Domestic Cricket Daily: Top-Three Plunket Shield Batsmen
Three batsmen scored over 600 runs in Plunket Shield this season and to say it's a weird mix of lads is an understatement.
Three batsmen scored over 600 runs in Plunket Shield this season and to say it's a weird mix of lads is an understatement.
The 'winner' of Aotearoa's Plunket Shield was decided in the worst way, when Canterbury opted out of their remaining game against Wellington Firebirds at the Basin Reserve.
Among the mayhem of the last few days, the third Test between Aotearoa's Blackcaps and Bangladesh was understandably called off.
While Canterbury vs Auckland Aces and Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds head into the final day of Plunket Shield round seven, Central Districts Stags wrapped up a victory over Northern Districts Knights on day three.
Good things are happening in Central Districts cricket, or continue to happen as the CD Hinds added another trophy to the cabinet after snaring the Hallyburton Johnston Shield in the final of the national 50-over competition.
Having spun an almighty yarn about the demise of Aotearoa's White Ferns after losing their first two games of the Rose Bowl vs Australia, the kiwis then went on to suffer a series sweep in losing the third ODI.
Runs in Plunket Shield round six primarily came from those batsmen who could consider themselves on the fringes of Blackcaps Test selection and it was the same yarn with the ball as Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Ajaz Patel and Will Somerville racked up wickets.
Runs flowed in abundance throughout Plunket Shield round six and while there was also no shortage of wickets, having six centuries in round six is made funkier by having sixteen other 50+ scores.
There are always going to be nooks and crannies in which minor differences live, festering upon the intricacies of Test cricket and yet despite those nooks and crannies, the first Test between Aotearoa and Bangladesh finished with the expected result.
While they would all rather be playing more international fixtures for Aotearoa, the Blackcaps Test trio of Neil Wagner, Jeet Raval and BJ Watling aren't exactly in the worst spot.