1934–35 Plunket Shield season

The 1934–35 Plunket Shield season was the fourteenth season where the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of New Zealand, was competed as a league. Canterbury won the championship.

1934–35 Plunket Shield

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Champions	Canterbury
Participants	4
Matches	6

Table

Table

Team	Played	W	L	DWF	DLF	Pts
		8		4	2
Canterbury	3	2	0	0	1	18
Auckland	3	1	1	1	0	12
Wellington	3	1	2	0	0	8
Otago	3	0	1	1	1	6

Results

	Auckland	Canterbury	Otago	Wellington
Auckland				Auckland 438 runs
Canterbury	Canterbury 5 wickets			Canterbury 10 wickets
Otago	Match drawn	Match drawn
Wellington			Wellington 8 wickets

Home team won

Visiting team won

Match drawn

Round 1

24–26 December 1934 Scorecard

Otago	v	Wellington (H)
255 (63.5 overs) CJ Elmes 94 ED Blundell 6/82 (26.5 overs)		242 (66.5 overs) JR Lamason 103 FT Badcock 6/98 (28.5 overs)
133 (42.4 overs) CK Saxton 23 ED Blundell 5/48 (18.4 overs)		148/2 (52.2 overs) EWT Tindill 82* GR Dickinson 1/28 (12.2 overs)

Wellington won by 8 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: LT Cobcroft and C Moore

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat

25–28 December 1934 Scorecard

Auckland	v	Canterbury (H)
279 (108.1 overs) HG Vivian 70 S Andrews 3/41 (23 overs)		230 (101.5 overs) FWJ Bellamy 77 LF Townsend 5/66 (32.5 overs)
187 (93.3 overs) RG Bush 55 M Graham 3/27 (18 overs)		237/5 (95.3 overs) FWJ Bellamy 49 J Cowie 3/66 (29 overs)

Canterbury won by 5 wickets Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: T Burgess and J Forrester

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat

Round 2

31 December 1934 – 2 January 1935 Scorecard

Canterbury (H)	v	Wellington
323 (106.4 overs) FWJ Bellamy 113 ED Blundell 4/113 (34 overs)		155 (62.1 overs) JA Ell 41 FWJ Bellamy 5/31 (17.1 overs)
74/0 (22.5 overs) JL Kerr 44*		241 (f-o) (88 overs) JR Lamason 90 S Andrews 6/59 (25 overs)

Canterbury won by 10 wickets Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: T Burgess and J Forrester

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat

31 December 1934 – 3 January 1935 Scorecard

Otago (H)	v	Auckland
278 (100.1 overs) KFM Uttley 62 LF Townsend 5/83 (35.1 overs)		450 (191.2 overs) HG Vivian 101 CJ Elmes 4/72 (26 overs)
42/2 (29 overs) CK Saxton 22* J Cowie 1/7 (4 overs)

Match drawn Carisbrook, Dunedin Umpires: W Mackersey and A Downes

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat

Round 3

18–22 January 1935 Scorecard

Auckland (H)	v	Wellington
401 (135.5 overs) PE Whitelaw 115 JR Lamason 5/101 (29 overs)		255 (101.1 overs) EG McLeod 69 LF Townsend 5/89 (37.1 overs)
431/7d (117 overs) PE Whitelaw 155 JR Lamason 4/109 (32 overs)		139 (73.5 overs) EWT Tindill 37 LF Townsend 7/25 (19.5 overs)

Auckland won by 438 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: DL Ryan and OR Montgomery

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat
• 20 January was taken as a rest day.

22–26 February 1935 Scorecard

Otago (H)	v	Canterbury
248 (83 overs) FT Badcock 136 M Graham 5/76 (27 overs)		141 (84.4 overs) WA Hadlee 37 GR Dickinson 5/26 (22 overs)
241/7d (71.1 overs) RO Talbot 69 M Graham 4/50 (22 overs)		151/5 (55 overs) JL Kerr 59 GR Dickinson 2/27 (11 overs)

Match drawn Carisbrook, Dunedin Umpires: G McQueen and W Butler

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat
• There was no play on the first day
  24 February was taken as a rest day.

Statistics

Most runs

Paul Whitelaw of Auckland was the highest scorer with 384 runs at an average of 76.80. He was the only player to score two centuries.

Most wickets

Les Townsend, playing for Auckland, was the leading wicket-taker with 24 at an average of 13.91.