Wellington Firebirds squad to play Auckland Aces

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Wednesday 23 November 2011

Wellington Firebirds squad to play Auckland Aces in Ford Trophy opener

The Wellington Firebirds squad to play the Auckland Aces in the first round of the Ford Trophy domestic One-Day competition at Bert Sutcliffe Oval at Lincoln University on Friday 25 November is:

Grant Elliott (Captain, Naenae Old Boys)
Joe Austin-Smellie (Wellington Collegians)
Harry Boam (Karori)
Leighton Burtt (Onslow)
James Franklin (Wellington Collegians)
Scott Kuggeleijn (Wellington Collegians)
Andy McKay (Karori)
Stephen Murdoch (Karori)
Michael Papps (Wellington Collegians)
Jeetan Patel (Eastern Suburbs)
Stewart Rhodes (Onslow)
Luke Woodcock (Johnsonville)

In one change from the team that is currently playing the Aces at Lincoln in the Plunket Shield, Stewart Rhodes replaces Josh Brodie.

This match is the first of eight rounds of the newly renamed Ford Trophy, between Friday and the start of February, ahead of the preliminary finals series and final on 12 February.

Wellington Firebirds Ford Trophy round-robin schedule:

Round 1: v Auckland Aces, 25 November 2011 at Lincoln
Round 2: v Otago Volts, 4 December 2011 at the Hawkins Basin Reserve
Round 3: v Central Stags, 7 December 2011 at Napier
Round 4: v Canterbury Wizards, 11 December 2011 at Timaru
Round 5: v Northern Knights, 14 December 2011 at the Hawkins Basin Reserve
Round 6: v Canterbury Wizards, 26 January 2012 at the Hawkins Basin Reserve
Round 7: v Auckland Aces, 29 January 2012 at Auckland
Round 8: v Otago Volts, 1 February 2012 at Invercargill

Wellington v Auckland: One-Day Match Information

Head to head
Played 59, won 31, lost 21, tied 1, no result 6

First met
12 December 1971 at the Basin Reserve. Win to Wellington by 186 runs.

Last met
2 February 2011. Win to Auckland by 52 runs

Wellington v Auckland one-day records
Wellington highest total: 300 for 8, at Auckland 2010-11
Auckland lowest total: 92, at Wellington 1971-72
Wellington best batting: Chris Nevin 116, at Auckland 2003-04
Wellington best bowling: Andrew Penn 5 for 19, at Auckland 2001-02

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