1934–35 Plunket Shield season

Cricket tournament in New Zealand June 2020 June 2020 1934–35 Plunket Shield First-class Round-robin Canterbury 4 6 1933–34 1933–34 Plunket Shield season 1935–36 1935–36 Plunket Shield season 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 + Table http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1934-35/NZ_LOCAL/PS/PS_POINTS-TABLE_1934-35.html Plunket Shield 1934-35 Table Cricinfo 28 August 2017TeamPlayedWLDWFDLFPts 8 4 2 Canterbury 3 2 0 0 1 18Auckland 3 1 1 1 0 12Wellington 3 1 2 0 0 8Otago 3 0 1 1 1 6 Results 120pxAucklandCanterburyOtagoWellington Auckland | null | | | home 18-22 Jan 438 runs Auckland 5 Canterbury | home 25-28 Dec 5 wickets Canterbury 2 | null | | home 31 Dec-2 Jan 10 wickets Canterbury 3 Otago | draw 31 Dec-3 Jan 4 | draw 22-26 Feb 6 | null | Wellington | | | home 24-26 Dec 8 wickets Wellington 1 | null home Home team won away Visiting team won draw Match drawn Round 1 match1 24–26 December 1934 Otago Wellington (H) 255 (63.5 overs) CJ Elmes 94 ED Blundell 6/82 (26.5 overs) 242 (66.5 overs) JR Lamason 103 FT Badcock 6/98 (28.5 overs) 133 (42.4 overs) CK Saxton 23 ED Blundell 5/48 (18.4 overs) 148/2 (52.2 overs) EWT Tindill 82* GR Dickinson 1/28 (12.2 overs) Wellington won by 8 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington LT Cobcroft and C Moore Scorecard Otago won the toss and elected to bat match2 25–28 December 1934 Auckland Canterbury (H) 279 (108.1 overs) HG Vivian 70 S Andrews 3/41 (23 overs) 230 (101.5 overs) FWJ Bellamy 77 LF Townsend 5/66 (32.5 overs) 187 (93.3 overs) RG Bush 55 M Graham 3/27 (18 overs) 237/5 (95.3 overs) FWJ Bellamy 49 J Cowie 3/66 (29 overs) Canterbury won by 5 wickets Lancaster Park, Christchurch T Burgess and J Forrester Scorecard Auckland won the toss and elected to bat Round 2 match3 31 December 1934 – 2 January 1935 Canterbury (H) Wellington 323 (106.4 overs) FWJ Bellamy 113 ED Blundell 4/113 (34 overs) 155 (62.1 overs) JA Ell 41 FWJ Bellamy 5/31 (17.1 overs) 74/0 (22.5 overs) JL Kerr 44* 241 (f-o) (88 overs) JR Lamason 90 S Andrews 6/59 (25 overs) Canterbury won by 10 wickets Lancaster Park, Christchurch T Burgess and J Forrester Scorecard Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat match4 31 December 1934 – 3 January 1935 Otago (H) Auckland 278 (100.1 overs) KFM Uttley 62 LF Townsend 5/83 (35.1 overs) 450 (191.2 overs) HG Vivian 101 CJ Elmes 4/72 (26 overs) 42/2 (29 overs) CK Saxton 22* J Cowie 1/7 (4 overs) Match drawn Carisbrook, Dunedin W Mackersey and A Downes Scorecard Otago won the toss and elected to bat Round 3 match5 18–22 January 1935 Auckland (H) Wellington 401 (135.5 overs) PE Whitelaw 115 JR Lamason 5/101 (29 overs) 255 (101.1 overs) EG McLeod 69 LF Townsend 5/89 (37.1 overs) 431/7d (117 overs) PE Whitelaw 155 JR Lamason 4/109 (32 overs) 139 (73.5 overs) EWT Tindill 37 LF Townsend 7/25 (19.5 overs) Auckland won by 438 runs Eden Park, Auckland DL Ryan and OR Montgomery Scorecard Auckland won the toss and elected to bat 20 January was taken as a rest day. match6 22–26 February 1935 Otago (H) Canterbury 248 (83 overs) FT Badcock 136 M Graham 5/76 (27 overs) 141 (84.4 overs) WA Hadlee 37 GR Dickinson 5/26 (22 overs) 241/7d (71.1 overs) RO Talbot 69 M Graham 4/50 (22 overs) 151/5 (55 overs) JL Kerr 59 GR Dickinson 2/27 (11 overs) Match drawn Carisbrook, Dunedin G McQueen and W Butler Scorecard Otago won the toss and elected to bat There was no play on the first day24 February was taken as a rest day. Statistics Most runs 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.Batting and Fielding in Plunket Shield 1934/35 https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/Plunket_Shield_1934-35/Batting_by_Average.html CricketArchive 12 November 2018 Most wickets Les Townsend, playing for Auckland, was the leading wicket-taker with 24 at an average of 13.91.Bowling in Plunket Shield 1934/35 https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/Plunket_Shield_1934-35/Bowling_by_Average.html CricketArchive 12 November 2018 References Category:Plunket Shield Plunket Shield Category:Long stubs with short prose