1969–70 Plunket Shield season

Cricket tournament in New Zealand January 2023 January 2023 1969–70 Plunket Shield Plunket Shield.jpg The Plunket Shield trophy First-class Round-robin Otago 7 6 15 1968–69 1968–69 Plunket Shield season 1970–71 1970–71 Plunket Shield season The 1969–70 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand. 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. Ten points were awarded for a win, five points for having a first innings lead in a draw and one point for a first innings deficit in a draw.Plunket Shield 1969/70 Table https://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/3/Plunket_Shield_1969-70.html CricketArchive 24 January 2023 subscription The match between Otago and Northern Districts was rained off before both teams could complete one innings each resulting in both teams gaining three competition points.Otago Game Drawn https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19700106.2.153 The Press 6 January 1970 CX 32188 13 Table Below are the Plunket Shield standings for the season: Team Played Won Lost Drawn Points Net RpW runs per wicket Otago 5 2 0 3 33 9.203 Central Districts 5 1 0 4 18 1.720 Wellington 5 0 1 4 16 −2.349 Canterbury 5 0 1 4 12 −1.310 Auckland 5 0 1 4 12 −3.766 Northern Districts 5 0 0 5 12 −7.271 References Category:Plunket Shield Plunket Shield