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Plunket Shield 1936/37 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1936/37; Tests are excluded.

WN Carson leads the displayed batting table with 500 runs. J Cowie leads the bowling table with 19 wickets.

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Showing 1936/37 · Plunket Shield

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

Selected season match starts: 1936-12-25 to 1937-02-19. 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 1936/37. 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 1936/37

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 1936/37 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
WN Carson	3	500
DAR Moloney	3	389
PE Whitelaw	3	309
KFM Uttley	3	302
WM Wallace	3	279

Recorded innings through 1937-02-19. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1936/37 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
J Cowie	3	19
JA Dunning	3	13
E Mulcock	3	13
HG Vivian	3	11
N Gallichan	3	10

Recorded innings through 1937-02-19. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1936/37

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 1936/37 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
WN Carson	Auckland	3	4	0	500	290	125.00	—	0	2
DAR Moloney	Wellington	3	6	0	389	190	64.83	—	2	1
PE Whitelaw	Auckland	3	4	0	309	195	77.25	—	1	1
KFM Uttley	Otago	3	6	2	302	145	75.50	—	1	1
WM Wallace	Auckland	3	4	1	279	133	93.00	—	1	1
WA Hadlee	Canterbury	3	5	0	249	194	49.80	—	0	1
ML Page	Canterbury	3	5	0	228	83	45.60	—	2	0
EWT Tindill	Wellington	3	6	0	228	133	38.00	—	0	1
FP O'Brien	Canterbury	3	5	0	217	113	43.40	—	0	1
AR Knight	Otago	3	6	0	171	81	28.50	—	1	0
CJ Elmes	Otago	3	6	0	169	48	28.17	—	0	0
JA Ell	Wellington	2	4	1	167	89*	55.67	—	2	0
VJT Chettleburgh	Otago	2	4	0	147	84	36.75	—	1	0
GL Weir	Auckland	3	4	0	138	53	34.50	—	1	0
JR Lamason	Wellington	3	6	1	132	40	26.40	—	0	0
IB Cromb	Canterbury	3	5	1	124	61	31.00	—	1	0
AW Roberts	Canterbury	2	3	2	120	75	120.00	—	1	0
CK Parsloe	Wellington	3	6	0	118	59	19.67	—	1	0
HG Vivian	Auckland	3	4	0	112	46	28.00	—	0	0
JA Dunning	Otago	3	6	1	105	45	21.00	—	0	0
REJ Menzies	Canterbury	2	4	0	88	61	22.00	—	1	0
FWJ Bellamy	Canterbury	2	3	0	85	42	28.33	—	0	0
N Gallichan	Wellington	3	6	2	84	33*	21.00	—	0	0
JL Kerr	Canterbury	3	5	0	74	27	14.80	—	0	0
GH Mills	Otago	3	6	0	70	35	11.67	—	0	0

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Plunket Shield 1936/37 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s
EG McLeod	Wellington	2	4	0	69	28	17.25	—	0
DR Garrard	Auckland	1	2	2	61	45*	—	—	0
MA O'Brien	Wellington	1	2	0	61	51	30.50	—	1
MP Donnelly	Wellington	1	2	0	60	38	30.00	—	0
FT Badcock	Otago	3	6	0	59	36	9.83	—	0
AM Matheson	Auckland	3	4	1	52	31*	17.33	—	0
LR Spring	Auckland	3	4	0	48	30	12.00	—	0
JR Nimmo	Otago	1	2	1	46	42*	46.00	—	0
VH du Chateau	Wellington	1	2	0	45	32	22.50	—	0
CJ Oliver	Canterbury	2	3	0	41	35	13.67	—	0
CKQ Jackman	Canterbury	3	5	0	36	17	7.20	—	0
BG Griffiths	Wellington	3	6	1	33	18*	6.60	—	0
TM Sharp	Canterbury	1	2	0	29	28	14.50	—	0
FB Kerr	Otago	3	6	0	28	14	4.67	—	0
GG McGregor	Otago	2	4	1	23	12	7.67	—	0
SW Ward	Wellington	1	2	0	22	22	11.00	—	0
JAR Blandford	Wellington	2	4	0	17	12	4.25	—	0
RCD Silver	Otago	3	6	1	17	12	3.40	—	0
W Tricklebank	Wellington	2	4	2	17	12*	8.50	—	0
RA Marshall	Auckland	3	4	0	16	9	4.00	—	0
JG Ashenden	Wellington	1	2	0	14	14	7.00	—	0
ED Blundell	Wellington	2	4	1	14	12	4.67	—	0
RWG Emery	Auckland	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	—	0
LJ Groves	Otago	3	6	1	12	5	2.40	—	0
WO Mapplebeck	Canterbury	1	2	1	11	11	11.00	—	0
M Graham	Canterbury	2	3	0	7	5	2.33	—	0
JC Scandrett	Otago	1	2	0	5	5	2.50	—	0
J Cowie	Auckland	3	4	0	3	3	0.75	—	0
E Mulcock	Canterbury	3	5	2	1	1	0.33	—	0
EJ Dunning	Auckland	2	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0
GH Hook	Auckland	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0
NA McMahon	Auckland	1	1	1	0	0*	—	—	0

Bowling · 36 players

Plunket Shield 1936/37 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
J Cowie	Auckland	3	6	890	41	240	19	12.63	46.84	1.62	1	5/81
JA Dunning	Otago	3	5	886	44	329	13	25.31	68.15	2.23	0	4/45
E Mulcock	Canterbury	3	5	996	59	312	13	24.00	76.62	1.88	0	4/45
HG Vivian	Auckland	3	6	909	42	314	11	28.55	82.64	2.07	1	5/80
N Gallichan	Wellington	3	4	602	30	235	10	23.50	60.20	2.34	1	5/90
CK Parsloe	Wellington	3	5	606	24	271	10	27.10	60.60	2.68	0	3/84
RCD Silver	Otago	3	5	570	13	295	10	29.50	57.00	3.11	1	5/27
AM Matheson	Auckland	3	6	838	44	257	9	28.56	93.11	1.84	0	3/65
CJ Elmes	Otago	3	5	498	15	245	7	35.00	71.14	2.95	0	3/75
BG Griffiths	Wellington	3	5	394	4	303	7	43.29	56.29	4.61	0	2/15
WO Mapplebeck	Canterbury	1	2	227	4	165	7	23.57	32.43	4.36	1	6/43
IB Cromb	Canterbury	3	5	470	9	252	6	42.00	78.33	3.22	0	3/49
AW Roberts	Canterbury	2	3	444	27	119	5	23.80	88.80	1.61	0	4/61
JR Lamason	Wellington	3	5	444	18	200	5	40.00	88.80	2.70	0	2/8
M Graham	Canterbury	2	3	288	12	99	5	19.80	57.60	2.06	0	3/42
LJ Groves	Otago	3	5	486	6	289	5	57.80	97.20	3.57	0	4/68
LR Spring	Auckland	3	5	390	16	141	5	28.20	78.00	2.17	0	3/28
DR Garrard	Auckland	1	2	384	3	203	4	50.75	96.00	3.17	0	3/101
TM Sharp	Canterbury	1	2	144	1	94	4	23.50	36.00	3.92	0	3/65
FT Badcock	Otago	3	5	363	16	106	3	35.33	121.00	1.75	0	2/1
JG Ashenden	Wellington	1	2	333	10	145	3	48.33	111.00	2.61	0	2/94
WN Carson	Auckland	3	5	234	8	106	3	35.33	78.00	2.72	0	1/10
NA McMahon	Auckland	1	2	132	3	77	3	25.67	44.00	3.50	0	2/42
JR Nimmo	Otago	1	2	174	8	54	3	18.00	58.00	1.86	0	2/35
RWG Emery	Auckland	1	2	120	3	62	2	31.00	60.00	3.10	0	1/30

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Plunket Shield 1936/37 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
GH Hook	Auckland	1	1	21	0	9	2	4.50	10.50	2.57	2/9
GL Weir	Auckland	3	5	246	5	117	1	117.00	246.00	2.85	1/24
FWJ Bellamy	Canterbury	2	3	144	1	76	1	76.00	144.00	3.17	1/35
ED Blundell	Wellington	2	3	354	11	153	1	153.00	354.00	2.59	1/27
W Tricklebank	Wellington	2	3	198	6	79	1	79.00	198.00	2.39	1/65
ML Page	Canterbury	1	1	18	0	12	0	—	—	4.00	0/12
WA Hadlee	Canterbury	2	2	30	0	18	0	—	—	3.60	0/8
DAR Moloney	Wellington	3	4	42	0	26	0	—	—	3.71	0/1
VJT Chettleburgh	Otago	1	1	12	0	16	0	—	—	8.00	0/16
AR Knight	Otago	2	2	12	0	10	0	—	—	5.00	0/5
GG McGregor	Otago	2	2	66	4	36	0	—	—	3.27	0/3

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 1936/37. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1936/37 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Auckland	3	2	0	1	1,613	32	50.41	550	1,601	60	26.68
Otago	3	1	1	1	1,219	57	21.39	451	1,433	42	34.12
Canterbury	3	0	1	2	1,383	46	30.07	430	1,230	43	28.60
Wellington	3	0	1	2	1,533	50	30.66	445	1,484	40	37.10

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 · 1936/37

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

1937-02-19 to 1937-02-23 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 124 & 451
Canterbury: 243 & 266

Otago won by 66 runs

1937-02-05 to 1937-02-09 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 438 & 347/7
Wellington: 445 & 337

Auckland won by 3 wickets

1937-01-01 to 1937-01-05 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 430/6d
Wellington: 183 & 194/3

Match drawn

1937-01-01 to 1937-01-31 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 181 & 194
Auckland: 550/5d

Auckland won by an innings and 175 runs

1936-12-25 to 1936-12-29 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 249 & 125/7d
Otago: 142 & 127/7

Match drawn

1936-12-25 to 1936-12-29 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 280 & 164
Auckland: 278

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1936/37 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 1936/37, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1936/37 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
WN Carson	290	Otago	1937-01-01
PE Whitelaw	195	Otago	1937-01-01
WA Hadlee	194	Wellington	1937-01-01
WN Carson	194	Wellington	1937-02-05
DAR Moloney	190	Auckland	1937-02-05

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1936/37 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
WO Mapplebeck	6/43	Otago	1937-02-19
RCD Silver	5/27	Wellington	1936-12-25
HG Vivian	5/80	Canterbury	1936-12-25
J Cowie	5/81	Wellington	1937-02-05
N Gallichan	5/90	Auckland	1937-02-05

* 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 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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Plunket Shield standings

Season leaders · Plunket Shield 1936/37

Leading run scorers

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Player statistics · 1936/37

Batting · 57 players

Bowling · 36 players

Team comparison

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