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Auckland 1977/78 cricket statistics and records

Auckland in 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.

MG Burgess leads the displayed batting table with 271 runs. LW Stott leads the bowling table with 16 wickets.

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Showing 1977/78 · Plunket Shield · Auckland

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Recorded matches: 3
Recorded players: 14
Wins: 1
Recorded venues: 3

Selected season match starts: 1978-01-13 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

Figures earned for Auckland only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

Auckland Plunket Shield 1977/78 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
MG Burgess	3	271
JF Reid	3	224
JR Wiltshire	2	154
GE Vivian	3	143
AEW Parsons	2	135

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

Leading wicket takers

Auckland Plunket Shield 1977/78 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
LW Stott	3	16
JAJ Cushen	3	13
MC Snedden	1	7
GB Troup	2	6
JM McIntyre	3	6

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

Player statistics · 1977/78

All recorded players for Auckland in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 14 players

Auckland 1977/78 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
MG Burgess	Auckland	3	6	0	271	132	45.17	—	1	1
JF Reid	Auckland	3	6	0	224	88	37.33	—	2	0
JR Wiltshire	Auckland	2	4	1	154	81*	51.33	—	1	0
GE Vivian	Auckland	3	6	1	143	70	28.60	—	1	0
AEW Parsons	Auckland	2	4	0	135	114	33.75	—	0	1
PN Webb	Auckland	2	4	0	84	33	21.00	—	0	0
RJ Kasper	Auckland	2	4	0	69	34	17.25	—	0	0
RG Arblaster	Auckland	3	6	1	57	25	11.40	—	0	0
JM McIntyre	Auckland	3	6	4	49	20*	24.50	—	0	0
HJ Howarth	Auckland	1	2	1	19	14	19.00	—	0	0
JAJ Cushen	Auckland	3	6	2	13	10*	3.25	—	0	0
GB Troup	Auckland	2	4	0	12	12	3.00	—	0	0
MC Snedden	Auckland	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0
LW Stott	Auckland	3	6	0	1	1	0.17	—	0	0

Bowling · 8 players

Auckland 1977/78 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
LW Stott	Auckland	3	6	800	30	419	16	26.19	50.00	3.14	1	5/70
JAJ Cushen	Auckland	3	6	600	14	315	13	24.23	46.15	3.15	1	6/27
MC Snedden	Auckland	1	2	204	2	115	7	16.43	29.14	3.38	1	5/81
GB Troup	Auckland	2	4	300	8	195	6	32.50	50.00	3.90	0	4/59
JM McIntyre	Auckland	3	5	606	28	292	6	48.67	101.00	2.89	0	4/101
GE Vivian	Auckland	1	1	7	0	8	0	—	—	6.86	0	0/8
HJ Howarth	Auckland	1	1	42	0	30	0	—	—	4.29	0	0/30
RJ Kasper	Auckland	1	1	18	0	15	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/15

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 season summary

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1977/78. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Auckland 1977/78 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Auckland	3	1	0	2	0	1,328	43	30.88	348	1,446	51	28.35

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 3 of 3 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

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

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

Match drawn

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

Recorded venues

Auckland 1977/78 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Cook's Gardens, Wanganui	1
Eden Park, Auckland	1
Lancaster Park, Christchurch	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 for Auckland, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1977/78 batting innings records for Auckland
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
MG Burgess	132	Canterbury	1978-03-17
AEW Parsons	114	Canterbury	1978-03-17
JF Reid	88	Central Districts	1978-01-13
JR Wiltshire	81*	Northern Districts	1978-01-21
JF Reid	79	Northern Districts	1978-01-21

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1977/78 bowling innings records for Auckland
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
JAJ Cushen	6/27	Northern Districts	1978-01-21
LW Stott	5/70	Canterbury	1978-03-17
MC Snedden	5/81	Canterbury	1978-03-17
GB Troup	4/59	Central Districts	1978-01-13
JM McIntyre	4/101	Central Districts	1978-01-13

* 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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Competitions and other teams

Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.

Plunkett Shield · 1907-12-14 to 2026-03-27

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Auckland in 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.