Wellington Firebirds v Northern Districts, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 19th Match, Plunket Shield, 2024
Plunket Shield 19th Match: Wellington Firebirds v Northern Districts at Wellington, March 20, 2025

Wellington Firebirds
WF
189/10 (61.1) & 245/10 (76.5)

Northern Districts
NB
119/10 (44.1) & 335/10 (88)
Finished
NB won by 20 runs.
Northern Districts 1st InningNB 1st Inning119/10 (44.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeet Raval(C) | c Jesse Tashkoff b LR Dudding | 13 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 43.33 |
c Jesse Tashkoff b LR Dudding | ||||||
| Henry Cooper | c Muhammad Abbas b LR Dudding | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
c Muhammad Abbas b LR Dudding | ||||||
| Bharat Popli | lbw b Michael Snedden | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
lbw b Michael Snedden | ||||||
| Joe Carter | b N Smith | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 47.83 |
b N Smith | ||||||
| Robert O Donnell | lbw b Michael Snedden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
lbw b Michael Snedden | ||||||
| Brett Hampton | lbw b Muhammad Abbas | 31 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 81.58 |
lbw b Muhammad Abbas | ||||||
| Ben Pomare(WK) | c S Mycock b L Beek | 5 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 18.52 |
c S Mycock b L Beek | ||||||
| Scott Kuggeleijn | c TA Blundell b L Beek | 23 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 62.16 |
c TA Blundell b L Beek | ||||||
| Kristian Clarke | c TA Blundell b LR Dudding | 15 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 25.00 |
c TA Blundell b LR Dudding | ||||||
| Neil Wagner | c TA Blundell b LR Dudding | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c TA Blundell b LR Dudding | ||||||
| Josh Brown | Not out | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 29.41 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 11 (b 8, w 1, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 119/10 (44.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan van Beek | 15 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 2.80 |
| Liam Dudding | 12.1 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1.56 |
| Michael Snedden | 6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2.67 |
| Nathan Smith | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Muhammad Abbas | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 |
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (H Cooper - 5.6 ov), 2-25 (Jeet Raval - 7.4 ov), 3-37 (Bharat Popli - 12.1 ov), 4-37 (RR O Donnell - 12.2 ov), 5-45 (Joe Carter - 15.5 ov), 6-69 (Brett Hampton - 22.6 ov), 7-73 (Ben Pomare - 23.6 ov), 8-107 (SC Kuggeleijn - 35.5 ov), 9-112 (N Wagner - 38.6 ov), 10-119 (Kristian Clarke - 44.1 ov)
Wellington 1st InningWellington 1st Inning189/10 (61.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Mycock | lbw b Kristian Clarke | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
lbw b Kristian Clarke | ||||||
| Jesse Tashkoff | b N Wagner | 19 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 45.24 |
b N Wagner | ||||||
| Gareth Severin | c Ben Pomare b Brett Hampton | 8 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
c Ben Pomare b Brett Hampton | ||||||
| Nick Kelly | lbw b Brett Hampton | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82.35 |
lbw b Brett Hampton | ||||||
| Muhammad Abbas | b N Wagner | 23 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 79.31 |
b N Wagner | ||||||
| Tom Blundell(WK/C) | c Ben Pomare b Kristian Clarke | 43 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 48.31 |
c Ben Pomare b Kristian Clarke | ||||||
| Nathan Smith | c Bharat Popli b SC Kuggeleijn | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
c Bharat Popli b SC Kuggeleijn | ||||||
| Logan van Beek | c RR O Donnell b J Brown | 22 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 81.48 |
c RR O Donnell b J Brown | ||||||
| Peter Younghusband | b Brett Hampton | 13 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 19.70 |
b Brett Hampton | ||||||
| Michael Snedden | c H Cooper b SC Kuggeleijn | 17 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 36.96 |
c H Cooper b SC Kuggeleijn | ||||||
| Liam Dudding | Not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 17 (b 4, w 5, nb 2, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 189/10 (61.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristian Clarke | 14 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 2.50 |
| Scott Kuggeleijn | 13 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 3.77 |
| Brett Hampton | 11.1 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 3.40 |
| Neil Wagner | 17 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 2.18 |
| Josh Brown | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3.33 |
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (S Mycock - 2.5 ov), 2-22 (Gareth Severin - 9.3 ov), 3-38 (NF Kelly - 13.3 ov), 4-61 (Jesse Tashkoff - 18.1 ov), 5-77 (Muhammad Abbas - 24.2 ov), 6-93 (N Smith - 28.4 ov), 7-138 (L Beek - 39.2 ov), 8-154 (TA Blundell - 48.3 ov), 9-189 (Michael Snedden - 60.4 ov), 10-189 (Peter Younghusband - 61.1 ov)
Northern Districts 2nd InningNB 2nd Inning335/10 (88 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cooper | c TA Blundell b N Smith | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c TA Blundell b N Smith | ||||||
| Jeet Raval(C) | c TA Blundell b L Beek | 41 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 61.19 |
c TA Blundell b L Beek | ||||||
| Bharat Popli | lbw b N Smith | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
lbw b N Smith | ||||||
| Joe Carter | c NF Kelly b L Beek | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
c NF Kelly b L Beek | ||||||
| Robert O Donnell | c & b Peter Younghusband | 150 | 186 | 23 | 1 | 80.65 |
c & b Peter Younghusband | ||||||
| Brett Hampton | lbw b Jesse Tashkoff | 72 | 121 | 6 | 1 | 59.50 |
lbw b Jesse Tashkoff | ||||||
| Ben Pomare(WK) | c L Beek b Michael Snedden | 15 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 26.32 |
c L Beek b Michael Snedden | ||||||
| Scott Kuggeleijn | c LR Dudding b Peter Younghusband | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 29.17 |
c LR Dudding b Peter Younghusband | ||||||
| Kristian Clarke | c Peter Younghusband b L Beek | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
c Peter Younghusband b L Beek | ||||||
| Neil Wagner | c Michael Snedden b L Beek | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
c Michael Snedden b L Beek | ||||||
| Josh Brown | Not out | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 15 (b 0, w 2, nb 8, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 335/10 (88) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Smith | 15 | 5 | 56 | 2 | 3.73 |
| Liam Dudding | 15 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 4.13 |
| Logan van Beek | 17 | 3 | 69 | 4 | 4.06 |
| Michael Snedden | 16 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 4.06 |
| Muhammad Abbas | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Peter Younghusband | 17 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 2.82 |
| Jesse Tashkoff | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2.20 |
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (H Cooper - 4.4 ov), 2-5 (Bharat Popli - 6.1 ov), 3-39 (Joe Carter - 12.5 ov), 4-89 (Jeet Raval - 24.1 ov), 5-276 (RR O Donnell - 64.2 ov), 6-295 (Brett Hampton - 71.2 ov), 7-304 (SC Kuggeleijn - 78.2 ov), 8-321 (Ben Pomare - 83.5 ov), 9-322 (Kristian Clarke - 85.1 ov), 10-335 (N Wagner - 87.6 ov)
Wellington 2nd InningWellington 2nd Inning245/10 (76.5 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Mycock | c Ben Pomare b N Wagner | 14 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 34.15 |
c Ben Pomare b N Wagner | ||||||
| Jesse Tashkoff | c Jeet Raval b SC Kuggeleijn | 32 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 168.42 |
c Jeet Raval b SC Kuggeleijn | ||||||
| Gareth Severin | c Kristian Clarke b N Wagner | 83 | 145 | 5 | 1 | 57.24 |
c Kristian Clarke b N Wagner | ||||||
| Nick Kelly | c Bharat Popli b Brett Hampton | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c Bharat Popli b Brett Hampton | ||||||
| Muhammad Abbas | c H Cooper b SC Kuggeleijn | 25 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 80.65 |
c H Cooper b SC Kuggeleijn | ||||||
| Tom Blundell(WK/C) | c Ben Pomare b J Brown | 31 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 77.50 |
c Ben Pomare b J Brown | ||||||
| Nathan Smith | c Kristian Clarke b J Brown | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c Kristian Clarke b J Brown | ||||||
| Logan van Beek | Not out | 46 | 118 | 4 | 1 | 38.98 |
Not out | ||||||
| Peter Younghusband | lbw b SC Kuggeleijn | 8 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 |
lbw b SC Kuggeleijn | ||||||
| Michael Snedden | c RR O Donnell b SC Kuggeleijn | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
c RR O Donnell b SC Kuggeleijn | ||||||
| Liam Dudding | c RR O Donnell b SC Kuggeleijn | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c RR O Donnell b SC Kuggeleijn | ||||||
| Extra | 2 (b 0, w 0, nb 2, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 245/10 (76.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Kuggeleijn | 18.5 | 3 | 57 | 5 | 3.03 |
| Kristian Clarke | 15 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 3.67 |
| Brett Hampton | 15 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 3.80 |
| Neil Wagner | 21 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 1.81 |
| Josh Brown | 6 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 5.83 |
| Jeet Raval | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Jesse Tashkoff - 6.4 ov), 2-61 (S Mycock - 14.6 ov), 3-62 (NF Kelly - 15.4 ov), 4-97 (Muhammad Abbas - 24.5 ov), 5-156 (TA Blundell - 39.2 ov), 6-156 (N Smith - 39.6 ov), 7-207 (Gareth Severin - 55.1 ov), 8-227 (Peter Younghusband - 68.2 ov), 9-233 (Michael Snedden - 70.4 ov), 10-245 (LR Dudding - 76.5 ov)
Date
2025-03-21 03:00 AM
Venue
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss
Wellington Firebirds elected to bowl
Umpires
- Billy Bowden
- CR Pryor
Tv Umpires
- Glen Walklin
Match Referee
- SRM Morris
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