Plunket Shield

Plunket Shield 2021/22: most runs, most wickets and results

Data through 12 April 2022Last updated 12 April 2022

The 2021/22 Plunket Shield season ran from 23 Oct 2021 to 12 Apr 2022, with 23 matches in the data. Tom Bruce (Central Stags) scored the most runs, 858 in 13 innings at a strike rate of 67.0. BG Randell took the most wickets, 31 at an economy rate of 2.53.

Matches

23 Oct 2021 – 12 Apr 2022

Most runs

858

Tom Bruce

Most wickets

BG Randell

Most runs in Plunket Shield 2021/22

Top 10 run scorers
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100	50	6s
Tom Bruce	Central Stags	13	858	143.00	67.0	208*	2	4	7
NF Kelly	Otago Volts	15	675	51.92	65.8	234*	1	4	15
Hamish Rutherford	Otago Volts	13	593	45.62	54.2	144	2	2	1
DN Phillips	Otago Volts	15	587	45.15	46.9	114	2	3	3
CJ Bowes	Canterbury	13	570	43.85	64.0	127	2	3	4
BD Schmulian	Central Stags	13	541	41.62	57.6	117	1	3	1
Robert O'Donnell	Auckland Aces	9	539	67.38	67.0	223	2	2	16
Jeet Raval	Northern Districts	11	491	44.64	46.9	209	1	1	4
M Renwick	Otago Volts	15	467	33.36	40.8	134	2	0	2
Cole McConchie	Canterbury	14	445	34.23	55.4	187*	1	1	3

Most wickets in Plunket Shield 2021/22

Top 10 wicket takers
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
BG Randell	Northern Districts	11	31	14.84	2.53	6/45
NG Smith	Wellington Firebirds	14	31	18.42	2.46	6/54
SB Keene	Auckland Aces	9	25	14.28	2.81	6/44
WSA Williams	Canterbury	16	25	21.52	2.30	3/21
RL Toole	Central Stags	11	23	25.96	3.02	6/54
Blair Tickner	Central Stags	11	23	28.43	2.88	5/64
William Somerville	Auckland Aces	10	22	20.41	2.34	4/66
MJG Rippon	Otago Volts	11	22	37.59	3.50	5/142
Matthew Henry	Canterbury	8	21	17.76	2.48	4/37
JG Walker	Northern Districts	9	18	19.28	2.22	4/47

Most sixes

Best bowling figures

L Delport v Canterbury7/78
SB Keene v Canterbury6/44
BG Randell v Central Stags6/45
SB Keene v Wellington Firebirds6/51
T Muller v Wellington Firebirds6/52

Highest team totals

Top 5 totals this season
Team	Score	Against	Date	Result
Otago Volts	642/6	Central Stags	31 Oct 2021	Drawn
Northern Districts	553/9	Otago Volts	22 Nov 2021	Won
Auckland Aces	547/9	Canterbury	3 Mar 2022	Won
Northern Districts	496/6	Central Stags	29 Mar 2022	Drawn
Wellington Firebirds	469	Otago Volts	20 Mar 2022	Lost

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
Auckland Aces	7	5	1	1
Canterbury	8	4	1	3
Northern Districts	7	3	3	1
Otago Volts	8	2	4	2
Wellington Firebirds	8	2	6	0
Central Stags	8	1	2	5

All Plunket Shield 2021/22 results

Every match in the data, in date order
Date	Teams	Result	Ground
23 Oct 2021	Otago Volts 207 & 180 Wellington Firebirds 195 & 193/4	Wellington Firebirds won by 6 wickets	Basin Reserve
23 Oct 2021	Central Stags 369 & 321/6d Canterbury 241 & 249/5	Match drawn	Hagley Oval
31 Oct 2021	Central Stags 394 & 274/2 Otago Volts 642/6d	Match drawn	University Oval, Dunedin
31 Oct 2021	Canterbury 379/9d & 230/1d Wellington Firebirds 161 & 154	Canterbury won by 294 runs	Basin Reserve
7 Nov 2021	Otago Volts 244 & 422/7d Central Stags 265 & 240	Otago Volts won by 161 runs	Saxton Oval
7 Nov 2021	Canterbury 156 & 407 Wellington Firebirds 134/9 & 115/9	Canterbury won by 314 runs	Basin Reserve
15 Nov 2021	Northern Districts 187 & 123 Canterbury 82 & 229/8	Canterbury won by 2 wickets	Bay Oval
15 Nov 2021	Wellington Firebirds 238 & 250 Central Stags 358 & 134/3	Central Stags won by 7 wickets	Basin Reserve
22 Nov 2021	Otago Volts 342 & 137 Northern Districts 553/9	Northern Districts won by an innings and 74 runs	Molyneux Park
4 Feb 2022	Northern Districts 230 & 173 Auckland Aces 208 & 196/6	Auckland Aces won by 4 wickets	Eden Park Outer Oval
11 Feb 2022	Auckland Aces 325/9d & 84/2d Otago Volts 86/4d & 110	Auckland Aces won by 213 runs	University Oval, Dunedin
3 Mar 2022	Auckland Aces 547/9d & 131/2d Canterbury 200 & 254	Auckland Aces won by 224 runs	Eden Park Outer Oval
3 Mar 2022	Northern Districts 243 & 314/8d Wellington Firebirds 119 & 225	Northern Districts won by 213 runs	Cobham Oval (New)
11 Mar 2022	Auckland Aces 389 & 259/4d Otago Volts 334 & 156	Auckland Aces won by 158 runs	Molyneux Park
11 Mar 2022	Northern Districts 172 & 300 Central Stags 249 & 82	Northern Districts won by 141 runs	McLean Park
20 Mar 2022	Canterbury 438/8d & 81/3d Central Stags 203/5d & 99/0	Match drawn	Fitzherbert Park
20 Mar 2022	Wellington Firebirds 469 & 0/0 Otago Volts 164/5d & 309/3	Otago Volts won by 7 wickets	University Oval, Dunedin
28 Mar 2022	Auckland Aces 469/8d & 9/0 Wellington Firebirds 195 & 281	Auckland Aces won by 10 wickets	Eden Park Outer Oval
29 Mar 2022	Northern Districts 496/6d & 25/1 Central Stags 408/7d	Match drawn	Cobham Oval (New)
29 Mar 2022	Canterbury 369 Otago Volts 257 & 169/6	Match drawn	Mainpower Oval
5 Apr 2022	Auckland Aces 221 & 218/6 Central Stags 415	Match drawn	McLean Park
6 Apr 2022	Northern Districts 188 & 161 Wellington Firebirds 296 & 54/1	Wellington Firebirds won by 9 wickets	Cobham Oval (New)
12 Apr 2022	Canterbury 325 & 218/6d Auckland Aces 172 & 273	Canterbury won by 98 runs	Bert Sutcliffe Oval

Frequently asked questions

Who scored the most runs in Plunket Shield 2021/22?

Tom Bruce (Central Stags) with 858 runs in 13 innings (average 143.00, highest 208*).

Who took the most wickets in Plunket Shield 2021/22?

BG Randell (Northern Districts) with 31 wickets (best 6/45, economy 2.53).

What was the highest team score in Plunket Shield 2021/22?

642/6 by Otago Volts against Central Stags on 31 Oct 2021.

Who hit the most sixes in Plunket Shield 2021/22?

Robert O'Donnell with 16 sixes.

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