Plunket Shield 2021

TEST 11 Mar – 22 Nov 2021
21matches
6teams
11venues
21scorecards
Winner 2021Northern Districts
Runner-upOtago Volts

Northern Districts won by 74 runs

2021 results table

6 teams
TeamPldWonLost N/RWin %
Canterbury 8 5 0 3 100%
Northern Districts ★ 6 2 1 3 67%
Central Stags 8 2 3 3 40%
Otago Volts 8 2 4 2 33%
Wellington Firebirds 8 1 4 3 20%
Auckland Aces 4 0 0 4 —

2021 leaders

from 21 scorecards

Most runs

PlayerRunsInnsHS
NF Kelly 742 14 234*
HD Rutherford 708 14 144
D Cleaver 686 16 108*
CD Fletcher 676 13 157
BD Schmulian 602 14 127
GR Hay 567 16 152
TC Bruce 531 16 81*
MG Bracewell 509 15 119
DN Phillips 499 14 149
JA Raval 497 9 161*

Most wickets

PlayerWktsInnsBest
BM Tickner 36 14 5/64
MJ Henry 30 12 4/37
MJG Rippon 30 14 6/66
WSA Williams 27 16 3/21
EJ Nuttall 22 12 3/21
NG Smith 21 9 6/54
BV Sears 21 10 5/88
T Muller 21 12 6/52
MD Rae 18 8 5/62
RL Toole 17 11 3/77

Every match

21, first to last
Plunket Shield · 11 Mar 2021TestResult
Central Stags
175 & 245/9(70 ov)
v
Wellington Firebirds
104 & 256(45.3 ov)
Central Stags won by 60 runs
McLean Park, NapierScorecard
Plunket Shield · 11 Mar 2021TestResult
Auckland Aces
141 & 141/(48.1 ov)
v
Northern Districts
281/8(68 ov)
Match drawn
Cobham Oval (New), WhangareiScorecard
Plunket Shield · 11 Mar 2021TestResult
Canterbury
517 & 209(112.5 ov)
v
Otago Volts
375/7 & 163(126 ov)
Canterbury won by 188 runs
Mainpower Oval, RangioraScorecard
Plunket Shield · 18 Mar 2021TestResult
Northern Districts
246 & 379/(80.4 ov)
v
Wellington Firebirds
395 & 108(147.2 ov)
Match drawn
Bay Oval, Mount MaunganuiScorecard
Plunket Shield · 18 Mar 2021TestResult
Auckland Aces
351/8(95.2 ov)
v
Otago Volts
259/5(80.5 ov)
Match drawn
Queen's Park, InvercargillScorecard
Plunket Shield · 19 Mar 2021TestResult
Central Stags
149 & 170(75.1 ov)
v
Canterbury
281 & 39/1(81.3 ov)
Canterbury won by 9 wickets
Hagley Oval, ChristchurchScorecard
Plunket Shield · 26 Mar 2021TestResult
Otago Volts
393 & 292(120.1 ov)
v
Central Stags
353/9 & 28(96.2 ov)
Otago Volts won by 44 runs
University Oval, DunedinScorecard
Plunket Shield · 27 Mar 2021TestResult
Wellington Firebirds
414/4(127 ov)
v
Northern Districts
97/4(44.5 ov)
Match drawn
Basin Reserve, WellingtonScorecard
Plunket Shield · 27 Mar 2021TestResult
Auckland Aces
235 & 317/(86.4 ov)
v
Canterbury
131 & 192/(58.4 ov)
Match drawn
Eden Park Outer Oval, AucklandScorecard
Plunket Shield · 3 Apr 2021TestResult
Wellington Firebirds
342 & 298(125.5 ov)
v
Auckland Aces
368/9 & 2(123.5 ov)
Match drawn
Eden Park Outer Oval, AucklandScorecard
Plunket Shield · 3 Apr 2021TestResult
Central Stags
207 & 299/(90.1 ov)
v
Canterbury
391(143.1 ov)
Match drawn
McLean Park, NapierScorecard
Plunket Shield · 3 Apr 2021TestResult
Otago Volts
272 & 266(85.5 ov)
v
Northern Districts
222 & 317/7(64 ov)
Northern Districts won by 3 wickets
University Oval, DunedinScorecard
Plunket Shield · 23 Oct 2021TestResult
Otago Volts
207 & 180(62.1 ov)
v
Wellington Firebirds
195 & 193/(67.2 ov)
Wellington Firebirds won by 6 wickets
Basin Reserve, WellingtonScorecard
Plunket Shield · 23 Oct 2021TestResult
Central Stags
369 & 321/(99.2 ov)
v
Canterbury
241 & 249/(77.2 ov)
Match drawn
Hagley Oval, ChristchurchScorecard
Plunket Shield · 31 Oct 2021TestResult
Central Stags
394 & 274/3(118 ov)
v
Otago Volts
642/6(179 ov)
Match drawn
University Oval, DunedinScorecard
Plunket Shield · 31 Oct 2021TestResult
Canterbury
379/9 & 2(122.3 ov)
v
Wellington Firebirds
161 & 154(79.2 ov)
Canterbury won by 294 runs
Basin Reserve, WellingtonScorecard
Plunket Shield · 7 Nov 2021TestResult
Otago Volts
244 & 422/(85.5 ov)
v
Central Stags
265 & 240(90.3 ov)
Otago Volts won by 161 runs
Saxton Oval, NelsonScorecard
Plunket Shield · 7 Nov 2021TestResult
Canterbury
156 & 407(51.2 ov)
v
Wellington Firebirds
134 & 115/(57.5 ov)
Canterbury won by 314 runs
Basin Reserve, WellingtonScorecard
Plunket Shield · 15 Nov 2021TestResult
Northern Districts
187 & 123(64.3 ov)
v
Canterbury
82 & 229/8 ((31 ov)
Canterbury won by 2 wickets
Bay Oval, Mount MaunganuiScorecard
Plunket Shield · 15 Nov 2021TestResult
Wellington Firebirds
238 & 250(97.2 ov)
v
Central Stags
358 & 134/(95.3 ov)
Central Stags won by 7 wickets
Basin Reserve, WellingtonScorecard
Plunket Shield · 22 Nov 2021TestResult
Otago Volts
342 & 137 ((118 ov)
v
Northern Districts
553/9(148.1 ov)
Northern Districts won by 74 runs
Molyneux Park, AlexandraScorecard

2021 squads

6 teams, from the scorecards

Auckland Aces

  • RR O'Donnell 4 matches · 473 runs · 1 wkt
  • WT O'Donnell 4 matches · 375 runs
  • WER Somerville 4 matches · 101 runs · 12 wkts
  • RM ter Braak 4 matches · 92 runs · 6 wkts
  • BJ Horne 4 matches · 52 runs
  • L Delport 4 matches · 1 runs · 14 wkts
  • GD Phillips 3 matches · 230 runs · 2 wkts
  • SM Solia 3 matches · 108 runs
  • CJ Briggs 3 matches · 91 runs
  • DK Ferns 3 matches · 20 runs · 4 wkts
  • OMR Pringle 3 matches · 12 runs · 2 wkts
  • RD Harrison 2 matches · 15 runs · 2 wkts
  • GK Beghin 1 match · 94 runs
  • MS Chapman 1 match · 76 runs
  • SM Solia 1 match

Canterbury

  • CD Fletcher 8 matches · 676 runs
  • CE McConchie 8 matches · 336 runs · 7 wkts
  • WSA Williams 8 matches · 88 runs · 27 wkts
  • KJ McClure 7 matches · 319 runs
  • LJ Carter 7 matches · 316 runs
  • FW Sheat 7 matches · 60 runs · 16 wkts
  • CJ Bowes 6 matches · 347 runs
  • MJ Henry 6 matches · 135 runs · 30 wkts
  • EJ Nuttall 6 matches · 8 runs · 22 wkts
  • TF van Woerkom 5 matches · 121 runs · 7 wkts
  • TWM Latham 4 matches · 419 runs
  • HM Nicholls 4 matches · 300 runs
  • HJ Chamberlain 4 matches · 169 runs
  • HB Shipley 3 matches · 97 runs · 13 wkts
  • SB Davey 3 matches · 17 runs · 14 wkts
  • JCT Boyle 2 matches · 29 runs
  • DJ Mitchell 1 match · 93 runs

Central Stags

  • D Cleaver 8 matches · 686 runs
  • GR Hay 8 matches · 567 runs
  • TC Bruce 8 matches · 531 runs
  • BM Tickner 8 matches · 118 runs · 36 wkts
  • BD Schmulian 7 matches · 602 runs · 4 wkts
  • RL Toole 7 matches · 22 runs · 17 wkts
  • DAJ Bracewell 6 matches · 231 runs · 13 wkts
  • JA Clarkson 5 matches · 120 runs · 8 wkts
  • JR Lennox 5 matches · 92 runs · 10 wkts
  • BL Wiggins 4 matches · 273 runs
  • BM Wheeler 4 matches · 199 runs · 9 wkts
  • BS Smith 4 matches · 188 runs
  • GH Worker 4 matches · 168 runs
  • AY Patel 2 matches · 59 runs · 2 wkts
  • JFA Field 2 matches · 52 runs · 3 wkts
  • SHA Rance 2 matches · 19 runs · 11 wkts
  • LRPL Taylor 1 match · 54 runs
  • CK Leopard 1 match · 50 runs
  • MTMMJ Ave 1 match · 24 runs
  • WA Young 1 match · 13 runs

Northern Districts

  • JA Raval 6 matches · 497 runs
  • HR Cooper 6 matches · 368 runs
  • JF Carter 6 matches · 342 runs
  • JG Walker 6 matches · 107 runs · 15 wkts
  • SC Kuggeleijn 5 matches · 130 runs · 12 wkts
  • BR Hampton 5 matches · 120 runs · 4 wkts
  • B Popli 4 matches · 177 runs
  • BJ Watling 4 matches · 83 runs
  • N Wagner 4 matches · 50 runs · 10 wkts
  • PD Bocock 3 matches · 113 runs
  • IS Sodhi 3 matches · 83 runs · 7 wkts
  • ZN Gibson 3 matches · 38 runs · 12 wkts
  • JD Baker 3 matches · 18 runs · 9 wkts
  • BG Randell 2 matches · 63 runs · 14 wkts
  • TL Seifert 2 matches · 42 runs
  • C de Grandhomme 2 matches · 41 runs · 4 wkts
  • MJ Fisher 1 match
  • PD Bocock 1 match

Otago Volts

  • NF Kelly 8 matches · 742 runs
  • HD Rutherford 8 matches · 708 runs
  • DN Phillips 8 matches · 499 runs
  • M Renwick 8 matches · 444 runs
  • MW Chu 8 matches · 442 runs
  • MJG Rippon 8 matches · 373 runs · 30 wkts
  • AK Kitchen 8 matches · 227 runs · 5 wkts
  • T Muller 7 matches · 211 runs · 21 wkts
  • AW McKenzie 6 matches · 106 runs · 10 wkts
  • JA Duffy 5 matches · 74 runs · 10 wkts
  • MD Rae 5 matches · 19 runs · 18 wkts
  • JM Gibson 3 matches · 92 runs · 7 wkts
  • MB Bacon 3 matches · 30 runs · 4 wkts
  • JD McKay 2 matches · 2 runs · 1 wkt
  • NG Smith 1 match · 34 runs

Wellington Firebirds

  • MG Bracewell 8 matches · 509 runs · 10 wkts
  • LI Georgeson 8 matches · 317 runs · 5 wkts
  • JD Gibson 8 matches · 253 runs · 11 wkts
  • TA Blundell 6 matches · 335 runs
  • IG McPeake 6 matches · 32 runs · 10 wkts
  • MW Snedden 6 matches · 27 runs · 12 wkts
  • TM Johnson 5 matches · 397 runs
  • JJNP Bhula 5 matches · 160 runs
  • BV Sears 5 matches · 53 runs · 21 wkts
  • R Ravindra 4 matches · 275 runs · 9 wkts
  • FH Allen 4 matches · 183 runs
  • NG Smith 4 matches · 152 runs · 21 wkts
  • PF Younghusband 4 matches · 121 runs · 3 wkts
  • LV van Beek 4 matches · 65 runs · 6 wkts
  • NA Greenwood 3 matches · 106 runs
  • LR Johns 2 matches · 50 runs
  • CR McLachlan 2 matches · 25 runs
  • OR Newton 2 matches · 21 runs · 4 wkts
  • DP Conway 1 match · 46 runs
  • JW Hartshorn 1 match · 21 runs · 2 wkts

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