2015–16 Plunket Shield season
{{Short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2015–16 Plunket Shield
| image =
| imagesize =
| fromdate = 15 October 2015
| todate = 2 April 2016
| caption =
| administrator =
| cricket format = First-class
| tournament format = Round-robin
| host =
| champions = Auckland
| count = 23
| participants = 6
| matches = 30
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = Bharat Popli (1149)
| most wickets = Ajaz Patel (43)
| website =
| officially opened by =
| official song =
| previous_year = 2014–15
| previous_tournament = 2014–15 Plunket Shield season
| next_year = 2016–17
| next_tournament = 2016–17 Plunket Shield season
}}
The 2015–16 Plunket Shield was the 87th season of official first-class cricket in New Zealand. The competition started on 15 October 2015, and ran to 2 April 2016.{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2015-16/content/series/917509.html?template=fixtures |title=2015–16 Plunket Shield Fixtures |accessdate=26 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-date=21 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021004527/http://www.espncricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2015-16/content/series/917509.html?template=fixtures |url-status=live }} Auckland won the competition following a draw in their match against Wellington in round nine of the competition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2015-16/content/story/990463.html |title=Auckland claim Plunket Shield with dominant draw |accessdate=26 March 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
Teams
Squads
Points table
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! style="width:200px"|Team{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2015-16/engine/series/917509.html?view=pointstable |title=Points Table |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=1 February 2019}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | Pld | Played}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | W | Won}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | L | Lost}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | D | Drawn}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | Ab | Abandoned}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | Pts | Points}} | |||||
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| style="text-align:left;"| Auckland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 132 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Canterbury
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 117 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Wellington
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 108 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Northern Districts
| 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 87 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Central Districts
| 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 85 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Otago
| 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 61 |
{{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} Winner
Fixtures
=Round 1=
{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match1}} 15 – 18 October
| team1 = Canterbury
| team2 = Auckland (H)
| venue = Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
| score-team1-inns1 = 149 (48.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Ken McClure 38 (72)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Mitchell McClenaghan 4/38 (13 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 316 (123.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Colin de Grandhomme 70 (112)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Andrew Ellis 3/54 (25.3 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 321 (126.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Leo Carter 79 (229)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Matt Quinn 4/81 (28 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 158/1 (37 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Martin Guptill 84* (94)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Logan van Beek 1/24 (8 overs)
| toss = Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Billy Bowden and Tony Gillies
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917517.html Scorecard]
| result = Auckland won by 9 wickets
| notes = Ken McClure and Theo van Woerkom (Canterbury) made their first-class debuts.
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match2}} 15 – 18 October
| team1 = Otago
| team2 = Central Districts (H)
| venue = Nelson Park, Napier
| score-team1-inns1 = 352 (109.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = James Neesham 131 (152)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Doug Bracewell 5/67 (26 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 650/8d (150 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Ben Smith 244 (368)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Nick Beard 4/177 (32 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 265/3 (89 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Neil Broom 131* (223)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Josh Clarkson 2/36 (11 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| toss = Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm =
| umpires = Barry Frost and Wayne Knights
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917519.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes = Josh Clarkson (Central Districts) and Jack Hunter (Otago) made their first-class debuts.
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match3}} 15 – 18 October
| team1 = Wellington
| team2 = Northern Districts (H)
| venue = Seddon Park, Hamilton
| score-team1-inns1 = 267 (65 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Luke Ronchi 115 (112)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Tim Southee 5/56 (15 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 429 (147.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Daniel Flynn 102 (239)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Dane Hutchinson 5/116 (31.2 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 409/9 (135 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Stephen Murdoch 93 (147)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Trent Boult 5/97 (26 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| toss = Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Ashley Mehrotra and Tim Parlane
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917521.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes =
}}
=Round 2=
{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match4}} 23 – 26 October
| team1 = Central Districts (H)
| team2 = Wellington
| venue = Saxton Oval, Nelson
| score-team1-inns1 = 385 (105.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = George Worker 210 (270)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Brent Arnel 3/67 (27.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 353/5d (110 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Stephen Murdoch 171 (301)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Blair Tickner 4/65 (19 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 273/8d (100 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Ben Smith 117* (281)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Jeetan Patel 3/74 (31 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 307/5 (62.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Tom Blundell 77* (88)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Andrew Mathieson 1/27 (5 overs)
| toss = Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Phil Jones and Ashley Mehrotra
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917523.html Scorecard]
| result = Wellington won by 5 wickets
| notes =
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match5}} 23 – 26 October
| team1 = Northern Districts (H)
| team2 = Auckland
| venue = Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
| score-team1-inns1 = 124 (48.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Bharat Popli 32 (81)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Michael Bates 4/29 (10.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 98 (23.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Mitchell McClenaghan 20 (17)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Scott Kuggeleijn 5/32 (10.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 206 (61.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Anton Devcich 54 (78)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Donovan Grobbelaar 3/37 (13 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 233/7 (65 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Rob Nicol 59 (125)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Scott Kuggeleijn 3/67 (20 overs)
| toss = Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Barry Frost and Tony Gillies
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917525.html Scorecard]
| result = Auckland won by 3 wickets
| notes = Brett Hampton and Nick Kelly (Northern Districts) made their first-class debuts.
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match6}} 24 – 27 October
| team1 = Canterbury (H)
| team2 = Otago
| venue = Hagley Oval, Christchurch
| score-team1-inns1 = 293 (90.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Logan van Beek 111* (125)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Jack Hunter 4/47 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 91 (36.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Nick Beard 22 (51)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Will Williams 3/13 (9.3 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 350/2d (69 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Peter Fulton 155* (144)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Nick Beard 2/92 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 248 (97.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Brad Wilson 100 (252)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Logan van Beek 6/57 (20.1 overs)
| toss = Otago won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Billy Bowden and Chris Brown
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917527.html Scorecard]
| result = Canterbury won by 304 runs
| notes = Logan van Beek (Canterbury) scored his maiden first-class century.{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/934114.html |title=Van Beek's career best crushes Otago |accessdate=27 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-date=28 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028124840/http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/934114.html |url-status=live }}
}}
=Round 3=
{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match7}} 17 – 20 December
| team1 = Northern Districts
| team2 = Auckland (H)
| venue = Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
| score-team1-inns1 = 381 (108.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Bharat Popli 116 (182)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Lachie Ferguson 5/61 (23.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 380 (88.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Jeet Raval 89 (112)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Scott Kuggeleijn 4/108 (22.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 374/7d (110 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Scott Kuggeleijn 104* (177)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Mitchell McClenaghan 4/83 (27 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 253/7 (58 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Michael Guptill-Bunce 92 (80)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Ish Sodhi 4/96 (23 overs)
| toss = Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Chris Brown and Barry Frost
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917531.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes = Mark Chapman and Shawn Hicks (Auckland) both made their first-class debuts.
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match8}} 17 – 20 December
| team1 = Canterbury (H)
| team2 = Central Districts
| venue = Mainpower Oval, Rangiora
| score-team1-inns1 = 320 (86.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Leo Carter 101 (165)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Navin Patel 3/56 (19.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 245 (69.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Will Young 63 (138)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Matt Henry 3/38 (15 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 310 (77.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Matt Henry 75 (52)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Adam Milne 4/31 (12 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 224 (71.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Tom Bruce 67 (122)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Todd Astle 5/50 (19.3 overs)
| toss = Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Tony Gillies and Derek Walker
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917533.html Scorecard]
| result = Canterbury won by 161 runs
| notes = Navin Patel (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match9}} 17 – 20 December
| team1 = Wellington (H)
| team2 = Otago
| venue = Basin Reserve, Wellington
| score-team1-inns1 = 328 (101.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Luke Ronchi 116* (131)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Bradley Scott 4/74 (23 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 279/8d (84.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Anaru Kitchen 72 (104)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Jeetan Patel 3/59 (23 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 305/4d (66 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Michael Papps 132 (181)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Bradley Scott 3/47 (10 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 262 (72 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Neil Broom 85 (111)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Jeetan Patel 6/77 (24 overs)
| toss = Otago won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Ashley Mehrotra and Tim Parlane
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917529.html Scorecard]
| result = Wellington won by 92 runs
| notes =
}}
=Round 4=
{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match10}} 5 – 8 February
| team1 = Northern Districts
| team2 = Central Districts (H)
| venue = McLean Park, Napier
| score-team1-inns1 = 268 (93.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Tim Seifert 106 (190)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Bevan Small 3/43 (18 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 256 (63.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Dane Cleaver 66* (83)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Scott Kuggeleijn 4/82 (19 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 425/7d (98.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Bharat Popli 133 (191)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Blair Tickner 3/89 (18.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 153 (55.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Dane Cleaver 40 (50)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Scott Kuggeleijn 4/25 (13.4 overs)
| toss = Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Barry Frost and Ashley Mehrotra
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917535.html Scorecard]
| result = Northern Districts won by 284 runs
| notes =
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match11}} 5 – 8 February
| team1 = Canterbury (H)
| team2 = Auckland
| venue = Hagley Oval, Christchurch
| score-team1-inns1 = 294 (88.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Tim Johnston 76 (64)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Colin de Grandhomme 3/38 (16 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 279 (87.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Michael Guptill-Bunce 93 (121)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Ed Nuttall 5/72 (17 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 222 (74 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Cam Fletcher 77* (113)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Michael Bates 5/48 (18 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 239/5 (65.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Colin de Grandhomme 106* (92)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Ed Nuttall 2/24 (13 overs)
| toss = Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Wayne Knights and Tim Parlane
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917537.html Scorecard]
| result = Auckland won by 5 wickets
| notes = Nathan McAndrew (Auckland) made his first-class debut.
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match12}} 5 – 8 February
| team1 = Wellington
| team2 = Otago (H)
| venue = Queenstown Events Centre Queenstown
| score-team1-inns1 = 348 (113 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Scott Borthwick 102 (191)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Neil Wagner 5/101 (34 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 240 (65.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Hamish Rutherford 70 (126)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Brent Arnel 5/59 (20 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 282/8d (94.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Fraser Colson 97 (144)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Mark Craig 5/79 (35 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 288 (74.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = James Neesham 65 (62)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Matthew Bacon 3/27 (6.3 overs)
| toss = Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm =
| umpires = Chris Brown and Tony Gillies
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917539.html Scorecard]
| result = Wellington won by 102 runs
| notes = Matthew Bacon (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
}}
=Round 5=
{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match12}} 13 – 16 February
| team1 = Wellington
| team2 = Auckland (H)
| venue = Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
| score-team1-inns1 = 174 (71.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Luke Ronchi 50 (53)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Colin de Grandhomme 4/31 (13.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 512/9d (167.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Robert O'Donnell 167 (325)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Dane Hutchinson 4/89 (31.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 219 (76.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Scott Borthwick 55 (106)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Tarun Nethula 4/77 (29)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| toss = Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Barry Frost and Wayne Knights
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917541.html Scorecard]
| result = Auckland won by an innings and 119 runs
| notes =
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match13}} 13 – 16 February
| team1 = Otago (H)
| team2 = Northern Districts
| venue = University Oval, Dunedin
| score-team1-inns1 = 237 (66.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Brad Wilson 97 (175)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Tony Goodin 4/50 (14.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 324 (107.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Daniel Flynn 92 (194)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = James Neesham 2/17 (7 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 287 (76.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Michael Bracewell 96 (115)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Ish Sodhi 7/102 (27.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 139 (51 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = James Baker 41* (60)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Jack Hunter 3/27 (10 overs)
| toss = Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917543.html Scorecard]
| result = Otago won by 61 runs
| notes =
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match14}} 13 – 16 February
| team1 = Canterbury
| team2 = Central Districts (H)
| venue = Nelson Park, Napier
| score-team1-inns1 = 204 (66.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Peter Fulton 89 (183)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Navin Patel 4/37 (18 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 168 (67.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Will Young 84 (141)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Kyle Jamieson 5/47 (20 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 339 (103.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Leo Carter 82 (169)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Ajaz Patel 6/152 (39.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 278/9 (101 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Ben Smith 78 (181)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Andrew Ellis 5/52 (21 overs)
| toss = Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Tony Gillies and Geoff Joshua (Aus)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917545.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes = Michael Davidson (Canterbury) made his first-class debut.
}}
=Round 6=
{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match15}} 20 – 23 February
| team1 = Auckland (H)
| team2 = Otago
| venue = Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
| score-team1-inns1 = 277 (76.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Rob Nicol 60 (170)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Sam Wells 3/59 (16 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 265 (79.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Anaru Kitchen 53 (70)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Tarun Nethula 3/64 (21.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 431/8d (113 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Jeet Raval 202* (311)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Anaru Kitchen 3/36 (12 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 338/7 (110 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Brad Wilson 107 (239)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Lachie Ferguson 3/36 (18 overs)
| toss = Otago won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Billy Bowden and R. G. Hooper
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917547.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes =
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match16}} 20 – 23 February
| team1 = Northern Districts (H)
| team2 = Canterbury
| venue = Seddon Park, Hamilton
| score-team1-inns1 = 257 (69 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Daryl Mitchell 84 (77)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Todd Astle 3/89 (19.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 485 (132.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Andrew Ellis 143 (170)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Ish Sodhi 5/167 (38.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 316 (99.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Bharat Popli 94 (194)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Andrew Ellis 3/43 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 90/2 (17 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Michael Davidson 26 (28)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Tony Goodin 1/8 (4 overs)
| toss = Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = John Bromley and Phil Jones
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917549.html Scorecard]
| result = Canterbury won by 8 wickets
| notes =
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match17}} 20 – 23 February
| team1 = Central Districts (H)
| team2 = Wellington
| venue = Nelson Park, Napier
| score-team1-inns1 = 424/6d (119.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Dane Cleaver 151* (208)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Dane Hutchinson 3/121 (24.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 370/7d (100.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Tom Blundell 92 (127)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Kurt Richards 3/77 (21.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 314/6d (87 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Greg Hay 127 (254)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Jeetan Patel 3/114 (32 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 281 (70.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Luke Ronchi 88 (111)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = George Worker 4/58 (17.1 overs)
| toss = Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Shaun Haig and Wayne Knights
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917551.html Scorecard]
| result = Central Districts won by 87 runs
| notes = Mitch Renwick (Central Districts) made his first-class debut.
}}
=Round 7=
{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match18}} 8 – 11 March
| team1 = Northern Districts
| team2 = Wellington (H)
| venue = Basin Reserve, Wellington
| score-team1-inns1 = 438/8d (104 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = BJ Watling 77 (155)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Brent Arnel 3/114 (32 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 352/7d (105.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Luke Woodcock 111 (212)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Joe Walker 3/80 (28 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 291/3d (43 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Daniel Flynn 110 (86)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Jeetan Patel 2/97 (13 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 378/3 (75 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Scott Borthwick 94 (148)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = James Baker 3/84 (19 overs)
| toss = Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Tony Gillies and Tim Parlane
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917553.html Scorecard]
| result = Wellington won by 3 wickets
| notes = Ian McPeake (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match19}} 8 – 11 March
| team1 = Otago (H)
| team2 = Canterbury
| venue = Queen's Park, Invercargill
| score-team1-inns1 = 351 (114.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Neil Broom 117 (241)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Kyle Jamieson 3/54 (25 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 180 (69 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Michael Davidson 44 (77)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Mark Craig 4/40 (23 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 225/3d (45 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Anaru Kitchen 61 (90)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Andrew Ellis 1/31 (12 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 398/5 (106.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Ken McClure 193* (266)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Mark Craig 3/152 (37 overs)
| toss = Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Chris Brown and Barry Frost
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917555.html Scorecard]
| result = Canterbury won by 5 wickets
| notes =
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match20}} 8 – 11 March
| team1 = Auckland (H)
| team2 = Central Districts
| venue = Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
| score-team1-inns1 = 373 (80.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Michael Guptill-Bunce 112 (103)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Ajaz Patel 6/117 (30 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 416 (113.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Will Young 85 (143)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Tarun Nethula 6/132
| score-team1-inns2 = 425/6 (88 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Jeet Raval 139 (185)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Ajaz Patel 5/148 (36 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 335 (79.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Will Young 62 (119)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Tarun Nethula 5/140 (28.1 overs)
| toss = Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Stephen Harris (SA) and Ashley Mehrotra
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917557.html Scorecard]
| result = Auckland won by 47 runs
| notes =
}}
=Round 8=
{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match21}} 15 – 18 March
| team1 = Northern Districts (H)
| team2 = Central Districts
| venue = Seddon Park, Hamilton
| score-team1-inns1 = 458/6d (119 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Bharat Popli 172 (331)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Liam Dudding 3/119 (30 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 293 (76.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Mitch Renwick 69 (116)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Anton Devcich 4/43 (15.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 332/7d (60.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Daryl Mitchell 72 (49)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Ajaz Patel 4/123 (23 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 382 (102.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Tom Bruce 166* (233)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Anton Devcich 4/141 (35.2 overs)
| toss = Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Wayne Knights and Derek Walker
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917559.html Scorecard]
| result = Northern Districts won by 115 runs
| notes = Liam Dudding (Central Districts) and Zak Gibson (Northern Districts) both made their first-class debuts.
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match22}} 15 – 18 March
| team1 = Wellington
| team2 = Canterbury (H)
| venue = Hagley Oval, Christchurch
| score-team1-inns1 = 206 (79.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Scott Borthwick 110* (257)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Andrew Ellis 4/33 (22 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 159/2d (47.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Michael Davidson 73* (143)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Anurag Verma 2/45 (13 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 136 (56.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Michael Papps 51 (73)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Hamish Bennett 5/54 (17 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 129 (37 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Chad Bowes 34 (46)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Jeetan Patel 3/20 (7 overs)
| toss = Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Chris Brown and Stephen Harris (SA)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917561.html Scorecard]
| result = Wellington won by 54 runs
| notes =
| rain = No play was possible on Day 2.
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match23}} 15 – 18 March
| team1 = Otago (H)
| team2 = Auckland
| venue = University Oval, Dunedin
| score-team1-inns1 = 255 (60.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Robert O'Donnell 87 (126)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Christi Viljoen 3/44 (13 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 177 (57.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Ryan Duffy 90* (163)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Colin de Grandhomme 3/29 (12.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 139 (50.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Jeet Raval 47 (79)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Craig Smith 4/35 (15.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 207 (49.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Derek de Boorder 81 (76)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Lachie Ferguson 5/68 (14.3 overs)
| toss = Otago won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Billy Bowden and Phil Jones
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917563.html Scorecard]
| result = Auckland won by 10 runs
| rain = No play was possible on Day 1.
| notes =
}}
=Round 9=
{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match24}} 23 – 26 March
| team1 = Auckland
| team2 = Wellington (H)
| venue = Basin Reserve, Wellington
| score-team1-inns1 = 152 (34 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Donovan Grobbelaar 25 (30)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Brent Arnel 5/51 (14 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 236 (77.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Michael Pollard 68 (157)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Lachie Ferguson 5/37 (17.4 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 598 (134.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Michael Guptill-Bunce 189 (218)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Scott Borthwick 3/101 (21 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 308/8 (80 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Stephen Murdoch 78 (95)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Tarun Nethula 4/121 (26.4 overs)
| toss = Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Chris Brown and Tim Parlane
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917565.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes =
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match25}} 23 – 26 March
| team1 = Northern Districts
| team2 = Canterbury (H)
| venue = Hagley Oval, Christchurch
| score-team1-inns1 = 185 (61.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Joe Walker 36* (52)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Todd Astle 3/10 (5.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 258 (90.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Peter Fulton 58 (103)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Zak Gibson 4/62 (21 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 355 (109.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Bharat Popli 92 (198)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Todd Astle 4/82 (27 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 78/6 (49 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Chad Bowes 17 (19)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Brett Hampton 2/20 (6 overs)
| toss = Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Shaun Haig and Derek Walker
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917567.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes =
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match26}} 23 – 26 March
| team1 = Central Districts
| team2 = Otago (H)
| venue = University Oval, Dunedin
| score-team1-inns1 = 258 (86.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Dane Cleaver 93 (143)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Jacob Duffy 5/96 (25.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 198 (48.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Josh Finnie 52 (69)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Navin Patel 5/72 (17.2 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 282/8d (72.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Will Young 83 (143)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Anaru Kitchen 2/26 (4.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 305/8 (84 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Ryan Duffy 104 (170)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Ajaz Patel 4/80 (26)
| toss = Otago won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Tony Gillies and Ashley Mehrotra
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917569.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes =
| rain = No play was possible on Day 2.
}}
=Round 10=
{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match27}} 30 March – 2 April
| team1 = Canterbury
| team2 = Wellington (H)
| venue = Basin Reserve, Wellington
| score-team1-inns1 = 430/8d (113 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Ken McClure 115 (160)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Jeetan Patel 4/80 (29 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 201 (53 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Stephen Murdoch 105 (103)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Andrew Ellis 4/32 (15 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 333 (95.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Tom Blundell 153 (212)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Ed Nuttall 3/56 (18 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 108/3 (20 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Andrew Ellis 55* (25)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Ian McPeake 3/47 (9 overs)
| toss = Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
| motm =
| umpires = Phil Jones and Derek Walker
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917571.html Scorecard]
| result = Canterbury won by 7 wickets
| notes = Jamie Gibson (Wellington) made his first-class debut.
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match28}} 30 March – 2 April
| team1 = Otago
| team2 = Northern Districts (H)
| venue = Cobham Oval, Whangārei
| score-team1-inns1 = 298 (102 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Brad Wilson 126 (300)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = James Baker 5/63 (21 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 431 (144.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = BJ Watling 176 (373)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Nathan Smith 3/80 (27 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 172/3 (95 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Brad Wilson 62 (275)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Tony Goodin 1/20 (8 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| toss = Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm =
| umpires = Barry Frost and Wayne Knights
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917573.html Scorecard]
| result = Match drawn
| notes = Nathan Smith (Otago) made his first-class debut.
}}
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match29}} 30 March – 2 April
| team1 = Auckland
| team2 = Central Districts (H)
| venue = Nelson Park, Napier
| score-team1-inns1 = 396 (98.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Jeet Raval 147 (216)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Doug Bracewell 5/60 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 464 (139.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Ben Smith 161 (344)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Lachie Ferguson 3/62 (23 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 266 (80 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Donovan Grobbelaar 58 (124)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Navin Patel 5/71 (27 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 202/6 (44.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Greg Hay 72 (109)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Tarun Nethula 5/73 (16 overs)
| toss = Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm =
| umpires = Billy Bowden and John Bromley
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917575.html Scorecard]
| result = Central Districts won by 4 wickets
| notes =
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2015-16/content/series/917509.html Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]
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