1963–64 Plunket Shield | |
Cricket Format: | First-class |
Tournament Format: | Round-robin |
Champions: | Auckland |
Count: | 11 |
Participants: | 6 |
Matches: | 15 |
Previous Year: | 1962–63 |
Previous Tournament: | 1962–63 Plunket Shield season |
Next Year: | 1964–65 |
Next Tournament: | 1964–65 Plunket Shield season |
The 1963–64 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.
Auckland 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.[1]
Below are the Plunket Shield standings for the season:[1]
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points | Net | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Auckland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 4.912 | |
Wellington | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 8.497 | |
Central Districts | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | −2.136 | |
Canterbury | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | −0.129 | |
Northern Districts | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −1.711 | |
Otago | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −9.616 |