Plunket Shield top scorers by year

Data through 27 March 2026Last updated 27 March 2026

Leading run scorer of each season
Season	Player	Team	Runs	Inns	Avg	SR	HS
2025/26	Henry Nicholls	Canterbury	870	11	96.67	73.9	226
2024/25	NF Kelly	Wellington Firebirds	749	14	57.62	61.1	161
2023/24	DN Phillips	Otago Volts	686	15	49.00	68.0	144
2022/23	Bharat Popli	Northern Districts	819	16	63.00	56.8	127*
2021/22	Tom Bruce	Central Stags	858	13	143.00	67.0	208*
2020/21	JF Carter	Northern Districts	590	13	53.64	48.2	146*
2019/20	Devon Conway	Wellington Firebirds	701	11	87.62	69.1	327*
2018/19	Devon Conway	Wellington Firebirds	659	12	82.38	52.7	203*
2017/18	Michael Papps	Wellington Firebirds	814	18	50.88	62.3	316*
2016/17	BS Wilson	Otago Volts	730	17	45.62	44.6	117*
2015/16	Bharat Popli	Northern Districts	1149	17	67.59	50.7	172
2014/15	SJ Murdoch	Wellington Firebirds	998	20	52.53	54.8	155*
2013/14	Michael Bracewell	Otago Volts	809	16	57.79	57.7	155*
2012/13	Aaron Redmond	Otago Volts	941	19	55.35	53.1	152

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