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1967–68 Plunket Shield season

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1967–68 Plunket Shield
The Plunket Shield trophy
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsCentral Districts (3rd title)
Participants6
Matches15

The 1967–68 Plunket Shield season was a tournament of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand.

Central Districts 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 and one point for a first innings deficit in a draw.[1]

Table

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Below are the Plunket Shield standings for the season:[1]

Team Played Won Lost Drawn Points Net RpW
Central Districts 5 3 0 2 40 11.885
Canterbury 5 3 0 2 32 9.101
Auckland 5 2 1 2 26 4.110
Wellington 5 1 1 3 21 −0.414
Otago 5 1 4 0 10 −8.149
Northern Districts 5 0 4 1 1 −10.460

References

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  1. ^ a b "Plunket Shield 1967/68 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2023.