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Plunket Shield 1997/98 statistics and records

Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1997/98; Tests are excluded.

MD Bell leads the displayed batting table with 574 runs. AR Tait leads the bowling table with 29 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 16
Recorded players: 97
Recorded teams: 6
Recorded venues: 11

Selected season match starts: 1998-01-28 to 1998-03-22. 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 1997/98. 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 1997/98

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 1997/98 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
MD Bell	5	574
MD Bailey	6	493
MJ Horne	4	415
CM Spearman	5	368
SP Fleming	4	352

Recorded innings through 1998-03-22. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Plunket Shield Plunket Shield 1997/98 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
AR Tait	6	29
PJ Wiseman	5	24
MW Priest	6	23
WA Wisneski	6	23
RJ Kennedy	5	19

Recorded innings through 1998-03-22. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1997/98

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 · 97 players

Plunket Shield 1997/98 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
MD Bell	Wellington	5	9	0	574	216	63.78	52.32	4	1	84	0
MD Bailey	Northern Districts	6	10	1	493	180*	54.78	41.85	3	1	52	1
MJ Horne	Otago	4	7	0	415	241	59.29	53.21	1	1	49	2
CM Spearman	Central Districts	5	10	0	368	144	36.80	67.28	2	1	50	5
SP Fleming	Canterbury	4	6	1	352	95	70.40	74.73	3	0	60	0
RG Twose	Wellington	5	9	1	328	109	41.00	53.68	2	1	45	6
MS Sinclair	Central Districts	5	10	1	321	93	35.67	49.54	3	0	48	1
SR Mather	Wellington	5	9	1	298	170	37.25	58.20	0	1	38	3
MJ Greatbatch	Central Districts	5	10	1	286	139*	31.78	35.97	1	1	29	1
LK Germon	Canterbury	6	10	0	281	80	28.10	53.52	2	0	38	0
MH Richardson	Otago	5	9	2	273	162*	39.00	39.22	0	1	36	0
MN Hart	Northern Districts	6	10	0	264	82	26.40	47.23	2	0	32	0
AC Parore	Auckland	2	4	1	261	111*	87.00	90.94	2	1	35	8
JD Wells	Wellington	5	9	4	259	115	51.80	32.83	0	1	25	0
IS Billcliff	Auckland	5	10	0	241	94	24.10	51.17	1	0	29	6
GE Bradburn	Northern Districts	6	10	1	234	86*	26.00	35.83	2	0	31	0
CD Cumming	Canterbury	4	6	1	234	58	46.80	50.98	2	0	28	1
RA Jones	Auckland	5	10	0	230	98	23.00	44.32	2	0	30	1
BA Pocock	Auckland	4	8	2	219	114*	36.50	56.88	0	1	29	1
TA Boyer	Wellington	4	7	1	211	79	35.17	59.60	2	0	33	1
MP Maynard	Otago	4	7	0	204	84	29.14	63.55	1	0	25	1
CB Gaffaney	Otago	5	9	0	202	65	22.44	52.33	1	0	27	1
AR Tait	Northern Districts	6	10	2	199	77	24.88	47.04	1	0	30	0
RA Lawson	Otago	5	9	0	189	38	21.00	30.78	0	0	16	0
LG Howell	Canterbury	4	6	0	169	64	28.17	66.02	1	0	26	2

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Plunket Shield 1997/98 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
SB Styris	Northern Districts	4	7	1	167	47	27.83	50.00	0	0	23	1
ME Parlane	Northern Districts	5	8	0	162	121	20.25	35.60	0	1	13	3
WA Wisneski	Canterbury	6	10	1	159	89*	17.67	54.08	1	0	23	1
CD McMillan	Canterbury	4	6	0	153	94	25.50	68.92	2	0	18	6
MW Priest	Canterbury	6	10	1	147	78	16.33	47.73	1	0	18	0
DJ Murray	Canterbury	5	9	1	146	38	18.25	41.36	0	0	21	0
JAH Marshall	Northern Districts	4	7	1	143	39	23.83	37.43	0	0	19	0
BGK Walker	Auckland	5	10	1	141	44	15.67	29.01	0	0	16	0
GR Stead	Canterbury	5	8	0	134	45	16.75	35.54	0	0	13	0
MR Jefferson	Wellington	5	9	0	134	114	14.89	62.04	0	1	16	0
CZ Harris	Canterbury	4	6	0	133	61	22.17	45.08	1	0	14	3
MDJ Walker	Central Districts	4	8	1	131	86	18.71	36.69	1	0	15	3
MW Douglas	Central Districts	3	6	0	127	75	21.17	52.26	1	0	18	0
DJ Nash	Northern Districts	1	1	0	125	125	125.00	62.19	0	1	18	1
GS Milnes	Central Districts	2	4	0	124	107	31.00	31.88	0	1	13	0
RG Petrie	Wellington	5	9	4	122	32*	24.40	55.96	0	0	11	7
GP Sulzberger	Central Districts	5	10	2	119	67*	14.88	22.08	1	0	10	0
NJ Astle	Canterbury	3	5	0	116	79	23.20	77.33	1	0	18	3
JM Allan	Otago	3	5	0	110	36	22.00	27.92	0	0	10	1
L Vincent	Auckland	2	4	0	110	51	27.50	58.20	1	0	12	0
CJM Furlong	Central Districts	5	10	2	109	49*	13.63	37.20	0	0	11	0
BJK Doody	Canterbury	2	4	0	106	77	26.50	82.17	1	0	18	1
JC Forrest	Auckland	3	6	1	99	48	19.80	29.82	0	0	7	0
BA Young	Northern Districts	5	9	0	93	33	10.33	35.09	0	0	12	0
RG Hart	Northern Districts	6	10	2	92	37	11.50	29.11	0	0	12	0
DL Vettori	Northern Districts	4	7	1	87	39	14.50	53.37	0	0	13	0
RM Frew	Canterbury	1	2	0	84	58	42.00	44.21	1	0	11	0
AC Barnes	Auckland	5	10	0	82	32	8.20	40.20	0	0	13	0
HD Barton	Auckland	4	8	0	80	57	10.00	46.24	1	0	12	0
AR Adams	Auckland	2	4	0	76	58	19.00	190.00	1	0	8	5
SB Doull	Northern Districts	3	5	2	70	38	23.33	118.64	0	0	11	2
RD Burson	Canterbury	2	4	4	69	41*	—	38.33	0	0	11	0
AJ Gale	Otago	2	4	0	69	35	17.25	34.50	0	0	9	1
BJ Lyon	Auckland	3	6	1	69	38*	13.80	26.04	0	0	8	0
MG Croy	Otago	2	3	0	66	47	22.00	29.20	0	0	10	0
CE Bulfin	Central Districts	4	8	0	65	37	8.13	64.36	0	0	4	4
GJ Hopkins	Northern Districts	2	3	0	57	38	19.00	32.20	0	0	3	0
PJB Chandler	Wellington	4	7	1	56	53	9.33	41.79	1	0	4	0
MJ Sale	Otago	2	4	1	56	38	18.67	22.86	0	0	3	0
MA Sigley	Central Districts	5	10	2	55	21	6.88	21.24	0	0	3	0
PJ Wiseman	Otago	5	9	4	52	16*	10.40	25.74	0	0	5	0
DJ Reekers	Otago	3	6	1	52	33*	10.40	50.00	0	0	5	1
DN Askew	Auckland	2	4	0	50	32	12.50	89.29	0	0	6	1
TC Crabb	Auckland	2	4	1	49	24	16.33	25.79	0	0	4	0
DS McHardy	Wellington	3	5	1	45	17	11.25	32.37	0	0	4	0
DR Tuffey	Northern Districts	5	9	2	41	17	5.86	34.17	0	0	4	0
AJ Hore	Otago	1	2	0	40	27	20.00	32.79	0	0	5	1
CJ Drum	Auckland	3	6	2	35	20	8.75	43.21	0	0	3	2
CJ Anderson	Canterbury	1	2	1	35	33*	35.00	30.70	0	0	5	0
SB O'Connor	Otago	3	5	0	33	19	6.60	36.67	0	0	5	0
MJ Mason	Central Districts	5	10	2	33	15*	4.13	32.67	0	0	6	0
HT Davis	Wellington	5	9	0	32	21	3.56	42.11	0	0	4	0
KP Walmsley	Auckland	3	6	0	32	11	5.33	20.13	0	0	0	0
MJ Haslam	Auckland	4	8	3	31	13	6.20	18.34	0	0	4	0
CL Cairns	Canterbury	2	2	0	29	21	14.50	74.36	0	0	4	0
JAF Yovich	Northern Districts	3	4	0	28	14	7.00	31.82	0	0	5	0
CS Martin	Canterbury	4	7	2	24	13	4.80	26.37	0	0	2	0
GR Jonas	Wellington	5	9	0	23	19	2.56	41.82	0	0	4	0
RJ Kennedy	Otago	5	9	1	22	15	2.75	36.07	0	0	1	0
DC Blake	Central Districts	3	6	0	22	14	3.67	15.71	0	0	3	0
JDP Oram	Central Districts	1	2	0	18	18	9.00	26.09	0	0	2	0
MA Hastings	Canterbury	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	52.00	0	0	1	0
GA Muir	Canterbury	1	2	0	12	12	6.00	26.09	0	0	1	0
SJ Pawson	Canterbury	1	2	0	9	7	4.50	21.43	0	0	0	0
SJ Hotter	Wellington	1	2	1	6	4	6.00	25.00	0	0	0	0
LJ Hamilton	Central Districts	2	4	0	5	2	1.25	7.14	0	0	0	0
DG Sewell	Otago	5	9	2	4	2	0.57	10.53	0	0	0	0
RM West	Central Districts	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	11.43	0	0	0	0
CR Pryor	Auckland	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	33.33	0	0	0	0
BP Hart	Otago	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	16.67	0	0	0	0
MY Pasupati	Wellington	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
RJ Kerr	Wellington	2	4	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 66 players

Plunket Shield 1997/98 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
AR Tait	Northern Districts	6	10	1,105	54	553	29	19.07	38.10	3.00	2	6/73
PJ Wiseman	Otago	5	9	970	41	428	24	17.83	40.42	2.65	2	6/53
MW Priest	Canterbury	6	11	1,518	63	614	23	26.70	66.00	2.43	0	4/24
WA Wisneski	Canterbury	6	11	1,285	68	489	23	21.26	55.87	2.28	0	4/91
RJ Kennedy	Otago	5	9	789	31	380	19	20.00	41.53	2.89	1	6/61
SB O'Connor	Otago	3	5	528	22	271	17	15.94	31.06	3.08	2	6/31
HT Davis	Wellington	5	8	708	19	550	16	34.38	44.25	4.66	0	4/38
BGK Walker	Auckland	5	8	621	16	337	16	21.06	38.81	3.26	1	8/107
MJ Mason	Central Districts	5	8	782	34	344	16	21.50	48.88	2.64	0	4/22
DL Vettori	Northern Districts	4	6	621	26	322	15	21.47	41.40	3.11	2	5/22
CL Cairns	Canterbury	2	4	487	30	182	14	13.00	34.79	2.24	1	6/55
DG Sewell	Otago	5	9	702	29	359	12	29.92	58.50	3.07	0	3/72
CE Bulfin	Central Districts	4	6	648	29	287	12	23.92	54.00	2.66	1	5/99
DR Tuffey	Northern Districts	5	8	792	38	324	12	27.00	66.00	2.45	0	3/37
CS Martin	Canterbury	4	7	763	40	323	12	26.92	63.58	2.54	1	5/44
KP Walmsley	Auckland	3	6	493	19	259	10	25.90	49.30	3.15	1	6/49
RG Twose	Wellington	5	7	512	29	164	10	16.40	51.20	1.92	0	4/24
MR Jefferson	Wellington	5	8	957	41	437	10	43.70	95.70	2.74	0	3/58
AC Barnes	Auckland	5	9	636	19	349	10	34.90	63.60	3.29	0	4/60
GR Jonas	Wellington	5	8	810	34	372	10	37.20	81.00	2.76	0	3/83
GE Bradburn	Northern Districts	6	7	445	28	179	9	19.89	49.44	2.41	0	3/20
SB Doull	Northern Districts	3	5	510	23	244	9	27.11	56.67	2.87	0	4/106
MN Hart	Northern Districts	5	8	720	37	260	9	28.89	80.00	2.17	0	3/4
DC Blake	Central Districts	3	4	384	17	178	9	19.78	42.67	2.78	1	5/63
MJ Haslam	Auckland	4	6	666	33	261	8	32.63	83.25	2.35	0	2/36

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Plunket Shield 1997/98 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
RD Burson	Canterbury	2	3	373	17	173	8	21.63	46.63	2.78	1	6/35
DJ Reekers	Otago	3	4	174	9	89	8	11.13	21.75	3.07	0	3/25
RG Petrie	Wellington	5	7	516	17	269	6	44.83	86.00	3.13	0	4/79
CZ Harris	Canterbury	4	8	595	28	218	6	36.33	99.17	2.20	0	3/33
LJ Hamilton	Central Districts	2	3	305	13	144	6	24.00	50.83	2.83	0	4/37
NJ Astle	Canterbury	3	5	237	18	68	5	13.60	47.40	1.72	0	3/14
CD McMillan	Canterbury	3	6	194	10	96	5	19.20	38.80	2.97	0	3/9
SB Styris	Northern Districts	4	6	406	16	208	5	41.60	81.20	3.07	0	2/31
MA Hastings	Canterbury	1	2	132	6	29	5	5.80	26.40	1.32	0	3/12
HD Barton	Auckland	4	5	612	24	329	4	82.25	153.00	3.23	0	2/49
CJ Drum	Auckland	3	5	466	19	194	3	64.67	155.33	2.50	0	2/64
CJM Furlong	Central Districts	5	8	945	46	462	3	154.00	315.00	2.93	0	1/17
JAF Yovich	Northern Districts	3	4	143	7	60	3	20.00	47.67	2.52	0	2/20
AR Adams	Auckland	2	3	324	7	217	3	72.33	108.00	4.02	0	2/86
GP Sulzberger	Central Districts	5	7	526	23	261	2	130.50	263.00	2.98	0	2/45
CJ Anderson	Canterbury	1	2	114	8	20	2	10.00	57.00	1.05	0	1/3
SJ Hotter	Wellington	1	2	96	3	75	2	37.50	48.00	4.69	0	2/65
MDJ Walker	Central Districts	4	5	330	17	105	2	52.50	165.00	1.91	0	1/33
GA Muir	Canterbury	1	1	162	8	97	2	48.50	81.00	3.59	0	2/97
DJ Nash	Northern Districts	1	2	126	8	57	1	57.00	126.00	2.71	0	1/36
JM Allan	Otago	1	1	6	0	4	1	4.00	6.00	4.00	0	1/4
MH Richardson	Otago	4	4	54	2	25	1	25.00	54.00	2.78	0	1/12
JD Wells	Wellington	3	3	174	5	107	1	107.00	174.00	3.69	0	1/38
AJ Gale	Otago	2	4	288	14	108	1	108.00	288.00	2.25	0	1/40
DN Askew	Auckland	2	3	348	16	173	1	173.00	348.00	2.98	0	1/52
MJ Greatbatch	Central Districts	1	1	12	0	28	0	—	—	14.00	0	0/28
DJ Murray	Canterbury	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
CM Spearman	Central Districts	1	1	24	3	4	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/4
MD Bailey	Northern Districts	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
RA Lawson	Otago	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
MJ Horne	Otago	1	1	84	7	24	0	—	—	1.71	0	0/24
MS Sinclair	Central Districts	1	1	78	2	45	0	—	—	3.46	0	0/45
GR Stead	Canterbury	1	1	12	0	15	0	—	—	7.50	0	0/15
CB Gaffaney	Otago	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
GJ Hopkins	Northern Districts	1	1	6	0	13	0	—	—	13.00	0	0/13
TA Boyer	Wellington	2	2	252	18	73	0	—	—	1.74	0	0/35
SR Mather	Wellington	4	5	186	5	104	0	—	—	3.35	0	0/3
MY Pasupati	Wellington	1	1	72	1	39	0	—	—	3.25	0	0/39
CR Pryor	Auckland	1	1	156	5	80	0	—	—	3.08	0	0/80
L Vincent	Auckland	1	1	18	0	14	0	—	—	4.67	0	0/14
RM West	Central Districts	1	1	48	1	30	0	—	—	3.75	0	0/30

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 1997/98. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Plunket Shield 1997/98 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Canterbury	6	5	1	0	2,563	84	30.51	524	2,435	110	22.14
Northern Districts	6	3	2	1	2,415	87	27.76	424	2,296	94	24.43
Otago	5	3	2	0	1,930	81	23.83	425	1,762	84	20.98
Wellington	5	3	1	1	2,197	52	42.25	544	2,317	59	39.27
Central Districts	5	1	4	0	1,962	73	26.88	460	1,967	51	38.57
Auckland	5	0	5	0	1,999	82	24.38	305	2,289	61	37.52

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 · 1997/98

Latest 12 of 16 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1998-03-22 to 1998-03-24 · Dudley Park, Rangiora

Canterbury: 524
Northern Districts: 218 & 250

Canterbury won by an innings and 56 runs

1998-03-15 to 1998-03-18 · WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton

Northern Districts: 372 & 6/1
Otago: 213 & 162

Northern Districts won by 9 wickets

1998-03-15 to 1998-03-18 · Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North

Central Districts: 213 & 185
Canterbury: 279 & 120/1

Canterbury won by 9 wickets

1998-03-15 to 1998-03-18 · Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

Auckland: 305/2d & 300
Wellington: 501/3d & 144/2d

Wellington won by 40 runs

1998-03-10 to 1998-03-13 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 143/0d & 318/3
Central Districts: 460/4d

Wellington won by 7 wickets

1998-03-10 to 1998-03-13 · Dudley Park, Rangiora

Canterbury: 375
Northern Districts: 213 & 160

Canterbury won by an innings and 2 runs

1998-03-10 to 1998-03-12 · Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

Auckland: 115 & 299
Otago: 425

Otago won by an innings and 11 runs

1998-02-22 to 1998-02-25 · Queen's Park, Invercargill

Otago: 128 & 189
Canterbury: 211 & 107/3

Canterbury won by 7 wickets

1998-02-22 to 1998-02-25 · WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton

Northern Districts: 424/9d
Wellington: 131 & 186/4

Match drawn

1998-02-22 to 1998-02-25 · Pukekura Park, New Plymouth

Central Districts: 321/8d & 22/1d
Auckland: 0/0d & 279

Central Districts won by 64 runs

1998-02-14 to 1998-02-16 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 108 & 317/7
Central Districts: 135 & 287

Otago won by 3 wickets

1998-02-14 to 1998-02-17 · WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton

Northern Districts: 167 & 202/7
Auckland: 249 & 117

Northern Districts won by 3 wickets

Recorded venues

Plunket Shield 1997/98 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton	3
Basin Reserve, Wellington	2
Dudley Park, Rangiora	2
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland	2
Carisbrook, Dunedin	1
Eden Park, Auckland	1
Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North	1
Hagley Oval, Christchurch	1
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth	1
Queen Elizabeth Park, Masterton	1
Queen's Park, Invercargill	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 1997/98, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1997/98 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
MJ Horne	241	Auckland	1998-03-10
MD Bell	216	Auckland	1998-03-15
MD Bailey	180*	Otago	1998-03-15
SR Mather	170	Canterbury	1998-02-02
MH Richardson	162*	Central Districts	1998-02-14

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1997/98 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
BGK Walker	8/107	Canterbury	1998-01-28
SB O'Connor	6/31	Wellington	1998-01-28
RD Burson	6/35	Auckland	1998-01-28
KP Walmsley	6/49	Northern Districts	1998-02-14
PJ Wiseman	6/53	Wellington	1998-01-28

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