Plunket Shield 2014/15
The Plunket Shield 2014/15 was the 86th season of the national first-class cricket competition in New Zealand and was held from October 23, 2014 to April 4, 2015. The winners were the Canterbury Wizards , who won their 18th Plunket Shield.
format
The teams played two games in each division against each other. A team received 12 points for a win and 6 points for a draw (both teams achieve the same number of runs ). If no result is achieved and the game ends in a draw, both teams get 0 points, if the game is canceled, 2 points. Additionally there is the possibility to collect bonus points in the first 110 overs of the first inning . Up to 4 points are awarded for runs and wickets. If the playing time is reduced to one day, a win is rewarded with 6 points, a draw with 3 and a draw with 2 points, bonus points are then not awarded. It is also possible that teams are deducted points if, for example, they play too slowly or the pitch is not properly prepared. At the end of the season, the winner of the division is the winner of the Plunket Shield.
Results
table
The table of the season finally took the following shape.
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | U | R. | Bat | Bwl | Ded | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 10 | 6th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 14th | 36 | 0 | 122 |
| Auckland | 10 | 5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 115 |
| Otago | 10 | 4th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 17th | 34 | 0 | 99 |
| Northern Districts | 10 | 4th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 0 | 98 |
| Wellington | 10 | 4th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 8th | 37 | 0 | 93 |
| Central Districts | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 69 |
Win: 12 points; Draw: 0 points
Games
| October 23-26 Scorecard |
Whangarei | Northern Districts 253 (83) & 241 (87.4) |
- |
Auckland 284 (106) & 211-5 (63.5) |
| Auckland wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| October 25-28 Scorecard |
Christchurch | Canterbury 242 (81.2) & 407-7d (119) |
- |
Wellington 343 (96.2) & 308-6 (61) |
| Wellington wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| October 26-29 Scorecard |
Napier | Otago 207 (72.3) & 134 (51) |
- |
Central Districts 435-6d (147) |
| Central Districts win with one innings and 94 runs | ||||
| December 11-14 scorecard |
Christchurch |
Canterbury 269 (84.1) & 412-7d (129) |
- | Central Districts 305 (73.4) & 274 (93.1) |
| Canterbury wins with 102 runs | ||||
| December 11-14 scorecard |
Dunedin |
Northern Districts 380 (110.3) & 310-4d (68) |
- | Otago 189 (40.5) & 474 (136.4) |
| Northern Districts win with 27 runs | ||||
| December 11-14 scorecard |
Wellington | Wellington 199 (60) & 133 (53) |
- |
Auckland 205-8d (66.4) & 128-4 (36.1) |
| Auckland wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| December 18-21 Scorecard |
Auckland |
Central Districts 159 (44.4) & 333 (122.1) |
- | Auckland 117 (49.2) & 130 (43.2) |
| Central Districts win with 245 runs | ||||
| December 18-21 Scorecard |
Rangiora |
Otago 369 (91.2) & 139 (43.3) |
- | Canterbury 210 (66.2) & 216 (71.5) |
| Otago wins with 82 runs | ||||
| December 18-20 scorecard |
Hamilton |
Northern Districts 223 (66.2) & 347-6d (90) |
- | Wellington 117 (33.4) & 58 (26.1) |
| Northern Districts win with 395 runs | ||||
| February 6-9 scorecard |
Auckland | Auckland 356 (124.2) & 209-8d (68) |
- | Northern Districts 212 (81.4) & 316-9 (97) |
| draw | ||||
| February 6-9 scorecard |
Invercargill | Central Districts 289 (75.2) |
- | Otago 13-0 (3) |
| draw | ||||
| February 6-9 scorecard |
Wellington | Wellington 263 (105.3) & 264 (100.4) |
- |
Canterbury 356 (106.1) & 172-1 (41.5) |
| Canterbury wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| February 15-18 Scorecard |
New Plymouth | Northern Districts 556-9d (137) |
- | Central Districts 401 (145.2) & 268-5 (92) (f / o) |
| draw | ||||
| February 16-19 Scorecard |
Rangiora | Canterbury 268 (71.3) & 266 (91) |
- |
Auckland 491 (158.3) & 44-0 (8) |
| Auckland wins with 10 wickets | ||||
| February 16-19 Scorecard |
Wellington | Wellington 272 (98.5) & 318 (105.5) |
- |
Otago 377 (118.2) & 214-4 (49.3) |
| Otago wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| February 27th - March 2nd scorecard |
Whangarei |
Northern Districts 374 (106.3) & 273-8d (75.5) |
- | Central Districts 300-6d (89.3) & 304 (106.1) |
| Northern Districts win with 43 runs | ||||
| February 28 - March 3 scorecard |
Queenstown | Wellington 297 (96.5) & 255-5 (85) |
- | Otago 251-8d (80) |
| draw | ||||
| March 1-4 Scorecard |
Auckland | Auckland 294 (93) & 407-6d (114.1) |
- |
Canterbury 340 (92.3) & 362-6 (84.4) |
| Canterbury wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| March 8-11 Scorecard |
New Plymouth | Central Districts 229 (71.3) & 252 (105) |
- |
Wellington 242 (72.4) & 240-7 (67.4) |
| Wellington wins with 3 wickets | ||||
| March 9-12 Scorecard |
Christchurch |
Canterbury 381 & 338-6d |
- | Northern Districts 234 & 184 |
| Canterbury wins with 301 runs | ||||
| March 9-12 Scorecard |
Dunedin | Auckland 335 (118.2) & 280 (119.5) |
- |
Otago 360-8d (89.4) & 258-6 (38.3) |
| Otago wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| March 17-20 Scorecard |
Auckland |
Wellington 344 & 387-5d |
- | Auckland 350-7d & 168 |
| Wellington wins with 213 runs | ||||
| March 17-20 Scorecard |
Nelson |
Canterbury 463-9d (106.2) & 305-5d (57.2) |
- | Central Districts 350-9d (97.5) & 235 (73.5) |
| Canterbury wins with 183 runs | ||||
| March 18-21 Scorecard |
Hamilton |
Northern Districts 464-8d (117.3) & 254 (70.4) |
- | Otago 363 (107.3) & 306 (84.4) |
| Northern Districts win with 49 runs | ||||
| March 24-27 Scorecard |
Napier |
Auckland 668-7d (144) |
- | Central Districts 233 (72) & 371 (93.4) (f / o) |
| Auckland wins with one innings and 64 runs | ||||
| March 25-28 Scorecard |
Dunedin | Canterbury 247 (77.2) & 144 (64.4) |
- |
Otago 250-8d (73.1) & 142-6 (31.3) |
| Otago wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| March 25-27 Scorecard |
Wellington | Northern Districts 240 & 214 |
- |
Wellington 287 & 169-4 |
| Wellington wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| April 1-4 Scorecard |
Auckland | Otago 387 (104.2) & 143 (51.2) |
- |
Auckland 344 (108.3) & 187-4 (45.4) |
| Auckland wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| April 1-4 Scorecard |
Napier | Wellington 227 (81.1) & 439-7d (117) |
- | Central Districts 355 (115) & 86-1 (37) |
| draw | ||||
| April 1-3 scorecard |
Mount Maunganui | Northern Districts 256-8d (73.5) & 101 (53.1) |
- |
Canterbury 213-8d (64.1) & 150-1 (17.3) |
| Canterbury wins with 9 wickets | ||||
statistics
Runs
Most of the runs of the season were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Murdoch | Wellington | 10 | 20th | 998 | 52.52 | 155 * | 3 | 6th |
| Will Young | Central Districts | 10 | 17th | 909 | 53.47 | 132 | 1 | 7th |
| Colin Munro | Auckland | 9 | 16 | 899 | 56.18 | 281 | 3 | 3 |
| Peter Fulton | Canterbury | 10 | 19th | 879 | 54.93 | 209 * | 3 | 2 |
| Jeet Raval | Auckland | 10 | 19th | 876 | 48.66 | 148 | 2 | 5 |
Wickets
Most of the season's wickets were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Duffy | Otago | 2,242 | 45 | 24.06 | 6/83 | 3 |
| Todd Astle | Cant | 1,964 | 44 | 23.68 | 5/46 | 2 |
| Brent Arnel | Well | 2,202 | 39 | 26.07 | 6/52 | 2 |
| Graeme Aldridge | Northern Districts | 1,837 | 39 | 26.28 | 552 | 2 |
| Michael Bates | Auckland | 1,970 | 36 | 28.75 | 4/47 | 1 |
| Neil Wagner | Otago | 2,204 | 36 | 32.50 | 5/73 | 1 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Points Table, Plunket Shield ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ↑ Plunket Shield 2014/15 Table ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ Batting and Fielding in Plunket Shield 2014/15 (Ordered by Runs) ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ↑ Bowling in Plunket Shield 2014/15 (Ordered by wickets) ( English ) Cricket archives. Retrieved July 25, 2015.