Otago Volts v Wellington Firebirds, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 24, Plunket Shield, 2025

Plunket Shield Match 24: Otago Volts v Wellington Firebirds at Dunedin, March 26, 2026

Otago Volts

112/10 (35.1) & 345/6 (91)

Wellington Firebirds

156/10 (37.2) & 300/10 (76.1)

Finished

OV won by 4 wickets

Wellington Firebirds 1st InningWF 1st Inning156/10 (37.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Jesse Tashkoff	c MW Chu b T O'Connor	0	11	0	0	0.00
c MW Chu b T O'Connor
Nick Greenwood	c J Todd b L Georgeson	15	22	3	0	68.18
c J Todd b L Georgeson
Tim Robinson	c T Jones b T O'Connor	0	2	0	0	0.00
c T Jones b T O'Connor
Nick Kelly	lbw b T O'Connor	0	1	0	0	0.00
lbw b T O'Connor
Muhammad Abbas	c L Georgeson b T O'Connor	1	11	0	0	9.09
c L Georgeson b T O'Connor
Tom Blundell(WK/C)	c MW Chu b M Bacon	25	32	3	0	78.13
c MW Chu b M Bacon
Nathan Smith	c MW Chu b M Bacon	71	64	8	3	110.94
c MW Chu b M Bacon
Peter Younghusband	b J McKay	9	36	2	0	25.00
b J McKay
Michael Snedden	c T Jones b J McKay	11	24	1	0	45.83
c T Jones b J McKay
James Hartshorn	c T Jones b M Bacon	12	19	2	0	63.16
c T Jones b M Bacon
Amogh Paranjpe	Not out	1	2	0	0	50.00
Not out
Extra	11 (b 0, w 3, nb 0, lb 8)
Total	156/10 (37.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Thomas O'Connor	12	3	45	4	3.75
Luke Georgeson	6	1	23	1	3.83
Matthew Bacon	7.2	2	23	3	3.14
Danru Ferns	7	0	37	0	5.29
Jarrod McKay	5	0	20	2	4.00

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (J Tashkoff - 2.4 ov), 2-2 (T Robinson - 2.6 ov), 3-10 (NF Kelly - 4.1 ov), 4-12 (M Abbas - 6.3 ov), 5-28 (N Greenwood - 9.3 ov), 6-63 (TA Blundell - 15.4 ov), 7-111 (P Younghusband - 25.6 ov), 8-129 (M Snedden - 31.2 ov), 9-144 (N Smith - 35.4 ov), 10-156 (J Hartshorn - 37.2 ov)

Otago Volts 1st InningOV 1st Inning112/10 (35.1 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Thorn Parkes	c TA Blundell b J Hartshorn	20	42	3	0	47.62
c TA Blundell b J Hartshorn
Jacob Cumming	c TA Blundell b J Hartshorn	6	12	1	0	50.00
c TA Blundell b J Hartshorn
Tom Jones	b N Smith	3	5	0	0	60.00
b N Smith
Troy Johnson	lbw b N Smith	2	16	0	0	12.50
lbw b N Smith
Jamal Todd	c T Robinson b N Smith	9	19	1	0	47.37
c T Robinson b N Smith
Luke Georgeson(C)	c NF Kelly b N Smith	0	6	0	0	0.00
c NF Kelly b N Smith
Max Chu(WK)	c N Greenwood b N Smith	7	10	1	0	70.00
c N Greenwood b N Smith
Thomas O'Connor	c N Greenwood b J Hartshorn	7	12	1	0	58.33
c N Greenwood b J Hartshorn
Danru Ferns	lbw b M Snedden	8	20	1	0	40.00
lbw b M Snedden
Matthew Bacon	c NF Kelly b N Smith	32	39	3	1	82.05
c NF Kelly b N Smith
Jarrod McKay	Not out	9	30	1	0	30.00
Not out
Extra	9 (b 0, w 5, nb 0, lb 4)
Total	112/10 (35.1)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Nathan Smith	15.1	5	25	6	1.65
James Hartshorn	12	0	50	3	4.17
Amogh Paranjpe	3	0	23	0	7.67
Michael Snedden	5	0	10	1	2.00

Fall of wickets: 1-18 (J Cumming - 5.5 ov), 2-27 (T Jones - 8.3 ov), 3-35 (T Parkes - 11.3 ov), 4-39 (T Johnson - 12.6 ov), 5-44 (J Todd - 16.2 ov), 6-45 (L Georgeson - 16.5 ov), 7-63 (T O'Connor - 19.6 ov), 8-63 (MW Chu - 20.2 ov), 9-84 (D Ferns - 28.3 ov), 10-112 (M Bacon - 35.1 ov)

Wellington Firebirds 2nd Inning WF 2nd Inning300/10 (76.1 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Jesse Tashkoff	b M Bacon	101	136	15	0	74.26
b M Bacon
Nick Greenwood	c MW Chu b L Georgeson	16	25	3	0	64.00
c MW Chu b L Georgeson
Tim Robinson	c J Cumming b J McKay	42	60	6	0	70.00
c J Cumming b J McKay
Nick Kelly	c M Bacon b J McKay	13	24	2	0	54.17
c M Bacon b J McKay
Muhammad Abbas	b T Parkes	14	47	2	0	29.79
b T Parkes
Tom Blundell(WK/C)	c M Bacon b D Ferns	62	96	5	4	64.58
c M Bacon b D Ferns
Nathan Smith	c T Jones b T Johnson	13	14	0	1	92.86
c T Jones b T Johnson
Peter Younghusband	c T Johnson b D Ferns	15	42	2	0	35.71
c T Johnson b D Ferns
Michael Snedden	c J Cumming b D Ferns	1	9	0	0	11.11
c J Cumming b D Ferns
James Hartshorn	c M Bacon b D Ferns	0	2	0	0	0.00
c M Bacon b D Ferns
Amogh Paranjpe	Not out	7	9	1	0	77.78
Not out
Extra	16 (b 4, w 3, nb 7, lb 2)
Total	300/10 (76.1)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Luke Georgeson	12	1	52	1	4.33
Thomas O'Connor	19	3	70	0	3.68
Matthew Bacon	9	1	34	1	3.78
Danru Ferns	10.1	2	58	4	5.70
Jarrod McKay	18	1	53	2	2.94
Troy Johnson	5	2	18	1	3.60
Thorn Parkes	3	0	9	1	3.00

Fall of wickets: 1-34 (N Greenwood - 6.5 ov), 2-122 (T Robinson - 26.4 ov), 3-159 (NF Kelly - 34.3 ov), 4-193 (J Tashkoff - 46.2 ov), 5-205 (M Abbas - 49.2 ov), 6-225 (N Smith - 54.3 ov), 7-256 (P Younghusband - 68.4 ov), 8-258 (M Snedden - 70.4 ov), 9-258 (J Hartshorn - 70.6 ov), 10-300 (TA Blundell - 76.1 ov)

Otago Volts 2nd InningOV 2nd Inning345/6 (91 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Jacob Cumming	b J Hartshorn	12	25	2	0	48.00
b J Hartshorn
Thorn Parkes	c TA Blundell b J Hartshorn	26	45	3	1	57.78
c TA Blundell b J Hartshorn
Tom Jones	b N Smith	35	78	4	1	44.87
b N Smith
Troy Johnson	b J Hartshorn	0	4	0	0	0.00
b J Hartshorn
Jamal Todd	c NF Kelly b P Younghusband	98	146	13	2	67.12
c NF Kelly b P Younghusband
Luke Georgeson(C)	Not out	103	133	15	0	77.44
Not out
Max Chu(WK)	c N Smith b J Hartshorn	54	114	6	1	47.37
c N Smith b J Hartshorn
Thomas O'Connor	Not out	3	8	0	0	37.50
Not out
Extra	14 (b 0, w 0, nb 7, lb 7)
Total	345/6 (91)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Nathan Smith	24	6	71	1	2.96
James Hartshorn	21	5	79	4	3.76
Michael Snedden	20	5	61	0	3.05
Amogh Paranjpe	9	1	41	0	4.56
Muhammad Abbas	5	0	37	0	7.40
Peter Younghusband	9	1	43	1	4.78
Nick Greenwood	3	1	6	0	2.00

Fall of wickets: 1-39 (J Cumming - 9.3 ov), 2-50 (T Parkes - 13.1 ov), 3-50 (T Johnson - 13.5 ov), 4-123 (T Jones - 37.4 ov), 5-234 (J Todd - 58.2 ov), 6-341 (MW Chu - 89.2 ov)

Date

2026-03-27 03:00 AM

Venue

University Oval, Dunedin

Toss

Otago Volts elected to bowl

Umpires

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