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Wellington 1945/46 cricket statistics and records

Wellington in Plunket Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Plunket Shield 1945/46; Tests are excluded.

CG Rowe leads the displayed batting table with 137 runs. WR Buchan leads the bowling table with 14 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 3
Recorded players: 18
Wins: 0
Recorded venues: 3

Selected season match starts: 1945-12-24 to 1946-01-18. 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 1945/46. 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 1945/46

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

Leading run scorers

Wellington Plunket Shield 1945/46 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
CG Rowe	2	137
HF Rice	2	127
JA Ell	3	113
AG Wiren	2	100
DS Wilson	1	95

Recorded innings through 1946-01-18. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Wellington Plunket Shield 1945/46 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
WR Buchan	3	14
RK Hatch	3	9
DS Wilson	1	5
HB Cave	2	3
R Allen	2	3

Recorded innings through 1946-01-18. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1945/46

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

Batting · 18 players

Wellington 1945/46 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	4s
CG Rowe	Wellington	2	4	0	137	72	34.25	—	1	0
HF Rice	Wellington	2	4	0	127	72	31.75	—	1	0
JA Ell	Wellington	3	6	0	113	76	18.83	—	1	0
AG Wiren	Wellington	2	4	0	100	84	25.00	—	1	0
DS Wilson	Wellington	1	2	0	95	73	47.50	—	1	0
FR Crawford	Wellington	1	2	0	74	55	37.00	—	1	7
FLH Mooney	Wellington	3	6	0	67	27	11.17	—	0	0
RT Barber	Wellington	3	6	0	60	45	10.00	—	0	0
WR Buchan	Wellington	3	6	0	59	37	9.83	—	0	0
RK Hatch	Wellington	3	6	0	44	26	7.33	—	0	0
HB Cave	Wellington	2	4	0	36	12	9.00	—	0	0
EWT Tindill	Wellington	1	2	0	28	25	14.00	—	0	0
R Allen	Wellington	2	4	4	28	15*	—	—	0	0
NSH Burnette	Wellington	1	2	0	21	11	10.50	—	0	0
RJ Duffy	Wellington	1	2	0	21	21	10.50	—	0	0
MG Browne	Wellington	1	2	1	18	15*	18.00	—	0	0
K Parkin	Wellington	1	2	1	11	11*	11.00	—	0	0
TS Russ	Wellington	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0	0

Bowling · 10 players

Wellington 1945/46 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
WR Buchan	Wellington	3	5	907	46	299	14	21.36	64.79	1.98	1	7/66
RK Hatch	Wellington	3	5	801	35	270	9	30.00	89.00	2.02	0	3/29
DS Wilson	Wellington	1	2	300	9	96	5	19.20	60.00	1.92	0	3/64
HB Cave	Wellington	2	4	300	9	114	3	38.00	100.00	2.28	0	3/30
R Allen	Wellington	2	4	342	16	137	3	45.67	114.00	2.40	0	2/30
FR Crawford	Wellington	1	1	93	2	46	2	23.00	46.50	2.97	0	2/46
MG Browne	Wellington	1	1	84	0	53	1	53.00	84.00	3.79	0	1/53
RJ Duffy	Wellington	1	1	20	0	6	1	6.00	20.00	1.80	0	1/6
K Parkin	Wellington	1	1	108	3	57	1	57.00	108.00	3.17	0	1/57
HF Rice	Wellington	2	2	42	1	12	0	—	—	1.71	0	0/1

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 1945/46. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Wellington 1945/46 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Wellington	3	0	3	0	0	1,111	60	18.52	324	1,186	43	27.58

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 · 1945/46

Latest 3 of 3 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1946-01-18 to 1946-01-21 · Eden Park, Auckland

Auckland: 320
Wellington: 130 & 120

Auckland won by an innings and 70 runs

1946-01-01 to 1946-01-31 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Canterbury: 339 & 162/6
Wellington: 173 & 324

Canterbury won by 4 wickets

1945-12-24 to 1945-12-27 · Basin Reserve, Wellington

Wellington: 322 & 42
Otago: 237 & 128/7

Otago won by 3 wickets

Recorded venues

Wellington 1945/46 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Basin Reserve, Wellington	1
Eden Park, Auckland	1
Lancaster Park, Christchurch	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 1945/46 for Wellington, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Plunket Shield 1945/46 batting innings records for Wellington
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
AG Wiren	84	Otago	1945-12-24
JA Ell	76	Canterbury	1946-01-01
DS Wilson	73	Canterbury	1946-01-01
CG Rowe	72	Otago	1945-12-24
HF Rice	72	Canterbury	1946-01-01

Best bowling innings

Plunket Shield 1945/46 bowling innings records for Wellington
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
WR Buchan	7/66	Canterbury	1946-01-01
RK Hatch	3/29	Otago	1945-12-24
HB Cave	3/30	Canterbury	1946-01-01
WR Buchan	3/57	Otago	1945-12-24
DS Wilson	3/64	Canterbury	1946-01-01

* 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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Plunkett Shield · 1909-12-27 to 2026-03-27

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Wellington 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: 1909-12-27 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.