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2022–23 Plunket Shield season

The 2022–23 Plunket Shield was the 94th season of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition that was played in New Zealand. The tournament started on 18 October 2022, and the final round of matches was played in March 2023.^[1] Auckland were the defending champions, having won their 24th title the previous year.^[2]

In their second-round match against Canterbury, Wellington were dismissed for just 80 runs in their first innings and 87 runs in their second, setting a new record-lowest score across two completed innings of a Plunket Shield match, and Wellington's lowest score in any first-class match since 1887.^[3]

On 17 March 2023, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced the date and venue for the rescheduled match between Central Districts and Auckland.^[4] Central Districts won the tournament to clinch their 12th Plunket Shield title, finishing on 101 points with 5 wins.^[5]

Points table[edit]

Fixtures[edit]

Round 1[edit]

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 39.5 overs of play were possible on day 1 due to rain.
• Points: Central Districts 5, Canterbury 8.

• Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Otago 18, Auckland 4.

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
• Adam Leonard (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
• Matthew Fisher (Northern Districts) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Wellington 20, Northern Districts 5.

Round 2[edit]

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Adithya Ashok (Auckland) made his first-class debut.
• Adithya Ashok (Auckland) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Central Districts 18, Auckland 4.

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 66.5 overs of play were possible on day 1 due to rain and bad light.
• Points: Northern Districts 6, Otago 6.

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
• Wellington's completed match aggregate of 167 runs was the lowest-ever total in the Plunket Shield, and their lowest in any first-class cricket since 1887.^[3]
• Points: Canterbury 16, Wellington 4.

Round 3[edit]

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Curtis Heaphy (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Central Districts 18, Northern Districts 4.

• Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Auckland 18, Wellington 3.

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Canterbury 20, Otago 3.

Round 4[edit]

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
• Tim Pringle (Northern Districts) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Northern Districts 18, Otago 4.

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• Liam Dudding (Central Districts) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Wellington 18, Central Districts 5.

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Robert O'Donnell (Auckland) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Canterbury 8, Auckland 6.

Round 5[edit]

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
• Rhys Mariu (Canterbury) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Canterbury 19, Northern Districts 6.

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.
• Muhammad Abbas (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Wellington 8, Otago 6.

Round 6[edit]

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Quinn Sunde (Auckland) and Gareth Severin (Wellington) both made their first-class debut.
• Points: Auckland 8, Wellington 2.

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Northern Districts 20, Central Districts 3.

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Canterbury 8, Otago 6.

Round 7[edit]

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Northern Districts 20, Wellington 5.

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
• No play was possible on Day 1 due to rain.
• Matthew Boyle (Canterbury) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Central Districts 18, Canterbury 4.

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Auckland 5, Otago 4.

Round 8[edit]

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• Play on Day 1 was restricted to 63 overs due to rain.
• Toby Findlay (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Central Districts 20, Otago 6

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
• Play on Day 1 was restricted to 44 overs due to rain.
• Jesse Tashkoff (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Canterbury 18, Wellington 4

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• Play on Day 1 was restricted to 30 overs due to rain.
• Matt Gibson (Auckland) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Auckland 17, Northern Districts 3

Round 5[edit]

• Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 1 due to rain and play on Day 3 was restricted to 64 overs due to rain.
• The match was originally scheduled to start on 25 February 2023, but it was rescheduled due to the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle.^[7]
• Points: Central Districts 14, Canterbury 4.

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Season home at ESPN cricinfo

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