# 2012–13 Plunket Shield season

The 2012–13 Plunket Shield season was the 84th season of official first-class domestic cricket in New Zealand. The season started on 27 October 2012 and ran to 23 February 2013. Central Districts won the tournament.

## Teams

* Auckland
* Northern Districts
* Wellington
* Central Districts
* Canterbury
* Otago

## Grounds

| Ground Used | Home Team |
| Eden Park No.2 Ground | Auckland |
| Cobham Oval | Northern Districts |
| Seddon Park | Northern Districts |
| Harry Barker Reserve | Northern Districts |
| Nelson Park | Central Districts |
| McLean Park | Central Districts |
| Saxton Oval | Central Districts |
| Basin Reserve | Wellington |
| Karori Park | Wellington |
| MainPower Oval | Canterbury |
| Hagley Oval | Canterbury |
| University Oval | Otago |
| Queenstown Events Centre | Otago |

## Points Distribution

| Result | Points |
| Won | 12 |
| Lost | 0 |
| Drawn | 0 |
| Tied | 6 |
| Abandoned | 2 |
Batting Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the number of runs scored after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.
| Runs Scored | Points Awarded |
| 250-299 | 1 |
| 300-349 | 2 |
| 350-399 | 3 |
| 400+ | 4 |
Bowling Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the number of wickets taken after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.
| Wickets Taken | Points Awarded |
| 3-4 | 1 |
| 5-6 | 2 |
| 7-8 | 3 |
| 9-10 | 4 |

## Points Table

| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn | Bat. | Bowl. | Total Points | NR/W |
| Central Districts | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 39 | 132 | 7.203 |
| Otago | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 38 | 122 | 7.700 |
| Northern Districts | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 100 | 3.581 |
| Wellington | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 31 | 89 | -8.648 |
| Canterbury | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 88 | -3.839 |
| Auckland | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 69 | -6.411 |

## Results

* 27–30 October 2012 Scorecard
* Otago won by 8 wickets Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: Derek Walker and Phil Agent Player of the match: Aaron Redmond (Otago)
* Canterbury won the toss and chose to bat
* 28–31 October 2012 Scorecard
* Wellington won by 5 wickets Nelson Park, Napier Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Evan Watkin
* Wellington won the toss and chose to bowl
* 4–7 November 2012 Scorecard
* Central Districts won by 4 wickets Nelson Park, Napier Umpires: Phil Jones and Wayne Knights
* Auckland won the toss and decided to bowl
* Auckland followed on
* 4–7 November 2012 Scorecard
* Match Drawn Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Gary Baxter and Tim Parlane
* Otago won the toss and decided to bowl
* 10–13 November 2012 Scorecard
* Auckland won by 10 wickets Eden Park No.2, Auckland Umpires: Evan Watkin and Wayne Knights
* Auckland won the toss and chose to bowl
* 12–15 November 2012 Scorecard
* Match Drawn University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Barry Frost
* Canterbury won the toss and chose to bat
* 17–20 November 2012 Scorecard
* Central Districts won by 8 wickets Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne Umpires: Gary Baxter and Derek Walker
* Central Districts won the toss and chose to field
* 19–22 November 2012 Scorecard
* Canterbury won by 6 wickets Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: Phil Jones and Tim Parlane
* Canterbury won the toss and decided to bowl
* 26–29 November 2012 Scorecard
* Central Districts won by 10 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Barry Frost and Evan Watkin
* Otago won the toss and chose to field
* 26–29 November 2012 Scorecard
* Match Drawn Eden Park No.2, Auckland Umpires: Phil Agent and Tim Parlane
* Auckland the toss and chose to field
* 2–5 December 2012 Scorecard
* Otago won by 3 wickets Eden Park No.2, Auckland Umpires: Wayne Knights and Mick Martell
* Otago won the toss and decided to field
* 2–5 December 2012 Scorecard
* Match drawn Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Gary Baxter and Chris Gaffaney
* Canterbury won the toss and decided to field
* 10–13 December 2012 Scorecard
* Wellington won by 7 wickets Karori Park, Wellington Umpires: Dillon Walker and Evan Watkin
* Wellington won the toss and chose to bowl
* 16–19 December 2012 Scorecard
* Auckland won by 7 wickets Eden Park No.2, Auckland Umpires: Barry Frost and Tim Parlane
* Canterbury won the toss and decided to bat
* 17–20 December 2012 Scorecard
* Match drawn University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Gary Baxter
* Otago won the toss and decided to bat
* 17–20 December 2012 Scorecard
* Northern Districts won by 6 wickets Karori Park, Wellington Umpires: Dillon Walker and Wayne Knights
* Northern Districts won the toss and decided to bat
* 24–27 January 2013 Scorecard
* Central Districts won by 81 runs Mclean Park, Napier Umpires: Evan Watkin and Tim Parlane
* Central Districts won the toss and chose to bat
* 24–27 January 2013 Scorecard
* Northern Districts won by an innings and 90 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Dillon Walker
* Northern Districts won the toss and decided to bowl
* 24–27 January 2013 Scorecard
* Otago won by an innings and 240 runs University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Ravindra Wimalasiri and Wayne Knights
* Otago won the toss and chose to bowl
* 30 January - 2 February 2013 Scorecard
* Central Districts won by 191 runs Eden Park No.2, Auckland Umpires: Paul Jones and Ravindra Wimalasiri
* Auckland won the toss and decided to bowl
* 31 January - 3 February 2013 Scorecard
* Otago won by 8 wickets Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown Umpires: Gary Baxter and Karl Hurter
* Otago won the toss and decided to bowl
* 31 January - 3 February 2013 Scorecard
* Canterbury won by 20 runs Basin Reserve Umpires: Tim Parlane and Wayne Knights
* Canterbury won the toss and decided to bat
* 7–10 February 2013 Scorecard
* Northern Districts won by 6 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Chris Brown and Evan Watkin
* Canterbury won the toss and chose to bat
* 7–10 February 2013 Scorecard
* Match Drawn Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Karl Hurter and Phil Jones
* Wellington won the toss and chose to field
* 14–17 February 2013 Scorecard
* Central Districts won by 4 wickets Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: Barry Frost and Tony Gilles
* Central Districts won the toss and chose to field
* 14–17 February 2013 Scorecard
* Northern Districts won by 5 wickets Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Peter Gasston and Wayne Knights
* Northern Districts won the toss and chose to field
* 14–17 February 2013 Scorecard
* Otago won by 10 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Phil Jones and Ashley Mehrotra
* Auckland won the toss and chose to bat
* 20–23 February 2013 Scorecard
* Canterbury won by 9 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Derek Walker and Evan Watkin
* Canterbury won the toss and chose to field
* 20–23 February 2013 Scorecard
* Match Drawn Saxton Oval, Nelson Umpires: Barry Frost and Tim Parlane
* Central Districts won the toss and chose to field
* 20–23 February 2013 Scorecard
* Wellington won by 54 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Phil Agent and Wayne Knights
* Otago won the toss and chose to field

## Statistics
### Most Runs

| Player | Team | Innings | Runs | Average | 100s | 50s | HS |
| Aaron Redmond | Otago | 19 | 941 | 55.35 | 3 | 6 | 152 |
| Peter Fulton | Canterbury | 18 | 902 | 56.37 | 3 | 7 | 108 |
| Michael Papps | Wellington | 20 | 810 | 45.00 | 2 | 5 | 206* |
| Luke Ronchi | Wellington | 15 | 807 | 62.07 | 4 | 1 | 135 |
| Carl Cachopa | Central Districts | 18 | 807 | 47.47 | 3 | 3 | 179* |
| Craig Cachopa | Auckland | 16 | 795 | 49.68 | 3 | 3 | 166 |
| Jeet Raval | Central Districts | 19 | 750 | 44.11 | 1 | 6 | 121 |
| Dean Brownlie | Canterbury | 19 | 743 | 43.70 | 3 | 2 | 135* |
| Jesse Ryder | Wellington | 15 | 723 | 51.64 | 3 | 2 | 174 |
| Daryl Mitchell | Northern Districts | 15 | 709 | 54.53 | 1 | 7 | 136 |

### Most Wickets

| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average |
| Brent Arnel | Northern Districts | 10 | 347.5 | 45 | 24.84 |
| Mark Gillespie | Wellington | 9 | 364 | 45 | 31.37 |
| Ian Butler | Otago | 9 | 292 | 39 | 25.12 |
| Ryan McCone | Canterbury | 7 | 231 | 37 | 19.43 |
| Bruce Martin | Auckland | 10 | 408.1 | 32 | 40.40 |
| Neil Wagner | Otago | 7 | 250.3 | 30 | 25.43 |
| Doug Bracewell | Central Districts | 5 | 191.3 | 23 | 25.60 |
| Michael Bates | Auckland | 8 | 199.3 | 22 | 30.20 |
| Tarun Nethula | Central Districts | 8 | 230 | 22 | 36.95 |
| Scott Kuggeleijn | Wellington | 8 | 196.2 | 22 | 43.81 |

### High Scores

| Player | Team | Runs |
| Colin Munro | Auckland | 269* |
| Michael Papps | Wellington | 206* |
| Michael Bracewell | Otago | 190 |
| Nick Beard | Otago | 188 |
| Daniel Flynn | Canterbury | 180* |

### Best Bowling

| Player | Team | Bowling Figures |
| Doug Bracewell | Central Districts | 7/35 |
| Anurag Verma | Northern Districts | 7/82 |
| James Fuller | Otago | 6/24 |
| Tarun Nethula | Central Districts | 6/55 |
| Ajaz Patel | Central Districts | 6/57 |