The 2012–13 Plunket Shield season was the 87th season of official first-class domestic cricket in New Zealand. The season started on 27 October 2012 and ran to 23 February 2013. Central Districts won the tournament.
Teams Auckland Northern Districts Wellington Central Districts Canterbury Otago
Grounds
Ground Used Home Team Eden Park No.2 Ground Auckland Cobham Oval Northern Districts Seddon Park Northern Districts Harry Barker Reserve Northern Districts Nelson Park Central Districts McLean Park Central Districts Saxton Oval Central Districts Basin Reserve Wellington Karori Park Wellington MainPower Oval Canterbury Hagley Oval Canterbury University Oval Otago Queenstown Events Centre Otago
Points Distribution Result Points Won 12 Lost 0 Drawn 0 Tied 6 Abandoned 2
Batting Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the number of runs scored after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.
Runs Scored Points Awarded 250-299 1 300-349 2 350-399 3 400+ 4
Bowling Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the number of wickets taken after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.
Wickets Taken Points Awarded 3-4 1 5-6 2 7-8 3 9-10 4
Points Table Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn Bat. Bowl. Total points NR/W Central Districts 10 6 2 0 2 21 39 132 7.203 Otago 10 5 2 0 3 24 38 122 7.700 Northern Districts 10 4 3 0 3 13 39 100 3.581 Wellington 10 3 5 0 2 22 31 89 -8.648 Canterbury 10 3 5 0 2 13 39 88 -3.839 Auckland 10 2 6 0 2 13 32 69 -6.411
Results
Statistics
Most Runs Player Team Innings Runs Average 100s 50s HS Aaron Redmond Otago 19 941 55.35 3 6 152 Peter Fulton Canterbury 18 902 56.37 3 7 108 Michael Papps Wellington 20 810 45.00 2 5 206* Luke Ronchi Wellington 15 807 62.07 4 1 135 Carl Cachopa Central Districts 18 807 47.47 3 3 179* Craig Cachopa Auckland 16 795 49.68 3 3 166 Jeet Raval Central Districts 19 750 44.11 1 6 121 Dean Brownlie Canterbury 19 743 43.70 3 2 135* Jesse Ryder Wellington 15 723 51.64 3 2 174 Daryl Mitchell Northern Districts 15 709 54.53 1 7 136
Most Wickets Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average Brent Arnel Northern Districts 10 347.5 45 24.84 Mark Gillespie Wellington 9 364 45 31.37 Ian Butler Otago 9 292 39 25.12 Ryan McCone Canterbury 7 231 37 19.43 Bruce Martin Auckland 10 408.1 32 40.40 Neil Wagner Otago 7 250.3 30 25.43 Doug Bracewell Central Districts 5 191.3 23 25.60 Michael Bates Auckland 8 199.3 22 30.20 Tarun Nethula Central Districts 8 230 22 36.95 Scott Kuggeleijn Wellington 8 196.2 22 43.81
High Scores Player Team Runs Colin Munro Auckland 269* Michael Papps Wellington 206* Michael Bracewell Otago 190 Nick Beard Otago 188 Daniel Flynn Canterbury 180*
Best Bowling Player Team Bowling Figures Doug Bracewell Central Districts 7/35 Anurag Verma Northern Districts 7/82 James Fuller Otago 6/24 Tarun Nethula Central Districts 6/55 Ajaz Patel Central Districts 6/57
See also Plunket Shield 2012–13 Ford Trophy 2012–13 HRV Cup
References 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024125544/http://www.blackcaps.co.nz/_upload/series-schedules/NZC-Plunket-Shield-2012-13-updated-6SEP12.pdf 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024125420/http://www.blackcaps.co.nz/schedule/plunket-shield/139/series.aspx
2. http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-domestic-2012/content/series/577195.html