This article describes the history of New Zealand cricket from the 1890-91 season until 1918.
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There was no formal championship competition in New Zealand until the Plunket Shield was inaugurated in 1906. Until then, regular first-class matches were played by Canterbury, Otago, Auckland, Wellington and occasionally by Hawke's Bay.
The 1906-07 season featured the inaugural Plunket Shield which was the New Zealand State Championship from 1906 to 1975.
The Plunket Shield was presented by the then governor-general, Lord Plunket, and was played on a challenge basis until 1920-21, since which time it has been a league. It was usually won by either Canterbury or Auckland.
An English team managed by Lord Hawke played the New Zealand national team (twice) and the main provincial teams: Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago.
The MCC team was captained by Plum Warner and included Bernard Bosanquet, Frederick Fane, Cuthbert Burnup and George Thompson.
See : CricketArchive 1902-03
Australia toured New Zealand in the 1904-05 season to play first-class matches versus the New Zealand national team (twice), Canterbury and Otago.
See : CricketArchive 1904-05
MCC played two first-class matches versus New Zealand national team and also played twice against each of the four main provincial teams: Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago. A further match was played against Hawke's Bay.
The MCC team was captained by Teddy Wynyard and included future Test players like Johnny Douglas and George Simpson-Hayward.
See : CricketArchive 1906-07
Australia played first-class matches versus the New Zealand national team (twice), Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Hawke's Bay.
See : CricketArchive 1909-10
Australia played first-class matches versus the New Zealand national team and some of the provincial teams including Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago.
See : CricketArchive 1913-14
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