2015–16 Plunket Shield season
Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
Dates | 15 October 2015 – 2 April 2016 |
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Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Champions | Auckland (23rd title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 30 |
Most runs | Bharat Popli (1149) |
Most wickets | Ajaz Patel (43) |
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The 2015–16 Plunket Shield was the 87th season of official first-class cricket in New Zealand. The competition started on 15 October 2015, and ran to 2 April 2016.[1] Auckland won the competition following a draw in their match against Wellington in round nine of the competition.[2]
Teams
Team | Home Ground(s) |
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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 | Mainpower Oval, Hagley Oval |
Otago | Queen's Park, University Oval |
Squads
Points table
Team[9] | Pld | W | L | D | Ab | Pts |
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Auckland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 132 |
Canterbury | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 117 |
Wellington | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 108 |
Northern Districts | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 87 |
Central Districts | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 85 |
Otago | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 61 |
Winner
Fixtures
Round 1
15 – 18 October Scorecard |
v | Auckland (H) | |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Ken McClure and Theo van Woerkom (Canterbury) made their first-class debuts.
15 – 18 October Scorecard |
v | ||
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Josh Clarkson (Central Districts) and Jack Hunter (Otago) made their first-class debuts.
15 – 18 October Scorecard |
v | ||
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Round 2
23 – 26 October Scorecard |
v | ||
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
23 – 26 October Scorecard |
v | ||
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Brett Hampton and Nick Kelly (Northern Districts) made their first-class debuts.
24 – 27 October Scorecard |
Canterbury (H) | v | |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Logan van Beek (Canterbury) scored his maiden first-class century.[10]
Round 3
17 – 20 December Scorecard |
v | Auckland (H) | |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Mark Chapman and Shawn Hicks (Auckland) both made their first-class debuts.
17 – 20 December Scorecard |
Canterbury (H) | v | |
245 (69.5 overs) Will Young 63 (138) Matt Henry 3/38 (15 overs) | ||
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Navin Patel (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.
Round 4
5 – 8 February Scorecard |
v | ||
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
5 – 8 February Scorecard |
Canterbury (H) | v | |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Nathan McAndrew (Auckland) made his first-class debut.
5 – 8 February Scorecard |
v | Otago (H) | |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
- Matthew Bacon (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
Round 5
13 – 16 February Scorecard |
v | Auckland (H) | |
Auckland won by an innings and 119 runs Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Barry Frost and Wayne Knights |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
13 – 16 February Scorecard |
v | ||
278/9 (101 overs) Ben Smith 78 (181) Andrew Ellis 5/52 (21 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Michael Davidson (Canterbury) made his first-class debut.
Round 6
20 – 23 February Scorecard |
v | ||
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
20 – 23 February Scorecard |
v | ||
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Mitch Renwick (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.
Round 7
8 – 11 March Scorecard |
v | Wellington (H) | |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Ian McPeake (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
8 – 11 March Scorecard |
Auckland (H) | v | |
Auckland won by 47 runs Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Stephen Harris (SA) and Ashley Mehrotra |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Round 8
15 – 18 March Scorecard |
v | ||
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Liam Dudding (Central Districts) and Zak Gibson (Northern Districts) both made their first-class debuts.
15 – 18 March Scorecard |
v | Canterbury (H) | |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 2.
15 – 18 March Scorecard |
Otago (H) | v | |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 1.
Round 9
23 – 26 March Scorecard |
v | Otago (H) | |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 2.
Round 10
30 March – 2 April Scorecard |
v | Wellington (H) | |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Jamie Gibson (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
30 March – 2 April Scorecard |
v | ||
298 (102 overs) Brad Wilson 126 (300) James Baker 5/63 (21 overs) | ||
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nathan Smith (Otago) made his first-class debut.
30 March – 2 April Scorecard |
v | ||
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- ^ "2015–16 Plunket Shield Fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Auckland claim Plunket Shield with dominant draw". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "Auckland Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Canterbury Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Central Districts Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Northern Districts Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Otago Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Wellington Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Van Beek's career best crushes Otago". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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