2013–14 Plunket Shield season

2013–14 Plunket Shield

Dates	27 October 2013 – 26 February 2014
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Participants	6
Matches played	30
Official website	[1]

The 2013–14 Plunket Shield is the 85th season of official First-class cricket in New Zealand. The competition started on the 27th of October 2013, and will run to the 26th of February 2014.

Teams

Team	Home Ground(s)
Northern Districts	Seddon Park, Cobham Oval, Harry Barker Reserve
Auckland	Eden Park No.2
Central Districts	Nelson Park, McLean Park, Saxton Oval
Wellington	Basin Reserve, Karori Park
Canterbury	Mainpower Oval, Hagley Oval
Otago	Queen's Park, University Oval

Points Distribution

Result	Points
Won	12
Lost	0
Drawn	0
Tied	6
Abandoned	2

Batting Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the amount of runs scored after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.

Runs Scored	Points Awarded
250-299	1
300-349	2
350-399	3
400+	4

Bowling Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the amount of wickets taken after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.

Wickets Taken	Points Awarded
3-4	1
5-6	2
7-8	3
9-10	4

Points Table

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	Drawn	Bat.	Bowl.	Total Points	NR/W
Wellington	2	1	0	0	1	5	5	22	2.143
Auckland	1	0	0	0	1	2	4	6	7.847
Northern Districts	1	0	0	0	2	4	39	6	-7.847
Otago	1	0	0	0	1	4	2	6	-12.882
Central Districts	1	0	1	0	0	1	4	5	-0.067
Otago	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

Fixtures and Results

27–30 October 2013 Scorecard

Otago	v	Wellington (H)
534/9d Aaron Redmond 154 (275) Jeetan Patel 4/124 (40 overs)		403/5d Michael Pollard 124* (248) Blair Soper 2/98 (24 overs)
369/8d Derek de Boorder 95 (144) Mark Gillespie 2/50 (18 overs)		125/3 Michael Papps 62* (102) Mark Craig 2/54 (14 overs)

Match Drawn Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Wayne Knights and Tim Parlane

• Wellington won the toss and chose to field
• Points: Otago 6, Wellington 5

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31 October - 3 November 2013 Scorecard

Northern Districts (H)	v	Auckland
315 90 BJ Watling 4/66 Matthew Quinn		302 69 Craig Cachopa 5/52 Daniel Vettori
384/9 dec. 114 BJ Watling 3/100 Bruce Martin		189/1 105* Jeet Raval 1/43 Daniel Vettori

Match Drawn Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tony Gillies

• Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bat

7–10 November 2013 Scorecard

Central Districts	v	Wellington (H)
289 78 Will Young 6/77 Mark Gillespie		293 62 Michael Papps 4/60 Doug Bracewell
313/5 dec. 133* Ben Smith 4/89 Brent Arnel		310/5 65 Michael Pollard 2/61 Andrew Mathieson

Wellington won by 5 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Gary Baxter and Phil Jones

• Wellington won the toss and chose to field
• Fraser Colson made his first-class debut for Wellington

12–15 November 2013 Scorecard

Auckland (H)	v	Canterbury
165 50 Matt Quinn 3/41 Matt Henry		108/3 37 Dean Brownlie 2/23 Michael Bates

Eden Park No.2, Auckland Umpires: Gary Baxter and Barry Frost

• Canterbury won the toss and chose to bowl

Matches will be added as the season progresses

References

1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2013-14/content/series/665515.html