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Plunket Shield 1914/15 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1914/15; Tests are excluded.

RG Hickmott leads the displayed batting table with 307 runs. DB McLachlan leads the bowling table with 22 wickets.

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Showing 1914/15 · Plunket Shield

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Recorded matches: 4
Recorded players: 58
Recorded teams: 5
Recorded venues: 4

Selected season match starts: 1914-12-25 to 1915-01-09. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.

Plunket Shield standings

League table for 1914/15. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

League standings are not available in Redball’s recorded data for this competition and season.

Season leaders · Plunket Shield 1914/15

Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1914/15 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
RG Hickmott	4	307
HA Bishop	4	175
AW Thomas	3	153
DM Sandman	4	138
CE Beal	4	135

Recorded innings through 1915-01-09. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1914/15 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
DB McLachlan	2	22
TA Carlton	3	16
AW Thomas	3	11
ANC Snedden	1	9
DM Sandman	4	8

Recorded innings through 1915-01-09. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1914/15

Every recorded player in this competition and season; the first 25 in each table are shown below. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 58 players

Plunket Shield 1914/15 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s
RG Hickmott	Canterbury	4	6	0	307	109	51.17	—	2	1	0
HA Bishop	Canterbury	4	6	0	175	62	29.17	—	1	0	0
AW Thomas	Canterbury	3	5	1	153	49	38.25	5,100.00	0	0	0
DM Sandman	Canterbury	4	6	2	138	58	34.50	—	1	0	0
CE Beal	Canterbury	4	6	1	135	58*	27.00	—	1	0	0
TA Carlton	Canterbury	4	6	0	113	50	18.83	—	1	0	0
F Woods	Canterbury	4	6	0	107	34	17.83	—	0	0	0
WA Baker	Wellington	1	2	0	97	73	48.50	—	1	0	0
HB Whitta	Canterbury	3	5	0	95	43	19.00	—	0	0	0
FR Mason	Auckland	1	2	0	92	81	46.00	—	1	0	0
WR Patrick	Canterbury	4	6	0	86	27	14.33	—	0	0	0
E Horspool	Auckland	1	2	0	86	59	43.00	—	1	0	0
GB Cummings	Auckland	1	2	0	82	73	41.00	—	1	0	0
JS Hiddleston	Wellington	1	2	0	77	62	38.50	—	1	0	10
W Brook-Smith	Auckland	1	2	0	70	65	35.00	—	1	0	0
JH Bennett	Canterbury	3	4	0	56	36	14.00	—	0	0	0
AWS Brice	Wellington	1	2	0	52	32	26.00	—	0	0	0
JSB Bruges	Otago	1	2	1	44	44*	44.00	—	0	0	0
CCR Dacre	Auckland	1	2	0	41	37	20.50	—	0	0	0
EHL Bernau	Hawke's Bay	1	2	0	39	31	19.50	—	0	0	0
WRL Gibbes	Wellington	1	2	0	35	19	17.50	—	0	0	0
GR Stevens	Hawke's Bay	1	2	1	34	34	34.00	—	0	0	0
JN Crawford	Otago	1	2	0	32	22	16.00	—	0	0	0
HEL Burton	Wellington	1	2	0	31	28	15.50	—	0	0	0
FA Midlane	Wellington	1	2	0	27	14	13.50	—	0	0	0

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Plunket Shield 1914/15 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR
JSF Shepherd	Otago	1	2	0	27	19	13.50	—
C Boxshall	Canterbury	3	5	2	26	11*	8.67	—
ANC Snedden	Auckland	1	2	0	22	16	11.00	—
JL Paterson	Hawke's Bay	1	2	0	21	20	10.50	—
HC Watson	Otago	1	2	0	18	9	9.00	—
JH Board	Hawke's Bay	1	2	0	17	17	8.50	—
EV Sale	Auckland	1	2	0	17	9	8.50	—
RC Bell	Otago	1	2	0	16	11	8.00	—
PR Fulton	Hawke's Bay	1	2	0	14	7	7.00	—
WT Bray	Wellington	1	2	0	12	12	6.00	—
CR Spackman	Hawke's Bay	1	2	1	12	12*	12.00	1,200.00
LG Taylor	Auckland	1	2	0	11	7	5.50	—
HG Siedeberg	Otago	1	2	0	11	11	5.50	—
WH Ellis	Hawke's Bay	1	2	0	10	9	5.00	—
EJ Napier	Hawke's Bay	1	2	0	10	10	5.00	1,000.00
D Reese	Canterbury	1	1	0	9	9	9.00	—
JC Burns	Wellington	1	2	0	8	6	4.00	—
A Galland	Otago	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—
RW Rowntree	Auckland	1	2	1	8	6*	8.00	—
LG Hemus	Auckland	1	2	0	7	7	3.50	—
CS Geddis	Hawke's Bay	1	2	0	7	7	3.50	—
WLD Harvie	Auckland	1	2	1	6	6*	6.00	—
TR Southall	Wellington	1	2	2	6	6*	—	—
CS Chadwick	Otago	1	2	0	5	4	2.50	—
FL Butler	Canterbury	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	—
KH Dean	Hawke's Bay	1	2	0	4	3	2.00	—
J Ramsden	Otago	1	2	1	4	2*	4.00	—
AW Alloo	Otago	1	2	0	3	2	1.50	—
CW Robinson	Wellington	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	150.00
AD Eckhoff	Otago	1	2	0	2	1	1.00	—
DB McLachlan	Canterbury	2	3	1	1	1*	0.50	100.00
CG Wilson	Wellington	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—
JJ O'Brien	Hawke's Bay	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00

Bowling · 34 players

Plunket Shield 1914/15 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
DB McLachlan	Canterbury	2	4	361	18	176	22	8.00	16.41	2.93	3	7/57
TA Carlton	Canterbury	3	6	496	25	214	16	13.38	31.00	2.59	1	5/65
AW Thomas	Canterbury	3	4	426	24	150	11	13.64	38.73	2.11	1	8/99
ANC Snedden	Auckland	1	2	365	8	182	9	20.22	40.56	2.99	1	5/78
DM Sandman	Canterbury	4	8	450	14	224	8	28.00	56.25	2.99	0	3/6
JH Bennett	Canterbury	3	6	546	29	189	8	23.63	68.25	2.08	0	4/28
AWS Brice	Wellington	1	2	193	6	90	7	12.86	27.57	2.80	1	6/31
JN Crawford	Otago	1	1	114	3	67	6	11.17	19.00	3.53	1	6/67
RG Hickmott	Canterbury	4	6	139	5	73	6	12.17	23.17	3.15	0	4/5
D Reese	Canterbury	1	2	180	13	36	5	7.20	36.00	1.20	0	4/22
CW Robinson	Wellington	1	2	192	4	120	5	24.00	38.40	3.75	0	4/80
WLD Harvie	Auckland	1	2	342	11	124	5	24.80	68.40	2.18	0	3/63
EHL Bernau	Hawke's Bay	1	1	117	3	88	4	22.00	29.25	4.51	0	4/88
GB Cummings	Auckland	1	2	114	4	58	3	19.33	38.00	3.05	0	2/25
TR Southall	Wellington	1	2	132	1	95	3	31.67	44.00	4.32	0	3/64
KH Dean	Hawke's Bay	1	1	42	0	39	2	19.50	21.00	5.57	0	2/39
WRL Gibbes	Wellington	1	2	120	3	78	2	39.00	60.00	3.90	0	2/55
J Ramsden	Otago	1	1	63	2	29	2	14.50	31.50	2.76	0	2/29
HG Siedeberg	Otago	1	1	84	1	55	2	27.50	42.00	3.93	0	2/55
LG Taylor	Auckland	1	2	42	0	46	1	46.00	42.00	6.57	0	1/19
HA Bishop	Canterbury	1	1	6	0	10	1	10.00	6.00	10.00	0	1/10
CCR Dacre	Auckland	1	1	6	0	3	1	3.00	6.00	3.00	0	1/3
CS Geddis	Hawke's Bay	1	1	24	1	10	1	10.00	24.00	2.50	0	1/10
JS Hiddleston	Wellington	1	2	72	1	41	1	41.00	72.00	3.42	0	1/33
EJ Napier	Hawke's Bay	1	1	84	0	45	1	45.00	84.00	3.21	0	1/45

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Plunket Shield 1914/15 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
JJ O'Brien	Hawke's Bay	1	1	12	0	12	1	12.00	12.00	6.00	1/12
JL Paterson	Hawke's Bay	1	1	42	0	41	1	41.00	42.00	5.86	1/41
WR Patrick	Canterbury	3	3	48	0	46	0	—	—	5.75	0/6
CE Beal	Canterbury	1	1	12	0	10	0	—	—	5.00	0/10
W Brook-Smith	Auckland	1	1	36	1	16	0	—	—	2.67	0/16
AD Eckhoff	Otago	1	1	48	0	56	0	—	—	7.00	0/56
PR Fulton	Hawke's Bay	1	1	89	1	72	0	—	—	4.85	0/72
E Horspool	Auckland	1	1	42	0	24	0	—	—	3.43	0/24
GR Stevens	Hawke's Bay	1	1	18	0	12	0	—	—	4.00	0/12

Statistics definitions and missing data

Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.

Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.

— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology

Team comparison

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1914/15. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1914/15 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Canterbury	4	4	0	1,532	59	25.97	337	1,262	80	15.78
Auckland	1	0	1	498	20	24.90	286	501	19	26.37
Hawke's Bay	1	0	1	188	20	9.40	99	337	10	33.70
Otago	1	0	1	192	20	9.60	108	218	10	21.80
Wellington	1	0	1	384	20	19.20	269	476	20	23.80

Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.

Recent recorded matches · 1914/15

Latest 4 of 4 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1915-01-09 to 1915-01-12 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 269 & 115
Canterbury: 244 & 232

Canterbury won by 92 runs

1915-01-06 to 1915-01-07 · Nelson Park, Hastings

Hawke's Bay: 89 & 99
Canterbury: 337

Canterbury won by an innings and 149 runs

1915-01-01 to 1915-01-04 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 212 & 286
Canterbury: 208 & 293/9

Canterbury won by 1 wicket

1914-12-25 to 1914-12-26 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 218
Otago: 108 & 84

Canterbury won by an innings and 26 runs

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1914/15 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Basin Reserve, Wellington	1
Eden Park, Auckland	1
Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1
Nelson Park, Hastings	1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Plunket Shield 1914/15, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1914/15 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
RG Hickmott	109	Hawke's Bay	1915-01-06
FR Mason	81	Canterbury	1915-01-01
GB Cummings	73	Canterbury	1915-01-01
WA Baker	73	Canterbury	1915-01-09
W Brook-Smith	65	Canterbury	1915-01-01

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1914/15 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
AW Thomas	8/99	Auckland	1915-01-01
DB McLachlan	7/57	Hawke's Bay	1915-01-06
AWS Brice	6/31	Canterbury	1915-01-09
DB McLachlan	6/43	Wellington	1915-01-09
JN Crawford	6/67	Canterbury	1914-12-25

* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.

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Recorded teams

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Plunket Shield. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.

Recorded match dates: 1907-12-14 to 2026-03-27. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.

Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.

Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.