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Otago 1957/58 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 1957/58; Tests are excluded.

JR Reid leads the displayed batting table with 393 runs. JC Alabaster leads the bowling table with 28 wickets.

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Showing 1957/58 · Plunket Shield · Otago

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Recorded matches: 5
Recorded players: 14
Wins: 3
Recorded venues: 3

Selected season match starts: 1957-12-26 to 1958-01-17. 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 1957/58. 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 1957/58

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 1957/58 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
JR Reid	5	393
B Sutcliffe	5	301
EA Watson	5	223
SN McGregor	5	165
JR Veitch	5	165

Recorded innings through 1958-01-17. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Otago Plunket Shield 1957/58 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
JC Alabaster	5	28
AM Moir	5	25
FJ Cameron	5	10
WD Frame	4	10
B Sutcliffe	4	6

Recorded innings through 1958-01-17. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1957/58

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 · 14 players

Otago 1957/58 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
JR Reid	Otago	5	10	0	393	201	39.30	—	1	1
B Sutcliffe	Otago	5	10	2	301	104*	37.63	—	2	1
EA Watson	Otago	5	10	1	223	57	24.78	—	1	0
SN McGregor	Otago	5	10	2	165	44	20.63	—	0	0
JR Veitch	Otago	5	10	0	165	40	16.50	—	0	0
GH Mills	Otago	5	10	2	159	45	19.88	—	0	0
AM Moir	Otago	5	10	0	94	30	9.40	—	0	0
JC Alabaster	Otago	5	10	3	82	36	11.71	—	0	0
NR Thompson	Otago	2	4	1	38	21*	12.67	—	0	0
WS Haig	Otago	2	4	0	37	18	9.25	—	0	0
FJ Cameron	Otago	5	10	2	25	15*	3.13	—	0	0
WD Frame	Otago	4	8	2	23	16	3.83	—	0	0
VAC McArley	Otago	1	2	1	11	11*	11.00	—	0	0
ML McEwan	Otago	1	2	0	9	6	4.50	—	0	0

Bowling · 9 players

Otago 1957/58 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
JC Alabaster	Otago	5	9	1,256	70	457	28	16.32	44.86	2.18	2	6/40
AM Moir	Otago	5	9	1,091	59	416	25	16.64	43.64	2.29	0	4/14
FJ Cameron	Otago	5	9	983	70	258	10	25.80	98.30	1.57	0	3/50
WD Frame	Otago	4	8	468	22	179	10	17.90	46.80	2.29	0	3/39
B Sutcliffe	Otago	4	5	211	10	92	6	15.33	35.17	2.62	1	5/19
JR Reid	Otago	1	1	114	15	15	3	5.00	38.00	0.79	0	3/15
VAC McArley	Otago	1	1	186	11	41	3	13.67	62.00	1.32	0	3/41
WS Haig	Otago	2	2	90	7	23	1	23.00	90.00	1.53	0	1/21
EA Watson	Otago	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	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 1957/58. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Otago 1957/58 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Otago	5	3	0	2	0	1,782	74	24.08	365	1,571	88	17.85

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 · 1957/58

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

1958-01-17 to 1958-01-20 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 365/9d & 26/3
Canterbury: 242

Match drawn

1958-01-07 to 1958-01-09 · Sportsground, Palmerston North

Central Districts: 143 & 175
Otago: 155 & 167/7

Otago won by 3 wickets

1958-01-03 to 1958-01-06 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 280 & 141/8d
Otago: 140 & 147/7

Match drawn

1957-12-30 to 1957-12-31 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 143 & 127/5
Auckland: 181 & 88

Otago won by 5 wickets

1957-12-26 to 1957-12-28 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago: 268/7d & 244/6d
Northern Districts: 231 & 90

Otago won by 191 runs

Recorded venues

Otago 1957/58 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Carisbrook, Dunedin	3
Basin Reserve, Wellington	1
Sportsground, Palmerston North	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 1957/58 for Otago, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1957/58 batting innings records for Otago
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
JR Reid	201	Canterbury	1958-01-17
B Sutcliffe	104*	Northern Districts	1957-12-26
JR Reid	72	Wellington	1958-01-03
B Sutcliffe	69*	Central Districts	1958-01-07
B Sutcliffe	59	Northern Districts	1957-12-26

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1957/58 bowling innings records for Otago
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
JC Alabaster	6/40	Auckland	1957-12-30
B Sutcliffe	5/19	Central Districts	1958-01-07
JC Alabaster	5/42	Northern Districts	1957-12-26
AM Moir	4/14	Auckland	1957-12-30
JC Alabaster	4/35	Auckland	1957-12-30

* 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 · 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.