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Plunket Shield 1923/24 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1923/24; Tests are excluded.

RVD Worker leads the displayed batting table with 515 runs. AW Alloo leads the bowling table with 24 wickets.

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Showing 1923/24 · Plunket Shield

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Recorded matches: 6
Recorded players: 54
Recorded teams: 4
Recorded venues: 5

Selected season match starts: 1923-12-25 to 1924-01-18. 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 1923/24. 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 1923/24

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 1923/24 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
RVD Worker	3	515
JS Hiddleston	3	509
DC Collins	3	364
HHL Kortlang	3	318
JSF Shepherd	3	307

Recorded innings through 1924-01-18. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1923/24 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
AW Alloo	3	24
SG Smith	3	23
AWS Brice	3	20
DJ McBeath	3	17
HM McGirr	3	16

Recorded innings through 1924-01-18. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1923/24

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 · 54 players

Plunket Shield 1923/24 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
RVD Worker	Otago	3	6	0	515	172	85.83	—	2	2	0	0
JS Hiddleston	Wellington	3	6	0	509	163	84.83	—	2	2	19	2
DC Collins	Wellington	3	6	0	364	127	60.67	—	1	2	4	0
HHL Kortlang	Wellington	3	6	0	318	134	53.00	—	0	2	9	0
JSF Shepherd	Otago	3	6	0	307	92	51.17	—	2	0	0	0
EO Blamires	Otago	3	6	0	271	133	45.17	—	0	1	0	0
HM McGirr	Wellington	3	6	1	249	117	49.80	24,900.00	1	1	8	1
SG Smith	Auckland	3	6	0	248	79	41.33	—	2	0	8	1
CCR Dacre	Auckland	3	6	0	246	88	41.00	—	3	0	17	9
JJM McMullan	Otago	3	6	0	242	111	40.33	—	2	1	0	0
RC Blunt	Canterbury	3	6	0	238	104	39.67	—	0	1	4	0
WA Baker	Wellington	3	6	0	231	143	38.50	—	0	1	5	0
CJ Oliver	Canterbury	3	6	0	192	72	32.00	—	2	0	7	0
HEL Burton	Auckland	3	6	0	167	47	27.83	—	0	0	12	2
ANC Snedden	Auckland	3	6	0	150	68	25.00	—	1	0	8	1
A Anthony	Auckland	2	4	1	137	87	45.67	—	1	0	0	0
EG McLeod	Auckland	2	4	1	135	52	45.00	—	1	0	9	1
AW Alloo	Otago	3	6	0	121	68	20.17	—	1	0	0	0
WR Patrick	Canterbury	3	6	0	120	30	20.00	—	0	0	3	0
HC Alloo	Otago	3	6	0	115	30	19.17	—	0	0	0	0
DM Sandman	Canterbury	3	6	0	114	37	19.00	—	0	0	10	0
G Orr	Wellington	2	4	0	113	69	28.25	—	1	0	14	0
AE Irving	Auckland	3	6	0	105	34	17.50	—	0	0	2	0
A Galland	Otago	3	6	0	97	44	16.17	—	0	0	0	0
EHL Bernau	Wellington	2	4	0	95	65	23.75	—	1	0	12	0

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Plunket Shield 1923/24 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	4s	6s
CA Holland	Wellington	2	4	1	95	54	31.67	—	1	13	3
CS Dempster	Wellington	3	6	0	91	69	15.17	—	1	14	1
RE Frater	Auckland	2	4	1	91	43*	30.33	—	0	2	0
JG Young	Canterbury	3	6	2	88	33*	22.00	—	0	5	0
HD Gillespie	Auckland	3	6	0	82	61	13.67	4,100.00	1	7	0
KC James	Wellington	3	6	2	80	45*	20.00	—	0	3	0
AR Knight	Otago	2	4	0	73	45	18.25	—	0	0	0
WHR Cunningham	Canterbury	3	6	1	62	17*	12.40	—	0	0	0
GR Gregory	Canterbury	3	6	0	61	37	10.17	46.92	0	3	0
AWS Brice	Wellington	3	6	2	57	25	14.25	—	0	5	1
RJ Read	Canterbury	2	4	0	57	23	14.25	—	0	0	0
CFW Allcott	Auckland	3	6	2	56	19	14.00	—	0	6	0
RWH Cherry	Otago	1	2	0	56	35	28.00	—	0	0	0
MK Boon	Canterbury	2	4	0	46	28	11.50	—	0	5	0
RO Talbot	Canterbury	3	6	0	43	20	7.17	—	0	0	0
H Wilson	Auckland	3	6	1	37	17	7.40	1,233.33	0	0	0
CS Chadwick	Otago	2	4	1	33	16	11.00	—	0	0	0
M Henderson	Wellington	1	2	1	30	30*	30.00	—	0	0	0
HC Watson	Wellington	1	2	0	29	29	14.50	—	0	0	0
DJ McBeath	Canterbury	3	6	1	26	13	5.20	—	0	0	0
CG Crawford	Canterbury	1	2	0	22	22	11.00	550.00	0	2	0
RW Rowntree	Auckland	3	5	1	16	8	4.00	—	0	1	0
AC Fuller	Canterbury	1	2	2	13	12*	—	—	0	0	0
RC Torrance	Otago	2	4	2	11	7*	5.50	—	0	0	0
GR Dickinson	Otago	1	2	2	8	6*	—	—	0	0	0
JA Dunning	Otago	1	2	0	7	7	3.50	—	0	0	0
HR White	Wellington	1	2	0	6	5	3.00	—	0	0	0
WM Douglas	Otago	2	4	1	5	5*	1.67	500.00	0	0	0
H Duncan	Otago	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0	0	0

Bowling · 34 players

Plunket Shield 1923/24 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
AW Alloo	Otago	3	6	1,051	29	606	24	25.25	43.79	3.46	3	6/136
SG Smith	Auckland	3	6	755	19	533	23	23.17	32.83	4.24	2	8/65
AWS Brice	Wellington	3	6	775	16	507	20	25.35	38.75	3.93	2	6/54
DJ McBeath	Canterbury	3	6	587	9	340	17	20.00	34.53	3.48	2	5/31
HM McGirr	Wellington	3	6	541	11	323	16	20.19	33.81	3.58	2	6/52
CFW Allcott	Auckland	3	6	756	30	416	14	29.71	54.00	3.30	2	6/38
WM Douglas	Otago	2	4	498	8	350	11	31.82	45.27	4.22	0	4/75
RC Torrance	Otago	2	4	531	22	259	11	23.55	48.27	2.93	1	5/52
WHR Cunningham	Canterbury	3	6	534	10	320	9	35.56	59.33	3.60	0	4/83
DM Sandman	Canterbury	3	5	402	1	258	9	28.67	44.67	3.85	0	4/53
EO Blamires	Otago	3	6	448	9	286	8	35.75	56.00	3.83	0	4/56
DC Collins	Wellington	3	4	207	2	186	8	23.25	25.88	5.39	0	3/5
A Anthony	Auckland	2	4	168	4	90	6	15.00	28.00	3.21	0	2/14
H Wilson	Auckland	3	5	378	2	269	6	44.83	63.00	4.27	0	3/121
JS Hiddleston	Wellington	3	4	198	6	106	5	21.20	39.60	3.21	0	4/42
RJ Read	Canterbury	2	4	342	5	216	5	43.20	68.40	3.79	0	2/63
EG McLeod	Auckland	2	3	144	2	130	4	32.50	36.00	5.42	0	2/40
WR Patrick	Canterbury	2	3	119	3	69	3	23.00	39.67	3.48	0	2/21
ANC Snedden	Auckland	3	6	312	5	179	3	59.67	104.00	3.44	0	2/24
EHL Bernau	Wellington	2	4	204	3	141	3	47.00	68.00	4.15	0	2/69
CA Holland	Wellington	2	4	192	1	173	3	57.67	64.00	5.41	0	2/60
GR Dickinson	Otago	1	2	360	2	304	2	152.00	180.00	5.07	0	2/173
M Henderson	Wellington	1	2	192	1	148	2	74.00	96.00	4.63	0	1/67
CCR Dacre	Auckland	3	4	96	2	75	2	37.50	48.00	4.69	0	1/14
A Galland	Otago	1	2	78	2	35	2	17.50	39.00	2.69	0	2/18

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Plunket Shield 1923/24 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
JSF Shepherd	Otago	3	5	216	3	136	2	68.00	108.00	3.78	1/29
RC Blunt	Canterbury	2	3	36	1	28	1	28.00	36.00	4.67	1/19
RO Talbot	Canterbury	3	4	72	0	64	1	64.00	72.00	5.33	1/34
HC Watson	Wellington	1	2	42	0	35	1	35.00	42.00	5.00	1/16
JA Dunning	Otago	1	1	12	0	2	0	—	—	1.00	0/2
GR Gregory	Canterbury	1	1	12	0	9	0	—	—	4.50	0/9
AE Irving	Auckland	1	1	18	0	13	0	—	—	4.33	0/13
JJM McMullan	Otago	1	1	12	0	13	0	—	—	6.50	0/13
HR White	Wellington	1	2	60	0	64	0	—	—	6.40	0/31

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 1923/24. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1923/24 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Wellington	3	3	0	2,386	56	42.61	569	1,874	60	31.23
Auckland	3	2	1	1,586	50	31.72	330	1,789	60	29.82
Otago	3	1	2	2,034	60	33.90	495	2,120	60	35.33
Canterbury	3	0	3	1,210	60	20.17	258	1,433	46	31.15

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 · 1923/24

Latest 6 of 6 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1924-01-18 to 1924-01-23 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 385 & 495
Wellington: 560 & 465

Wellington won by 145 runs

1924-01-05 to 1924-01-08 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 258 & 97/0
Canterbury: 110 & 242

Auckland won by 10 wickets

1924-01-01 to 1924-01-03 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 330 & 318
Otago: 222 & 267

Auckland won by 159 runs

1924-01-01 to 1924-01-31 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 322 & 91/6
Canterbury: 237 & 174

Wellington won by 4 wickets

1923-12-25 to 1923-12-28 · Wellington College Ground, Wellington

Wellington: 569 & 379
Auckland: 280 & 303

Wellington won by 365 runs

1923-12-25 to 1923-12-28 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 189 & 258
Otago: 343 & 322

Otago won by 218 runs

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1923/24 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Eden Park, Auckland	2
Basin Reserve, Wellington	1
Carisbrook, Dunedin	1
Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1
Wellington College Ground, Wellington	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 1923/24, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1923/24 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
RVD Worker	172	Canterbury	1923-12-25
JS Hiddleston	163	Auckland	1923-12-25
JS Hiddleston	150	Otago	1924-01-18
WA Baker	143	Otago	1924-01-18
HHL Kortlang	134	Auckland	1923-12-25

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1923/24 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
SG Smith	8/65	Otago	1924-01-01
CFW Allcott	6/38	Canterbury	1924-01-05
HM McGirr	6/52	Canterbury	1924-01-01
AWS Brice	6/54	Canterbury	1924-01-01
AW Alloo	6/136	Wellington	1924-01-18

* 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.

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Season overview

Plunket Shield standings

Season leaders · Plunket Shield 1923/24

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1923/24

Batting · 54 players

Bowling · 34 players

Team comparison

Recent recorded matches · 1923/24

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