Wellington cricket team

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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.

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

Honours

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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

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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

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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.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
37Gareth Severin New Zealand (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)Right-handed
2Troy Johnson New Zealand (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break
55Nick Kelly New Zealand (1993-07-25) 25 July 1993 (age 30)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
7Tim Robinson New Zealand (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
4Muhammad Abbas New Zealand (2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 20)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
21Nick Greenwood Jersey (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25)Right-handed
All-rounders
6Michael Bracewell New Zealand (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 33)Left-handedRight-arm off break
9Rachin Ravindra New Zealand (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 24)Left-handedLeft-arm off break
20Nathan Smith New Zealand (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
27Logan van Beek Netherlands (1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
17Peter Younghusband New Zealand (1990-02-17) 17 February 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight arm leg break
41Jesse Tashkoff New Zealand (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 23)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
36Tom Blundell New Zealand (1990-09-01) 1 September 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break
88Devon Conway New Zealand (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 32)Left-handedRight-arm medium
57Callum McLachlan New Zealand (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25)Right-handed
Bowlers
13Iain McPeake New Zealand (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
11Adam Milne New Zealand (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight arm fast
James Hartshorn New Zealand (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
14Ben Sears New Zealand (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
83Michael Snedden New Zealand (1992-09-20) 20 September 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast

Notable players

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Records

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See List of New Zealand first-class cricket records.

References

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