1970–71 Plunket Shield season

The 1970–71 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.

1970–71 Plunket Shield
The Plunket Shield trophy
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsCentral Districts (4th title)
Participants6
Matches15

Central Districts won the championship, finishing at the top of the points table at the end of the round-robin tournament between the six first-class sides, Auckland, Canterbury, Central Districts, Northern Districts, Otago, and Wellington.[1] A new bonus point system was introduced, with one bonus point for every 25 runs over 150 and for every 2 wickets taken (in the first 65 overs only) with points for draws no longer being awarded.[2]

Table

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Below are the Plunket Shield standings for the season:[1]

Team Played Won Lost Drawn Abandoned Bonus points Points Net RpW
Batting Bowling
Central Districts 5 3 0 1 1 8 16 54 9.203
Wellington 5 2 1 2 0 12 19 51 7.363
Auckland 5 2 1 2 0 16 13 49 9.909
Canterbury 5 1 2 2 0 8 13 31 0.257
Otago 5 1 3 1 0 3 17 30 −3.135
Northern Districts 5 1 3 0 1 5 12 27 −20.597

References

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  1. ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1969/70 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ Brittenden, R.T. (6 August 1970). "New Tonic To Enliven Cricket". The Press. Vol. CX, no. 32368. p. 11.