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Wellington v Auckland
Plunket Shield 1946/47
VenueBasin Reserve, Wellington on 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th December 1946 (4-day match)
Balls per over6
TossWellington won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
PointsWellington 4; Auckland 2
UmpiresMF Pengelly, JB Watson
Close of play day 1Wellington (1) 83/0 (Tindill 51*, McVicar 28*)
Close of play day 2Wellington (1) 356/7 (Ongley 90*, Matheson 6*)
Close of play day 3Auckland (1) 222/4 (Sutcliffe 3*, Taylor 1*)

Wellington first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
+EWT Tindillc Sutcliffe b Burke91 2902- 
SA McVicarc and b Sutcliffe42 190-- 
REJ Menzieslbw b Cowie4     
FR Crawfordc Wallace b Burke11     
JA Ongleyc Wiles b Hayes98 2407- 
WG Rainbirdc Burke b Wiles29 901- 
DS Wilsonb Hayes33 307- 
SR O'Neillst Edmonds b Sutcliffe33 47   
*AM Mathesonb Wiles20 75   
HB Caveb Wiles3     
TA Downesnot out3     
Extras(9 b, 13 lb)22
Total(all out, 553 minutes, 182.3 overs)389
Fall of wickets:
1-121 (McVicar), 2-132 (Menzies), 3-153 (Crawford), 4-156 (Tindill), 5-231 (Rainbird), 6-276 (Wilson), 7-339 (O'Neill), 8-372 (Ongley), 9-384 (Matheson), 10-389 (Cave, 182.3 ov)
Auckland bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Cowie55   111051--
Wiles40.39883--
Scott5   2130--
Hayes26   7702--
Burke34   12522--
Sutcliffe20   6362--
Taylor2   130--

Auckland first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
PE Whitelawc McVicar b O'Neill13     
GC Burgessc Tindill b Crawford25     
VJ Scottc Tindill b Wilson79     
*WM Wallacec O'Neill b Cave86 114   
B Sutcliffec Cave b Wilson21 521- 
DD Taylorc McVicar b Wilson10 36   
AV Wilesnot out8     
C Burkec O'Neill b Wilson0     
+DB Edmondsb Wilson0     
J Cowiec sub (MD Meech) b Cave4     
JA Hayesc Tindill b Wilson2     
Extras(10 b, 6 lb)16
Total(all out, 347 minutes, 115.1 overs)264
Fall of wickets:
1-25 (Whitelaw), 2-75 (Burgess), 3-217 (Wallace), 4-218 (Scott), 5-250 (Taylor), 6-251 (Sutcliffe), 7-251 (Burke), 8-251 (Edmonds), 9-258 (Cowie), 10-264 (Hayes, 115.1 ov)
Wellington bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Downes22   7390--
O'Neill21   7351--
Wilson24.16446--
Cave25   6642--
Crawford12   0461--
Matheson11   4200--

Wellington second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
SA McVicarb Wiles10 49   
+EWT Tindillb Wiles3     
REJ Menzieslbw b Hayes15 62   
FR Crawfordb Cowie21     
JA Ongleyc Sutcliffe b Cowie1     
WG Rainbirdb Cowie2     
DS Wilsonlbw b Wiles33     
SR O'Neillb Cowie11     
HB Cavec Scott b Cowie1     
*AM Mathesonb Cowie5     
TA Downesnot out22 35   
Extras(4 b, 6 lb, 1 w)11
Total(all out, 192 minutes, 54.5 overs)135
Fall of wickets:
1-8 (Tindill), 2-21 (McVicar), 3-53 (Crawford), 4-55 (Menzies), 5-57 (Ongley), 6-68 (Rainbird), 7-80 (O'Neill), 8-86 (Cave), 9-104 (Matheson), 10-135 (Wilson, 54.5 ov)
Auckland bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Cowie25   6616--
Wiles23.59493--
Hayes3   171--
Burke3   0701-

Auckland second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
PE Whitelawnot out13 26   
GC Burgessnot out3 26-- 
VJ Scottdid not bat      
*WM Wallacedid not bat      
B Sutcliffedid not bat      
DD Taylordid not bat      
AV Wilesdid not bat      
C Burkedid not bat      
+DB Edmondsdid not bat      
J Cowiedid not bat      
JA Hayesdid not bat      
Extras0
Total(no wicket, 26 minutes, 11 overs)16
Wellington bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Wilson3   120--
O'Neill2   050--
Rainbird3   040--
Cave3   150--

Notes
--> Wellington first innings: 50 in 82 minutes
--> Wellington first innings: 100 in 162 minutes
--> Wellington first innings: 150 in 261 minutes
--> Wellington first innings: 200 in 346 minutes
--> Wellington first innings: 250 in 398 minutes
--> Wellington first innings: 300 in 423 minutes
--> Wellington first innings: 350 in 473 minutes
--> Auckland first innings: 250 in 292 minutes
--> EWT Tindill (1) 50 in 120 minutes
--> SA McVicar made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> SR O'Neill made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> SR O'Neill (1) passed his previous highest score of 31 in first-class matches
--> TA Downes made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> GC Burgess made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> VJ Scott (1) passed 1000 runs in Plunket Shield matches when he reached 61
--> B Sutcliffe made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> DD Taylor made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> DD Taylor made his debut in first-class matches
--> AV Wiles made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> AV Wiles made his debut in first-class matches
--> JA Hayes made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> JA Hayes made his debut in first-class matches
--> WG Rainbird made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> WG Rainbird made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> TA Downes made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> TA Downes made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> TA Downes (2) passed his previous highest score of 11 in first-class matches
--> DB Edmonds made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> DB Edmonds made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> REJ Menzies made his debut for Wellington in Plunket Shield matches
--> AM Matheson made his debut for Wellington in Plunket Shield matches
--> J Cowie reached 250 wickets in first-class matches when he dismissed REJ Menzies, his 1st wicket in the Wellington first innings
--> DS Wilson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed DB Edmonds in the Auckland first innings (previous best was 4-38)
--> DS Wilson achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Plunket Shield matches in the Auckland first innings
--> DS Wilson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in first-class matches when he dismissed JA Hayes in the Auckland first innings (previous best was 5-86)

12th Men: OC Cleal (Auckland) and MD Meech (Wellington)