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Plunket Shield 1949/50 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1949/50; Tests are excluded.

B Sutcliffe leads the displayed batting table with 569 runs. GWF Overton leads the bowling table with 17 wickets.

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Showing 1949/50 · Plunket Shield

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Recorded matches: 6
Recorded players: 59
Recorded teams: 4
Recorded venues: 4

Selected season match starts: 1949-12-24 to 1950-01-07. 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 1949/50. 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 1949/50

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 1949/50 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
B Sutcliffe	3	569
VJ Scott	3	405
JR Reid	3	291
J Hardstaff	2	269
OC Cleal	3	254

Recorded innings through 1950-01-07. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1949/50 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
GWF Overton	3	17
RM Murray	3	13
TB Burtt	3	12
GF Cresswell	3	12
JR Reid	3	10

Recorded innings through 1950-01-07. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1949/50

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 · 59 players

Plunket Shield 1949/50 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
B Sutcliffe	Otago	3	5	0	569	355	113.80	—	1	2	51	0
VJ Scott	Auckland	3	6	1	405	138	81.00	—	1	2	13	0
JR Reid	Wellington	3	6	1	291	112	58.20	—	1	1	13	1
J Hardstaff	Auckland	2	4	0	269	135	67.25	—	1	1	8	0
OC Cleal	Auckland	3	6	0	254	81	42.33	—	2	0	0	0
JG Leggat	Canterbury	3	5	0	233	80	46.60	—	2	0	0	0
WA Hadlee	Canterbury	2	4	0	203	125	50.75	—	0	1	12	2
AR MacGibbon	Canterbury	3	5	1	194	94	48.50	—	2	0	0	0
JA Ongley	Wellington	3	6	0	192	52	32.00	—	2	0	0	0
LAW Kent	Auckland	3	6	0	165	91	27.50	—	1	0	0	0
SN McGregor	Otago	3	5	1	136	75	34.00	—	1	0	0	0
DD Coleman	Auckland	3	6	0	127	74	21.17	—	1	0	0	0
PW O'Malley	Canterbury	3	5	0	119	59	23.80	—	1	0	0	0
WM Wallace	Auckland	1	2	0	115	86	57.50	—	1	0	0	0
EW Dempster	Wellington	3	6	1	115	47*	23.00	—	0	0	0	0
AW Roberts	Otago	2	3	0	102	51	34.00	—	1	0	0	0
RT Hunt	Otago	3	5	0	100	62	20.00	—	1	0	0	0
FB Smith	Canterbury	3	5	0	91	43	18.20	—	0	0	0	0
WM Anderson	Canterbury	3	5	0	87	35	17.40	—	0	0	0	0
GO Rabone	Wellington	3	6	0	82	32	13.67	—	0	0	0	0
SA McVicar	Wellington	1	2	1	78	73*	78.00	—	1	0	0	0
JB Donaldson	Auckland	2	4	0	73	50	18.25	—	1	0	0	0
RA Vance	Wellington	2	4	0	73	28	18.25	—	0	0	0	0
WS Haig	Otago	3	5	0	71	67	14.20	—	1	0	0	0
TB Burtt	Canterbury	3	5	0	69	24	13.80	—	0	0	0	0

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Plunket Shield 1949/50 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR
ME Chapple	Canterbury	2	4	2	68	40	34.00	—
FLH Mooney	Wellington	3	6	1	66	22	13.20	—
JP Blane	Auckland	2	4	0	64	32	16.00	—
DL Perry	Auckland	3	6	0	62	32	10.33	—
RM Murray	Wellington	3	6	0	50	26	8.33	—
CLW Randall	Wellington	3	6	0	50	36	8.33	—
EWT Tindill	Wellington	1	2	0	44	36	22.00	—
SM Cameron	Canterbury	2	3	1	42	29*	21.00	—
L Watt	Otago	1	2	1	41	41*	41.00	—
GH Mills	Otago	3	5	0	39	21	7.80	—
AM Moir	Otago	1	2	1	35	35*	35.00	—
RT Dowker	Canterbury	1	1	0	32	32	32.00	—
RJ Kemp	Wellington	2	4	0	32	27	8.00	—
EA Watson	Otago	3	5	1	32	13	8.00	—
LD Smith	Otago	3	5	0	27	16	5.40	—
C Burke	Auckland	1	2	0	23	21	11.50	—
FE Hemmingson	Auckland	3	6	3	22	11*	7.33	—
AE Cresswell	Wellington	3	6	2	20	15	5.00	—
LJ Groves	Otago	2	3	0	20	15	6.67	—
CG Snook	Canterbury	1	1	0	17	17	17.00	—
ML Lewis	Auckland	1	2	0	12	9	6.00	—
JE Hollywood	Auckland	2	4	1	11	10*	3.67	—
GF Anderson	Canterbury	1	1	0	10	10	10.00	—
JP Marsdon	Auckland	1	2	1	10	8	10.00	—
GF Cresswell	Wellington	3	6	2	7	5	1.75	—
W Bell	Canterbury	1	2	1	6	6*	6.00	—
KR Dollery	Auckland	2	4	1	6	4*	2.00	—
JD Alderson	Canterbury	2	3	1	4	3	2.00	—
RC Webb	Canterbury	2	4	0	3	2	0.75	—
GWF Overton	Otago	3	5	0	2	2	0.40	—
IA Walsh	Otago	2	3	2	2	2*	2.00	—
DC Cleverley	Auckland	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	—
PAT Small	Canterbury	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—
MF Muir	Otago	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—

Bowling · 37 players

Plunket Shield 1949/50 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
GWF Overton	Otago	3	5	858	36	323	17	19.00	50.47	2.26	3	6/63
RM Murray	Wellington	3	6	492	29	190	13	14.62	37.85	2.32	0	3/13
TB Burtt	Canterbury	3	6	827	64	276	12	23.00	68.92	2.00	0	4/93
GF Cresswell	Wellington	3	6	1,118	93	204	12	17.00	93.17	1.09	0	3/32
JR Reid	Wellington	3	6	354	11	141	10	14.10	35.40	2.39	1	5/20
AR MacGibbon	Canterbury	3	6	719	27	316	10	31.60	71.90	2.64	0	3/57
FE Hemmingson	Auckland	3	5	871	39	342	10	34.20	87.10	2.36	0	3/55
CLW Randall	Wellington	3	4	477	23	186	9	20.67	53.00	2.34	0	3/28
OC Cleal	Auckland	3	5	414	23	154	8	19.25	51.75	2.23	0	3/32
SM Cameron	Canterbury	2	4	343	9	149	7	21.29	49.00	2.61	0	4/47
DC Cleverley	Auckland	1	2	398	22	132	6	22.00	66.33	1.99	0	3/60
JD Alderson	Canterbury	2	4	255	5	144	6	24.00	42.50	3.39	1	5/66
JB Donaldson	Auckland	2	3	504	12	211	6	35.17	84.00	2.51	0	3/56
EA Watson	Otago	3	5	372	16	154	6	25.67	62.00	2.48	0	4/26
JE Hollywood	Auckland	2	4	450	13	235	5	47.00	90.00	3.13	0	2/89
LD Smith	Otago	3	5	384	11	139	5	27.80	76.80	2.17	0	3/36
AM Moir	Otago	1	1	162	5	55	4	13.75	40.50	2.04	0	4/55
ME Chapple	Canterbury	2	4	294	15	106	4	26.50	73.50	2.16	0	1/9
EW Dempster	Wellington	2	3	150	2	68	4	17.00	37.50	2.72	0	2/26
GO Rabone	Wellington	3	4	516	22	192	3	64.00	172.00	2.23	0	2/62
JP Blane	Auckland	2	2	197	4	82	3	27.33	65.67	2.50	0	2/8
AE Cresswell	Wellington	3	6	468	20	160	3	53.33	156.00	2.05	0	1/9
CG Snook	Canterbury	1	2	174	9	72	3	24.00	58.00	2.48	0	3/52
AW Roberts	Otago	2	3	192	9	57	2	28.50	96.00	1.78	0	1/15
W Bell	Canterbury	1	2	228	4	148	2	74.00	114.00	3.89	0	1/49

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Plunket Shield 1949/50 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
J Hardstaff	Auckland	2	2	198	5	121	1	121.00	198.00	3.67	1/102
WM Anderson	Canterbury	3	4	114	1	74	1	74.00	114.00	3.89	1/19
C Burke	Auckland	1	2	288	21	95	1	95.00	288.00	1.98	1/59
LJ Groves	Otago	2	4	234	5	137	1	137.00	234.00	3.51	1/38
IA Walsh	Otago	2	4	360	10	160	1	160.00	360.00	2.67	1/38
VJ Scott	Auckland	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0/4
B Sutcliffe	Otago	2	2	19	0	13	0	—	—	4.11	0/4
KR Dollery	Auckland	2	3	367	13	131	0	—	—	2.14	0/10
DD Coleman	Auckland	1	1	24	0	14	0	—	—	3.50	0/14
JP Marsdon	Auckland	1	1	66	3	45	0	—	—	4.09	0/45
MF Muir	Otago	1	1	30	0	20	0	—	—	4.00	0/20
PAT Small	Canterbury	1	2	90	8	24	0	—	—	1.60	0/7

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 1949/50. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1949/50 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Wellington	3	2	1	0	1,200	47	25.53	255	1,226	58	21.14
Auckland	3	1	1	1	1,749	53	33.00	445	1,701	43	39.56
Canterbury	3	1	1	1	1,249	45	27.76	329	1,435	46	31.20
Otago	3	0	1	2	1,271	40	31.78	558	1,107	38	29.13

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 · 1949/50

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

1950-01-07 to 1950-01-11 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 276 & 119/2
Canterbury: 212

Match drawn

1950-01-07 to 1950-01-11 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 310 & 214/8d
Wellington: 235 & 255

Auckland won by 34 runs

1950-01-02 to 1950-01-31 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 558/8d
Auckland: 231 & 342/5

Match drawn

1950-01-02 to 1950-01-31 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 328 & 56
Wellington: 254 & 134/4

Wellington won by 6 wickets

1949-12-24 to 1949-12-27 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 150 & 172/3
Otago: 144 & 174

Wellington won by 7 wickets

1949-12-24 to 1949-12-28 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 329 & 324/5
Auckland: 207 & 445

Canterbury won by 5 wickets

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1949/50 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 1949/50, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1949/50 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
B Sutcliffe	355	Auckland	1950-01-02
VJ Scott	138	Wellington	1950-01-07
J Hardstaff	135	Otago	1950-01-02
WA Hadlee	125	Auckland	1949-12-24
B Sutcliffe	117	Canterbury	1950-01-07

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1949/50 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
GWF Overton	6/63	Canterbury	1950-01-07
JR Reid	5/20	Canterbury	1950-01-02
GWF Overton	5/60	Wellington	1949-12-24
JD Alderson	5/66	Wellington	1950-01-02
GWF Overton	5/95	Auckland	1950-01-02

* 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.

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Plunket Shield standings

Season leaders · Plunket Shield 1949/50

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1949/50

Batting · 59 players

Bowling · 37 players

Team comparison

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