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Central Districts 1956/57 cricket statistics and records

Central Districts in Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1956/57; Tests are excluded.

EM Meuli leads the displayed batting table with 250 runs. DD Beard leads the bowling table with 27 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
5
Recorded players
13
Wins
1
Recorded venues
5

Selected season match starts: 1956-12-25 to 1957-01-25. 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 1956/57. 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 1956/57

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

Leading run scorers

Central Districts Plunket Shield 1956/57 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
EM Meuli5250
JW Guy5246
DN Macleod5235
KFH Smith5220
GT Buist5159

Recorded innings through 1957-01-25. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Central Districts Plunket Shield 1956/57 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
DD Beard527
HB Cave523
RE Brown410
DR Tarrant39
NS Harford33

Recorded innings through 1957-01-25. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1956/57

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

Batting · 13 players

Central Districts 1956/57 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
EM MeuliCentral Districts58125010035.71—0100
JW GuyCentral Districts5802468930.75—2000
DN MacleodCentral Districts58023511729.38—0100
KFH SmithCentral Districts5812205831.43—1000
GT BuistCentral Districts5801595119.88—1000
HB CaveCentral Districts5831456529.00—1000
IA ColquhounCentral Districts58214144*23.50—0000
DW BowdenCentral Districts3501064921.20—0000
NS HarfordCentral Districts341885329.33—1000
DD BeardCentral Districts58056247.00—0000
RE BrownCentral Districts462533913.25—0000
DR TarrantCentral Districts362852.00—0000
JF JonesCentral Districts230000.00—0000

Bowling · 9 players

Central Districts 1956/57 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
DD BeardCentral Districts581,419954482716.5952.561.8917/56
HB CaveCentral Districts581,167743312314.3950.741.7027/33
RE BrownCentral Districts47612342391023.9061.202.3415/29
DR TarrantCentral Districts3564929270930.0072.112.5004/40
NS HarfordCentral Districts34180985328.3360.002.8303/19
JF JonesCentral Districts2231210132344.00104.002.5402/55
KFH SmithCentral Districts4518691071107.00186.003.4501/14
EM MeuliCentral Districts33902490——3.2700/7
GT BuistCentral Districts33602300——3.0000/8
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 1956/57. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Central Districts 1956/57 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Central Districts511301,8296627.713511,7967823.03

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 · 1956/57

Latest 5 of 5 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1957-01-25 to 1957-01-28 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury v Central Districts

Canterbury
234 & 247/8d
Central Districts
239 & 182/8

Match drawn

1957-01-18 to 1957-01-21 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago v Central Districts

Otago
264 & 176
Central Districts
186 & 81

Otago won by 173 runs

1957-01-11 to 1957-01-14 · Trafalgar Park, Nelson

Central Districts v Auckland

Central Districts
351 & 164/4
Auckland
393

Match drawn

1956-12-29 to 1956-12-31 · Pukekura Park, New Plymouth

Central Districts v Northern Districts

Central Districts
312/8d
Northern Districts
106 & 86

Central Districts won by an innings and 120 runs

Recorded venues

Central Districts 1956/57 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Carisbrook, Dunedin1
Cook's Gardens, Wanganui1
Lancaster Park, Christchurch1
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth1
Trafalgar Park, Nelson1

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

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Plunket Shield 1956/57 for Central Districts, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1956/57 batting innings records for Central Districts
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
DN Macleod117Wellington1956-12-25
EM Meuli100Northern Districts1956-12-29
JW Guy89Auckland1957-01-11
HB Cave65Canterbury1957-01-25
KFH Smith58Canterbury1957-01-25

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1956/57 bowling innings records for Central Districts
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
HB Cave7/33Northern Districts1956-12-29
DD Beard7/56Otago1957-01-18
HB Cave6/81Auckland1957-01-11
RE Brown5/29Northern Districts1956-12-29
DD Beard4/27Northern Districts1956-12-29

* 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 Central Districts 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: 1950-12-01 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.