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Plunket Shield 1953/54 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1953/54; Tests are excluded.

JW Guy leads the displayed batting table with 451 runs. AM Moir leads the bowling table with 34 wickets.

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Showing 1953/54 · Plunket Shield

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Season overview

Recorded matches
10
Recorded players
73
Recorded teams
5
Recorded venues
6

Selected season match starts: 1953-12-25 to 1954-02-05. 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 1953/54. 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 1953/54

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 1953/54 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
JW Guy4451
AP Arnold4401
SN McGregor4281
KFH Smith3280
AA Hunter4276

Recorded innings through 1954-02-05. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1953/54 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
AM Moir434
TB Burtt424
HB Cave424
DB Clarke424
FJ Cameron419

Recorded innings through 1954-02-05. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1953/54

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 · 73 players

Plunket Shield 1953/54 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
JW GuyCentral Districts48045111556.38—4100
AP ArnoldCanterbury47240111880.20—1200
SN McGregorOtago4802818435.13—3000
KFH SmithWellington361280141*56.00—1100
AA HunterCentral Districts4802769934.50—2000
PGZ HarrisCanterbury47027411839.14—0100
EC PetrieAuckland48026915133.63—0100
JG LeggatCanterbury4702636537.57—4000
DD BeardCentral Districts48325581*51.00—1000
TS HambrookAuckland4812534836.14—0000
JB MorrisAuckland48025310331.63—0100
PW O'MalleyCanterbury47024510235.00—1100
SC GuillenCanterbury47023211233.14—1100
L WattOtago4802204727.50—0000
RA VanceWellington4802026125.25—1000
FE FisherWellington4821995233.17—1000
HB CaveCentral Districts4811885726.86—1000
T MealeWellington3601854630.83—0000
EA WatsonOtago4801775622.13—1000
RT HuntOtago3601686628.00—1000
DD ColemanAuckland4811595622.71—1000
DS St JohnWellington4801464618.25—0000
EL ChildAuckland4811454120.71—0000
DE BrianCentral Districts4811438120.43—1000
RT BarberWellington12014211771.00—0100
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Plunket Shield 1953/54 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
LD SmithOtago4801415017.63—1000
BA TurnerCentral Districts4801246215.50—1000
DD TaylorAuckland4801223415.25—0000
JE OgilvieWellington2401145428.50—1000
BJ PostlesAuckland3601086918.00—1000
DW BowdenCentral Districts3601056017.50—1000
JA GillOtago3601052517.50—0000
FJ CameronOtago4821044317.33—0000
EM MeuliCentral Districts24110258*34.00—1000
GN GearryCanterbury4711026417.00—1000
KFJ DwyerAuckland240995124.75—1000
BA HaworthCanterbury3519681*24.00—1000
LF WatsonOtago360962216.00—0000
C BurkeAuckland484832920.75—0000
DL PerryAuckland120804640.00—0000
IM SinclairCanterbury470793111.29—0000
AM MoirOtago48077449.63—0000
RE BrownCentral Districts3636448*21.33—0000
WR PerkinsWellington48161228.71—0000
EHJ CameronOtago363582119.33—0000
JC TynanWellington240572914.25—0000
IA ColquhounCentral Districts48255379.17—0000
GS BottingOtago363551618.33—0000
BD MorrisonWellington2415433*18.00—0000
JCA ThomsonWellington48046205.75—0000
RM CarringtonAuckland48245317.50—0000
BN GrahamAuckland240452211.25—0000
NS HarfordCentral Districts120433821.50—0000
JA HayesCanterbury351401810.00—0000
RS ChalliesCentral Districts36126155.20—0000
DW CroweWellington120201710.00—0000
DB ClarkeAuckland4812082.86—0000
TS MallochWellington24119126.33—0000
RWG EmeryCanterbury12017118.50—0000
TB BurttCanterbury4711692.67—0000
ME GilesWellington12015107.50—0000
DW StarkCanterbury24015113.75—0000
TG McMahonWellington3601492.33—0000
AW GilbertsonOtago120994.50—0000
EJD NewbiginWellington121979.00—0000
LG WilliamsWellington120974.50—0000
ST JonesOtago120864.00—0000
BG HamiltonCentral Districts120552.50—0000
JHP HoughtonCentral Districts360520.83—0000
JF JonesWellington241531.67—0000
DJ ReidCanterbury352431.33—0000
FW StanleyOtago240421.00—0000
RAJ BlairOtago120221.00—0000

Bowling · 42 players

Plunket Shield 1953/54 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
AM MoirOtago481,306416163418.1238.412.8338/119
TB BurttCanterbury481,309914202417.5054.541.9328/35
HB CaveCentral Districts481,313833722415.5054.711.7016/42
DB ClarkeAuckland48994334182417.4241.422.5225/47
FJ CameronOtago481,055443841920.2155.532.1816/81
C BurkeAuckland48878373291719.3551.652.2516/47
BD MorrisonWellington24673272731716.0639.592.4327/42
EL ChildAuckland481,254734221724.8273.762.0225/37
DD BeardCentral Districts481,275853981526.5385.001.8703/74
JA HayesCanterbury36711203191324.5454.692.6904/43
GN GearryCanterbury46466202041315.6935.852.6316/32
DE BrianCentral Districts48983473211226.7581.921.9603/32
JF JonesWellington23492232131021.3049.202.6004/39
RS ChalliesCentral Districts3652217282931.3358.003.2403/28
TS HambrookAuckland4757630229925.4464.002.3903/39
DJ ReidCanterbury3656422232925.7862.672.4704/58
FE FisherWellington4798458454856.75123.002.7703/67
RE BrownCentral Districts3662539184823.0078.131.7704/29
FW StanleyOtago2433614159819.8842.002.8415/25
EHJ CameronOtago3643826123717.5762.571.6803/30
RM CarringtonAuckland4744123165723.5763.002.2404/9
JCA ThomsonWellington4782635377753.86118.002.7404/93
TS MallochWellington2443217182630.3372.002.5302/59
LD SmithOtago4862334204634.00103.831.9602/28
IM SinclairCanterbury4672639283556.60145.202.3402/61
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Plunket Shield 1953/54 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
EJD NewbiginWellington122507128342.6783.333.0703/37
DD TaylorAuckland44138770235.0069.003.0401/21
NS HarfordCentral Districts12108635217.5054.001.9401/11
AA HunterCentral Districts352281384242.00114.002.2101/14
ST JonesOtago1290336218.0045.002.4002/20
DW StarkCanterbury22168288244.0084.003.1402/59
JC TynanWellington2266048224.0033.004.3601/11
RWG EmeryCanterbury111021014114.00102.000.8201/14
WR PerkinsWellington45318111581158.00318.002.9801/45
EM MeuliCentral Districts23905400——2.6700/10
PGZ HarrisCanterbury33662210——1.9100/4
DD ColemanAuckland1118130——1.0000/3
ME GilesWellington111324640——2.9100/64
JB MorrisAuckland11181110——3.6700/11
PW O'MalleyCanterbury11240110——2.7500/11
KFH SmithWellington116090——9.0000/9
EA WatsonOtago2224060——1.5000/2
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 1953/54. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1953/54 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Central Districts430101,9706928.554531,8417723.91
Auckland421101,7787324.364111,7607822.56
Otago422001,6508020.633021,6538020.66
Canterbury412101,9076529.345471,7427224.19
Wellington403101,7217722.353112,0305735.61

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 · 1953/54

Latest 10 of 10 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1954-02-05 to 1954-02-08 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago v Canterbury

Otago
265 & 124
Canterbury
228 & 130

Otago won by 31 runs

1954-01-22 to 1954-01-26 · Sportsground, Palmerston North

Central Districts v Canterbury

Central Districts
453 & 66/5
Canterbury
251 & 266

Central Districts won by 5 wickets

1954-01-15 to 1954-01-19 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland v Wellington

Auckland
176 & 411/6d
Wellington
87 & 303

Auckland won by 197 runs

1954-01-13 to 1954-01-16 · Pukekura Park, New Plymouth

Central Districts v Otago

Central Districts
185 & 283
Otago
289 & 174

Central Districts won by 5 runs

1954-01-07 to 1954-01-09 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington v Otago

Wellington
200 & 268
Otago
302 & 169

Otago won by 3 runs

1954-01-07 to 1954-01-11 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland v Central Districts

Auckland
249 & 168
Central Districts
186 & 372/8d

Central Districts won by 141 runs

1954-01-01 to 1954-01-04 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury v Wellington

Canterbury
547/5d
Wellington
270 & 149

Canterbury won by an innings and 128 runs

1954-01-01 to 1954-01-31 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago v Auckland

Otago
220 & 107
Auckland
153 & 206

Auckland won by 32 runs

1953-12-25 to 1953-12-29 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington v Central Districts

Wellington
133 & 311/7d
Central Districts
293/9d & 132/7

Match drawn

1953-12-25 to 1953-12-29 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury v Auckland

Canterbury
192 & 293
Auckland
272 & 143/7

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1953/54 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Basin Reserve, Wellington2
Carisbrook, Dunedin2
Eden Park, Auckland2
Lancaster Park, Christchurch2
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth1
Sportsground, Palmerston North1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Plunket Shield 1953/54, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1953/54 batting innings records
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
EC Petrie151Wellington1954-01-15
KFH Smith141*Central Districts1953-12-25
AP Arnold118Central Districts1954-01-22
PGZ Harris118Central Districts1954-01-22
RT Barber117Otago1954-01-07

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1953/54 bowling innings records
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
TB Burtt8/35Otago1954-02-05
AM Moir8/119Central Districts1954-01-13
BD Morrison7/42Otago1954-01-07
AM Moir7/84Central Districts1954-01-13
GN Gearry6/32Wellington1954-01-01

* 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.