Plunket Shield. Round Four Summary
This was the round of the season’s Plunket Shield when everything was expected to change; the international players were back, and sides like Northern Districts were expected to flex their[…]
This was the round of the season’s Plunket Shield when everything was expected to change; the international players were back, and sides like Northern Districts were expected to flex their[…]
This third round of this season’s Plunket Shield saw three matches completed before lunch on the fourth day; so the two individual stand-out performances were from bowlers. Surprise leaders Wellington[…]
This second round of this season’s Plunket Shield didn’t have quite the drama of last week; no records that had stood for over 130 years were broken, but there was[…]
This season’s Plunket Shield rolled around with little fanfare, but once it started it caught everyone’s attention. It even made onto prime time free-to-air news, and led the sports news[…]
We are now halfway through the Plunket Shield season. A tournament that now takes a three month break, before resuming on 25 February 2017. It really is an eccentric competition.[…]
The round that wasn’t really a round. While the country dealt with one of its biggest earthquakes ever, the aftermath and the aftershocks, there was a little bit of cricket[…]
This was a round that had added interest due to most of the squad returning from India taking part. The most interesting match was in Hamilton where Northern Districts prevailed[…]
Three matches all going into the third session on the final day with Auckland and Canterbury pulling off home victories having been well behind for most of their respective matches.[…]
It has started early, but this Plunket Shield is more important than usual, given the holes left in the New Zealand test team following the tour to India. At best[…]