Plunket Shield

Plunket Shield 2014/15: most runs, most wickets and results

Data through 1 April 2015Last updated 1 April 2015

The 2014/15 Plunket Shield season ran from 23 Oct 2014 to 1 Apr 2015, with 30 matches in the data. SJ Murdoch (Wellington Firebirds) scored the most runs, 998 in 20 innings at a strike rate of 54.8. Jacob Duffy took the most wickets, 45 at an economy rate of 2.90.

Matches

23 Oct 2014 – 1 Apr 2015

Most runs

998

SJ Murdoch

Most wickets

Jacob Duffy

Most runs in Plunket Shield 2014/15

Top 10 run scorers
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100	50	6s
SJ Murdoch	Wellington Firebirds	20	998	52.53	54.8	155*	3	6	11
Will Young	Central Stags	17	909	53.47	49.5	132	1	7	7
Colin Munro	Auckland Aces	16	899	56.19	103.5	281	3	3	46
Peter Fulton	Canterbury	19	879	54.94	54.9	209*	3	2	16
Jeet Raval	Auckland Aces	19	876	48.67	48.8	148	2	5	0
AM Ellis	Canterbury	18	853	53.31	59.4	171	2	5	9
Neil Broom	Canterbury	19	820	45.56	58.7	123	2	4	4
B Cachopa	Auckland Aces	16	783	71.18	50.6	135*	3	3	9
Henry Nicholls	Canterbury	18	778	43.22	57.7	119	2	7	7
AP Devcich	Northern Districts	15	744	49.60	73.1	132	2	6	10

Most wickets in Plunket Shield 2014/15

Top 10 wicket takers
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
Jacob Duffy	Otago Volts	17	45	24.07	2.90	6/83
Todd Astle	Canterbury	20	44	23.68	3.18	5/46
Brent Arnel	Wellington Firebirds	19	39	26.08	2.77	6/52
GW Aldridge	Northern Districts	20	39	26.28	3.35	5/52
MD Bates	Auckland Aces	20	36	28.75	3.15	4/47
Neil Wagner	Otago Volts	16	36	32.50	3.19	5/73
JD Baker	Northern Districts	16	33	22.30	2.67	6/75
Douglas Bracewell	Central Stags	15	33	28.39	3.32	6/41
TS Nethula	Auckland Aces	17	32	32.56	3.32	4/24
MB McEwan	Wellington Firebirds	16	31	28.19	3.20	5/87

Most sixes

Best bowling figures

EJ Nuttall v Northern Districts6/35
Douglas Bracewell v Canterbury6/41
Brent Arnel v Central Stags6/52
Brent Arnel v Northern Districts6/62
JD Baker v Auckland Aces6/75

Highest team totals

Top 5 totals this season
Team	Score	Against	Date	Result
Auckland Aces	668/7	Central Stags	24 Mar 2015	Won
Northern Districts	556/9	Central Stags	15 Feb 2015	Drawn
Auckland Aces	491	Canterbury	16 Feb 2015	Won
Otago Volts	474	Northern Districts	11 Dec 2014	Lost
Northern Districts	464/8	Otago Volts	18 Mar 2015	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	10	6	4	0
Auckland Aces	10	5	4	1
Northern Districts	10	4	4	2
Otago Volts	10	4	4	2
Wellington Firebirds	10	4	4	2
Central Stags	10	2	5	3

All Plunket Shield 2014/15 results

Every match in the data, in date order
Date	Teams	Result	Ground
23 Oct 2014	Northern Districts 253 & 241 Auckland Aces 284 & 211/5	Auckland Aces won by 5 wickets	Cobham Oval (New)
25 Oct 2014	Canterbury 242 & 407/7d Wellington Firebirds 343 & 308/6	Wellington Firebirds won by 4 wickets	Hagley Oval
26 Oct 2014	Otago Volts 207 & 134 Central Stags 435/6d	Central Stags won by an innings and 94 runs	Nelson Park
11 Dec 2014	Wellington Firebirds 199 & 133 Auckland Aces 205/8d & 128/4	Auckland Aces won by 6 wickets	Basin Reserve
11 Dec 2014	Canterbury 269 & 412/7d Central Stags 305 & 274	Canterbury won by 102 runs	Hagley Oval
11 Dec 2014	Northern Districts 380 & 310/4d Otago Volts 189 & 474	Northern Districts won by 27 runs	University Oval, Dunedin
18 Dec 2014	Otago Volts 369 & 139 Canterbury 210 & 216	Otago Volts won by 82 runs	Mainpower Oval
18 Dec 2014	Northern Districts 223 & 347/6d Wellington Firebirds 117 & 58	Northern Districts won by 395 runs	Seddon Park
18 Dec 2014	Central Stags 159 & 333 Auckland Aces 117/9 & 130/9	Central Stags won by 245 runs	Eden Park Outer Oval
6 Feb 2015	Central Stags 289 Otago Volts 13/0	Match drawn	Queen's Park, Invercargill
6 Feb 2015	Wellington Firebirds 263 & 264 Canterbury 356 & 172/1	Canterbury won by 9 wickets	Basin Reserve
6 Feb 2015	Auckland Aces 356 & 209/8d Northern Districts 212 & 316/9	Match drawn	Colin Maiden Park
15 Feb 2015	Northern Districts 556/9d Central Stags 401/9 & 268/5	Match drawn	Pukekura Park
16 Feb 2015	Wellington Firebirds 272 & 318 Otago Volts 377 & 214/4	Otago Volts won by 6 wickets	Karori Park
16 Feb 2015	Canterbury 268 & 266 Auckland Aces 491 & 44/0	Auckland Aces won by 10 wickets	Mainpower Oval
27 Feb 2015	Northern Districts 374 & 273/8d Central Stags 300/6d & 304	Northern Districts won by 43 runs	Cobham Oval (New)
28 Feb 2015	Wellington Firebirds 297 & 255/5 Otago Volts 251/8d	Match drawn	Queenstown Events Centre
1 Mar 2015	Auckland Aces 294 & 407/6d Canterbury 340 & 362/6	Canterbury won by 4 wickets	Colin Maiden Park
8 Mar 2015	Central Stags 229 & 252 Wellington Firebirds 242 & 240/7	Wellington Firebirds won by 3 wickets	Pukekura Park
9 Mar 2015	Canterbury 381 & 338/6d Northern Districts 234 & 184	Canterbury won by 301 runs	Hagley Oval
9 Mar 2015	Auckland Aces 335 & 280/9 Otago Volts 360/8d & 258/6	Otago Volts won by 4 wickets	University Oval, Dunedin
17 Mar 2015	Canterbury 463/9d & 305/5d Central Stags 350/9d & 235	Canterbury won by 183 runs	Saxton Oval
17 Mar 2015	Wellington Firebirds 344 & 387/5d Auckland Aces 350/7d & 168	Wellington Firebirds won by 213 runs	Colin Maiden Park
18 Mar 2015	Northern Districts 464/8d & 254 Otago Volts 363 & 306	Northern Districts won by 49 runs	Seddon Park
24 Mar 2015	Auckland Aces 668/7d Central Stags 233 & 371	Auckland Aces won by an innings and 64 runs	McLean Park
25 Mar 2015	Canterbury 247 & 144 Otago Volts 250/8d & 142/6	Otago Volts won by 4 wickets	University Oval, Dunedin
25 Mar 2015	Northern Districts 240 & 214 Wellington Firebirds 287 & 169/4	Wellington Firebirds won by 6 wickets	Basin Reserve
1 Apr 2015	Wellington Firebirds 227 & 439/7d Central Stags 355 & 86/1	Match drawn	McLean Park
1 Apr 2015	Northern Districts 256/8d & 101 Canterbury 213/8d & 150/1	Canterbury won by 9 wickets	Bay Oval
1 Apr 2015	Otago Volts 387 & 143 Auckland Aces 344 & 187/4	Auckland Aces won by 6 wickets	Colin Maiden Park

Frequently asked questions

Who scored the most runs in Plunket Shield 2014/15?

SJ Murdoch (Wellington Firebirds) with 998 runs in 20 innings (average 52.53, highest 155*).

Who took the most wickets in Plunket Shield 2014/15?

Jacob Duffy (Otago Volts) with 45 wickets (best 6/83, economy 2.90).

What was the highest team score in Plunket Shield 2014/15?

668/7 by Auckland Aces against Central Stags on 24 Mar 2015.

Who hit the most sixes in Plunket Shield 2014/15?

Colin Munro with 46 sixes.

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