The 1971–72 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.
Otago 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).
Table Below are the Plunket Shield standings for the season: Team Played Won Lost Drawn Bonus points Points Net BattingBowling Otago 5 4 0 1 3 18 61 18.499 Auckland 5 3 2 0 13 15 58 6.647 Canterbury 5 2 2 1 6 17 43 −0.641 Wellington 5 2 1 2 4 17 41 −1.130 Northern Districts 5 0 3 2 5 14 19 −8.944 Central Districts 5 0 3 2 4 12 16 −16.653
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