1948–49 Plunket Shield season

1948–49 Plunket Shield

The Plunket Shield trophy
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Champions	Canterbury (5th title)
Participants	4
Matches	6

The 1948–49 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.

Canterbury won the championship, finishing at the top of the points table at the end of the round-robin tournament between the four first-class sides, Auckland, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington. Eight points were awarded for a win, four points for having a first innings lead in a draw and two points for a first innings deficit in a draw.^[1]

Table

Below are the Plunket Shield standings for the season:^[1]

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points	NetRpW
Canterbury	3	1	1	1	12	-0.930
Otago	3	1	1	1	12	-4.202
Wellington	3	1	1	1	10	3.973
Auckland	3	0	0	3	8	3.030

References

1. "Plunket Shield 1948/49 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2023.