Plunket Shield 2026

TEST 28 Feb – 27 Mar 2026
12matches
6teams
7venues
12scorecards
Winner 2026Otago Volts
Runner-upWellington Firebirds

Otago Volts won by 4 wickets

2026 results table

6 teams
TeamPldWonLost N/RWin %
Otago Volts ★ 4 3 0 1 100%
Canterbury 4 2 0 2 100%
Central Stags 4 2 1 1 67%
Auckland Aces 4 1 2 1 33%
Northern Districts 4 1 3 0 25%
Wellington Firebirds 4 0 3 1 0%

2026 leaders

from 12 scorecards

Most runs

PlayerRunsInnsHS
HM Nicholls 403 6 96*
LN Stackpole 385 7 172*
NA Greenwood 363 8 143
D Cleaver 347 6 109
TA Blundell 322 6 98*
JM Tashkoff 308 8 109
RA Mariu 307 6 142
MW Chu 295 6 104
SM Solia 288 8 79
SB Keene 286 7 67

Most wickets

PlayerWktsInnsBest
TC O'Connor 27 7 7/58
RL Toole 24 8 5/32
FW Sheat 20 7 4/34
SC Kuggeleijn 17 7 4/90
MD Rae 17 7 4/73
ZN Gibson 16 6 4/60
NG Smith 13 5 6/25
JW Hartshorn 12 5 4/79
BG Randell 12 8 7/25
TJG Pringle 12 7 3/48

Every match

12, first to last
Plunket Shield · 28 Feb 2026TestResult
Auckland Aces
283 & 188 (8(59 ov)
v
Northern Districts
288 & 184/(93.2 ov)
Northern Districts won by 6 wickets
Eden Park Outer Oval, AucklandScorecard
Plunket Shield · 28 Feb 2026TestResult
Wellington Firebirds
401 & 244(113.3 ov)
v
Central Stags
296(90.4 ov)
Match drawn
McLean Park, NapierScorecard
Plunket Shield · 28 Feb 2026TestResult
Otago Volts
296(102.5 ov)
v
Canterbury
227(51.4 ov)
Match drawn
Hagley Oval, ChristchurchScorecard
Plunket Shield · 7 Mar 2026TestResult
Central Stags
373(104 ov)
v
Northern Districts
82 & 264 ((32.2 ov)
Central Stags won by 27 runs
McLean Park, NapierScorecard
Plunket Shield · 9 Mar 2026TestResult
Auckland Aces
228 & 146(71.1 ov)
v
Otago Volts
343 & 35/1(102 ov)
Otago Volts won by 9 wickets
Eden Park Outer Oval, AucklandScorecard
Plunket Shield · 9 Mar 2026TestResult
Canterbury
336 & 297/(81.3 ov)
v
Wellington Firebirds
208 & 224(54.5 ov)
Canterbury won by 201 runs
Basin Reserve, WellingtonScorecard
Plunket Shield · 18 Mar 2026TestResult
Wellington Firebirds
309 & 181(74.4 ov)
v
Auckland Aces
414 & 77/2(93.5 ov)
Auckland Aces won by 8 wickets
Basin Reserve, WellingtonScorecard
Plunket Shield · 18 Mar 2026TestResult
Canterbury
334 & 325/(87.2 ov)
v
Central Stags
221 & 159(78.1 ov)
Canterbury won by 279 runs
Mainpower Oval, RangioraScorecard
Plunket Shield · 18 Mar 2026TestResult
Northern Districts
339 & 271(85.3 ov)
v
Otago Volts
258 & 353/(77.2 ov)
Otago Volts won by 4 wickets
University Oval, DunedinScorecard
Plunket Shield · 27 Mar 2026TestResult
Auckland Aces
280 & 337/6(97 ov)
v
Canterbury
591(153.1 ov)
Match drawn
Eden Park Outer Oval, AucklandScorecard
Plunket Shield · 27 Mar 2026TestResult
Central Stags
235 & 327(61.3 ov)
v
Northern Districts
279 & 258(102.3 ov)
Central Stags won by 25 runs
Seddon Park, HamiltonScorecard
Plunket Shield · 27 Mar 2026TestResult
Wellington Firebirds
156 & 300(37.2 ov)
v
Otago Volts
112 & 345/(35.1 ov)
Otago Volts won by 4 wickets
University Oval, DunedinScorecard

2026 squads

6 teams, from the scorecards

Auckland Aces

  • LN Stackpole 4 matches · 385 runs
  • SM Solia 4 matches · 288 runs
  • SB Keene 4 matches · 286 runs · 11 wkts
  • RD Harrison 4 matches · 152 runs · 11 wkts
  • DN Phillips 4 matches · 149 runs
  • A Ashok 4 matches · 43 runs · 10 wkts
  • BG Lister 3 matches · 16 runs · 8 wkts
  • RK Gulati 3 matches · 8 runs · 5 wkts
  • LD Watson 2 matches · 180 runs
  • S Dixit 2 matches · 112 runs · 2 wkts
  • CD Fletcher 2 matches · 70 runs
  • MW Alpe 2 matches · 54 runs
  • H Kannan 2 matches · 53 runs
  • BJ Jacobs 2 matches · 39 runs
  • Samrath Singh 2 matches · 4 runs · 7 wkts

Canterbury

  • HM Nicholls 4 matches · 403 runs
  • RA Mariu 4 matches · 307 runs · 1 wkt
  • LJ Carter 4 matches · 282 runs
  • MWT Boyle 4 matches · 270 runs · 6 wkts
  • MJ Hay 4 matches · 146 runs
  • SJG Janett 4 matches · 98 runs
  • FW Sheat 4 matches · 96 runs · 20 wkts
  • SB Davey 4 matches · 87 runs · 11 wkts
  • MD Rae 4 matches · 14 runs · 17 wkts
  • T Muller 3 matches · 27 runs · 10 wkts
  • TWM Latham 2 matches · 184 runs
  • JJA Frew 2 matches · 64 runs
  • CT Cameron 1 match · 1 wkt

Central Stags

  • D Cleaver 4 matches · 347 runs
  • BD Schmulian 4 matches · 241 runs · 7 wkts
  • TC Bruce 4 matches · 183 runs
  • D Foxcroft 4 matches · 122 runs
  • WA Young 4 matches · 111 runs
  • BG Randell 4 matches · 105 runs · 12 wkts
  • CG Heaphy 4 matches · 90 runs
  • TA Findlay 4 matches · 78 runs · 11 wkts
  • RL Toole 4 matches · 7 runs · 24 wkts
  • JA Clarkson 3 matches · 48 runs · 5 wkts
  • AY Patel 2 matches · 119 runs · 7 wkts
  • JR Lennox 2 matches · 39 runs · 8 wkts
  • TM Annand 1 match · 16 runs · 2 wkts

Northern Districts

  • JF Carter 4 matches · 266 runs
  • B Popli 4 matches · 241 runs
  • BJ Pomare 4 matches · 211 runs
  • RR O'Donnell 4 matches · 185 runs
  • JA Raval 4 matches · 163 runs · 2 wkts
  • TJG Pringle 4 matches · 144 runs · 12 wkts
  • HR Cooper 4 matches · 134 runs
  • JH Brown 4 matches · 111 runs · 6 wkts
  • SC Kuggeleijn 4 matches · 51 runs · 17 wkts
  • KDC Clarke 3 matches · 229 runs · 7 wkts
  • ZN Gibson 3 matches · 100 runs · 16 wkts
  • Snehith Reddy 1 match · 35 runs · 2 wkts
  • CB Rowell 1 match · 3 wkts

Otago Volts

  • MW Chu 4 matches · 295 runs
  • TC Jones 4 matches · 196 runs
  • JM Cumming 4 matches · 179 runs
  • TK Parkes 4 matches · 172 runs · 2 wkts
  • LI Georgeson 4 matches · 135 runs · 7 wkts
  • TC O'Connor 4 matches · 129 runs · 27 wkts
  • TM Johnson 4 matches · 82 runs · 1 wkt
  • DK Ferns 4 matches · 44 runs · 8 wkts
  • JD McKay 4 matches · 25 runs · 11 wkts
  • JCT Boyle 3 matches · 205 runs
  • MB Bacon 3 matches · 45 runs · 9 wkts
  • BNJ Lockrose 2 matches · 29 runs · 4 wkts
  • JT Todd 1 match · 107 runs

Wellington Firebirds

  • NA Greenwood 4 matches · 363 runs · 1 wkt
  • JM Tashkoff 4 matches · 308 runs · 1 wkt
  • MA Abbas 4 matches · 123 runs · 6 wkts
  • PF Younghusband 4 matches · 100 runs · 3 wkts
  • TA Blundell 3 matches · 322 runs
  • NG Smith 3 matches · 240 runs · 13 wkts
  • NF Kelly 3 matches · 87 runs
  • GR Severin 3 matches · 74 runs
  • TB Robinson 3 matches · 68 runs
  • MW Snedden 3 matches · 63 runs · 7 wkts
  • JW Hartshorn 3 matches · 15 runs · 12 wkts
  • CR McLachlan 2 matches · 60 runs
  • LR Dudding 2 matches · 33 runs · 2 wkts
  • LV van Beek 1 match · 18 runs · 3 wkts
  • OT Jackson 1 match · 17 runs · 1 wkt
  • A Paranjpe 1 match · 8 runs

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