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1939–40 Plunket Shield season

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1939–40 Plunket Shield
The Plunket Shield trophy
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsAuckland (8th title)
Participants4
Matches6

The 1939–40 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand. It was the last season for six years until World War II had concluded.

Auckland won the championship, finishing at the top of the points table at the end of the round-robin tournament between the four first-class sides, Auckland, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington.[1]

Table

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Below are the Plunket Shield standings for the season:[1]

Team Played Won Lost Drawn Points NetRpW
Auckland 3 2 0 1 18 19.446
Canterbury 3 1 1 1 12 -1.980
Otago 3 1 1 1 10 -10.099
Wellington 3 0 2 1 4 -5.953

References

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  1. ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1938/39 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2023.