1973–74 Plunket Shield season
The 1973–74 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.
The Plunket Shield trophy | |
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | Wellington (14th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
Wellington 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 with one bonus point for every 25 runs over 150 and for every 2 wickets taken (in the first 65 overs only).[1]
Table
Below are the Plunket Shield standings for the season:[1]
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Bonus points | Points | Net RpW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | Bowling | |||||||
| Wellington | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 74 | 10.461 |
| Canterbury | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 1.480 |
| Otago | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 48 | -0.402 |
| Auckland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 5.519 |
| Central Districts | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 38 | -2.272 |
| Northern Districts | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -17.468 |
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