Cricket Wellington / January 2011
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Firebirds beat the Knights at the Basin in convincing 50-over win
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- The Wellington Firebirds cut down the Northern Knights in their Men’s domestic One-Day match at the Basin Reserve on Sunday, winning by 52 runs.
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Patel takes 6 wickets for Easts as frontrunners on back foot in club cricket
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- Patel takes 6 wickets for Easts as frontrunners on back foot in club cricket
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Firebirds v Knights: video highlights
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- Some video highlights of the Wellington Firebirds beating the Northern Knights at the Basin Reserve on Sunday
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Team of the week for 30 January
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- Team of the week for 30 January
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Run outs prove costly for Blaze in One-Day Final
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- The Welllington Blaze return home to host the Women's domestic Twety20 Final at the Basin this Sunday having missed out on the Action Cricket Cup Women’s domestic One-Day spoils in Christchurch on Sunday
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Firebirds too strong for Knights
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- Wellington Firebirds recorded just their second win in the domestic men's one-day cricket competition with a 52-run win over Northern Knights.
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Magicians take out Action Cup
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- The Canterbury Magicians have won the Action Cup, women's one-day championship when they beat Wellington Blaze by 27 runs at Christchurch today.
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Watch Ryder, Franklin and Murdoch at the Basin on Sunday
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- The Wellington Firebirds take on the Northern Knights in the Men's One-Day competition at the Basin Reserve on Sunday, from 11.00am
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Murdoch smashes 225 not out to help Wellington U23s to big win
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- Opening batsman Stephen Murdoch smashed 225 not out off 157 balls to help the Wellington U23s win big over the Auckland U23s in a 50-over game at the National Tournament at Lincoln on Friday.
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Wellington Blaze squad for Action Cricket Cup One-Day Final against Canterbury
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- The Wellington Blaze meet the Canterbury Magicians at QEII Park in Christchurch on Sunday in the domestic Women's 50-over Final
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Prominent Wellington cricket identity Mike Smith passes way
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- Prominent Wellington cricket identity Mike Smith passes way
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Basin Reserve Magic Moments: 27 January - 2 february
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- Basin Reserve Magic Moments: 27 January - 2 february
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Club of the Week: Wellington Collegians
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- Club of the Week: Wellington Collegians
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Fulton helps Wizards win big
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- Peter Fulton signalled a timely return to batting form as Canterbury Wizards all but ended Wellington Firebird's Men's One-Day campaign at the Basin Reserve.
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Matthew Bell retiring from cricket
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- Former BLACKCAPS opening batsman and Wellington Firebirds first-class run-scoring record holder Matthew Bell has pulled up stumps after 17 years of first class cricket. Bell, 33, today announced his retirement from all forms of the game after struggling with niggling injuries over the past two seasons.
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Key match for Firebirds against Canterbury at the Basin on Thursday
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- The Wellington Firebirds host the Canterbury Wizards in the Men’s domestic One-Day competition at the Basin Reserve on Thursday from 11.00am, in a key match for both teams.
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Team of the Week for 23 January
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- Team of the Week for 23 January
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Blaze through to both Finals after trampling of Hinds
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- The Wellington Blaze secured their place in both domestic women’s Finals, the Action Cricket Twenty20 and Action Cricket Cup One-Day competition, with two convincing wins and a washout in their last round set of matches over the Central Hinds in Palmerston North.
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Karori and Upper Hutt take club Twenty20 honours
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- The Final Round in the Twenty 20 competitions for the Wilkinson Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy was played on Saturday. Both leading teams Karori and Upper Hutt had wins to secure top billing
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Blaze through to final after seven wicket win
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- Wellington Blaze have qualified for the final of the Action Twenty20 cricket competition with one round of the competition remaining.
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Taylor ton sets up big win for Blaze
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- English import Sarah Taylor toyed with Central Hinds as her Wellington Blaze women's cricket team stormed to an emphatic 101-run win in the Action Cup.
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Firebirds to play Central at the Basin on Sunday
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- The Wellington Firebirds host the Central Stags in the Men’s domestic One-Day competition at the Basin Reserve on Sunday, from 11.00am.
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Wellington U23 team named for National Tournament
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- Wellington U23 team named for National Tournament
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50-over cricket hits Wellington this weekend
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- One-Day cricket explodes into life in Wellington this weekend in a mouth-watering international and domestic double header at Westpac Stadium and the Basin Reserve and fans won’t want to miss a ball.
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Franklin, Ryder and Woodcock in World Cup squad
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- Wellington Firebirds players James Franklin, Jesse Ryder and Luke Woodcock have been named in the BLACKCAPS 15-man squad for the ICC World Cup 2011.
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Wakefield returns to bolster Blaze for last round against Central
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- Captain Megan Wakefield returns from a hamstring injury to lead the Blaze in their final round against the Central Hinds in Palmerston North
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Club of the Week: Petone-Riverside
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- Club of the Week: Petone-Riverside
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Basin Reserve Magic Moments: 20-26 January
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- Basin Reserve Magic Moments: 20-26 January
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Wellington Firebirds to play Canterbury Wizards on Wednesday
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- The Wellington Firebirds play their fourth round Men’s domestic One-Day competition match against the Canterbury Wizards at QE11 Park in Christchurch on Wednesday, starting at 11am
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Doolan, Devine lead Blaze in breaking Auckland Hearts
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- Lucy Doolan and Sophie Devine were at the forefront of the Wellington Blaze's clean sweep of victories over the Auckland Hearts, to see them atop of the Women’s Action Cricket Twenty20 standings.
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Firebirds halt Knights’ charge in Whangarei
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- The Wellington Firebirds earned their opening victory in the Men’s domestic One-Day competition at Cobham Oval in Whangarei on Sunday with a 6-run win over the previously hot-to-trot Northern Knights.
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Pearce Cup Team of the Week for 15 January
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- Pearce Cup Team of the Week for 15 January
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Doolan stars with bat and ball in win over Hearts
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- Wellington Blaze run out comfortable winners over Auckland Hearts thanks to a superb all-round performance from Lucy Doolan at Colin Maiden Park No2 in Auckland.
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Wellington Firebirds to play Northern Knights on Sunday
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- The Wellington Firebirds play their third round Men’s domestic One-Day competition match against the Northern Knights at Cobham Oval in Whangarei on Sunday, starting at 11.00am
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Wellington Blaze squad for fourth round matches against Auckland
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- The Wellington Blaze will remain firmly in contention for both the Action Cricket Cup 50-over and Action Cricket Twemty20 Finals if they defeat the Hearts in Auckland this weekend
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Basin Reserve at fever pitch ahead of Pakistan Test
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- The Basin Reserve is abuzz with excitement this week ahead of it hosting its 52nd Test match and eighth against Pakistan, which starts on Saturday at 11.00am
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Club of the Week: Johnsonville
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- Club of the Week: Johnsonville
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Basin Reserve magic moments: 13-19 January
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- Basin Reserve magic moments: 13-19 January
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Firebirds fall eight runs short
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- Wellington Firebirds were left ruing an unfortunate run out of skipper Grant Elliott after they lost a second round men's domestic one-day championship cricket match by eight runs to Auckland Aces.
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Wellington Firebirds to play Aces on Wednesday
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- The Wellington Firebirds play the Auckland Aces at Colin Maiden Park in the second round of the domestic One-Day competition on Wednesday.
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Hutt District and Johnsonville secure remaining One-Day Finals berths
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- Karori and Hutt District will play in the Pearce Cup One-Day Final on 6 February, while Upper Hutt will contest the Hazlett Trophy One-Day Final against Johnsonville.
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Devine ignites Blaze to trio of wins over Sparks
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- White Ferns all-rounder Sophie Devine was a leading performer for the Wellington Blaze in their clean sweep of Action Cricket competition wins over the Otago Sparks at Upper Hutt’s Barton Oval over the weekend
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Wellington U18s looking for strong finish to national tournament
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- The National U18 Tournament at Lincoln University continues today with a double round of Twenty20 matches and Wellington meets Central Distrcits this morning and Northern Districts in the afternoon
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Wilkinson Pearce Cup Team of the Week 8 January
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- Wilkinson Pearce Cup Team of the Week 8 January
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Cumming helps Volts sneak home
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- The steady head of captain Craig Cumming was instrumental as Otago Volts eased to a four-wicket defeat of Wellington Firebirds in their Men's One-Day cricket match at Alexandra today.
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Devine stars in thumping Blaze victory
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- The match between Otago Sparks and Wellington Blaze was a rout in Upper Hutt, where Otago were dismissed for 41 in response to Wellington's 289 for eight.
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100 domestic games for Cooper a fantastic achievement
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- Saturday’s Action Cricket Cup third round Women’s One-Day match between the Blaze and the Otago Sparks at Barton Oval at Trentham Memorial Park will be Cooper’s 100th domestic One-Day game for Wellington
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Wellington Firebirds squad to play Otago Volts in One-Day competition opener
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- The Wellington Firebirds squad for Sunday's match against the Volts at Alexandra has been named.
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Blaze win last ball thriller
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- Wellington Blaze edged out Otago Sparks in a last ball thriller at Barton Oval in Upper Hutt.
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High Voltage for Firebirds in Alexandra
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- The Wellington Firebirds start their 2010/11 domestic One-Day campaign this Sunday against the Otago Volts at Molyneaux Park in Alexandra, in the first of four consecutive away games this month.
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Wellington Blaze squad named for Women’s third round against Otago
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- The Wellington Blaze play the Otago Sparks at Barton Oval in Upper Hutt this Friday, Saturday and Sunday in round three of the domestic Women's competiton.
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Club cricket resumes with last round of One-Day cricket
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- Wellington Premier Pearce Cup and Senior Hazlett Trophy club cricket resumes this weekend with the last round of 50-over One-Day matches and several teams still in the hunt to make the two Finals on Waitangi Day.
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Wellington’s oldest cricketer Syd Ward passes away
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- Cricket Wellington is this week paying tribute to former First-Class cricketer Syd Ward, who passed away at his home in Featherston on 31 December, aged 103.
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Wellington’s oldest cricketer Ward passes away
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- Cricket Wellington is this week paying tribute to former First-Class cricketer Syd Ward, who passed away at his home in Featherston on 31 December, aged 103.
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Doolan stars for Blaze in big Twenty20 win over Canterbury
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- Lucy Doolan was the Player of the Match in the Wellington Blaze’s 8-wicket win over the Canterbury Magicians at Barton Oval at Upper Hutt on Tuesday, to see the Blaze level pegging with the Magicians and defending champions the Central Hinds after two rounds of the Action Cricket Twenty20 competition.
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Keegan scores century for Wellington U18s in draw with ND
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- Number four batsman Sam Keegan’s 125 helped secure a draw for the Wellington U18s in their three-day match against Northern Districts in their tournament opener at Lincoln on Tuesday.
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Meet the BLACKCAPS in Wellington on 13 January
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- Meet the BLACKCAPS in Wellington on 13 January
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Basin Reserve Magic Moments January 5-12
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- Basin Reserve Magic Moments January 5-12
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Magicians cruise to 55 run win
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- Amy Satterthwaite was in irresistible touch with both bat and ball as she led Canterbury Magicians to a confident 55-run run win over Wellington Blaze in Upper Hutt, Wellington.
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Magicians top the table in Action T20
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- Canterbury Magicians took initial honours with an eight-wicket win in their top-of-the-table women's Action Twenty20 cricket clash with Wellington in Upper Hutt today.
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