Official website: Wellington Firebirds Captain Michael Papps Founded 1873 | Capacity: 34,500 Nickname Wellington Firebirds | |
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Home ground: Basin ReserveWellington Regional Stadium First-class debut: Aucklandin 1873at Wellington First-class debut Auckland; in 1873; at Wellington 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