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Plunket Shield 1934/35 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1934/35; Tests are excluded.

PE Whitelaw leads the displayed batting table with 384 runs. LF Townsend leads the bowling table with 24 wickets.

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Showing 1934/35 · Plunket Shield

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

Selected season match starts: 1934-12-24 to 1935-02-22. 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 1934/35. 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 1934/35

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 1934/35 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
PE Whitelaw	3	384
FWJ Bellamy	3	262
JR Lamason	3	242
HG Vivian	3	235
JL Kerr	3	223

Recorded innings through 1935-02-22. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1934/35 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
LF Townsend	3	24
ED Blundell	3	17
M Graham	3	14
J Cowie	3	13
S Andrews	3	13

Recorded innings through 1935-02-22. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1934/35

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 1934/35 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
PE Whitelaw	Auckland	3	5	0	384	155	76.80	—	1	2
FWJ Bellamy	Canterbury	3	6	1	262	113	52.40	—	1	1
JR Lamason	Wellington	3	6	0	242	103	40.33	—	1	1
HG Vivian	Auckland	3	5	0	235	101	47.00	—	1	1
JL Kerr	Canterbury	3	6	1	223	59	44.60	—	1	0
FT Badcock	Otago	3	6	0	219	136	36.50	—	0	1
WA Hadlee	Canterbury	3	6	2	189	103*	47.25	—	0	1
CJ Elmes	Otago	3	6	0	178	94	29.67	—	2	0
JA Ell	Wellington	3	6	0	176	73	29.33	—	1	0
GL Weir	Auckland	3	5	0	172	45	34.40	—	0	0
JE Mills	Auckland	2	3	0	158	84	52.67	—	2	0
LF Townsend	Auckland	3	5	1	155	90*	38.75	—	1	0
KFM Uttley	Otago	3	6	0	152	62	25.33	—	1	0
WM Wallace	Auckland	3	5	0	149	68	29.80	—	1	0
EWT Tindill	Wellington	3	6	1	141	82*	28.20	—	1	0
SW Ward	Wellington	3	6	0	136	61	22.67	—	1	0
RG Bush	Auckland	3	5	0	123	55	24.60	—	1	0
IB Cromb	Canterbury	3	6	0	120	40	20.00	—	0	0
VJT Chettleburgh	Otago	3	6	2	119	35*	29.75	—	0	0
W Tricklebank	Wellington	3	6	1	112	47	22.40	—	0	0
VS Sale	Auckland	3	5	0	100	65	20.00	—	1	0
CK Saxton	Otago	3	6	1	89	23	17.80	—	0	0
JV Leader	Otago	2	4	1	78	58	26.00	—	1	0
EG McLeod	Wellington	1	2	0	73	69	36.50	—	1	0
AM Matheson	Auckland	2	3	1	73	44	36.50	—	0	0

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Plunket Shield 1934/35 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s
RO Talbot	Otago	1	2	0	73	69	36.50	—	1
RA Whyte	Wellington	2	4	0	59	29	14.75	—	0
CJ Oliver	Canterbury	2	4	0	53	35	13.25	—	0
VG Cavanagh	Otago	3	6	0	49	17	8.17	—	0
JA Dunning	Otago	3	6	1	47	17	9.40	—	0
AW Roberts	Canterbury	3	6	1	46	30	9.20	—	0
AW McCoy	Auckland	1	2	1	45	25	45.00	—	0
ML Page	Canterbury	3	6	1	44	24*	8.80	—	0
LA Butterfield	Canterbury	1	2	1	37	21*	37.00	—	0
J Cowie	Auckland	3	5	3	36	24*	18.00	—	0
GR Dickinson	Otago	3	6	1	33	21	6.60	—	0
DAR Moloney	Otago	1	2	0	33	19	16.50	—	0
WFT Hepburn	Wellington	1	2	0	33	25	16.50	—	0
LE Riley	Wellington	2	4	0	33	17	8.25	—	0
ED Blundell	Wellington	3	6	0	29	20	4.83	—	0
JB Clark	Otago	2	4	1	29	21	9.67	—	0
PF Allen	Canterbury	2	4	1	27	27*	9.00	—	0
DB Edmonds	Auckland	3	5	0	22	11	4.40	—	0
RT Morgan	Wellington	3	6	1	21	8	4.20	—	0
IAH Symes	Wellington	2	4	3	14	13*	14.00	—	0
WG Rainbird	Wellington	1	2	0	13	10	6.50	—	0
M Graham	Canterbury	3	6	1	12	11	2.40	—	0
FB Kerr	Otago	1	2	1	12	10*	12.00	—	0
BG Griffiths	Wellington	1	2	1	10	8	10.00	—	0
FP O'Brien	Canterbury	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	—	0
LD Smith	Otago	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	—	0
FJ Toomey	Otago	1	2	0	9	5	4.50	—	0
S Andrews	Canterbury	3	6	0	7	5	1.17	—	0
CPS Wareham	Wellington	2	4	0	7	6	1.75	—	0
CKQ Jackman	Canterbury	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0
DR Garrard	Auckland	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0
SG Lester	Canterbury	2	4	0	4	2	1.00	—	0

Bowling · 34 players

Plunket Shield 1934/35 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
LF Townsend	Auckland	3	6	1,038	52	334	24	13.92	43.25	1.93	4	7/25
ED Blundell	Wellington	3	6	1,021	26	482	17	28.35	60.06	2.83	2	6/82
M Graham	Canterbury	3	6	594	28	241	14	17.21	42.43	2.43	1	5/76
J Cowie	Auckland	3	6	672	25	261	13	20.08	51.69	2.33	0	4/61
S Andrews	Canterbury	3	6	548	21	215	13	16.54	42.15	2.35	1	6/59
GR Dickinson	Otago	3	5	637	36	207	12	17.25	53.08	1.95	1	5/26
AW Roberts	Canterbury	3	6	907	44	309	12	25.75	75.58	2.04	0	3/39
JR Lamason	Wellington	3	5	441	12	216	10	21.60	44.10	2.94	1	5/67
FT Badcock	Otago	3	5	839	55	298	8	37.25	104.88	2.13	1	6/98
CJ Elmes	Otago	3	5	328	13	148	8	18.50	41.00	2.71	0	4/72
W Tricklebank	Wellington	3	6	498	8	282	7	40.29	71.14	3.40	0	2/19
FWJ Bellamy	Canterbury	3	5	277	11	139	6	23.17	46.17	3.01	1	5/31
JA Dunning	Otago	3	5	630	37	228	4	57.00	157.50	2.17	0	2/121
RG Bush	Auckland	3	6	384	20	138	4	34.50	96.00	2.16	0	2/11
BG Griffiths	Wellington	1	2	246	0	167	4	41.75	61.50	4.07	0	3/101
RT Morgan	Wellington	3	5	240	1	165	4	41.25	60.00	4.13	0	1/17
HG Vivian	Auckland	3	6	368	16	149	3	49.67	122.67	2.43	0	1/8
IAH Symes	Wellington	2	4	288	10	138	3	46.00	96.00	2.88	0	1/25
ML Page	Canterbury	3	5	134	4	67	2	33.50	67.00	3.00	0	1/14
IB Cromb	Canterbury	1	2	156	3	69	2	34.50	78.00	2.65	0	2/45
LA Butterfield	Canterbury	1	1	78	2	55	2	27.50	39.00	4.23	0	2/55
VJT Chettleburgh	Otago	2	3	145	1	106	2	53.00	72.50	4.39	0	1/42
SG Lester	Canterbury	2	4	336	11	149	2	74.50	168.00	2.66	0	1/21
EG McLeod	Wellington	1	2	84	3	27	0	—	—	1.93	0	0/13
AM Matheson	Auckland	2	4	366	16	123	0	—	—	2.02	0	0/16

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Plunket Shield 1934/35 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
DAR Moloney	Otago	1	1	12	1	9	—	—	4.50	0/9
CJ Oliver	Canterbury	1	1	6	0	5	—	—	5.00	0/5
DR Garrard	Auckland	1	1	54	2	26	—	—	2.89	0/26
WFT Hepburn	Wellington	1	1	6	0	1	—	—	1.00	0/1
AW McCoy	Auckland	1	2	126	3	60	—	—	2.86	0/17
WG Rainbird	Wellington	1	1	12	0	6	—	—	3.00	0/6
LE Riley	Wellington	2	3	96	0	56	—	—	3.50	0/7
LD Smith	Otago	1	1	30	0	22	—	—	4.40	0/22
RO Talbot	Otago	1	2	78	4	25	—	—	1.92	0/9

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 1934/35. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1934/35 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Canterbury	3	2	0	1	1,156	40	28.90	323	1,351	57	23.70
Auckland	3	1	1	1	1,748	47	37.19	450	1,181	47	25.13
Wellington	3	1	2	0	1,180	52	22.69	255	1,617	47	34.40
Otago	3	0	1	2	1,197	49	24.43	278	1,132	37	30.59

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 · 1934/35

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

1935-02-22 to 1935-02-26 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 248 & 241/7d
Canterbury: 141 & 151/5

Match drawn

1935-01-18 to 1935-01-22 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 401 & 431/7d
Wellington: 255 & 139

Auckland won by 438 runs

1935-01-01 to 1935-01-31 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 278 & 42/2
Auckland: 450

Match drawn

1935-01-01 to 1935-01-31 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 323 & 74/0
Wellington: 155 & 241

Canterbury won by 10 wickets

1934-12-25 to 1934-12-28 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 230 & 237/5
Auckland: 279 & 187

Canterbury won by 5 wickets

1934-12-24 to 1934-12-26 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 242 & 148/2
Otago: 255 & 133

Wellington won by 8 wickets

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1934/35 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 1934/35, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1934/35 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
PE Whitelaw	155	Wellington	1935-01-18
FT Badcock	136	Canterbury	1935-02-22
PE Whitelaw	115	Wellington	1935-01-18
FWJ Bellamy	113	Wellington	1935-01-01
JR Lamason	103	Otago	1934-12-24

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1934/35 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
LF Townsend	7/25	Wellington	1935-01-18
S Andrews	6/59	Wellington	1935-01-01
ED Blundell	6/82	Otago	1934-12-24
FT Badcock	6/98	Wellington	1934-12-24
GR Dickinson	5/26	Canterbury	1935-02-22

* 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 1934/35

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1934/35

Batting · 57 players

Bowling · 34 players

Team comparison

Recent recorded matches · 1934/35

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