The 1959–60 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.
Canterbury 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, three points for having a first innings lead in a loss and one point for a first innings deficit in a draw.
Table Below are the Plunket Shield standings for the season: Team Played Won Lost Drawn Points Net Canterbury 5 3 1 1 35 3.174 Otago 5 3 2 0 30 1.382 Wellington 5 2 1 2 25 2.913 Central Districts 5 1 2 2 23 −2.502 Auckland 5 1 2 2 19 −1.304 Northern Districts 5 0 2 3 7 −2.861
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