New Zealand domestic cricket

A brief history ...

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

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

Auckland have won the title 21 times, Wellington 20, Canterbury 15, Otago 13, Central Districts 7, Northern Districts 4. Central Districts and Northern Districts also shared the title once.

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