Auckland ACES vs. Canterbury | ACES won by 219 runs
At Auckland’s Kennards Hire Community Oval, the Auckland ACES had a big day out with the bat, with the highlight being skipper Robbie O’Donnell’s maiden List A century on the last ball of the inning.
O’Donnell finished with an unbeaten 100 not out (off 79 balls, with six boundaries and five sixes) in his side’s big total of 365/5 off 50 overs, finishing off Auckland’s fifth highest ever one-day total alongside Ben Horne (24* off 15).
Earlier, Martin Guptill set the early pace with a knock of 90 off 83 balls in his 50th Ford Trophy appearance for the ACES, while Glenn Phillips hit an aggressive 45 off 31 balls.
From there, the ACES spinners took over. Leg-spinner Adithya Ashok enjoyed another outing on the Kennards Hire Community Oval wicket collecting another career-best List-A haul, claiming 4-25 off his seven overs.