1966–67 Plunket Shield season

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1966–67 Plunket Shield
The Plunket Shield trophy
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsCentral Districts (2nd title)
Participants6
Matches15

The 1966–67 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 six first-class sides, Auckland, Canterbury, Central Districts, Northern Districts, Otago and Wellington. Ten points were awarded for a win, five points for having a first innings lead in a draw, three points for having a first innings lead in a loss and one point for a first innings deficit in a draw.[1]

Table[edit]

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

Team Played Won Lost Drawn Points Net RpW
Central Districts 5 3 0 2 36 6.074
Canterbury 5 2 1 2 30 7.096
Auckland 5 2 1 2 26 6.009
Wellington 5 1 2 2 16 −3.652
Northern Districts 5 1 4 0 10 −10.435
Otago 5 0 1 4 8 −6.583

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1966/67 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2023.