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Otago 1998/99 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 1998/99; Tests are excluded.

MH Richardson leads the displayed batting table with 317 runs. SB O'Connor leads the bowling table with 23 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
6
Recorded players
15
Wins
2
Recorded venues
6

Selected season match starts: 1999-02-11 to 1999-03-19. 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 1998/99. 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 1998/99

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 1998/99 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
MH Richardson6317
RA Lawson5310
SF Forde6236
CB Gaffaney6226
MG Croy6219

Recorded innings through 1999-03-19. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Otago Plunket Shield 1998/99 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
SB O'Connor323
DG Sewell622
PJ Wiseman613
GR Jonas412
SR Mather65

Recorded innings through 1999-03-19. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1998/99

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 1998/99 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
MH RichardsonOtago611131711031.7045.8111420
RA LawsonOtago5903108634.4432.9830220
SF FordeOtago61112364823.6030.8500300
CB GaffaneyOtago61102264320.5556.3600301
MG CroyOtago611121969*21.9041.0110281
SR MatherOtago611121550*21.5041.1110250
PJ WisemanOtago611215554*17.2233.2610190
MJ HorneOtago120908045.0045.921090
MJ LamontOtago48068268.5033.010061
ND MorlandOtago3633617*12.0027.480040
GR JonasOtago47234146.8044.740020
SB O'ConnorOtago36129155.8042.650040
CA DaviesOtago23027189.0035.530030
DG SewellOtago61132372.8824.730010
MR BillcliffOtago2301183.6723.910020

Bowling · 11 players

Otago 1998/99 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
SB O'ConnorOtago36690223962317.2230.003.4436/58
DG SewellOtago611967434702221.3643.952.9216/50
PJ WisemanOtago610936363971330.5472.002.5404/52
GR JonasOtago47602303091225.7550.173.0815/62
SR MatherOtago6836622145529.0073.202.3802/25
SF FordeOtago451926110427.5048.003.4402/31
CB GaffaneyOtago11182313.0018.001.0001/3
MH RichardsonOtago2266429129.0066.002.6401/14
MR BillcliffOtago231621061161.00162.002.2601/17
ND MorlandOtago35180776176.00180.002.5301/20
MJ LamontOtago1117240——1.4100/4
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 1998/99. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Otago 1998/99 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Otago623102,2059523.213832,1108524.82

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 · 1998/99

Latest 6 of 6 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1999-03-19 to 1999-03-21 · McLean Park, Napier

Central Districts v Otago

Central Districts
225 & 76/1
Otago
164 & 136

Central Districts won by 9 wickets

1999-03-12 to 1999-03-15 · Molyneux Park, Alexandra

Otago v Central Districts

Otago
276/8d
Central Districts
193/4

Match drawn

1999-03-05 to 1999-03-07 · Village Green, Christchurch

Canterbury v Otago

Canterbury
174 & 114
Otago
119 & 187

Otago won by 18 runs

1999-03-01 to 1999-03-28 · Centennial Park, Oamaru

Otago v Wellington

Otago
383/6d & 197/7d
Wellington
258 & 324/7

Wellington won by 3 wickets

1999-02-16 to 1999-02-18 · Owen Delany Park, Taupo

Northern Districts v Otago

Northern Districts
248 & 88/3
Otago
153 & 179

Northern Districts won by 7 wickets

1999-02-11 to 1999-02-14 · Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

Auckland v Otago

Auckland
248 & 162
Otago
241 & 170/4

Otago won by 6 wickets

Recorded venues

Otago 1998/99 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Centennial Park, Oamaru1
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland1
McLean Park, Napier1
Molyneux Park, Alexandra1
Owen Delany Park, Taupo1
Village Green, Christchurch1

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

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Plunket Shield 1998/99 for Otago, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1998/99 batting innings records for Otago
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
MH Richardson110Wellington1999-03-01
MH Richardson92*Auckland1999-02-11
RA Lawson86Northern Districts1999-02-16
MJ Horne80Canterbury1999-03-05
MG Croy69*Wellington1999-03-01

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1998/99 bowling innings records for Otago
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
DG Sewell6/50Canterbury1999-03-05
SB O'Connor6/58Auckland1999-02-11
SB O'Connor6/64Auckland1999-02-11
SB O'Connor6/99Northern Districts1999-02-16
GR Jonas5/62Central Districts1999-03-19

* 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.