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Central Districts 1979/80 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 1979/80; Tests are excluded.

GN Edwards leads the displayed batting table with 513 runs. DR O'Sullivan leads the bowling table with 34 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
7
Recorded players
16
Wins
1
Recorded venues
7

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 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 1979/80 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
GN Edwards7513
RA Pierce7356
MH Toynbee7338
AH Jones7309
GJ Langridge7280

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

Leading wicket takers

Central Districts Plunket Shield 1979/80 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
DR O'Sullivan734
DC Aberhart718
MH Toynbee717
MJF Shrimpton512
GK Robertson45

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

Player statistics · 1979/80

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 · 16 players

Central Districts 1979/80 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
GN EdwardsCentral Districts714051313136.64—1200
RA PierceCentral Districts71413569427.38—2000
MH ToynbeeCentral Districts71443387833.80—2000
AH JonesCentral Districts71403094722.07—0000
GJ LangridgeCentral Districts71412806221.54—2000
RW AndersonCentral Districts2411639154.33—2000
DC AberhartCentral Districts714314633*13.27—0000
IDS SmithCentral Districts71411362610.46—0000
MJF ShrimptonCentral Districts61211232411.18—0000
DR O'SullivanCentral Districts714299368.25—0000
WG HodgsonCentral Districts240965024.00—1000
DW BracewellCentral Districts2423212*16.00—0000
AW ShortCentral Districts120281514.00—0000
GK RobertsonCentral Districts4831812*3.60—0000
AB JordanCentral Districts3611583.00—0000
BP BracewellCentral Districts12111*1.00—0000

Bowling · 9 players

Central Districts 1979/80 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
DR O'SullivanCentral Districts7132,2911188953426.3267.382.3436/40
DC AberhartCentral Districts7131,135554531825.1763.062.3915/48
MH ToynbeeCentral Districts712904384031723.7153.182.6704/48
MJF ShrimptonCentral Districts59834343671230.5869.502.6403/85
GK RobertsonCentral Districts4852818310562.00105.603.5202/58
BP BracewellCentral Districts12145679326.3348.333.2703/67
AB JordanCentral Districts3533015164354.67110.002.9801/29
DW BracewellCentral Districts2332413151275.50162.002.8001/34
RA PierceCentral Districts111020——12.0000/2
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.

Central Districts 1979/80 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Central Districts715102,80711424.623502,9819930.11

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 · Pukekura Park, New Plymouth

Central Districts v Wellington

Central Districts
300/7 & 255/9d
Wellington
273/6 & 284/3

Wellington won by 7 wickets

1980-01-19 to 1980-01-21 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago v Central Districts

Otago
166/7d & 164/5
Central Districts
172/6d & 157

Otago won by 5 wickets

1980-01-12 to 1980-01-14 · Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne

Northern Districts v Central Districts

Northern Districts
311/6 & 317/9
Central Districts
350/6d & 274

Northern Districts won by 1 wicket

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

Central Districts v Canterbury

Canterbury
252 & 302

Canterbury won by 3 runs

1980-01-04 to 1980-01-06 · Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North

Central Districts v Otago

Otago
176 & 157

Central Districts won by 9 wickets

1980-01-01 to 1980-01-31 · Maidstone Park, Upper Hutt

Wellington v Central Districts

Wellington won by an innings and 45 runs

1979-12-27 to 1979-12-29 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland v Central Districts

Auckland
239 & 124/3d

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Central Districts 1979/80 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Carisbrook, Dunedin1
Eden Park, Auckland1
Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North1
Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne1
Maidstone Park, Upper Hutt1
McLean Park, Napier1
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth1

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 Central Districts, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1979/80 batting innings records for Central Districts
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
GN Edwards131Northern Districts1980-01-12
GN Edwards100Wellington1980-01-26
RA Pierce94Northern Districts1980-01-12
RW Anderson91Canterbury1980-01-08
MH Toynbee78Wellington1980-01-26

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1979/80 bowling innings records for Central Districts
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
DR O'Sullivan6/40Otago1980-01-04
DC Aberhart5/48Auckland1979-12-27
DR O'Sullivan5/53Wellington1980-01-01
DR O'Sullivan5/108Canterbury1980-01-08
DR O'Sullivan4/40Otago1980-01-04

* 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.

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.