Wellington Firebirds v Northern Districts, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 30th Match, The Ford Trophy, 2025
The Ford Trophy 30th Match: Wellington Firebirds v Northern Districts at Wellington, February 17, 2026

Wellington Firebirds
WF
281/7 (50)

Northern Districts
ND
163/10 (36.1)
Finished
WF won by 118 runs
Wellington Firebirds InningWF Inning281/7 (50 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tashkoff | c KD Clarke b T Pringle | 51 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 78.46 |
c KD Clarke b T Pringle | ||||||
| Nick Greenwood | c Ben Pomare b Z Gibson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
c Ben Pomare b Z Gibson | ||||||
| Oscar Jackson | c Ben Pomare b SC Kuggeleijn | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c Ben Pomare b SC Kuggeleijn | ||||||
| Tim Robinson | c RR O Donnell b T Pringle | 38 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 77.55 |
c RR O Donnell b T Pringle | ||||||
| Nick Kelly(C) | c Joshua Brown b SC Kuggeleijn | 38 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 73.08 |
c Joshua Brown b SC Kuggeleijn | ||||||
| Muhammad Abbas | c S Reddy b SC Kuggeleijn | 20 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 62.50 |
c S Reddy b SC Kuggeleijn | ||||||
| Tom Blundell(WK) | c H Cooper b Joshua Brown | 28 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 103.70 |
c H Cooper b Joshua Brown | ||||||
| Nathan Smith | Not out | 64 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 136.17 |
Not out | ||||||
| Peter Younghusband | Not out | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 94.12 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 25 (b 0, w 16, nb 0, lb 9) | |||||
| Total | 281/7 (50) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Gibson | 10 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 6.20 |
| Scott Kuggeleijn | 10 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 6.90 |
| Joshua Brown | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 5.60 |
| Brett Hampton | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Tim Pringle | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 3.40 |
| Henry Cooper | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3.88 |
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (N Greenwood - 2.4 ov), 2-11 (O Jackson - 3.4 ov), 3-92 (T Robinson - 17.4 ov), 4-112 (J Tashkoff - 23.6 ov), 5-158 (NF Kelly - 33.6 ov), 6-161 (M Abbas - 35.1 ov), 7-204 (TA Blundell - 42.5 ov)
Northern Districts InningND Inning163/10 (36.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Kuggeleijn | c TA Blundell b N Smith | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
c TA Blundell b N Smith | ||||||
| Brett Hampton | c NF Kelly b J Hartshorn | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
c NF Kelly b J Hartshorn | ||||||
| Robert O Donnell(C) | c NF Kelly b J Hartshorn | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 93.33 |
c NF Kelly b J Hartshorn | ||||||
| Katene Dalton Clarke | lbw b J Hartshorn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
lbw b J Hartshorn | ||||||
| Henry Cooper | Not out | 51 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 71.83 |
Not out | ||||||
| Xavier Bell | c NF Kelly b P Younghusband | 54 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 93.10 |
c NF Kelly b P Younghusband | ||||||
| Snehith Reddy | c & b P Younghusband | 13 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 56.52 |
c & b P Younghusband | ||||||
| Ben Pomare(WK) | c & b P Younghusband | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
c & b P Younghusband | ||||||
| Tim Pringle | b P Younghusband | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b P Younghusband | ||||||
| Joshua Brown | c P Younghusband b N Greenwood | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 114.29 |
c P Younghusband b N Greenwood | ||||||
| Zak Gibson | runout (TA Blundell / N Greenwood) | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
runout (TA Blundell / N Greenwood) | ||||||
| Extra | 11 (b 0, w 4, nb 1, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 163/10 (36.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hartshorn | 5 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 4.60 |
| Nathan Smith | 7 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3.57 |
| Michael Snedden | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Muhammad Abbas | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Peter Younghusband | 9.1 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 4.15 |
| Jesse Tashkoff | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Nick Greenwood | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2.80 |
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Brett Hampton - 2.2 ov), 2-11 (SC Kuggeleijn - 3.4 ov), 3-16 (KD Clarke - 4.2 ov), 4-34 (RR O Donnell - 6.6 ov), 5-120 (X Bell - 22.2 ov), 6-146 (S Reddy - 30.1 ov), 7-150 (Ben Pomare - 32.1 ov), 8-150 (T Pringle - 32.2 ov), 9-161 (Joshua Brown - 33.5 ov), 10-163 (Z Gibson - 36.1 ov)
Date
2026-02-18 03:00 AM
Venue
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss
Northern Districts elected to bowl
Umpires
Tv Umpires
Match Referee


