2015–16 Plunket Shield season
| Dates | 15 October 2015 – 2 April 2016 |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | Auckland |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Most runs | Bharat Popli (1149) |
| Most wickets | Ajaz Patel (43) |
The 2015–16 Plunket Shield was the 87th season of official first-class cricket in New Zealand. The competition started on 15 October 2015, and ran to 2 April 2016.[1] Auckland won the competition following a draw in their match against Wellington in round nine of the competition.[2]
Teams
Squads
| Auckland[3] | Canterbury[4] | Central Districts[5] | Northern Districts[6] | Otago[7] | Wellington[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixtures
Round 1
| 15 – 18 October Scorecard |
| v |
Auckland (H) | |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Ken McClure and Theo van Woerkom (Canterbury) made their first-class debuts.
| 15 – 18 October Scorecard |
| v |
||
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Josh Clarkson (Central Districts) and Jack Hunter (Otago) made their first-class debuts.
Round 2
| 23 – 26 October Scorecard |
| v |
||
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Brett Hampton and Nick Kelly (Northern Districts) made their first-class debuts.
| 24 – 27 October Scorecard |
| Canterbury (H) |
v |
|
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Logan van Beek (Canterbury) scored his maiden first-class century.[9]
Round 3
| 17 – 20 December Scorecard |
| v |
Auckland (H) | |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Mark Chapman and Shawn Hicks (Auckland) both made their first-class debuts.
| 17 – 20 December Scorecard |
| Canterbury (H) |
v |
|
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Navin Patel (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.
Round 4
| 5 – 8 February Scorecard |
| Canterbury (H) |
v |
|
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Nathan McAndrew (Auckland) made his first-class debut.
| 5 – 8 February Scorecard |
| v |
Otago (H) | |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
- Matthew Bacon (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
Round 5
| 13 – 16 February Scorecard |
| v |
||
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Michael Davidson (Canterbury) made his first-class debut.
Round 6
| 20 – 23 February Scorecard |
| v |
||
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Mitch Renwick (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.
Round 7
| 8 – 11 March Scorecard |
| v |
Wellington (H) | |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Ian McPeake (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
Round 8
| 15 – 18 March Scorecard |
| v |
||
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Liam Dudding (Central Districts) and Zak Gibson (Northern Districts) both made their first-class debuts.
| 15 – 18 March Scorecard |
| v |
Canterbury (H) | |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 2.
| 15 – 18 March Scorecard |
| Otago (H) |
v |
|
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 1.
Round 9
| 23 – 26 March Scorecard |
| v |
Otago (H) | |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 2.
Round 10
| 30 March – 2 April Scorecard |
| v |
Wellington (H) | |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Jamie Gibson (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
| 30 March – 2 April Scorecard |
| v |
||
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nathan Smith (Otago) made his first-class debut.
References
- ↑ "2015–16 Plunket Shield Fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "Auckland claim Plunket Shield with dominant draw". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ "Auckland Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "Canterbury Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "Central Districts Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "Northern Districts Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "Otago Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "Wellington Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "Van Beek's career best crushes Otago". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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