1997-03-22 to 1997-03-25 · Trust Bank Park, Hamilton
Northern Districts v Central Districts
- Northern Districts
- 353/9d
- Central Districts
- 34/2d & 320/4
Central Districts won by 6 wickets
New Zealand · First Class · Domestic
Central Districts 1996/97 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 1996/97; Tests are excluded.
MS Sinclair leads the displayed batting table with 722 runs. AJ Penn leads the bowling table with 36 wickets.
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Showing 1996/97 · Plunket Shield · Central Districts
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 8
- Recorded players
- 18
- Wins
- 3
- Recorded venues
- 8
Selected season match starts: 1996-11-25 to 1997-03-22. 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 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
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| MS Sinclair | 8 | 722 |
| LG Howell | 8 | 494 |
| MDJ Walker | 5 | 340 |
| CM Spearman | 6 | 307 |
| MJ Greatbatch | 5 | 306 |
Recorded innings through 1997-03-22. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| AJ Penn | 6 | 36 |
| CE Bulfin | 5 | 17 |
| CJM Furlong | 6 | 16 |
| LJ Hamilton | 4 | 14 |
| GR Loveridge | 5 | 11 |
Recorded innings through 1997-03-22. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1996/97
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 · 18 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Sinclair | Central Districts | 8 | 16 | 1 | 722 | 189 | 48.13 | 48.39 | 6 | 1 | 101 | 3 |
| LG Howell | Central Districts | 8 | 15 | 2 | 494 | 91 | 38.00 | 65.17 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 9 |
| MDJ Walker | Central Districts | 5 | 10 | 1 | 340 | 84 | 37.78 | 44.27 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 5 |
| CM Spearman | Central Districts | 6 | 11 | 1 | 307 | 96 | 30.70 | 74.70 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 6 |
| MJ Greatbatch | Central Districts | 5 | 10 | 0 | 306 | 141 | 30.60 | 49.92 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| GP Sulzberger | Central Districts | 8 | 16 | 1 | 212 | 56 | 14.13 | 35.39 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| CJM Furlong | Central Districts | 6 | 12 | 1 | 179 | 39 | 16.27 | 34.10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| GR Loveridge | Central Districts | 5 | 10 | 1 | 158 | 49* | 17.56 | 61.96 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| DM Cooper | Central Districts | 3 | 5 | 1 | 96 | 48 | 24.00 | 33.22 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| CO Findlay | Central Districts | 3 | 6 | 0 | 91 | 30 | 15.17 | 48.40 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| AJ Penn | Central Districts | 6 | 12 | 1 | 66 | 17 | 6.00 | 20.69 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| E Austin | Central Districts | 7 | 14 | 3 | 59 | 24* | 5.36 | 28.23 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| CD Garner | Central Districts | 5 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 25 | 6.56 | 27.96 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| LJ Hamilton | Central Districts | 4 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 23 | 7.00 | 49.41 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| CE Bulfin | Central Districts | 6 | 12 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 4.10 | 43.16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| DW Lamason | Central Districts | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 7* | 4.50 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RM West | Central Districts | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CE Bartlett | Central Districts | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0* | — | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 15 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Penn | Central Districts | 6 | 11 | 1,421 | 79 | 552 | 36 | 15.33 | 39.47 | 2.33 | 4 | 6/36 |
| CE Bulfin | Central Districts | 5 | 8 | 774 | 27 | 420 | 17 | 24.71 | 45.53 | 3.26 | 2 | 5/53 |
| CJM Furlong | Central Districts | 6 | 10 | 1,491 | 43 | 775 | 16 | 48.44 | 93.19 | 3.12 | 1 | 7/72 |
| LJ Hamilton | Central Districts | 4 | 7 | 786 | 22 | 429 | 14 | 30.64 | 56.14 | 3.27 | 0 | 4/26 |
| GR Loveridge | Central Districts | 5 | 8 | 897 | 23 | 472 | 11 | 42.91 | 81.55 | 3.16 | 0 | 4/23 |
| GP Sulzberger | Central Districts | 7 | 9 | 636 | 20 | 275 | 9 | 30.56 | 70.67 | 2.59 | 0 | 2/62 |
| DW Lamason | Central Districts | 3 | 5 | 535 | 30 | 208 | 6 | 34.67 | 89.17 | 2.33 | 0 | 2/62 |
| CO Findlay | Central Districts | 3 | 6 | 492 | 18 | 219 | 5 | 43.80 | 98.40 | 2.67 | 0 | 2/57 |
| MDJ Walker | Central Districts | 5 | 5 | 209 | 8 | 100 | 2 | 50.00 | 104.50 | 2.87 | 0 | 1/24 |
| RM West | Central Districts | 1 | 1 | 90 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 38.00 | 90.00 | 2.53 | 0 | 1/38 |
| CM Spearman | Central Districts | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1.00 | 0 | 0/1 |
| LG Howell | Central Districts | 1 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 42 | 0 | — | — | 4.20 | 0 | 0/42 |
| CE Bartlett | Central Districts | 1 | 2 | 108 | 1 | 75 | 0 | — | — | 4.17 | 0 | 0/36 |
| DM Cooper | Central Districts | 2 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 31 | 0 | — | — | 3.44 | 0 | 0/2 |
| CD Garner | Central Districts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24.00 | 0 | 0/4 |
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 1996/97. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Drawn | Other | Runs | Outs | Bat avg | Highest | Conceded | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Districts | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3,477 | 132 | 26.34 | 411 | 3,812 | 122 | 31.25 |
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.
1997-03-15 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 1997-02-25 · Queen's Park, Invercargill
Otago v Central Districts
- Otago
- 347 & 77/5
- Central Districts
- 74 & 348
Otago won by 5 wickets
1997-02-10 to 1997-02-13 · Queen Elizabeth Park, Masterton
Central Districts v Wellington
- Central Districts
- 411 & 19/2
- Wellington
- 263 & 166
Central Districts won by 8 wickets
1997-01-27 to 1997-01-30 · Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Central Districts v Northern Districts
- Central Districts
- 245 & 180
- Northern Districts
- 386 & 194
Northern Districts won by 155 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 · Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Auckland v Central Districts
- Auckland
- 109 & 198/4d
- Central Districts
- 61 & 77/7
Match drawn
1996-11-25 to 1996-11-28 · Victoria Park, Wanganui
Central Districts v Otago
- Central Districts
- 263 & 236/7
- Otago
- 227 & 271
Central Districts won by 3 wickets
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| Dudley Park, Rangiora | 1 |
| Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland | 1 |
| Horton Park, Blenheim | 1 |
| Queen Elizabeth Park, Masterton | 1 |
| Queen's Park, Invercargill | 1 |
| Trafalgar Park, Nelson | 1 |
| Trust Bank Park, Hamilton | 1 |
| Victoria Park, Wanganui | 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 1996/97 for Central Districts, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS Sinclair | 189 | Wellington | 1997-02-10 |
| MJ Greatbatch | 141 | Canterbury | 1997-01-20 |
| MS Sinclair | 99* | Northern Districts | 1997-03-22 |
| CM Spearman | 96 | Canterbury | 1997-01-20 |
| LG Howell | 91 | Canterbury | 1997-03-15 |
Best bowling innings
| Player | Wickets/runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CJM Furlong | 7/72 | Northern Districts | 1997-01-27 |
| AJ Penn | 6/36 | Auckland | 1996-12-01 |
| AJ Penn | 6/54 | Otago | 1996-11-25 |
| CE Bulfin | 5/53 | Canterbury | 1997-03-15 |
| AJ Penn | 5/55 | Wellington | 1997-02-10 |
* 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.
- 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.