Wellington cricket team


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 competition, the Ford Trophy domestic one day competition and the Super Smash.

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

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.

Notable players

New Zealand
England
Australia
India
Bangladesh
Canada
See List of New Zealand first-class cricket records