2015–16 Plunket Shield season
Dates | 15 October 2015 – 2 April 2016 |
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Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Champions | Auckland |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 30 |
Most runs | Bharat Popli (1149) |
Most wickets | Ajaz Patel (43) |
The 2015–16 Plunket Shield was the 87th season of official first-class cricket in New Zealand. The competition started on 15 October 2015, and ran to 2 April 2016.[1] Auckland won the competition following a draw in their match against Wellington in round nine of the competition.[2]
Teams[]
Team | Home Ground(s) |
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Northern Districts | Seddon Park, Cobham Oval, Harry Barker Reserve |
Auckland | Eden Park No.2 |
Central Districts | Nelson Park, McLean Park, Saxton Oval |
Wellington | Basin Reserve, Karori Park |
Canterbury | Mainpower Oval, Hagley Oval |
Otago | Queen's Park, University Oval |
Squads[]
Points table[]
Team[9] | Pld | W | L | D | Ab | Pts |
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Auckland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 132 |
Canterbury | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 117 |
Wellington | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 108 |
Northern Districts | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 87 |
Central Districts | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 85 |
Otago | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 61 |
Winner
Fixtures[]
Round 1[]
15 – 18 October
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Auckland (H)
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- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Ken McClure and Theo van Woerkom (Canterbury) made their first-class debuts.
15 – 18 October
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Central Districts (H)
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650/8d (150 overs)
Ben Smith 244 (368) Nick Beard 4/177 (32 overs) | ||
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Josh Clarkson (Central Districts) and Jack Hunter (Otago) made their first-class debuts.
Round 2[]
23 – 26 October
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Central Districts (H)
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273/8d (100 overs)
Ben Smith 117* (281) Jeetan Patel 3/74 (31 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
23 – 26 October
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Auckland
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124 (48.1 overs)
Bharat Popli 32 (81) Michael Bates 4/29 (10.1 overs) |
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- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Brett Hampton and Nick Kelly (Northern Districts) made their first-class debuts.
24 – 27 October
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Canterbury (H)
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350/2d (69 overs)
Peter Fulton 155* (144) Nick Beard 2/92 (19 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Logan van Beek (Canterbury) scored his maiden first-class century.[10]
Round 3[]
17 – 20 December
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Auckland (H)
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381 (108.3 overs)
Bharat Popli 116 (182) Lachie Ferguson 5/61 (23.3 overs) |
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- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Mark Chapman and Shawn Hicks (Auckland) both made their first-class debuts.
17 – 20 December
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Canterbury (H)
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Central Districts
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310 (77.4 overs)
Matt Henry 75 (52) Adam Milne 4/31 (12 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Navin Patel (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.
17 – 20 December
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Wellington (H)
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279/8d (84.5 overs)
Anaru Kitchen 72 (104) Jeetan Patel 3/59 (23 overs) | ||
262 (72 overs)
Neil Broom 85 (111) Jeetan Patel 6/77 (24 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
Round 4[]
5 – 8 February
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Central Districts (H)
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- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
5 – 8 February
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Canterbury (H)
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Auckland
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279 (87.2 overs)
Michael Guptill-Bunce 93 (121) Ed Nuttall 5/72 (17 overs) | ||
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Nathan McAndrew (Auckland) made his first-class debut.
5 – 8 February
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Otago (H)
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348 (113 overs)
Scott Borthwick 102 (191) Neil Wagner 5/101 (34 overs) |
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- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
- Matthew Bacon (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
Round 5[]
13 – 16 February
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Auckland (H)
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219 (76.2 overs)
Scott Borthwick 55 (106) Tarun Nethula 4/77 (29) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
13 – 16 February
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Central Districts (H)
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- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Michael Davidson (Canterbury) made his first-class debut.
Round 6[]
20 – 23 February
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Auckland (H)
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265 (79.1 overs)
Anaru Kitchen 53 (70) Tarun Nethula 3/64 (21.1 overs) | ||
431/8d (113 overs)
Jeet Raval 202* (311) Anaru Kitchen 3/36 (12 overs) |
338/7 (110 overs)
Brad Wilson 107 (239) Lachie Ferguson 3/36 (18 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
20 – 23 February
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Central Districts (H)
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- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Mitch Renwick (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.
Round 7[]
8 – 11 March
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Wellington (H)
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- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Ian McPeake (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
8 – 11 March
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Auckland (H)
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Central Districts
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373 (80.2 overs)
Michael Guptill-Bunce 112 (103) Ajaz Patel 6/117 (30 overs) |
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425/6 (88 overs)
Jeet Raval 139 (185) Ajaz Patel 5/148 (36 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Round 8[]
15 – 18 March
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Central Districts
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- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Liam Dudding (Central Districts) and Zak Gibson (Northern Districts) both made their first-class debuts.
15 – 18 March
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Canterbury (H)
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- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 2.
15 – 18 March
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Otago (H)
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Auckland
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- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 1.
Round 9[]
23 – 26 March
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Auckland
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Wellington (H)
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236 (77.4 overs)
Michael Pollard 68 (157) Lachie Ferguson 5/37 (17.4 overs) | ||
598 (134.5 overs)
Michael Guptill-Bunce 189 (218) Scott Borthwick 3/101 (21 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
23 – 26 March
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Canterbury (H)
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355 (109.3 overs)
Bharat Popli 92 (198) Todd Astle 4/82 (27 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
23 – 26 March
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Central Districts
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Otago (H)
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- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 2.
Round 10[]
30 March – 2 April
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Wellington (H)
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- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Jamie Gibson (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
30 March – 2 April
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- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nathan Smith (Otago) made his first-class debut.
30 March – 2 April
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Auckland
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Central Districts (H)
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396 (98.3 overs)
Jeet Raval 147 (216) Doug Bracewell 5/60 (19 overs) |
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- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
References[]
- ^ "2015–16 Plunket Shield Fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Auckland claim Plunket Shield with dominant draw". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "Auckland Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Canterbury Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Central Districts Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Northern Districts Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Otago Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Wellington Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Van Beek's career best crushes Otago". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- Plunket Shield
- 2015–16 New Zealand cricket season
- Domestic cricket competitions in 2015–16