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Canterbury 1996/97 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 1996/97; Tests are excluded.

CD McMillan leads the displayed batting table with 809 runs. MW Priest leads the bowling table with 41 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
8
Recorded players
21
Wins
6
Recorded venues
5

Selected season match starts: 1996-11-25 to 1997-04-01. 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 1996/97. 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 1996/97

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 1996/97 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
CD McMillan8809
CZ Harris4748
GR Stead8405
MW Priest8357
BJK Doody7295

Recorded innings through 1997-04-01. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Canterbury Plunket Shield 1996/97 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
MW Priest841
WA Wisneski727
SE Bond521
GI Allott417
MA Hastings410

Recorded innings through 1997-04-01. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1996/97

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 · 21 players

Canterbury 1996/97 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
CD McMillanCanterbury812180915973.5566.91239513
CZ HarrisCanterbury451748251*187.0047.6113902
GR SteadCanterbury812240512440.5040.5001500
MW PriestCanterbury812335767*39.6746.7940450
BJK DoodyCanterbury71102959326.8246.0220412
DJ MurrayCanterbury812029415324.5042.2411410
CD CummingCanterbury69128790*35.8842.5820323
NJ AstleCanterbury110160160160.0072.4001235
MEL LaneCanterbury6901216113.4423.4510110
WA WisneskiCanterbury71111034010.3037.8700121
MA HastingsCanterbury4711015216.8350.0010150
SP FlemingCanterbury110666666.0071.741080
CL CairnsCanterbury110575757.0062.641090
GA MuirCanterbury240504412.5039.370032
BR HartlandCanterbury230423014.0034.430030
MF SharpeCanterbury4624116*10.2525.000051
SE BondCanterbury5732510*6.2522.320010
LK GermonCanterbury12018169.0027.270020
GI AllottCanterbury34112104.0013.950000
RM FrewCanterbury1201195.5034.380010
BA YockCanterbury110555.0019.230010

Bowling · 13 players

Canterbury 1996/97 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
MW PriestCanterbury8152,7091331,0234124.9566.072.2736/146
WA WisneskiCanterbury7131,547797452727.5957.302.8904/37
SE BondCanterbury5101,050435302125.2450.003.0315/59
GI AllottCanterbury46784263721721.8846.122.8516/60
MA HastingsCanterbury47631302211022.1063.102.1004/37
CZ HarrisCanterbury4774339240926.6782.561.9404/22
NJ AstleCanterbury121841167611.1730.672.1816/22
MF SharpeCanterbury4662430277555.40124.802.6602/48
CD McMillanCanterbury552101777177.00210.002.2001/13
SP FlemingCanterbury1112200——0.0000/0
GR SteadCanterbury22421370——5.2900/16
CD CummingCanterbury11360240——4.0000/24
GA MuirCanterbury231209350——1.7500/6
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 1996/97. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Canterbury 1996/97 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Canterbury860204,30210142.597773,82014226.90

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 · 1996/97

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

1997-04-01 to 0001-01-01 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury v Otago

Canterbury
777
Otago
189 & 306/8

Match drawn

1997-03-15 to 1997-03-18 · Horton Park, Blenheim

Central Districts v Canterbury

Central Districts
285 & 392
Canterbury
536 & 142/6

Canterbury won by 4 wickets

1997-02-23 to 1997-02-26 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury v Auckland

Canterbury
223 & 184/3
Auckland
172 & 233

Canterbury won by 7 wickets

1997-02-10 to 1997-02-13 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland v Canterbury

Auckland
293 & 100
Canterbury
301 & 93/4

Canterbury won by 6 wickets

1997-01-27 to 1997-01-30 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury v Wellington

Canterbury
489
Wellington
212 & 245

Canterbury won by an innings and 32 runs

1997-01-20 to 1997-01-23 · Dudley Park, Rangiora

Canterbury v Central Districts

Canterbury
543/8d
Central Districts
347 & 185

Canterbury won by an innings and 11 runs

1996-12-01 to 1996-12-30 · Centennial Park, Oamaru

Otago v Canterbury

Otago
191 & 152
Canterbury
162 & 303

Canterbury won by 122 runs

Recorded venues

Canterbury 1996/97 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Lancaster Park, Christchurch4
Centennial Park, Oamaru1
Dudley Park, Rangiora1
Eden Park, Auckland1
Horton Park, Blenheim1

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

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Plunket Shield 1996/97 for Canterbury, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1996/97 batting innings records for Canterbury
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
CZ Harris251*Central Districts1997-01-20
CZ Harris206Central Districts1997-03-15
CZ Harris198Otago1997-04-01
NJ Astle160Otago1997-04-01
CD McMillan159Northern Districts1996-11-25

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1996/97 bowling innings records for Canterbury
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
NJ Astle6/22Otago1997-04-01
GI Allott6/60Otago1996-12-01
MW Priest6/146Central Districts1997-03-15
MW Priest5/31Auckland1997-02-10
MW Priest5/57Central Districts1997-01-20

* 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.