Otago v Wellington Firebirds - Cricket - BBC Sport

Thu 26 Mar 2026 - Sun 29 Mar 2026Plunket Shield - Round 8 - Day 3 of 4

Wellington Firebirds lead Otago by 281 runs with 4 wickets remaining

Wellington Firebirds 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Tashkoff,caught Chu, bowled O'Connor Tashkoff, caught Chu, bowled O'Connor	0	11	11	0	0	13	0.00
Greenwood,caught Todd, bowled Georgeson Greenwood, caught Todd, bowled Georgeson	15	22	16	3	0	48	68.18
Robinson,caught Jones, bowled O'Connor Robinson, caught Jones, bowled O'Connor	0	2	2	0	0	1	0.00
Kelly,leg before wicket, bowled O'Connor Kelly, leg before wicket, bowled O'Connor	0	1	1	0	0	7	0.00
Abbas,caught Georgeson, bowled O'Connor Abbas, caught Georgeson, bowled O'Connor	1	11	10	0	0	10	9.09
Blundell,caught Chu, bowled Bacon Blundell, caught Chu, bowled Bacon	25	32	22	3	0	41	78.13
Smith,caught Chu, bowled Bacon Smith, caught Chu, bowled Bacon	71	64	34	8	3	122	110.94
Younghusband,bowled McKay Younghusband, bowled McKay	9	36	33	2	0	45	25.00
Snedden,caught Jones, bowled McKay Snedden, caught Jones, bowled McKay	11	24	16	1	0	25	45.83
Hartshorn,caught Jones, bowled Bacon Hartshorn, caught Jones, bowled Bacon	12	19	14	2	0	31	63.16
Paranjpe,not out Paranjpe, not out	1	2	1	0	0	8	50.00
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 8, total 11 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 8, total 11
Total,156 all out 37.2 overs Total,156 all out 37.2 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
O'Connor	12.0	3	45	4	51	0	0	4	1	3.75
Georgeson	6.0	1	23	1	28	0	0	5	0	3.83
Bacon	7.2	2	23	3	36	0	2	4	0	3.13
Ferns	7.0	0	37	0	27	0	0	4	2	5.28
McKay	5.0	0	20	2	18	0	1	2	0	4.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
2 for 1 (2.4 overs)	Tashkoff
2 for 2 (2.6 overs)	Robinson
10 for 3 (4.1 overs)	Kelly
12 for 4 (6.3 overs)	Abbas
28 for 5 (9.3 overs)	Greenwood
63 for 6 (15.4 overs)	Blundell
111 for 7 (25.6 overs)	Younghusband
129 for 8 (31.2 overs)	Snedden
144 for 9 (35.4 overs)	Smith
156 for 10 (37.2 overs)	Hartshorn

Otago 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Parkes,caught Blundell, bowled Hartshorn Parkes, caught Blundell, bowled Hartshorn	20	42	34	3	0	52	47.62
Cumming,caught Blundell, bowled Hartshorn Cumming, caught Blundell, bowled Hartshorn	6	12	10	1	0	25	50.00
Jones,bowled Smith Jones, bowled Smith	3	5	3	0	0	12	60.00
T Johnson,leg before wicket, bowled Smith T Johnson, leg before wicket, bowled Smith	2	16	14	0	0	21	12.50
Todd,caught Robinson, bowled Smith Todd, caught Robinson, bowled Smith	9	19	14	1	0	25	47.37
Georgeson,caught Kelly, bowled Smith Georgeson, caught Kelly, bowled Smith	0	6	6	0	0	22	0.00
Chu,caught Greenwood, bowled Smith Chu, caught Greenwood, bowled Smith	7	10	6	1	0	23	70.00
O'Connor,caught Greenwood, bowled Hartshorn O'Connor, caught Greenwood, bowled Hartshorn	7	12	10	1	0	16	58.33
Ferns,leg before wicket, bowled Snedden Ferns, leg before wicket, bowled Snedden	8	20	16	1	0	40	40.00
Bacon,caught Kelly, bowled Smith Bacon, caught Kelly, bowled Smith	32	39	25	3	1	69	82.05
McKay,not out McKay, not out	9	30	25	1	0	31	30.00
Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 9
Total,112 all out 35.1 overs Total,112 all out 35.1 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Smith	15.1	5	25	6	76	0	0	2	0	1.64
Hartshorn	12.0	0	50	3	53	0	1	7	0	4.16
Paranjpe	3.0	0	23	0	9	0	0	2	1	7.66
Snedden	5.0	0	10	1	25	0	0	1	0	2.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
18 for 1 (5.5 overs)	Cumming
27 for 2 (8.3 overs)	Jones
35 for 3 (11.3 overs)	Parkes
39 for 4 (12.6 overs)	T Johnson
44 for 5 (16.2 overs)	Todd
45 for 6 (16.5 overs)	Georgeson
63 for 7 (19.6 overs)	O'Connor
63 for 8 (20.2 overs)	Chu
84 for 9 (28.3 overs)	Ferns
112 for 10 (35.1 overs)	Bacon

Wellington Firebirds 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Tashkoff,bowled Bacon Tashkoff, bowled Bacon	101	136	91	15	0	203	74.26
Greenwood,caught Chu, bowled Georgeson Greenwood, caught Chu, bowled Georgeson	16	25	18	3	0	30	64.00
Robinson,caught Cumming, bowled McKay Robinson, caught Cumming, bowled McKay	42	60	41	6	0	84	70.00
Kelly,caught Bacon, bowled McKay Kelly, caught Bacon, bowled McKay	13	24	19	2	0	36	54.17
Abbas,bowled Parkes Abbas, bowled Parkes	14	47	40	2	0	67	29.79
batting,Blundell,not out batting, Blundell, not out	18	47	39	1	1	64	38.30
Smith,caught Jones, bowled T Johnson Smith, caught Jones, bowled T Johnson	13	14	7	0	1	17	92.86
batting,Younghusband,not out batting, Younghusband, not out	5	18	16	1	0	29	27.78
Extras, no balls 7, wides 2, byes 4, leg byes 2, total 15 Extras, no balls 7, wides 2, byes 4, leg byes 2, total 15
Total,237 for 6 60.4 overs Total,237 for 6 60.4 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Georgeson	12.0	1	52	1	56	4	0	9	0	4.33
O'Connor	16.0	3	61	0	67	1	1	8	0	3.81
Bacon	9.0	1	34	1	41	0	0	6	0	3.77
Ferns	6.0	0	35	0	21	0	0	5	0	5.83
McKay	10.0	1	22	2	47	2	0	2	0	2.20
T Johnson, bowling	4.4	1	18	1	21	0	0	0	2	3.85
Parkes	3.0	0	9	1	12	0	1	0	0	3.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
34 for 1 (6.5 overs)	Greenwood
122 for 2 (26.4 overs)	Robinson
159 for 3 (34.3 overs)	Kelly
193 for 4 (46.2 overs)	Tashkoff
205 for 5 (49.2 overs)	Abbas
225 for 6 (54.3 overs)	Smith

home team, Otago

Jacob Cumming
Tom Jones
Thorn Parkes
Troy Johnson
Luke Georgeson , Captain
Max Chu , Wicket Keeper
Thomas O'Connor
Danru Ferns
Jarrod McKay
Matt Bacon
Ben Lockrose
Jamal Todd

away team, Wellington Firebirds

Nick Greenwood
Jesse Tashkoff
Tim Robinson
Nick Kelly
Muhammad Abbas
Tom Blundell , Captain , Wicket Keeper
Nathan Smith
Peter Younghusband
Michael Snedden
James Hartshorn
Amogh Paranjpe
Gareth Severin

home team, Otago

Jacob Cumming
Tom Jones
Thorn Parkes
Troy Johnson
Luke Georgeson , Captain
Max Chu , Wicket Keeper
Thomas O'Connor
Danru Ferns
Jarrod McKay
Matt Bacon
Ben Lockrose
Jamal Todd

Start Time:: 21:30
Toss:: Otago won the toss and decided to field
Venue:: University of Otago Oval, Dunedin
Officials:: Greg Pennell, Peter Pasco, Tony Gillies, Malcolm Jones, Lindsay Neilson