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Plunket Shield 1982/83 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1982/83; Tests are excluded.

BR Blair leads the displayed batting table with 680 runs. ACS Pigott leads the bowling table with 33 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 24
Recorded players: 106
Recorded teams: 6
Recorded venues: 16

Selected season match starts: 1982-12-27 to 1983-02-11. 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 1982/83. 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 1982/83

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 1982/83 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
BR Blair	8	680
MD Crowe	8	666
TJ Franklin	8	664
JM Parker	8	560
PS Briasco	8	519

Recorded innings through 1983-02-11. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1982/83 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
ACS Pigott	6	33
DR O'Sullivan	8	30
SL Boock	8	30
VR Brown	8	30
JG Bracewell	8	27

Recorded innings through 1983-02-11. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1982/83

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 · 106 players

Plunket Shield 1982/83 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
BR Blair	Otago	8	13	0	680	143	52.31	62.50	4	2	83	6
MD Crowe	Auckland	8	16	1	666	119	44.40	56.83	2	3	82	2
TJ Franklin	Auckland	8	16	2	664	136	47.43	45.73	3	3	85	4
JM Parker	Northern Districts	8	14	1	560	91	43.08	43.14	6	0	65	1
PS Briasco	Central Districts	8	15	1	519	95	37.07	37.58	6	0	68	0
RW Ormiston	Wellington	8	15	2	502	179	38.62	37.41	1	1	56	0
MJE Wright	Northern Districts	8	14	1	486	115	37.38	43.35	2	1	59	1
RH Vance	Wellington	7	13	1	462	112	38.50	42.94	2	1	65	0
ADG Roberts	Northern Districts	8	14	3	453	79*	41.18	43.77	3	0	52	0
IDS Smith	Central Districts	7	13	0	446	145	34.31	90.10	0	3	59	4
JG Bracewell	Auckland	8	16	2	409	61	29.21	78.96	3	0	56	4
DW Stead	Canterbury	8	16	0	403	81	25.19	34.27	3	0	37	0
RA Pierce	Central Districts	8	15	0	382	94	25.47	39.79	2	0	39	0
PJ Rattray	Canterbury	8	16	1	380	133	25.33	47.32	1	1	46	1
VR Brown	Canterbury	8	16	1	376	119*	25.07	41.59	0	1	39	1
GJ Dawson	Otago	8	13	2	357	67	32.45	40.61	2	0	43	0
JF Reid	Auckland	7	14	2	339	68	28.25	42.91	3	0	30	0
RD Broughton	Northern Districts	6	11	0	335	122	30.45	47.38	0	1	44	0
EJ Gray	Wellington	8	15	2	333	69	25.62	34.01	2	0	36	1
RN Hoskin	Otago	7	11	0	321	77	29.18	36.44	3	0	37	1
WL Blair	Otago	8	13	1	321	65*	26.75	31.91	1	0	32	1
EB McSweeney	Wellington	8	15	3	314	130	26.17	46.87	1	1	38	3
MH Toynbee	Central Districts	7	13	2	293	100	26.64	40.98	1	1	31	2
AJ Hunt	Auckland	6	12	1	292	68*	26.55	52.33	2	0	32	0
IA Rutherford	Otago	8	13	0	285	96	21.92	37.85	2	0	31	1

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Plunket Shield 1982/83 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
SJ Gill	Central Districts	6	11	2	282	107	31.33	87.58	2	1	34	15
RT Hart	Central Districts	4	7	0	260	54	37.14	35.76	4	0	25	0
GK Robertson	Central Districts	8	15	3	258	96	21.50	82.96	1	0	40	2
LM Crocker	Northern Districts	8	14	0	254	48	18.14	42.69	0	0	26	0
JR Wiltshire	Central Districts	8	15	4	246	52	22.36	34.17	1	0	27	3
RI Leggat	Canterbury	8	16	3	232	45	17.85	25.22	0	0	25	1
DJ White	Northern Districts	4	8	2	226	66	37.67	41.32	2	0	19	0
JG Boyle	Wellington	5	9	0	223	76	24.78	45.70	2	0	26	1
PJ Holland	Wellington	6	11	1	219	56	21.90	28.55	2	0	24	1
BG Cooper	Northern Districts	8	14	0	213	56	15.21	38.52	1	0	24	3
PE McEwan	Canterbury	5	10	0	210	50	21.00	68.85	1	0	32	1
CM Presland	Northern Districts	5	10	2	189	60*	23.63	43.45	2	0	25	1
RM Carter	Canterbury	7	14	1	184	45	14.15	29.82	0	0	17	0
DR O'Sullivan	Central Districts	8	15	1	178	42	12.71	58.94	0	0	21	0
IR Snook	Central Districts	5	10	0	178	37	17.80	30.22	0	0	19	0
BA Edgar	Wellington	2	4	2	167	146	83.50	43.49	0	1	25	0
MJ Greatbatch	Auckland	3	6	0	165	80	27.50	49.70	1	0	23	0
PN Webb	Auckland	2	4	2	162	76*	81.00	36.40	2	0	19	2
ATR Hellaby	Auckland	7	14	1	162	41	12.46	37.85	0	0	22	2
DA Dempsey	Canterbury	5	10	0	157	42	15.70	61.33	0	0	24	0
DA Stirling	Central Districts	8	15	4	147	47	13.36	31.28	0	0	13	3
BP Bracewell	Otago	8	13	3	146	36*	14.60	69.52	0	0	16	2
BW Cederwall	Wellington	8	15	1	142	34	10.14	30.47	0	0	16	0
BL Cairns	Northern Districts	2	3	1	135	77*	67.50	101.50	2	0	14	6
CRW Dickel	Otago	6	9	2	128	56	18.29	31.53	1	0	17	0
WK Lees	Otago	2	4	0	125	50	31.25	48.83	1	0	14	1
RT Latham	Canterbury	4	8	0	121	49	15.13	44.32	0	0	18	1
RJ Hadlee	Canterbury	2	4	0	112	46	28.00	95.73	0	0	15	3
AEW Parsons	Auckland	3	6	0	108	40	18.00	50.94	0	0	15	0
PJ Kelly	Auckland	7	14	2	105	36	8.75	59.32	0	0	14	2
DC Aberhart	Central Districts	5	10	2	100	40*	12.50	27.17	0	0	13	0
JG Wright	Northern Districts	2	3	0	98	43	32.67	44.34	0	0	9	1
CM Kuggeleijn	Northern Districts	2	3	0	96	85	32.00	34.04	1	0	7	0
JV Coney	Wellington	2	4	0	93	93	23.25	64.14	1	0	11	0
TD Ritchie	Wellington	4	7	2	92	26*	18.40	37.55	0	0	14	1
B Abernethy	Otago	7	11	0	91	40	8.27	27.08	0	0	11	0
ACS Pigott	Wellington	6	11	0	88	35	8.00	62.41	0	0	9	2
SM Carrington	Northern Districts	7	12	2	87	23	8.70	49.15	0	0	10	1
CW Dickeson	Northern Districts	7	12	4	87	21*	10.88	34.39	0	0	8	0
SL Boock	Otago	8	13	3	75	21	7.50	32.89	0	0	5	0
SJ Scott	Northern Districts	4	8	2	74	44*	12.33	50.34	0	0	9	0
GP Howarth	Northern Districts	2	3	0	73	45	24.33	48.67	0	0	12	0
SR Gillespie	Northern Districts	3	4	0	70	59	17.50	46.36	1	0	10	0
TE Blain	Central Districts	3	6	0	69	29	11.50	25.75	0	0	6	0
RE Hayward	Central Districts	3	5	1	67	33*	16.75	50.00	0	0	8	0
GM Turner	Otago	1	2	0	62	55	31.00	72.94	1	0	10	0
MC Snedden	Auckland	2	4	0	61	32	15.25	39.61	0	0	6	0
JJ Crowe	Auckland	2	4	1	61	34*	20.33	35.47	0	0	5	0
DR Hadlee	Canterbury	1	2	0	54	43	27.00	31.58	0	0	1	0
RP Jones	Otago	1	2	0	49	45	24.50	43.75	0	0	8	0
GN Cederwall	Wellington	3	6	0	48	28	8.00	37.50	0	0	6	0
SN Bateman	Canterbury	7	14	2	47	14	3.92	13.86	0	0	5	0
AW Hart	Canterbury	3	6	3	44	25	14.67	30.14	0	0	3	0
AJ Nuttall	Canterbury	3	6	0	41	32	6.83	29.50	0	0	3	0
SJ Maguiness	Wellington	8	15	2	40	11	3.08	48.19	0	0	4	1
RJ Pither	Wellington	2	4	1	40	14	13.33	27.21	0	0	3	0
JAJ Cushen	Auckland	3	6	2	39	30*	9.75	12.38	0	0	4	0
JM McIntyre	Auckland	5	10	2	38	23	4.75	23.75	0	0	5	0
SB Cater	Wellington	2	4	1	35	20	11.67	62.50	0	0	1	3
PD Rutledge	Canterbury	5	10	2	33	11	4.13	47.14	0	0	4	0
BD Milburn	Otago	6	9	0	32	18	3.56	17.88	0	0	3	0
K Treiber	Northern Districts	3	5	1	32	31	8.00	19.63	0	0	2	0
KBK Ibadulla	Otago	3	4	1	31	30*	10.33	23.48	0	0	3	0
AJ Farrant	Canterbury	2	4	0	31	18	7.75	43.66	0	0	5	0
J Gully	Canterbury	2	4	0	31	20	7.75	28.44	0	0	5	0
KR Rutherford	Otago	1	2	0	30	17	15.00	27.78	0	0	2	0
LW Stott	Auckland	8	16	3	28	10*	2.15	25.23	0	0	2	0
CH Thiele	Canterbury	7	14	6	28	17	3.50	30.11	0	0	3	0
KD James	Wellington	2	4	2	27	16*	13.50	22.13	0	0	4	0
DJ Boyle	Canterbury	2	4	0	20	7	5.00	23.53	0	0	0	0
RJ Webb	Otago	6	9	3	13	5*	2.17	27.08	0	0	2	0
GC Bateman	Canterbury	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	33.33	0	0	2	0
SR Tracy	Auckland	5	10	1	13	5	1.44	30.23	0	0	1	0
JFM Morrison	Wellington	2	4	1	10	10*	3.33	38.46	0	0	2	0
SD Adams	Auckland	1	2	0	7	7	3.50	20.59	0	0	1	0
GB Troup	Auckland	2	4	1	4	4*	1.33	28.57	0	0	1	0
PW Hills	Otago	1	2	0	4	3	2.00	26.67	0	0	0	0
BJ Rule	Wellington	3	5	2	4	4*	1.33	30.77	0	0	1	0
EJ Chatfield	Wellington	2	4	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
ND Pollock	Northern Districts	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
NA Scott	Auckland	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 82 players

Plunket Shield 1982/83 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
ACS Pigott	Wellington	6	11	1,177	56	581	33	17.61	35.67	2.96	2	5/47
DR O'Sullivan	Central Districts	8	14	2,416	121	950	30	31.67	80.53	2.36	2	5/64
SL Boock	Otago	8	14	1,739	127	604	30	20.13	57.97	2.08	2	5/79
VR Brown	Canterbury	8	13	1,213	65	452	30	15.07	40.43	2.24	2	7/28
JG Bracewell	Auckland	8	15	2,267	119	908	27	33.63	83.96	2.40	0	4/37
LW Stott	Auckland	8	15	2,163	105	760	26	29.23	83.19	2.11	0	4/75
DA Stirling	Central Districts	8	15	1,221	55	550	25	22.00	48.84	2.70	0	4/23
GK Robertson	Central Districts	8	14	1,404	48	723	25	28.92	56.16	3.09	0	4/42
CW Dickeson	Northern Districts	7	13	1,566	80	748	23	32.52	68.09	2.87	0	4/49
BP Bracewell	Otago	8	15	1,344	56	603	22	27.41	61.09	2.69	0	4/44
RJ Webb	Otago	6	11	994	50	394	22	17.91	45.18	2.38	0	4/33
EJ Gray	Wellington	8	15	1,450	83	596	22	27.09	65.91	2.47	0	4/100
DW Stead	Canterbury	8	10	1,317	71	483	22	21.95	59.86	2.20	1	7/99
SM Carrington	Northern Districts	7	13	1,026	41	456	17	26.82	60.35	2.67	0	4/3
BW Cederwall	Wellington	8	12	702	43	284	17	16.71	41.29	2.43	0	4/34
SJ Maguiness	Wellington	8	14	1,482	101	469	17	27.59	87.18	1.90	0	4/28
CM Presland	Northern Districts	5	9	1,023	46	497	17	29.24	60.18	2.92	0	4/47
MC Snedden	Auckland	2	4	452	19	217	16	13.56	28.25	2.88	2	7/49
DC Aberhart	Central Districts	5	8	759	41	309	16	19.31	47.44	2.44	1	6/55
CRW Dickel	Otago	6	9	697	35	272	16	17.00	43.56	2.34	1	5/22
EJ Chatfield	Wellington	2	4	721	47	248	15	16.53	48.07	2.06	2	6/76
CH Thiele	Canterbury	7	11	985	33	479	15	31.93	65.67	2.92	0	3/46
RJ Hadlee	Canterbury	2	3	451	25	136	13	10.46	34.69	1.81	1	6/43
SN Bateman	Canterbury	7	10	876	40	413	12	34.42	73.00	2.83	0	3/23
SR Tracy	Auckland	5	9	840	26	496	12	41.33	70.00	3.54	0	3/54

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Plunket Shield 1982/83 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
ADG Roberts	Northern Districts	8	12	708	40	257	11	23.36	64.36	2.18	0	4/45
MD Crowe	Auckland	4	7	426	20	188	11	17.09	38.73	2.65	1	5/69
BG Cooper	Northern Districts	6	9	523	25	226	10	22.60	52.30	2.59	1	5/40
SJ Gill	Central Districts	6	9	664	31	287	10	28.70	66.40	2.59	0	4/28
B Abernethy	Otago	7	12	827	40	375	9	41.67	91.89	2.72	0	3/27
JM McIntyre	Auckland	5	9	972	59	268	9	29.78	108.00	1.65	0	2/37
JAJ Cushen	Auckland	3	6	522	27	214	8	26.75	65.25	2.46	0	4/67
SJ Scott	Northern Districts	4	8	787	35	364	8	45.50	98.38	2.78	0	4/66
KBK Ibadulla	Otago	3	6	325	14	127	7	18.14	46.43	2.34	1	5/22
SR Gillespie	Northern Districts	3	5	462	13	218	6	36.33	77.00	2.83	0	2/24
DJ White	Northern Districts	3	6	312	10	221	6	36.83	52.00	4.25	0	4/89
BL Cairns	Northern Districts	2	4	327	14	132	5	26.40	65.40	2.42	0	3/39
GB Troup	Auckland	2	4	264	11	139	5	27.80	52.80	3.16	0	3/56
KD James	Wellington	2	3	191	7	95	5	19.00	38.20	2.98	0	3/52
DR Hadlee	Canterbury	1	2	187	7	99	4	24.75	46.75	3.18	0	4/58
BR Blair	Otago	7	9	306	12	149	4	37.25	76.50	2.92	0	1/10
GC Bateman	Canterbury	1	2	168	8	73	4	18.25	42.00	2.61	0	3/50
GN Cederwall	Wellington	3	4	258	10	120	4	30.00	64.50	2.79	0	4/47
DA Dempsey	Canterbury	3	3	216	11	110	4	27.50	54.00	3.06	0	3/67
RA Pierce	Central Districts	6	8	204	10	73	4	18.25	51.00	2.15	0	2/8
ND Pollock	Northern Districts	1	2	204	5	136	4	34.00	51.00	4.00	0	2/38
BJ Rule	Wellington	3	6	234	9	131	4	32.75	58.50	3.36	0	2/32
K Treiber	Northern Districts	3	6	441	14	204	4	51.00	110.25	2.78	0	2/58
SB Cater	Wellington	2	2	168	8	60	3	20.00	56.00	2.14	0	3/44
RI Leggat	Canterbury	4	4	204	6	103	3	34.33	68.00	3.03	0	1/14
JV Coney	Wellington	2	4	150	11	58	2	29.00	75.00	2.32	0	1/20
ATR Hellaby	Auckland	5	5	288	12	143	2	71.50	144.00	2.98	0	1/41
PJ Holland	Wellington	4	6	258	13	102	2	51.00	129.00	2.37	0	1/19
JF Reid	Auckland	4	5	84	4	40	1	40.00	84.00	2.86	0	1/5
KR Rutherford	Otago	1	1	42	1	13	1	13.00	42.00	1.86	0	1/13
RM Carter	Canterbury	5	5	186	10	74	1	74.00	186.00	2.39	0	1/12
AJ Nuttall	Canterbury	3	3	252	19	73	1	73.00	252.00	1.74	0	1/45
RW Ormiston	Wellington	1	1	36	0	26	1	26.00	36.00	4.33	0	1/26
MH Toynbee	Central Districts	7	9	624	23	332	1	332.00	624.00	3.19	0	1/47
JFM Morrison	Wellington	2	2	30	1	31	0	—	—	6.20	0	0/4
GP Howarth	Northern Districts	2	2	42	2	23	0	—	—	3.29	0	0/6
TJ Franklin	Auckland	1	1	18	1	10	0	—	—	3.33	0	0/10
RT Hart	Central Districts	1	1	6	0	12	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/12
RH Vance	Wellington	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
CM Kuggeleijn	Northern Districts	1	1	24	1	14	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/14
RT Latham	Canterbury	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
RE Hayward	Central Districts	3	3	36	4	4	0	—	—	0.67	0	0/0
PS Briasco	Central Districts	4	5	204	8	95	0	—	—	2.79	0	0/8
RN Hoskin	Otago	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
AJ Hunt	Auckland	2	2	72	2	31	0	—	—	2.58	0	0/15
SD Adams	Auckland	1	1	18	0	11	0	—	—	3.67	0	0/11
WL Blair	Otago	1	1	2	0	5	0	—	—	15.00	0	0/5
JG Boyle	Wellington	1	1	12	0	19	0	—	—	9.50	0	0/19
RD Broughton	Northern Districts	1	1	24	0	28	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/28
GJ Dawson	Otago	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
AJ Farrant	Canterbury	2	2	186	10	75	0	—	—	2.42	0	0/18
PW Hills	Otago	1	1	96	2	36	0	—	—	2.25	0	0/36
RJ Pither	Wellington	2	3	114	8	29	0	—	—	1.53	0	0/1
PJ Rattray	Canterbury	1	1	5	0	1	0	—	—	1.20	0	0/1
IA Rutherford	Otago	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
IR Snook	Central Districts	1	1	12	0	2	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/2
MJE Wright	Northern Districts	1	1	24	0	32	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/32

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 1982/83. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1982/83 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Wellington	8	4	1	3	3,055	96	31.82	424	3,023	132	22.90
Central Districts	8	3	2	3	3,660	119	30.76	417	3,599	122	29.50
Auckland	8	2	2	4	3,493	116	30.11	365	3,654	120	30.45
Canterbury	8	2	5	1	2,766	143	19.34	324	2,758	111	24.85
Northern Districts	8	2	1	5	3,670	122	30.08	370	3,809	115	33.12
Otago	8	2	4	2	2,964	118	25.12	396	2,765	114	24.25

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 · 1982/83

Latest 12 of 24 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1983-02-11 to 1983-02-13 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 129 & 227/4
Central Districts: 259

Match drawn

1983-02-10 to 1983-02-12 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 234/7d & 211/5d
Auckland: 159 & 198/2

Match drawn

1983-02-10 to 1983-02-12 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 255 & 190/7
Northern Districts: 175 & 269

Canterbury won by 3 wickets

1983-02-04 to 1983-02-06 · Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt

Wellington: 224 & 155/4
Otago: 181 & 197

Wellington won by 6 wickets

1983-02-02 to 1983-02-04 · Trafalgar Park, Nelson

Central Districts: 417/6d & 143/5d
Canterbury: 199 & 324

Central Districts won by 37 runs

1983-02-02 to 1983-02-04 · Eden Park No 2, Auckland

Auckland: 287/7d & 272/9
Northern Districts: 352/8d & 219/5d

Match drawn

1983-01-29 to 1983-01-31 · Seddon Park, Hamilton

Northern Districts: 292 & 201/9
Central Districts: 392 & 218/6d

Match drawn

1983-01-29 to 1983-01-31 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 224 & 159/5
Wellington: 238 & 269/5d

Match drawn

1983-01-28 to 1983-01-29 · Queen's Park, Invercargill

Otago: 282
Canterbury: 106 & 89

Otago won by an innings and 87 runs

1983-01-21 to 1983-01-23 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 390
Auckland: 153 & 178

Wellington won by an innings and 59 runs

1983-01-21 to 1983-01-23 · Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North

Central Districts: 295 & 239/6d
Northern Districts: 214 & 322/6

Northern Districts won by 4 wickets

1983-01-20 to 1983-01-21 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 99 & 117
Otago: 256

Otago won by an innings and 40 runs

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1982/83 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Lancaster Park, Christchurch	4
Basin Reserve, Wellington	3
Eden Park No 2, Auckland	3
Seddon Park, Hamilton	2
Carisbrook, Dunedin	1
Eden Park, Auckland	1
Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North	1
Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne	1
Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt	1
McLean Park, Napier	1
Molyneux Park, Alexandra	1
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth	1
Queen's Park, Invercargill	1
Tauranga Domain Outer Ground, Tauranga	1
Trafalgar Park, Nelson	1
University Oval, Dunedin	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 1982/83, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1982/83 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
RW Ormiston	179	Central Districts	1983-01-01
BA Edgar	146	Northern Districts	1982-12-27
IDS Smith	145	Auckland	1983-01-06
BR Blair	143	Central Districts	1983-01-13
IDS Smith	143	Northern Districts	1983-01-29

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1982/83 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
VR Brown	7/28	Wellington	1983-01-13
MC Snedden	7/49	Canterbury	1983-01-01
DW Stead	7/99	Otago	1983-01-28
RJ Hadlee	6/43	Central Districts	1982-12-27
DC Aberhart	6/55	Auckland	1983-01-06

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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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