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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 wins22
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

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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, 2023–24
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. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
2 Troy Johnson  New Zealand (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
4 Muhammad Abbas  New Zealand (2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast
7 Tim Robinson  New Zealand (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
21 Nick Greenwood  Jersey (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break
37 Gareth Severin  New Zealand (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
55 Nick Kelly  New Zealand (1993-07-25) 25 July 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox
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 25) Left-handed Left-arm off break
17 Peter Younghusband  New Zealand (1990-02-17) 17 February 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right arm leg break
20 Nathan Smith  New Zealand (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
27 Logan van Beek  Netherlands (1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
41 Jesse Tashkoff  New Zealand (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
36 Tom Blundell  New Zealand (1990-09-01) 1 September 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break
57 Callum McLachlan  New Zealand (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25) Right-handed —
88 Devon Conway  New Zealand (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Bowlers
11 Adam Milne  New Zealand (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm fast
13 Iain McPeake  New Zealand (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 (age 33) 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 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
James Hartshorn  New Zealand (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast

Notable players

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Main article: List of Wellington representative cricketers

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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