Plunket Shield

Plunket Shield 2013/14: most runs, most wickets and results

Data through 23 February 2014Last updated 23 February 2014

Plunket Shield 2013/14 had 26 matches in the data, from 27 Oct 2013 to 23 Feb 2014. Michael Bracewell (Otago Volts) scored the most runs, 809 in 16 innings at a strike rate of 57.7. Todd Astle took the most wickets, 35 at an economy rate of 2.97.

Matches

27 Oct 2013 – 23 Feb 2014

Most runs

809

Michael Bracewell

Most wickets

Todd Astle

Most runs in Plunket Shield 2013/14

Top 10 run scorers
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100	50	6s
Michael Bracewell	Otago Volts	16	809	57.79	57.7	155*	4	1	10
Craig Cachopa	Auckland Aces	14	781	55.79	65.0	203	2	4	21
Daniel Flynn	Northern Districts	17	699	43.69	59.1	188	2	3	6
Jesse Ryder	Otago Volts	12	688	62.55	74.1	120	4	1	3
Tom Latham	Canterbury	10	685	76.11	61.1	261	1	5	2
Jeet Raval	Auckland Aces	18	683	40.18	45.0	143	3	2	3
Martin Guptill	Auckland Aces	10	672	74.67	60.2	185	2	4	3
Kruger van Wyk	Central Stags	14	670	55.83	53.4	111*	1	5	0
Colin de Grandhomme	Auckland Aces	16	629	48.38	75.2	102*	1	6	24
Colin Munro	Auckland Aces	13	599	49.92	101.9	156	2	3	18

Most wickets in Plunket Shield 2013/14

Top 10 wicket takers
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
Todd Astle	Canterbury	13	35	27.51	2.97	8/148
Colin de Grandhomme	Auckland Aces	17	30	20.80	2.58	6/24
Mark Gillespie	Wellington Firebirds	13	27	36.74	3.78	6/77
MD Bates	Auckland Aces	14	26	28.81	2.57	4/31
Scott Kuggeleijn	Northern Districts	15	24	32.08	3.47	5/63
BP Martin	Auckland Aces	15	23	53.74	3.32	4/78
Neil Wagner	Otago Volts	8	22	23.59	3.03	6/39
GW Aldridge	Northern Districts	13	22	26.36	3.04	4/20
Mark Craig	Otago Volts	15	21	38.19	3.51	5/56
Andrew McKay	Wellington Firebirds	11	20	34.25	3.56	4/28

Most sixes

Best bowling figures

Todd Astle v Central Stags8/148
Colin de Grandhomme v Wellington Firebirds6/24
Neil Wagner v Northern Districts6/39
Mark Gillespie v Central Stags6/77
SHA Rance v Canterbury6/86

Highest team totals

Top 5 totals this season
Team	Score	Against	Date	Result
Canterbury	582	Central Stags	23 Feb 2014	Won
Otago Volts	534/9	Wellington Firebirds	27 Oct 2013	Drawn
Auckland Aces	518/6	Otago Volts	16 Feb 2014	Drawn
Central Stags	483/8	Canterbury	16 Feb 2014	Drawn
Northern Districts	482	Canterbury	30 Jan 2014	Won

Team win–loss record

All matches in the data, including play-offs. This is not the official points table.
Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tied/NR/drawn
Canterbury	8	4	3	1
Otago Volts	9	3	1	5
Auckland Aces	10	2	2	6
Central Stags	9	2	3	4
Northern Districts	9	2	3	4
Wellington Firebirds	7	1	2	4

All Plunket Shield 2013/14 results

Every match in the data, in date order
Date	Teams	Result	Ground
27 Oct 2013	Otago Volts 534/9d & 369/8d Wellington Firebirds 403/5d & 125/3	Match drawn	Basin Reserve
31 Oct 2013	Northern Districts 315 & 384/9d Auckland Aces 302 & 189/1	Match drawn	Seddon Park
7 Nov 2013	Central Stags 289 & 313/5d Wellington Firebirds 293 & 310/5	Wellington Firebirds won by 5 wickets	Basin Reserve
12 Nov 2013	Auckland Aces 165 & 357 Canterbury 274 & 251/4	Canterbury won by 6 wickets	Eden Park No 2
19 Nov 2013	Canterbury 243 & 192 Otago Volts 374 & 67/1	Otago Volts won by 9 wickets	Mainpower Oval
26 Nov 2013	Northern Districts 287 & 99/3 Central Stags 89 & 296	Northern Districts won by 7 wickets	Seddon Park
4 Dec 2013	Central Stags 402/7d Auckland Aces 253/4	Match drawn	Eden Park No 2
4 Dec 2013	Otago Volts 93/6d & 283 Northern Districts 223/8d & 124/7	Match drawn	Cobham Oval (New)
4 Dec 2013	Canterbury 223 & 376/8d Wellington Firebirds 130 & 459	Canterbury won by 10 runs	Mainpower Oval
12 Dec 2013	Central Stags 467 & 232 Auckland Aces 351 & 174/6	Match drawn	Nelson Park
20 Dec 2013	Northern Districts 461/4d & 299/5d Auckland Aces 352/4d & 409/4	Auckland Aces won by 6 wickets	Eden Park No 2
20 Dec 2013	Central Stags 255 & 242/9d Otago Volts 382	Match drawn	University Oval, Dunedin
23 Jan 2014	Wellington Firebirds 399 & 298/9 Auckland Aces 399/9d & 11/1	Match drawn	Basin Reserve
23 Jan 2014	Northern Districts 195 & 139 Central Stags 265 & 73/7	Central Stags won by 3 wickets	McLean Park
23 Jan 2014	Canterbury 280 & 298 Otago Volts 200 & 381/3	Otago Volts won by 7 wickets	University Oval, Dunedin
30 Jan 2014	Auckland Aces 467 & 310/8 Otago Volts 436	Match drawn	Eden Park No 2
30 Jan 2014	Northern Districts 482 & 40/0d Canterbury 139/0d & 73	Northern Districts won by 310 runs	Harry Barker Reserve
7 Feb 2014	Canterbury 328 & 332/4d Auckland Aces 300/7d & 296	Canterbury won by 64 runs	Hagley Oval
7 Feb 2014	Northern Districts 169/2 Wellington Firebirds –	Match drawn	Karori Park
7 Feb 2014	Central Stags 307 & 375/4d Otago Volts 271/3d & 277	Central Stags won by 134 runs	Saxton Oval
16 Feb 2014	Northern Districts 288 & 126/8 Wellington Firebirds 454/9d	Match drawn	Cobham Oval (New)
16 Feb 2014	Canterbury 346 & 193/3 Central Stags 483/8d	Match drawn	Mainpower Oval
16 Feb 2014	Otago Volts 232 & 322/8 Auckland Aces 518/6d	Match drawn	University Oval, Dunedin
23 Feb 2014	Auckland Aces 394 & 328/8d Wellington Firebirds 298 & 318	Auckland Aces won by 106 runs	Eden Park No 2
23 Feb 2014	Otago Volts 326 & 131/6 Northern Districts 132 & 324	Otago Volts won by 4 wickets	University Oval, Dunedin
23 Feb 2014	Central Stags 403 & 182 Canterbury 582 & 4/1	Canterbury won by 9 wickets	McLean Park

Frequently asked questions

Who scored the most runs in Plunket Shield 2013/14?

Michael Bracewell (Otago Volts) with 809 runs in 16 innings (average 57.79, highest 155*).

Who took the most wickets in Plunket Shield 2013/14?

Todd Astle (Canterbury) with 35 wickets (best 8/148, economy 2.97).

What was the highest team score in Plunket Shield 2013/14?

582 by Canterbury against Central Stags on 23 Feb 2014.

Who hit the most sixes in Plunket Shield 2013/14?

Colin de Grandhomme with 24 sixes.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.