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Plunket Shield 1984/85 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1984/85; Tests are excluded.

TE Blain leads the displayed batting table with 678 runs. EJ Gray leads the bowling table with 43 wickets.

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Showing 1984/85 · Plunket Shield

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Recorded matches: 24
Recorded players: 107
Recorded teams: 6
Recorded venues: 15

Selected season match starts: 1984-12-13 to 1985-03-01. 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 1984/85. 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 1984/85

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 1984/85 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
TE Blain	8	678
RT Hart	8	665
AH Jones	8	608
VR Brown	8	538
TJ Franklin	8	522

Recorded innings through 1985-03-01. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1984/85 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
EJ Gray	7	43
DR O'Sullivan	8	38
NA Mallender	8	35
JAJ Cushen	8	31
MC Snedden	7	30

Recorded innings through 1985-03-01. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1984/85

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 · 107 players

Plunket Shield 1984/85 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
TE Blain	Central Districts	8	15	1	678	129	48.43	48.05	4	2	75	2
RT Hart	Central Districts	8	15	0	665	111	44.33	39.65	3	2	86	0
AH Jones	Otago	8	15	4	608	102*	55.27	40.35	4	1	68	0
VR Brown	Canterbury	8	15	2	538	104	41.38	45.17	5	1	64	9
TJ Franklin	Auckland	8	14	1	522	181	40.15	36.45	3	1	62	1
A Nathu	Canterbury	8	15	0	503	147	33.53	38.43	2	1	57	0
SJ McCullum	Otago	8	15	0	469	66	31.27	48.15	2	0	62	0
PS Briasco	Central Districts	8	15	2	451	104*	34.69	56.02	2	1	68	0
BG Cooper	Northern Districts	8	15	0	450	91	30.00	51.08	5	0	66	7
LM Crocker	Northern Districts	8	15	0	449	95	29.93	42.24	4	0	54	0
KR Rutherford	Otago	6	11	1	442	130	44.20	38.14	2	1	44	0
RH Vance	Wellington	8	14	0	433	99	30.93	35.87	4	0	51	2
JG Boyle	Wellington	8	14	0	428	89	30.57	43.02	2	0	52	0
RT Latham	Canterbury	8	15	0	424	109	28.27	54.43	1	1	58	3
BR Blair	Northern Districts	8	15	0	401	66	26.73	44.11	3	0	42	5
PE McEwan	Canterbury	5	9	0	396	105	44.00	57.81	3	1	54	1
BA Edgar	Wellington	7	12	1	390	82*	35.45	41.98	2	0	51	0
PA Horne	Auckland	7	13	1	386	72	32.17	42.56	4	0	47	2
CJP Smith	Central Districts	6	12	3	353	103*	39.22	44.35	2	1	42	0
TD Ritchie	Wellington	8	14	4	349	105*	34.90	41.50	2	1	38	1
BA Young	Northern Districts	8	15	4	325	65*	29.55	38.15	2	0	44	0
WK Lees	Otago	8	15	2	318	91	24.46	45.11	2	0	34	2
RD Broughton	Northern Districts	8	15	0	318	67	21.20	36.98	2	0	43	1
EB McSweeney	Wellington	8	14	0	301	95	21.50	58.67	1	0	42	2
AJ Hunt	Auckland	8	14	2	299	78*	24.92	42.71	2	0	34	4

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Plunket Shield 1984/85 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
RE Hayward	Central Districts	7	13	3	294	66	29.40	63.36	1	0	44	3
JJ Crowe	Auckland	5	8	0	278	86	34.75	53.36	3	0	41	1
MD Crowe	Central Districts	3	5	0	246	143	49.20	86.32	0	1	35	2
GN Cederwall	Wellington	7	13	5	246	57*	30.75	66.49	1	0	32	4
PN Webb	Auckland	6	10	3	245	76	35.00	37.69	2	0	30	0
CM Kuggeleijn	Northern Districts	7	13	0	242	50	18.62	26.39	1	0	27	2
MJ Greatbatch	Auckland	5	9	1	234	67	29.25	38.81	2	0	30	1
RW Fulton	Canterbury	8	15	0	227	35	15.13	27.78	0	0	23	0
GK Robertson	Central Districts	8	15	1	222	73	15.86	63.43	1	0	27	2
JG Wright	Canterbury	3	5	1	211	151*	52.75	49.88	0	1	31	2
BP Bracewell	Northern Districts	7	13	3	210	46	21.00	59.15	0	0	28	1
GJ Dawson	Otago	6	11	1	210	79	21.00	28.46	1	0	15	0
RN Hoskin	Otago	7	13	0	209	60	16.08	52.12	1	0	26	2
EJ Gray	Wellington	7	12	1	206	49	18.73	32.04	0	0	14	1
NA Mallender	Otago	8	15	1	206	88	14.71	44.98	1	0	18	2
AW Hart	Canterbury	8	15	2	206	70*	15.85	40.47	1	0	27	1
IDS Smith	Central Districts	5	9	1	196	51	24.50	101.03	1	0	29	1
DJ Hartshorn	Canterbury	3	6	2	191	103	47.75	37.30	0	1	20	0
BL Cairns	Northern Districts	2	3	0	187	89	62.33	66.55	2	0	21	6
DA Stirling	Central Districts	8	15	4	169	42	15.36	48.99	0	0	23	2
WP Fowler	Northern Districts	6	11	0	169	51	15.36	55.59	1	0	15	0
GP Howarth	Northern Districts	5	9	0	164	39	18.22	38.23	0	0	15	0
TJ Wilson	Otago	4	8	0	157	55	19.63	80.51	2	0	23	3
MR Pringle	Auckland	3	6	0	151	72	25.17	39.12	1	0	13	0
RW Ormiston	Wellington	8	14	1	146	28	11.23	24.87	0	0	15	0
MJ Child	Northern Districts	5	10	3	142	33	20.29	36.41	0	0	11	1
JF Reid	Auckland	3	5	0	132	82	26.40	42.04	1	0	16	0
KJ Burns	Otago	1	2	1	131	111*	131.00	33.50	0	1	16	0
MH Toynbee	Central Districts	4	8	1	127	40*	18.14	33.60	0	0	10	1
PR Facoory	Otago	3	6	0	125	39	20.83	44.17	0	0	13	0
JAJ Cushen	Otago	8	15	3	118	44	9.83	22.18	0	0	7	0
KD James	Wellington	6	10	0	117	36	11.70	29.85	0	0	10	0
SJ Gill	Central Districts	4	7	1	107	39	17.83	50.95	0	0	13	1
SJ Maguiness	Wellington	8	14	1	107	43	8.23	79.85	0	0	13	3
CH Thiele	Canterbury	6	12	5	103	49	14.71	42.39	0	0	10	3
GB Troup	Auckland	5	9	0	97	58	10.78	48.50	1	0	15	0
JG Bracewell	Auckland	5	8	1	97	54	13.86	39.43	1	0	6	0
PJ Kelly	Auckland	3	5	3	96	40*	48.00	32.88	0	0	6	0
GK MacDonald	Canterbury	7	13	5	91	25*	11.38	39.91	0	0	10	0
SR McNally	Canterbury	7	13	0	89	21	6.85	44.50	0	0	13	0
SM Carrington	Northern Districts	7	13	6	86	34*	12.29	79.63	0	0	12	2
MC Snedden	Auckland	7	12	1	82	26	7.45	39.81	0	0	6	0
DR O'Sullivan	Central Districts	8	15	3	81	20	6.75	54.36	0	0	8	0
ATR Hellaby	Auckland	4	7	1	75	29	12.50	29.88	0	0	9	0
SR Gillespie	Auckland	1	2	0	73	60	36.50	46.79	1	0	8	2
RM Carter	Canterbury	2	4	0	70	36	17.50	61.95	0	0	10	0
JV Coney	Wellington	3	5	0	65	32	13.00	41.94	0	0	4	0
RA Pierce	Central Districts	4	7	0	63	21	9.00	38.65	0	0	6	0
RJ Hadlee	Canterbury	4	7	1	60	19	10.00	39.74	0	0	6	0
VF Johnson	Otago	4	7	0	58	17	8.29	33.14	0	0	3	0
WL Eddington	Canterbury	1	2	1	50	49*	50.00	58.82	0	0	4	1
SL Boock	Otago	6	11	4	49	10*	7.00	29.88	0	0	3	0
EJ Chatfield	Wellington	3	5	0	45	21	9.00	49.45	0	0	4	0
GR Larsen	Wellington	3	6	1	43	26*	8.60	32.33	0	0	6	0
SN Bateman	Canterbury	2	4	1	42	18	14.00	48.28	0	0	5	1
CW Dickeson	Northern Districts	6	12	3	42	11	4.67	40.78	0	0	6	0
RJ Hunter	Auckland	3	6	4	41	28*	20.50	37.27	0	0	4	0
NA Scott	Auckland	4	7	1	39	15	6.50	22.81	0	0	3	0
SR Tracy	Auckland	3	4	0	39	33	9.75	97.50	0	0	2	3
GAW Blakely	Otago	1	2	0	34	28	17.00	26.15	0	0	4	0
PJ Rattray	Canterbury	2	4	0	34	20	8.50	52.31	0	0	3	0
DA Dempsey	Canterbury	1	2	0	31	18	15.50	48.44	0	0	5	0
SJ Richards	Otago	2	4	0	31	19	7.75	27.68	0	0	3	0
DJ Walker	Otago	3	5	0	30	14	6.00	17.44	0	0	2	0
RJ Pither	Wellington	1	2	2	27	19*	—	27.84	0	0	1	1
CM Presland	Northern Districts	1	2	0	22	22	11.00	46.81	0	0	2	1
SA Robinson	Otago	1	2	0	21	19	10.50	27.27	0	0	3	0
AA Griffiths	Wellington	2	3	2	19	15*	19.00	46.34	0	0	1	0
DJ Boyle	Canterbury	1	2	0	17	17	8.50	18.89	0	0	1	0
MW Priest	Canterbury	1	2	0	14	10	7.00	56.00	0	0	1	1
W Watson	Auckland	7	13	3	10	6*	1.00	23.81	0	0	2	0
DF Oakley	Wellington	1	2	0	9	8	4.50	24.32	0	0	2	0
KW Martin	Central Districts	3	6	2	8	8	2.00	66.67	0	0	1	0
RV Masefield	Canterbury	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	80.00	0	0	2	0
RP Jones	Canterbury	1	2	0	7	5	3.50	25.00	0	0	0	0
SD Adams	Auckland	1	2	0	6	5	3.00	11.32	0	0	0	0
GN Edwards	Central Districts	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	133.33	0	0	0	0
PS Neutze	Otago	3	6	2	4	3*	1.00	21.05	0	0	0	0
K Treiber	Northern Districts	2	4	1	3	2	1.00	10.71	0	0	0	0
GC Bateman	Canterbury	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
PW Hills	Otago	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
PJ Visser	Central Districts	3	6	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 80 players

Plunket Shield 1984/85 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
EJ Gray	Wellington	7	14	2,416	141	964	43	22.42	56.19	2.39	5	6/89
DR O'Sullivan	Central Districts	8	15	2,562	123	1,049	38	27.61	67.42	2.46	3	6/103
NA Mallender	Otago	8	14	1,558	73	637	35	18.20	44.51	2.45	2	7/27
JAJ Cushen	Otago	8	14	1,984	112	748	31	24.13	64.00	2.26	1	5/37
MC Snedden	Auckland	7	13	1,520	82	533	30	17.77	50.67	2.10	1	6/63
VR Brown	Canterbury	8	14	1,800	83	847	28	30.25	64.29	2.82	0	4/45
W Watson	Auckland	7	12	1,248	55	547	24	22.79	52.00	2.63	1	5/36
SJ Maguiness	Wellington	8	16	1,773	110	563	24	23.46	73.88	1.91	1	7/17
CH Thiele	Canterbury	6	11	953	36	466	23	20.26	41.43	2.93	0	4/35
GN Cederwall	Wellington	7	14	1,099	41	520	22	23.64	49.95	2.84	0	4/54
GB Troup	Auckland	5	9	906	38	432	21	20.57	43.14	2.86	1	6/53
GK Robertson	Central Districts	8	14	1,301	31	737	21	35.10	61.95	3.40	0	3/51
RJ Hadlee	Canterbury	4	6	892	55	268	20	13.40	44.60	1.80	2	5/46
SL Boock	Otago	6	9	1,506	114	470	20	23.50	75.30	1.87	1	6/64
BP Bracewell	Northern Districts	7	12	1,248	34	615	20	30.75	62.40	2.96	0	4/114
CW Dickeson	Northern Districts	6	12	1,639	88	592	20	29.60	81.95	2.17	1	5/139
JG Bracewell	Auckland	5	9	1,227	63	490	18	27.22	68.17	2.40	1	6/68
SM Carrington	Northern Districts	7	12	1,066	38	527	17	31.00	62.71	2.97	0	4/39
SR McNally	Canterbury	7	12	1,149	46	584	15	38.93	76.60	3.05	0	4/77
GK MacDonald	Canterbury	7	12	786	28	368	14	26.29	56.14	2.81	0	3/57
VF Johnson	Otago	4	7	600	28	280	13	21.54	46.15	2.80	0	4/59
BR Blair	Northern Districts	8	12	594	26	276	11	25.09	54.00	2.79	0	3/10
KD James	Wellington	6	12	954	44	456	11	41.45	86.73	2.87	0	2/23
EJ Chatfield	Wellington	3	6	869	45	306	10	30.60	86.90	2.11	0	4/56
DA Stirling	Central Districts	8	15	1,006	25	568	10	56.80	100.60	3.39	0	3/39

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Plunket Shield 1984/85 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
ATR Hellaby	Auckland	4	7	589	21	253	10	25.30	58.90	2.58	0	4/84
SR Tracy	Auckland	3	6	429	16	293	10	29.30	42.90	4.10	0	4/95
K Treiber	Northern Districts	2	3	300	13	147	10	14.70	30.00	2.94	0	4/61
TJ Wilson	Otago	4	6	336	20	139	10	13.90	33.60	2.48	1	7/57
AH Jones	Otago	4	5	461	30	177	9	19.67	51.22	2.30	0	4/28
KW Martin	Central Districts	3	6	608	21	245	9	27.22	67.56	2.42	0	4/59
MH Toynbee	Central Districts	4	8	518	13	287	9	31.89	57.56	3.32	0	3/45
BL Cairns	Northern Districts	2	3	462	25	128	8	16.00	57.75	1.66	0	4/39
MJ Child	Northern Districts	5	9	693	37	281	8	35.13	86.63	2.43	0	2/28
MD Crowe	Central Districts	2	3	295	15	145	7	20.71	42.14	2.95	1	5/51
RA Pierce	Central Districts	3	5	258	12	117	6	19.50	43.00	2.72	0	2/23
WP Fowler	Northern Districts	5	7	469	30	183	5	36.60	93.80	2.34	0	2/4
AA Griffiths	Wellington	2	4	531	20	213	5	42.60	106.20	2.41	0	3/49
RJ Hunter	Auckland	3	4	576	30	223	5	44.60	115.20	2.32	0	2/56
PS Neutze	Otago	3	5	421	5	312	5	62.40	84.20	4.45	1	5/109
JV Coney	Wellington	2	4	276	13	125	4	31.25	69.00	2.72	0	2/20
GR Larsen	Wellington	3	5	240	16	81	4	20.25	60.00	2.03	0	2/23
RT Latham	Canterbury	3	3	258	14	113	3	37.67	86.00	2.63	0	3/75
SN Bateman	Canterbury	2	4	300	13	168	3	56.00	100.00	3.36	0	2/35
PW Hills	Otago	1	2	156	2	96	3	32.00	52.00	3.69	0	3/55
CM Presland	Northern Districts	1	2	132	2	132	3	44.00	44.00	6.00	0	2/67
PJ Visser	Central Districts	3	6	432	18	192	3	64.00	144.00	2.67	0	1/11
PE McEwan	Canterbury	3	4	133	3	87	2	43.50	66.50	3.92	0	1/8
CM Kuggeleijn	Northern Districts	5	6	456	15	244	2	122.00	228.00	3.21	0	1/48
BG Cooper	Northern Districts	6	6	318	10	167	2	83.50	159.00	3.15	0	1/26
PS Briasco	Central Districts	4	4	228	15	66	2	33.00	114.00	1.74	0	2/19
DJ Hartshorn	Canterbury	3	5	361	9	213	2	106.50	180.50	3.54	0	1/28
AJ Hunt	Auckland	6	7	330	12	125	2	62.50	165.00	2.27	0	1/26
SJ Gill	Central Districts	4	5	396	15	186	2	93.00	198.00	2.82	0	2/71
PN Webb	Auckland	1	1	180	6	88	1	88.00	180.00	2.93	0	1/88
SR Gillespie	Auckland	1	1	138	13	43	1	43.00	138.00	1.87	0	1/43
TE Blain	Central Districts	2	2	42	4	13	1	13.00	42.00	1.86	0	1/12
WL Eddington	Canterbury	1	1	66	3	39	1	39.00	66.00	3.55	0	1/39
RV Masefield	Canterbury	1	2	132	2	82	1	82.00	132.00	3.73	0	1/59
DJ Walker	Otago	3	3	192	14	64	1	64.00	192.00	2.00	0	1/9
GP Howarth	Northern Districts	1	1	48	1	33	0	—	—	4.13	0	0/33
BA Edgar	Wellington	2	2	42	2	16	0	—	—	2.29	0	0/1
JF Reid	Auckland	1	1	12	0	8	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/8
IDS Smith	Central Districts	2	2	42	2	19	0	—	—	2.71	0	0/4
JJ Crowe	Auckland	1	1	60	6	20	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/20
TJ Franklin	Auckland	1	1	18	1	5	0	—	—	1.67	0	0/5
RT Hart	Central Districts	1	1	24	4	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
EB McSweeney	Wellington	1	1	6	0	8	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/8
PA Horne	Auckland	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
RH Vance	Wellington	3	4	48	4	15	0	—	—	1.88	0	0/1
MW Priest	Canterbury	1	1	36	1	29	0	—	—	4.83	0	0/29
RE Hayward	Central Districts	1	1	36	2	13	0	—	—	2.17	0	0/13
GC Bateman	Canterbury	1	1	144	7	55	0	—	—	2.29	0	0/55
JG Boyle	Wellington	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5
RD Broughton	Northern Districts	1	1	3	0	4	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/4
LM Crocker	Northern Districts	1	1	2	0	4	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/4
DA Dempsey	Canterbury	1	1	18	0	12	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/12
RW Ormiston	Wellington	4	4	78	2	77	0	—	—	5.92	0	0/10
RJ Pither	Wellington	1	1	36	1	20	0	—	—	3.33	0	0/20
TD Ritchie	Wellington	2	2	18	1	6	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2

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 1984/85. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1984/85 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Canterbury	8	3	2	3	3,583	129	27.78	366	3,476	116	29.97
Auckland	8	2	0	6	3,079	100	30.79	348	3,210	124	25.89
Wellington	8	2	1	5	3,129	117	26.74	402	3,533	128	27.60
Central Districts	8	1	1	6	3,875	115	33.70	409	3,801	114	33.34
Northern Districts	8	1	4	3	3,430	137	25.04	353	3,474	114	30.47
Otago	8	1	2	5	3,461	129	26.83	430	3,063	131	23.38

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 · 1984/85

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

1985-03-01 to 1985-03-03 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 204
Otago: 275 & 273/3

Match drawn

1985-03-01 to 1985-03-03 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 210 & 300/2
Northern Districts: 274 & 235/6d

Canterbury won by 8 wickets

1985-03-01 to 1985-03-03 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 80/0d & 190/9
Central Districts: 78 & 265

Match drawn

1985-02-25 to 1985-02-27 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 165 & 137
Northern Districts: 83 & 161

Otago won by 58 runs

1985-02-25 to 1985-02-27 · McLean Park, Napier

Central Districts: 318/7d & 245/2d
Canterbury: 292 & 184/6

Match drawn

1985-02-25 to 1985-02-27 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 311 & 211/5
Wellington: 360

Match drawn

1985-02-01 to 1985-02-03 · Seddon Park, Hamilton

Northern Districts: 322/9d & 165/7
Central Districts: 254 & 312/7d

Match drawn

1985-01-25 to 1985-01-27 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 314/9d & 223/5
Canterbury: 273 & 263/7d

Wellington won by 5 wickets

1985-01-25 to 1985-01-27 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 241 & 184/5d
Auckland: 185 & 237/9

Match drawn

1985-01-17 to 1985-01-19 · Seddon Park, Hamilton

Northern Districts: 227 & 157
Auckland: 314/8d & 74/4

Auckland won by 6 wickets

1985-01-17 to 1985-01-19 · Horton Park, Blenheim

Central Districts: 253/7d & 123/4
Wellington: 402/7d & 161/6d

Match drawn

1985-01-17 to 1985-01-19 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 203 & 366/8d
Otago: 383 & 162/7

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1984/85 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Basin Reserve, Wellington	4
Lancaster Park, Christchurch	3
Carisbrook, Dunedin	2
Eden Park No 2, Auckland	2
Eden Park, Auckland	2
Seddon Park, Hamilton	2
Centennial Park, Oamaru	1
Dudley Park, Rangiora	1
Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North	1
Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne	1
Horton Park, Blenheim	1
McLean Park, Napier	1
Molyneux Park, Alexandra	1
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth	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 1984/85, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1984/85 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
TJ Franklin	181	Northern Districts	1985-01-17
JG Wright	151*	Northern Districts	1985-03-01
A Nathu	147	Otago	1985-01-17
MD Crowe	143	Northern Districts	1984-12-27
KR Rutherford	130	Auckland	1985-01-13

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1984/85 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
SJ Maguiness	7/17	Canterbury	1984-12-13
NA Mallender	7/27	Auckland	1985-01-13
TJ Wilson	7/57	Auckland	1985-01-25
NA Mallender	6/31	Northern Districts	1985-02-25
GB Troup	6/53	Canterbury	1984-12-27

* 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.

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