Cricket tournament
| Dates | 22 October 2016 – 1 April 2017 |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | Canterbury (19th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 30 |
| Most runs | Brad Wilson (730) |
| Most wickets | Ajaz Patel (44) |
| ← 2015–162017–18 → | |
The 2016–17 Plunket Shield was the 88th season of official first-class cricket in New Zealand. The competition started on 22 October 2016, and ran to 1 April 2017. The round seven fixtures that started in early March 2017, were played as day/night matches. These were in preparation for a possible day/night Test match between New Zealand and England, scheduled to take place in March 2018. Despite some concerns about the visibility of the pink ball while catching, the matches received positive feedback.
In the first round of matches, Michael Papps playing for Wellington, became the first player to score 10,000 runs in the Plunket Shield. The start of the round four fixture between Wellington and Central Districts was delayed because of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck New Zealand on 14 November 2016. It was later abandoned because of frequent aftershocks in the area.
Canterbury won the tournament, their 19th title in the competition, and their third win in the last four years.
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Ab | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 105 |
| Northern Districts | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 103 |
| Auckland | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 98 |
| Wellington | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 86 |
| Central Districts | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 79 |
| Otago | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 60 |
Winner
Teams
Squads
Prior to the start of the season, the following squads were announced:
| Auckland | Canterbury | Central Districts | Northern Districts | Otago | Wellington |
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Fixtures
Round 1
| 22–25 October 2016 Scorecard |
| Otago | v | Central Districts |
| 479/5d (142 overs) Hamish Rutherford 143 (176) Ajaz Patel 2/144 (43 overs) |
365/5d (104 overs) Greg Hay 136 (267) Christi Viljoen 3/84 (27 overs) | |
| 238/2 (74 overs) Brad Wilson 117* (226) Ben Wheeler 1/40 (12 overs) |
| Match drawn Saxton Oval, Nelson Umpires: Billy Bowden and Shaun Haig |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
| 22–25 October 2016 Scorecard |
| Canterbury | v | Northern Districts |
| 445 (96.1 overs) Todd Astle 195 (189) Scott Kuggeleijn 3/130 (28.1 overs) |
415 (146.1 overs) Dean Brownlie 104 (196) Andrew Ellis 2/46 (21 overs) | |
| 165 (48.5 overs) Tim Johnston 43 (29) Scott Kuggeleijn 6/60 (17.5 overs) |
198/5 (63.2 overs) Daryl Mitchell 51* (107) Andrew Ellis 2/35 (17 overs) |
| Northern Districts won by 5 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Tim Parlane |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Henry Shipley (Canterbury) made his first-class debut.
| 22–25 October 2016 Scorecard |
| Auckland | v | Wellington |
| 269 (75.4 overs) Michael Guptill-Bunce 50 (69) Brent Arnel 4/57 (22 overs) |
273 (87.3 overs) Stephen Murdoch 109 (184) Lachie Ferguson 5/44 (19.3 overs) | |
| 278 (90.1 overs) Rob Nicol 49 (153) Brent Arnel 4/47 (22.1 overs) |
275/4 (70.4 overs) Luke Woodcock 98 (235) Dane Hutchinson 2/44 (12 overs) |
| Wellington won by 6 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Tony Gillies and Derek Walker |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
Round 2
| 29 October–1 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Northern Districts | v | Wellington |
| 285 (84.1 overs) Scott Kuggeleijn 112 (130) Hamish Bennett 5/54 (17.1 overs) |
376/8d (109.3 overs) Luke Woodcock 120 (261) James Baker 3/90 (29 overs) | |
| 156/6 (78 overs) Nick Kelly 40* (91) Ian McPeake 2/16 (12 overs) |
| Match drawn Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Billy Bowden and Ashley Mehrotra |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
| 29 October–1 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Canterbury | v | Central Districts |
| 202 (82 overs) Todd Astle 53 (137) Ajaz Patel 5/41 (20 overs) |
399 (109.3 overs) Dane Cleaver 104 (180) Tim Johnston 3/62 (21 overs) | |
| 354 (135.4 overs) Henry Nicholls 98 (205) Ajaz Patel 5/118 (53 overs) |
86 (29 overs) Mitch Renwick 37* (93) Todd Astle 5/36 (12 overs) |
| Canterbury won by 71 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Phil Jones and Derek Walker |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
| 29 October–1 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Otago | v | Auckland |
| 164 (72.3 overs) Brad Wilson 56 (127) Tarun Nethula 6/36 (15.3 overs) |
145 (59.2 overs) Brad Cachopa 43 (87) Neil Wagner 5/55 (15 overs) | |
| 353 (91 overs) Neil Broom 161 (226) Tarun Nethula 4/88 (25 overs) |
376/8 (97.2 overs) Colin de Grandhomme 144* (147) Christi Viljoen 5/101 (26.2 overs) |
| Auckland won by 2 wickets Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: Tony Gillies and Tim Parlane |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
Round 3
| 5–8 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Otago | v | Central Districts |
| 402 (118.5 overs) Anaru Kitchen 133 (180) Doug Bracewell 3/58 (19 overs) |
216 (78.4 overs) Tom Bruce 83 (126) Neil Wagner 3/38 (20 overs) | |
| 213/7d (39.3 overs) Hamish Rutherford 110 (107) Ajaz Patel 3/94 (13 overs) |
266/7 (103 overs) Tom Bruce 55 (65) James Neesham 3/23 (11 overs) |
| Match drawn University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Tony Gillies and Ashley Mehrotra |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Christian Leopard (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.
| 5–8 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Northern Districts | v | Canterbury |
| 138 (29.5 overs) Anton Devcich 37 (27) Kyle Jamieson 4/32 (9 overs) |
112 (35 overs) Henry Shipley 30 (21) Tim Southee 5/39 (12 overs) | |
| 181 (63.1 overs) Daryl Mitchell 44 (97) Todd Astle 3/20 (5.1 overs) |
186 (67.1 overs) Michael Davidson 45 (106) Ish Sodhi 3/66 (19 overs) |
| Northern Districts won by 21 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Wayne Knights and Brad White |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
| 5–8 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Wellington | v | Auckland |
| 475/8d (122 overs) Luke Woodcock 203* (366) Colin de Grandhomme 3/50 (21 overs) |
374 (99.3 overs) Michael Guptill-Bunce 109 (139) Matt McEwan 4/80 (24 overs) | |
| 240/9d (54 overs) Hamish Marshall 73 (109) Tarun Nethula 5/71 (13 overs) |
276/6 (65 overs) Martin Guptill 128* (191) Jeetan Patel 3/65 (25 overs) |
| Match drawn Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: Chris Brown and Shaun Haig |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Cody Andrews (Auckland) made his first-class debut.
Round 4
| 14–17 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Northern Districts | v | Auckland |
| 417/7d (107 overs) Dean Brownlie 143 (268) Lachie Ferguson 3/70 (25 overs) |
348 (63 overs) Martin Guptill 151 (138) Daryl Mitchell 4/39 (7 overs) | |
| 110/5 (34.5 overs) Corey Anderson 46* (96) Lachie Ferguson 3/19 (11 overs) |
| Match drawn Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Phil Jones and Derek Walker |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
| 14–17 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Wellington | v | Central Districts |
| Match abandoned Basin Reserve, Wellington |
- No toss.
- The match was abandoned due to an earthquake that struck the region the previous day.
| 14–17 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Canterbury | v | Otago |
| 446/6d (98.1 overs) Andrew Ellis 196 (159) Michael Rae 4/112 (26.1 overs) |
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| Match drawn Queen's Park, Invercargill Umpires: Billy Bowden and Chris Brown |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
Round 5
| 22–25 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Otago | v | Wellington |
| 208 (67.4 overs) Michael Bracewell 43 (101) Jeetan Patel 6/55 (26.4 overs) |
350/7d (84.3 overs) Luke Ronchi 119* (109) James Neesham 2/68 (14 overs) | |
| Match drawn University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: R. G. Hooper and Derek Walker |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
| 22–25 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Central Districts | v | Northern Districts |
| 225 (78.3 overs) Will Young 61 (110) Brett Hampton 3/36 (14 overs) |
153 (73.2 overs) Tim Seifert 35 (147) Ajaz Patel 5/22 (17.2 overs) | |
| 377/5d (86 overs) Tom Bruce 115 (128) Ish Sodhi 2/120 (30 overs) |
295/7 (129 overs) Bharat Popli 60 (189) Seth Rance 2/27 (21 overs) |
| Match drawn Nelson Park, Napier Umpires: Chris Brown and Phil Jones |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Henry Cooper (Northern Districts) made his first-class debut.
| 22–25 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Canterbury | v | Auckland |
| 245 (74.3 overs) Ken McClure 47 (97) Lachie Ferguson 3/51 (17 overs) |
285 (85.5 overs) Colin Munro 108* (86) Kyle Jamieson 8/74 (16.5 overs) | |
| 400/7d (96 overs) Chad Bowes 155 (207) Tarun Nethula 5/128 (35 overs) |
350 (80.2 overs) Mark Chapman 81 (106) Edward Nuttall 5/67 (17 overs) |
| Canterbury won by 10 runs Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: Wayne Knights and Tim Parlane |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Sean Solia (Auckland) and Jack Boyle (Canterbury) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 6
| 25–28 February 2017 Scorecard |
| Northern Districts | v | Otago |
| 278 (96.4 overs) Tim Seifert 97 (198) Nathan Smith 5/56 (20 overs) |
276 (92 overs) Derek de Boorder 89 (202) Scott Kuggeleijn 5/68 (20 overs) | |
| 286 (92.4 overs) BJ Watling 96 (215) Jacob Duffy 3/56 (17 overs) |
289/5 (73.2 overs) Anaru Kitchen 120* (146) Joe Walker 2/97 (22.2 overs) |
| Otago won by 5 wickets Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Billy Bowden and Shawn Craig |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
| 25–28 February 2017 Scorecard |
| Auckland | v | Central Districts |
| 385/5d (97 overs) Colin Munro 146 (109) Navin Patel 2/57 (20 overs) |
256/7d (84 overs) Tom Bruce 127* (166) Donovan Grobbelaar 2/23 (12 overs) | |
| 260/6d (60 overs) Colin Munro 142 (103) Ajaz Patel 3/70 (19 overs) |
115/1 (37 overs) Ben Smith 52 (89) Sean Solia 1/10 (4 overs) |
| Match drawn Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Umpires: Tony Gillies and Tim Parlane |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 1.
- Ben Horne, Aniket Parikh and Rajvinder Sandhu (Auckland) all made their first-class debuts.
| 26 February–1 March 2017 Scorecard |
| Wellington | v | Canterbury |
| 297 (91.4 overs) Michael Papps 76 (140) Matt Henry 5/62 (26 overs) |
243 (81.5 overs) Peter Fulton 79 (150) Anurag Verma 4/39 (16 overs) | |
| 269 (101.2 overs) Stephen Murdoch 56 (135) Matt Henry 4/75 (24.2 overs) |
325/3 (72.5 overs) Chad Bowes 149 (187) Peter Younghusband 1/46 (8 overs) |
| Canterbury won by 7 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- Peter Younghusband (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
Round 7
| 6–9 March 2017 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Canterbury | v | Auckland |
| 305/8d (95 overs) Andrew Ellis 103 (182) Colin Munro 3/40 (13 overs) |
333 (100 overs) Ben Horne 93 (133) Todd Astle 5/75 (25 overs) | |
| Match drawn Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Wayne Knights |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on days 2 and 3.
- Glenn Phillips (Auckland) made his first-class debut.
| 6–9 March 2017 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Central Districts | v | Northern Districts |
| 272/9d (78.4 overs) Greg Hay 90 (156) Ish Sodhi 7/107 (33 overs) |
119/9 (54 overs) Tim Seifert 29 (89) Seth Rance 6/31 (17 overs) | |
| Match drawn Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Tony Gillies and Ashley Mehrotra |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 3.
| 6–9 March 2017 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Wellington | v | Otago |
| 302/8d (107.4 overs) Michael Papps 105 (235) Sam Wells 3/40 (11 overs) |
98 (43.3 overs) Neil Broom 42 (103) Hamish Bennett 4/19 (10 overs) | |
| 304 (117 overs) Sam Wells 118 (219) Brent Arnel 4/64 (35 overs) |
| Match drawn Westpac Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Phil Jones and Tim Parlane |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 2.
Round 8
| 14–17 March 2017 Scorecard |
| Wellington | v | Central Districts |
| 245 (78.1 overs) Luke Ronchi 70 (124) Seth Rance 4/61 (18 overs) |
382 (125.1 overs) Will Young 124 (226) Matt McEwan 6/81 (31.1 overs) | |
| 336 (127.2 overs) Michael Papps 116 (248) Ajaz Patel 5/106 (49.2 overs) |
191/9 (39 overs) George Worker 85 (100) Brent Arnel 4/35 (12 overs) |
| Match drawn McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Chris Brown and Garth Stirrat |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
| 14–17 March 2017 Scorecard |
| Auckland | v | Northern Districts |
| 461 (120.3 overs) Rajvinder Sandhu 82 (94) Scott Kuggeleijn 4/89 (26 overs) |
334 (106.4 overs) Henry Cooper 101 (269) Rajvinder Sandhu 4/29 (16 overs) | |
| 202/4d (48.3 overs) Glenn Phillips 109 (142) James Baker 2/27 (11 overs) |
258 (75.5 overs) Henry Cooper 83 (172) Tarun Nethula 5/84 (26.5 overs) |
| Auckland won by 71 runs Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: Shaun Haig and Phil Jones |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
| 14–17 March 2017 Scorecard |
| Otago | v | Canterbury |
| 140 (71 overs) Brad Wilson 70 (213) Andrew Ellis 6/35 (23 overs) |
432/9d (113.4 overs) Chad Bowes 137 (147) Michael Rae 3/114 (28.4 overs) | |
| 173 (60.1 overs) Derek de Boorder 50 (123) Logan van Beek 5/43 (17 overs) |
| Canterbury won by an innings and 119 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: John Bromley and Derek Walker |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
Round 9
| 21–24 March 2017 Scorecard |
| Otago | v | Auckland |
| 282 (97 overs) Derek de Boorder 50 (139) Lockie Ferguson 5/53 (23 overs) |
304 (69.4 overs) Colin Munro 102 (85) Michael Rae 4/82 (16.4 overs) | |
| 205 (55.1 overs) Anaru Kitchen 108 (101) Rajvinder Sandhu 4/40 (12 overs) |
185/2 (29.2 overs) Glenn Phillips 59* (43) Christi Viljoen 1/2 (2 overs) |
| Auckland won by 8 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tony Gillies |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Gregor Croudis (Otago) made his first-class debut.
| 21–24 March 2017 Scorecard |
| Wellington | v | Northern Districts |
| 151 (83.1 overs) Fraser Colson 66 (214) Joe Walker 5/46 (26.1 overs) |
262 (110.4 overs) Bharat Popli 63 (200) Peter Younghusband 5/89 (28.4 overs) | |
| 269 (110.3 overs) Michael Papps 160 (349) Scott Kuggeleijn 3/18 (11 overs) |
162/1 (57.1 overs) Dean Brownlie 76* (141) Luke Woodcock 1/15 (14 overs) |
| Northern Districts won by 9 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Tim Parlane and Derek Walker |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
- Brett Randell (Northern Districts) made his first-class debut.
| 21–24 March 2017 Scorecard |
| Canterbury | v | Central Districts |
| 388 (114 overs) Peter Fulton 110 (180) Adam Milne 3/36 (15 overs) |
315 (97.1 overs) Will Young 128* (263) Andrew Ellis 4/49 (22.1 overs) | |
| 273/8d (69 overs) Cole McConchie 131 (145) Blair Tickner 3/54 (14 overs) |
349/6 (86 overs) Jesse Ryder 109* (187) Todd Astle 4/96 (30 overs) |
| Central Districts won by 4 wickets Saxton Oval, Nelson Umpires: John Dempsey and Wayne Knights |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Round 10
| 29 March–1 April 2017 Scorecard |
| Auckland | v | Central Districts |
| 200/9d (51.3 overs) Colin Munro 52 (37) Navin Patel 5/71 (19 overs) |
181 (85.5 overs) George Worker 41 (116) Tarun Nethula 4/49 (30 overs) | |
| 281/7d (48.5 overs) Colin Munro 56 (30) Navin Patel 3/99 (18 overs) |
301/7 (68.5 overs) George Worker 130 (144) Sean Solia 2/36 (7 overs) |
| Central Districts won by 3 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: John Dempsey and Ashley Mehrotra |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
| 29 March–1 April 2017 Scorecard |
| Canterbury | v | Wellington |
| 197 (64.2 overs) Todd Astle 70 (99) Brent Arnel 3/41 (23 overs) |
264 (90.1 overs) Tom Blundell 113 (214) Will Williams 4/37 (20 overs) | |
| 293/8d (73 overs) Andrew Ellis 110 (145) Brent Arnel 4/52 (22 overs) |
230/3 (47.2 overs) Hamish Marshall 105* (94) Andrew Ellis 1/25 (10 overs) |
| Wellington won by 7 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
| 29 March–1 April 2017 Scorecard |
| Otago | v | Northern Districts |
| 432/8d (128 overs) Anaru Kitchen 207 (250) Ish Sodhi 4/130 (27 overs) |
275 (89 overs) Dean Brownlie 87 (158) Nathan Smith 3/63 (18 overs) | |
| 189/8d (48 overs) Brad Wilson 62 (80) Ish Sodhi 7/59 (22 overs) |
350/7 (101.1 overs) Tim Seifert 151 (225) Michael Rae 3/89 (20 overs) |
| Northern Districts won by 3 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: John Bromley and Derek Walker |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Tasman-Jones (Otago) made his first-class debut.
References
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