1921–22 Plunket Shield season

The 1921–22 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.

1921–22 Plunket Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsAuckland (6th title)
Participants4
Matches6

Auckland won the championship. For the first time, the Shield was not contested on the basis of challenge matches but by a single round-robin tournament between four first-class sides, Auckland, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington. Hawke's Bay, which had had first-class status and had challenged Auckland for the Plunket Shield in 1920-21, did not compete.

Table
Team Played Won Lost
Auckland 330
Wellington 321
Canterbury 312
Otago 303

Statistics

Most runs

Syd Hiddleston, opening the batting for Wellington, scored the most runs, 308, had the highest batting average, 61.60, and made the only century, 118 against Otago.[1][2]

Most wickets

Raoul Garrard, the Auckland leg-spinner, took the most wickets, 23 at an average of 10.34, and had the best figures, 8 for 51 against Canterbury.[3][4]

References
  1. "Batting and Fielding in Plunket Shield 1921-22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. "Wellington v Otago 1921-22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. "Bowling in Plunket Shield 1921-22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. "Auckland v Canterbury 1921-22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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