State Championship

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New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906-07 season. It is currently known as the State Championship, being sponsored by State Insurance.

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[edit] Plunket Shield

The competition was instigated in 1906 with the donation of a shield by William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket, the Governor-general of New Zealand. In its early years, the competition was decided by a series of challenge matches between four provincial Cricket Association sides, Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago]]. The first winner was Canterbury. From the 1921-22 season, these sides played each other in a single round-robin series of matches. Two other teams, Central Districts and Northern Districts, entered in the 1950s.

[edit] Shell Trophy

Shell Oil became principal sponsor in 1974-75 and a new trophy was introduced. Games were played over three days during this period, with an over-limit on the first innings. In latter years the format was experimented with, introducing a shorter second round, various bonus points systems, and eventually a knockout final.

[edit] State Championship

The format and the principal sponsor were changed in 2001-2002 season. Each of the provincial teams play in a round-robin series of home and away 4-day matches against every other team. With a target of 112 overs (6.5hours) daily play, games are only marginally shorter than a tyical test match (90 overs/day). Teams are awarded points based on the results of the match, and after each pair of teams have played each other twice, the two highest ranked teams play a 5-day final.

A separate limited overs competition known as the State Shield runs concurrently.

[edit] Teams

TEAM ENTERED
COMPETITION
WINS (counted since 1921-1922 season)
Auckland Aces (Auckland) 1906 - 1907 21
Wellington Firebirds (Wellington) 1906 - 1907 20
Canterbury Wizards (Canterbury) 1906 - 1907 14
Otago Volts (Otago/Southland) 1906 - 1907 13
Central Districts Stags (Hawke's Bay/Taranaki/Manawatu/Nelson/Marlborough) 1950 - 51 8
Northern Districts Knights (Northland/Bay of Plenty/Waikato/Gisborne) 1956 - 57 5
  • Updated 2005/06

[edit] Points System

Points are awarded at the conclusion of each match during the home and away season, with the top two teams playing in the final. The team with the most points hosts the final on their home ground.

CATEGORY POINTS AWARDED
Won (W) 8
Won but lost on 1st innings (WLF) 6
Lost (L) 0
Lost but won on 1st innings (LWF) 2
Won on 1st innings in drawn match (DWF) 2
Lost on 1st innings in drawn match (DLF) 0
No Decision on 1st innings (ND) 1


[edit] Winners

Season WINNER RUNNER-UP
1921-22 Auckland
1922-23 Canterbury
1923-24 Wellington
1924-25 Otago
1925-26 Wellington
1926-27 Auckland
1927-28 Wellington
1928-29 Auckland
1929-30 Wellington
1930-31 Canterbury
1931-32 Wellington
1932-33 Otago
1933-34 Auckland
1934-35 Canterbury
1935-36 Wellington
1936-37 Auckland
1937-38 Auckland
1938-39 Auckland
1939-40 Auckland
1940-45 (not contested due to World War II)
1945-46 Canterbury
1946-47 Auckland
1947-48 Otago
1948-49 Canterbury
1949-50 Wellington
1950-51 Otago
1951-52 Canterbury
1952-53 Otago
1953-54 Central Districts
1954-55 Wellington
1955-56 Canterbury
1956-57 Wellington
1957-58 Otago
1958-59 Auckland
1959-60 Canterbury
1960-61 Wellington
1961-62 Wellington
1962-63 Northern Districts
1963-64 Auckland
1964-65 Canterbury
1965-66 Wellington
1966-67 Central Districts
1967-68 Central Districts
1968-69 Auckland
1969-70 Otago
1970-71 Central Districts
1971-72 Otago
1972-73 Wellington
1973-74 Wellington
1974-75 Otago
1975-76 Canterbury
1976-77 Otago
1977-78 Auckland
1978-79 Otago
1979-80 Northern Districts
1980-81 Auckland
1981-82 Wellington
1982-83 Wellington
1983-84 Canterbury
1984-85 Wellington
1985-86 Otago
1986-87 Central Districts
1987-88 Otago
1988-89 Auckland
1989-90 Wellington
1990-91 Auckland Canterbury
1991-92 Central Districts & Northern Districts
1992-93 Northern Districts Otago
1993-94 Canterbury Auckland
1994-95 Auckland Wellington
1995-96 Auckland Wellington
1996-97 Canterbury Otago
1997-98 Canterbury Northern Districts
1998-99 Central Districts Stags Otago Volts
1999-00 Northern Districts Knights Auckland Aces
2000-01 Wellington Firebirds Northern Districts Knights
2001-02 Auckland Aces Wellington Firebirds
2002-03 Auckland Aces Wellington Firebirds
2003-04 Wellington Firebirds Canterbury Wizards
2004-05 Auckland Aces Central Districts Stags
2005-06 Central Districts Stags Wellington Firebirds