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Plunket Shield 1927/28 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1927/28; Tests are excluded.

EH Bowley leads the displayed batting table with 359 runs. WE Merritt leads the bowling table with 17 wickets.

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Showing 1927/28 · Plunket Shield

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Recorded matches: 6
Recorded players: 56
Recorded teams: 4
Recorded venues: 4

Selected season match starts: 1927-12-24 to 1928-01-27. 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 1927/28. 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 1927/28

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 1927/28 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
EH Bowley	3	359
TC Lowry	3	317
KC James	3	306
JJM McMullan	3	271
CCR Dacre	3	255

Recorded innings through 1928-01-27. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1927/28 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
WE Merritt	3	17
RJ Read	3	17
HM McGirr	3	15
AWS Brice	3	13
LC Eastman	2	12

Recorded innings through 1928-01-27. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1927/28

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 · 56 players

Plunket Shield 1927/28 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
EH Bowley	Auckland	3	6	0	359	120	59.83	—	2	1
TC Lowry	Wellington	3	6	0	317	181	52.83	—	1	1
KC James	Wellington	3	6	1	306	108	61.20	—	1	2
JJM McMullan	Otago	3	6	0	271	131	45.17	—	2	1
CCR Dacre	Auckland	3	6	0	255	145	42.50	—	1	1
GR Gregory	Canterbury	3	6	0	247	67	41.17	—	2	0
HM McGirr	Wellington	3	6	0	229	122	38.17	—	1	1
H Foley	Wellington	3	6	1	217	136	43.40	—	0	1
IW Cooper	Auckland	3	6	1	212	80	42.40	—	1	0
JE Mills	Auckland	3	6	0	207	89	34.50	—	2	0
RC Blunt	Otago	2	4	0	204	85	51.00	—	2	0
FT Badcock	Wellington	3	6	1	201	91	40.20	—	2	0
LC Eastman	Otago	2	4	0	189	91	47.25	—	2	0
CS Dempster	Wellington	2	4	0	183	71	45.75	—	2	0
IM Hamilton	Canterbury	3	6	0	175	77	29.17	—	1	0
DC Nixon	Canterbury	3	6	0	172	81	28.67	—	1	0
ML Page	Canterbury	3	6	0	167	76	27.83	—	2	0
AR Knight	Otago	3	6	1	160	83	32.00	—	2	0
J Jacobs	Canterbury	3	6	0	155	69	25.83	—	2	0
JA Newman	Canterbury	2	4	1	154	112*	51.33	—	0	1
WN Vorrath	Otago	3	6	1	135	103*	27.00	—	0	1
AW Alloo	Otago	2	4	0	120	97	30.00	—	1	0
A Galland	Otago	3	6	0	116	55	19.33	—	1	0
HN Lambert	Wellington	3	6	0	115	40	19.17	—	0	0
GR Dickinson	Otago	1	2	0	113	104	56.50	—	0	1

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Plunket Shield 1927/28 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s
A Anthony	Auckland	3	6	0	104	75	17.33	—	1
AS Player	Auckland	3	6	2	104	40	26.00	—	0
RVD Worker	Wellington	2	4	1	101	62	33.67	—	1
RJ Read	Canterbury	3	6	0	99	34	16.50	—	0
CE Evans	Canterbury	2	4	0	98	40	24.50	—	0
WHJ Hayes	Canterbury	3	6	1	90	48	18.00	—	0
VG Cavanagh	Otago	3	6	0	84	25	14.00	—	0
WE Merritt	Canterbury	3	6	0	75	37	12.50	—	0
CJ Elmes	Otago	3	6	0	71	46	11.83	—	0
JS Taylor	Wellington	1	2	0	62	61	31.00	—	1
WJ Hendy	Auckland	1	2	0	54	38	27.00	—	0
AW Roberts	Canterbury	2	4	0	50	30	12.50	—	0
AM Matheson	Auckland	3	6	0	50	24	8.33	—	0
GL Weir	Auckland	2	4	0	47	23	11.75	—	0
RW Rowntree	Auckland	2	4	1	41	25*	13.67	—	0
RC Torrance	Otago	3	6	2	37	28	9.25	—	0
JN McEwin	Canterbury	2	4	4	32	17*	—	—	0
JR Lamason	Wellington	1	2	0	31	31	15.50	—	0
WF Airey	Wellington	1	2	0	27	19	13.50	—	0
HB Massey	Wellington	3	6	3	26	12*	8.67	—	0
RWH Cherry	Otago	3	6	0	25	10	4.17	—	0
HD Gillespie	Auckland	1	2	0	24	24	12.00	—	0
WM Douglas	Otago	2	4	2	24	12	12.00	—	0
AWS Brice	Wellington	3	6	1	22	17	4.40	—	0
AH Scott	Auckland	1	2	1	17	9*	17.00	—	0
DR Garrard	Auckland	2	4	1	16	8	5.33	—	0
AF Weir	Auckland	2	4	0	10	10	2.50	—	0
AG Williams	Auckland	1	2	1	9	9*	9.00	—	0
EHL Bernau	Wellington	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0
CJ Oliver	Canterbury	1	2	1	4	4	4.00	—	0
AE Doneghue	Wellington	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0

Bowling · 37 players

Plunket Shield 1927/28 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
WE Merritt	Canterbury	3	6	866	18	468	17	27.53	50.94	3.24	2	5/69
RJ Read	Canterbury	3	6	912	36	372	17	21.88	53.65	2.45	1	5/77
HM McGirr	Wellington	3	6	726	24	347	15	23.13	48.40	2.87	2	5/42
AWS Brice	Wellington	3	6	528	13	300	13	23.08	40.62	3.41	0	4/44
LC Eastman	Otago	2	4	845	32	314	12	26.17	70.42	2.23	1	5/78
A Anthony	Auckland	3	6	582	20	304	12	25.33	48.50	3.13	0	4/65
AM Matheson	Auckland	3	6	801	25	377	11	34.27	72.82	2.82	0	3/24
FT Badcock	Wellington	3	6	555	26	266	10	26.60	55.50	2.88	0	3/74
AS Player	Auckland	3	6	811	35	348	10	34.80	81.10	2.57	0	3/70
CCR Dacre	Auckland	3	6	228	5	141	9	15.67	25.33	3.71	0	4/38
RC Torrance	Otago	3	6	1,047	54	353	9	39.22	116.33	2.02	0	4/55
JA Newman	Canterbury	2	4	687	29	242	8	30.25	85.88	2.11	0	3/88
AW Alloo	Otago	2	4	395	11	190	8	23.75	49.38	2.89	1	5/74
DC Nixon	Canterbury	3	4	390	10	189	7	27.00	55.71	2.91	0	4/74
WM Douglas	Otago	2	4	372	12	187	6	31.17	62.00	3.02	1	5/88
HN Lambert	Wellington	3	6	216	3	141	6	23.50	36.00	3.92	0	3/43
EH Bowley	Auckland	3	6	417	17	185	5	37.00	83.40	2.66	0	2/66
GL Weir	Auckland	2	4	300	10	166	5	33.20	60.00	3.32	0	4/48
HB Massey	Wellington	3	6	390	19	168	4	42.00	97.50	2.58	0	2/27
TC Lowry	Wellington	3	4	170	1	125	3	41.67	56.67	4.41	0	2/15
EHL Bernau	Wellington	1	2	205	3	103	3	34.33	68.33	3.01	0	3/69
JN McEwin	Canterbury	2	2	162	4	90	3	30.00	54.00	3.33	0	2/60
GR Dickinson	Otago	1	2	246	3	172	2	86.00	123.00	4.20	0	2/155
ML Page	Canterbury	2	4	204	4	146	2	73.00	102.00	4.29	0	1/31
JE Mills	Auckland	1	2	96	0	75	2	37.50	48.00	4.69	0	2/57

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Plunket Shield 1927/28 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
DR Garrard	Auckland	2	4	240	9	91	2	45.50	120.00	2.28	1/31
AG Williams	Auckland	1	2	246	16	79	2	39.50	123.00	1.93	1/38
RC Blunt	Otago	2	4	312	5	201	1	201.00	312.00	3.87	1/46
H Foley	Wellington	3	3	72	1	57	1	57.00	72.00	4.75	1/31
IW Cooper	Auckland	3	3	78	1	58	1	58.00	78.00	4.46	1/18
AR Knight	Otago	2	2	72	3	36	1	36.00	72.00	3.00	1/31
CS Dempster	Wellington	1	1	6	0	7	0	—	—	7.00	0/7
JS Taylor	Wellington	1	2	36	1	18	0	—	—	3.00	0/3
JR Lamason	Wellington	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0/2
RVD Worker	Wellington	1	1	18	0	6	0	—	—	2.00	0/6
CJ Elmes	Otago	3	4	126	3	92	0	—	—	4.38	0/6
AF Weir	Auckland	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0/5

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 1927/28. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1927/28 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Wellington	3	3	0	1,900	45	42.22	595	1,620	60	27.00
Canterbury	3	2	1	1,590	56	28.39	357	1,581	55	28.75
Auckland	3	1	2	1,576	54	29.19	458	1,862	60	31.03
Otago	3	0	3	1,623	60	27.05	378	1,626	40	40.65

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 · 1927/28

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

1928-01-27 to 1928-01-30 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 595 & 260
Auckland: 121 & 458

Wellington won by 276 runs

1928-01-20 to 1928-01-23 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 155 & 374
Wellington: 488 & 42/0

Wellington won by 10 wickets

1928-01-06 to 1928-01-09 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 198 & 286
Canterbury: 244 & 251

Canterbury won by 11 runs

1928-01-02 to 1928-01-31 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 405 & 110/5
Canterbury: 251 & 261

Wellington won by 5 wickets

1928-01-02 to 1928-01-31 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 217 & 296/4
Otago: 197 & 315

Auckland won by 6 wickets

1927-12-24 to 1927-12-27 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 226 & 357/6
Otago: 204 & 378

Canterbury won by 4 wickets

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1927/28 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Basin Reserve, Wellington	2
Eden Park, Auckland	2
Carisbrook, Dunedin	1
Lancaster Park, Christchurch	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 1927/28, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1927/28 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
TC Lowry	181	Auckland	1928-01-27
CCR Dacre	145	Wellington	1928-01-27
H Foley	136	Otago	1928-01-20
JJM McMullan	131	Auckland	1928-01-02
HM McGirr	122	Canterbury	1928-01-02

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1927/28 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
HM McGirr	5/42	Auckland	1928-01-27
WE Merritt	5/69	Auckland	1928-01-06
WE Merritt	5/73	Otago	1927-12-24
AW Alloo	5/74	Canterbury	1927-12-24
RJ Read	5/77	Auckland	1928-01-06

* 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 1927/28

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1927/28

Batting · 56 players

Bowling · 37 players

Team comparison

Recent recorded matches · 1927/28

Wellington v Auckland

Otago v Wellington

Auckland v Canterbury

Wellington v Canterbury

Auckland v Otago

Canterbury v Otago