April 4, 2025 • 14 mins
The conclusion of the domestic cricket season brought an end to the 10-year career of Wellington Firebirds paceman Iain McPeake.
Over his 10 seasons McPeake took more than 200 wickets for the Firebirds, the last of which came as the match-winning wicket in Wellington's season-ending Plunket Shield win over Canterbury at the Basin Reserve.
Speaking ahead of the Pearce Cup final —which McPeake is representing Hutt District in— he spoke to Adam Cooper about his time as a domestic cricketer.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The domestic cricket season wrapped up earlier in the week
a big win for the Wellington Firebirds over Cannabury at
the Basin Reserve, not enough obviously for the Firebirds to
secure the title, which went to Northern Districts, but it
was the end of the career of someone who's had
a big presence in the Wellington Firebirds team across all
formats of the game over the past decade. Ian McPeak
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has hung up his cricketing boots on a domestic level anyway.
Debut in the twenty fifteen to sixteen season for the
Firebirds went on to take more than two hundred wickets
through his time as a Wellington Firebird, more than one
hundred and fifty of those coming in the first class
format with the red ball at an average of around
thirty so certainly been a great servant of the game
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for Wellington has Ian McPeak and been one of the
consistent presences in the team over the past decade. And
Ian now after taking the final wicket to wrap up
that Firebird's victory against Canterbury the other day, he's back
at the base In Reserve as part of Hut District
to take on Onslough in the PS Cup Final which
was rained off yesterday, but hopefully some cricket happening there
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at the basin today and by the looks of the
weather outside, it might get underway on time for day
two of three in that PERS Cup final. Ian McPeek
joins us now to look back on his time as
a Wellington Firebird and the club final coming up this weekend.
Ian morning, to your mate, Congratulations on a brilliant career
as a Wellington Firebird. Can you firstly just explain to
(01:23):
us here the decision to retire. Why you came to
that decision before the end of the season.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
Yeah, persially, thanks for having me so for me, it was,
you know, I just felt at the right time, been
kind of struggling for.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
A few games over the last couple of years, and
there's a really good bunch of guys.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Coming through, so I thought, happy, Happy where I'm at,
happy with.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
What I've done.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Unfortunately I was allowed to play that last game to
see it off, which is pretty special being out this
some of.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
My really really tight mates.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Yeah, you must have seen a lot change over the
ten years. Of course, debuting for the Firebirds in the
twenty fifteen sixteen season. That's a long time being involved
with one association right at the top level. You know,
when you immediately look back, what's been I guess a
noticeable sort of difference that it's evolved over that ten years.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
I think from when I first started on my first
contract a couple of years poorhand, it was a real
issue in the chaining room, I guess you'd so. But
the change that came in with Bruce taking over and
some of his policies in the room really brought everyone
to get it got everyone on the same path pushing
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for the same goal, which has been massive. And now
if you talk to anyone that's involved, they know how
tight the chaining room is and that takes the team
so much further than just talent.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
And because during that tenure there has been success in
white ball cricket, a couple of Super Smash titles, there's
been you know, Plunket Shield title is recent is last season.
So that sort of culture aspect is something that you
feels contributed to some of the great success. Well it's
had these over.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
The years, because there were definitely times that we've won
titles and we haven't had the most I guess you'd
say recognized team on the part, but because we're all
play for each other and everyone just kind of got
stuck in and did the hard work and.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
We were able to get through some of the title.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Wins that maybe we shouldn't have won, but guys were
able to step up at the right times. And that's
for me, one of the most special parts is just watching.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
Guys go out and do their job at such a
high level.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
Yeah, and for you, what's been key to sort of
maintaining a top form? You've taken more than two hundred wickets,
a lot of them coming in the first class format,
with the red ball at a pretty decent average of
around that thirty mark. For you, what's been key to
sort of staying on top.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Of your game, always just trying to get better.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Well, we've been very lucky that we've had a close
bowling group over the number of years, and I think
that was led from Hamish unit a long time ago
when he came into the group, and so we were
able to look out for each other and just help.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
If I was having a hard day.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Three guys sit next to me that I was able
to turn to and then and that just stuck with
me throughout the years and that you understand your body
and what you need to be able to go out
and do what you.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Can on that day.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
And as someone that you know is in the pace
bowling stocks, how you know nice has it been having
the injection of spin becoming a bigger part of the fibers?
And you look at Peter young husband's contribution and elevation
to be such a crucial part over these last few seasons.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
What's that?
Speaker 1 (04:39):
What's that meant to the playing group there as well?
Speaker 3 (04:42):
Yeah, that's messive.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
So everyone that's been watching has seen the writer young youngie,
which is amazing because he's been I.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Guess you could say the understanding for jeeps for quite a.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Few years and now he's just taken that role with
both hands and he hasn't looked back goods and I
think anyone that watches them get the ball in sound
just know he's going to do something for us and
that just gives us time to rest and sometimes a
bit of a holiday getting bottle down win.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
It's so like me. Doesn't happen that often.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
And I'm sure over all that the ten years or so,
you've had opportunities possibly to move to other associations. But
what's what's kept you, you know, wanting to take to
the field for Wellington through this whole time.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
I have.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I have immense pride in Wellington and always have done.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
You know, I'm a hot boy through and through that
played all my sport for heart Bubs. But yeah, I
just love Bullington the basin. You get to play harpy
games at the basin.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
There's no better office, I guess you'll call it. And
just knowing you can turn up be here all the
time and then there's a better place in the country. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
Is there a moment you look back on and you
think that was that was my proudest moment? And domestic
cricket I talk about some of the trophies one, but
I know that that's not always you know, possibly that
the greatest memory of a particular match or particular moment.
Have you got something that sort of stands out above
the rest that you know, something that you're proud to
have been involved in.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
Yeah, for me, it is a highly personal one.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
It was Hagley Oval I managed to first class temper
five works and.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
Both innings in that game.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
Logan also go hat trick and we beat Canterbury in
an all day game, just the lunch break on day two.
Speaker 3 (06:35):
Brilliant.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Yeah, it all happened pretty quickly. Bolb canniber out for
fifty and yeah, it was probably one of the highlights
of my career.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
Yeah, and I guess that you know, you look back
and there's been a time that cricket Wellington has a
vested a lot in its young players and we've seen
the likes of you know, Tim Robinson, Ruts and Ravendra
come up through the ranks of Wellington and then performed.
But having you know yourself and Logan and some of
the other mainstays of the team still there and having
you know other guys of your age and era and
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the team has that still been important for you carrying on.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
I think that's hugely important. So they've got guys like Logan,
we've had Graceful for a long time and obviously we
will know how well he's doing right now. And they
were able to teach a real calmness in the training
room because it's always hard when you're learning your trade
at the highest level and you've got guys there that
have done it for so long and so well, you
(07:27):
can just lean on and just always ask questions and
just create that safe space for learning while also challenging
each on each.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Other to get better, which I's just.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Gone huge, and that's why you've got Russian and cs
LL play in sexual credit these days.
Speaker 1 (07:45):
Yeah, and I guess I mean a lot of people
probably wonder Ian as you know, when these guys go
off for international duties. If you guys get called up
into the fire Birds from from club level or around
the region, the black Caps come back in for a
few games, those people drop back out. Is that just
devaor is the benefit do you think to these domestic
teams that have those black Caps come back even for
cameos is pretty important.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
It can be a little disruptive, but we're.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Very fortunate all our black Cats players when they come down,
they're still trying to do it for the team. It's
not about them. It's helping to slot and to do
the job for the team on this day, which goes
a long way. And they're just good guys and they
stay in contact with the group while they're on tour.
They always checking in, always sending messages, so they're not
out of touch with what's going on.
Speaker 3 (08:33):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:33):
Great, who's been your favorite teammate, whether it's someone who's
you know, cricket ability you've admired, or just someone that's
that's great to be on tour around the country. Is
there someone that you sort of will cherish the memories
with more above the rest?
Speaker 2 (08:48):
Probably Oli Newton, you know, we both started playing Hayes cricket.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
We were talking the.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
Other day about how we started going down to Lincoln
for a on New Year's Day before we both got opportunities.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
And they were always pretty tough, but the.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Slog and then you were part of some really cool games,
huge memories.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
That guy was so successful and what he did.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
And yeah, it was just awesome being able to be
on the part with that guy through through sticking to him.
Speaker 1 (09:19):
What about the franchise or the other associations that you
enjoyed beating the most, as if you had a personal
sort of rival with one of the particular teams.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
Canbary every time Canterbury, but they never rollover.
Speaker 3 (09:34):
You know.
Speaker 2 (09:34):
There was generally pretty hard fought games. Definitely been on
the on the losing side number of times, but it's
always enough to get over them because they're pretty pretty
proud sporting group.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
Of guys.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
Yeah, they're always good getting one over them like the
other day at the base, and we'll talk a bit
more about that at a moment as well. Yeah, but
I want to just get your thoughts on the state
of cricket. Maybe at a domestic level in New Zealand,
you have you've seen a lot change over over the
ten years. You know, franchise leagues around the world, you know,
lapping up a lot of domestic level players and players
of that caliber. Obviously at a club level there's a
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lot of choices for people out these days. People are
very busy, so with what you see things now and
still involved in both the domestic and end club game.
Whe Where do you feel the sport of crickets out
here on Wellington at the moment?
Speaker 2 (10:22):
Incredibly exciting, it's pretty cool, and you see a lot
of the young guys, the work that they're putting in
and the skill level that they have, it's pretty surreal.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
And you're seeing it around the other domestic sides as well.
There's a lot of.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Nineteen to twenty one year old starting to have big
performances on the domestic stage which is really fun to watch.
Speaker 3 (10:48):
And so yeah, I think you know for the next
few years we're in a good.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
Place and the franchises Becker's opportunities. So we've got obvious
the Nick Kelley and my best for New Zealand. We've
watched them the last couple of years for well into
saying like when are you going to get the chance?
And they've got the chance and taken it with both hands.
It's awesome for me to watch, so I can take
a lot and that and just being in the same
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room and getting to see the work that they put in.
Speaker 1 (11:16):
Yeah, and from what you've observed of their work ethic,
what would be your advice to say? You know kids
listening that are coming through college now that want to
you know, a long successful stint at top level cricket
like you've had, what would be your advice to them to,
I guess, burst onto the scene, but stay there as well.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
I just don't take anything for granted. As long as
you're always just trying to get better, No gamers, you're right,
and if you just keep trying to earn it.
Speaker 3 (11:41):
Get better, because you're going to fail a lot, and
that's the unfortunate thing about cricket. But if you just keep.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
Coming back every day, trying to do what you can
do on that day or at that training session, and
you're going to go a long way and that that
effort goes so it's doesn't go unnoticed, and that's just patching.
Speaker 3 (12:03):
Good steeds for when the days are really really hard.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Yeah, and the great advice start to those listening and
want to talk about just how things wrapped up the
other day. I must have been a special moment being
the final wicket taker on a very convincing win over
Canterbury to wrap up the season. Obviously not quite the title,
but a good win to finish on and I'm sure
for you to finish and firebirds colors and yeah, it
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was in.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
The morning that I expected to happen. It will happen
pretty pretty fast. And yeah, very very fortunate, very lucky
to have been I take the last week.
Speaker 3 (12:37):
But that was due to the other guys.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
They put in some serious gell as of bowling to
get us to that point where I just was in
the right place at the right time in the game finished,
which is incredibly special for me.
Speaker 1 (12:50):
What did you get to collect from the ground, did
you get a stump for a ball or anything?
Speaker 2 (12:55):
For Initially I walked off with match full and a stump.
Ryan hasn't hit me up for it, so hopefully it
can just stay on my bag and so I hang
it up from the garage at home.
Speaker 1 (13:04):
Oh great stuff, great stuff, And you know it was
a nice fair well for you. But you're back at
the basin this weekend and Club Colors this time. Heart
District's taking on Onslow for the Pierce Cup decider. Bit
of momentum behind you, I imagine for this one. Hopefully
the rain will clear turned two.
Speaker 3 (13:19):
Yeah, hopefully.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
The Club guys have done fantastically post Christmas in the
two day format generally where Hat districts the stronger, and
they've managed to get quite a few few wins.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
We've finished top of the.
Speaker 2 (13:34):
Table, which is new for us. Instead they're having a
fight from second place.
Speaker 1 (13:41):
Yeah great, And what is a strategy for a final
that well, it was meant to be three days a
bit longer, going to be shortened a bit now, But
what what sort of do you feel the focus will
need to be hitting into this one?
Speaker 2 (13:50):
I think a few of the guys keep wanting the
rain to fall, but I'll forget out there. It's just
business as usual, all as tightly as we can just
chip away on the wickers or while betting beat for
a long period of time. We're fortunate we've got a
couple of guys who are pretty good at digging this
hosen and not giving away their workers.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
Great well hopefully you guys, given the quality of players
named in this these two teams, hopefully we do see
a bit of cricket over the weekend at the basin
for the Peace cup Ian. Great to chat mate, Thanks
for sharing some of your memories and your advice and
all the rest and your congratulations on an amazing stint
over the last decade with the Firebirds and being a
real mainstam backbone of the pace bowling ranks around the
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Wellington region. So all the best for what's next, mate,
and go well. Thanks for your time this morning.
Speaker 3 (14:38):
Thank you for having me. All the best for more
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The domestic cricket season wrapped up earlier in the week
a big win for the Wellington Firebirds over Cannabury at
the Basin Reserve, not enough obviously for the Firebirds to
secure the title, which went to Northern Districts, but it
was the end of the career of someone who's had
a big presence in the Wellington Firebirds team across all
formats of the game over the past decade. Ian McPeak
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has hung up his cricketing boots on a domestic level anyway.
Debut in the twenty fifteen to sixteen season for the
Firebirds went on to take more than two hundred wickets
through his time as a Wellington Firebird, more than one
hundred and fifty of those coming in the first class
format with the red ball at an average of around
thirty so certainly been a great servant of the game
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for Wellington has Ian McPeak and been one of the
consistent presences in the team over the past decade. And
Ian now after taking the final wicket to wrap up
that Firebird's victory against Canterbury the other day, he's back
at the base In Reserve as part of Hut District
to take on Onslough in the PS Cup Final which
was rained off yesterday, but hopefully some cricket happening there
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at the basin today and by the looks of the
weather outside, it might get underway on time for day
two of three in that PERS Cup final. Ian McPeek
joins us now to look back on his time as
a Wellington Firebird and the club final coming up this weekend.
Ian morning, to your mate, Congratulations on a brilliant career
as a Wellington Firebird. Can you firstly just explain to
(01:23):
us here the decision to retire. Why you came to
that decision before the end of the season.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
Yeah, persially, thanks for having me so for me, it was,
you know, I just felt at the right time, been
kind of struggling for.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
A few games over the last couple of years, and
there's a really good bunch of guys.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Coming through, so I thought, happy, Happy where I'm at,
happy with.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
What I've done.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Unfortunately I was allowed to play that last game to
see it off, which is pretty special being out this
some of.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
My really really tight mates.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Yeah, you must have seen a lot change over the
ten years. Of course, debuting for the Firebirds in the
twenty fifteen sixteen season. That's a long time being involved
with one association right at the top level. You know,
when you immediately look back, what's been I guess a
noticeable sort of difference that it's evolved over that ten years.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
I think from when I first started on my first
contract a couple of years poorhand, it was a real
issue in the chaining room, I guess you'd so. But
the change that came in with Bruce taking over and
some of his policies in the room really brought everyone
to get it got everyone on the same path pushing
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for the same goal, which has been massive. And now
if you talk to anyone that's involved, they know how
tight the chaining room is and that takes the team
so much further than just talent.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
And because during that tenure there has been success in
white ball cricket, a couple of Super Smash titles, there's
been you know, Plunket Shield title is recent is last season.
So that sort of culture aspect is something that you
feels contributed to some of the great success. Well it's
had these over.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
The years, because there were definitely times that we've won
titles and we haven't had the most I guess you'd
say recognized team on the part, but because we're all
play for each other and everyone just kind of got
stuck in and did the hard work and.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
We were able to get through some of the title.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Wins that maybe we shouldn't have won, but guys were
able to step up at the right times. And that's
for me, one of the most special parts is just watching.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
Guys go out and do their job at such a
high level.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
Yeah, and for you, what's been key to sort of
maintaining a top form? You've taken more than two hundred wickets,
a lot of them coming in the first class format,
with the red ball at a pretty decent average of
around that thirty mark. For you, what's been key to
sort of staying on top.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Of your game, always just trying to get better.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Well, we've been very lucky that we've had a close
bowling group over the number of years, and I think
that was led from Hamish unit a long time ago
when he came into the group, and so we were
able to look out for each other and just help.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
If I was having a hard day.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Three guys sit next to me that I was able
to turn to and then and that just stuck with
me throughout the years and that you understand your body
and what you need to be able to go out
and do what you.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Can on that day.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
And as someone that you know is in the pace
bowling stocks, how you know nice has it been having
the injection of spin becoming a bigger part of the fibers?
And you look at Peter young husband's contribution and elevation
to be such a crucial part over these last few seasons.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
What's that?
Speaker 1 (04:39):
What's that meant to the playing group there as well?
Speaker 3 (04:42):
Yeah, that's messive.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
So everyone that's been watching has seen the writer young youngie,
which is amazing because he's been I.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Guess you could say the understanding for jeeps for quite a.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Few years and now he's just taken that role with
both hands and he hasn't looked back goods and I
think anyone that watches them get the ball in sound
just know he's going to do something for us and
that just gives us time to rest and sometimes a
bit of a holiday getting bottle down win.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
It's so like me. Doesn't happen that often.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
And I'm sure over all that the ten years or so,
you've had opportunities possibly to move to other associations. But
what's what's kept you, you know, wanting to take to
the field for Wellington through this whole time.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
I have.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I have immense pride in Wellington and always have done.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
You know, I'm a hot boy through and through that
played all my sport for heart Bubs. But yeah, I
just love Bullington the basin. You get to play harpy
games at the basin.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
There's no better office, I guess you'll call it. And
just knowing you can turn up be here all the
time and then there's a better place in the country. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
Is there a moment you look back on and you
think that was that was my proudest moment? And domestic
cricket I talk about some of the trophies one, but
I know that that's not always you know, possibly that
the greatest memory of a particular match or particular moment.
Have you got something that sort of stands out above
the rest that you know, something that you're proud to
have been involved in.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
Yeah, for me, it is a highly personal one.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
It was Hagley Oval I managed to first class temper
five works and.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
Both innings in that game.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
Logan also go hat trick and we beat Canterbury in
an all day game, just the lunch break on day two.
Speaker 3 (06:35):
Brilliant.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Yeah, it all happened pretty quickly. Bolb canniber out for
fifty and yeah, it was probably one of the highlights
of my career.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
Yeah, and I guess that you know, you look back
and there's been a time that cricket Wellington has a
vested a lot in its young players and we've seen
the likes of you know, Tim Robinson, Ruts and Ravendra
come up through the ranks of Wellington and then performed.
But having you know yourself and Logan and some of
the other mainstays of the team still there and having
you know other guys of your age and era and
(07:02):
the team has that still been important for you carrying on.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
I think that's hugely important. So they've got guys like Logan,
we've had Graceful for a long time and obviously we
will know how well he's doing right now. And they
were able to teach a real calmness in the training
room because it's always hard when you're learning your trade
at the highest level and you've got guys there that
have done it for so long and so well, you
(07:27):
can just lean on and just always ask questions and
just create that safe space for learning while also challenging
each on each.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Other to get better, which I's just.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Gone huge, and that's why you've got Russian and cs
LL play in sexual credit these days.
Speaker 1 (07:45):
Yeah, and I guess I mean a lot of people
probably wonder Ian as you know, when these guys go
off for international duties. If you guys get called up
into the fire Birds from from club level or around
the region, the black Caps come back in for a
few games, those people drop back out. Is that just
devaor is the benefit do you think to these domestic
teams that have those black Caps come back even for
cameos is pretty important.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
It can be a little disruptive, but we're.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Very fortunate all our black Cats players when they come down,
they're still trying to do it for the team. It's
not about them. It's helping to slot and to do
the job for the team on this day, which goes
a long way. And they're just good guys and they
stay in contact with the group while they're on tour.
They always checking in, always sending messages, so they're not
out of touch with what's going on.
Speaker 3 (08:33):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:33):
Great, who's been your favorite teammate, whether it's someone who's
you know, cricket ability you've admired, or just someone that's
that's great to be on tour around the country. Is
there someone that you sort of will cherish the memories
with more above the rest?
Speaker 2 (08:48):
Probably Oli Newton, you know, we both started playing Hayes cricket.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
We were talking the.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
Other day about how we started going down to Lincoln
for a on New Year's Day before we both got opportunities.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
And they were always pretty tough, but the.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Slog and then you were part of some really cool games,
huge memories.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
That guy was so successful and what he did.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
And yeah, it was just awesome being able to be
on the part with that guy through through sticking to him.
Speaker 1 (09:19):
What about the franchise or the other associations that you
enjoyed beating the most, as if you had a personal
sort of rival with one of the particular teams.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
Canbary every time Canterbury, but they never rollover.
Speaker 3 (09:34):
You know.
Speaker 2 (09:34):
There was generally pretty hard fought games. Definitely been on
the on the losing side number of times, but it's
always enough to get over them because they're pretty pretty
proud sporting group.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
Of guys.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
Yeah, they're always good getting one over them like the
other day at the base, and we'll talk a bit
more about that at a moment as well. Yeah, but
I want to just get your thoughts on the state
of cricket. Maybe at a domestic level in New Zealand,
you have you've seen a lot change over over the
ten years. You know, franchise leagues around the world, you know,
lapping up a lot of domestic level players and players
of that caliber. Obviously at a club level there's a
(10:11):
lot of choices for people out these days. People are
very busy, so with what you see things now and
still involved in both the domestic and end club game.
Whe Where do you feel the sport of crickets out
here on Wellington at the moment?
Speaker 2 (10:22):
Incredibly exciting, it's pretty cool, and you see a lot
of the young guys, the work that they're putting in
and the skill level that they have, it's pretty surreal.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
And you're seeing it around the other domestic sides as well.
There's a lot of.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Nineteen to twenty one year old starting to have big
performances on the domestic stage which is really fun to watch.
Speaker 3 (10:48):
And so yeah, I think you know for the next
few years we're in a good.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
Place and the franchises Becker's opportunities. So we've got obvious
the Nick Kelley and my best for New Zealand. We've
watched them the last couple of years for well into
saying like when are you going to get the chance?
And they've got the chance and taken it with both hands.
It's awesome for me to watch, so I can take
a lot and that and just being in the same
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room and getting to see the work that they put in.
Speaker 1 (11:16):
Yeah, and from what you've observed of their work ethic,
what would be your advice to say? You know kids
listening that are coming through college now that want to
you know, a long successful stint at top level cricket
like you've had, what would be your advice to them to,
I guess, burst onto the scene, but stay there as well.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
I just don't take anything for granted. As long as
you're always just trying to get better, No gamers, you're right,
and if you just keep trying to earn it.
Speaker 3 (11:41):
Get better, because you're going to fail a lot, and
that's the unfortunate thing about cricket. But if you just keep.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
Coming back every day, trying to do what you can
do on that day or at that training session, and
you're going to go a long way and that that
effort goes so it's doesn't go unnoticed, and that's just patching.
Speaker 3 (12:03):
Good steeds for when the days are really really hard.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Yeah, and the great advice start to those listening and
want to talk about just how things wrapped up the
other day. I must have been a special moment being
the final wicket taker on a very convincing win over
Canterbury to wrap up the season. Obviously not quite the title,
but a good win to finish on and I'm sure
for you to finish and firebirds colors and yeah, it
(12:27):
was in.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
The morning that I expected to happen. It will happen
pretty pretty fast. And yeah, very very fortunate, very lucky
to have been I take the last week.
Speaker 3 (12:37):
But that was due to the other guys.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
They put in some serious gell as of bowling to
get us to that point where I just was in
the right place at the right time in the game finished,
which is incredibly special for me.
Speaker 1 (12:50):
What did you get to collect from the ground, did
you get a stump for a ball or anything?
Speaker 2 (12:55):
For Initially I walked off with match full and a stump.
Ryan hasn't hit me up for it, so hopefully it
can just stay on my bag and so I hang
it up from the garage at home.
Speaker 1 (13:04):
Oh great stuff, great stuff, And you know it was
a nice fair well for you. But you're back at
the basin this weekend and Club Colors this time. Heart
District's taking on Onslow for the Pierce Cup decider. Bit
of momentum behind you, I imagine for this one. Hopefully
the rain will clear turned two.
Speaker 3 (13:19):
Yeah, hopefully.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
The Club guys have done fantastically post Christmas in the
two day format generally where Hat districts the stronger, and
they've managed to get quite a few few wins.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
We've finished top of the.
Speaker 2 (13:34):
Table, which is new for us. Instead they're having a
fight from second place.
Speaker 1 (13:41):
Yeah great, And what is a strategy for a final
that well, it was meant to be three days a
bit longer, going to be shortened a bit now, But
what what sort of do you feel the focus will
need to be hitting into this one?
Speaker 2 (13:50):
I think a few of the guys keep wanting the
rain to fall, but I'll forget out there. It's just
business as usual, all as tightly as we can just
chip away on the wickers or while betting beat for
a long period of time. We're fortunate we've got a
couple of guys who are pretty good at digging this
hosen and not giving away their workers.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
Great well hopefully you guys, given the quality of players
named in this these two teams, hopefully we do see
a bit of cricket over the weekend at the basin
for the Peace cup Ian. Great to chat mate, Thanks
for sharing some of your memories and your advice and
all the rest and your congratulations on an amazing stint
over the last decade with the Firebirds and being a
real mainstam backbone of the pace bowling ranks around the
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Wellington region. So all the best for what's next, mate,
and go well. Thanks for your time this morning.
Speaker 3 (14:38):
Thank you for having me. All the best for more
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Speaker 2 (14:42):
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