Wellington cricket team

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Wellington Firebirds
Top: Wellington Firebirds logo
Bottom: Wellington Firebirds Twenty20 emblem
One Day nameWellington Firebirds
Personnel
CaptainNick Kelly (cricketer)
CoachShane Jurgensen
Team information
ColorsKKR
Founded1873
Home groundBasin Reserve
Capacity11,600
History
First-class debutAuckland
in 1873
at Wellington
Plunket Shield wins21
The Ford Trophy wins8
Men's Super Smash wins4
Official websitewww.cricketwellington.co.nz

The Wellington Firebirds are one of six New Zealand men's first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket. It is based in Wellington. It competes in the Plunket Shield first class (4-day) competition, The Ford Trophy domestic one day competition and the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 competition.

Honours[edit]

1923–24, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1989–90, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2019–20
1973–74, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2001–02, 2013–14, 2018–19
2014–15, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21

Grounds[edit]

Home games are usually played at the Basin Reserve ground in Wellington, which is also used by the Old Boys University rugby club during the winter. Wellington also occasionally use Wellington Regional Stadium for day/night matches, and play first-class games at Karori Park when the Basin Reserve is unavailable.

Current squad[edit]

Based on squad for the 2023/24 season.[1] Players in bold have international caps.

The Wellington Firebirds mascot looking out of the Don Neely Scoreboard at the Basin Reserve.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
37 Gareth Severin New Zealand (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24) Right-handed
2 Troy Johnson New Zealand (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break
55 Nick Kelly New Zealand (1993-07-25) 25 July 1993 (age 30) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox
7 Tim Robinson New Zealand (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
4 Muhammad Abbas New Zealand (2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast
21 Nick Greenwood Jersey (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 24) Right-handed
All-rounders
6 Michael Bracewell New Zealand (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm off break
9 Rachin Ravindra New Zealand (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 24) Left-handed Left-arm off break
20 Nathan Smith New Zealand (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
27 Logan van Beek Netherlands (1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
17 Peter Younghusband New Zealand (1990-02-17) 17 February 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right arm leg break
41 Jesse Tashkoff New Zealand (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
36 Tom Blundell New Zealand (1990-09-01) 1 September 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break
88 Devon Conway New Zealand (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 32) Left-handed Right-arm medium
57 Callum McLachlan New Zealand (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 24) Right-handed
Bowlers
13 Iain McPeake New Zealand (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
11 Adam Milne New Zealand (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm fast
James Hartshorn New Zealand (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
14 Ben Sears New Zealand (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
83 Michael Snedden New Zealand (1992-09-20) 20 September 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast

Notable players[edit]

Records[edit]

See List of New Zealand first-class cricket records.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Squads". Cricket Wellington. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

External links[edit]