1934–35 Plunket Shield season (original) (raw)
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1934–35 Plunket Shield
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | Canterbury |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 6 |
| ← 1933–341935–36 → |
The 1934–35 Plunket Shield season was the fourteenth season where the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand, was competed as a league. Canterbury won the championship.
Table[1]
| Team | Played | W | L | DWF | DLF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Canterbury | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Auckland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Wellington | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Otago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 |
Auckland | Canterbury | Otago | Wellington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 18-22 Jan Auckland438 runs | |||
| Canterbury | 25-28 Dec Canterbury5 wickets | 31 Dec-2 Jan Canterbury10 wickets | ||
| Otago | 31 Dec-3 Jan Match drawn | 22-26 Feb Match drawn | ||
| Wellington | 24-26 Dec Wellington8 wickets |
| Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |
|---|
Otago won the toss and elected to bat
Auckland won the toss and elected to bat
Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat
Otago won the toss and elected to bat
Auckland won the toss and elected to bat
20 January was taken as a rest day.
Otago won the toss and elected to bat
There was no play on the first day
24 February was taken as a rest day.
Paul Whitelaw of Auckland was the highest scorer with 384 runs at an average of 76.80. He was the only player to score two centuries.[2]
Les Townsend, playing for Auckland, was the leading wicket-taker with 24 at an average of 13.91.[3]
- ^ "Plunket Shield 1934-35 Table". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in Plunket Shield 1934/35". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Bowling in Plunket Shield 1934/35". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2018.