1953–54 Plunket Shield season

1953–54 Plunket Shield
The Plunket Shield trophy
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsCentral Districts (1st title)
Participants5
Matches10

The 1953–54 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.

Central Districts 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

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Below are the Plunket Shield standings for the season:[1]

Team Played Won Lost Drawn Points NetRpW
Central Districts 4 3 0 1 28 4.642
Auckland 4 2 1 1 20 1.792
Otago 4 2 2 0 16 -0.038
Canterbury 4 1 2 1 10 5.144
Wellington 4 0 3 1 2 -13.263

References

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  1. ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1953/54 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2023.