Plunket Shield

Plunket Shield 2016/17: most runs, most wickets and results

Data through 29 March 2017Last updated 29 March 2017

The 2016/17 Plunket Shield season ran from 22 Oct 2016 to 29 Mar 2017, with 25 matches in the data. BS Wilson (Otago Volts) scored the most runs, 730 in 17 innings at a strike rate of 44.6. Ish Sodhi took the most wickets, 40 at an economy rate of 3.47.

Matches

22 Oct 2016 – 29 Mar 2017

Most runs

730

BS Wilson

Most wickets

Ish Sodhi

Most runs in Plunket Shield 2016/17

Top 10 run scorers
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100	50	6s
BS Wilson	Otago Volts	17	730	45.62	44.6	117*	2	4	5
AK Kitchen	Otago Volts	12	695	63.18	76.7	207	4	1	20
Tim Seifert	Northern Districts	18	624	36.71	42.0	151	1	2	5
Robert Nicol	Auckland Aces	16	584	38.93	45.3	89	0	4	14
Colin Munro	Auckland Aces	7	577	96.17	131.7	146	4	0	28
Tom Blundell	Wellington Firebirds	11	518	64.75	60.0	113	1	4	2
Dean Brownlie	Northern Districts	13	512	46.55	52.5	143	2	2	2
Todd Astle	Canterbury	12	505	42.08	65.0	195	1	3	2
LJ Woodcock	Wellington Firebirds	11	501	50.10	46.2	203*	2	1	2
Daryl Mitchell	Northern Districts	18	493	29.00	44.9	106	1	2	9

Most wickets in Plunket Shield 2016/17

Top 10 wicket takers
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
Ish Sodhi	Northern Districts	12	40	25.93	3.47	7/59
TS Nethula	Auckland Aces	17	38	30.00	3.33	6/36
Ajaz Patel	Central Stags	13	35	30.37	3.04	5/22
Scott Kuggeleijn	Northern Districts	16	34	27.29	3.31	6/60
Lockie Ferguson	Auckland Aces	13	30	22.03	2.88	5/44
Todd Astle	Canterbury	12	28	25.00	3.18	5/36
Kyle Jamieson	Canterbury	8	24	18.00	3.51	8/74
Brent Arnel	Wellington Firebirds	11	24	18.96	2.16	4/47
AM Ellis	Canterbury	15	23	24.43	2.42	6/35
MD Rae	Otago Volts	9	20	31.35	4.31	4/82

Most sixes

Best bowling figures

Kyle Jamieson v Auckland Aces8/74
Ish Sodhi v Otago Volts7/59
Ish Sodhi v Central Stags7/107
SHA Rance v Northern Districts6/31
AM Ellis v Otago Volts6/35

Highest team totals

Top 5 totals this season
Team	Score	Against	Date	Result
Otago Volts	479/5	Central Stags	22 Oct 2016	Drawn
Wellington Firebirds	475/8	Auckland Aces	5 Nov 2016	Drawn
Auckland Aces	461	Northern Districts	14 Mar 2017	Won
Canterbury	445	Northern Districts	22 Oct 2016	Lost
Canterbury	432/9	Otago Volts	14 Mar 2017	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
Northern Districts	10	4	2	4
Auckland Aces	9	3	2	4
Canterbury	8	3	4	1
Wellington Firebirds	7	2	1	4
Central Stags	7	1	1	5
Otago Volts	9	1	4	4

All Plunket Shield 2016/17 results

Every match in the data, in date order
Date	Teams	Result	Ground
22 Oct 2016	Central Stags 365/5d Otago Volts 479/5d & 238/2	Match drawn	Saxton Oval
22 Oct 2016	Canterbury 445 & 165/9 Northern Districts 415 & 198/5	Northern Districts won by 5 wickets	Hagley Oval
22 Oct 2016	Wellington Firebirds 273 & 275/4 Auckland Aces 269 & 278	Wellington Firebirds won by 6 wickets	Bay Oval
29 Oct 2016	Wellington Firebirds 376/8d Northern Districts 285 & 156/6	Match drawn	Basin Reserve
29 Oct 2016	Canterbury 202 & 354 Central Stags 399 & 86/9	Canterbury won by 71 runs	Hagley Oval
29 Oct 2016	Auckland Aces 145 & 376/8 Otago Volts 164 & 353/9	Auckland Aces won by 2 wickets	Kennards Hire Community Oval
5 Nov 2016	Northern Districts 138 & 181 Canterbury 112 & 186	Northern Districts won by 21 runs	Seddon Park
5 Nov 2016	Auckland Aces 374 & 276/6 Wellington Firebirds 475/8d & 240/9d	Match drawn	Kennards Hire Community Oval
5 Nov 2016	Otago Volts 402 & 213/7d Central Stags 216 & 266/7	Match drawn	University Oval, Dunedin
14 Nov 2016	Northern Districts 417/7d & 110/5 Auckland Aces 348	Match drawn	Bay Oval
22 Nov 2016	Otago Volts 208 Wellington Firebirds 350/7d	Match drawn	University Oval, Dunedin
22 Nov 2016	Central Stags 225 & 377/5d Northern Districts 153 & 295/7	Match drawn	Nelson Park
22 Nov 2016	Canterbury 245 & 400/7d Auckland Aces 285 & 350	Canterbury won by 10 runs	Mainpower Oval
25 Feb 2017	Auckland Aces 385/5d & 260/6d Central Stags 256/7d & 115/1	Match drawn	Colin Maiden Park
25 Feb 2017	Northern Districts 278 & 286 Otago Volts 276 & 289/5	Otago Volts won by 5 wickets	Cobham Oval
6 Mar 2017	Auckland Aces 333 Canterbury 305/8d	Match drawn	Eden Park
6 Mar 2017	Northern Districts 119/9 Central Stags 274/9d	Match drawn	Seddon Park
6 Mar 2017	Wellington Firebirds 302/8d Otago Volts 98 & 304	Match drawn	Wellington Regional Stadium
14 Mar 2017	Auckland Aces 461 & 202/4d Northern Districts 334 & 258	Auckland Aces won by 71 runs	Kennards Hire Community Oval
14 Mar 2017	Canterbury 432/9d Otago Volts 140 & 173	Canterbury won by an innings and 119 runs	Hagley Oval
21 Mar 2017	Otago Volts 282 & 205 Auckland Aces 304 & 185/2	Auckland Aces won by 8 wickets	University Oval, Dunedin
21 Mar 2017	Northern Districts 262 & 162/1 Wellington Firebirds 151 & 269	Northern Districts won by 9 wickets	Bay Oval
21 Mar 2017	Central Stags 315 & 349/6 Canterbury 388 & 273/8d	Central Stags won by 4 wickets	Saxton Oval
29 Mar 2017	Canterbury 197 & 293/8d Wellington Firebirds 264 & 230/3	Wellington Firebirds won by 7 wickets	Hagley Oval
29 Mar 2017	Otago Volts 432/8d & 189/8d Northern Districts 275 & 350/7	Northern Districts won by 3 wickets	University Oval, Dunedin

Frequently asked questions

Who scored the most runs in Plunket Shield 2016/17?

BS Wilson (Otago Volts) with 730 runs in 17 innings (average 45.62, highest 117*).

Who took the most wickets in Plunket Shield 2016/17?

Ish Sodhi (Northern Districts) with 40 wickets (best 7/59, economy 3.47).

What was the highest team score in Plunket Shield 2016/17?

479/5 by Otago Volts against Central Stags on 22 Oct 2016.

Who hit the most sixes in Plunket Shield 2016/17?

Colin Munro with 28 sixes.

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