1959–60 Plunket Shield season

Cricket tournament in New Zealand January 2023 January 2023 1959–60 Plunket Shield Plunket Shield.jpg The Plunket Shield trophy First-class Round-robin Canterbury 8 6 15 1958–59 1958–59 Plunket Shield season 1960–61 1960–61 Plunket Shield season The 1959–60 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand. Canterbury 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.Plunket Shield 1959/60 Table https://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/3/Plunket_Shield_1959-60.html CricketArchive 23 January 2023 subscription Table Below are the Plunket Shield standings for the season: Team Played Won Lost Drawn Points Net RpW runs per wicket Canterbury 5 3 1 1 35 3.174 Otago 5 3 2 0 30 1.382 Wellington 5 2 1 2 25 2.913 Central Districts 5 1 2 2 23 −2.502 Auckland 5 1 2 2 19 −1.304 Northern Districts 5 0 2 3 7 −2.861 References Category:Plunket Shield Plunket Shield