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Canterbury 1983/84 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 1983/84; Tests are excluded.

PE McEwan leads the displayed batting table with 713 runs. VR Brown leads the bowling table with 27 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
8
Recorded players
22
Wins
4
Recorded venues
5

Selected season match starts: 1983-12-27 to 1984-03-09. 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 1983/84. 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 1983/84

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 1983/84 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
PE McEwan8713
VR Brown8259
CL Bull8167
RJ Hadlee3161
DR Hadlee5140

Recorded innings through 1984-03-09. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Canterbury Plunket Shield 1983/84 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
VR Brown827
CH Thiele724
DR Hadlee517
SR McNally414
RJ Hadlee312

Recorded innings through 1984-03-09. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1983/84

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 · 22 players

Canterbury 1983/84 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
PE McEwanCanterbury813071315554.8577.58521025
VR BrownCanterbury81312596921.5853.1830325
CL BullCanterbury81311674013.9237.5300200
RJ HadleeCanterbury3511619340.2562.4010262
DR HadleeCanterbury5801406917.5047.3010160
TE BlainCanterbury35312253*61.0034.4610141
A NathuCanterbury35112170*30.2527.1310130
RW FultonCanterbury35211359*37.6728.6810140
RP JonesCanterbury3501035620.6039.621090
PJ RattrayCanterbury351883122.0035.9200140
DW SteadCanterbury461772415.4032.630090
SR McNallyCanterbury471664711.0069.4700100
AW HartCanterbury711365198.1341.9400100
RT LathamCanterbury46149369.8027.530060
CH ThieleCanterbury711044234.0047.830070
AJ DevlinCanterbury35025205.0025.250020
RI LeggatCanterbury3512419*6.0032.000020
GC BatemanCanterbury120201510.0043.480040
AJ NuttallCanterbury35016123.2017.020010
DC AberhartCanterbury120663.0015.380000
SN BatemanCanterbury230110.332.940000
KGW TaylorCanterbury120110.5033.330000

Bowling · 18 players

Canterbury 1983/84 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
VR BrownCanterbury8161,497914562716.8955.441.8317/50
CH ThieleCanterbury7141,256446292426.2152.333.0025/52
DR HadleeCanterbury59700302871716.8841.182.4604/39
SR McNallyCanterbury48606282741419.5743.292.7104/33
RJ HadleeCanterbury354322997128.0836.001.3504/14
DW SteadCanterbury47661273121128.3660.092.8304/61
SN BatemanCanterbury2430611138817.2538.252.7103/36
AJ NuttallCanterbury3645326162354.00151.002.1502/49
PE McEwanCanterbury67138461230.5069.002.6501/4
DC AberhartCanterbury12168672172.00168.002.5701/53
GC BatemanCanterbury1215021051105.00150.004.2001/37
KGW TaylorCanterbury1296537137.0096.002.3101/17
TE BlainCanterbury1112080——4.0000/8
A NathuCanterbury1112140——2.0000/4
CL BullCanterbury1112060——3.0000/6
AJ DevlinCanterbury22362160——2.6700/8
RP JonesCanterbury1112040——2.0000/4
RI LeggatCanterbury341424820——3.4600/4
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 1983/84. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Canterbury 1983/84 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Canterbury841302,56910324.943242,94012523.52

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 · 1983/84

Latest 8 of 8 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1984-03-09 to 1984-03-11 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland v Canterbury

Auckland
178/8d & 87/1
Canterbury
293 & 135/3d

Match drawn

1984-03-02 to 1984-03-04 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury v Wellington

Canterbury
323
Wellington
158 & 149

Canterbury won by an innings and 16 runs

1984-02-24 to 1984-02-26 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury v Otago

Canterbury
165 & 210/5
Otago
195 & 178

Canterbury won by 5 wickets

1984-01-26 to 1984-01-28 · Pukekura Park, New Plymouth

Central Districts v Canterbury

Central Districts
356/2d & 276/7d
Canterbury
297 & 150

Central Districts won by 185 runs

1984-01-19 to 1984-01-21 · University Oval, Dunedin

Otago v Canterbury

Otago
210 & 43/3
Canterbury
82

Match drawn

1984-01-05 to 1984-01-07 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington v Canterbury

Wellington
300 & 224/4d
Canterbury
297 & 15/0

Match drawn

1984-01-01 to 1984-01-31 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury v Northern Districts

Canterbury
175 & 103/5
Northern Districts
170 & 104

Canterbury won by 5 wickets

1983-12-27 to 1983-12-29 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury v Auckland

Canterbury
324
Auckland
98 & 214

Canterbury won by an innings and 12 runs

Recorded venues

Canterbury 1983/84 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Lancaster Park, Christchurch4
Basin Reserve, Wellington1
Eden Park, Auckland1
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth1
University Oval, Dunedin1

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

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Plunket Shield 1983/84 for Canterbury, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1983/84 batting innings records for Canterbury
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
PE McEwan155Auckland1984-03-09
PE McEwan114Wellington1984-01-05
RJ Hadlee93Auckland1983-12-27
PE McEwan80Auckland1983-12-27
PE McEwan77Central Districts1984-01-26

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1983/84 bowling innings records for Canterbury
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
VR Brown7/50Otago1984-02-24
CH Thiele5/52Wellington1984-03-02
CH Thiele5/80Wellington1984-01-05
RJ Hadlee4/14Northern Districts1984-01-01
SR McNally4/33Otago1984-02-24

* 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

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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.