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Plunket Shield 1938/39 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1938/39; Tests are excluded.

REJ Menzies leads the displayed batting table with 318 runs. HG Vivian leads the bowling table with 21 wickets.

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Showing 1938/39 · Plunket Shield

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

Selected season match starts: 1938-12-24 to 1939-02-03. 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 1938/39. 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 1938/39

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 1938/39 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
REJ Menzies	3	318
WG Rainbird	3	280
JA Ongley	3	245
JL Kerr	3	230
WM Wallace	3	216

Recorded innings through 1939-02-03. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1938/39 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
HG Vivian	3	21
J Cowie	3	18
TL Pritchard	3	18
JG Ashenden	3	15
E Mulcock	3	15

Recorded innings through 1939-02-03. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1938/39

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 1938/39 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s
REJ Menzies	Canterbury	3	6	1	318	163	63.60	—	1	1	24
WG Rainbird	Wellington	3	5	0	280	102	56.00	—	2	1	0
JA Ongley	Wellington	3	5	0	245	110	49.00	—	1	1	0
JL Kerr	Canterbury	3	6	0	230	73	38.33	—	2	0	3
WM Wallace	Auckland	3	5	0	216	105	43.20	—	0	1	0
IB Cromb	Canterbury	3	6	1	214	126*	42.80	—	1	1	0
VS Sale	Auckland	2	3	1	187	106	93.50	—	0	1	0
CJ Elmes	Otago	3	6	0	182	43	30.33	—	0	0	0
GH Mills	Otago	3	6	0	179	121	29.83	—	0	1	0
FWJ Bellamy	Canterbury	3	6	0	173	69	28.83	—	1	0	4
PE Whitelaw	Auckland	3	5	1	164	72*	41.00	—	2	0	0
JA Ell	Wellington	3	5	0	156	77	31.20	—	1	0	0
EWT Tindill	Wellington	3	5	0	153	60	30.60	—	1	0	0
GJ Robertson	Otago	3	6	0	151	73	25.17	—	1	0	0
AM Matheson	Auckland	3	5	0	147	90	29.40	—	1	0	0
DAR Moloney	Otago	2	4	0	144	73	36.00	—	1	0	0
AW Roberts	Canterbury	2	4	0	139	57	34.75	—	2	0	5
WN Carson	Auckland	1	1	0	136	136	136.00	—	0	1	0
HG Vivian	Auckland	3	5	1	132	67*	33.00	—	1	0	0
VJ Scott	Auckland	3	5	1	131	61	32.75	—	1	0	0
AR Knight	Otago	3	6	0	121	41	20.17	—	0	0	0
VG Cavanagh	Otago	1	2	0	114	89	57.00	—	1	0	0
GL Weir	Auckland	3	5	0	113	54	22.60	—	1	0	0
WA Hadlee	Canterbury	2	4	0	113	92	28.25	2,825.00	1	0	0
N Gallichan	Wellington	3	5	0	108	50	21.60	—	1	0	0

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Plunket Shield 1938/39 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	4s
KFM Uttley	Otago	3	6	0	108	50	18.00	—	1	0
AJ Postles	Auckland	3	5	0	100	51	20.00	—	1	0
JR Sheffield	Wellington	3	5	0	92	38	18.40	—	0	0
RCSA Shand	Canterbury	1	2	0	92	70	46.00	—	1	0
TC Fraser	Otago	3	6	0	87	54	14.50	—	1	0
WM Anderson	Canterbury	2	4	1	83	38	27.67	—	0	4
MP Donnelly	Canterbury	3	6	0	79	49	13.17	—	0	0
RCD Silver	Otago	3	6	1	73	37	14.60	—	0	0
RC Webb	Canterbury	3	6	0	72	40	12.00	—	0	0
TL Pritchard	Wellington	3	5	0	66	35	13.20	—	0	0
H Davis	Canterbury	3	6	1	59	19	11.80	—	0	0
JV Leader	Otago	3	6	0	54	24	9.00	—	0	0
HT Pearson	Auckland	2	4	0	54	49	13.50	—	0	0
HF Rice	Wellington	2	3	0	29	16	9.67	—	0	0
TA Harpur	Wellington	2	3	0	28	12	9.33	—	0	0
DN Stokes	Canterbury	1	2	0	26	23	13.00	—	0	0
LJ Groves	Otago	1	2	1	25	16	25.00	—	0	0
E Mulcock	Canterbury	3	6	3	25	7*	8.33	—	0	1
MG Browne	Wellington	1	2	1	24	13	24.00	—	0	0
JG Ashenden	Wellington	3	5	2	21	11	7.00	—	0	0
J Cowie	Auckland	3	5	0	20	20	4.00	—	0	0
JR Lamason	Wellington	1	2	0	19	12	9.50	—	0	0
CK Saxton	Otago	1	2	0	17	17	8.50	—	0	0
DS Wilson	Wellington	1	2	0	15	11	7.50	—	0	0
TGF Lemin	Otago	1	2	1	11	8*	11.00	—	0	0
CKQ Jackman	Auckland	2	4	1	7	7*	2.33	—	0	0
ASH Cutler	Otago	1	2	0	6	4	3.00	—	0	0
JW Purdue	Otago	2	4	3	5	3*	5.00	—	0	0
JA McKeown	Wellington	2	3	2	4	3*	4.00	—	0	0
FW Newton	Canterbury	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0
CA Snedden	Auckland	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0
WR Skeet	Auckland	1	1	1	0	0*	—	—	0	0

Bowling · 34 players

Plunket Shield 1938/39 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
HG Vivian	Auckland	3	6	970	45	350	21	16.67	46.19	2.16	2	6/49
J Cowie	Auckland	3	6	823	19	398	18	22.11	45.72	2.90	2	5/60
TL Pritchard	Wellington	3	5	638	18	302	18	16.78	35.44	2.84	2	7/32
JG Ashenden	Wellington	3	5	600	7	374	15	24.93	40.00	3.74	1	6/44
E Mulcock	Canterbury	3	6	834	32	352	15	23.47	55.60	2.53	2	5/85
JV Leader	Otago	3	5	545	15	239	12	19.92	45.42	2.63	1	6/44
AM Matheson	Auckland	3	6	710	19	319	9	35.44	78.89	2.70	0	3/76
IB Cromb	Canterbury	3	5	229	2	148	9	16.44	25.44	3.88	0	4/48
H Davis	Canterbury	3	6	504	14	265	8	33.13	63.00	3.15	0	3/25
AW Roberts	Canterbury	2	4	312	13	125	6	20.83	52.00	2.40	0	4/49
DAR Moloney	Otago	2	4	468	5	267	6	44.50	78.00	3.42	0	4/53
N Gallichan	Wellington	3	5	432	14	230	6	38.33	72.00	3.19	0	2/31
CJ Elmes	Otago	3	5	333	9	225	6	37.50	55.50	4.05	0	4/97
MP Donnelly	Canterbury	3	5	482	22	213	5	42.60	96.40	2.65	0	2/64
RCD Silver	Otago	3	5	426	8	275	5	55.00	85.20	3.87	0	3/65
AJ Postles	Auckland	2	4	192	2	123	4	30.75	48.00	3.84	0	2/32
GL Weir	Auckland	3	5	348	5	162	3	54.00	116.00	2.79	0	2/15
FW Newton	Canterbury	1	2	162	6	78	3	26.00	54.00	2.89	0	2/29
JW Purdue	Otago	2	3	306	5	194	3	64.67	102.00	3.80	0	2/69
HF Rice	Wellington	2	4	156	7	63	3	21.00	52.00	2.42	0	2/11
DS Wilson	Wellington	1	2	102	0	116	3	38.67	34.00	6.82	0	3/78
WN Carson	Auckland	1	2	78	0	45	2	22.50	39.00	3.46	0	2/26
LJ Groves	Otago	1	1	114	1	78	2	39.00	57.00	4.11	0	2/78
JA McKeown	Wellington	2	3	114	1	107	2	53.50	57.00	5.63	0	2/42
GJ Robertson	Otago	3	4	192	6	94	2	47.00	96.00	2.94	0	1/14

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Plunket Shield 1938/39 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
JR Lamason	Wellington	1	1	96	3	53	1	53.00	96.00	3.31	1/53
FWJ Bellamy	Canterbury	3	5	228	4	101	1	101.00	228.00	2.66	1/52
MG Browne	Wellington	1	1	72	0	68	1	68.00	72.00	5.67	1/68
TA Harpur	Wellington	2	2	78	1	46	1	46.00	78.00	3.54	1/28
VS Sale	Auckland	2	2	36	1	17	1	17.00	36.00	2.83	1/2
VJ Scott	Auckland	1	1	42	0	23	0	—	—	3.29	0/23
CA Snedden	Auckland	1	2	60	0	51	0	—	—	5.10	0/15
JA Ell	Wellington	1	1	12	0	7	0	—	—	3.50	0/7
TGF Lemin	Otago	1	2	68	1	41	0	—	—	3.62	0/15

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 1938/39. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1938/39 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Auckland	3	2	0	1	1,492	36	41.44	489	1,575	60	26.25
Canterbury	3	2	0	1	1,702	55	30.95	349	1,344	53	25.36
Wellington	3	1	2	0	1,284	50	25.68	409	1,425	50	28.50
Otago	3	0	3	0	1,352	60	22.53	427	1,486	38	39.11

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 · 1938/39

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

1939-02-03 to 1939-02-07 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 266 & 232
Canterbury: 202 & 297/5

Canterbury won by 5 wickets

1939-02-03 to 1939-02-07 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 489
Wellington: 239 & 215

Auckland won by an innings and 35 runs

1939-01-02 to 1939-01-31 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 427 & 148
Auckland: 373 & 205/3

Auckland won by 7 wickets

1939-01-02 to 1939-01-31 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 349 & 308
Wellington: 209 & 212

Canterbury won by 236 runs

1938-12-24 to 1938-12-27 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 409
Otago: 118 & 161

Wellington won by an innings and 130 runs

1938-12-24 to 1938-12-28 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 254 & 292
Auckland: 259 & 166/3

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1938/39 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 1938/39, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1938/39 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
REJ Menzies	163	Wellington	1939-01-02
WN Carson	136	Wellington	1939-02-03
IB Cromb	126*	Auckland	1938-12-24
GH Mills	121	Auckland	1939-01-02
JA Ongley	110	Otago	1938-12-24

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1938/39 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
TL Pritchard	7/32	Otago	1938-12-24
JG Ashenden	6/44	Otago	1938-12-24
JV Leader	6/44	Auckland	1939-01-02
HG Vivian	6/49	Wellington	1939-02-03
HG Vivian	5/46	Otago	1939-01-02

* 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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Season overview

Plunket Shield standings

Season leaders · Plunket Shield 1938/39

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1938/39

Batting · 57 players

Bowling · 34 players

Team comparison

Recent recorded matches · 1938/39

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