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A brief history of New Zealand's domestic first-class competition

19-Sep-2006

Winners

The Plunket Shield started in 1906 and was presented by the then governor-general, Lord Plunket, and was played on a challenge basis between then and 1920-21 (and usually won by either Canterbury or Auckland) since which time it has been a league. The original four teams - Auckland, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington - were joined by Central Districts in 1950-51 and Northern Districts in 1956-57. The instigation of the Shell Trophy in 1975-76 saw the system revamped.

Plunket Shield

Year Winner
1921-22 Auckland
1922-23 Canterbury
1923-24 Wellington
1924-25 Otago
1925-26 Wellington
1926-27 Auckland
1927-28 Wellington
1928-29 Auckland
1929-30 Wellington
1930-31 Canterbury
1931-32 Wellington
1932-33 Otago
1933-34 Auckland
1934-35 Canterbury
1935-36 Wellington
1936-37 Auckland
1937-38 Auckland
1938-39 Auckland
1939-40 Auckland
1940-45 Not played - Second World War
1945-46 Canterbury
1946-47 Auckland
1947-48 Otago
1948-49 Canterbury
1949-50 Wellington
1950-51 Otago
1951-52 Canterbury
1952-53 Otago
1953-54 Central Districts
1954-55 Wellington
1955-56 Canterbury
1956-57 Wellington
1957-58 Otago
1958-59 Auckland
1959-60 Canterbury
1960-61 Wellington
1961-62 Wellington
1962-63 Northern Districts
1963-64 Auckland
1964-65 Canterbury
1965-66 Wellington
1966-67 Central Districts
1967-68 Central Districts
1968-69 Auckland
1969-70 Otago
1970-71 Central Districts
1971-72 Otago
1972-73 Wellington
1973-74 Wellington
1974-75 Otago
2009-10 Northern Districts
2010-11 Canterbury
2011-12 Northern Districts
2012-13 Central Districts
2013-14 Canterbury
2014-15 Canterbury
2015-16 Wellington
2016-17 Canterbury

Shell Trophy

Year Winner
1975-76 Canterbury
1976-77 Otago
1977-78 Auckland
1978-79 Otago
1980-81 Auckland
1981-82 Wellington
1982-83 Wellington
1983-84 Canterbury
1984-85 Wellington
1985-86 Otago
1986-87 Central Districts
1987-88 Otago
1988-89 Auckland
1989-90 Wellington
1990-91 Auckland
1991-92 Central Districts / Northern Districts
1992-93 Northern Districts
1993-94 Canterbury
1994-95 Auckland
1995-96 Auckland
1996-97 Canterbury
1997-98 Canterbury
1998-99 Central Districts
1999-00 Northern Districts
2000-01 Wellington
State Championship
Year Winner
2001-02 Auckland
2002-03 Auckland
2003-04 Wellington
2004-05 Auckland
2005-06 Central Districts
2006-07 Northern Districts
2007-08 Canterbury
2008-09 Auckland