1972–73 Plunket Shield season

1972–73 Plunket Shield
The Plunket Shield trophy
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsWellington (13th title)
Participants6
Matches15

The 1972–73 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.

Wellington won the championship, finishing at the top of the points table at the end of the round-robin tournament between the six first-class sides, Auckland, Canterbury, Central Districts, Northern Districts, Otago and Wellington. Ten points were awarded for a win with one bonus point for every 25 runs over 150 and for every 2 wickets taken (in the first 65 overs only).[1]

Table

Below are the Plunket Shield standings for the season:[1]

Team Played Won Lost Drawn Bonus points Points Net RpW
Batting Bowling
Wellington 5 3 0 2 16 18 64 6.769
Auckland 5 3 1 1 13 20 63 4.439
Canterbury 5 2 2 1 18 23 61 6.899
Otago 5 2 2 1 15 12 47 -4.615
Central Districts 5 1 2 2 10 17 37 -3.737
Northern Districts 5 0 4 1 7 17 24 -11.219

References

  1. ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1972/73 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2024.


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