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It’s rare for a bowler to hit record numbers for his province and then end up on the losing end.
For Otago striker Michael Rae, that was the bittersweet end to one of his most memorable days on a cricket ground, scoring 7-35 against Auckland in the Ford Trophy match at Eden Park’s Outer Oval on Sunday.
The third best A-list bowling analysis (50+ nationals) on New Zealand Cricket records failed to prevent the Volts’ first competition loss, for 133 runs to the Aces who bounced back from successive losses to the Districts from North.
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When Rae caught her first of the day, there was little indication of the strange events to follow, with Auckland establishing a solid platform.
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He tempted Graeme Beghin (20) to attack and also smashed Aces Castle, Captain Rob O’Donnell (52) through the inner rim, as he caught the last six wickets for a remarkable 10-1-35 final analysis -7.
Rae, 25, was playing his eighth A-list game and had a previous record of 3-45. He traded Evan Marshall 7-49 against Auckland at Carisbrook in 1993-94 from the Otago record books and is now only behind Willie Watson (7-23 for Auckland v Otago in 1984-85) and Andrew Penn (7- 28 for CD v ND). in 2000-01) on the all-time list.
Still, Auckland’s 246 total was enough, as they launched some bowling fireworks of their own.
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Ken McClure scored his first century on the A list for Canterbury (file photo).
Ross ter Braak (4-27 of eight overs) demolished the Volts’ higher order, eliminating their dangerous Nick Kelly (4), Neil Broom (0) and Anaru Kitchen (0), the latter two facing four combined deliveries before each. be trapped lbw.
At 18-5 it looked bleak for Otago, and an energetic 41 from Dale Phillips, brother of Black Caps Twenty20 star Glenn, provided only brief resistance. Rae (5) was the last out, eliminated by spinner Will Somerville (3-26) when Otago did it in the 37th.
Canterbury’s dream season continued, after they looted at the Hagley Oval and inflicted ND’s first loss, by 137 runs.
Leading the Runaway Plunket Shield, and 2-0 in the trophy after two victories over Wellington, Canterbury racked up an overwhelming 346-8 through centuries of Chad Bowes and Ken McClure.
The pair added 200 for the second wicket with similar animated hits. Bowes’ 110 of 110 submissions included 10 fours and sixes, while McClure was 107 out of 100 and featured one more six than his teammate. The latter’s previous best A-list score was 45.
Former Black Caps Jeet Raval (45) and Dean Brownlie (53) needed to kick for the visitors, while Will Williams and Ed Nuttall shared six wickets for Canterbury, whose players finished the job again.
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Wellington is on the dash at the Ford Trophy thanks to a winning entry from Jakob Bhula (file photo).
At Palmerston North, former New Zealand under-19 hitter Jakob Bhula hit a mature 97 not to guide Wellington to their first win and leave the central districts still winless.
Chasing 262, the Firebirds got there over five wickets with 10 balls to spare thanks to Bhula’s 114-ball hit and some valuable cameos in a timely chase.
TAKE A LOOK
Ford Trophy, third round:
At Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland: Auckland 246 out of 48 overs (Will O’Donnell 61, Rob O’Donnell 52, Martin Guptill 36; Michael Rae 7-35) won Otago 113 of 36.3 overs (Dale Phillips 41; Ross ter Braak 4-27, Will Somerville 3-26) for 133 runs.
In Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North: Central Districts 261-9 out of 50 overs (Ben Smith 79, George Worker 52, Josh Clarkson 39; Peter Younghusband 3-42, Ben Sears 2-49, Iain McPeake 2-62) lost to Wellington 264-5 off 48.2 overs (Jakob Bhula 97th, Andrew Fletcher 53, Michael Bracewell 30; Jayden Lennox 2-28, Worker 2-32) for 5 wickets.
At Hagley Oval, Christchurch: Canterbury 346-8 50 overs (Chad Bowes 110, Ken McClure 107, Cam Fletcher 40th; Jake Gibson 3-63, Brett Randell 2-76, Anurag Verma 2-77) Northern Districts 209 of 41.5 overs (Dean Brownlie 53, Brett Hampton 53, Jeet Raval 45; Will Williams 3-26, Ed Nuttall 3-58, Sean Davey 2-23) for 137 runs.
Points: Canterbury 14, ND 9, Otago 8, Auckland 5, Wellington 4, CD 0.
