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Otago 2015/16 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 2015/16; Tests are excluded.

BS Wilson leads the displayed batting table with 886 runs. JA Duffy leads the bowling table with 24 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
10
Recorded players
26
Wins
1
Recorded venues
8

Selected season match starts: 2015-10-15 to 2016-04-01. 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 2015/16. 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 2015/16

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 2015/16 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
BS Wilson10886
NT Broom7633
JDS Neesham8496
DC de Boorder8415
MG Bracewell8397

Recorded innings through 2016-04-01. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Otago Plunket Shield 2015/16 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
JA Duffy824
MD Craig415
JS Hunter715
CM Smith613
SR Wells613

Recorded innings through 2016-04-01. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 2015/16

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 · 26 players

Otago 2015/16 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
BS WilsonOtago1020188612646.6338.86631052
NT BroomOtago7142633131*52.7558.2922785
JDS NeeshamOtago816349613138.1575.9621685
DC de BoorderOtago81614158127.6750.8650507
MG BracewellOtago81603979624.8157.8730611
AK KitchenOtago61203667230.5054.3030506
RM DuffyOtago510131510435.0050.6411400
HD RutherfordOtago4802457930.6359.3220361
SR WellsOtago61202266218.8346.6020251
CM SmithOtago61211434113.0041.2100170
JL FinnieOtago3601375222.8352.9010181
C ViljoenOtago48112755*18.1470.5610135
JA DuffyOtago816682288.2045.810090
NB BeardOtago2416125*20.3341.5000100
MD CraigOtago48061237.6348.800082
NL McCullumOtago120412220.50100.000080
RF BadenhorstOtago120222111.0035.480020
JS HunterOtago71452110*2.3326.580030
AJ MilesOtago24020155.0017.390000
MD RaeOtago241176*5.6780.950020
BE ScottOtago1211313*13.0065.000020
SW EathorneOtago1201195.5028.950010
RM PhillipsOtago3611162.2021.150020
N WagnerOtago120763.5063.640010
NG SmithOtago120331.5023.080000
BE SoperOtago12100*0.00—0000

Bowling · 21 players

Otago 2015/16 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
JA DuffyOtago8151,757629832440.9673.213.3615/96
MD CraigOtago46912404831532.2060.803.1815/79
JS HunterOtago713960325011533.4064.003.1304/47
CM SmithOtago6121,031455021338.6279.312.9204/35
SR WellsOtago611989335311340.8576.083.2203/59
JDS NeeshamOtago813600183751231.2550.003.7502/17
C ViljoenOtago46537292311121.0048.822.5803/44
AK KitchenOtago584345262929.1148.223.6203/36
RM PhillipsOtago3566814441855.1383.503.9603/62
BE ScottOtago121985121717.2928.293.6704/74
NB BeardOtago233481308651.3358.005.3104/177
N WagnerOtago1231814151530.2063.602.8515/101
NL McCullumOtago12173592330.6757.673.1902/72
MD RaeOtago233069169356.33102.003.3103/54
NG SmithOtago11162580326.6754.002.9603/80
NT BroomOtago11361310——5.1700/31
MG BracewellOtago22240250——6.2500/5
HD RutherfordOtago2212070——3.5000/1
BE SoperOtago11442130——1.7700/13
RF BadenhorstOtago129611230——7.6900/61
JL FinnieOtago231260990——4.7100/13
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 2015/16. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Otago 2015/16 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Otago1015405,08517229.563525,67015337.06

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 · 2015/16

Latest 10 of 10 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

2016-04-01 to 0001-01-01 · Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei

Northern Districts v Otago

Northern Districts
431
Otago
298 & 172/3

Match drawn

2016-03-23 to 2016-03-26 · University Oval, Dunedin

Otago v Central Districts

Otago
198 & 305/8
Central Districts
258 & 282/8d

Match drawn

2016-03-15 to 2016-03-18 · University Oval, Dunedin

Otago v Auckland

Otago
177 & 207
Auckland
255 & 139

Auckland won by 10 runs

2016-03-08 to 2016-03-11 · Queen's Park, Invercargill

Otago v Canterbury

Otago
351 & 225/3d
Canterbury
180 & 398/5

Canterbury won by 5 wickets

2016-02-20 to 2016-02-23 · Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

Auckland v Otago

Auckland
277 & 431/8d
Otago
265 & 338/7

Match drawn

2016-02-13 to 2016-02-16 · University Oval, Dunedin

Otago v Northern Districts

Otago
237 & 287
Northern Districts
324 & 139

Otago won by 61 runs

2016-02-05 to 2016-02-08 · Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown

Otago v Wellington

Otago
240 & 288
Wellington
348 & 282/8d

Wellington won by 102 runs

2015-12-17 to 2015-12-20 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington v Otago

Wellington
328 & 305/4d
Otago
279/8d & 262

Wellington won by 92 runs

2015-10-24 to 2015-10-27 · Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Canterbury v Otago

Canterbury
293 & 350/2d
Otago
91 & 248

Canterbury won by 304 runs

2015-10-15 to 2015-10-18 · Nelson Park, Napier

Central Districts v Otago

Central Districts
650/8d
Otago
352 & 265/3

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Otago 2015/16 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
University Oval, Dunedin3
Basin Reserve, Wellington1
Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei1
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland1
Hagley Oval, Christchurch1
Nelson Park, Napier1
Queen's Park, Invercargill1
Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown1

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

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Plunket Shield 2015/16 for Otago, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 2015/16 batting innings records for Otago
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
JDS Neesham131Central Districts2015-10-15
NT Broom131*Central Districts2015-10-15
BS Wilson126Northern Districts2016-04-01
NT Broom117Canterbury2016-03-08
BS Wilson107Auckland2016-02-20

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 2015/16 bowling innings records for Otago
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
MD Craig5/79Wellington2016-02-05
JA Duffy5/96Central Districts2016-03-23
N Wagner5/101Wellington2016-02-05
CM Smith4/35Auckland2016-03-15
MD Craig4/40Canterbury2016-03-08

* 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

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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.