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Plunket Shield 1976/77 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1976/77; Tests are excluded.

IA Rutherford leads the displayed batting table with 261 runs. DJ Kay leads the bowling table with 24 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 5
Recorded players: 69
Recorded teams: 6
Recorded venues: 5

Selected season match starts: 1977-01-18 to 1977-01-28. 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 1976/77. 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 1976/77

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 1976/77 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
IA Rutherford	3	261
WK Lees	3	249
MJF Shrimpton	3	168
BL Cairns	3	160
GN Edwards	3	159

Recorded innings through 1977-01-28. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1976/77 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
DJ Kay	3	24
BL Cairns	3	22
DR O'Sullivan	3	15
PJ Petherick	3	12
RI Thomas	3	8

Recorded innings through 1977-01-28. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1976/77

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 · 69 players

Plunket Shield 1976/77 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
IA Rutherford	Otago	3	6	1	261	110*	52.20	—	1	1
WK Lees	Otago	3	6	1	249	124	49.80	—	1	1
MJF Shrimpton	Central Districts	3	6	0	168	64	28.00	—	1	0
BL Cairns	Otago	3	6	0	160	78	26.67	—	2	0
GN Edwards	Central Districts	3	6	0	159	85	26.50	—	1	0
GJ Langridge	Central Districts	3	6	2	158	61*	39.50	—	1	0
DH Payton	Central Districts	3	6	0	152	45	25.33	—	0	0
PR Facoory	Otago	3	6	0	139	38	23.17	—	0	0
GE Vivian	Auckland	1	2	2	136	111*	—	—	0	1
DR O'Sullivan	Central Districts	3	6	2	133	34	33.25	—	0	0
DW Bracewell	Central Districts	3	6	0	125	52	20.83	—	1	0
JD Riley	Auckland	1	2	0	120	94	60.00	—	1	0
RJ Kasper	Auckland	1	2	0	117	80	58.50	—	1	0
PJ Holland	Central Districts	3	6	1	114	69	22.80	—	1	0
RW Anderson	Otago	3	6	0	104	74	17.33	—	1	0
ML Ryan	Canterbury	1	2	0	102	65	51.00	—	1	0
CMH Atkinson	Central Districts	3	6	0	92	43	15.33	—	0	0
DEC McKechnie	Otago	3	6	2	92	49*	23.00	—	0	0
AEW Parsons	Auckland	1	2	0	74	43	37.00	—	0	0
BJ McKechnie	Otago	3	6	0	73	20	12.17	—	0	0
GP Howarth	Northern Districts	1	2	0	68	50	34.00	—	1	0
BW Cederwall	Wellington	1	2	0	66	63	33.00	—	1	0
PG Coman	Canterbury	1	2	0	62	61	31.00	—	1	0
MG Burgess	Auckland	1	2	1	59	34*	59.00	—	0	0
BD Smith	Wellington	1	2	0	56	38	28.00	—	0	0

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Plunket Shield 1976/77 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s
JFM Morrison	Wellington	1	2	0	52	33	26.00	—	0
NM Parker	Canterbury	1	2	0	52	28	26.00	—	0
B Dunning	Northern Districts	1	2	1	51	51*	51.00	—	1
HC Sampson	Canterbury	1	2	0	50	41	25.00	—	0
DW Stead	Canterbury	1	2	0	39	28	19.50	—	0
JF Reid	Auckland	1	2	0	36	36	18.00	—	0
SJ McCullum	Otago	3	6	0	33	16	5.50	—	0
RI Thomas	Central Districts	3	6	1	33	20	6.60	—	0
BG Hadlee	Canterbury	1	2	0	32	32	16.00	—	0
JM Parker	Northern Districts	1	2	1	25	24*	25.00	—	0
JG Wright	Northern Districts	1	2	0	25	13	12.50	—	0
GM Turner	Northern Districts	1	2	0	22	22	11.00	—	0
ADG Roberts	Northern Districts	1	2	0	22	21	11.00	—	0
BA Edgar	Wellington	1	2	0	20	20	10.00	—	0
RN Stewart	Otago	1	2	1	19	19	19.00	—	0
JV Coney	Wellington	1	2	0	18	12	9.00	—	0
RJ Hill	Otago	1	2	1	18	17*	18.00	—	0
AR Hounsell	Canterbury	1	2	0	18	17	9.00	—	0
CW Dickeson	Northern Districts	1	2	0	16	16	8.00	—	0
RO Collinge	Northern Districts	1	2	0	15	15	7.50	—	0
EJ Gray	Wellington	1	2	0	15	14	7.50	—	0
AJ Hill	Central Districts	1	2	0	15	13	7.50	—	0
PJ Petherick	Otago	3	6	1	14	9	2.80	—	0
RW Smith	Wellington	1	2	0	11	11	5.50	—	0
GJ Williams	Otago	3	6	1	11	6	2.20	—	0
BE Congdon	Canterbury	1	2	0	10	7	5.00	—	0
EJ Chatfield	Wellington	1	2	2	10	8*	—	—	0
RH Vance	Wellington	1	2	0	10	5	5.00	—	0
SB Cater	Wellington	1	2	0	10	6	5.00	—	0
HJ Howarth	Auckland	1	2	1	9	9*	9.00	—	0
SL Boock	Canterbury	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	—	0
RW Fulton	Northern Districts	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	—	0
DJ Kay	Central Districts	3	6	1	6	4	1.20	—	0
PR Morris	Otago	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0
DR Hadlee	Canterbury	1	2	1	3	3*	3.00	—	0
DC Aberhart	Central Districts	2	4	0	3	2	0.75	—	0
RS Cunis	Northern Districts	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0
PN Webb	Auckland	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0
CJ Currie	Wellington	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0
LJ Forde	Canterbury	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	—	0
MJE Wright	Northern Districts	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	—	0
LW Stott	Auckland	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0
JAJ Cushen	Auckland	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0
JM McIntyre	Auckland	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0

Bowling · 43 players

Plunket Shield 1976/77 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
DJ Kay	Central Districts	3	6	605	16	312	24	13.00	25.21	3.09	2	7/62
BL Cairns	Otago	3	6	844	39	366	22	16.64	38.36	2.60	3	6/62
DR O'Sullivan	Central Districts	3	6	686	36	222	15	14.80	45.73	1.94	0	4/43
PJ Petherick	Otago	3	6	504	22	260	12	21.67	42.00	3.10	1	5/37
RI Thomas	Central Districts	3	6	546	15	290	8	36.25	68.25	3.19	0	2/41
RO Collinge	Northern Districts	1	2	228	5	121	7	17.29	32.57	3.18	1	5/66
BE Congdon	Canterbury	1	2	157	10	45	7	6.43	22.43	1.72	1	6/42
BW Cederwall	Wellington	1	2	114	4	67	7	9.57	16.29	3.53	0	4/39
EJ Chatfield	Wellington	1	2	213	9	71	5	14.20	42.60	2.00	0	4/42
BJ McKechnie	Otago	3	6	540	14	302	5	60.40	108.00	3.36	0	2/46
ADG Roberts	Northern Districts	1	2	193	9	74	5	14.80	38.60	2.30	0	3/41
LW Stott	Auckland	1	2	138	2	67	5	13.40	27.60	2.91	1	5/53
DR Hadlee	Canterbury	1	2	192	8	141	4	35.25	48.00	4.41	0	3/68
DEC McKechnie	Otago	3	4	165	4	120	4	30.00	41.25	4.36	0	3/12
EJ Gray	Wellington	1	2	108	2	59	3	19.67	36.00	3.28	0	2/29
JAJ Cushen	Auckland	1	2	228	3	156	3	52.00	76.00	4.11	0	2/109
JM Parker	Northern Districts	1	1	42	1	43	2	21.50	21.00	6.14	0	2/43
B Dunning	Northern Districts	1	2	96	3	54	2	27.00	48.00	3.38	0	2/40
DC Aberhart	Central Districts	1	1	48	2	36	2	18.00	24.00	4.50	0	2/36
LJ Forde	Canterbury	1	2	84	3	47	2	23.50	42.00	3.36	0	1/14
BD Smith	Wellington	1	2	52	2	29	2	14.50	26.00	3.35	0	2/29
MJF Shrimpton	Central Districts	1	2	68	5	12	1	12.00	68.00	1.06	0	1/12
RS Cunis	Northern Districts	1	2	156	3	86	1	86.00	156.00	3.31	0	1/55
HJ Howarth	Auckland	1	2	216	7	129	1	129.00	216.00	3.58	0	1/82
JFM Morrison	Wellington	1	1	42	4	20	1	20.00	42.00	2.86	0	1/20

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Plunket Shield 1976/77 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
JV Coney	Wellington	1	1	66	2	34	1	34.00	66.00	3.09	1/34
GP Howarth	Northern Districts	1	2	78	5	35	1	35.00	78.00	2.69	1/31
SL Boock	Canterbury	1	2	114	6	66	1	66.00	114.00	3.47	1/37
RJ Kasper	Auckland	1	2	60	2	29	1	29.00	60.00	2.90	1/24
DW Bracewell	Central Districts	2	3	138	2	73	1	73.00	138.00	3.17	1/16
CW Dickeson	Northern Districts	1	2	186	9	106	1	106.00	186.00	3.42	1/106
RJ Hill	Otago	1	1	42	1	17	1	17.00	42.00	2.43	1/17
JM McIntyre	Auckland	1	2	228	11	109	1	109.00	228.00	2.87	1/50
GE Vivian	Auckland	1	1	36	1	21	0	—	—	3.50	0/21
MG Burgess	Auckland	1	1	18	0	10	0	—	—	3.33	0/10
WK Lees	Otago	1	1	18	0	15	0	—	—	5.00	0/15
CMH Atkinson	Central Districts	1	1	24	0	19	0	—	—	4.75	0/19
SB Cater	Wellington	1	2	90	3	44	0	—	—	2.93	0/10
AR Hounsell	Canterbury	1	2	42	1	42	0	—	—	6.00	0/15
PR Morris	Otago	1	1	24	0	21	0	—	—	5.25	0/21
AEW Parsons	Auckland	1	1	12	1	1	0	—	—	0.50	0/1
JD Riley	Auckland	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0/2
DW Stead	Canterbury	1	1	42	1	18	0	—	—	2.57	0/18

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 1976/77. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1976/77 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Otago	3	2	0	1	1,245	52	23.94	294	1,159	49	23.65
Auckland	1	0	0	1	582	9	64.67	292	544	12	45.33
Canterbury	1	0	0	1	400	20	20.00	250	385	14	27.50
Central Districts	3	0	1	2	1,232	53	23.25	338	1,040	53	19.62
Northern Districts	1	0	0	1	276	13	21.23	164	548	19	28.84
Wellington	1	0	1	0	278	20	13.90	176	337	20	16.85

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 · 1976/77

Latest 5 of 5 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1977-01-28 to 1977-01-31 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 223 & 141
Central Districts: 193 & 106

Otago won by 65 runs

1977-01-22 to 1977-01-24 · Smallbone Park, Rotorua

Northern Districts: 164 & 112/3
Central Districts: 210 & 338/9d

Match drawn

1977-01-22 to 1977-01-24 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 290/6 & 292/3d
Otago: 294/8 & 250/4

Match drawn

1977-01-18 to 1977-01-20 · Queen's Park, Invercargill

Otago: 204 & 133
Wellington: 176 & 102

Otago won by 59 runs

1977-01-18 to 1977-01-20 · Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North

Central Districts: 222 & 163/4
Canterbury: 150 & 250

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1976/77 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Carisbrook, Dunedin	1
Eden Park, Auckland	1
Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North	1
Queen's Park, Invercargill	1
Smallbone Park, Rotorua	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 1976/77, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1976/77 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
WK Lees	124	Auckland	1977-01-22
GE Vivian	111*	Otago	1977-01-22
IA Rutherford	110*	Auckland	1977-01-22
JD Riley	94	Otago	1977-01-22
IA Rutherford	89	Auckland	1977-01-22

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1976/77 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
DJ Kay	7/62	Canterbury	1977-01-18
BE Congdon	6/42	Central Districts	1977-01-18
BL Cairns	6/62	Wellington	1977-01-18
PJ Petherick	5/37	Central Districts	1977-01-28
BL Cairns	5/49	Central Districts	1977-01-28

* 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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Player statistics · 1976/77

Batting · 69 players

Bowling · 43 players

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