Plunket Shield

Plunket Shield 2018/19: most runs, most wickets and results

Data through 17 March 2019Last updated 17 March 2019

The 2018/19 Plunket Shield season ran from 10 Oct 2018 to 17 Mar 2019, with 23 matches in the data. Devon Conway (Wellington Firebirds) scored the most runs, 659 in 12 innings at a strike rate of 52.7. Ish Sodhi took the most wickets, 36 at an economy rate of 2.86.

Matches

10 Oct 2018 – 17 Mar 2019

Most runs

659

Devon Conway

Most wickets

Ish Sodhi

Most runs in Plunket Shield 2018/19

Top 10 run scorers
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100	50	6s
Devon Conway	Wellington Firebirds	12	659	82.38	52.7	203*	2	2	9
GR Hay	Central Stags	13	633	48.69	43.8	226	2	3	0
Glenn Phillips	Auckland Aces	10	610	76.25	60.8	138*	1	5	11
Hamish Rutherford	Otago Volts	13	535	41.15	48.1	115	1	3	0
Dane Cleaver	Central Stags	13	527	43.92	46.5	117	1	5	10
M Renwick	Otago Volts	15	499	33.27	51.1	131	1	1	3
Michael Bracewell	Wellington Firebirds	12	475	47.50	51.7	98	0	4	2
HR Cooper	Northern Districts	15	471	36.23	42.5	78	0	4	3
SJ Murdoch	Canterbury	9	443	73.83	52.9	130*	1	4	1
JF Carter	Northern Districts	10	423	42.30	58.8	109	1	3	15

Most wickets in Plunket Shield 2018/19

Top 10 wicket takers
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
Ish Sodhi	Northern Districts	12	36	24.97	2.86	6/127
Hamish Bennett	Wellington Firebirds	11	32	17.88	2.97	5/39
MB Bacon	Otago Volts	10	31	24.61	3.81	6/73
William Somerville	Auckland Aces	11	25	25.96	2.60	4/141
MB McEwan	Auckland Aces	13	24	21.46	2.45	5/23
RJ McCone	Central Stags	12	24	22.42	2.79	5/47
Matthew Henry	Canterbury	7	23	21.17	2.97	5/46
SHA Rance	Central Stags	10	22	20.45	3.45	5/53
Douglas Bracewell	Central Stags	11	22	23.95	2.72	4/46
Scott Kuggeleijn	Northern Districts	12	22	28.41	3.57	5/68

Most sixes

Best bowling figures

MB Bacon v Wellington Firebirds6/73
Ish Sodhi v Auckland Aces6/127
MB McEwan v Otago Volts5/23
JG Walker v Wellington Firebirds5/25
ATE Hazeldine v Otago Volts5/33

Highest team totals

Top 5 totals this season
Team	Score	Against	Date	Result
Central Stags	584/8	Otago Volts	1 Mar 2019	Won
Central Stags	511/6	Otago Volts	6 Dec 2018	Won
Wellington Firebirds	509/5	Otago Volts	17 Oct 2018	Won
Otago Volts	483	Auckland Aces	17 Mar 2019	Drawn
Auckland Aces	468/9	Northern Districts	1 Mar 2019	Drawn

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	8	5	2	1
Canterbury	7	4	2	1
Auckland Aces	8	3	2	3
Northern Districts	8	3	2	3
Wellington Firebirds	7	1	3	3
Otago Volts	8	1	6	1

All Plunket Shield 2018/19 results

Every match in the data, in date order
Date	Teams	Result	Ground
10 Oct 2018	Central Stags 352/7d & 0/0 Canterbury 0/0 & 207	Central Stags won by 145 runs	Saxton Oval
10 Oct 2018	Northern Districts 136 & 204/2 Otago Volts 108 & 231	Northern Districts won by 8 wickets	Bay Oval
10 Oct 2018	Wellington Firebirds 255 & 107/2 Auckland Aces 313	Match drawn	Basin Reserve
17 Oct 2018	Auckland Aces 184 & 199 Central Stags 360 & 174	Central Stags won by 151 runs	Kennards Hire Community Oval
17 Oct 2018	Canterbury 228 & 221/9 Northern Districts 378 & 234/6d	Match drawn	Hagley Oval
17 Oct 2018	Wellington Firebirds 509/5d Otago Volts 190 & 218	Wellington Firebirds won by an innings and 101 runs	Basin Reserve
6 Dec 2018	Auckland Aces 246 & 257/6 Canterbury 220 & 282	Auckland Aces won by 4 wickets	Kennards Hire Community Oval
6 Dec 2018	Northern Districts 251 & 276 Wellington Firebirds 287/9d & 142	Northern Districts won by 98 runs	Seddon Park
6 Dec 2018	Otago Volts 162 & 265 Central Stags 511/6d	Central Stags won by an innings and 84 runs	Molyneux Park
14 Dec 2018	Auckland Aces 272 & 127/1 Northern Districts 134 & 262	Auckland Aces won by 9 wickets	Kennards Hire Community Oval
14 Dec 2018	Central Stags 158 & 336/4 Wellington Firebirds 429	Match drawn	Saxton Oval
14 Dec 2018	Otago Volts 206 & 246 Canterbury 438 & 15/1	Canterbury won by 9 wickets	University Oval, Dunedin
21 Feb 2019	Auckland Aces 337 Otago Volts 154 & 86	Auckland Aces won by an innings and 97 runs	Kennards Hire Community Oval
21 Feb 2019	Canterbury 280 & 208/8 Central Stags 261 & 226	Canterbury won by 2 wickets	Mainpower Oval
21 Feb 2019	Wellington Firebirds 400/5d & 53/2d Northern Districts 81/1d & 312/9	Match drawn	Basin Reserve
1 Mar 2019	Canterbury 424/8d & 128/1 Wellington Firebirds 249 & 301	Canterbury won by 9 wickets	Hagley Oval
1 Mar 2019	Central Stags 584/8d Otago Volts 244 & 335	Central Stags won by an innings and 5 runs	McLean Park
1 Mar 2019	Northern Districts 376 Auckland Aces 468/9d & 249/6	Match drawn	Cobham Oval
9 Mar 2019	Canterbury 328 & 22/2d Auckland Aces 0/0 & 270	Canterbury won by 80 runs	Mainpower Oval
9 Mar 2019	Central Stags 216 & 174/9 Northern Districts 167 & 222	Central Stags won by 1 wicket	McLean Park
9 Mar 2019	Otago Volts 285 & 308/7 Wellington Firebirds 284 & 307/9d	Otago Volts won by 3 wickets	University Oval, Dunedin
17 Mar 2019	Northern Districts 194 & 463/6d Central Stags 281 & 234	Northern Districts won by 142 runs	Seddon Park
17 Mar 2019	Otago Volts 483 Auckland Aces 247 & 373/5	Match drawn	University Oval, Dunedin

Frequently asked questions

Who scored the most runs in Plunket Shield 2018/19?

Devon Conway (Wellington Firebirds) with 659 runs in 12 innings (average 82.38, highest 203*).

Who took the most wickets in Plunket Shield 2018/19?

Ish Sodhi (Northern Districts) with 36 wickets (best 6/127, economy 2.86).

What was the highest team score in Plunket Shield 2018/19?

584/8 by Central Stags against Otago Volts on 1 Mar 2019.

Who hit the most sixes in Plunket Shield 2018/19?

JF Carter with 15 sixes.

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