The 1973–74 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 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 Wellington 5 4 0 1 14 20 74 10.461 Canterbury 5 2 2 1 10 19 49 1.480 Otago 5 2 3 0 7 21 48 -0.402 Auckland 5 1 1 3 18 16 44 5.519 Central Districts 5 1 1 3 9 19 38 -2.272 Northern Districts 5 0 3 2 7 14 21 -17.468
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