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The 2018–19 Plunket Shield was the 93rd season of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in New Zealand. It took place between October 2018 and March 2019. Unlike the previous edition of the competition, the tournament featured eight rounds of matches, instead of ten.[1][2][3] Central Districts were the defending champions.[4] Up to eleven international players, including New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson, were available for the opening round of the tournament.[5]
In the opening round of fixtures, in the match between Central Districts and Canterbury, both teams declared one of their innings for no runs, in a rain-affected match, to ensure that a result was possible.[6][7] The same situation also happened in round seven of the tournament, with Auckland declaring their first innings for no runs and Canterbury declaring their innings on 22/2 to get a result.[8]
Ahead of the final round of fixtures, Central Districts had a fifteen point lead over Canterbury, needing just five more points to win the competition and retain their title.[9] However, following the Christchurch mosque shootings, Canterbury withdrew from their final game, against Wellington, therefore Central Districts retained their title.[10] It was the first time in more than fifty years that Central Districts had won back-to-back titles.[11]
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Champions
Fixtures
Round 1
10–13 October 2018 Scorecard |
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- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on days 2 and 3 due to rain.
10–13 October 2018 Scorecard |
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- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
- Andrew Fletcher (Wellington) and Graeme Beghin (Auckland) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 2
17–20 October 2018 Scorecard |
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- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- Jack Boyle (Canterbury) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[13]
Round 3
6–9 December 2018 Scorecard |
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- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Jakob Bhula and Ben Sears (Wellington) both made their first-class debuts.
6–9 December 2018 Scorecard |
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- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Camden Hawkins, Ben Lockrose (Otago) and Dean Foxcroft (Central Districts) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 4
Round 5
21–24 February 2019 Scorecard |
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- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Todd Astle became the leading wicket-taker for Canterbury.[14]
- Stephen Murdoch (Canterbury) scored his 5,000th run in the Plunket Shield.[15]
21–24 February 2019 Scorecard |
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- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
21–24 February 2019 Scorecard |
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- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Tommy Clout (Otago) made his first-class debut.
Round 6
1–4 March 2019 Scorecard |
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- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Max Chu (Otago) made his first-class debut.
Round 7
Round 8
17–20 March 2019 Scorecard |
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- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- William O'Donnell (Auckland) made his first-class debut.
- Mitch Renwick (Otago) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[16]
- Graeme Beghin (Auckland) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[17]
17–20 March 2019 Scorecard |
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- No toss.
- The match was cancelled following the Christchurch mosque shootings.[18]
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