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Plunket Shield 1955/56 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1955/56; Tests are excluded.

LSM Miller leads the displayed batting table with 429 runs. RW Blair leads the bowling table with 34 wickets.

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Showing 1955/56 · Plunket Shield

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Recorded matches: 10
Recorded players: 68
Recorded teams: 5
Recorded venues: 6

Selected season match starts: 1955-12-24 to 1956-01-20. 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 1955/56. 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 1955/56

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 1955/56 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
LSM Miller	4	429
SC Guillen	4	400
TS Hambrook	4	311
JEF Beck	4	300
RT Barber	4	298

Recorded innings through 1956-01-20. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1955/56 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
RW Blair	4	34
DD Beard	4	28
IM Sinclair	4	22
BD Morrison	4	22
JA Turnbull	4	21

Recorded innings through 1956-01-20. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1955/56

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 · 68 players

Plunket Shield 1955/56 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
LSM Miller	Wellington	4	8	1	429	144	61.29	—	3	1
SC Guillen	Canterbury	4	8	1	400	118	57.14	—	3	1
TS Hambrook	Auckland	4	8	0	311	104	38.88	—	2	1
JEF Beck	Wellington	4	8	0	300	149	37.50	—	2	1
RT Barber	Wellington	4	8	0	298	77	37.25	—	3	0
DD Taylor	Auckland	4	8	0	254	75	31.75	—	3	0
BA Haworth	Canterbury	4	8	0	237	123	29.63	—	0	1
BJ Postles	Auckland	4	8	2	214	63*	35.67	—	1	0
JK Everest	Auckland	4	8	2	212	69	35.33	—	1	0
ME Chapple	Canterbury	4	8	2	210	50	35.00	—	1	0
EM Meuli	Central Districts	4	7	0	204	75	29.14	—	1	0
KFH Smith	Central Districts	4	7	0	199	54	28.43	—	1	0
GD Alabaster	Otago	4	8	0	197	81	24.63	—	2	0
RT Dowker	Canterbury	4	8	2	197	60	32.83	—	2	0
DD Beard	Central Districts	4	7	1	195	70*	32.50	—	2	0
AH Preston	Wellington	4	8	0	177	63	22.13	—	2	0
GN Gearry	Canterbury	4	8	0	169	79	21.13	—	1	0
DL Perry	Auckland	4	8	0	160	52	20.00	—	1	0
JW D'Arcy	Canterbury	4	8	0	153	59	19.13	—	1	0
LD Smith	Otago	4	8	0	150	35	18.75	—	0	0
DV Spence	Central Districts	4	7	0	146	61	20.86	—	1	0
EA Watson	Otago	4	8	0	146	60	18.25	—	1	0
LA Clark	Wellington	4	8	2	121	45*	20.17	—	0	0
BJ Sorenson	Auckland	4	8	0	121	48	15.13	—	0	0
BA Turner	Central Districts	4	7	1	117	35	19.50	—	0	0

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Plunket Shield 1955/56 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s
L Watt	Otago	3	6	0	114	38	19.00	—	0
BA Bolton	Canterbury	4	8	0	112	32	14.00	—	0
DS St John	Wellington	4	8	0	111	29	13.88	—	0
EF Dunn	Auckland	4	8	1	109	75*	15.57	—	1
DW Bowden	Central Districts	4	7	0	105	29	15.00	—	0
GG Coull	Canterbury	3	6	0	105	45	17.50	—	0
AE Berry	Otago	4	8	3	100	43	20.00	—	0
DS Kivell	Central Districts	4	7	0	99	34	14.14	—	0
WS Haig	Otago	4	8	0	94	25	11.75	—	0
CG Graham	Otago	3	6	0	92	46	15.33	—	0
IM Sinclair	Canterbury	4	8	0	90	40	11.25	—	0
RW Blair	Central Districts	4	7	0	87	40	12.43	—	0
JA Gill	Otago	4	8	0	85	21	10.63	—	0
BW Sinclair	Wellington	3	6	1	80	25	16.00	—	0
AA Hunter	Central Districts	1	1	0	76	76	76.00	—	1
GM Aim	Otago	4	8	1	74	41	10.57	—	0
FJ Cameron	Otago	4	8	2	70	23	11.67	—	0
JB Morris	Auckland	4	8	0	70	24	8.75	—	0
GA Richards	Auckland	4	8	1	70	24	10.00	—	0
PJ Hall	Otago	1	2	0	63	33	31.50	—	0
EW Dempster	Wellington	4	8	2	58	19	9.67	—	0
R Simpson	Central Districts	1	2	0	56	56	28.00	—	1
AJ Cook	Wellington	1	2	1	41	31*	41.00	—	0
AJ Edgar	Wellington	3	6	0	35	16	5.83	—	0
AF Lissette	Auckland	3	6	3	32	22	10.67	—	0
DE Brian	Central Districts	2	4	0	32	17	8.00	—	0
BD Morrison	Wellington	4	8	0	30	11	3.75	—	0
WD Frame	Otago	3	6	0	29	15	4.83	—	0
IH Ching	Central Districts	2	4	0	26	12	6.50	—	0
JA Turnbull	Auckland	4	8	0	26	20	3.25	—	0
HN Dellow	Canterbury	3	6	1	23	15*	4.60	—	0
IA Colquhoun	Central Districts	2	3	1	19	10*	9.50	—	0
GT Wright	Canterbury	1	2	0	19	19	9.50	—	0
RS Challies	Wellington	4	8	3	13	6	2.60	—	0
W Bell	Canterbury	2	4	1	9	6	3.00	—	0
H Moyle	Auckland	1	2	1	9	9*	9.00	—	0
CW Barclay	Central Districts	1	1	0	6	6	6.00	—	0
DR Tarrant	Central Districts	2	4	3	4	3*	4.00	—	0
SM Cameron	Canterbury	1	2	1	3	3*	3.00	—	0
GWF Overton	Otago	2	4	2	2	2	1.00	—	0
WM Curtis	Wellington	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0
MW Jack	Canterbury	2	4	2	1	1*	0.50	—	0
AG Small	Central Districts	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0

Bowling · 43 players

Plunket Shield 1955/56 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
RW Blair	Central Districts	4	8	1,161	41	571	34	16.79	34.15	2.95	4	7/100
DD Beard	Central Districts	4	8	1,301	112	298	28	10.64	46.46	1.37	2	6/26
IM Sinclair	Canterbury	4	8	1,159	70	398	22	18.09	52.68	2.06	2	5/57
BD Morrison	Wellington	4	8	1,217	68	422	22	19.18	55.32	2.08	1	7/68
JA Turnbull	Auckland	4	8	1,343	61	526	21	25.05	63.95	2.35	2	7/54
AF Lissette	Auckland	3	6	792	41	292	16	18.25	49.50	2.21	1	7/50
WD Frame	Otago	3	5	462	19	235	16	14.69	28.88	3.05	2	5/49
ME Chapple	Canterbury	4	7	721	49	208	15	13.87	48.07	1.73	1	5/24
FJ Cameron	Otago	4	7	876	37	344	14	24.57	62.57	2.36	1	5/66
EW Dempster	Wellington	4	8	885	59	258	13	19.85	68.08	1.75	0	4/31
LA Clark	Wellington	4	8	1,091	77	318	13	24.46	83.92	1.75	1	5/52
EF Dunn	Auckland	4	8	1,080	57	338	13	26.00	83.08	1.88	1	7/66
GN Gearry	Canterbury	4	8	1,003	48	329	12	27.42	83.58	1.97	0	4/92
RS Challies	Wellington	4	8	625	25	289	9	32.11	69.44	2.77	1	6/112
DV Spence	Central Districts	4	7	339	7	215	9	23.89	37.67	3.81	1	5/38
HN Dellow	Canterbury	3	6	606	25	253	8	31.63	75.75	2.51	0	3/84
GG Coull	Canterbury	2	3	247	17	93	7	13.29	35.29	2.26	0	4/58
AH Preston	Wellington	4	8	753	46	276	6	46.00	125.50	2.20	0	1/1
EA Watson	Otago	4	5	426	19	193	6	32.17	71.00	2.72	0	3/68
AE Berry	Otago	4	5	228	7	112	5	22.40	45.60	2.95	0	3/49
WS Haig	Otago	4	6	381	14	154	5	30.80	76.20	2.43	0	2/25
TS Hambrook	Auckland	4	8	756	38	241	5	48.20	151.20	1.91	0	2/53
MW Jack	Canterbury	2	3	243	11	104	5	20.80	48.60	2.57	1	5/57
H Moyle	Auckland	1	2	324	12	145	5	29.00	64.80	2.69	0	3/78
DR Tarrant	Central Districts	2	4	204	6	120	5	24.00	40.80	3.53	0	3/20

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Plunket Shield 1955/56 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
GWF Overton	Otago	2	4	312	12	131	4	32.75	78.00	2.52	3/43
SM Cameron	Canterbury	1	2	246	14	62	4	15.50	61.50	1.51	2/14
DD Taylor	Auckland	4	5	152	3	89	3	29.67	50.67	3.51	1/15
W Bell	Canterbury	2	4	168	7	80	3	26.67	56.00	2.86	1/16
LD Smith	Otago	4	5	372	10	160	2	80.00	186.00	2.58	1/11
EM Meuli	Central Districts	2	2	38	2	15	1	15.00	38.00	2.37	1/5
DE Brian	Central Districts	2	3	96	3	47	1	47.00	96.00	2.94	1/31
PJ Hall	Otago	1	2	72	2	43	1	43.00	72.00	3.58	1/36
JB Morris	Auckland	2	2	24	0	14	1	14.00	24.00	3.50	1/7
KFH Smith	Central Districts	4	6	246	15	93	1	93.00	246.00	2.27	1/34
LSM Miller	Wellington	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0/0
JEF Beck	Wellington	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0/0
RT Barber	Wellington	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0/5
BA Bolton	Canterbury	3	4	72	1	54	0	—	—	4.50	0/3
CW Barclay	Central Districts	1	1	30	1	21	0	—	—	4.20	0/21
AJ Cook	Wellington	1	1	54	4	21	0	—	—	2.33	0/21
CG Graham	Otago	1	1	18	0	6	0	—	—	2.00	0/6
AG Small	Central Districts	1	2	48	0	24	0	—	—	3.00	0/5

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 1955/56. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1955/56 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Canterbury	4	4	0	0	1,838	68	27.03	433	1,703	80	21.29
Auckland	4	2	1	1	1,685	68	24.78	327	1,770	70	25.29
Central Districts	4	2	2	0	1,470	70	21.00	311	1,496	80	18.70
Wellington	4	1	2	1	1,808	68	26.59	358	1,679	67	25.06
Otago	4	0	4	0	1,345	80	16.81	266	1,498	57	26.28

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 · 1955/56

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

1956-01-20 to 1956-01-23 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 271 & 51/2
Otago: 219 & 102

Wellington won by 8 wickets

1956-01-20 to 1956-01-23 · McLean Park, Napier

Central Districts: 159 & 255
Canterbury: 175 & 255

Canterbury won by 16 runs

1956-01-14 to 1956-01-16 · Sportsground, Palmerston North

Central Districts: 311
Otago: 121 & 155

Central Districts won by an innings and 35 runs

1956-01-13 to 1956-01-16 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 324 & 121/3
Wellington: 358 & 242/6d

Match drawn

1956-01-06 to 1956-01-09 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 266 & 131
Auckland: 320 & 78/5

Auckland won by 5 wickets

1956-01-06 to 1956-01-09 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 433 & 64/4
Wellington: 153 & 343

Canterbury won by 6 wickets

1956-01-02 to 1956-01-31 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 219 & 171
Central Districts: 285 & 131

Central Districts won by 26 runs

1956-01-02 to 1956-01-31 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 322 & 122/4
Auckland: 327 & 115

Canterbury won by 6 wickets

1955-12-24 to 1955-12-27 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 178 & 173
Canterbury: 296 & 171

Canterbury won by 116 runs

1955-12-24 to 1955-12-27 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 135 & 265
Central Districts: 191 & 138

Auckland won by 71 runs

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1955/56 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Basin Reserve, Wellington	2
Carisbrook, Dunedin	2
Eden Park, Auckland	2
Lancaster Park, Christchurch	2
McLean Park, Napier	1
Sportsground, Palmerston North	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 1955/56, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1955/56 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
JEF Beck	149	Canterbury	1956-01-06
LSM Miller	144	Auckland	1956-01-13
BA Haworth	123	Wellington	1956-01-06
SC Guillen	118	Wellington	1956-01-06
TS Hambrook	104	Canterbury	1956-01-02

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1955/56 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
AF Lissette	7/50	Otago	1956-01-06
JA Turnbull	7/54	Central Districts	1955-12-24
EF Dunn	7/66	Otago	1956-01-06
BD Morrison	7/68	Central Districts	1956-01-02
RW Blair	7/100	Auckland	1955-12-24

* 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 1955/56

Leading run scorers

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Player statistics · 1955/56

Batting · 68 players

Bowling · 43 players

Team comparison

Recent recorded matches · 1955/56

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