Close of play 6 Mar day 1 - Auckland 1st innings 289/6 (AP de Boorder 85*, MD Bates 28*, 100 ov) 7 Mar day 2 - Wellington 1st innings 169/2 (NR Parlane 54*, GD Elliott 32*, 56.1 ov) 8 Mar day 3 - Auckland 2nd innings 16/2 (MJ Guptill 2*, RJ Nicol 0*, 8 ov) 9 Mar day 4 - Auckland 2nd innings 132 (49.1 ov) - end of match
Match notes
Scorers: RS Dixon and CSL McQuaid
12th men: GJ Morgan (Auckland) and FJ Quarterman (Wellington)
Day 1
Auckland: 50 runs in 17.6 overs (110 balls), Extras 6
Auckland: 100 runs in 32.6 overs (202 balls), Extras 8
Auckland: 150 runs in 48.6 overs (298 balls), Extras 16
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (GJ Hopkins 18, AP de Boorder 26, Ex 8)
GJ Hopkins: 50 off 101 balls (6x4)
Auckland: 200 runs in 64.6 overs (395 balls), Extras 17
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 178 balls (GJ Hopkins 50, AP de Boorder 41, Ex 9)
AP de Boorder: 50 off 112 balls (7x4)
Auckland: 250 runs in 85.1 overs (516 balls), Extras 18
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 117 balls (AP de Boorder 36, MD Bates 13, Ex 2)
Day 2
Wellington: 50 runs in 20.2 overs (122 balls), Extras 3
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 155 balls (ME Parlane 26, NR Parlane 20, Ex 6)
ME Parlane: 50 off 117 balls (6x4)
Wellington: 100 runs in 40.5 overs (245 balls), Extras 9
Wellington: 150 runs in 50.5 overs (305 balls), Extras 9
NR Parlane: 50 off 125 balls (7x4, 1x6)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (NR Parlane 26, GD Elliott 26, Ex 0)
Play abandoned at 6.44 pm due to bad light. Total 108 minutes still to be made up - 1 hour extra to be added on third day and 48 minutes extra on final day.
Day 3
Wellington: 200 runs in 71.4 overs (430 balls), Extras 10
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 191 balls (NR Parlane 55, GD Elliott 47, Ex 1)
GD Elliott: 50 off 98 balls (8x4)
Wellington: 250 runs in 81.1 overs (487 balls), Extras 10
NR Parlane: 100 off 213 balls (15x4, 1x6)
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 248 balls (NR Parlane 74, GD Elliott 76, Ex 1)
Wellington: 300 runs in 93.2 overs (560 balls), Extras 12
3rd Wicket: 200 runs in 319 balls (NR Parlane 115, GD Elliott 84, Ex 3)
NR Parlane: 150 off 275 balls (22x4, 1x6)
GD Elliott: 100 off 184 balls (11x4, 2x6)
Wellington: 350 runs in 106.5 overs (641 balls), Extras 13
Wellington: 400 runs in 131.1 overs (787 balls), Extras 15
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 121 balls (SJ Gellatly 30, BJ Crook 19, Ex 1)
Wellington: 450 runs in 148.2 overs (890 balls), Extras 19
SJ Gellatly: 50 off 120 balls (6x4)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (SJ Gellatly 21, DJ Bowden 28, Ex 1)
Wellington: 500 runs in 153.5 overs (923 balls), Extras 20
DJ Bowden: 50 off 32 balls (5x4, 3x6)
Minimum 17 overs to be bowled before stumps - 1 over deducted due to stoppage for bad light (4 minutes)
Play abandoned at 6.38 pm - bright sunshine, but shadow of tree had covered one end of the pitch
Day 4
Auckland: 50 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 9
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls (MJ Guptill 32, C de Grandhomme 16, Ex 5)
Auckland: 100 runs in 40.6 overs (247 balls), Extras 12