The 1957–58 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.
The Plunket Shield trophy | |
Cricket format | First-class |
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Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Champions | Otago (6th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 15 |
Otago 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. 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
editBelow are the Plunket Shield standings for the season:[1]
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points | NetRpW |
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Otago | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 6.229 |
Auckland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5.750 |
Wellington | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 1.145 |
Central Districts | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -3.450 |
Northern Districts | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -7.574 |
Canterbury | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1.846 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1957/58 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2023.