Cricket Wellington Media Release
Wednesday 26 January 2011

Wellington Firebirds squad to play Canterbury Wizards in One-Day competition

The Wellington Firebirds squad to play the Canterbury Wizards in the sixth round of the 2010/11 domestic One-Day competition at the Basin Reserve on Thursday 27 January is:

Grant Elliott (captain)
Joe Austin-Smellie
Harry Boam
Dewayne Bowden
Marc Calkin
Mark Gillespie
Andy McKay
Cameron Merchant
Neal Parlane
Jeetan Patel
Stewart Rhodes
Luke Woodcock

The Wellington Firebirds squad for this match remains unchanged from that which was scheduled to play the Central Stags in Sunday’s washed out game.

Match Information:

Men’s Domestic One-Day Competition round 6 (of 8)
Basin Reserve, Thursday 27 January from 11.00am
Gates open at 10.00am. Tickets can be purchased at the gate.

Point table with three rounds to play: Otago 14, Canterbury 12, Auckland 12, Northern Districts 12, Wellington 6, Central Districts 6

Head to head:
Played 60, won 23, lost 35, no result 2

First met:
19 December 1971, at Christchurch, win to Canterbury by 7 wickets

2009/10 results:
20 December 2009 at Wellington. Win to Canterbury by 140 runs

9 February 2010 at Christchurch. Win to Canterbury by 5 wickets

Last met:
19 January 2011, QE11 Park, Christchurch. Win to Canterbury by 63 runs

Wellington v Canterbury one-day records:
Wellington highest total: 308 for 9, Christchurch 2003/04

Canterbury lowest total: 116, at Rangiora, 1994/95

Wellington best batting: 131, Stephen Fleming, at Christchurch 2003/04

Wellington best bowling: Grant Cederwall, 5 for 17 (8.3 overs), Rangiora 1984/85

ENDS

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