2023–24 Plunket Shield season
Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The 2023–24 Plunket Shield was the 95th season of the Plunket Shield , the domestic first-class cricket competition that is played in New Zealand . The tournament started on 20 October 2023, and the final round of matches began on 24 March 2024.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Central Districts are the defending champions, having won their 12th title the previous year.[ 4]
Wellington won the tournament to clinch their 22nd Plunket Shield title, finishing on 94 points with 4 wins,[ 5] despite rain washing out the final day of the last round.[ 6]
Points table
Source:
ESPNcricinfo Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) net average per wicket.
[ 7]
Points system: 12 for a win, 6 for a tie, 0 for a draw or loss.
Batting bonus points: 1 point each for reaching 200, 250, 300, and 350 runs within the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.
Bowling bonus points: 1 point each for taking 3, 5, 7, and 9 wickets within the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.(C) Champion
Fixtures
Round 1
Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Central Districts 19, Auckland 3
v
376/9 (88.2 overs)
Sandeep Patel 145 (186) Jacob Duffy 3/51 (21) overs)
Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Jamal Todd (Otago) made his first-class debut.
Sandeep Patel (Northern Districts) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Points: Northern Districts 20, Otago 6.
v
145 (41.5 overs)
Muhammad Abbas 41 (55) Fraser Sheat 4/50 (13.5 overs)
Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
Dylan Hunter (Canterbury) made his first-class debut.
Points: Wellington 19, Canterbury 4.
Round 2
Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Districts 18, Auckland 4.
Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Wellington 17, Central Districts 4.
v
254/9 (109.2 overs)
Jamal Todd 64 (177) Kyle Jamieson 4/43 (22 overs)
Otago won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Canterbury 7, Otago 4.
Round 3
v
270 (64.1 overs)
Tim Robinson 60 (85)Kristian Clarke 6/77 (18 overs)
Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Wellington 6, Northern Districts 4.
Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Canterbury 20, Auckland 3.
v
182 (77 overs)
Gerg Hay 59 (175) Jacob Duffy 3/28 (18 overs)
Otago won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Central Districts 16, Otago 5.
Round 4
Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
Gareth Severin (Wellington) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Points: Auckland 7, Wellington 5.
Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Canterbury 5, Central Districts 4.
Otago won the toss and elected to field.
Llew Johnson (Otago) made his first-class debut.
Points: Northern Districts 16, Otago 5
Round 5
Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Angus Schaw (Central Districts) made his first-class debut and scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Blair Tickner was replaced by Jayden Lennox during the match after sustaining a concussion.
Points: Central Districts 7, Northern Districts 5
v
328/5 (91.2 overs)
Muhammad Abbas 110* (160) Zakary Foulkes 2/83 (16.2 overs)
Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
Ken McClure was replaced by Michael Rippon during the match after sustaining a concussion.
Points: Wellington 17, Canterbury 8
v
319 (103 overs)Thorn Parkes 67 (125) Harjot Johal 4/53 (20 overs)
327/9 (103 overs)
Dean Foxcroft 174 (238)Harjot Johal 3/64 (18 overs)
Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
Harjot Johal, Jock McKenzie and Angus Olliver (Auckland) all made their first-class debuts.
Points: Auckland 8, Otago 7
Round 6
v
158 (51.5 overs)
Harjot Johal 65 (99) Brett Hampton 3/18 (11 overs)
Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
Brett Hampton (Northern Districts) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Points: Northern Districts 17, Auckland 4
Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Curtis Heaphy (Central Districts) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Points: Wellington 3, Central Districts 8
Otago won the toss and elected to field.
Luke Georgeson (Otago) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Points: Otago 16, Canterbury 4
Round 7
Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Jordan Sussex (Auckland) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Points: Auckland 17, Central Districts 7
Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Wellington 20, Otago 6
Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
Mitchell Hay (Canterbury) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Points: Canterbury 19, Northern Districts 3
Round 8
v
216 (67 overs)
Quinn Sunde 41 (85) Zak Foulkes 5/38 (16 overs)
Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
Zak Foulkes (Canterbury) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Points: Canterbury 17, Auckland 5
Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
Points: Wellington 7, Northern Districts 8
v
309 (84.5 overs)
Dale Phillips 144 (210)William Clark 3/54 (14 overs)
Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Central Districts 20, Otago 5
References
External links
Domestic cricket in 2023–24
First-class List A Twenty20