Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds, 24th Match

Plunket Shield 2025/2026 · 4day · Thu, 26 Mar 2026, 21:30 UTC · University Oval, Dunedin

Finished – Otago Volts won by 4 wickets

Otago Volts: 112 (35.1 ov) & 345/6 (91 ov)
Wellington Firebirds: 156 (37.2 ov) & 300 (76.1 ov)

Wellington Firebirds · 1st innings: 156 (37.2 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jesse Tashkoff	c Max Chu b Thomas O'Connor	0	11	0	0	0
Nick Greenwood	c Jamal Todd b Luke Georgeson	15	22	3	0	68.18
Tim Robinson	c Tom Jones b Thomas O'Connor	0	2	0	0	0
Nick Kelly	lbw b Thorn Parkes	0	1	0	0	0
Muhammad Arslan Abbas	c Luke Georgeson b Thomas O'Connor	1	11	0	0	9.09
Tom Blundell	c Max Chu b Matthew Bacon	25	32	3	0	78.13
Nathan Smith	c Max Chu b Matthew Bacon	71	64	8	3	110.94
Peter Younghusband	b Jarrod McKay	9	36	2	0	25
Michael Snedden	c Tom Jones b Jarrod McKay	11	24	1	0	45.83
James Hartshorn	c Tom Jones b Matthew Bacon	12	19	2	0	63.16
Amogh Paranjpe	not out	1	2	0	0	50

Extras: 11

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Thomas O'Connor	12	3	45	4	3.75
Luke Georgeson	6	1	23	1	3.83
Matthew Bacon	7.2	2	23	3	3.14
Danru Ferns	7	0	37	0	5.29
Jarrod McKay	5	0	20	2	4

Otago Volts · 1st innings: 112 (35.1 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Thorn Parkes	c Tom Blundell b James Hartshorn	20	42	3	0	47.62
Jacob Cumming	c Tom Blundell b James Hartshorn	6	12	1	0	50
Tom Jones	b Nathan Smith	3	5	0	0	60
Troy Johnson	lbw b Nathan Smith	2	16	0	0	12.5
Jamal Todd	c Tim Robinson b Nathan Smith	9	19	1	0	47.37
Luke Georgeson	c Nick Kelly b Nathan Smith	0	6	0	0	0
Max Chu	c Nick Greenwood b Nathan Smith	7	10	1	0	70
Thomas O'Connor	c Nick Greenwood b James Hartshorn	7	12	1	0	58.33
Danru Ferns	lbw b Michael Snedden	8	20	1	0	40
Matthew Bacon	c Nick Kelly b Nathan Smith	32	39	3	1	82.05
Jarrod McKay	not out	9	30	1	0	30

Extras: 9

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Nathan Smith	15.1	5	25	6	1.65
James Hartshorn	12	0	50	3	4.17
Amogh Paranjpe	3	0	23	0	7.67
Michael Snedden	5	0	10	1	2

Wellington Firebirds · 2nd innings: 300 (76.1 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jesse Tashkoff	b Matthew Bacon	101	136	15	0	74.26
Nick Greenwood	c Max Chu b Luke Georgeson	16	25	3	0	64
Tim Robinson	c Jacob Cumming b Jarrod McKay	42	60	6	0	70
Nick Kelly	c Matthew Bacon b Jarrod McKay	13	24	2	0	54.17
Muhammad Arslan Abbas	b Thorn Parkes	14	47	2	0	29.79
Tom Blundell	c Matthew Bacon b Danru Ferns	62	96	5	4	64.58
Nathan Smith	c Tom Jones b Troy Johnson	13	14	0	1	92.86
Peter Younghusband	c Troy Johnson b Danru Ferns	15	42	2	0	35.71
Michael Snedden	c Jacob Cumming b Danru Ferns	1	9	0	0	11.11
James Hartshorn	c Matthew Bacon b Danru Ferns	0	2	0	0	0
Amogh Paranjpe	not out	7	9	1	0	77.78

Extras: 16

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Luke Georgeson	12	1	52	1	4.33
Thomas O'Connor	19	3	70	0	3.68
Matthew Bacon	9	1	34	1	3.78
Danru Ferns	10.1	2	58	4	5.7
Jarrod McKay	18	1	53	2	2.94
Troy Johnson	5	2	18	1	3.6
Thorn Parkes	3	0	9	1	3

Otago Volts · 2nd innings: 345/6 (91 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jacob Cumming	b James Hartshorn	12	25	2	0	48
Thorn Parkes	c Tom Blundell b James Hartshorn	26	45	3	1	57.78
Tom Jones	b Nathan Smith	35	78	4	1	44.87
Troy Johnson	b James Hartshorn	0	4	0	0	0
Jamal Todd	c Nick Kelly b Peter Younghusband	98	146	13	2	67.12
Luke Georgeson	not out	103	133	15	0	77.44
Max Chu	c Nathan Smith b James Hartshorn	54	114	6	1	47.37
Thomas O'Connor	not out	3	8	0	0	37.5

Extras: 14 · Did not bat: Danru Ferns, Jarrod McKay, Matthew Bacon

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Nathan Smith	24	6	71	1	2.96
James Hartshorn	21	5	79	4	3.76
Michael Snedden	20	5	61	0	3.05
Amogh Paranjpe	9	1	41	0	4.56
Muhammad Arslan Abbas	5	0	37	0	7.4
Peter Younghusband	9	1	43	1	4.78
Nick Greenwood	3	1	6	0	2