Dates | 19 October 2020 β 6 April 2021 |
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Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Champions | Canterbury (20th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 24 |
Most runs | Joe Carter (590) |
Most wickets | Will Williams (31) |
The 2020β21 Plunket Shield was the 92nd season of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in New Zealand. It started on 19 October 2020 and finished on 6 April 2021. [1] Wellington were the defending champions. [2] [3]
On 15 June 2020, New Zealand Cricket announced the first round of contracts for domestic teams ahead of the 2020β21 season. [4] [5] The full schedule for the tournament was confirmed on 8 October 2020. [6] [7]
The season started on 19 October 2020, with the opening two matches affected by the weather, with them both ending early during the tea break on the first day. [8] In the match between Auckland and Otago, Auckland's Ben Lister became the first COVID-19 replacement in a cricket match. [9] Lister replaced Mark Chapman, who reported feeling unwell, inline with the updated International Cricket Council (ICC) playing conditions for a substitute due to COVID. [10]
Canterbury won the tournament with two rounds of matches to play, winning their first title since the 2016β17 season. [11]
Team [12] | Pld | W | L | D | Ab | Pts |
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Canterbury | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 109 |
Northern Districts | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 69 |
Otago | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 63 |
Auckland | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 61 |
Central Districts | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
Wellington | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 37 |
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Dates | 19 October 2020 β 6 April 2021 |
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Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Champions | Canterbury (20th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 24 |
Most runs | Joe Carter (590) |
Most wickets | Will Williams (31) |
The 2020β21 Plunket Shield was the 92nd season of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in New Zealand. It started on 19 October 2020 and finished on 6 April 2021. [1] Wellington were the defending champions. [2] [3]
On 15 June 2020, New Zealand Cricket announced the first round of contracts for domestic teams ahead of the 2020β21 season. [4] [5] The full schedule for the tournament was confirmed on 8 October 2020. [6] [7]
The season started on 19 October 2020, with the opening two matches affected by the weather, with them both ending early during the tea break on the first day. [8] In the match between Auckland and Otago, Auckland's Ben Lister became the first COVID-19 replacement in a cricket match. [9] Lister replaced Mark Chapman, who reported feeling unwell, inline with the updated International Cricket Council (ICC) playing conditions for a substitute due to COVID. [10]
Canterbury won the tournament with two rounds of matches to play, winning their first title since the 2016β17 season. [11]
Team [12] | Pld | W | L | D | Ab | Pts |
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Canterbury | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 109 |
Northern Districts | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 69 |
Otago | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 63 |
Auckland | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 61 |
Central Districts | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
Wellington | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 37 |
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