Wellington cricket team explained

Wellington Firebirds
Oneday Name:Wellington Firebirds
Captain:Nick Kelly (cricketer)
Coach:Shane Jurgensen
Founded:1873
Ground:Basin Reserve
Capacity:11,600
First Fc:Auckland
First Fc Year:1873
First Fc Venue:Wellington
Title1:Plunket Shield
Title1wins:21
Title2:The Ford Trophy
Title2wins:8
Title3:Men's Super Smash
Title3wins:4

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

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

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

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

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
37Gareth Severin New Zealand6 January 2000Right-handed
21 October 1997 Right-handed
5525 July 1993 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox
728 February 2002 Right-handed
429 November 2003 Right-handed
2114 April 1999 Right-handed
All-rounders
6Michael Bracewell 14 February 1991 Left-handed
9Rachin Ravindra New Zealand18 November 1999 Left-handed Left-arm off break
2015 July 1998 Right-handed
27Logan van Beek 7 September 1990 Right-handed
1717 February 1990 Right-handed
417 November 2000 Right-handed
Wicket-keepers
36Tom Blundell 1 September 1990 Right-handed
88Devon Conway 8 July 1991 Left-handed
5717 May 1999 Right-handed
Bowlers
1324 May 1991 Right-handed
11Adam Milne 13 April 1992 Right-handed
James Hartshorn28 September 1997Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
14Ben Sears 11 February 1998 Right-handed
8320 September 1992 Right-handed

Notable players

See main article: List of Wellington representative cricketers. New Zealand

England

Australia

India

Bangladesh

Canada

Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe

Records

See List of New Zealand first-class cricket records.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Squads . 29 January 2024 . Cricket Wellington.