1953–54 Plunket Shield
The Plunket Shield trophy
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsCentral Districts (1st title)
Participants5
Matches10

The 1953–54 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.

Central Districts won the championship, finishing at the top of the points table at the end of the round-robin tournament between the five first-class sides, Auckland, Canterbury, Central 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
Central Districts 4301284.642
Auckland 4211201.792
Otago 422016-0.038
Canterbury 4121105.144
Wellington 40312-13.263

References

  1. 1 2 "Plunket Shield 1953/54 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2023.


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