1979-03-09 to 1979-03-12 · Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Central Districts v Otago
- Central Districts
- 275 & 3/0
- Otago
- 543/8d
Match drawn
New Zealand · First Class · Domestic
Otago 1978/79 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 1978/79; Tests are excluded.
IA Rutherford leads the displayed batting table with 381 runs. SL Boock leads the bowling table with 17 wickets.
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Showing 1978/79 · Plunket Shield · Otago
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 3
- Recorded players
- 14
- Wins
- 1
- Recorded venues
- 3
Selected season match starts: 1979-01-20 to 1979-03-09. 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 1978/79. 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 1978/79
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
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| IA Rutherford | 3 | 381 |
| KO Campbell | 3 | 259 |
| BR Blair | 3 | 200 |
| WL Blair | 2 | 145 |
| WK Lees | 3 | 92 |
Recorded innings through 1979-03-09. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| SL Boock | 3 | 17 |
| BL Cairns | 3 | 15 |
| JG Bracewell | 3 | 12 |
| PW Hills | 2 | 2 |
| RJ Hill | 2 | 1 |
Recorded innings through 1979-03-09. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1978/79
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
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA Rutherford | Otago | 3 | 5 | 0 | 381 | 222 | 76.20 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KO Campbell | Otago | 3 | 5 | 1 | 259 | 74 | 64.75 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BR Blair | Otago | 3 | 5 | 0 | 200 | 70 | 40.00 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WL Blair | Otago | 2 | 4 | 1 | 145 | 85* | 48.33 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WK Lees | Otago | 3 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 43 | 18.40 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JG Bracewell | Otago | 3 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 40 | 20.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SJ McCullum | Otago | 3 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 31 | 10.20 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BL Cairns | Otago | 3 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 27 | 9.40 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJ Hill | Otago | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 12.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ McKechnie | Otago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SL Boock | Otago | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7* | 3.67 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RS Wilson | Otago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PW Hills | Otago | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.33 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR Facoory | Otago | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 6 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL Boock | Otago | 3 | 5 | 891 | 49 | 383 | 17 | 22.53 | 52.41 | 2.58 | 1 | 6/67 |
| BL Cairns | Otago | 3 | 6 | 642 | 21 | 339 | 15 | 22.60 | 42.80 | 3.17 | 1 | 5/89 |
| JG Bracewell | Otago | 3 | 4 | 359 | 11 | 224 | 12 | 18.67 | 29.92 | 3.74 | 1 | 5/33 |
| PW Hills | Otago | 2 | 4 | 114 | 3 | 94 | 2 | 47.00 | 57.00 | 4.95 | 0 | 2/41 |
| RJ Hill | Otago | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 21.00 | 30.00 | 4.20 | 0 | 1/18 |
| BJ McKechnie | Otago | 1 | 1 | 84 | 2 | 50 | 0 | — | — | 3.57 | 0 | 0/50 |
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 1978/79. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otago | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,442 | 41 | 35.17 | 543 | 1,182 | 50 | 23.64 |
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 · 1978/79
Latest 3 of 3 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
1979-01-27 to 1979-01-29 · Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt
Wellington v Otago
- Wellington
- 259 & 193
- Otago
- 277 & 176/3
Otago won by 7 wickets
1979-01-20 to 1979-01-22 · Logan Park, Dunedin
Otago v Northern Districts
- Otago
- 247 & 199
- Northern Districts
- 226 & 226
Northern Districts won by 6 runs
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt | 1 |
| Logan Park, Dunedin | 1 |
| Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | 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 1978/79 for Otago, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA Rutherford | 222 | Central Districts | 1979-03-09 |
| WL Blair | 85* | Wellington | 1979-01-27 |
| KO Campbell | 74 | Northern Districts | 1979-01-20 |
| BR Blair | 70 | Central Districts | 1979-03-09 |
| KO Campbell | 69 | Central Districts | 1979-03-09 |
Best bowling innings
| Player | Wickets/runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SL Boock | 6/67 | Central Districts | 1979-03-09 |
| JG Bracewell | 5/33 | Wellington | 1979-01-27 |
| BL Cairns | 5/89 | Wellington | 1979-01-27 |
| BL Cairns | 4/69 | Northern Districts | 1979-01-20 |
| JG Bracewell | 3/52 | Northern Districts | 1979-01-20 |
* 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 · 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.