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Otago 1950/51 cricket statistics and records

Otago in Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1950/51; Tests are excluded.

B Sutcliffe leads the displayed batting table with 610 runs. AM Moir leads the bowling table with 23 wickets.

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Showing 1950/51 · Plunket Shield · Otago

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Recorded matches: 4
Recorded players: 15
Wins: 2
Recorded venues: 3

Selected season match starts: 1950-12-22 to 1951-02-16. 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 1950/51. 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 1950/51

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

Leading run scorers

Otago Plunket Shield 1950/51 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
B Sutcliffe	4	610
L Watt	4	326
EA Watson	4	242
LD Smith	4	159
SN McGregor	4	143

Recorded innings through 1951-02-16. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Otago Plunket Shield 1950/51 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
AM Moir	4	23
GWF Overton	4	13
EA Watson	4	9
FW Stanley	2	6
LD Smith	4	5

Recorded innings through 1951-02-16. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1950/51

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

Batting · 15 players

Otago 1950/51 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
B Sutcliffe	Otago	4	7	0	610	275	87.14	—	1	3	53	2
L Watt	Otago	4	7	0	326	96	46.57	—	3	0	0	0
EA Watson	Otago	4	7	0	242	95	34.57	—	1	0	0	0
LD Smith	Otago	4	7	1	159	61*	26.50	—	1	0	0	0
SN McGregor	Otago	4	7	0	143	59	20.43	—	2	0	0	0
DS St John	Otago	4	7	2	113	38*	22.60	—	0	0	0	0
GH Mills	Otago	3	5	0	78	38	15.60	—	0	0	0	0
AM Moir	Otago	4	7	2	44	23	8.80	—	0	0	0	0
WS Haig	Otago	1	2	0	30	19	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
AW Roberts	Otago	2	3	0	25	16	8.33	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Blakely	Otago	2	3	0	24	13	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
RT Hunt	Otago	1	2	0	20	16	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
DM Dunnet	Otago	1	2	0	18	18	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
FW Stanley	Otago	2	4	1	16	8*	5.33	—	0	0	0	0
GWF Overton	Otago	4	7	2	6	5	1.20	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 11 players

Otago 1950/51 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
AM Moir	Otago	4	8	943	45	365	23	15.87	41.00	2.32	2	6/60
GWF Overton	Otago	4	8	795	49	238	13	18.31	61.15	1.80	0	4/71
EA Watson	Otago	4	7	579	32	206	9	22.89	64.33	2.13	0	3/22
FW Stanley	Otago	2	4	270	12	105	6	17.50	45.00	2.33	1	5/39
LD Smith	Otago	4	8	533	37	157	5	31.40	106.60	1.77	0	2/13
AW Roberts	Otago	1	1	18	1	3	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/3
B Sutcliffe	Otago	3	4	36	1	12	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/1
SN McGregor	Otago	1	1	12	0	2	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/2
L Watt	Otago	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
WS Haig	Otago	1	1	12	0	3	0	—	—	1.50	0	0/3
DS St John	Otago	1	1	12	1	4	0	—	—	2.00	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 1950/51. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Otago 1950/51 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Otago	4	2	0	2	0	1,976	62	31.87	521	1,150	63	18.25

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 · 1950/51

Latest 4 of 4 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1951-02-16 to 1951-02-19 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 298 & 207/6d
Central Districts: 215/9d & 78/3

Match drawn

1951-01-06 to 1951-01-10 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 316 & 268/9d
Wellington: 251 & 82

Otago won by 251 runs

1951-01-01 to 1951-01-30 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 147 & 72/1
Otago: 521/7d

Match drawn

1950-12-22 to 1950-12-26 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 166 & 139
Otago: 139 & 227

Otago won by 61 runs

Recorded venues

Otago 1950/51 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Carisbrook, Dunedin	2
Eden Park, Auckland	1
Lancaster Park, Christchurch	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 1950/51 for Otago, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1950/51 batting innings records for Otago
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
B Sutcliffe	275	Auckland	1951-01-01
B Sutcliffe	125	Central Districts	1951-02-16
B Sutcliffe	111	Wellington	1951-01-06
L Watt	96	Auckland	1951-01-01
EA Watson	95	Central Districts	1951-02-16

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1950/51 bowling innings records for Otago
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
AM Moir	6/60	Canterbury	1950-12-22
FW Stanley	5/39	Wellington	1951-01-06
AM Moir	5/52	Canterbury	1950-12-22
GWF Overton	4/71	Wellington	1951-01-06
AM Moir	4/74	Central Districts	1951-02-16

* 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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Plunkett Shield · 1908-12-28 to 2026-03-27

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Otago 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: 1908-12-28 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.