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South Island 1977/78 cricket statistics and records

South Island in Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1977/78; Tests are excluded.

NM Parker leads the displayed batting table with 47 runs. GB Thomson leads the bowling table with 7 wickets.

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Showing 1977/78 · Plunket Shield · South Island

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Season overview

Recorded matches
1
Recorded players
11
Wins
0
Recorded venues
1

Selected season match starts: 1977-12-03 to 1977-12-03. 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 1977/78. 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 1977/78

Figures earned for South Island only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

South Island Plunket Shield 1977/78 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
NM Parker147
BE Congdon146
WK Lees142
ML Ryan135
GN Edwards133

Recorded innings through 1977-12-03. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

South Island Plunket Shield 1977/78 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
GB Thomson17
BE Congdon13
SL Boock13
BL Cairns12
DR Hadlee11

Recorded innings through 1977-12-03. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1977/78

All recorded players for South Island in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 11 players

South Island 1977/78 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
NM ParkerSouth Island120473023.50—0000
BE CongdonSouth Island120462823.00—0000
WK LeesSouth Island1214242*42.00—0000
ML RyanSouth Island120352717.50—0000
GN EdwardsSouth Island120331816.50—0000
DR HadleeSouth Island1213227*32.00—0000
PG ComanSouth Island120231511.50—0000
GB ThomsonSouth Island12019189.50—0000
BL CairnsSouth Island12013116.50—0000
DW SteadSouth Island1201195.50—0000
SL BoockSouth Island120653.00—0000

Bowling · 5 players

South Island 1977/78 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
GB ThomsonSouth Island12168683711.8624.002.9615/55
BE CongdonSouth Island12138659319.6746.002.5702/44
SL BoockSouth Island12191782327.3363.672.5803/60
BL CairnsSouth Island12161192246.0080.503.4302/46
DR HadleeSouth Island12228588188.00228.002.3201/46
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 1977/78. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

South Island 1977/78 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
South Island101003282016.401764231922.26

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 · 1977/78

Latest 1 of 1 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1977-12-03 to 1977-12-05 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

South Island v North Island

South Island
152 & 176
North Island
232 & 191/9d

North Island won by 95 runs

Recorded venues

South Island 1977/78 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Lancaster Park, 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 1977/78 for South Island, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1977/78 batting innings records for South Island
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
WK Lees42*North Island1977-12-03
NM Parker30North Island1977-12-03
BE Congdon28North Island1977-12-03
DR Hadlee27*North Island1977-12-03
ML Ryan27North Island1977-12-03

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1977/78 bowling innings records for South Island
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
GB Thomson5/55North Island1977-12-03
SL Boock3/60North Island1977-12-03
GB Thomson2/28North Island1977-12-03
BE Congdon2/44North Island1977-12-03
BL Cairns2/46North Island1977-12-03

* 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.

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    Recorded coverage

    The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for South Island 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: 1977-12-03 to 1994-10-22. 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.