Plunket Shield ends with match of the summer
Maiden tons. Brother tons. Tons in each innings... twice, and for the second time in two seasons. Oh, and a last-ball thriller!
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
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Kings of the first-class summer
The Canterbury Plunket Shield team left the other teams in their red and black wake with two rounds to spare, winning by a country mile to bring home an unprecedented four out of five trophies for the Association this summer
07 Apr, 2021 in Domestic News
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Historic tons abound
Firebirds Michael Bracewell and Tom Blundell joined forces in a record-shattering partnership. Not to be outdone, batting brothers Will and Robbie O'Donnell then wrote themselves into Aces history with twin hundreds. And then Bracewell and the younger O'Donnell did it twice.
06 Apr, 2021 in Match Reports
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Smith, Chamberlain tons, Tickner 5-for in final fling
Not every team plays each other twice these days in the Plunket Shield, but here was an opportunity for the hosts - but it didn't start well for Central as they sought to become the only team to beat Canterbury this summer
06 Apr, 2021 in Match Reports
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Raval carries bat for last hurrah
The final Plunket Shield match in the south offered the Volts a chance for revenge against Northern Districts, but a masterful unbeaten century from Jeet Raval ensured ND finished on a winning note
06 Apr, 2021 in Match Reports
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Rachin it up! Another ton for Ravindra
Young gun Rachin Ravindra's return from injury produced immediate results for the Firebirds despite having been sent in by ND at the Basin
30 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
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Unbeaten sides destined to stay that way
The two unbeaten teams of the 2020/21 Plunket Shield never got to play each other last summer. Now Canterbury and the Auckland Aces were looking to make up for lost time - if the weather would allow
30 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
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Rippon career-best seals Uni Oval thriller
Centuries for Dale Phillips, Brad Schmulian and Hamish Rutherford in Dunedin but a Michael Rae hat-trick and bag and Michael Rippon career best six-for steals the show in a Dunner stunner
29 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
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