Plunket Shield

Plunket Shield 2022/23: most runs, most wickets and results

Data through 1 April 2023Last updated 1 April 2023

Plunket Shield 2022/23 had 24 matches in the data, from 18 Oct 2022 to 1 Apr 2023. Bharat Popli (Northern Districts) scored the most runs, 819 in 16 innings at a strike rate of 56.8. Jacob Duffy took the most wickets, 32 at an economy rate of 3.21.

Matches

18 Oct 2022 – 1 Apr 2023

Most runs

819

Bharat Popli

Most wickets

Jacob Duffy

Most runs in Plunket Shield 2022/23

Top 10 run scorers
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100	50	6s
Bharat Popli	Northern Districts	16	819	63.00	56.8	127*	3	5	5
Cole McConchie	Canterbury	13	738	56.77	61.9	214	2	3	2
Tom Bruce	Central Stags	12	705	70.50	56.5	169	2	4	10
Jeet Raval	Northern Districts	16	643	42.87	50.7	119	2	4	5
D Foxcroft	Otago Volts	14	631	45.07	51.9	159	1	5	0
BD Schmulian	Central Stags	15	582	44.77	55.9	200*	2	2	1
HR Cooper	Northern Districts	16	547	34.19	55.4	112	1	3	5
MJ Hay	Canterbury	13	538	41.38	53.9	98	0	6	5
TK Parkes	Otago Volts	14	529	37.79	42.4	115	1	5	3
Rachin Ravindra	Wellington Firebirds	14	522	37.29	50.9	126	2	0	3

Most wickets in Plunket Shield 2022/23

Top 10 wicket takers
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
Jacob Duffy	Otago Volts	15	32	29.09	3.21	7/107
RL Toole	Central Stags	15	31	22.97	3.24	7/57
William Somerville	Auckland Aces	13	26	30.81	2.65	4/42
Matthew Henry	Canterbury	6	23	11.70	2.00	5/45
SB Davey	Canterbury	8	23	14.70	2.47	7/25
Douglas Bracewell	Central Stags	9	23	20.04	2.98	5/25
W O'Rourke	Canterbury	16	23	32.61	3.15	3/43
MW Snedden	Wellington Firebirds	13	21	25.86	2.90	4/24
T Muller	Otago Volts	12	21	33.19	3.59	4/41
Ajaz Patel	Central Stags	12	21	33.57	3.18	6/95

Most sixes

Best bowling figures

SB Davey v Wellington Firebirds7/25
RL Toole v Auckland Aces7/57
Jacob Duffy v Northern Districts7/107
Logan van Beek v Central Stags6/80
Ajaz Patel v Otago Volts6/95

Highest team totals

Top 5 totals this season
Team	Score	Against	Date	Result
Northern Districts	513	Central Stags	5 Mar 2023	Won
Canterbury	511	Otago Volts	5 Nov 2022	Won
Canterbury	509	Auckland Aces	14 Nov 2022	Drawn
Auckland Aces	508/6	Wellington Firebirds	5 Mar 2023	Drawn
Otago Volts	454/9	Auckland Aces	13 Mar 2023	Drawn

Team win–loss record

All matches in the data, including play-offs. This is not the official points table.
Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tied/NR/drawn
Central Stags	8	5	2	1
Canterbury	8	4	1	3
Northern Districts	8	3	4	1
Auckland Aces	8	2	3	3
Wellington Firebirds	8	2	4	2
Otago Volts	8	1	3	4

All Plunket Shield 2022/23 results

Every match in the data, in date order
Date	Teams	Result	Ground
18 Oct 2022	Central Stags 302 & 176/9 Canterbury 416/9d	Match drawn	Saxton Oval
18 Oct 2022	Auckland Aces 139 & 173 Otago Volts 261 & 219	Otago Volts won by 168 runs	Kennards Hire Community Oval
18 Oct 2022	Wellington Firebirds 370 & 252/9 Northern Districts 225 & 394	Wellington Firebirds won by 1 wicket	Basin Reserve
25 Oct 2022	Auckland Aces 75 & 187 Central Stags 361	Central Stags won by an innings and 99 runs	Kennards Hire Community Oval
26 Oct 2022	Northern Districts 355 & 258/9 Otago Volts 429	Match drawn	Bay Oval
26 Oct 2022	Wellington Firebirds 80 & 87 Canterbury 123 & 334/8d	Canterbury won by 290 runs	Basin Reserve
5 Nov 2022	Central Stags 273 & 371/4d Northern Districts 161 & 204/9	Central Stags won by 279 runs	Saxton Oval
5 Nov 2022	Wellington Firebirds 198 & 132 Auckland Aces 324 & 7/1	Auckland Aces won by 9 wickets	Basin Reserve
5 Nov 2022	Canterbury 511 Otago Volts 248 & 234	Canterbury won by an innings and 29 runs	Hagley Oval
14 Nov 2022	Central Stags 215 & 248 Wellington Firebirds 262 & 269	Wellington Firebirds won by 68 runs	Fitzherbert Park
14 Nov 2022	Canterbury 509 Auckland Aces 438 & 252/6	Match drawn	Hagley Oval
14 Nov 2022	Otago Volts 181 & 345/9d Northern Districts 277 & 254/5	Northern Districts won by 5 wickets	University Oval, Dunedin
25 Feb 2023	Northern Districts 273/9d & 239 Canterbury 335 & 180/6	Canterbury won by 4 wickets	Seddon Park
25 Feb 2023	Otago Volts 287 & 348/8 Wellington Firebirds 368 & 336/7d	Match drawn	University Oval, Dunedin
5 Mar 2023	Auckland Aces 508/6d & 143/1d Wellington Firebirds 267 & 299/8	Match drawn	Colin Maiden Park
5 Mar 2023	Northern Districts 513 & 194/7d Central Stags 245 & 427	Northern Districts won by 35 runs	Bay Oval
6 Mar 2023	Otago Volts 256 & 304/8 Canterbury 449/9d & 277/3d	Match drawn	University Oval, Dunedin
13 Mar 2023	Northern Districts 405 & 206/8d Wellington Firebirds 221 & 388	Northern Districts won by 2 runs	Seddon Park
13 Mar 2023	Canterbury 186 & 236 Central Stags 282 & 143/4	Central Stags won by 6 wickets	Mainpower Oval
13 Mar 2023	Otago Volts 454/9d Auckland Aces 351/9d & 116/1	Match drawn	Molyneux Park
21 Mar 2023	Auckland Aces 350/5d & 278/8d Northern Districts 213/4d & 344	Auckland Aces won by 71 runs	Kennards Hire Community Oval
21 Mar 2023	Central Stags 381 & 190/5 Otago Volts 268 & 300	Central Stags won by 5 wickets	Fitzherbert Park
21 Mar 2023	Canterbury 294 & 217/4d Wellington Firebirds 145 & 228	Canterbury won by 138 runs	Mainpower Oval
1 Apr 2023	Central Stags 296/9d & 156/5d Auckland Aces 161/1d & 103	Central Stags won by 188 runs	Saxton Oval

Frequently asked questions

Who scored the most runs in Plunket Shield 2022/23?

Bharat Popli (Northern Districts) with 819 runs in 16 innings (average 63.00, highest 127*).

Who took the most wickets in Plunket Shield 2022/23?

Jacob Duffy (Otago Volts) with 32 wickets (best 7/107, economy 3.21).

What was the highest team score in Plunket Shield 2022/23?

513 by Northern Districts against Central Stags on 5 Mar 2023.

Who hit the most sixes in Plunket Shield 2022/23?

Colin de Grandhomme with 12 sixes.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.