Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts, 3rd Match
Regular Season 2026/2027 · List A · · Basin Reserve, Wellington
Otago Volts won by 6 wickets (with 77 balls remaining) (Wellington Firebirds 213, Otago Volts 214/4).
- Wellington Firebirds: 213 (48.1 ov)
- Otago Volts: 214/4 (37.1 ov)
Match report
Wellington Firebirds (WF) faced Otago Volts (OV) in the 3rd Match of Regular Season 2026/2027, a List A match, at Basin Reserve, Wellington. Play began on Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 21:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Otago Volts won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Billy Bowden and Neil Louw, with Kevin Pulley as match referee.
Wellington Firebirds made 213 in 48.1 overs, with Oscar Jackson top-scoring on 52 from 59 balls. Matthew Bacon was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 41. Otago Volts made 214/4 in 37.1 overs, with Jack Boyle top-scoring on 74 not out from 111 balls. Liam Dudding was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 32.
Result: Otago Volts won by 6 wickets (with 77 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: 213 (48.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Morgan | c Jamal Todd b Thomas O'Connor | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Nick Greenwood | c Danru Ferns b Matthew Bacon | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Gareth Severin | c Luke Georgeson b Matthew Bacon | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Tashkoff | c Ben Lockrose b Matthew Bacon | 45 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 78.95 |
| Muhammad Arslan Abbas | c Thorn Parkes b Thomas O'Connor | 25 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 43.1 |
| Tom Blundell | b Ben Lockrose | 29 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 70.73 |
| Oscar Jackson | c Jamal Todd b Luke Georgeson | 52 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 88.14 |
| Logan van Beek | c Thomas O'Connor b Ben Lockrose | 27 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 100 |
| James Hartshorn | run out | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Liam Dudding | not out | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Yahya Zeb | st Thorn Parkes b Ben Lockrose | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
Extras: 8
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas O'Connor | 10 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Matthew Bacon | 9 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 4.56 |
| Danru Ferns | 8 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 4.25 |
| Luke Georgeson | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Ben Lockrose | 8.1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 5.39 |
| Troy Johnson | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 |
Otago Volts · 1st innings: 214/4 (37.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Boyle | not out | 74 | 111 | 7 | 1 | 66.67 |
| Jacob Cumming | c Nick Greenwood b Jesse Tashkoff | 71 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 114.52 |
| Thorn Parkes | c Tom Blundell b James Hartshorn | 22 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 110 |
| Luke Georgeson | c Tom Blundell b Yahya Zeb | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Tom Jones | c Jesse Tashkoff b Liam Dudding | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jamal Todd | not out | 21 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 161.54 |
Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Troy Johnson, Ben Lockrose, Thomas O'Connor, Danru Ferns, Matthew Bacon
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Dudding | 7.1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4.47 |
| James Hartshorn | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 7.17 |
| Logan van Beek | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Yahya Zeb | 8 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Greenwood | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Jesse Tashkoff | 6 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 8 |