Northern Districts vs Wellington Firebirds Highlights, 6th Match, 31 December, 2025
COMPLETED / 6th Match / Bay Oval
181/10 (19.4 ov)
194/3 (20 ov)
Wellington Firebirds won by 13 runs
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Player of the match
Nick Kelly,
Wellington Firebirds
Katene Clarke c Jesse Tashkoff b L Beek 0 (1) Logan van Beek to Katene Clarke, no run, c Jesse Tashkoff b L Beek, Caught out!! outswinger full length on the off stump, Joe Carter hangs in the crease to take the gamble with punch towards point, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Jesse Tashkoff. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Logan van Beek to Brett Hampton, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Brett Hampton goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Logan van Beek to Brett Hampton, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Brett Hampton goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Michael Snedden to Brett Hampton, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Brett Hampton elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long off region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Michael Snedden to Brett Hampton, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball, on the stumps, Brett Hampton goes forward, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long off for a colossal Maximum!
Yahya Zeb to Joe Carter, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Katene Clarke goes forward and tries push, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Joe Carter c Michael Snedden b Y Zeb 6 (7) Yahya Zeb to Joe Carter, no run, c Michael Snedden b Y Zeb, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the stumps, Katene Clarke goes back to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Michael Snedden. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Logan van Beek to Brett Hampton, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Brett Hampton hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Michael Snedden to Robert O Donnell, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Robert O Donnell hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Michael Snedden to Robert O Donnell, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Robert O Donnell hangs in the crease, it to the long on, races away and finds the boundary.
Michael Snedden to Brett Hampton, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Brett Hampton goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Michael Snedden to Brett Hampton, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Brett Hampton goes forward, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Yahya Zeb to Robert O Donnell, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Robert O Donnell goes forward, it to the long on, races away and finds the boundary.
Yahya Zeb to Robert O Donnell, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Robert O Donnell goes back, hits hook in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Yahya Zeb to Robert O Donnell, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Robert O Donnell goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Robert O Donnell lbw b Peter Younghusband 27 (16) Peter Younghusband to Robert O Donnell, no run, lbw b Peter Younghusband, Out LBW !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Robert O Donnell goes forward, strives to play it across the bat but fails to connect and ball strikes the pad, leading to an LBW appeal by Peter Younghusband, which is accepted by the umpire, resulting in Robert O Donnell dismissal.
Jesse Tashkoff to Xavier Bell, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Brett Hampton hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Jesse Tashkoff to Xavier Bell, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball on the stumps, Brett Hampton hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to long off for a colossal Maximum!
Yahya Zeb to Xavier Bell, Four, Four !! slower ball, good length, on the stumps. Xavier Bell goes back, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Brett Hampton c Muhammad Abbas b Michael Snedden 47 (32) Michael Snedden to Brett Hampton, no run, c Muhammad Abbas b Michael Snedden, Caught out!! fast ball back of length on the stumps, Brett Hampton goes back to take the gamble with pull towards deep square leg, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Muhammad Abbas. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Peter Younghusband to Ben Pomare, Six, Six !! What a delivery! lands right on the off stump, Ben Pomare goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Peter Younghusband to Ben Pomare, 7 no ball, Six !! What a delivery! lands right on the off stump, and Ben Pomare goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum ! Umpire signals it a no ball !
Jesse Tashkoff to Ben Pomare, Four, Four !! , full length, on the stumps. Ben Pomare goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Ben Pomare c Peter Younghusband b Jesse Tashkoff 18 (10) Jesse Tashkoff to Ben Pomare, no run, c Peter Younghusband b Jesse Tashkoff, Caught out !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Pomare goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Peter Younghusband, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Ben Pomare.
Kristian Clarke c & b Jesse Tashkoff 0 (1) Jesse Tashkoff to Kristian Clarke, no run, c & b Jesse Tashkoff, Caught out !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Kristian Clarke goes back, takes a big risk by attempting push towards mid off, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Jesse Tashkoff, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Kristian Clarke.
Xavier Bell c & b Peter Younghusband 26 (18) Peter Younghusband to Xavier Bell, no run, c & b Peter Younghusband, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Xavier Bell hangs in the crease to hit sloge sweep to mid on but it resulted in a catch taken by Peter Younghusband. Xavier Bell is dismissed.
Jesse Tashkoff to Scott Kuggeleijn, Four, Four !! , full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Scott Kuggeleijn hangs in the crease, it to the long on, races away and finds the boundary.
Jesse Tashkoff to Scott Kuggeleijn, Six, Six !! What a delivery! arm ball lands right on the stumps, Scott Kuggeleijn goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jesse Tashkoff to Tim Pringle, Six, Six !! What a delivery! lands right on the stumps, Tim Pringle hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Logan van Beek to Scott Kuggeleijn, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Scott Kuggeleijn goes back, hits ramp shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Logan van Beek to Scott Kuggeleijn, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Scott Kuggeleijn hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Michael Snedden to Scott Kuggeleijn, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Scott Kuggeleijn goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Tim Pringle c Jesse Tashkoff b L Beek 14 (12) Logan van Beek to Tim Pringle, no run, c Jesse Tashkoff b L Beek, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Tim Pringle as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards deep point, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Jesse Tashkoff for a soft dismissal.
Scott Kuggeleijn c Peter Younghusband b Y Zeb 33 (17) Yahya Zeb to Scott Kuggeleijn, no run, c Peter Younghusband b Y Zeb, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Scott Kuggeleijn goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Peter Younghusband, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Scott Kuggeleijn.
Matthew Fisher c TA Blundell b Y Zeb 1 (2) Yahya Zeb to Matthew Fisher, no run, c TA Blundell b Y Zeb, Caught out !! , full length, on the stumps, Matthew Fisher goes back and takes a big risk by attempting inside out shot towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Tom Blundell, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Matthew Fisher.
Katene Clarke c Jesse Tashkoff b L Beek 0 (1) Logan van Beek to Katene Clarke, no run, c Jesse Tashkoff b L Beek, Caught out!! outswinger full length on the off stump, Joe Carter hangs in the crease to take the gamble with punch towards point, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Jesse Tashkoff. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Logan van Beek to Brett Hampton, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Brett Hampton goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Logan van Beek to Brett Hampton, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Brett Hampton goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Michael Snedden to Brett Hampton, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Brett Hampton elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long off region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Michael Snedden to Brett Hampton, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball, on the stumps, Brett Hampton goes forward, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long off for a colossal Maximum!
Yahya Zeb to Joe Carter, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Katene Clarke goes forward and tries push, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Joe Carter c Michael Snedden b Y Zeb 6 (7) Yahya Zeb to Joe Carter, no run, c Michael Snedden b Y Zeb, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the stumps, Katene Clarke goes back to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Michael Snedden. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Logan van Beek to Brett Hampton, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Brett Hampton hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Michael Snedden to Robert O Donnell, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Robert O Donnell hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Michael Snedden to Robert O Donnell, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Robert O Donnell hangs in the crease, it to the long on, races away and finds the boundary.
Michael Snedden to Brett Hampton, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Brett Hampton goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Michael Snedden to Brett Hampton, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Brett Hampton goes forward, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Yahya Zeb to Robert O Donnell, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Robert O Donnell goes forward, it to the long on, races away and finds the boundary.
Yahya Zeb to Robert O Donnell, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Robert O Donnell goes back, hits hook in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Yahya Zeb to Robert O Donnell, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Robert O Donnell goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Robert O Donnell lbw b Peter Younghusband 27 (16) Peter Younghusband to Robert O Donnell, no run, lbw b Peter Younghusband, Out LBW !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Robert O Donnell goes forward, strives to play it across the bat but fails to connect and ball strikes the pad, leading to an LBW appeal by Peter Younghusband, which is accepted by the umpire, resulting in Robert O Donnell dismissal.
Jesse Tashkoff to Xavier Bell, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Brett Hampton hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Jesse Tashkoff to Xavier Bell, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball on the stumps, Brett Hampton hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to long off for a colossal Maximum!
Yahya Zeb to Xavier Bell, Four, Four !! slower ball, good length, on the stumps. Xavier Bell goes back, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Brett Hampton c Muhammad Abbas b Michael Snedden 47 (32) Michael Snedden to Brett Hampton, no run, c Muhammad Abbas b Michael Snedden, Caught out!! fast ball back of length on the stumps, Brett Hampton goes back to take the gamble with pull towards deep square leg, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Muhammad Abbas. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Peter Younghusband to Ben Pomare, Six, Six !! What a delivery! lands right on the off stump, Ben Pomare goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Peter Younghusband to Ben Pomare, 7 no ball, Six !! What a delivery! lands right on the off stump, and Ben Pomare goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum ! Umpire signals it a no ball !
Jesse Tashkoff to Ben Pomare, Four, Four !! , full length, on the stumps. Ben Pomare goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Ben Pomare c Peter Younghusband b Jesse Tashkoff 18 (10) Jesse Tashkoff to Ben Pomare, no run, c Peter Younghusband b Jesse Tashkoff, Caught out !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Pomare goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Peter Younghusband, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Ben Pomare.
Kristian Clarke c & b Jesse Tashkoff 0 (1) Jesse Tashkoff to Kristian Clarke, no run, c & b Jesse Tashkoff, Caught out !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Kristian Clarke goes back, takes a big risk by attempting push towards mid off, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Jesse Tashkoff, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Kristian Clarke.
Xavier Bell c & b Peter Younghusband 26 (18) Peter Younghusband to Xavier Bell, no run, c & b Peter Younghusband, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Xavier Bell hangs in the crease to hit sloge sweep to mid on but it resulted in a catch taken by Peter Younghusband. Xavier Bell is dismissed.
Jesse Tashkoff to Scott Kuggeleijn, Four, Four !! , full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Scott Kuggeleijn hangs in the crease, it to the long on, races away and finds the boundary.
Jesse Tashkoff to Scott Kuggeleijn, Six, Six !! What a delivery! arm ball lands right on the stumps, Scott Kuggeleijn goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jesse Tashkoff to Tim Pringle, Six, Six !! What a delivery! lands right on the stumps, Tim Pringle hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Logan van Beek to Scott Kuggeleijn, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Scott Kuggeleijn goes back, hits ramp shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Logan van Beek to Scott Kuggeleijn, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Scott Kuggeleijn hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Michael Snedden to Scott Kuggeleijn, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Scott Kuggeleijn goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Tim Pringle c Jesse Tashkoff b L Beek 14 (12) Logan van Beek to Tim Pringle, no run, c Jesse Tashkoff b L Beek, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Tim Pringle as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards deep point, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Jesse Tashkoff for a soft dismissal.
Scott Kuggeleijn c Peter Younghusband b Y Zeb 33 (17) Yahya Zeb to Scott Kuggeleijn, no run, c Peter Younghusband b Y Zeb, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Scott Kuggeleijn goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Peter Younghusband, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Scott Kuggeleijn.
Matthew Fisher c TA Blundell b Y Zeb 1 (2) Yahya Zeb to Matthew Fisher, no run, c TA Blundell b Y Zeb, Caught out !! , full length, on the stumps, Matthew Fisher goes back and takes a big risk by attempting inside out shot towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Tom Blundell, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Matthew Fisher.