The 1954–55 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.
![]() The Plunket Shield trophy | |
Cricket format | First-class |
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Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Champions | Wellington (8th title) |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 10 |
Wellington 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
editBelow are the Plunket Shield standings for the season:[1]
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points | NetRpW |
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Wellington | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4.936 |
Canterbury | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | -1.526 |
Otago | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9.837 |
Central Districts | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | -1.296 |
Auckland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -9.080 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1954/55 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2023.