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.
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One Day name | Wellington Firebirds |
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Personnel | |
Captain | Michael Bracewell and Hamish Bennett |
Coach | Bruce Edgar |
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Colors | ![]() |
Founded | 1873 |
Home ground | Basin Reserve |
Capacity | 11,600 |
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First-class debut | Auckland in 1873 at Wellington |
Plunket Shield wins | 21 |
The Ford Trophy wins | 8 |
Men's Super Smash wins | 4 |
Official website | www |
Home games are usually played at the Basin Reserve ground in Wellington, which is also used by the OBU senior club rugby side during the offseason. 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.
Based on squad for the 2021/22 season.[1] Players in bold have international caps.
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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32 | Finn Allen | ![]() | (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 23) | Right-handed | — | |
88 | Devon Conway | ![]() | (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
— | Nick Greenwood | ![]() | (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 22) | Right-handed | — | |
2 | Troy Johnson | ![]() | (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
— | Tim Robinson | ![]() | (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
All-rounders | ||||||
8 | Jakob Bhula | ![]() | (1999-12-12) 12 December 1999 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
6 | Michael Bracewell | ![]() | (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
26 | Luke Georgeson | ![]() | (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
44 | Jamie Gibson | ![]() | (1993-04-29) 29 April 1993 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
50 | Jimmy Neesham | ![]() | (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 32) | Left-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
15 | Rachin Ravindra | ![]() | (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm off break | |
20 | Nathan Smith | ![]() | (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
27 | Logan van Beek | ![]() | (1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
17 | Peter Younghusband | ![]() | (1990-02-17) 17 February 1990 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
36 | Tom Blundell | ![]() | (1990-09-01) 1 September 1990 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
57 | Callum McLachlan | ![]() | (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 23) | Right-handed | — | |
Bowlers | ||||||
33 | Hamish Bennett | ![]() | (1987-02-22) 22 February 1987 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
13 | Iain McPeake | ![]() | (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
15 | Ollie Newton | ![]() | (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
14 | Ben Sears | ![]() | (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
83 | Michael Snedden | ![]() | (1992-09-20) 20 September 1992 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
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See List of New Zealand first-class cricket records.
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