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Countries | New Zealand |
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Administrator | New Zealand Cricket |
Format | First-class cricket |
First edition | 1906–1907 |
Latest edition | 2023-24 |
Next edition | 2024-25 |
Tournament format | Round-robin |
Number of teams | 6 |
Current champion | Wellington (22nd title) |
Most successful | Auckland (24 titles) |
Most runs | Matthew Sinclair (9,148) |
Most wickets | Stephen Boock (399) |
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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.[1]