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Plunket Shield 1981/82 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1981/82; Tests are excluded.

JG Wright leads the displayed batting table with 672 runs. EJ Chatfield leads the bowling table with 47 wickets.

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Showing 1981/82 · Plunket Shield

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Recorded matches: 22
Recorded players: 93
Recorded teams: 8
Recorded venues: 14

Selected season match starts: 1981-12-19 to 1982-02-01. 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 1981/82. 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 1981/82

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 1981/82 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
JG Wright	7	672
MD Crowe	8	619
JM Parker	7	618
JF Reid	8	519
BA Edgar	7	513

Recorded innings through 1982-02-01. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1981/82 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
EJ Chatfield	7	47
RJ Hadlee	7	45
BL Cairns	8	35
MC Snedden	8	30
SL Boock	6	27

Recorded innings through 1982-02-01. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1981/82

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 · 93 players

Plunket Shield 1981/82 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
JG Wright	Northern Districts	7	14	0	672	124	48.00	—	2	3
MD Crowe	Auckland, North Island	8	14	1	619	150	47.62	—	4	1
JM Parker	Northern Districts	7	14	7	618	117	88.29	—	2	2
JF Reid	Auckland, North Island	8	14	1	519	95	39.92	—	4	0
BA Edgar	Wellington	7	13	1	513	141*	42.75	—	3	1
JFM Morrison	Wellington	7	13	3	498	100*	49.80	—	2	1
EJ Gray	Wellington	7	13	0	495	126	38.08	—	1	2
BR Blair	Otago, South Island	8	14	1	419	98*	32.23	—	4	0
DW Stead	Canterbury	7	14	1	417	88	32.08	—	3	0
RJ Hadlee	Canterbury	7	14	2	408	83*	34.00	—	3	0
PE McEwan	Canterbury	7	14	2	390	103*	32.50	—	2	1
RW Ormiston	Wellington	7	13	3	385	93	38.50	—	3	0
ADG Roberts	Northern Districts	7	14	3	371	65*	33.73	—	4	0
TJ Franklin	Auckland, North Island	8	14	0	357	96	25.50	—	2	0
RW Anderson	Central Districts	7	13	0	340	80	26.15	—	2	0
MJE Wright	Northern Districts	7	14	0	325	62	23.21	—	1	0
JR Wiltshire	Central Districts	7	13	0	309	73	23.77	—	1	0
PJ Rattray	Canterbury	7	14	0	308	82	22.00	—	1	0
IDS Smith	Central Districts, North Island	8	14	1	302	74	23.23	—	2	0
GJ Dawson	Otago	7	13	1	298	52	24.83	—	1	0
EB McSweeney	Wellington	7	13	3	295	96*	29.50	—	3	0
GP Howarth	North Island, Northern Districts	8	15	1	274	58	19.57	—	2	0
WL Blair	Otago	7	13	0	274	132	21.08	—	0	1
RT Latham	Canterbury	6	12	2	273	95	27.30	—	2	0
JV Coney	North Island, Wellington	8	14	2	272	76*	22.67	—	2	0

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Plunket Shield 1981/82 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
BG Cooper	North Island, Northern Districts	8	15	1	266	56	19.00	—	1	0
AEW Parsons	Auckland	6	11	2	266	53*	29.56	—	2	0
JG Bracewell	Otago, South Island	8	14	1	262	51	20.15	—	1	0
MC Snedden	Auckland, North Island	8	14	4	262	49*	26.20	—	0	0
BL Cairns	North Island, Northern Districts	8	15	1	258	58	18.43	—	1	0
RH Vance	Wellington	7	13	0	247	52	19.00	—	2	0
RN Hoskin	Otago	7	13	1	247	62*	20.58	—	2	0
IA Rutherford	Otago, South Island	6	11	0	245	92	22.27	—	2	0
WK Lees	Otago, South Island	8	14	2	239	66*	19.92	—	2	0
PN Webb	Auckland	5	10	0	234	116	23.40	—	0	1
GN Edwards	Central Districts, South Island	8	14	0	218	57	15.57	—	1	0
WG Hodgson	Central Districts, South Island	4	7	0	210	49	30.00	—	0	0
DA Dempsey	Canterbury, South Island	6	11	0	202	63	18.36	—	1	0
CA Webb	Central Districts	5	9	1	188	45	23.50	—	0	0
CL Bull	Canterbury	7	14	1	183	46	14.08	—	0	0
AJ Hunt	Auckland	5	9	2	182	58	26.00	—	2	0
B Abernethy	Otago	6	11	5	165	57*	27.50	—	1	0
GJ Langridge	Central Districts	4	7	0	132	76	18.86	—	1	0
ATR Hellaby	Auckland	5	9	1	115	46	14.38	—	0	0
RA Pierce	Central Districts	4	7	0	115	52	16.43	—	1	0
VR Brown	Canterbury, South Island	4	7	1	110	42	18.33	—	0	0
SR McNally	Canterbury	7	14	1	105	40	8.08	—	0	0
BP Bracewell	Otago, South Island	8	14	1	102	23	7.85	—	0	0
SJ Gill	Central Districts	2	4	1	94	60	31.33	—	1	0
LW Stott	Auckland	6	12	2	92	32	9.20	—	0	0
DC Aberhart	Central Districts	6	11	2	86	27	9.56	—	0	0
DR O'Sullivan	Central Districts	7	13	1	83	22	6.92	—	0	0
BW Cederwall	Wellington	5	9	1	75	38	9.38	—	0	0
JA Williams	Wellington	7	13	2	74	18*	6.73	—	0	0
MD Jamieson	Central Districts	3	5	1	70	59	17.50	—	1	0
EJ Chatfield	Wellington	7	13	3	63	24*	6.30	—	0	0
BD Ritchie	Canterbury	3	6	0	61	40	10.17	—	0	0
SJ Maguiness	Wellington	6	11	1	60	24	6.00	—	0	0
DJ White	Northern Districts	5	10	0	58	20	5.80	—	0	0
DJ Boyle	Canterbury	1	2	0	58	58	29.00	—	1	0
AW Hart	Canterbury	3	6	1	56	24	11.20	—	0	0
JM Mackle	Canterbury	3	6	2	53	21*	13.25	—	0	0
SR Gillespie	Northern Districts	6	12	1	50	18*	4.55	—	0	0
AH Jones	Central Districts	3	6	0	49	38	8.17	—	0	0
JK Lindsay	Otago	1	2	0	47	42	23.50	—	0	0
PJ Kelly	Auckland	3	6	0	45	14	7.50	—	0	0
JM McIntyre	Auckland	5	9	4	43	14*	8.60	—	0	0
PW Hills	Otago	6	11	3	40	20	5.00	—	0	0
SM Carrington	Northern Districts	6	12	2	39	23	3.90	—	0	0
WP Fowler	Auckland	1	2	0	35	29	17.50	—	0	0
GC Bateman	Canterbury	5	10	3	34	16	4.86	—	0	0
DG Farrant	Canterbury	2	4	0	33	33	8.25	—	0	0
MF Gill	Central Districts	5	10	6	32	16	8.00	—	0	0
GP Wheeler	Wellington	1	2	1	32	32*	32.00	—	0	0
SL Boock	Otago	7	13	3	29	12	2.90	—	0	0
SN Bateman	Canterbury, South Island	2	3	0	27	25	9.00	—	0	0
RI Leggat	Canterbury	2	4	0	24	23	6.00	—	0	0
ND Pollock	Northern Districts	1	2	1	24	24	24.00	—	0	0
NA Scott	Auckland	4	7	2	23	17	4.60	—	0	0
MH Toynbee	Central Districts	2	4	0	23	20	5.75	—	0	0
GK Robertson	Central Districts, North Island	4	7	0	22	8	3.14	—	0	0
CW Dickeson	Northern Districts	7	14	0	19	6	1.36	—	0	0
CM Kuggeleijn	Northern Districts	1	2	0	17	17	8.50	—	0	0
GB Troup	Auckland, North Island	8	14	1	16	11*	1.23	—	0	0
SJ McCullum	Otago	1	1	0	12	12	12.00	—	0	0
PJ Holland	Wellington	2	4	0	9	4	2.25	—	0	0
GC Osborne	Otago	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0	0
SJ Scott	Northern Districts	2	4	1	4	4	1.33	—	0	0
AJ Farrant	Canterbury	1	2	1	3	2	3.00	—	0	0
IT Donnelly	Auckland	2	3	2	1	1*	1.00	—	0	0
CH Thiele	South Island	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	—	0	0
DA Stirling	Central Districts	2	3	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0
DJ Walker	Otago	1	2	2	0	0*	—	—	0	0

Bowling · 69 players

Plunket Shield 1981/82 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
EJ Chatfield	Wellington	7	14	2,064	110	793	47	16.87	43.91	2.31	2	5/29
RJ Hadlee	Canterbury	7	14	1,995	103	641	45	14.24	44.33	1.93	5	6/26
BL Cairns	North Island, Northern Districts	8	14	1,602	84	579	35	16.54	45.77	2.17	3	6/19
MC Snedden	Auckland, North Island	8	15	1,584	59	810	30	27.00	52.80	3.07	0	4/28
SL Boock	Otago	6	10	1,288	78	523	27	19.37	47.70	2.44	1	6/95
LW Stott	Auckland	6	12	1,575	76	657	27	24.33	58.33	2.50	1	5/115
GB Troup	Auckland, North Island	8	15	1,282	47	640	25	25.60	51.28	3.00	0	4/29
JG Bracewell	Otago, South Island	7	11	1,208	64	554	25	22.16	48.32	2.75	2	7/9
DC Aberhart	Central Districts	6	8	1,236	79	455	24	18.96	51.50	2.21	2	5/46
EJ Gray	Wellington	7	13	1,374	77	582	22	26.45	62.45	2.54	0	4/58
JA Williams	Wellington	7	14	1,129	46	555	22	25.23	51.32	2.95	0	4/26
SM Carrington	Northern Districts	6	12	1,000	34	494	22	22.45	45.45	2.96	1	5/69
CW Dickeson	Northern Districts	6	11	1,440	84	498	20	24.90	72.00	2.08	1	5/59
JM McIntyre	Auckland	5	9	1,171	88	379	19	19.95	61.63	1.94	0	4/63
DR O'Sullivan	Central Districts	7	11	1,813	85	748	17	44.00	106.65	2.48	0	4/88
GC Bateman	Canterbury	5	10	958	57	323	17	19.00	56.35	2.02	1	5/62
SJ Maguiness	Wellington	6	12	856	31	398	17	23.41	50.35	2.79	0	4/42
SR McNally	Canterbury	7	14	1,320	59	558	17	32.82	77.65	2.54	0	4/57
SR Gillespie	Northern Districts	6	12	1,032	53	402	16	25.13	64.50	2.34	0	4/64
BP Bracewell	Otago, South Island	7	11	723	27	326	15	21.73	48.20	2.71	0	4/41
MF Gill	Central Districts	5	9	891	34	496	15	33.07	59.40	3.34	1	6/57
DW Stead	Canterbury	7	13	1,227	69	534	13	41.08	94.38	2.61	0	3/39
DJ White	Northern Districts	4	8	571	21	319	12	26.58	47.58	3.35	1	6/45
PW Hills	Otago	5	9	492	19	289	11	26.27	44.73	3.52	0	4/71
JV Coney	North Island, Wellington	7	12	576	29	236	8	29.50	72.00	2.46	0	3/54

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Plunket Shield 1981/82 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
PE McEwan	Canterbury	6	10	359	13	173	8	21.63	44.88	2.89	0	3/25
B Abernethy	Otago	4	7	468	19	251	8	31.38	58.50	3.22	0	4/85
ATR Hellaby	Auckland	5	8	498	30	172	8	21.50	62.25	2.07	0	4/17
DA Stirling	Central Districts	2	3	253	5	147	7	21.00	36.14	3.49	1	6/75
BW Cederwall	Wellington	5	7	380	11	198	7	28.29	54.29	3.13	0	4/65
ADG Roberts	Northern Districts	6	11	402	30	136	6	22.67	67.00	2.03	0	2/12
GK Robertson	Central Districts, North Island	4	5	507	25	215	6	35.83	84.50	2.54	0	3/57
SJ Gill	Central Districts	2	3	384	20	163	6	27.17	64.00	2.55	0	3/60
MD Jamieson	Central Districts	3	5	570	26	203	6	33.83	95.00	2.14	0	2/44
GP Howarth	Northern Districts	6	9	402	22	138	5	27.60	80.40	2.06	0	2/5
SN Bateman	Canterbury, South Island	2	2	168	7	108	5	21.60	33.60	3.86	0	4/54
IT Donnelly	Auckland	2	3	223	6	106	4	26.50	55.75	2.85	0	4/70
MH Toynbee	Central Districts	2	3	150	7	68	4	17.00	37.50	2.72	0	3/34
BR Blair	Otago, South Island	4	5	378	15	184	3	61.33	126.00	2.92	0	1/17
DG Farrant	Canterbury	2	4	204	9	84	3	28.00	68.00	2.47	0	1/7
PJ Holland	Wellington	2	4	144	5	85	3	28.33	48.00	3.54	0	1/8
ND Pollock	Northern Districts	1	2	174	7	93	3	31.00	58.00	3.21	0	2/48
VR Brown	Canterbury	2	3	198	10	63	2	31.50	99.00	1.91	0	2/31
WP Fowler	Auckland	1	2	120	0	95	2	47.50	60.00	4.75	0	2/66
RI Leggat	Canterbury	2	3	108	3	72	2	36.00	54.00	4.00	0	2/46
JM Parker	Northern Districts	1	1	48	0	31	1	31.00	48.00	3.88	0	1/31
DA Dempsey	Canterbury, South Island	3	3	30	1	34	1	34.00	30.00	6.80	0	1/0
AJ Farrant	Canterbury	1	2	144	8	45	1	45.00	144.00	1.88	0	1/26
WG Hodgson	Central Districts	2	2	66	0	47	1	47.00	66.00	4.27	0	1/34
GC Osborne	Otago	1	2	138	8	45	1	45.00	138.00	1.96	0	1/10
JFM Morrison	Wellington	1	1	12	0	8	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/8
RW Anderson	Central Districts	1	1	12	1	1	0	—	—	0.50	0	0/1
WK Lees	Otago	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
GN Edwards	Central Districts	1	1	12	1	4	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/4
JG Wright	Northern Districts	1	2	36	1	13	0	—	—	2.17	0	0/1
JF Reid	Auckland	3	3	32	1	21	0	—	—	3.94	0	0/2
IDS Smith	Central Districts	1	1	1	0	4	0	—	—	24.00	0	0/4
MD Crowe	Auckland, North Island	3	3	60	0	58	0	—	—	5.80	0	0/7
RT Latham	Canterbury	3	3	20	0	15	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/4
BG Cooper	Northern Districts	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
AJ Hunt	Auckland	1	1	18	0	14	0	—	—	4.67	0	0/14
GJ Dawson	Otago	1	1	3	0	7	0	—	—	14.00	0	0/7
RA Pierce	Central Districts	3	4	168	9	76	0	—	—	2.71	0	0/10
PJ Rattray	Canterbury	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
SJ Scott	Northern Districts	2	3	174	7	110	0	—	—	3.79	0	0/30
CH Thiele	South Island	1	1	42	0	35	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/35
DJ Walker	Otago	1	1	138	5	78	0	—	—	3.39	0	0/78
GP Wheeler	Wellington	1	2	60	2	30	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/13
JR Wiltshire	Central Districts	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4

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 1981/82. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1981/82 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Wellington	7	6	0	1	3,276	100	32.76	398	3,064	129	23.75
Northern Districts	7	4	1	2	3,109	111	28.01	354	2,930	120	24.42
Auckland	7	3	2	2	2,774	95	29.20	367	3,072	119	25.82
Canterbury	7	1	5	1	2,876	123	23.38	285	2,803	111	25.25
North Island	1	1	0	0	259	6	43.17	259	251	10	25.10
Otago	7	1	2	4	2,427	107	22.68	274	2,233	90	24.81
Central Districts	7	0	5	2	2,345	118	19.87	241	2,705	85	31.82
South Island	1	0	1	0	251	10	25.10	251	259	6	43.17

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 · 1981/82

Latest 12 of 22 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1982-02-01 to 0001-01-01 · Pukekura Park, New Plymouth

Central Districts: 194 & 200
Auckland: 342/8 & 53/3

Auckland won by 7 wickets

1982-01-30 to 1982-01-31 · Seddon Park, Hamilton

Northern Districts: 193 & 7/0
Otago: 114 & 82

Northern Districts won by 10 wickets

1982-01-29 to 1982-01-31 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 261 & 158
Wellington: 123 & 297/4

Wellington won by 6 wickets

1982-01-23 to 1982-01-25 · Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt

Wellington: 251/8d & 262
Northern Districts: 200 & 159

Wellington won by 154 runs

1982-01-23 to 1982-01-25 · Queen's Park, Invercargill

Otago: 161/7
Central Districts: Score unavailable

Match drawn

1982-01-23 to 1982-01-25 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 184/8d & 262/7
Canterbury: 281 & 163/4d

Auckland won by 3 wickets

1982-01-17 to 1982-01-19 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 164 & 204/3
Canterbury: 243 & 121

Otago won by 7 wickets

1982-01-17 to 1982-01-19 · Tauranga Domain Outer Ground, Tauranga

Northern Districts: 241 & 278/6d
Central Districts: 228 & 192

Northern Districts won by 99 runs

1982-01-17 to 1982-01-19 · Eden Park No 2, Auckland

Auckland: 157 & 178
Wellington: 277 & 204/7d

Wellington won by 146 runs

1982-01-12 to 1982-01-14 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 253 & 268/6
Otago: 274 & 246/9d

Wellington won by 4 wickets

1982-01-12 to 1982-01-14 · Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North

Central Districts: 241 & 187
Canterbury: 225 & 205/3

Canterbury won by 7 wickets

1982-01-12 to 1982-01-14 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 249 & 367/6d
Northern Districts: 335 & 282/5

Northern Districts won by 5 wickets

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1981/82 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Basin Reserve, Wellington	3
Lancaster Park, Christchurch	3
Carisbrook, Dunedin	2
Eden Park No 2, Auckland	2
Eden Park, Auckland	2
Molyneux Park, Alexandra	2
Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North	1
Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne	1
Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt	1
McLean Park, Napier	1
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth	1
Queen's Park, Invercargill	1
Seddon Park, Hamilton	1
Tauranga Domain Outer Ground, Tauranga	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 1981/82, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1981/82 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
MD Crowe	150	Central Districts	1982-02-01
BA Edgar	141*	Northern Districts	1982-01-06
WL Blair	132	Wellington	1982-01-12
EJ Gray	126	Central Districts	1982-01-01
JG Wright	124	Otago	1981-12-27

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1981/82 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
JG Bracewell	7/9	Canterbury	1982-01-17
BL Cairns	6/19	Otago	1982-01-30
RJ Hadlee	6/26	Auckland	1982-01-06
RJ Hadlee	6/40	Central Districts	1982-01-12
DJ White	6/45	Otago	1981-12-27

* 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.

Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.

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Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1981/82

Batting · 93 players

Bowling · 69 players

Team comparison

Recent recorded matches · 1981/82

Central Districts v Auckland

Northern Districts v Otago

Canterbury v Wellington

Wellington v Northern Districts

Otago v Central Districts

Auckland v Canterbury

Otago v Canterbury

Northern Districts v Central Districts

Auckland v Wellington

Wellington v Otago

Central Districts v Canterbury

Auckland v Northern Districts