The Plunket Shield was replaced in 1974 by the Shell Trophy after Shell Oil became the principal sponsor of New Zealand cricket.
1970–71 – Central Districts1971–72 – Otago1972–73 – Wellington1973–74 – Wellington1974–75 – Otago1975–76 – Canterbury1976–77 – Otago1977–78 – Auckland1978–79 – Otago1979–80 – Northern Districts1980–81 – Auckland1981–82 – Wellington1982–83 – Wellington1983–84 – Canterbury1984–85 – Wellington1985–86 – Otago1986–87 – Central Districts1987–88 – Otago1988–89 – Auckland1989–90 – Wellington1990–91 – Auckland1991–92 – Central Districts & Northern Districts shared1992–93 – Northern Districts1993–94 – Canterbury1994–95 – Auckland1995–96 – Auckland1996–97 – Canterbury1997–98 – Canterbury1998–99 – Central Districts Stags1999–2000 – Northern Districts KnightsEngland 1970–71
[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 8 wickets[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn[ 2nd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – Pakistan won by an innings and 166 runs[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 297 runsEngland 1974–75
[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by an innings and 83 runs[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – India won by 8 wickets[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn[ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 33 runs[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 10 wicketsEngland 1977–78
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 72 runs[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 174 runs[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 128 runs[ 2nd Test] at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawnFor information about this tour, see: West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1979–80
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 62 runs[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn1st Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn2nd Test at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets3rd Test at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by 8 wickets[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 25 runs[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 6 wicketsEngland 1983–84
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 132 runs[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 99 runs[ 3rd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by 2 wickets[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 8 wickets[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – West Indies won by 10 wickets[ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wicketsEngland 1987–88
[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn[ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn[ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: heavy rain prevented the toss and any play; called off on the third day[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 9 wickets[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 10 wickets[ 2nd Test] at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn[ 2nd Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawnEngland 1991–92
[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by an innings and 4 runs[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by 168 runs[ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by an innings and 60 runs[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets[ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – Pakistan won by 33 runs[ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Pakistan won by 5 wickets[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Pakistan won by an innings and 12 runs[ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – South Africa won by 93 runs[ 1st Test] at McLean Park, Napier – Sri Lanka won by 241 runs[ 2nd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – match drawn[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – West Indies won by an innings and 322 runs[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 161 runs[ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawnEngland 1996–97
[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – England won by an innings and 68 runs[ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 4 wickets[ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs[ 2nd Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 120 runsFor information about this tour, see: Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 1997–98
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 10 wickets[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 13 runs[ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: no toss was made; abandoned due to persistent rain[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 4 wickets[ 3rd Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – match drawn[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn[ 2nd Test] at Jade Stadium, Christchurch – match drawn[ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – South Africa won by 8 wickets[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 62 runs[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Australia won by 6 wickets[ 3rd Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – Australia won by 6 wickets[ 1st Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 9 wickets[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 105 runsPlayfair Cricket Annual 1971 to 2000 editionsWisden Cricketers' Almanack 1971 to 2000 editions