Final: Auckland v Wellington at Albany, 18 Nov 2001 Lynn McConnell |
Auckland innings:
innings: |
Going into the innings with a 24-run lead, Wellington stuttered their way through without getting as firm a grip on the bowling as they managed in the first innings.
Sitting on a 24-run first innings lead, Wellington started slowly with three fours struck in the second over they looked to be on their way but Chris Nevin and Phil Chandler were back in the pavilion by the end of the third over with 29 runs on the board. However, Grant Donaldson took on the scoring mantle and hit 21 from 11 balls before he was out leg before wicket to Andre Adams.
But the bonus wicket for Auckland was Richard Petrie, given out caught by the third umpire from a television replay after he had scored 17 runs from 11 runs.
That left Wellingon on 53/4 in the sixth over with a lead of 77, not enough under the circumstances. Adams kept the pressure on with only five from the seventh over.
Mayu Pasupati and Scott Golder kept the score ticking over through Tama Canning's eighth over until Canning had Pasupati caught by a diving Aaron Barnes at mid-wicket to leave Welllington 71/5.
Adams struck again when bowling Walker while Chris Drum, who was saved until the last over had the wicket of the potentially dangerous big-hitter Andrew Penn for one and restricting Wellington to 83/7.
Adams had two for 19 off three overs while Drum's successful last over cost five runs for the one wicket.
The test for Auckland now is to avoid the collapse that almost knee-capped them in the first innings.
James Franklin and Mayu Pasupati were in outstanding touch, Franklin especially, as the Aucklanders were decimated by quality bowling.
Franklin's form from the first game continued into the final when he rocked the Aucklanders in the first over.
Both Llorne Howell and Matt Horne departed to catches and in the third over, his second, he had Andre Adams leg before wicket by which time Auckland were 9/3.
He should have had a fourth if the laws of cricket had been followed when umpire Doug Cowie gave Kyle Mills out caught behind. But after giving the decision he and square leg umpire Brent Bowden had a consultation and the decision was reversed. Mills wasn't able to case in and was run out in the next over by Grant Donaldson. When Aaron Barnes was caught at long on by Pasupati and Auckland were reeling at 17/5 with Franklin having taken four for six runs in the innings.
Tama Canning hit out for a six from Shane Battock's first over, the sixth, and then boosted Auckland's total considerably with a Max six hit for 12 runs.
While Tane Topia hit out for 25 runs off 13 balls, the arrival of Pasupati at the bowling crease continued the Auckland demise by taking three for 19 off two overs.
Left-arm medium pacer Richard Morgan came into the Auckland team for the final in place of Terry Crabb.
He bowled two wides in his opening over which produced a total of nine runs.
Kyle Mills saw his first ball go into the Max zone to double the two runs taken and the second ball was swung for four behind square by Nevin. However, Nevin hit the fourth ball high to the cover boundary where Tama Canning held the chance with the score on 17.
Morgan bowled another wide in his second over but also claimed the second wicket of the innings with Chandler caught just outside the Max zone by Andre Adams to leave Wellington 26/2 after two overs.
More trouble followed in the fourth over when Grant Donaldson was bowled by Mills for four.
Some order returned to proceedings in the fifth over when Richard Petrie and Scott Golder took a boundary each from Morgan's third over.
Chris Drum came in for the sixth over and went for 22 runs including a Max six blasted by Petrie. But Tama Canning struck back in the seventh over when he had Petrie stumped by wicket-keeper Reece Young from a wide. Petrie's potential for danger was highlighted by his 23 coming from nine balls.
Mayu Pasupati came in and struck some lovely off drives but found Andre Adams jumping out of his skin in and around the Max zone to prevent the shots reaching the boundary. Pasupati was run out by a great throw from the boundary by Rob Nichol and Golder was bowled by Canning in the same over.
Wellington could only take five runs from the last over of the innings to end on 98/6.
Andre Adams' one over cost only three runs while Mills took two for 12 from his two overs and Canning two for 21 off two overs.
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Date-stamped : 18 Nov2001 - 14:40