1955–56 Plunket Shield season
Cricket format | First-class |
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Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Champions | Canterbury (7th title) |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 10 |
The 1955–56 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.
Canterbury won the championship, finishing at the top of the points table at the end of the round-robin tournament between the five first-class sides, Auckland, Canterbury, Central Districts, Otago and Wellington. Eight points were awarded for a win, four points for having a first innings lead in a draw and two points for a first innings deficit in a draw.[1]
Table
[edit]Below are the Plunket Shield standings for the season:[1]
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points | NetRpW |
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Canterbury | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6.145 |
Auckland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | -0.506 |
Central Districts | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2.063 |
Wellington | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1.529 |
Otago | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -9.468 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1955/56 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2023.