| 2017–18 Plunket Shield | |
| Fromdate: | 23 October 2017 |
| Todate: | 5 April 2018 |
| Cricket Format: | First-class |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin |
| Champions: | Central Districts |
| Count: | 10 |
| Participants: | 6 |
| Matches: | 30 |
| Most Runs: | Michael Papps (814) |
| Most Wickets: | Ajaz Patel (48) |
| Previous Year: | 2016–17 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2016–17 Plunket Shield season |
| Next Year: | 2018–19 |
| Next Tournament: | 2018–19 Plunket Shield season |
The 2017–18 Plunket Shield was the 89th season of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in New Zealand. The competition started on 23 October 2017 and finished on 5 April 2018.[1] [2] Canterbury were the defending champions.[3]
The round eight fixture between Canterbury and Auckland at the Mainpower Oval in Rangiora was called off due to an unsafe pitch.[4] The umpires abandoned the game after only three balls were bowled on day three of the match.[5]
Central Districts won the tournament, following the final round of fixtures, after their nearest rivals, Wellington, failed to win their last match.[6]
| Team[7] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Districts | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 131 | |
| Wellington | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 127 | |
| Auckland | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 105 | |
| Northern Districts | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 80 | |
| Otago | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 79 | |
| Canterbury | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 64 |
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