MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Canterbury v Wellington Firebirds
9 Mar 2026 – 12 Mar 2026 · Basin Reserve, Wellington · Plunket Shield
Plunket ShieldRESULT
CCanterbury336/10 & 297/3d
WFWellington Firebirds208/10 & 224/10
Canterbury won by 201 runs
Canterbury336/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Latham | c PF Younghusband b MA Abbas | 79 | 171 | 11 | 1 | 46.20 |
 Rhys Mariu | c TA Blundell b LR Dudding | 23 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 60.53 |
| SJG Janett | c TA Blundell b LV van Beek | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
| Henry Nicholls | bowled · NG Smith | 44 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 60.27 |
| Matt Boyle | c MA Abbas b LV van Beek | 97 | 88 | 13 | 3 | 110.23 |
| Mitchell Hay | lbw · NG Smith | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Leo Carter | bowled · MA Abbas | 25 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 48.08 |
| Sean Davey | c LV van Beek b MA Abbas | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 78.57 |
| Fraser Sheat | c NG Smith b MA Abbas | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 73.68 |
| Travis Muller | not out | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Michael Rae | bowled · MA Abbas | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Total · 489 legal balls | 336 | 81.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 28 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Smith | 15.0 | 60 | 2 | 4.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Liam Dudding | 15.0 | 27 | 1 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan van Beek | 18.0 | 61 | 2 | 3.39 | 1 | 0 |
 Muhammad Abbas | 16.3 | 69 | 5 | 4.18 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Greenwood | 10.0 | 56 | 0 | 5.60 | 0 | 6 |
| Peter Younghusband | 7.0 | 46 | 0 | 6.57 | 0 | 1 |
Fall of wickets: 1-45 (RA Mariu) · 2-56 (SJG Janett) · 3-167 (HM Nicholls) · 4-168 (TWM Latham) · 5-179 (MJ Hay) · 6-280 (LJ Carter) · 7-294 (SB Davey) · 8-322 (MWT Boyle) · 9-326 (FW Sheat) · 10-336 (MD Rae)
Wellington Firebirds208/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jesse Tashkoff | c RA Mariu b FW Sheat | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Nick Greenwood | bowled · MD Rae | 103 | 133 | 16 | 1 | 77.44 |
 Gareth Severin | c MD Rae b T Muller | 25 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 49.02 |
| Nick Kelly | lbw · MD Rae | 15 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 68.18 |
| Tim Robinson | c RA Mariu b FW Sheat | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Muhammad Abbas | caught and bowled · FW Sheat | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Tom Blundell | c TWM Latham b T Muller | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 26.09 |
| Nathan Smith | c RA Mariu b MD Rae | 13 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 72.22 |
| Logan van Beek | not out | 12 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Peter Younghusband | c MWT Boyle b SB Davey | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Liam Dudding | bowled · FW Sheat | 14 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Total · 329 legal balls | 208 | 54.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 10 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Sheat | 12.5 | 34 | 4 | 2.65 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Davey | 15.0 | 60 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Rae | 14.0 | 57 | 3 | 4.07 | 1 | 0 |
| Travis Muller | 11.0 | 48 | 2 | 4.36 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Boyle | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (JM Tashkoff) · 2-83 (GR Severin) · 3-114 (NF Kelly) · 4-135 (TB Robinson) · 5-139 (MA Abbas) · 6-166 (TA Blundell) · 7-166 (NA Greenwood) · 8-188 (NG Smith) · 9-189 (PF Younghusband) · 10-208 (LR Dudding)
Canterbury297/3d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | not out | 101 | 111 | 10 | 1 | 90.99 |
| Rhys Mariu | c TB Robinson b LV van Beek | 31 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 77.50 |
| SJG Janett | run out | 40 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 86.96 |
| Henry Nicholls | c TA Blundell b JM Tashkoff | 52 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 157.58 |
| Matt Boyle | not out | 63 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 286.36 |
| Total · 249 legal balls | 297 | 41.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 10 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Smith | 10.0 | 50 | 0 | 5.00 | 1 | 2 |
| Liam Dudding | 5.0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Abbas | 6.0 | 34 | 0 | 5.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan van Beek | 6.0 | 30 | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Younghusband | 8.0 | 65 | 0 | 8.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Greenwood | 4.3 | 48 | 0 | 10.67 | 1 | 1 |
| Jesse Tashkoff | 2.0 | 39 | 1 | 19.50 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-54 (RA Mariu) · 2-114 (SJG Janett) · 3-212 (HM Nicholls)
Wellington Firebirds224/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tashkoff | bowled · FW Sheat | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Nick Greenwood | c RA Mariu b FW Sheat | 20 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Peter Younghusband | c MJ Hay b FW Sheat | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 |
| Gareth Severin | c MJ Hay b SB Davey | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Nick Kelly | bowled · SB Davey | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Tim Robinson | c RA Mariu b SB Davey | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Muhammad Abbas | c SJG Janett b T Muller | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Tom Blundell | not out | 98 | 118 | 14 | 3 | 83.05 |
| Nathan Smith | bowled · FW Sheat | 42 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 73.68 |
| Logan van Beek | c LJ Carter b MD Rae | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Liam Dudding | c FW Sheat b MD Rae | 12 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Total · 322 legal balls | 224 | 53.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 13 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Sheat | 18.0 | 71 | 4 | 3.94 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Davey | 14.0 | 56 | 3 | 4.00 | 5 | 4 |
| Travis Muller | 7.0 | 38 | 1 | 5.43 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Rae | 14.4 | 58 | 2 | 3.95 | 1 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (JM Tashkoff) · 2-18 (PF Younghusband) · 3-32 (GR Severin) · 4-32 (NA Greenwood) · 5-44 (TB Robinson) · 6-47 (NF Kelly) · 7-85 (MA Abbas) · 8-164 (NG Smith) · 9-175 (LV van Beek) · 10-224 (LR Dudding)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.