The 1960–61 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.
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, 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 Wellington 5 4 1 0 40 6.788 Canterbury 5 3 1 1 38 5.867 Otago 5 2 3 0 26 1.456 Central Districts 5 1 2 2 20 −3.654 Auckland 5 1 2 2 12 −2.674 Northern Districts 5 1 3 1 11 −11.483
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