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Central Districts 1976/77 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 1976/77; Tests are excluded.

MJF Shrimpton leads the displayed batting table with 168 runs. DJ Kay leads the bowling table with 24 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 3
Recorded players: 12
Wins: 0
Recorded venues: 3

Selected season match starts: 1977-01-18 to 1977-01-28. 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 1976/77. 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 1976/77

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 1976/77 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
MJF Shrimpton	3	168
GN Edwards	3	159
GJ Langridge	3	158
DH Payton	3	152
DR O'Sullivan	3	133

Recorded innings through 1977-01-28. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Central Districts Plunket Shield 1976/77 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
DJ Kay	3	24
DR O'Sullivan	3	15
RI Thomas	3	8
DC Aberhart	1	2
MJF Shrimpton	1	1

Recorded innings through 1977-01-28. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1976/77

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 · 12 players

Central Districts 1976/77 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s
MJF Shrimpton	Central Districts	3	6	0	168	64	28.00	—	1
GN Edwards	Central Districts	3	6	0	159	85	26.50	—	1
GJ Langridge	Central Districts	3	6	2	158	61*	39.50	—	1
DH Payton	Central Districts	3	6	0	152	45	25.33	—	0
DR O'Sullivan	Central Districts	3	6	2	133	34	33.25	—	0
DW Bracewell	Central Districts	3	6	0	125	52	20.83	—	1
PJ Holland	Central Districts	3	6	1	114	69	22.80	—	1
CMH Atkinson	Central Districts	3	6	0	92	43	15.33	—	0
RI Thomas	Central Districts	3	6	1	33	20	6.60	—	0
AJ Hill	Central Districts	1	2	0	15	13	7.50	—	0
DJ Kay	Central Districts	3	6	1	6	4	1.20	—	0
DC Aberhart	Central Districts	2	4	0	3	2	0.75	—	0

Bowling · 7 players

Central Districts 1976/77 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
DJ Kay	Central Districts	3	6	605	16	312	24	13.00	25.21	3.09	2	7/62
DR O'Sullivan	Central Districts	3	6	686	36	222	15	14.80	45.73	1.94	0	4/43
RI Thomas	Central Districts	3	6	546	15	290	8	36.25	68.25	3.19	0	2/41
DC Aberhart	Central Districts	1	1	48	2	36	2	18.00	24.00	4.50	0	2/36
MJF Shrimpton	Central Districts	1	2	68	5	12	1	12.00	68.00	1.06	0	1/12
DW Bracewell	Central Districts	2	3	138	2	73	1	73.00	138.00	3.17	0	1/16
CMH Atkinson	Central Districts	1	1	24	0	19	0	—	—	4.75	0	0/19

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 1976/77. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Central Districts 1976/77 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Central Districts	3	0	1	2	0	1,232	53	23.25	338	1,040	53	19.62

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 · 1976/77

Latest 3 of 3 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1977-01-28 to 1977-01-31 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 223 & 141
Central Districts: 193 & 106

Otago won by 65 runs

1977-01-22 to 1977-01-24 · Smallbone Park, Rotorua

Northern Districts: 164 & 112/3
Central Districts: 210 & 338/9d

Match drawn

1977-01-18 to 1977-01-20 · Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North

Central Districts: 222 & 163/4
Canterbury: 150 & 250

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Central Districts 1976/77 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Carisbrook, Dunedin	1
Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North	1
Smallbone Park, Rotorua	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 1976/77 for Central Districts, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1976/77 batting innings records for Central Districts
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
GN Edwards	85	Canterbury	1977-01-18
PJ Holland	69	Northern Districts	1977-01-22
MJF Shrimpton	64	Canterbury	1977-01-18
GJ Langridge	61*	Northern Districts	1977-01-22
DW Bracewell	52	Northern Districts	1977-01-22

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1976/77 bowling innings records for Central Districts
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
DJ Kay	7/62	Canterbury	1977-01-18
DJ Kay	5/51	Northern Districts	1977-01-22
DJ Kay	4/38	Otago	1977-01-28
DR O'Sullivan	4/43	Otago	1977-01-28
DJ Kay	4/76	Canterbury	1977-01-18

* 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 · 1950-12-01 to 2026-03-27

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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.