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The 1921–22 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | Auckland (6th title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 6 |
Auckland won the championship. For the first time, the Shield was not contested on the basis of challenge matches but by a single round-robin tournament between four first-class sides, Auckland, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington. Hawke's Bay, which had had first-class status and had challenged Auckland for the Plunket Shield in 1920-21, did not compete.
Table edit
| Team | Played | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Wellington | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Canterbury | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Otago | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Statistics edit
Most runs edit
Syd Hiddleston, opening the batting for Wellington, scored the most runs, 308, had the highest batting average, 61.60, and made the only century, 118 against Otago.[1][2]
Most wickets edit
Raoul Garrard, the Auckland leg-spinner, took the most wickets, 23 at an average of 10.34, and had the best figures, 8 for 51 against Canterbury.[3][4]
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in Plunket Shield 1921-22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Wellington v Otago 1921-22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Bowling in Plunket Shield 1921-22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Auckland v Canterbury 1921-22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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