Canterbury Kings vs Wellington Firebirds, 26th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · List A ·
Canterbury won by 8 wickets (with 229 balls remaining) (Canterbury Kings 69/2, Wellington Firebirds 68).
- Canterbury Kings: 69/2 (11.5 ov)
- Wellington Firebirds: 68 (22.2 ov)
Match report
Canterbury Kings (CK) faced Wellington Firebirds (WF) in the 26th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a List A match. Play began on Thursday, 12 February 2026 at 21:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Canterbury Kings won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Kannan Jagannathan and Regan Guthrie Dalley, with Trudy Anderson as match referee.
Wellington Firebirds made 68 in 22.2 overs, with Tom Blundell top-scoring on 21 from 17 balls. Michael Rae was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 15. Canterbury Kings made 69/2 in 11.5 overs, with Henry Nicholls top-scoring on 44 not out from 38 balls. Nathan Smith was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 27.
Result: Canterbury won by 8 wickets (with 229 balls remaining).
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Wellington Firebirds · 1st innings: 68 (22.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tashkoff | c Tom Latham b Fraser Sheat | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Nick Greenwood | b Angus Mckenzie | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Tim Robinson | b Fraser Sheat | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Nick Kelly | c Henry Nicholls b Angus Mckenzie | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| Muhammad Arslan Abbas | b Angus Mckenzie | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Tom Blundell | c Lachie Harper b Michael Rae | 21 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 123.53 |
| Nathan Smith | c Tom Latham b Michael Rae | 14 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Oscar Jackson | c Henry Nicholls b Michael Rae | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Peter Younghusband | not out | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 23.53 |
| James Hartshorn | b Michael Rae | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Dudding | b Michael Rae | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
Extras: 4
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus Mckenzie | 6 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3.83 |
| Fraser Sheat | 7 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2.86 |
| Michael Rae | 5.2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 2.81 |
| Lachie Harper | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2.25 |
Canterbury Kings · 1st innings: 69/2 (11.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Nicholls | not out | 44 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 115.79 |
| Chad Bowes | c Jesse Tashkoff b Nathan Smith | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 275 |
| Tom Latham | c Tom Blundell b Nathan Smith | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhys Mariu | not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 3 · Did not bat: Matthew Boyle, Mitchell Hay, Lachie Harper, Angus Mckenzie, Raunaq Kapur, Fraser Sheat, Michael Rae
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Smith | 6 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Liam Dudding | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| James Hartshorn | 3.5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4.43 |