Wellington cricket team
| Wellington | |
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| One-day name: | Wellington Firebirds |
| Captain: |
 Stephen Murdoch |
| Coach: |
 Jamie Siddons |
| Founded: | 1873 |
| Home ground: |
Basin Reserve Wellington Regional Stadium |
| Capacity: | 11,600 |
| First-class debut: |
Auckland in 1873 at Wellington |
| Official website: | Wellington Firebirds |
The Wellington Firebirds are one of six New Zealand 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 HRV Cup.
The Firebirds have the best Plunket Shield record of any team since the start of the millennium. They won the title in 2000/01 and 2003/04 and were runners up in 2001/02, 2002/03 and 2005/06.
Honours
- Shell Trophy/State Championship/Plunket Shield (20)
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.
- Ford Trophy (7)
1973-74, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2001-02, 2013-14.
Grounds
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 play some First Class fixtures at Karori Park, and Twenty20 at Westpac Stadium when the Basin Reserve is unavailable.
Current Squad
Wellington Firebirds squad for the 2012-2013 season.[1] Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Nat | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
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| Batsmen | |||||
| Joshua Brodie | | LHB | |||
| Cameron Borgas | | LHB | |||
| Tamim Iqbal[2] |  | LHB | Overseas player | ||
| Stephen Murdoch | | RHB | RM | One-Day and First-Class Captain | |
| Michael Papps | | RHB | Occasional Wicket-Keeper | ||
| Michael Pollard | | RHB | |||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Harry Boam | | RHB | RM | ||
| Grant Elliott | | RHB | RFM | ||
| Theo Doropoulos | | RHB | RFM | ||
| James Franklin | | LHB | LFM | T20 Captain, Contracted to NZ | |
| Chris Woakes |  | RHB | RFM | Overseas player | |
| Luke Woodcock | | LHB | SLA | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Craig Cachopa | | RHB | |||
| Luke Ronchi | | RHB | |||
| Bowlers | |||||
| Tipene Friday | | RHB | RM | ||
| Mark Gillespie | | RHB | RFM | New Zealand Test and ODI player | |
| Dane Hutchinson | | RHB | RFM | ||
| Scott Kuggeleijn | | RHB | RM | ||
| Andy McKay | | RHB | LFM | ||
| Jeetan Patel | | RHB | OS | New Zealand Test and ODI player | |
| Ili Tugaga | | LHB | LM | ||
Notable players
Main article: List of Wellington representative cricketers
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New Zealand |
England Australia Canada |
Records
See List of New Zealand first-class cricket records
References
- ↑ http://www.cricketwellington.co.nz/news/tipene-friday-offered-wellington-firebirds-contract/9905/article.aspx
- ↑ "Tamim signs up for Wellington". CricInfo (ESPN). 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
External links
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