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Plunket Shield 1932/33 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1932/33; Tests are excluded.

KC James leads the displayed batting table with 269 runs. FT Badcock leads the bowling table with 21 wickets.

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Showing 1932/33 · Plunket Shield

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

Selected season match starts: 1932-12-24 to 1933-02-03. 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 1932/33. 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 1932/33

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 1932/33 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
KC James	3	269
JL Kerr	3	268
JE Mills	3	247
PE Whitelaw	3	235
CS Dempster	3	231

Recorded innings through 1933-02-03. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1932/33 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
FT Badcock	3	21
WE Merritt	3	20
IB Cromb	3	14
JA Dunning	3	14
AM Matheson	3	13

Recorded innings through 1933-02-03. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1932/33

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 1932/33 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
KC James	Wellington	3	6	0	269	108	44.83	—	0	1
JL Kerr	Canterbury	3	6	1	268	196	53.60	—	0	1
JE Mills	Auckland	3	6	0	247	73	41.17	—	2	0
PE Whitelaw	Auckland	3	6	0	235	81	39.17	—	1	0
CS Dempster	Wellington	3	6	0	231	65	38.50	—	2	0
AJ Postles	Auckland	3	6	0	200	102	33.33	—	0	1
VG Cavanagh	Otago	3	5	0	197	77	39.40	—	2	0
GL Weir	Auckland	3	6	1	195	95	39.00	—	1	0
RO Talbot	Canterbury	2	4	1	192	117	64.00	—	1	1
ML Page	Canterbury	3	6	0	183	78	30.50	—	1	0
AR Knight	Otago	3	5	0	165	81	33.00	—	2	0
HG Vivian	Auckland	3	6	1	160	65	32.00	—	2	0
MA O'Brien	Wellington	3	6	0	154	61	25.67	—	1	0
HD Smith	Otago	3	5	1	147	52	36.75	—	1	0
WE Merritt	Canterbury	3	6	0	134	50	22.33	—	1	0
IB Cromb	Canterbury	3	6	0	124	52	20.67	—	1	0
AW Roberts	Canterbury	3	6	0	123	56	20.50	—	1	0
HT Pearson	Auckland	3	6	0	122	66	20.33	—	1	0
DAR Moloney	Otago	3	5	0	116	44	23.20	—	0	0
RG Bush	Auckland	3	6	1	109	36	21.80	—	0	0
EWT Tindill	Wellington	1	2	0	106	106	53.00	—	0	1
VJT Chettleburgh	Otago	3	5	2	103	48	34.33	—	0	0
JR Lamason	Wellington	2	4	0	95	53	23.75	—	1	0
JV Leader	Otago	2	3	0	93	40	31.00	—	0	0
DR Garrard	Auckland	3	6	0	78	55	13.00	—	1	0

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Plunket Shield 1932/33 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s
CJ Elmes	Otago	2	3	0	77	38	25.67	—	0
FT Badcock	Otago	3	5	0	75	31	15.00	—	0
FWJ Bellamy	Canterbury	3	6	0	69	60	11.50	—	1
ED Blundell	Wellington	3	6	3	68	27*	22.67	—	0
JL Powell	Canterbury	1	2	0	63	38	31.50	—	0
CCR Dacre	Auckland	2	4	0	57	42	14.25	—	0
RW Coupland	Otago	3	5	1	51	32*	12.75	—	0
AM Matheson	Auckland	3	6	1	48	23	9.60	—	0
HM McGirr	Wellington	1	2	0	45	38	22.50	—	0
CK Parsloe	Wellington	2	4	1	45	24	15.00	—	0
TC Lowry	Wellington	2	4	0	41	19	10.25	—	0
RC Burns	Canterbury	3	6	0	39	17	6.50	—	0
LR Dunster	Canterbury	2	4	0	39	32	9.75	—	0
SG Lester	Canterbury	2	4	0	36	29	9.00	—	0
JAR Blandford	Wellington	2	4	0	34	30	8.50	—	0
J Newman	Wellington	1	2	2	32	22*	—	—	0
JA Dunning	Otago	3	5	0	32	13	6.40	—	0
FP O'Brien	Canterbury	1	2	0	30	19	15.00	—	0
VH du Chateau	Wellington	2	4	0	28	12	7.00	—	0
W Hawksworth	Otago	3	5	2	26	13	8.67	—	0
HB Massey	Wellington	2	4	0	26	17	6.50	—	0
HN Lambert	Wellington	2	4	0	23	9	5.75	—	0
GS Hampton	Auckland	3	6	3	19	10	6.33	—	0
HEI Reaney	Wellington	1	2	0	17	13	8.50	—	0
DL Freeman	Wellington	1	2	0	14	7	7.00	—	0
GR Dickinson	Otago	1	2	0	13	11	6.50	—	0
IM Hamilton	Canterbury	1	2	0	13	10	6.50	—	0
DA Cameron	Wellington	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	—	0
WA Priest	Otago	1	2	0	6	4	3.00	—	0
J Cowie	Auckland	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0
JT Burrows	Canterbury	3	6	5	0	0*	0.00	—	0
WH Dustin	Wellington	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0

Bowling · 34 players

Plunket Shield 1932/33 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
FT Badcock	Otago	3	6	1,381	103	311	21	14.81	65.76	1.35	2	6/72
WE Merritt	Canterbury	3	6	895	30	415	20	20.75	44.75	2.78	2	6/54
IB Cromb	Canterbury	3	6	890	30	382	14	27.29	63.57	2.58	1	5/79
JA Dunning	Otago	3	6	925	58	314	14	22.43	66.07	2.04	1	6/52
AM Matheson	Auckland	3	5	714	19	352	13	27.08	54.92	2.96	0	4/93
DR Garrard	Auckland	3	5	686	39	220	13	16.92	52.77	1.92	2	5/69
ED Blundell	Wellington	3	6	705	20	362	11	32.91	64.09	3.08	1	6/101
JT Burrows	Canterbury	3	6	564	25	194	10	19.40	56.40	2.06	0	3/46
RG Bush	Auckland	3	5	623	27	252	10	25.20	62.30	2.43	0	4/54
HG Vivian	Auckland	3	5	1,002	52	343	9	38.11	111.33	2.05	1	5/100
DL Freeman	Wellington	1	2	281	4	187	9	20.78	31.22	3.99	1	5/102
J Newman	Wellington	1	2	510	30	198	8	24.75	63.75	2.33	0	4/93
HD Smith	Otago	3	6	224	7	98	7	14.00	32.00	2.63	0	2/9
CK Parsloe	Wellington	2	4	408	11	183	6	30.50	68.00	2.69	1	5/44
RW Coupland	Otago	3	4	216	8	102	5	20.40	43.20	2.83	0	4/41
GL Weir	Auckland	3	5	708	28	246	4	61.50	177.00	2.08	0	2/62
HM McGirr	Wellington	1	2	114	3	45	4	11.25	28.50	2.37	0	4/24
DAR Moloney	Otago	3	6	150	2	110	4	27.50	37.50	4.40	0	3/46
HN Lambert	Wellington	2	3	270	5	170	4	42.50	67.50	3.78	0	2/43
GR Dickinson	Otago	1	2	216	14	64	3	21.33	72.00	1.78	0	2/24
HB Massey	Wellington	2	2	198	6	120	3	40.00	66.00	3.64	0	3/50
AW Roberts	Canterbury	3	6	438	20	151	2	75.50	219.00	2.07	0	1/29
JR Lamason	Wellington	2	4	95	2	64	2	32.00	47.50	4.04	0	2/47
ML Page	Canterbury	1	1	18	0	7	1	7.00	18.00	2.33	0	1/7
FWJ Bellamy	Canterbury	3	5	114	10	26	1	26.00	114.00	1.37	0	1/1

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Plunket Shield 1932/33 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
CJ Elmes	Otago	2	4	120	1	77	1	77.00	120.00	3.85	1/23
SG Lester	Canterbury	2	2	60	0	38	1	38.00	60.00	3.80	1/25
CS Dempster	Wellington	2	2	24	0	25	0	—	—	6.25	0/2
J Cowie	Auckland	1	1	24	1	9	0	—	—	2.25	0/9
VJT Chettleburgh	Otago	1	1	12	0	17	0	—	—	8.50	0/17
JV Leader	Otago	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0/4
FP O'Brien	Canterbury	1	1	12	0	3	0	—	—	1.50	0/3
MA O'Brien	Wellington	1	1	6	0	16	0	—	—	16.00	0/16
HEI Reaney	Wellington	1	1	30	1	16	0	—	—	3.20	0/16

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 1932/33. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1932/33 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Otago	3	2	0	1	1,166	46	25.35	324	1,154	56	20.61
Auckland	3	1	0	2	1,538	50	30.76	366	1,524	50	30.48
Canterbury	3	1	1	1	1,397	50	27.94	366	1,302	50	26.04
Wellington	3	0	3	0	1,327	60	22.12	397	1,448	50	28.96

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 · 1932/33

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

1933-02-03 to 1933-02-06 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 263 & 185/6
Canterbury: 272 & 172

Otago won by 4 wickets

1933-01-20 to 1933-01-24 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 366 & 306
Wellington: 397 & 232

Auckland won by 43 runs

1933-01-02 to 1933-01-31 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 324
Auckland: 233 & 160/6

Match drawn

1933-01-02 to 1933-01-31 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 366 & 16/0
Wellington: 151 & 230

Canterbury won by 10 wickets

1932-12-24 to 1932-12-28 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 116 & 201
Otago: 147 & 247

Otago won by 77 runs

1932-12-24 to 1932-12-28 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 316 & 255
Auckland: 305 & 168/4

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1932/33 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 1932/33, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1932/33 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
JL Kerr	196	Wellington	1933-01-02
RO Talbot	117	Auckland	1932-12-24
KC James	108	Auckland	1933-01-20
EWT Tindill	106	Auckland	1933-01-20
AJ Postles	102	Wellington	1933-01-20

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1932/33 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
JA Dunning	6/52	Wellington	1932-12-24
WE Merritt	6/54	Wellington	1933-01-02
FT Badcock	6/72	Wellington	1932-12-24
FT Badcock	6/74	Canterbury	1933-02-03
ED Blundell	6/101	Canterbury	1933-01-02

* 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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Plunket Shield standings

Season leaders · Plunket Shield 1932/33

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1932/33

Batting · 57 players

Bowling · 34 players

Team comparison

Recent recorded matches · 1932/33

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