One-day name: Wellington Firebirds Official website: Wellington Firebirds Captain Michael Papps Founded 1873 | Capacity: 34,500 Nickname Wellington Firebirds Coach Bruce Edgar | |
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Home ground: Basin Reserve
Wellington Regional Stadium First-class debut: Auckland
in 1873
at Wellington First-class debut Auckland; in 1873; at Wellington Arenas/Stadiums Wellington Regional Stadium, Basin Reserve Profiles | ||
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 McDonald's Super Smash.
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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.
1973-74, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2001-02, 2013-14.
2014-15, 2016-17
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 occasionally use Westpac Stadium for Day/Night matches and play First Class games at Karori Park when the Basin Reserve is unavailable.
Current squad
Wellington Firebirds squad for the 2016-17 season. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Records
See List of New Zealand first-class cricket records