1956–57 Plunket Shield season

1956–57 Plunket Shield
The Plunket Shield trophy
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsWellington (9th title)
Participants6
Matches15

The 1956–57 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand. It was the first season featuring the Northern Districts team.

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. Eight points were awarded for a win, four points for having a first innings lead in a draw and two points for a first innings deficit in a draw.[1]

Table

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

Team Played Won Lost Drawn Points NetRpW
Wellington 5 4 0 1 34 13.871
Otago 5 3 1 1 28 2.766
Central Districts 5 1 1 3 18 4.686
Canterbury 5 1 1 3 14 -0.333
Auckland 5 0 2 3 10 -6.603
Northern Districts 5 0 4 1 4 -15.374

References

  1. ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1956/57 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2023.


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