Cricket format First-class Champions Auckland | Tournament format(s) Round-robin Participants 6 | |
Dates 22 October 2016 – 1 April 2017 | ||
The 2016–17 Plunket Shield is the 88th season of official first-class cricket in New Zealand. The competition started on 22 October 2016, and will run to 1 April 2017. The round of fixtures scheduled to start in early March 2017 will be day/night matches. In the first round of matches, Michael Papps playing for Wellington, became the first player to score 10,000 runs in the Plunket Shield.
The start of the round four fixture between Wellington and Central Districts was delayed because of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck New Zealand on 14 November 2016. It was later abandoned because of frequent aftershocks in the area.
Squads
Prior to the start of the season, the following squads were announced:
References
2016–17 Plunket Shield season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA