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1968–69 Plunket Shield season

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1968–69 Plunket Shield
The Plunket Shield trophy
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsAuckland (12th title)
Participants6
Matches15

The 1968–69 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.

Auckland 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 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
Auckland 5 4 0 1 45 20.939
Canterbury 5 2 0 3 27 4.357
Central Districts 5 1 1 3 25 14.380
Wellington 5 1 3 1 11 −3.201
Northern Districts 5 0 2 3 7 −16.382
Otago 5 0 2 3 7 −27.878

References

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  1. ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1968/69 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2023.