Multi-dayMenUpset 37

Wellington Firebirds v Otago Volts

Otago Volts won by 4 wickets

Plunket Shield, Match 2427 March 2026 to 30 March 2026University Oval, Dunedin

Wellington Firebirdsbatted first

156 & 30076.1 ov

Otago Volts

112 & 345/691 ov

Otago Volts won the toss and chose to field

WFWellington Firebirds innings

15637.2 ov

Wellington Firebirds batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
JM Tashkoff	c MW Chu b TC O'Connor	0	11	0	0	0.0
NA Greenwood	c JT Todd b LI Georgeson	15	22	3	0	68.2
TB Robinson	c TC Jones b TC O'Connor	0	2	0	0	0.0
NF Kelly	lbw b TC O'Connor	0	1	0	0	0.0
MA Abbas	c LI Georgeson b TC O'Connor	1	11	0	0	9.1
TA Blundell	c MW Chu b MB Bacon	25	32	3	0	78.1
NG Smith	c MW Chu b MB Bacon	71	64	8	3	110.9
PF Younghusband	b JD McKay	9	36	2	0	25.0
MW Snedden	c TC Jones b JD McKay	11	24	1	0	45.8
JW Hartshorn	c TC Jones b MB Bacon	12	19	2	0	63.2
A Paranjpe	not out	1*	2	0	0	50.0
Extras	lb 8, w 3	11
Total	all out, 37.2 overs, run rate 4.18	156

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 350

1-2 JM Tashkoff2-2 TB Robinson3-10 NF Kelly4-12 MA Abbas5-28 NA Greenwood6-63 TA Blundell7-111 PF Younghusband8-129 MW Snedden9-144 NG Smith10-156 JW Hartshorn

Bowling to Wellington Firebirds
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Dots	4s	6s	Wd
TC O'Connor	12	3	45	4	3.75	48	4	1	0
LI Georgeson	6	1	23	1	3.83	26	5	0	0
MB Bacon	7.2	2	23	3	3.14	35	4	0	2
DK Ferns	7	0	37	0	5.29	27	4	2	0
JD McKay	5	0	20	2	4.00	17	2	0	1

OVOtago Volts innings

11235.1 ov

Otago Volts batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
TK Parkes	c TA Blundell b JW Hartshorn	20	42	3	0	47.6
JM Cumming	c TA Blundell b JW Hartshorn	6	12	1	0	50.0
TC Jones	b NG Smith	3	5	0	0	60.0
TM Johnson	lbw b NG Smith	2	16	0	0	12.5
JT Todd	c TB Robinson b NG Smith	9	19	1	0	47.4
LI Georgeson	c NF Kelly b NG Smith	0	6	0	0	0.0
MW Chu	c NA Greenwood b NG Smith	7	10	1	0	70.0
TC O'Connor	c NA Greenwood b JW Hartshorn	7	12	1	0	58.3
DK Ferns	lbw b MW Snedden	8	20	1	0	40.0
MB Bacon	c NF Kelly b NG Smith	32	39	3	1	82.1
JD McKay	not out	9*	30	1	0	30.0
Extras	lb 4, w 5	9
Total	all out, 35.1 overs, run rate 3.18	112

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 350

1-18 JM Cumming2-27 TC Jones3-35 TK Parkes4-39 TM Johnson5-44 JT Todd6-45 LI Georgeson7-63 TC O'Connor8-63 MW Chu9-84 DK Ferns10-112 MB Bacon

Bowling to Otago Volts
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Dots	4s	6s	Wd
NG Smith	15.1	5	25	6	1.65	75	2	0	0
JW Hartshorn	12	0	50	3	4.17	53	7	0	1
A Paranjpe	3	0	23	0	7.67	9	2	1	0
MW Snedden	5	0	10	1	2.00	25	1	0	0

WFWellington Firebirds innings

30076.1 ov

Wellington Firebirds batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
JM Tashkoff	b MB Bacon	101	136	15	0	74.3
NA Greenwood	c MW Chu b LI Georgeson	16	25	3	0	64.0
TB Robinson	c JM Cumming b JD McKay	42	60	6	0	70.0
NF Kelly	c MB Bacon b JD McKay	13	24	2	0	54.2
MA Abbas	b TK Parkes	14	47	2	0	29.8
TA Blundell	c MB Bacon b DK Ferns	62	96	5	4	64.6
NG Smith	c TC Jones b TM Johnson	13	14	0	1	92.9
PF Younghusband	c TM Johnson b DK Ferns	15	42	2	0	35.7
MW Snedden	c JM Cumming b DK Ferns	1	9	0	0	11.1
JW Hartshorn	c MB Bacon b DK Ferns	0	2	0	0	0.0
A Paranjpe	not out	7*	9	1	0	77.8
Extras	b 4, lb 2, w 3, nb 7	16
Total	all out, 76.1 overs, run rate 3.94	300

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 350

1-34 NA Greenwood2-122 TB Robinson3-159 NF Kelly4-193 JM Tashkoff5-205 MA Abbas6-225 NG Smith7-256 PF Younghusband8-258 MW Snedden9-258 JW Hartshorn10-300 TA Blundell

Bowling to Wellington Firebirds
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Dots	4s	6s	Wd	Nb
LI Georgeson	12	1	52	1	4.33	55	9	0	0	4
TC O'Connor	19	3	70	0	3.68	79	9	0	1	1
MB Bacon	9	1	34	1	3.78	41	6	0	0	0
DK Ferns	10.1	2	58	4	5.70	40	7	2	0	0
JD McKay	18	1	53	2	2.94	79	5	1	1	2
TM Johnson	5	2	18	1	3.60	22	0	2	0	0
TK Parkes	3	0	9	1	3.00	12	0	0	1	0

OVOtago Volts innings

345/691 ov

Otago Volts batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
JM Cumming	b JW Hartshorn	12	25	2	0	48.0
TK Parkes	c TA Blundell b JW Hartshorn	26	45	3	1	57.8
TC Jones	b NG Smith	35	78	4	1	44.9
TM Johnson	b JW Hartshorn	0	4	0	0	0.0
JT Todd	c NF Kelly b PF Younghusband	98	146	13	2	67.1
LI Georgeson	not out	103*	133	15	0	77.4
MW Chu	c NG Smith b JW Hartshorn	54	114	6	1	47.4
TC O'Connor	not out	3*	8	0	0	37.5
Extras	lb 7, nb 7	14
Total	6 wickets, 91 overs, run rate 3.79	345

Did not batDK Ferns, MB Bacon, JD McKay

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 350

1-39 JM Cumming2-50 TK Parkes3-50 TM Johnson4-123 TC Jones5-234 JT Todd6-341 MW Chu

Bowling to Otago Volts
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Dots	4s	6s	Nb
NG Smith	24	6	71	1	2.96	111	11	0	2
JW Hartshorn	21	5	79	4	3.76	93	8	3	1
MW Snedden	20	5	61	0	3.05	91	7	0	3
A Paranjpe	9	1	41	0	4.56	37	7	0	0
MA Abbas	5	0	37	0	7.40	13	4	1	1
PF Younghusband	9	1	43	1	4.78	38	6	1	0
NA Greenwood	3	1	6	0	2.00	12	0	0	0

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Match facts

Format: Multi-day match
Competition: Plunket Shield
Toss: Otago Volts, chose to field
Umpires: GG Pennell and PJ Pasco
Match referee: AL Gillies
Season: 2025/26

Conditions

The day's weather at the ground.

Day 1: 16 / 14°C, 2.6 mm rain
Day 2: 16 / 12°C, 1.3 mm rain
Day 3: 17 / 13°C, 4.5 mm rain
Day 4: 16 / 12°C, 2.5 mm rain

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