Plunket Shield

Plunket Shield 2020/21: most runs, most wickets and results

Data through 3 April 2021Last updated 3 April 2021

The 2020/21 Plunket Shield season ran from 19 Oct 2020 to 3 Apr 2021, with 23 matches in the data. JF Carter (Northern Districts) scored the most runs, 590 in 13 innings at a strike rate of 48.2. WSA Williams took the most wickets, 31 at an economy rate of 1.91.

Matches

19 Oct 2020 – 3 Apr 2021

Most runs

590

JF Carter

Most wickets

WSA Williams

Most runs in Plunket Shield 2020/21

Top 10 run scorers
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100	50	6s
JF Carter	Northern Districts	13	590	53.64	48.2	146*	2	2	7
Hamish Rutherford	Otago Volts	15	588	39.20	52.7	111	1	6	5
NF Kelly	Otago Volts	15	579	44.54	51.4	94	0	6	3
Michael Bracewell	Wellington Firebirds	14	560	40.00	51.5	142	3	1	9
Jeet Raval	Northern Districts	13	547	45.58	48.6	161*	1	3	1
Robert O'Donnell	Auckland Aces	11	546	60.67	50.9	142	3	1	10
MJG Rippon	Otago Volts	14	497	45.18	57.5	106	1	1	8
CD Fletcher	Canterbury	10	473	78.83	59.9	157	2	2	6
Devon Conway	Wellington Firebirds	9	456	50.67	47.5	157	1	2	5
Tom Blundell	Wellington Firebirds	14	445	34.23	55.1	113	3	0	3

Most wickets in Plunket Shield 2020/21

Top 10 wicket takers
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
WSA Williams	Canterbury	16	31	17.03	1.91	5/26
MD Rae	Otago Volts	13	29	34.31	4.03	5/62
FW Sheat	Canterbury	14	27	20.93	2.78	5/25
Blair Tickner	Central Stags	10	23	25.39	3.25	5/80
Jacob Duffy	Otago Volts	9	22	22.27	2.68	4/52
RL Toole	Central Stags	11	22	26.86	2.73	4/38
MJG Rippon	Otago Volts	13	22	34.86	3.82	6/66
EJ Nuttall	Canterbury	12	21	30.43	3.66	3/42
Kyle Jamieson	Auckland Aces	5	20	10.85	2.50	5/39
SHA Rance	Central Stags	7	18	18.83	3.02	5/64

Most sixes

Best bowling figures

Scott Kuggeleijn v Auckland Aces7/45
L Delport v Northern Districts7/88
MJG Rippon v Central Stags6/66
SM Solia v Otago Volts5/8
SB Davey v Central Stags5/19

Highest team totals

Top 5 totals this season
Team	Score	Against	Date	Result
Canterbury	517	Otago Volts	11 Mar 2021	Won
Canterbury	499/7	Otago Volts	14 Nov 2020	Drawn
Wellington Firebirds	446	Auckland Aces	14 Nov 2020	Drawn
Wellington Firebirds	414/4	Northern Districts	27 Mar 2021	Drawn
Canterbury	410/6	Wellington Firebirds	28 Oct 2020	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
Canterbury	8	5	0	3
Northern Districts	8	3	2	3
Auckland Aces	7	2	0	5
Central Stags	7	2	4	1
Otago Volts	8	2	4	2
Wellington Firebirds	8	0	4	4

All Plunket Shield 2020/21 results

Every match in the data, in date order
Date	Teams	Result	Ground
19 Oct 2020	Northern Districts 253/8d & 0/0 Central Stags 0/0 & 254/3	Central Stags won by 7 wickets	Seddon Park
19 Oct 2020	Wellington Firebirds 65 & 212 Canterbury 156 & 126/2	Canterbury won by 8 wickets	Basin Reserve
20 Oct 2020	Otago Volts 186 & 54 Auckland Aces 369/9d	Auckland Aces won by an innings and 129 runs	Eden Park Outer Oval
28 Oct 2020	Northern Districts 335 & 264/7d Otago Volts 179 & 330	Northern Districts won by 90 runs	Bay Oval
28 Oct 2020	Auckland Aces 167 & 269 Central Stags 150 & 261	Auckland Aces won by 25 runs	Eden Park Outer Oval
28 Oct 2020	Wellington Firebirds 115 & 276 Canterbury 410/6d	Canterbury won by an innings and 19 runs	Hagley Oval
5 Nov 2020	Otago Volts 265 & 218/3d Wellington Firebirds 205 & 194	Otago Volts won by 84 runs	Basin Reserve
5 Nov 2020	Canterbury 266 Northern Districts 113 & 121	Canterbury won by an innings and 32 runs	Mainpower Oval
14 Nov 2020	Northern Districts 347 & 233/7d Central Stags 281/8d & 259	Northern Districts won by 40 runs	Saxton Oval
14 Nov 2020	Auckland Aces 279 & 297/5 Wellington Firebirds 446	Match drawn	Basin Reserve
14 Nov 2020	Otago Volts 168 & 337/9 Canterbury 499/7d	Match drawn	Molyneux Park
11 Mar 2021	Central Stags 175 & 245/9d Wellington Firebirds 104 & 256	Central Stags won by 60 runs	McLean Park
11 Mar 2021	Auckland Aces 141 & 141/2 Northern Districts 281/8d	Match drawn	Cobham Oval (New)
11 Mar 2021	Canterbury 517 & 209/5d Otago Volts 375/6d & 163/9	Canterbury won by 188 runs	Mainpower Oval
18 Mar 2021	Northern Districts 246 & 379/5d Wellington Firebirds 395 & 108/5	Match drawn	Bay Oval
18 Mar 2021	Auckland Aces 351/8d Otago Volts 259/5	Match drawn	Queen's Park, Invercargill
19 Mar 2021	Central Stags 149 & 170 Canterbury 281 & 39/1	Canterbury won by 9 wickets	Hagley Oval
26 Mar 2021	Otago Volts 393 & 292/7d Central Stags 353/9d & 288	Otago Volts won by 44 runs	University Oval, Dunedin
27 Mar 2021	Wellington Firebirds 414/4d Northern Districts 97/4d	Match drawn	Basin Reserve
27 Mar 2021	Auckland Aces 235 & 317/3d Canterbury 131 & 192/4	Match drawn	Eden Park Outer Oval
3 Apr 2021	Wellington Firebirds 342 & 298/7d Auckland Aces 368/9 & 267/7	Match drawn	Eden Park Outer Oval
3 Apr 2021	Central Stags 207 & 299/5 Canterbury 391	Match drawn	McLean Park
3 Apr 2021	Otago Volts 272 & 266 Northern Districts 222 & 317/7	Northern Districts won by 3 wickets	University Oval, Dunedin

Frequently asked questions

Who scored the most runs in Plunket Shield 2020/21?

JF Carter (Northern Districts) with 590 runs in 13 innings (average 53.64, highest 146*).

Who took the most wickets in Plunket Shield 2020/21?

WSA Williams (Canterbury) with 31 wickets (best 5/26, economy 1.91).

What was the highest team score in Plunket Shield 2020/21?

517 by Canterbury against Otago Volts on 11 Mar 2021.

Who hit the most sixes in Plunket Shield 2020/21?

Glenn Phillips with 21 sixes.

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