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Plunket Shield 1977/78 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1977/78; Tests are excluded.

BE Congdon leads the displayed batting table with 303 runs. SL Boock leads the bowling table with 24 wickets.

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Showing 1977/78 · Plunket Shield

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Recorded matches: 8
Recorded players: 80
Recorded teams: 8
Recorded venues: 6

Selected season match starts: 1977-12-03 to 1978-03-17. 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 1977/78. 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 1977/78

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 1977/78 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
BE Congdon	4	303
MG Burgess	4	296
RW Anderson	2	283
JF Reid	4	265
NM Parker	4	220

Recorded innings through 1978-03-17. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1977/78 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
SL Boock	4	24
LW Stott	3	16
EJ Gray	2	15
DR O'Sullivan	2	14
JAJ Cushen	3	13

Recorded innings through 1978-03-17. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1977/78

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 · 80 players

Plunket Shield 1977/78 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
BE Congdon	Canterbury, South Island	4	8	0	303	88	37.88	—	2	0
MG Burgess	Auckland, North Island	4	8	0	296	132	37.00	—	1	1
RW Anderson	Central Districts	2	4	0	283	123	70.75	—	0	2
JF Reid	Auckland, North Island	4	8	0	265	88	33.13	—	2	0
NM Parker	Canterbury, South Island	4	8	0	220	49	27.50	—	0	0
JG Wright	North Island, Northern Districts	3	6	0	198	68	33.00	—	2	0
GP Howarth	North Island, Northern Districts	3	6	0	196	80	32.67	—	2	0
GE Vivian	Auckland, North Island	4	8	1	186	70	26.57	—	1	0
BG Hadlee	Canterbury	3	6	0	171	72	28.50	—	1	0
PG Coman	Canterbury, South Island	4	8	0	164	58	20.50	—	1	0
PE McEwan	Canterbury	3	6	1	164	63	32.80	—	2	0
MJE Wright	Northern Districts	2	4	1	164	70	54.67	—	2	0
JR Wiltshire	Auckland	2	4	1	154	81*	51.33	—	1	0
MH Toynbee	Central Districts	2	4	0	146	39	36.50	—	0	0
JG Gibson	Northern Districts	2	4	0	139	128	34.75	—	0	1
AEW Parsons	Auckland	2	4	0	135	114	33.75	—	0	1
ML Ryan	Canterbury, South Island	4	8	3	133	36*	26.60	—	0	0
WK Lees	Otago, South Island	3	6	2	130	42*	32.50	—	0	0
IA Rutherford	Central Districts, North Island	3	6	0	128	64	21.33	—	1	0
JM Parker	Northern Districts	2	4	0	127	44	31.75	—	0	0
JFM Morrison	Wellington	2	4	1	126	78*	42.00	—	1	0
JV Coney	North Island, Wellington	3	6	2	114	45	28.50	—	0	0
BA Edgar	Wellington	2	4	0	106	46	26.50	—	0	0
GA Newdick	Wellington	2	4	0	102	46	25.50	—	0	0
KO Campbell	Otago	2	4	0	97	49	24.25	—	0	0

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Plunket Shield 1977/78 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s
MJF Shrimpton	Central Districts	2	4	1	93	62*	31.00	—	1
GN Edwards	Central Districts, South Island	3	6	0	85	43	14.17	—	0
B Dunning	Northern Districts	2	4	0	85	30	21.25	—	0
DW Stead	Canterbury, South Island	4	8	0	85	29	10.63	—	0
PN Webb	Auckland	2	4	0	84	33	21.00	—	0
BR Blair	Otago	2	4	0	81	36	20.25	—	0
WL Blair	Otago	2	4	0	80	47	20.00	—	0
CW Dickeson	Northern Districts	2	4	1	73	35	24.33	—	0
RJ Kasper	Auckland	2	4	0	69	34	17.25	—	0
BL Cairns	Otago, South Island	3	6	1	67	23	13.40	—	0
IDS Smith	Central Districts	1	2	0	64	35	32.00	—	0
RG Arblaster	Auckland	3	6	1	57	25	11.40	—	0
TB Horne	Central Districts	1	2	0	56	54	28.00	—	1
RJ Kean	Wellington	2	4	1	56	25	18.67	—	0
DR Hadlee	Canterbury, South Island	2	4	2	55	27*	27.50	—	0
DC Aberhart	Central Districts	2	4	1	52	22	17.33	—	0
PR Facoory	Otago	2	4	0	52	50	13.00	—	1
ADG Roberts	Northern Districts	2	4	0	51	37	12.75	—	0
SJ McCullum	Otago	1	2	0	49	48	24.50	—	0
JM McIntyre	Auckland	3	6	4	49	20*	24.50	—	0
DW Bracewell	Central Districts	2	4	0	48	33	12.00	—	0
MJ Child	Northern Districts	2	4	2	48	19*	24.00	—	0
HJ Howarth	Auckland, North Island	2	4	1	46	27	15.33	—	0
GB Thomson	Otago, South Island	3	6	1	46	23*	9.20	—	0
RN Stewart	Otago	2	4	0	43	36	10.75	—	0
RJ Hadlee	Canterbury	2	4	1	40	19	13.33	—	0
DR O'Sullivan	Central Districts	2	4	2	38	28	19.00	—	0
GB Troup	Auckland, North Island	3	6	0	38	20	6.33	—	0
KN Puna	Northern Districts	1	2	0	38	20	19.00	—	0
RO Collinge	North Island, Northern Districts	2	4	2	36	25*	18.00	—	0
AB Jordan	Central Districts	2	4	1	32	18	10.67	—	0
BP Bracewell	Central Districts	1	2	0	27	27	13.50	—	0
WL Eddington	Canterbury	1	2	1	27	16	27.00	—	0
RH Vance	Wellington	2	4	0	21	21	5.25	—	0
JG Phillips	Canterbury	1	2	1	21	21*	21.00	—	0
GS Allen	Wellington	2	4	0	20	19	5.00	—	0
BJ McKechnie	Otago	2	4	0	18	15	4.50	—	0
SL Boock	Canterbury, South Island	4	8	1	17	5	2.43	—	0
RJ Calland	Northern Districts	1	2	1	13	8*	13.00	—	0
JAJ Cushen	Auckland	3	6	2	13	10*	3.25	—	0
EJ Gray	Wellington	2	4	1	12	10*	4.00	—	0
EJ Chatfield	North Island, Wellington	3	6	1	11	7	2.20	—	0
BW Cederwall	Wellington	2	4	0	11	9	2.75	—	0
CM Kirk	Otago	1	2	0	11	11	5.50	—	0
SN Bateman	Canterbury	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0
HA Morgan	Wellington	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0
PJ Petherick	Otago	2	4	1	7	6	2.33	—	0
DG Trist	Canterbury	1	2	0	5	5	2.50	—	0
MC Snedden	Auckland	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0
GJ Langridge	Central Districts	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0
DML Airey	Wellington	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0
LW Stott	Auckland	3	6	0	1	1	0.17	—	0
PS Anderson	Northern Districts	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	—	0
RH King	Canterbury	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0
ID Wilson	Canterbury	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0

Bowling · 49 players

Plunket Shield 1977/78 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
SL Boock	Canterbury, South Island	4	8	1,127	64	447	24	18.63	46.96	2.38	2	7/57
LW Stott	Auckland	3	6	800	30	419	16	26.19	50.00	3.14	1	5/70
EJ Gray	Wellington	2	4	481	25	202	15	13.47	32.07	2.52	1	6/53
DR O'Sullivan	Central Districts	2	4	408	13	275	14	19.64	29.14	4.04	1	6/84
JAJ Cushen	Auckland	3	6	600	14	315	13	24.23	46.15	3.15	1	6/27
EJ Chatfield	North Island, Wellington	3	6	661	35	212	12	17.67	55.08	1.92	1	6/54
PJ Petherick	Otago	2	4	558	29	262	12	21.83	46.50	2.82	0	4/82
RO Collinge	North Island, Northern Districts	2	4	329	8	174	10	17.40	32.90	3.17	1	5/69
GB Troup	Auckland, North Island	3	6	384	10	237	10	23.70	38.40	3.70	0	4/59
GB Thomson	Otago, South Island	3	5	330	12	176	10	17.60	33.00	3.20	1	5/55
RJ Hadlee	Canterbury	2	4	306	13	161	9	17.89	34.00	3.16	1	5/28
CW Dickeson	Northern Districts	2	4	371	16	231	9	25.67	41.22	3.74	1	6/76
DR Hadlee	Canterbury, South Island	2	4	456	12	186	7	26.57	65.14	2.45	1	5/38
GP Howarth	North Island, Northern Districts	3	5	259	12	169	7	24.14	37.00	3.92	0	4/43
ADG Roberts	Northern Districts	2	4	264	4	155	7	22.14	37.71	3.52	0	4/65
MC Snedden	Auckland	1	2	204	2	115	7	16.43	29.14	3.38	1	5/81
AB Jordan	Central Districts	2	4	282	9	193	7	27.57	40.29	4.11	0	2/16
BW Cederwall	Wellington	2	4	246	11	105	7	15.00	35.14	2.56	1	5/34
CM Kirk	Otago	1	2	187	13	46	7	6.57	26.71	1.48	1	5/20
BL Cairns	Otago, South Island	3	6	527	16	221	6	36.83	87.83	2.52	0	3/50
JM McIntyre	Auckland	3	5	606	28	292	6	48.67	101.00	2.89	0	4/101
BE Congdon	Canterbury, South Island	4	7	513	16	199	5	39.80	102.60	2.33	0	2/44
HJ Howarth	Auckland, North Island	2	3	198	9	94	5	18.80	39.60	2.85	1	5/56
DW Bracewell	Central Districts	2	4	385	12	205	5	41.00	77.00	3.19	0	2/61
DW Stead	Canterbury	3	6	409	19	181	5	36.20	81.80	2.66	0	2/26

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Plunket Shield 1977/78 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
DC Aberhart	Central Districts	2	4	222	9	121	3	40.33	74.00	3.27	2/59
PS Anderson	Northern Districts	1	2	162	5	54	3	18.00	54.00	2.00	2/25
JFM Morrison	Wellington	2	3	90	6	33	2	16.50	45.00	2.20	1/8
BJ McKechnie	Otago	2	4	198	12	63	2	31.50	99.00	1.91	1/19
BP Bracewell	Central Districts	1	2	102	1	76	2	38.00	51.00	4.47	1/32
MJF Shrimpton	Central Districts	1	2	78	1	61	1	61.00	78.00	4.69	1/46
JV Coney	Wellington	1	1	36	2	13	1	13.00	36.00	2.17	1/13
GA Newdick	Wellington	2	3	72	3	24	1	24.00	72.00	2.00	1/12
B Dunning	Northern Districts	1	1	66	2	45	1	45.00	66.00	4.09	1/45
MJ Child	Northern Districts	2	4	222	7	160	1	160.00	222.00	4.32	1/34
WL Eddington	Canterbury	1	2	72	1	43	1	43.00	72.00	3.58	1/22
HA Morgan	Wellington	1	2	120	6	61	1	61.00	120.00	3.05	1/33
GE Vivian	Auckland	1	1	7	0	8	0	—	—	6.86	0/8
JM Parker	Northern Districts	2	2	18	1	10	0	—	—	3.33	0/0
RW Anderson	Central Districts	1	1	6	0	30	0	—	—	30.00	0/30
GN Edwards	Central Districts	1	1	5	0	5	0	—	—	6.00	0/5
DG Trist	Canterbury	1	1	72	1	59	0	—	—	4.92	0/59
RJ Kasper	Auckland	1	1	18	0	15	0	—	—	5.00	0/15
GS Allen	Wellington	1	1	24	2	10	0	—	—	2.50	0/10
SN Bateman	Canterbury	1	2	42	0	35	0	—	—	5.00	0/16
RJ Calland	Northern Districts	1	2	42	0	41	0	—	—	5.86	0/12
RH King	Canterbury	1	1	36	1	21	0	—	—	3.50	0/21
MH Toynbee	Central Districts	2	3	24	1	11	0	—	—	2.75	0/3
ID Wilson	Canterbury	1	2	54	1	35	0	—	—	3.89	0/14

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 1977/78. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1977/78 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Canterbury	3	2	0	1	1,293	47	27.51	270	1,218	45	27.07
Auckland	3	1	0	2	1,328	43	30.88	348	1,446	51	28.35
North Island	1	1	0	0	423	19	22.26	232	328	20	16.40
Northern Districts	2	1	0	1	1,020	35	29.14	340	959	32	29.97
Wellington	2	1	1	0	620	26	23.85	224	622	36	17.28
Central Districts	2	0	2	0	1,057	37	28.57	301	1,067	33	32.33
Otago	2	0	2	0	640	37	17.30	253	646	28	23.07
South Island	1	0	1	0	328	20	16.40	176	423	19	22.26

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 · 1977/78

Latest 8 of 8 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1978-03-17 to 1978-03-20 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 270 & 241/6d
Auckland: 348/9 & 96/6

Match drawn

1978-02-17 to 1978-02-19 · Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt

Wellington: 152/3d & 224
Canterbury: 176 & 204/6

Canterbury won by 4 wickets

1978-02-04 to 1978-02-06 · Seddon Park, Hamilton

Northern Districts: 311 & 263/7d
Central Districts: 267 & 301

Northern Districts won by 6 runs

1978-01-21 to 1978-01-23 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 249/6 & 142/6
Northern Districts: 106 & 340/8d

Match drawn

1978-01-17 to 1978-01-19 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 121 & 121
Wellington: 166 & 78/3

Wellington won by 7 wickets

1978-01-13 to 1978-01-15 · Cook's Gardens, Wanganui

Central Districts: 221 & 268/7d
Auckland: 289 & 204/6

Auckland won by 4 wickets

1978-01-13 to 1978-01-15 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 200/7d & 202/8
Otago: 253/7d & 145

Canterbury won by 2 wickets

1977-12-03 to 1977-12-05 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

South Island: 152 & 176
North Island: 232 & 191/9d

North Island won by 95 runs

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1977/78 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Lancaster Park, Christchurch	3
Carisbrook, Dunedin	1
Cook's Gardens, Wanganui	1
Eden Park, Auckland	1
Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt	1
Seddon Park, Hamilton	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 1977/78, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1977/78 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
MG Burgess	132	Canterbury	1978-03-17
JG Gibson	128	Auckland	1978-01-21
RW Anderson	123	Northern Districts	1978-02-04
RW Anderson	118	Auckland	1978-01-13
AEW Parsons	114	Canterbury	1978-03-17

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1977/78 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
SL Boock	7/57	Wellington	1978-02-17
JAJ Cushen	6/27	Northern Districts	1978-01-21
EJ Gray	6/53	Otago	1978-01-17
EJ Chatfield	6/54	Canterbury	1978-02-17
CW Dickeson	6/76	Central Districts	1978-02-04

* 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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Batting · 80 players

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Recent recorded matches · 1977/78

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