The 1938–39 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 four first-class sides, Auckland, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington.

Table Below are the Plunket Shield standings for the season: TeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPointsNetRpWAuckland 3 2 0 1 20 15.194Canterbury 3 2 0 1 18 5.587Wellington 3 1 2 0 8 -2.820Otago 3 0 3 0 0 -16.572

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