Wellington Firebirds
Encyclopedia
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 State Championship
first class (4 day) competition, the State Shield
domestic one day competition and the State Twenty20 Cricket Tournament
.
The Firebirds have the best State Championship 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.
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.
1973-74, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2001-02.
ground in Wellington, which is also used by the OBU
senior club rugby side during the offseason. Wellington will also play a first class fixture against Central Districts at Karori Park during the 2011/12 season.
England
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
teams that make up New Zealand Cricket
New Zealand Cricket
New Zealand Cricket, formerly the New Zealand Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional cricket in New Zealand. Cricket is the most popular and highest profile summer sport in New Zealand....
.
It is based in Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
. It competes in the State Championship
State Championship
New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906–07 season. It is currently known as the Plunket Shield, reintroducing the name used in the early stages for the 2009–10 season.-Plunket Shield:...
first class (4 day) competition, the State Shield
State Shield
The New Zealand limited-overs cricket trophy is the main domestic List A limited overs cricket competition in New Zealand. Previous sponsor State Insurance did not renew naming rights in 2009, resulting in the competition being renamed the New Zealand Cricket one-day competition...
domestic one day competition and the State Twenty20 Cricket Tournament
State Twenty20 Cricket Tournament
HRV Cup is the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in New Zealand. The tournament has been held every year since 2006. The tournament currently consists of a double round robin, with the top two teams qualifying for the final...
.
The Firebirds have the best State Championship 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
- Plunket Shield (14)
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.
- Shell Trophy/State Championship (6)
1981-82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1989–90, 2000–01, 2003-04.
- State Shield (6)
1973-74, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2001-02.
Grounds
Home games are played at the Basin ReserveBasin Reserve
The Basin Reserve , is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand, used for Test, first-class and one-day cricket. Some argue that its proximity to the city, its Historic Place status and its age make it the most famous cricket ground in New Zealand...
ground in Wellington, which is also used by the OBU
Old Boys University
Old Boys University are a New Zealand rugby union club who play in Wellington Rugby Football Union's premier club rugby grade The Jubilee Cup. They were the first holders of the Hardham Cup in 1939 and won it most recently in 2009...
senior club rugby side during the offseason. Wellington will also play a first class fixture against Central Districts at Karori Park during the 2011/12 season.
Current Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.| Name | Nat | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
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| Joshua Brodie Joshua Brodie Joshua Michael Brodie was born 8 June 1987 in Wellington. He is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Wellington Firebirds in the State Championship.-References:... |
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LHB | |||
| Brendon-John Crook | |
LHB | RM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Stephen Murdoch | |
RHB | RM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Neal Parlane Neal Parlane Neal Ronald Parlane is a New Zealand cricketer. He has played first-class cricket for both Northern Districts and Wellington. He was born in Whangarei. He is the younger brother of Michael Parlane.... |
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RHB | |||
| Michael Pollard | |
RHB | New Zealand Under-19. | ||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Jesse Ryder Jesse Ryder Jesse Daniel Ryder is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman for Tests and is an opening batsman in ODIs. Ryder also bowls useful medium-pace. He has previously represented his country in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup of 2002... |
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LHB | RM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
New Zealand Test and ODI player | |
| Harry Boam Harry Boam Harry Boam is a New Zealand cricketer, and the first schoolboy to play for the Wellington Firebirds, Wellington's domestic cricket team in the State Championship. He also represented New Zealand at the Under 19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia in and in New Zealand's Under 19 tour of England in 2008... |
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RHB | RM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
New Zealand Under-19 | |
| Dewayne Bowden | |
LHB | LFM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Grant Elliott Grant Elliott Grant David Elliott is a New Zealand cricketer. He is an all-rounder. He also plays for the Wellington Firebirds.... |
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RHB | RFM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
New Zealand Test and ODI player | |
| James Franklin | |
LHB | LFM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
New Zealand Test and ODI player | |
| Mark Houghton Mark Houghton (cricketer) Mark Vincent Houghton is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Wellington Firebirds. He is also co-owner of Buzz Bats with Grant Elliott and Luke Woodcock.-References:... |
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RHB | SLA | ||
| Luke Woodcock | |
LHB | SLA | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Joe Austin-Smellie | |
RHB | New Zealand U-19 | ||
| Bowlers | |||||
| Mark Gillespie Mark Gillespie (cricketer) Mark Raymond Gillespie is a member of the New Zealand cricket team. He came to the selectors attention in the 2005-06 season with 43 wickets at 23.16 for Wellington... |
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RHB | RFM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
New Zealand Test and ODI player | |
| Ronald Karaitiana Ronald Karaitiana Ronald Punaoteaoranga Christopher Karaitiana is a New Zealand cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He also made five one-day cricket appearances for Wellington Firebirds in 2008–09, scoring thirteen runs and claiming three wickets.-References:... |
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RHB | RM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Andy McKay Andy McKay Andrew John McKay is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Wellington Firebirds in the State Championship, having moved from the Auckland Aces for the 2009–10 season... |
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RHB | LFM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Andrew Lamb Andrew Lamb Andrew Lamb , bishop of Brechin and bishop of Galloway, was probably son or relative of Andrew Lamb of Leith, a lay member of the general assembly of 1560... |
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RHB | RFM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Jeetan Patel Jeetan Patel Jeetan Shashi Patel is a New Zealand cricketer of Indian descent. Patel is a right arm off spin bowler. He plays domestic cricket for the Wellington Firebirds and has represented the New Zealand Black Caps in One Day Internationals, Twenty20 matches, and Test cricket.Patel was earmarked as a... |
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RHB | OS Off spin Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side... |
New Zealand Test and ODI player | |
| Ili Tugaga | |
LHB | LM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
New Zealand u-19 | |
Notable players
New Zealand
- Matthew Bell
- Bob Blair (cricketer)Bob Blair (cricketer)Robert William Blair is a former cricketer who played 19 Tests for New Zealand.In December 1953 Blair, playing for New Zealand against South Africa at Johannesburg, received news that his fiancée, Nerissa Love, had been killed in the Tangiwai railway disaster on Christmas Eve...
- Don BeardDon BeardDonald Derek Beard was a New Zealand cricketer who played in 4 Tests from 1952 to 1956....
- Ewen ChatfieldEwen ChatfieldEwen John Chatfield is a former cricketer who played 43 Tests and 114 One Day Internationals for New Zealand. A medium-pace bowler, his chief weapon was his accuracy, giving him economical bowling figures, although he occasionally would come in for punishment in the late stages of limited overs...
- Richard CollingeRichard CollingeRichard Owen Collinge was a New Zealand cricketer.-Career:Collinge bowled left arm fast medium, ending his long run with both arms stretching upwards and swinging the ball. He was New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year in 1971.He pitched the ball up and relied on late movement...
- Jeremy ConeyJeremy ConeyJeremy Vernon Coney MBE is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played 52 Test matches and 88 ODIs for New Zealand, captaining them in 15 Tests and 25 ODIs. He was one of New Zealand's most successful batsmen, at least by average, and he made 16 fifties, but centuries often eluded him and he had to...
- Martin CroweMartin CroweMartin David Crowe is a former New Zealand cricketer. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1985, and was credited as one of the "best young batsmen in the world". Crowe represented New Zealand from the early 1980s until his retirement in 1996 as a right-handed batsman...
- Simon DoullSimon DoullSimon Blair Doull is a New Zealand radio personality, commentator and former international cricketer. He was a right arm medium pace swing bowler, and played in 32 Test matches and 42 One Day Internationals for the New Zealand national cricket team...
- Bruce EdgarBruce EdgarBruce Adrian Edgar was a cricketer from Wellington and one of the best batsmen New Zealand has ever produced. An accountant by profession, in the 1980s, he played 39 Tests and 64 One Day Internationals, altogether he played 175 first-class matches...
- Grant ElliottGrant ElliottGrant David Elliott is a New Zealand cricketer. He is an all-rounder. He also plays for the Wellington Firebirds....
- Stephen FlemingStephen FlemingStephen Paul Fleming ONZM is a New Zealand cricketer, and the former captain of the New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, in Test and one-day cricket...
- James Franklin
- Aaron Harrison
- Evan GrayEvan GrayEvan Murdoch Stephen Gray is a proffessional hockey player for the Fredericton High School men's hockey team. He previously played for the LC Lions of the Fredericton Youth Hockey Association, where he was second in team scoring during the 2010-2011 season. He currently sports a 90% average in his...
- Paul HitchcockPaul HitchcockPaul Anthony Hitchcock is a New Zealand cricketer. In 2008 he was recalled into the Black Caps team. The recall only lasted a game and he did not return for the 2008/09 season. He currently plays cricket for the Auckland Aces.-External links:...
- Andrew JonesAndrew Jones (cricketer)Andrew Howard Jones is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 39 Tests and 87 ODIs from 1987 to 1995. He played for three provinces during his domestic career: Central Districts Stags, Otago Volts and Wellington Firebirds....
- Richard JonesRichard Jones (cricketer)Richard Andrew Jones is a cricketer. He started well, captaining the New Zealand Under-19s cricket team in 1993/4. He went on to represent the full senior side in one Test match and five One Day Internationals. Representing Auckland in a match against Wellington, he scored a century - the day...
- Gavin LarsenGavin LarsenGavin Rolf Larsen is a former New Zealand cricketer who specialised in the art of economical bowling. He was known playfully by his team mates as "The Postman", as mentioned in Danny Morrison's biography, Mad As I Wanna Be...
- Ervin McSweeneyErvin McSweeneyErvin Bruce McSweeney is a New Zealand cricketer. He played 16 One Day Internationals in the 1980s in Richard Hadlee's team but he never played in a Test match....
- Lawrie MillerLawrie MillerLawrence Somerville Martin Miller was a cricketer who played for Central Districts, Wellington and New Zealand....
- Bruce MurrayBruce Murray (cricketer)Bruce Alexander Grenfell Murray played 13 Tests for New Zealand. He is one of just three players to have taken a Test wicket without conceding a run, giving him a bowling average of 0.00, having bowled 6 balls during a match against India in 1968.- Post-Sports Activities :Following his cricketing...
- Chris NevinChris NevinChristopher John Nevin in Dunedin) played 37 One Day Internationals for New Zealand but no Tests.His entire state career has been played out with the Wellington Firebirds, as a wicketkeeper-batsman, normally opening the batting in one-day games.He also briefly represented the Hampshire Cricket...
- Richard ReidJohn Richard ReidJohn Richard Reid was a New Zealand cricketer who captained New Zealand in 34 Tests. He was the country's first cricketing leader to achieve victory, both at home against the West Indies in 1956 and the first away win, against South Africa in 1962...
- Jesse RyderJesse RyderJesse Daniel Ryder is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman for Tests and is an opening batsman in ODIs. Ryder also bowls useful medium-pace. He has previously represented his country in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup of 2002...
- Barry SinclairBarry SinclairBarry Whitley Sinclair is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 21 Test matches as a specialist batsman. Sinclair scored three of his six first-class centuries in Tests, yet failed to win a single match with New Zealand...
- Bruce TaylorBruce Taylor (cricketer)Bruce Richard Taylor scored 105 and took 5-86 for New Zealand on Test debut against India at Calcutta in 1964-65, the only man to have completed this feat. Taylor, who had never scored a first-class century before, came in at No...
- Eric TindillEric TindillEric William Thomas Tindill was a New Zealand sportsman. Tindill held a number of unique records: he was the oldest ever Test cricketer at the time of his death, the only person to play Tests for New Zealand in both cricket and rugby union , and the only person ever to play Tests in both sports,...
- Roger TwoseRoger TwoseRoger Graham Twose played 16 Tests and 87 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in the mid-1990s.Born in England, Twose moved to play in New Zealand in 1991-92, as it became clear he would struggle to ever force his way into the England side...
- Robert VanceRobert VanceRobert Howard Vance in Wellington was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in four Tests and eight One Day Internationals for New Zealand.Vance was born into a cricketing family; his father, R.A...
England
- Paul AllottPaul AllottPaul John Walter Allott is a former English cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire, Minor Counties cricket for Staffordshire and first-class cricket in New Zealand for Wellington, as well as thirteen Test match appearances and thirteen One Day International appearances for England.He...
- Charlie ShreckCharlie ShreckCharles Edward 'Charlie' Shreck was born at Truro, Cornwall and educated at Polwhele House School and Truro School. He is an English professional County cricketer who has also played first class cricket in New Zealand. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler...
- Graham NapierGraham NapierGraham Richard Napier is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium fast bowler....
Australia
- Clarrie GrimmettClarrie GrimmettClarence Victor "Clarrie" Grimmett was a cricketer; although born in New Zealand, he played most of his cricket in Australia. He is thought by many to be one of the finest early spin bowlers, and usually credited as the developer of the flipper.Grimmett was born in Caversham a suburb of Dunedin,...
- Bob HollandBob HollandRobert George Holland is a former New South Wales and Australian cricketer. He was, for obvious reasons, nicknamed "Dutchy".-Domestic career:...
Canada
- Ian BillcliffIan BillcliffIan Shaw Billcliff is a Canadian cricketer. Though born in Canada, he grew up in New Zealand.Billcliff made his debut in first-class cricket in 1991 for Otago in New Zealand domestic cricket, and in 1992 he played twice for the New Zealand Under-19 team. He later played for Wellington from 1995 to...