Molyneux Park, Newzealand

Pitch is expected to be batting friendly. Generally scores in the range of 180-190 are seen. In the last season 3 out of 4 innings were 180+.

Otago Team Preview:

They have won 3 out of the 5 matches in the ford trophy. They had finished the last season at 3rd position.
M Rae and Nathan Smith are not available for selection.

Probable11 of Otago:
H Rutherford, M Renwick, N Broom, Nick Kelly, Josh Finnie, Anaru Kitchen, Dale Phillips/Llew Johnson, M Rippon, M Mclenaghan, J Duffy, M Bacon

Last Season Super Smash Performance:

• M Chu: 9 M, 1 I, 1 R, 1 H, 1.0 A, 50.0 SR
• M Renwick: 2 M, 0 I
• H Rutherford: 11 M, 11 I, 293 R, 81 H, 29.30 A, 173.37 SR,
• N Broom: 11 M, 11 I, 357 R, 93 H, 32.45 A, 136.25 SR,
• N Kelly: 11 M, 10 I, 398 R, 85 H, 44.22 SR, 139.64 SR
• D Phillips: 3 M, 2 I,28 R, 25 H, 28.0 A, 107.69 SR,+ 1 I, 1 O, 0 W,
• J Finnie: 11 M, 9 I, 183 R, 71 H, 26.14 A, 160.52 SR,
• C Hawkins:
• L Johnson:
• A Kitchen(LAO): 11 M, 9 I, 141 R, 42 H, 20.14 A, 138.23 SR+ 10 I, 31 O, 5 W,
• M Rippon(Chinaman): 11 M, 7 I, 48 R, 23 H, 16.0 A, 123.07 SR+ 11 M, 39 O, 8 W,
• N Smith: 6 M, 2 I, 28 R, 22 H, 14.0 A, 133.33 SR+ 6 M, 5 I, 19 O, 11 W,
• J Duffy: 11 M, 10 I, 38 O, 11 W,
• T Muller: 2 M, 2 I, 8 O, 3 W,
• M Rae: 11 M, 10 I, 34 O, 11 W,
• M MCclenaghan: 12 M, 42 O, 10 W
• M Bacon: 2 M, 2 I,7 O, 2 W,
• J Mackay:

Performance of the players in the recent Ford Trophy:

• M Chu:
• M Renwick: 6 M, 6 I, 159 R, 48 H, 31.80 A, 79.50 SR,
• H Rutherford: 3 M, 3 I, 167 R, 97 H, 55.66 A, 181.52 SR,
• N Broom: 6 M, 6 I, 156 R, 69 H, 31.20 A, 109.09 SR,
• N Kelly: 6 M, 6 I, 117 R, 61 H, 23.40 A, 89.31 SR,
• D Phillips: 6 M, 4 I, 98 R, 41 H, 24.50 A, 77.16 SR,
• J Finnie: 6 M, 6 I, 66 R, 21 H, 11.0 A, 76.74 SR+ 4 I, 8 O, 2 W,
• C Hawkins:
• L Johnson:
• A Kitchen: 6 M, 6 I, 74 R, 32 H, 14.80 A, 80.43 SR + 6 I, 37 O, 8 W,
• M Rippon: 5 M, 4 I, 98 R, 57 H, 32.66 A, 89.09 SR+ 5 I, 38 O, 4 W,
• N Smith: 1 M, 1 I, 81 R, 81 H, 81.0 A, 117.89 SR+ 1 I, 10 O, 3 W,
• J Duffy: 2 M, 2 I, 14 O, 2 W,
• T Muller: 5 M, 3 I, 49 R, 34 H, 16.33 A, 53.84 SR,+ 5 I, 32 O, 8 W,
• M Rae: 3 M, 3 I, 24 O, 10 W,
• M Mcclenaghan:
• M Bacon: 6 M, 4 I, 37 R, 15 H, 18.50 A, 56.92 SR+ 6 I, 44 O, 8 W,
• J Mackay:

AUCKLAND TEAM NEWS:

SQUAD: Robert O Donnell, G Beghin, D Ferns, G Phillips, Ben Horne, Ben Lister, William O Donnell, O Pringle, Brad Rodden, Sean Solia, W Somerville, R Ter Braak

• They are the runner ups of the last season. G Phillips has joined the team and is set to play.
• C Munro, M Guptill and M Chapman are not available for selection.
• Main Pacers: O Pringle, D Ferns and B Lister. Sean Solia and R O Donnel will assist them.
• Main Spinners: W Somerville
• Main Batters: Sean Solia, G Phillips, W O Donnell, R O Donnell

Probable11 of Auckland:
G Phillips, Sean Solia, G Beghin, W O Donnell, R O Donnell, B Horne, B Rodden, W Somerville, O Pringle, D Ferns, B Lister

• G Phillips:
• B Horne: 4,
• O R Donnel: 27+30/1(4),
• W O Donnell: 32,
• G Beghin: 32,
• B Rodden:
• D Ferns: 39/2(2),
• S Solia: 75,
• R Harrison(Med Pace): 5/0(.1),
• B Lister: 45/0(4),
• O Pringle: 23/1(3),
• W Somerville: 34/2(4),

Last Season Super Smash Performance:

• G Phillips: 11 M, 9 I, 206 R, 106 H, 25.75 A, 142.06 SR,
• B Horne: 5 M, 4 I, 18 R, 10 H, 6.0 A, 200.0SR
• M Chapman: 12 M, 10 I, 225 R, 63 H, 28.12 A, 139.75 SR,
• O R Donnel: 4 M, 4 I,37 R, 27 H, 18.5 A, 160.86 SR,
• W O Donnell:
• G Beghin:
• B Rodden:
• D Ferns:
• S Solia: 7 M, 3 I, 50 R, 45 H, 25.0 A, 131.57 SR,+ 6 I, 16 O, 4 W,
• R Harrison(Med Pace):
• B Lister: 6 M, 6 I, 18 O, 5 W,
• O Pringle:
• W Somerville: 8 M, 8 I, 26 O, 5 W,
• J Brown:
• L Delport: 1 M, 1 I, 3 O, 0 W,
• M Mcewan:
• T Braak: 3 M, 3 I ,10 O, 2 W,

Ford Trophy(50 overs) Performance:

• G Phillips:
• B Horne: 6 M, 6 I, 137 R, 38 H, 27.4 A, 102.23 SR,
• M Chapman:
• R O Donnel: 6 M, 6 I, 173 R, 59 H, 28.83 A, 71.48 SR+ 1 I, 1 O, 1 W,
• W O Donnell: 6 M, 6 I, 369 R, 106 H, 61.5 A, 74.39 SR,
• G Beghin: 4 M, 4 I, 78 R, 47 H, 19.5 A, 63.41 SR,
• B Rodden: 5 M, 5 I,106 R, 41 H, 21.2 A, 88.33 SR
• D Ferns: 2 M, 2 I, 22 R, 20 H, 11.0 A, 115.78 SR+ 2 I, 12 O, 2 W,
• S Solia(RAM): 4 M, 4 I, 120 R, 42 H, 30.0 A, 85.10 SR+ 4 M, 4 I, 10 O, 1 W,
• R Harrison: 4 M, 4 I, 24 R, 15 H, 6.0 A, 43.63 SR,+ 3 I, 17 O, 5 W,
• B Lister: 6 M, 6 I, 44 O, 5 W,
• O Pringle: 2 M, 2 I, 13 O, 3 W,
• W Somerville(RAO): 6 M, 6 I, 55 O, 7 W,
• J Brown:
• L Delport: 5 M, 5 I, 50 O, 5 W,
• M Mcewan:
• R T Braak: 5 M, 4 I, 86 R, 42 H, 28.66 A, 103.61 SR+ 5 M, 5 I, 33 O,