Match summary
Wellington Firebirds played Otago Volts in Match 15, Plunket Shield 2025 at Basin Reserve, Wellington, from 5 Mar 2025 to 8 Mar 2025. Wellington Firebirds won by 171 runs.
Otago Volts won the toss and chose to field first. Wellington Firebirds made 355 in 90.3 overs, Otago Volts made 283 in 87 overs, Wellington Firebirds made 316/8 declared in 75 overs, Otago Volts made 217 in 74.2 overs.
Nick Kelly top-scored with 156 runs in the match; MB Bacon took 6/115 in the match.
Wellington Firebirds Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM Mycock c T Muller b MB Bacon |
c T Muller b MB Bacon | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 41.38 |
| NA Greenwood c MW Chu b MB Bacon |
c MW Chu b MB Bacon | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| TB Robinson c LJ Carter b MB Bacon |
c LJ Carter b MB Bacon | 40 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 88.89 |
| NF Kelly c TK Parkes b MB Bacon |
c TK Parkes b MB Bacon | 134 | 218 | 18 | 1 | 61.47 |
| MA Abbas c JM Cumming b JD McKay |
c JM Cumming b JD McKay | 29 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 85.29 |
| TA Blundell c MW Chu b ATE Hazeldine |
c MW Chu b ATE Hazeldine | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| JM Tashkoff b D Foxcroft |
b D Foxcroft | 20 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 42.55 |
| LV van Beek lbw b JD McKay |
lbw b JD McKay | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PF Younghusband c LC Johnson b MB Bacon |
c LC Johnson b MB Bacon | 81 | 100 | 12 | 2 | 81.00 |
| MW Snedden not out |
not out | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| LR Dudding b JD McKay |
b JD McKay | 17 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 85.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 7, w 4, nb 3) | 14 | ||||
| Total | 90.3 Ov (RR: 3.92) | 355/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (NA Greenwood, 7.3 ov), 2-17 (SM Mycock, 9.2 ov), 3-76 (TB Robinson, 23.4 ov), 4-130 (MA Abbas, 33.4 ov), 5-151 (TA Blundell, 38.2 ov), 6-195 (JM Tashkoff, 53.5 ov), 7-196 (LV van Beek, 54.3 ov), 8-335 (PF Younghusband, 83.4 ov), 9-336 (NF Kelly, 85.1 ov), 10-355 (LR Dudding, 90.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATE Hazeldine | 23 | 3 | 106 | 1 | 4.61 | 98 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MB Bacon | 22 | 5 | 69 | 5 | 3.14 | 105 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T Muller | 16 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 2.50 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JD McKay | 14.3 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 4.90 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| D Foxcroft | 12 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 3.67 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JM Cumming | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DN Phillips | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Otago Volts Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Cumming c TA Blundell b MA Abbas |
c TA Blundell b MA Abbas | 29 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 50.00 |
| DN Phillips b MW Snedden |
b MW Snedden | 36 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 92.31 |
| LJ Carter lbw b MA Abbas |
lbw b MA Abbas | 24 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 70.59 |
| D Foxcroft c TA Blundell b MA Abbas |
c TA Blundell b MA Abbas | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 30.00 |
| TK Parkes not out |
not out | 97 | 177 | 9 | 0 | 54.80 |
| LC Johnson c TB Robinson b MW Snedden |
c TB Robinson b MW Snedden | 17 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 34.69 |
| MW Chu c SM Mycock b LR Dudding |
c SM Mycock b LR Dudding | 16 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| T Muller c SM Mycock b PF Younghusband |
c SM Mycock b PF Younghusband | 24 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 25.53 |
| ATE Hazeldine c TA Blundell b MW Snedden |
c TA Blundell b MW Snedden | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| MB Bacon c MA Abbas b LV van Beek |
c MA Abbas b LV van Beek | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| JD McKay run out (JM Tashkoff) |
run out (JM Tashkoff) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (b 9, lb 3, w 3, nb 13) | 28 | ||||
| Total | 87 Ov (RR: 3.25) | 283/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-62 (DN Phillips, 14.1 ov), 2-88 (JM Cumming, 19.2 ov), 3-99 (LJ Carter, 23.4 ov), 4-100 (D Foxcroft, 25.1 ov), 5-162 (LC Johnson, 42.4 ov), 6-191 (MW Chu, 52.6 ov), 7-261 (T Muller, 78.2 ov), 8-267 (ATE Hazeldine, 81.4 ov), 9-282 (MB Bacon, 86.2 ov), 10-283 (JD McKay, 86.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV van Beek | 21 | 4 | 60 | 1 | 2.86 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| LR Dudding | 17 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 3.41 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MW Snedden | 18 | 2 | 72 | 3 | 4.00 | 84 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| MA Abbas | 8 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 2.75 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PF Younghusband | 20 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 2.40 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NA Greenwood | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wellington Firebirds Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM Mycock c MW Chu b ATE Hazeldine |
c MW Chu b ATE Hazeldine | 53 | 150 | 6 | 0 | 35.33 |
| NA Greenwood c MW Chu b JD McKay |
c MW Chu b JD McKay | 49 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 69.01 |
| TB Robinson lbw b D Foxcroft |
lbw b D Foxcroft | 85 | 112 | 8 | 2 | 75.89 |
| NF Kelly st MW Chu b DN Phillips |
st MW Chu b DN Phillips | 22 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 78.57 |
| MA Abbas c MW Chu b ATE Hazeldine |
c MW Chu b ATE Hazeldine | 21 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 65.63 |
| TA Blundell c & b DN Phillips |
c & b DN Phillips | 33 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 113.79 |
| JM Tashkoff c T Muller b JD McKay |
c T Muller b JD McKay | 23 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 191.67 |
| LV van Beek not out |
not out | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| PF Younghusband c JM Cumming b MB Bacon |
c JM Cumming b MB Bacon | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| MW Snedden not out |
not out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250.00 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, w 12, nb 1) | 16 | ||||
| Total | 75 Ov (RR: 4.21) | 316/8 | ||||
Did not bat: LR Dudding
Fall of wickets: 1-74 (NA Greenwood, 23.1 ov), 2-171 (SM Mycock, 48.5 ov), 3-220 (NF Kelly, 58.4 ov), 4-236 (TB Robinson, 63.2 ov), 5-269 (MA Abbas, 69.1 ov), 6-283 (TA Blundell, 70.6 ov), 7-301 (JM Tashkoff, 73.1 ov), 8-311 (PF Younghusband, 74.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATE Hazeldine | 14 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 3.43 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| MB Bacon | 12 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 3.83 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JD McKay | 14 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 4.57 | 59 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T Muller | 13 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 3.38 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D Foxcroft | 14 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 4.57 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DN Phillips | 8 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 5.88 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Otago Volts Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Cumming b LR Dudding |
b LR Dudding | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| DN Phillips c SM Mycock b LV van Beek |
c SM Mycock b LV van Beek | 29 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 69.05 |
| MB Bacon b LV van Beek |
b LV van Beek | 14 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 42.42 |
| LJ Carter c MW Snedden b LV van Beek |
c MW Snedden b LV van Beek | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| D Foxcroft lbw b MA Abbas |
lbw b MA Abbas | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| TK Parkes c TA Blundell b LR Dudding |
c TA Blundell b LR Dudding | 30 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 45.45 |
| LC Johnson not out |
not out | 80 | 165 | 8 | 3 | 48.48 |
| MW Chu c & b PF Younghusband |
c & b PF Younghusband | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.53 |
| T Muller b PF Younghusband |
b PF Younghusband | 14 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 32.56 |
| ATE Hazeldine c TB Robinson b LV van Beek |
c TB Robinson b LV van Beek | 5 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 10.20 |
| JD McKay lbw b PF Younghusband |
lbw b PF Younghusband | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 9, w 5, nb 7) | 21 | ||||
| Total | 74.2 Ov (RR: 2.92) | 217/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (JM Cumming, 3.6 ov), 2-34 (MB Bacon, 12.4 ov), 3-49 (DN Phillips, 14.5 ov), 4-60 (D Foxcroft, 17.2 ov), 5-64 (LJ Carter, 18.2 ov), 6-125 (TK Parkes, 36.6 ov), 7-140 (MW Chu, 43.6 ov), 8-180 (T Muller, 55.3 ov), 9-216 (ATE Hazeldine, 73.1 ov), 10-217 (JD McKay, 74.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV van Beek | 20 | 7 | 56 | 4 | 2.80 | 98 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LR Dudding | 13 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2.54 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MA Abbas | 8 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1.88 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MW Snedden | 11 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2.45 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| PF Younghusband | 19.2 | 6 | 68 | 3 | 3.52 | 91 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| JM Tashkoff | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- Match 15 · Plunket Shield 2025
- Venue
- Basin Reserve, Wellington
- Date
- 5 Mar 2025 to 8 Mar 2025
- Toss
- Otago Volts, elected to field first
- Result
- Wellington Firebirds won by 171 runs
- Format
- MDM
- Season
- 2024/25
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts match on 5 Mar 2025?
Wellington Firebirds won by 171 runs.
Who scored the most runs in Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts?
Nick Kelly (Wellington Firebirds) with 156 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts?
MB Bacon, with 6/115.
Who won the toss in Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts?
Otago Volts, who chose to field first.
Where was Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts played?
At Basin Reserve, Wellington.