2013–14 Plunket Shield season

The 2013–14 Plunket Shield was the 85th season of official First-class cricket in New Zealand. The competition started on 27 October 2013, and finished on 26 February 2014. Canterbury won the tournament for the seventeenth time after a victory against Central Districts in the final round of matches.[1]

2013–14 Plunket Shield
Dates27 October 2013 – 26 February 2014
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsCanterbury (17th title)
Participants6
Matches played30
Most runsTom Latham - 948
Most wicketsMark Gillespie - 42

Teams
TeamHome Ground(s)
Northern DistrictsSeddon Park, Cobham Oval, Harry Barker Reserve
AucklandEden Park No.2
Central DistrictsNelson Park, McLean Park, Saxton Oval
WellingtonBasin Reserve, Karori Park
CanterburyMainpower Oval, Hagley Oval
OtagoQueen's Park, University Oval

Points distribution
ResultPoints
Won12
Lost0
Drawn0
Tied6
Abandoned2

Batting Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the number of runs scored after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.

Runs ScoredPoints Awarded
250-2991
300-3492
350-3993
400+4

Bowling Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the number of wickets taken after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.

Wickets TakenPoints Awarded
3-41
5-62
7-83
9-104

Points table
TeamPlayedWonLostTiedDrawnBat.Bowl.Total PointsNR/W
Canterbury1053021333106+1.010
Otago103205193186+0.990
Auckland102206223379+3.235
Wellington102206183072+1.429
Central Districts102305163070-3.004
Northern Districts102404102458-1.490

Fixtures and results
27–30 October 2013
Scorecard
v
534/9d
Aaron Redmond 154 (275)
Jeetan Patel 4/124 (40 overs)
403/5d
Michael Pollard 124* (248)
Blair Soper 2/98 (24 overs)
369/8d
Derek de Boorder 95 (144)
Mark Gillespie 2/50 (18 overs)
125/3
Michael Papps 62* (102)
Mark Craig 2/54 (14 overs)
Match Drawn
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Wayne Knights and Tim Parlane
  • Wellington won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Otago 6, Wellington 5
31 October - 3 November 2013
Scorecard
v
384/9 dec.
114 BJ Watling
3/100 Bruce Martin
Match Drawn
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tony Gillies
  • Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bat
7–10 November 2013
Scorecard
v
313/5 dec.
133* Ben Smith
4/89 Brent Arnel
Wellington won by 5 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Phil Jones
  • Wellington won the toss and chose to field
  • Fraser Colson made his first-class debut for Wellington

References
  1. "Astle, Latham lead Canterbury to championship". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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