1945–46 Plunket Shield season

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1945–46 Plunket Shield
The Plunket Shield trophy
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsCanterbury (4th title)
Participants4
Matches6

The 1945–46 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand. It was the first season for six years following the conclusion of World War II.

Canterbury 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. 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
Canterbury 3 2 0 1 20 3.575
Auckland 3 1 0 2 14 10.055
Otago 3 1 1 1 10 -2.159
Wellington 3 0 3 0 0 -9.065

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1945/46 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2023.