2011–12 Plunket Shield season

The 2011–12 Plunket Shield season was the 86th season of official first class domestic cricket in New Zealand. The season started on 7 November 2011.

2011–12 Plunket Shield
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNorthern Districts (8th title)
Participants6
Matches30
Most runsMathew Sinclair – 809
Most wicketsNeil Wagner – 46

The Plunket Shield and other domestic cricket in New Zealand has traditionally been broadcast ball-by-ball by Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and more recently by Radio Sport after parts of RNZ were privatised in the 1990s. This season marked a historic milestone when Radio Sport decided to not provide any live commentary of the Plunket Shield, . This was unexpected by both listeners and the administrators of six major associations.[1]

The competition was won by Northern Districts, who claimed the title for the eighth time after securing enough bonus points in their final match despite losing heavily to Central Districts by 252 runs.[2]

Table

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The winner will be decided on points at the end of the 10 rounds.

Team Pts Pld W D L
Northern Districts 96 10 4 4 2
Central Districts 86 10 4 4 2
Auckland 82 10 3 5 2
Wellington 77 10 3 5 2
Otago 61 10 2 3 5
Canterbury 57 10 1 5 4

Teams

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Team Home ground † Captain
Auckland Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Gareth Hopkins
Canterbury Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Peter Fulton
Central Districts McLean Park, Napier Jamie How
Northern Districts Seddon Park, Hamilton Brad Wilson
Otago University Oval, Dunedin Aaron Redmond
Wellington Basin Reserve, Wellington Grant Elliott

† Most teams play matches at other venues throughout the season.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Millmow, Jonathan (27 October 2011). "Radio Sport pulls out of Plunket Shield broadcasts". Stuff. Fairfax NZ News. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Northern Districts lose match, win title". ESPN Cricinfo. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2019.