# 2009–10 Plunket Shield season

The 2009–10 Plunket Shield season is the 84th season of official first-class domestic cricket in New Zealand. The season began on 10 November 2009.

## Table

The Plunket Shield will be decided on points at the end of the 10 rounds.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | Quo |
| Northern Districts | 52 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7.860 |
| Canterbury | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7.124 |
| Central Districts | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | −5.233 |
| Otago | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | −3.099 |
| Auckland | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.266 |
| Wellington | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −6.975 |

## Teams

| Team | Home ground † |
| Auckland | Colin Maiden Park, Auckland |
| Canterbury | Mainpower Oval, Rangiora |
| Central Districts | McLean Park, Napier |
| Northern Districts | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| Otago | University Oval, Dunedin |
| Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington |

## Fixtures and results
### Round 1

* 10–13 Nov 2009
* Northern Districts won by 10 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: GAV Baxter & BG Frost
* 10–13 Nov 2009
* Match Drawn Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: CB Gaffany and DJ Walker
* 10–13 Nov 2009
* Match Drawn Nelson Park, Napier Umpires: DM Quested and T Parlane

### Round 2

* 17–20 Nov 2009
* Canterbury won by 115 runs Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: PD Jones & EA Watkins
* 17–20 Nov 2009
* Northern Districts won by 9 wickets Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: BG Frost & EJ Gray
* 17–20 Nov 2009
* Wellington won by 99 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: DJ Walker and T Parlane

### Round 3

* 24–27 Nov 2009
* Match Drawn Nelson Park, Napier Umpires: BG Frost & EA Watkins
* 24–27 Nov 2009
* Wellington won by 38 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: PD Jones & TJ Parlane
* 24–27 Nov 2009
* Match Drawn Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch Umpires: DM Quested & EJ Gray

### Round 4

* 3–6 Dec 2009
* Otago won by 9 wickets Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown Umpires: PD Jones & DJ Walker
* 3–6 Dec 2009
* Central Districts won by 10 wickets Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: CB Gaffany & TJ Parlane
* 3–6 Dec 2009
* Northern Districts won by 54 runs Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Umpires: BG Frost & EJ Gray

### Round 5

* 12–15 Dec 2009
* Otago won by 5 wickets Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Umpires: GAV Baxter & EA Watkins
* 12–15 Dec 2009
* Central Districts won by 9 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: CB Gaffany and BG Frost
* 12–15 Dec 2009
* Canterbury won by 10 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: EJ Gray and T Parlane

### Round 6

* 25–28 February 2010
* Auckland won by 10 wickets Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Umpires: DM Quested & DG Paterson
* 25–28 February 2010
* Match Drawn Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: DJ Walker & WR Knights
* 25–28 February 2010
* Match Drawn Queen's Park, Invercargill Umpires: TJ Parlane & PJ Agent

### Round 7

* 4–7 March 2010
* Central Districts won by 1 wicket Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: EA Watkin & PL Gasston
* 4 July 2010
* Otago won by 24 runs University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: DG Paterson & EJ Gray
* 4–7 March 2010
* Northern Districts won by 9 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: DM Quested & DW Reid

### Round 8

* 12–15 March 2010
* Central Districts won by 7 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: BG Frost & EJ Gray
* 12–15 March 2010
* Northern Districts won by 10 wickets Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: PD Jones & TJ Parlane
* 12–15 March 2010
* Canterbury won by 158 runs Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown Umpires: DJ Walker & AT Holdstock

### Round 9

* 20–23 March 2010
* Auckland won by innings and 93 runs Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Umpires: EJ Gray & A Holdstock
* 20–23 March 2010
* Canterbury won by 5 wickets Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: EA Watkin & BG Frost
* 20–23 March 2010
* Match Drawn Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: DM Quested & MP George

### Round 10

* 29 March – 1 April 2010
* Auckland won by 7 wickets Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Umpires: DJ Walker & EA Watkin
* 29 March – 1 April 2010
* Northern Districts won by 6 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: BG Frost & TJ Parlane
* 29 March – 1 April 2010
* Match Drawn Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: PD Jones & EJ Gray

## Statistics
### Most Runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Luke Woodcock | Wellington | 10 | 20 | 988 | 65.86 | 220* | 1 | 7 |
| Richard Jones | Auckland | 10 | 17 | 953 | 59.56 | 170 | 4 | 2 |
| Michael Papps | Canterbury | 10 | 20 | 927 | 48.74 | 180 | 4 | 4 |
| Craig Cumming | Otago | 9 | 16 | 924 | 61.60 | 160 | 4 | 4 |
| Peter Ingram | Central Districts | 7 | 13 | 855 | 77.71 | 245* | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated on 3 April |||||||||

### Most Wickets

| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5WI | 10WM |
| Graeme Aldridge | Northern Districts | 9 | 291.3 | 42 | 23.04 | 6/49 | 3 | 1 |
| Michael Bates | Auckland | 10 | 356.5 | 37 | 27.45 | 6/55 | 3 | - |
| Ewen Thompson | Central Districts | 8 | 278.1 | 34 | 24.08 | 5/122 | 1 | - |
| Michael Mason | Central Districts | 10 | 264.1 | 30 | 25.26 | 5/42 | 2 | - |
| Brent Arnel | Northern Districts | 9 | 235.1 | 29 | 19.58 | 6/18 | 2 | - |
| Last Updated on 3 April |||||||||