The 1971–72 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 |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | Otago (8th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
Otago 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
editBelow are the Plunket Shield standings for the season:[1]
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Bonus points | Points | Net RpW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | Bowling | |||||||
| Otago | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 61 | 18.499 |
| Auckland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 6.647 |
| Canterbury | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 43 | −0.641 |
| Wellington | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 41 | −1.130 |
| Northern Districts | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −8.944 |
| Central Districts | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −16.653 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1971/72 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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