Plunket Shield 2017/18 | Live Score, Schedule, News

AUCK

304 & 163

WELL

(T:294) 174 & 173

Auckland won by 120 runs

RESULT

Dunedin, April 02 - 05, 2018, Plunket Shield

CANT

225 & 304

OTAGO

(T:266) 264 & 170

Canterbury won by 95 runs

RESULT

Napier, April 02 - 05, 2018, Plunket Shield

134 & 483

(T:519) 99 & 284/4

Match drawn

RESULT

Dunedin, March 25 - 26, 2018, Plunket Shield

OTAGO

305

AUCK

(fo) 134 & 134

Otago won by an innings and 37 runs

RESULT

Wellington, March 25 - 26, 2018, Plunket Shield

WELL

137 & 130

323

Northern Dis won by an innings and 56 runs

RESULT

Napier, March 25 - 27, 2018, Plunket Shield

360/7d

CANT

(fo) 97 & 205

Central D won by an innings and 58 runs

RESULT

Wellington, March 17 - 20, 2018, Plunket Shield

WELL

530 & 264/8d

(T:372) 423 & 108/8

Match drawn

RESULT

Whangarei, March 17 - 20, 2018, Plunket Shield

OTAGO

331 & 101/3

227/8d

Match drawn

RESULT

Rangiora, March 17 - 20, 2018, Plunket Shield

CANT

485/6d

AUCK

66/6

Match drawn

RESULT

Dunedin, March 10 - 13, 2018, Plunket Shield

WELL

194 & 309

OTAGO

(T:215) 289 & 196

Wellington won by 18 runs

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Stats & Records

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Overall Plunket Shield records

Winner

Central Districts

Central Districts crowned Plunket Shield champions

They made the finals of both limited-overs tournaments in 2017-18 and have now taken the first-class title

Play abandoned due to unsafe wicket in Rangiora

Canterbury have accused Auckland of deliberately batting negatively after their Plunket Shield encounter was called off early on the third day

Double trouble: one hour, two hat-tricks

Logan van Beek and Matt McEwan in the record books as the Plunket Shield witnesses its first set of twin hat-tricks

Meaker bucks trend with red-ball stint for Auckland

The news over recent days has focused on England players choosing to give up the first-class game, but Surrey's Stuart Meaker has taken a step in the opposite direction

Sodhi, Seifert steer Northern Districts to first win

Tim Seifert's century set up a massive first-innings score of 456 before Ish Sodhi chipped away at Otago to return a match haul of nine wickets, including a five-for on the final day

Central Districts close in on top position with seven-wicket win

A combined bowling effort from the Central Districts pace attack, and an improved batting performance in the second innings gave them a seven-wicket win against Wellington in Nelson

Phillips 104 and three-for fires Auckland to thrilling win

Auckland's bowlers overcame a solid resistance from Canterbury's middle order to pick up a 24-run win in a chase of 316 in Auckland

Central Districts clinch two-wicket win in final hour

Jesse Ryder's unbeaten 31 followed half-centuries from Will Young and Ross Taylor to help defeat Otago with less than six overs to spare in pursuit of 332

Auckland crush Northern Districts in three-day finish

Mitchell Santner's twin half-centuries were some consolation for Northern Districts in the eight-wicket defeat, their third in four matches this season

Bennett, Blundell star for Wellington in low-scoring game

Fast bowler Hamish Bennett took ten wickets, and Tom Blundell took ten catches to go with two unbeaten knocks as Wellington consolidated their position at the top of the table

Plunket Shield 2017 Points Table

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
CD	10	6	0	4	131
WELL	10	6	3	1	127
AUCK	10	5	3	2	105
ND	10	2	4	4	80
OTAGO	10	2	7	1	79
CANT	10	2	6	2	64

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Plunket Shield 2017 Top Wicket Takers

Ajaz Patel

CD, Sla

Innings: 17Average: 21.52

Logan van Beek

WELL, Rmf

Innings: 14Average: 14.47

Hamish Bennett

WELL, Rmf

Innings: 15Average: 15.39

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Plunket Shield 2017 Top Run Scorers

Michael Papps

WELL, Rhb

814

Innings: 18Average: 50.87

Greg Hay

CD, Rhb

786

Innings: 15Average: 60.46

Tim Seifert

ND, Rhb

703

Innings: 15Average: 50.21

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