2013–14 Plunket Shield season

The 2013–14 Plunket Shield was the 85th season of official First-class cricket in New Zealand. The competition started on 27 October 2013, and finished on 26 February 2014. Canterbury won the tournament for the seventeenth time after a victory against Central Districts in the final round of matches.[1]

2013–14 Plunket Shield
Dates27 October 2013 – 26 February 2014
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsCanterbury (17th title)
Participants6
Matches30
Most runsTom Latham - 948
Most wicketsMark Gillespie - 42

Teams

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Team Home Ground(s)
Northern Districts Seddon Park, Cobham Oval, Harry Barker Reserve
Auckland Eden Park No.2
Central Districts Nelson Park, McLean Park, Saxton Oval
Wellington Basin Reserve, Karori Park
Canterbury Rangiora Recreation Ground, Hagley Oval
Otago Queens Park, University of Otago Oval

Points distribution

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Result Points
Won 12
Lost 0
Drawn 0
Tied 6
Abandoned 2

Batting Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the number of runs scored after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.

Runs Scored Points Awarded
250-299 1
300-349 2
350-399 3
400+ 4

Bowling Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the number of wickets taken after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.

Wickets Taken Points Awarded
3-4 1
5-6 2
7-8 3
9-10 4

Points table

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Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn Bat. Bowl. Total Points NR/W
Canterbury 10 5 3 0 2 13 33 106 +1.010
Otago 10 3 2 0 5 19 31 86 +0.990
Auckland 10 2 2 0 6 22 33 79 +3.235
Wellington 10 2 2 0 6 18 30 72 +1.429
Central Districts 10 2 3 0 5 16 30 70 -3.004
Northern Districts 10 2 4 0 4 10 24 58 -1.490

Fixtures and results

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27–30 October 2013
Scorecard
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534/9d
Aaron Redmond 154 (275)
Jeetan Patel 4/124 (40 overs)
403/5d
Michael Pollard 124* (248)
Blair Soper 2/98 (24 overs)
369/8d
Derek de Boorder 95 (144)
Mark Gillespie 2/50 (18 overs)
125/3
Michael Papps 62* (102)
Mark Craig 2/54 (14 overs)
Match Drawn
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Wayne Knights and Tim Parlane
  • Wellington won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Otago 6, Wellington 5

31 October - 3 November 2013
Scorecard
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384/9 dec.
114 BJ Watling
3/100 Bruce Martin
Match Drawn
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tony Gillies
  • Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bat
7–10 November 2013
Scorecard
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313/5 dec.
133* Ben Smith
4/89 Brent Arnel
Wellington won by 5 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Phil Jones
  • Wellington won the toss and chose to field
  • Fraser Colson made his first-class debut for Wellington

References

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  1. ^ "Astle, Latham lead Canterbury to championship". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2019.