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Plunket Shield 1930/31 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1930/31; Tests are excluded.

HM McGirr leads the displayed batting table with 388 runs. WE Merritt leads the bowling table with 19 wickets.

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Showing 1930/31 · Plunket Shield

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Recorded matches: 6
Recorded players: 57
Recorded teams: 4
Recorded venues: 4

Selected season match starts: 1930-12-25 to 1931-01-23. 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 1930/31. 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 1930/31

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 1930/31 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
HM McGirr	3	388
GL Weir	3	356
TC Lowry	3	272
AJ Postles	3	264
IB Cromb	3	236

Recorded innings through 1931-01-23. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1930/31 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
WE Merritt	3	19
RC Blunt	3	16
AF Wensley	3	16
ED Blundell	3	13
J Newman	3	12

Recorded innings through 1931-01-23. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1930/31

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 · 57 players

Plunket Shield 1930/31 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
HM McGirr	Wellington	3	6	0	388	141	64.67	—	1	2
GL Weir	Auckland	3	6	2	356	134	89.00	—	1	2
TC Lowry	Wellington	3	6	0	272	91	45.33	—	3	0
AJ Postles	Auckland	3	6	1	264	100	52.80	—	2	1
IB Cromb	Canterbury	3	6	0	236	69	39.33	—	3	0
ML Page	Canterbury	3	6	0	233	116	38.83	—	1	1
AW Roberts	Canterbury	3	6	0	216	116	36.00	—	1	1
CFW Allcott	Auckland	3	6	1	186	114*	37.20	—	1	1
JE Mills	Auckland	3	6	0	184	66	30.67	—	2	0
RO Talbot	Canterbury	3	6	0	182	74	30.33	—	2	0
AM Matheson	Auckland	3	6	1	179	94*	35.80	—	2	0
IM Hamilton	Canterbury	3	6	0	173	80	28.83	—	1	0
SG Lester	Canterbury	3	6	1	163	49	32.60	—	0	0
HG Vivian	Auckland	3	6	0	162	81	27.00	—	1	0
JL Kerr	Canterbury	3	6	0	158	73	26.33	—	1	0
KC James	Wellington	3	6	0	147	57	24.50	—	1	0
RC Blunt	Otago	3	6	0	141	43	23.50	—	0	0
CS Dempster	Wellington	3	6	0	123	41	20.50	—	0	0
WE Merritt	Canterbury	3	6	1	121	38	24.20	—	0	0
RWH Cherry	Otago	3	6	0	121	48	20.17	—	0	0
AF Wensley	Auckland	3	6	0	111	40	18.50	—	0	0
JA Dunning	Otago	2	4	0	110	42	27.50	—	0	0
J Jacobs	Canterbury	3	6	1	102	52	20.40	—	1	0
FT Badcock	Otago	3	6	0	88	70	14.67	—	1	0
RC Crook	Wellington	3	6	1	87	32*	17.40	—	0	0

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Plunket Shield 1930/31 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s
DA Cameron	Wellington	1	2	0	83	71	41.50	—	1
JR Lamason	Wellington	2	4	0	81	54	20.25	—	1
N Dorreen	Canterbury	3	6	2	76	28*	19.00	—	0
GR Dickinson	Otago	2	4	0	72	59	18.00	—	1
W Hawksworth	Otago	3	6	3	63	27*	21.00	—	0
DAR Moloney	Otago	3	6	0	60	19	10.00	—	0
J Newman	Wellington	3	6	0	57	22	9.50	—	0
AW Alloo	Otago	2	4	0	55	37	13.75	—	0
CJ Elmes	Otago	2	4	0	43	17	10.75	—	0
VG Cavanagh	Otago	3	6	0	40	14	6.67	—	0
ED Blundell	Wellington	3	6	2	32	20*	8.00	—	0
A Galland	Otago	2	4	0	32	16	8.00	—	0
HD Gillespie	Auckland	1	2	0	30	20	15.00	—	0
A Newman	Wellington	2	4	0	30	15	7.50	—	0
EG McLeod	Wellington	2	4	0	29	14	7.25	—	0
AW McCoy	Auckland	2	4	0	27	21	6.75	—	0
TGF Lemin	Otago	2	4	2	25	11	12.50	—	0
DC Cleverley	Auckland	3	6	0	13	6	2.17	—	0
HB Massey	Wellington	2	4	2	12	8*	6.00	—	0
JSF Shepherd	Otago	1	2	0	11	8	5.50	—	0
N Gallichan	Wellington	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	—	0
HN Lambert	Wellington	1	2	1	9	5	9.00	—	0
WHR Cunningham	Canterbury	1	2	1	8	8	8.00	—	0
ETT Cakobau	Auckland	1	2	0	7	7	3.50	—	0
CG Finlayson	Auckland	1	2	0	7	6	3.50	—	0
DS Cameron	Otago	1	2	1	6	6	6.00	—	0
RW Coupland	Otago	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0
JT Burrows	Canterbury	1	2	1	5	5*	5.00	—	0
A Anthony	Auckland	1	2	0	3	2	1.50	—	0
LV Browne	Wellington	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0
RJ Read	Canterbury	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0
HH Hunt	Auckland	3	6	2	1	1	0.25	—	0

Bowling · 38 players

Plunket Shield 1930/31 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
WE Merritt	Canterbury	3	6	773	18	399	19	21.00	40.68	3.10	1	6/23
RC Blunt	Otago	3	6	714	24	284	16	17.75	44.63	2.39	1	8/99
AF Wensley	Auckland	3	6	846	25	348	16	21.75	52.88	2.47	2	6/34
ED Blundell	Wellington	3	6	877	39	332	13	25.54	67.46	2.27	0	4/43
J Newman	Wellington	3	6	762	36	226	12	18.83	63.50	1.78	0	4/36
IB Cromb	Canterbury	3	5	540	20	218	11	19.82	49.09	2.42	1	5/62
DC Cleverley	Auckland	3	5	625	24	288	11	26.18	56.82	2.76	0	4/24
RC Crook	Wellington	3	6	570	18	266	11	24.18	51.82	2.80	0	4/43
CFW Allcott	Auckland	3	5	492	28	135	10	13.50	49.20	1.65	0	4/22
GR Dickinson	Otago	2	4	474	28	182	9	20.22	52.67	2.30	1	6/45
AM Matheson	Auckland	3	6	591	20	276	9	30.67	65.67	2.80	0	4/53
SG Lester	Canterbury	2	4	309	11	145	8	18.13	38.63	2.82	0	4/21
JA Dunning	Otago	2	4	498	25	169	7	24.14	71.14	2.04	0	2/20
HN Lambert	Wellington	1	2	158	5	108	7	15.43	22.57	4.10	0	4/36
FT Badcock	Otago	3	6	531	25	226	6	37.67	88.50	2.55	0	3/62
HB Massey	Wellington	2	4	672	42	200	6	33.33	112.00	1.79	0	2/25
RO Talbot	Canterbury	3	6	504	20	194	6	32.33	84.00	2.31	0	2/9
TGF Lemin	Otago	2	4	393	12	186	5	37.20	78.60	2.84	0	4/54
JT Burrows	Canterbury	1	2	357	17	118	4	29.50	89.25	1.98	0	2/29
AW McCoy	Auckland	2	3	156	1	115	4	28.75	39.00	4.42	0	2/36
RJ Read	Canterbury	1	2	120	4	55	4	13.75	30.00	2.75	0	3/32
EG McLeod	Wellington	2	4	220	4	148	3	49.33	73.33	4.04	0	2/17
GL Weir	Auckland	3	3	108	2	64	3	21.33	36.00	3.56	0	2/35
HM McGirr	Wellington	2	3	210	7	74	3	24.67	70.00	2.11	0	2/17
AW Alloo	Otago	2	4	284	12	115	3	38.33	94.67	2.43	0	2/77

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Plunket Shield 1930/31 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
ML Page	Canterbury	2	3	138	5	69	2	34.50	69.00	3.00	2/21
RW Coupland	Otago	1	2	51	2	16	2	8.00	25.50	1.88	2/8
AW Roberts	Canterbury	2	2	60	0	35	1	35.00	60.00	3.50	1/29
HG Vivian	Auckland	2	2	72	4	26	1	26.00	72.00	2.17	1/11
N Gallichan	Wellington	1	1	42	3	16	1	16.00	42.00	2.29	1/16
WHR Cunningham	Canterbury	1	2	132	1	97	1	97.00	132.00	4.41	1/80
DS Cameron	Otago	1	2	60	3	31	1	31.00	60.00	3.10	1/20
CS Dempster	Wellington	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0/6
DAR Moloney	Otago	3	3	42	0	56	0	—	—	8.00	0/7
A Anthony	Auckland	1	1	150	15	25	0	—	—	1.00	0/25
CJ Elmes	Otago	2	4	168	6	81	0	—	—	2.89	0/6
CG Finlayson	Auckland	1	1	96	5	45	0	—	—	2.81	0/45
A Newman	Wellington	2	4	174	3	66	0	—	—	2.28	0/10

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 1930/31. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1930/31 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Canterbury	3	3	0	1,856	56	33.14	519	1,437	60	23.95
Auckland	3	2	1	1,631	51	31.98	537	1,464	56	26.14
Wellington	3	1	2	1,456	60	24.27	369	1,560	60	26.00
Otago	3	0	3	956	60	15.93	323	1,438	51	28.20

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 · 1930/31

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

1931-01-23 to 1931-01-24 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 71 & 71
Canterbury: 228 & 193

Canterbury won by 279 runs

1931-01-23 to 1931-01-26 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 297 & 174
Wellington: 233 & 71

Auckland won by 167 runs

1931-01-01 to 1931-01-05 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 135 & 323
Auckland: 331 & 128/1

Auckland won by 9 wickets

1931-01-01 to 1931-01-05 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 214 & 519
Wellington: 351 & 243

Canterbury won by 139 runs

1930-12-25 to 1930-12-29 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 189 & 369
Otago: 161 & 195

Wellington won by 202 runs

1930-12-25 to 1930-12-29 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 229 & 473/6
Auckland: 164 & 537

Canterbury won by 4 wickets

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1930/31 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Carisbrook, Dunedin	2
Lancaster Park, Christchurch	2
Basin Reserve, Wellington	1
Eden Park, Auckland	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 1930/31, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1930/31 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
HM McGirr	141	Otago	1930-12-25
GL Weir	134	Canterbury	1930-12-25
GL Weir	122	Wellington	1931-01-23
ML Page	116	Wellington	1931-01-01
AW Roberts	116	Wellington	1931-01-01

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1930/31 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
RC Blunt	8/99	Auckland	1931-01-01
WE Merritt	6/23	Otago	1931-01-23
AF Wensley	6/34	Wellington	1931-01-23
GR Dickinson	6/45	Canterbury	1931-01-23
IB Cromb	5/62	Wellington	1931-01-01

* 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.

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Season overview

Plunket Shield standings

Season leaders · Plunket Shield 1930/31

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1930/31

Batting · 57 players

Bowling · 38 players

Team comparison

Recent recorded matches · 1930/31

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