Match centre
Wellington Firebirds vs Northern Brave Scorecard, 30th Match
281/7 (50 ov)
163 (36.1 ov)
Wellington Firebirds won by 118 runs
Northern Brave won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Wed, 18 Feb, 03:00 IST
- Venue
- Basin Reserve
- Data checked
- 05:47:37 IST
Match summary
Wellington Firebirds won by 118 runs.
30th Match · The Ford Trophy · Basin Reserve · 18 Feb 2026
Northern Brave won the toss and elected to bowl.
Wellington Firebirds: 281/7 (50 ov)
Top score: Nathan Smith, 64 not out off 47 balls
Best bowling: Scott Kuggeleijn, 3 for 69 in 10 overs
Northern Brave: 163 (36.1 ov)
Top score: Xavier Bell, 54 off 58 balls
Best bowling: Peter Younghusband, 4 for 38 in 9.1 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Wellington Firebirds innings281/7 (50 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tashkoffc Clarke b Pringle | 51 | 65 | 78.5 | ||
| Nick Greenwoodc Pomare b Gibson | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | ||
| Oscar Jacksonc Pomare b Kuggeleijn | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Tim Robinsonc O’Donnell b Pringle | 38 | 49 | 77.6 | ||
| Nick Kellyc Brown b Kuggeleijn | 38 | 52 | 73.1 | ||
| Muhammad Arslan Abbasc Devireddy b Kuggeleijn | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | ||
| Tom Blundellc Cooper b Brown | 28 | 27 | 103.7 | ||
| Nathan Smithnot out | 64 | 47 | 136.2 | ||
| Peter Younghusbandnot out | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | ||
| Extras | 25 (w 16, nb 0, b 0, lb 9) | ||||
| Total | 281/7 (50 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
6-1 (Nick Greenwood, 2.4 ov) · 11-2 (Oscar Jackson, 3.4 ov) · 92-3 (Tim Robinson, 17.4 ov) · 112-4 (Jesse Tashkoff, 23.6 ov) · 158-5 (Nick Kelly, 33.6 ov) · 161-6 (Muhammad Arslan Abbas, 35.1 ov) · 204-7 (Tom Blundell, 42.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Gibson | 10 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 6.20 | ||
| Scott Kuggeleijn | 10 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 6.90 | ||
| Joshua Harvey 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 |
Northern Brave innings163 (36.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Kuggeleijnc Blundell b Smith | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | ||
| Brett Hamptonc Kelly b Hartshorn | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | ||
| Robert O’Donnellc Kelly b Hartshorn | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | ||
| Katene Clarkelbw b Hartshorn | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Henry Coopernot out | 51 | 71 | 71.8 | ||
| Xavier Bellc Kelly b Younghusband | 54 | 58 | 93.1 | ||
| Snehith Reddy Devireddyc & b Younghusband | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | ||
| Ben Pomarec & b Younghusband | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | ||
| Tim Pringleb Younghusband | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Joshua Harvey Brownc Younghusband b Greenwood | 8 | 7 | 114.3 | ||
| Zak Gibsonrun out (Greenwood) | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | ||
| Extras | 11 (w 4, nb 1, b 0, lb 6) | ||||
| Total | 163 (36.1 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
9-1 (Brett Hampton, 2.2 ov) · 11-2 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 3.4 ov) · 16-3 (Katene Clarke, 4.2 ov) · 34-4 (Robert O’Donnell, 6.6 ov) · 120-5 (Xavier Bell, 22.2 ov) · 146-6 (Snehith Reddy Devireddy, 30.1 ov) · 150-7 (Ben Pomare, 32.1 ov) · 150-8 (Tim Pringle, 32.2 ov) · 161-9 (Joshua Harvey Brown, 33.5 ov) · 163-10 (Zak Gibson, 36.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Arslan 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 |
Line-ups
Wellington Firebirds
The ground: Basin Reserve
FairPlay holds 19 completed matches in one-day cricket at Basin Reserve, Wellington, with a median first-innings score of 290.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 53% and the toss winner won 37%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 79% of the time.
Highest total: 354/7 by Wellington Firebirds on 4 Nov 2026.
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