1953–54 Plunket Shield season
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![]() The Plunket Shield trophy | |
Cricket format | First-class |
---|---|
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Champions | Central Districts (1st title) |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 10 |
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
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
- ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1953/54 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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