According to a press release by New Zealand Cricket, Northern District’s number 4 batsman Henry Cooper scored his maiden List A one-day century against the Wellington Firebirds in the Sudden Death Elimination Final at Seddon Park. Due to Alert Level Two protocols, the match was played behind closed doors but that didn’t stop Cooper from scoring a blistering 146* from 94 balls, including seven sixes, three of which were back to back in Ben Sears’ 23rd over. The 27 year old also hit 11 boundaries, making it the third highest score in List A individual innings for the team. The Wellington Firebirds suffered an early setback when opening paceman Ollie Newton suffered an injury after two overs and a total of 15 sixes were hit in the innings, forcing the Firebirds to chase a total that required a run rate of more than 8 per over.