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Canterbury 1979/80 cricket statistics and records

Canterbury in Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1979/80; Tests are excluded.

PE McEwan leads the displayed batting table with 551 runs. DR Hadlee leads the bowling table with 27 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
7
Recorded players
12
Wins
2
Recorded venues
5

Selected season match starts: 1979-12-27 to 1980-01-26. 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 1979/80. 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 1979/80

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

Leading run scorers

Canterbury Plunket Shield 1979/80 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
PE McEwan7551
DW Stead7317
CL Bull7288
DA Dempsey4221
BD Ritchie7211

Recorded innings through 1980-01-26. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Canterbury Plunket Shield 1979/80 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
DR Hadlee727
DW Stead620
GC Bateman716
TE Jesty412
VR Brown611

Recorded innings through 1980-01-26. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1979/80

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

Batting · 12 players

Canterbury 1979/80 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
PE McEwanCanterbury713155111345.92—2200
DW SteadCanterbury71313175926.42—2000
CL BullCanterbury71302887622.15—2000
DA DempseyCanterbury48022110627.63—0100
BD RitchieCanterbury713421145*23.44—0000
VR BrownCanterbury71311967516.33—1000
DS RathieCanterbury61121835520.33—1000
LDA ThornCanterbury61101654115.00—0000
TE JestyCanterbury61101263211.45—0000
DR HadleeCanterbury7134922610.22—0000
GC BatemanCanterbury713358305.80—0000
ID WilsonCanterbury611042173.82—0000

Bowling · 7 players

Canterbury 1979/80 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
DR HadleeCanterbury7131,383655672721.0051.222.4604/28
DW SteadCanterbury6121,105445082025.4055.252.7615/65
GC BatemanCanterbury7131,071434731629.5666.942.6503/29
TE JestyCanterbury48739412651222.0861.582.1504/42
VR BrownCanterbury610864533251129.5578.552.2604/60
ID WilsonCanterbury611801263631133.0072.822.7202/18
PE McEwanCanterbury5730011123341.00100.002.4601/14
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 1979/80. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Canterbury 1979/80 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Canterbury722302,58910923.753192,79410626.36

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 · 1979/80

Latest 7 of 7 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1980-01-26 to 1980-01-28 · Logan Park, Dunedin

Otago v Canterbury

Otago
127 & 178
Canterbury
244/8d & 105

Canterbury won by 44 runs

1980-01-19 to 1980-01-21 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland v Canterbury

Auckland
252 & 207/4d
Canterbury
118 & 47/1

Match drawn

1980-01-12 to 1980-01-14 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury v Otago

Canterbury
303/5 & 253/9d
Otago
266 & 294/8

Otago won by 2 wickets

1980-01-08 to 1980-01-10 · McLean Park, Napier

Central Districts v Canterbury

Central Districts
341/7 & 210
Canterbury
252 & 302

Canterbury won by 3 runs

1980-01-04 to 1980-01-06 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury v Auckland

Canterbury
171 & 208
Auckland
185 & 195/6

Auckland won by 4 wickets

1980-01-01 to 1980-01-31 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury v Northern Districts

Canterbury
319 & 160/6
Northern Districts
237 & 285

Match drawn

1979-12-27 to 1979-12-29 · Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt

Wellington v Canterbury

Wellington
17/1
Canterbury
107

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Canterbury 1979/80 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Lancaster Park, Christchurch3
Eden Park, Auckland1
Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt1
Logan Park, Dunedin1
McLean Park, Napier1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Plunket Shield 1979/80 for Canterbury, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1979/80 batting innings records for Canterbury
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
PE McEwan113Otago1980-01-12
PE McEwan111Northern Districts1980-01-01
DA Dempsey106Otago1980-01-12
PE McEwan87Central Districts1980-01-08
PE McEwan76Auckland1980-01-04

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1979/80 bowling innings records for Canterbury
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
DW Stead5/65Central Districts1980-01-08
DR Hadlee4/28Otago1980-01-26
DW Stead4/35Otago1980-01-12
TE Jesty4/42Otago1980-01-26
VR Brown4/60Northern Districts1980-01-01

* 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.

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    Recorded coverage

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