2020–21 Plunket Shield season
Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The 2020–21 Plunket Shield was the 92nd season of the Plunket Shield , the domestic first-class cricket competition in New Zealand . It started on 19 October 2020 and finished on 6 April 2021.[ 1] Wellington were the defending champions.[ 2] [ 3]
On 15 June 2020, New Zealand Cricket announced the first round of contracts for domestic teams ahead of the 2020–21 season.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
The season started on 19 October 2020, with the opening two matches affected by the weather, with them both ending early during the tea break on the first day.[ 8] Auckland and Otago , Auckland's Ben Lister became the first COVID-19 replacement in a cricket match.[ 9] Mark Chapman , who reported feeling unwell, inline with the updated International Cricket Council (ICC) playing conditions for a substitute due to COVID.[ 10]
Canterbury won the tournament with two rounds of matches to play, winning their first title since the 2016–17 season .[ 11]
Points table
Champions
Fixtures
Round 1
Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Only 41.3 overs were bowled on the first three days due to rain.
After rain washed out most of the match, both teams agreed to forfeit an innings in an attempt to produce a result .[ 13]
Points: Central Districts 15, Northern District 2
Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
Only 19.1 overs were bowled on day 1 due to rain.
Points: Canterbury 16, Wellington 4
Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
Ollie Pringle (Auckland) made his first-class debut.In the first innings of the match, Ben Lister replaced Mark Chapman as a COVID-19 substitute in Auckland's squad.[ 14]
Points: Auckland 18, Otago 3
Round 2
Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Districts 19, Otago 4.
Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
Joey Field (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.George Worker (Central Districts) played in his 100th first-class match.[ 15] Kyle Jamieson (Auckland) took a hat-trick .[ 16] Points: Auckland 16, Central Districts 4.
Round 3
No play was possible due to rain.
Points: Auckland 4, Central Districts 4.
Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
Sean Davey (Canterbury) made his first-class debut.Points: Canterbury 18, Northern Districts 4.
Round 4
Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Districts 17, Central Districts 4.
Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Wellington 7, Auckland 3.
Round 5
Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
Luke Georgeson (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible on days 1 and 3 due to rain.
Ross ter Braak (Auckland) made his first-class debut.Louis Delport (Auckland) took a hat-trick .[ 21]
Otago won the toss and elected to field.
Round 6
Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Troy Johnson (Wellington) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[ 22]
Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
Angus McKenzie (Otago) and Cole Briggs (Auckland) both made their first-class debuts.
Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Jayden Lennox (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.
Round 7
Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible on days 3 and 4 due to rain.
Matthew Fisher (Northern Districts) made his first-class debut.
Round 8
Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
References
External links
Domestic cricket in 2020–21
First-class List A Twenty20
