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Otago 1981/82 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 1981/82; Tests are excluded.

BR Blair leads the displayed batting table with 350 runs. SL Boock leads the bowling table with 27 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
7
Recorded players
15
Wins
1
Recorded venues
6

Selected season match starts: 1981-12-27 to 1982-01-30. 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 1981/82. 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 1981/82

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 1981/82 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
BR Blair7350
GJ Dawson7298
WL Blair7274
RN Hoskin7247
JG Bracewell7244

Recorded innings through 1982-01-30. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Otago Plunket Shield 1981/82 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
SL Boock627
JG Bracewell625
BP Bracewell613
PW Hills511
B Abernethy48

Recorded innings through 1982-01-30. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1981/82

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 1981/82 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
BR BlairOtago713135098*29.17—3000
GJ DawsonOtago71312985224.83—1000
WL BlairOtago713027413221.08—0100
RN HoskinOtago713124762*20.58—2000
JG BracewellOtago71302445118.77—1000
IA RutherfordOtago51002449224.40—2000
WK LeesOtago713222766*20.64—2000
B AbernethyOtago611516557*27.50—1000
BP BracewellOtago713186237.17—0000
JK LindsayOtago120474223.50—0000
PW HillsOtago611340205.00—0000
SL BoockOtago713329122.90—0000
SJ McCullumOtago110121212.00—0000
GC OsborneOtago120884.00—0000
DJ WalkerOtago12200*——0000

Bowling · 10 players

Otago 1981/82 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
SL BoockOtago6101,288785232719.3747.702.4416/95
JG BracewellOtago6101,148635082520.3245.922.6627/9
BP BracewellOtago610663252771321.3151.002.5104/41
PW HillsOtago59492192891126.2744.733.5204/71
B AbernethyOtago4746819251831.3858.503.2204/85
BR BlairOtago3431815143347.67106.002.7001/17
GC OsborneOtago12138845145.00138.001.9601/10
WK LeesOtago116100——0.0000/0
GJ DawsonOtago113070——14.0000/7
DJ WalkerOtago111385780——3.3900/78
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 1981/82. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Otago 1981/82 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Otago712402,42710722.682742,2339024.81

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 · 1981/82

Latest 7 of 7 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1982-01-30 to 1982-01-31 · Seddon Park, Hamilton

Northern Districts v Otago

Northern Districts
193 & 7/0
Otago
114 & 82

Northern Districts won by 10 wickets

1982-01-23 to 1982-01-25 · Queen's Park, Invercargill

Otago v Central Districts

Otago
161/7
Central Districts
Score unavailable

Match drawn

1982-01-17 to 1982-01-19 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago v Canterbury

Otago
164 & 204/3
Canterbury
243 & 121

Otago won by 7 wickets

1982-01-12 to 1982-01-14 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington v Otago

Wellington
253 & 268/6
Otago
274 & 246/9d

Wellington won by 4 wickets

1982-01-06 to 1982-01-08 · McLean Park, Napier

Central Districts v Otago

Central Districts
157 & 191/8
Otago
224 & 205/6d

Match drawn

1982-01-01 to 1982-01-03 · Carisbrook, Dunedin

Otago v Auckland

Otago
85 & 214/7
Auckland
287/6

Match drawn

1981-12-27 to 1981-12-29 · Molyneux Park, Alexandra

Otago v Northern Districts

Otago
228/9 & 226/6
Northern Districts
286 & 227

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Otago 1981/82 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Carisbrook, Dunedin2
Basin Reserve, Wellington1
McLean Park, Napier1
Molyneux Park, Alexandra1
Queen's Park, Invercargill1
Seddon Park, Hamilton1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Plunket Shield 1981/82 for Otago, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1981/82 batting innings records for Otago
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
WL Blair132Wellington1982-01-12
BR Blair98*Canterbury1982-01-17
IA Rutherford92Central Districts1982-01-06
BR Blair82Northern Districts1981-12-27
WK Lees66*Central Districts1982-01-06

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1981/82 bowling innings records for Otago
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
JG Bracewell7/9Canterbury1982-01-17
JG Bracewell6/91Northern Districts1981-12-27
SL Boock6/95Northern Districts1981-12-27
SL Boock4/28Wellington1982-01-12
BP Bracewell4/41Central Districts1982-01-06

* 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.

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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.