The 2023–24 Plunket Shield was the 95th season of the

Plunket Shield New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906–07 season. Since the 2009–10 season it has been known by its original name of the Plunket Shield. History The Plunket Shield competition was instigated in Octo ...

, the domestic

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adju ...

competition that is played in

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. The tournament started on 20 October 2023, and the final round of matches began on 24 March 2024.

Central Districts The Central Stags, formerly known as Central Districts, are a first-class cricket team based in central New Zealand. They are the men's representative side of the Central Districts Cricket Association. They compete in the Plunket Shield firs ...

are the defending champions, having won their 12th title the previous year.

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won the tournament to clinch their 22nd Plunket Shield title, finishing on 94 points with 4 wins, despite rain washing out the final day of the last round.

Points table

Fixtures

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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References

External links

Season home at ESPN cricinfo
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