/18
Venue	MainPower Oval, Rangiora on 17th, 18th, 19th March 2018 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Canterbury won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Canterbury 5 (Batting 3, Bowling 2); Auckland 2 (Bowling 2)
Umpires	JM Dempsey, A Mehrotra
Referee	GAV Baxter
Close of play day 1	Canterbury (1) 283/4 (McClure 119*, Ellis 2*; 93 overs)
Close of play day 2	Auckland (1) 57/5 (Cachopa 10*, McEwan 8*; 46 overs)

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Canterbury first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CJ Bowes	lbw b McEwan	47	45	56	9	-
LJ Carter	c McEwan b Ferguson	1	17	24	-	-
KJ McClure	c Meaker b McEwan	210	414	538	22	-
MA Pollard	b Ferns	8	24	32	1	-
CE McConchie	c Allen b Ferguson	99	177	266	10	-
*AM Ellis	c O'Donnell b McEwan	5	33	47	-	-
+CD Fletcher	not out	100	118	175	13	2
WSA Williams	not out	1	13	16	-	-
TF van Woerkom	did not bat
ATE Hazeldine	did not bat
BP Coburn	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 7 lb, 1 nb, 4 w)	14
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 140 overs)	485
Fall of wickets:
1-23 (Carter, 6.2 ov), 2-56 (Bowes, 13.3 ov), 3-73 (Pollard, 21.2 ov), 4-273 (McConchie, 88.1 ov), 5-290 (Ellis, 99.3 ov), 6-475 (McClure, 135.5 ov)

Auckland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ferguson	28	10	72	2	2	-
Meaker	22	2	70	0	2	-
McEwan	28	5	115	3	-	-
Ferns	25	3	77	1	-	-
Parikh	20	2	89	0	-	-
Solia	10	1	21	0	-	1
O'Donnell	7	0	32	0	-	-

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Auckland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SM Solia	c Fletcher b Williams	17	103	162	-	-
*ML Guptill-Bunce	b Williams	8	64	77	-	-
RR O'Donnell	c Carter b Hazeldine	1	15	23	-	-
FH Allen	c Fletcher b Hazeldine	5	21	28	-	-
C Cachopa	not out	15	59	97	2	-
+BJ Horne	lbw b Williams	0	8	10	-	-
MB McEwan	c Hazeldine b Williams	12	27	49	2	-
AA Parikh	not out	0	2	4	-	-
LH Ferguson	did not bat
DK Ferns	did not bat
SC Meaker	did not bat
Extras	(5 nb, 3 w)	8
Total	(6 wickets, 49 overs)	66
Fall of wickets:
1-20 (Guptill-Bunce, 18.6 ov), 2-25 (O'Donnell, 23.5 ov), 3-33 (Allen, 29.5 ov), 4-44 (Solia, 36.4 ov), 5-44 (Horne, 38.6 ov), 6-66 (McEwan, 48.4 ov)

Canterbury bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Williams	20	12	16	4	1	-
Hazeldine	11	1	21	2	1	-
Ellis	16	5	21	0	1	5
van Woerkom	2	0	8	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Canterbury (1) 95/3 (McClure 23*, McConchie 13*; 34 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Canterbury (1) 194/3 (McClure 80*, McConchie 52*; 68 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Canterbury (1) 384/5 (McClure 181*, Fletcher 35*; 125 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Auckland (1) 8/0 (Solia 3*, Guptill-Bunce 5*; 14 overs)
--> Canterbury first innings: 50 in 11.2 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 100 in 35.2 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 150 in 54.1 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 200 in 68.5 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 250 in 83.4 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 300 in 101.2 overs
--> Canterbury score at 110 overs in the first innings was 329-5
--> Canterbury first innings: 350 in 113.4 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 400 in 127.1 overs
--> Canterbury first innings: 450 in 133.1 overs
--> Auckland first innings: 50 in 41.1 overs
--> MA Pollard made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> MA Pollard made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> AA Parikh made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> AA Parikh made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> SC Meaker made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> KJ McClure (1) 50 in 144 balls with 5 fours
--> KJ McClure (1) 100 in 260 balls with 7 fours
--> KJ McClure (1) 150 in 334 balls with 14 fours
--> KJ McClure (1) passed his previous highest score of 193 in Plunket Shield matches
--> KJ McClure (1) passed his previous highest score of 193 in First-Class matches
--> KJ McClure (1) 200 in 405 balls with 20 fours
--> CE McConchie (1) 50 in 108 balls with 5 fours
--> CE McConchie (1) passed 1000 runs in Plunket Shield matches when he reached 57
--> CE McConchie (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 57
--> CD Fletcher (1) 50 in 84 balls with 7 fours
--> CD Fletcher (1) passed his previous highest score of 81 in Plunket Shield matches
--> CD Fletcher (1) made his first century in Plunket Shield matches
--> CD Fletcher (1) passed his previous highest score of 81 in First-Class matches
--> CD Fletcher (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> CD Fletcher (1) 100 in 118 balls with 13 fours and 2 sixes
--> WSA Williams achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches in the Auckland first innings (previous best was 4-37)
--> WSA Williams achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Auckland first innings (previous best was 4-37)

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Canterbury (1) 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 140 balls (KJ McClure 27, CE McConchie 22, Ex 1)
Canterbury (1) 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 229 balls (KJ McClure 61, CE McConchie 38, Ex 2)
Canterbury (1) 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 334 balls (KJ McClure 77, CE McConchie 72, Ex 4)
Canterbury (1) 4th Wicket: 200 runs in 401 balls (KJ McClure 97, CE McConchie 99, Ex 4)
Canterbury (1) 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (KJ McClure 37, CD Fletcher 12, Ex 1)
Canterbury (1) 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 159 balls (KJ McClure 62, CD Fletcher 37, Ex 1)
Canterbury (1) 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 197 balls (KJ McClure 72, CD Fletcher 79, Ex 2)
The match was ended on the morning of the third day as the umpires removed the players from the field due to concerns for the players' safety over the pitch