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1959–60 Plunket Shield season

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1959–60 Plunket Shield
The Plunket Shield trophy
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsCanterbury (8th title)
Participants6
Matches15

The 1959–60 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 six first-class sides, Auckland, Canterbury, Central Districts, Northern Districts, Otago and Wellington. Ten points were awarded for a win, five points for having a first innings lead in a draw, three points for having a first innings lead in a loss and one point 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 Net RpW
Canterbury 5 3 1 1 35 3.174
Otago 5 3 2 0 30 1.382
Wellington 5 2 1 2 25 2.913
Central Districts 5 1 2 2 23 −2.502
Auckland 5 1 2 2 19 −1.304
Northern Districts 5 0 2 3 7 −2.861

References

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  1. ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1959/60 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2023.