Plunket Shield

Plunket Shield 2017/18: most runs, most wickets and results

Data through 2 April 2018Last updated 2 April 2018

The 2017/18 Plunket Shield season ran from 23 Oct 2017 to 2 Apr 2018, with 30 matches in the data. Michael Papps (Wellington Firebirds) scored the most runs, 814 in 18 innings at a strike rate of 62.3. Ajaz Patel took the most wickets, 48 at an economy rate of 2.90.

Matches

23 Oct 2017 – 2 Apr 2018

Most runs

814

Michael Papps

Most wickets

Ajaz Patel

Most runs in Plunket Shield 2017/18

Top 10 run scorers
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100	50	6s
Michael Papps	Wellington Firebirds	18	814	50.88	62.3	316*	2	0	8
GR Hay	Central Stags	15	786	60.46	48.5	140	3	5	1
Tim Seifert	Northern Districts	15	703	50.21	60.1	167*	2	3	11
Will Young	Central Stags	17	686	42.88	45.7	162	1	4	8
LJ Woodcock	Wellington Firebirds	18	682	42.62	49.6	151	2	2	4
Jesse Ryder	Central Stags	11	640	71.11	71.4	175	2	3	6
Hamish Rutherford	Otago Volts	19	577	30.37	53.3	142	1	2	2
DC de Boorder	Otago Volts	17	575	35.94	45.3	140*	1	3	3
CJ Bowes	Canterbury	19	570	30.00	59.9	93	0	3	3
Dane Cleaver	Central Stags	13	560	46.67	68.0	88	0	6	9

Most wickets in Plunket Shield 2017/18

Top 10 wicket takers
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
Ajaz Patel	Central Stags	17	48	21.52	2.90	6/48
Logan van Beek	Wellington Firebirds	14	40	14.47	3.00	6/46
Hamish Bennett	Wellington Firebirds	15	38	15.39	2.72	5/14
Jeetan Patel	Wellington Firebirds	15	36	22.03	2.48	7/105
MB McEwan	Auckland Aces	14	36	24.78	3.30	6/48
IG McPeake	Wellington Firebirds	19	35	19.34	3.37	5/21
JD Baker	Northern Districts	19	34	24.76	2.75	6/72
Lockie Ferguson	Auckland Aces	8	33	17.39	3.50	7/34
Scott Kuggeleijn	Northern Districts	14	30	26.43	3.59	7/48
Blair Tickner	Central Stags	17	30	29.03	3.75	5/23

Most sixes

Best bowling figures

Ish Sodhi v Wellington Firebirds7/30
Lockie Ferguson v Otago Volts7/34
Scott Kuggeleijn v Central Stags7/48
BP Coburn v Northern Districts7/64
Ish Sodhi v Otago Volts7/98

Highest team totals

Top 5 totals this season
Team	Score	Against	Date	Result
Wellington Firebirds	553/3	Auckland Aces	23 Oct 2017	Won
Wellington Firebirds	530	Central Stags	17 Mar 2018	Drawn
Central Stags	524	Auckland Aces	9 Mar 2018	Drawn
Otago Volts	513/7	Central Stags	15 Nov 2017	Lost
Central Stags	498/7	Canterbury	7 Nov 2017	Won

Team win–loss record

All matches in the data, including play-offs. This is not the official points table.
Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tied/NR/drawn
Central Stags	10	6	0	4
Wellington Firebirds	10	6	3	1
Auckland Aces	10	5	3	2
Northern Districts	10	2	4	4
Canterbury	10	2	6	2
Otago Volts	10	2	7	1

All Plunket Shield 2017/18 results

Every match in the data, in date order
Date	Teams	Result	Ground
23 Oct 2017	Wellington Firebirds 553/3d Auckland Aces 62 & 286	Wellington Firebirds won by an innings and 205 runs	Basin Reserve
23 Oct 2017	Northern Districts 439/5d & 181/9d Central Stags 313/7d & 223/7	Match drawn	Bay Oval
23 Oct 2017	Canterbury 155 & 299 Otago Volts 216 & 239/3	Otago Volts won by 7 wickets	Hagley Oval
30 Oct 2017	Central Stags 472 & 302/5d Auckland Aces 349 & 169/9	Central Stags won by 256 runs	Saxton Oval
30 Oct 2017	Canterbury 381 & 202 Northern Districts 339 & 236	Canterbury won by 8 runs	Mainpower Oval
30 Oct 2017	Wellington Firebirds 369 Otago Volts 184 & 142	Wellington Firebirds won by an innings and 43 runs	Basin Reserve
7 Nov 2017	Canterbury 194 & 218 Central Stags 498/7d	Central Stags won by an innings and 86 runs	Hagley Oval
7 Nov 2017	Northern Districts 249 & 207 Wellington Firebirds 380 & 158	Wellington Firebirds won by 82 runs	Seddon Park
7 Nov 2017	Auckland Aces 213 & 277 Otago Volts 170 & 185	Auckland Aces won by 135 runs	Kennards Hire Community Oval
15 Nov 2017	Wellington Firebirds 159 & 116/5 Canterbury 118 & 156	Wellington Firebirds won by 5 wickets	Basin Reserve
15 Nov 2017	Otago Volts 513/7d & 177 Central Stags 359 & 334/8	Central Stags won by 2 wickets	University Oval, Dunedin
15 Nov 2017	Northern Districts 148 & 238 Auckland Aces 315 & 75/2	Auckland Aces won by 8 wickets	Seddon Park
24 Nov 2017	Central Stags 172 & 172/3 Wellington Firebirds 171 & 172	Central Stags won by 7 wickets	Saxton Oval
24 Nov 2017	Auckland Aces 181 & 345 Canterbury 211 & 291	Auckland Aces won by 24 runs	Kennards Hire Community Oval
24 Nov 2017	Otago Volts 248 & 318 Northern Districts 456 & 135/9d	Northern Districts won by 25 runs	Molyneux Park
1 Mar 2018	Auckland Aces 339 & 199 Northern Districts 237 & 161	Auckland Aces won by 140 runs	Kennards Hire Community Oval
1 Mar 2018	Canterbury 156 & 53 Wellington Firebirds 166 & 44/0	Wellington Firebirds won by 10 wickets	Hagley Oval
1 Mar 2018	Central Stags 188 & 264/4 Otago Volts 289 & 162	Central Stags won by 6 wickets	McLean Park
9 Mar 2018	Northern Districts 409/4d Canterbury 193 & 141/2	Match drawn	Cobham Oval
9 Mar 2018	Auckland Aces 204 & 181/8 Central Stags 524	Match drawn	Kennards Hire Community Oval
10 Mar 2018	Otago Volts 289 & 196 Wellington Firebirds 194 & 309	Wellington Firebirds won by 18 runs	University Oval, Dunedin
17 Mar 2018	Canterbury 485/6d Auckland Aces 66/6	Match drawn	Mainpower Oval
17 Mar 2018	Northern Districts 227/8d Otago Volts 331 & 101/3	Match drawn	Cobham Oval
17 Mar 2018	Wellington Firebirds 530 & 264/8d Central Stags 423 & 108/8	Match drawn	Basin Reserve
25 Mar 2018	Central Stags 360/7d Canterbury 97 & 205	Central Stags won by an innings and 58 runs	McLean Park
25 Mar 2018	Wellington Firebirds 137 & 130 Northern Districts 323	Northern Districts won by an innings and 56 runs	Basin Reserve
25 Mar 2018	Otago Volts 305 Auckland Aces 134 & 134	Otago Volts won by an innings and 37 runs	University Oval, Dunedin
2 Apr 2018	Central Stags 99 & 284/4 Northern Districts 134 & 483	Match drawn	Nelson Park
2 Apr 2018	Otago Volts 264/9 & 170/9 Canterbury 225 & 304	Canterbury won by 95 runs	University Oval, Dunedin
2 Apr 2018	Auckland Aces 304 & 163 Wellington Firebirds 174 & 173	Auckland Aces won by 120 runs	Kennards Hire Community Oval

Frequently asked questions

Who scored the most runs in Plunket Shield 2017/18?

Michael Papps (Wellington Firebirds) with 814 runs in 18 innings (average 50.88, highest 316*).

Who took the most wickets in Plunket Shield 2017/18?

Ajaz Patel (Central Stags) with 48 wickets (best 6/48, economy 2.90).

What was the highest team score in Plunket Shield 2017/18?

553/3 by Wellington Firebirds against Auckland Aces on 23 Oct 2017.

Who hit the most sixes in Plunket Shield 2017/18?

Neil Wagner with 15 sixes.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.