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1957–58 Plunket Shield season

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1957–58 Plunket Shield
The Plunket Shield trophy
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsOtago (6th title)
Participants6
Matches15

The 1957–58 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.

Otago won the championship, finishing at the top of the points table at the end of the round-robin tournament between the six first-class sides, Auckland, Canterbury, Central Districts, Northern 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

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

Team Played Won Lost Drawn Points NetRpW
Otago 5 3 0 2 30 6.229
Auckland 5 3 1 1 28 5.750
Wellington 5 2 1 2 24 1.145
Central Districts 5 1 2 2 12 -3.450
Northern Districts 5 1 3 1 10 -7.574
Canterbury 5 0 3 2 6 -1.846

References

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  1. ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1957/58 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2023.