The 2020/21 season of Plunket Shield, New Zealand’s domestic first-class tournament begins on October 19 – here’s the complete list of fixtures.

The first half of the 2020/21 Plunket Shield will be held before Christmas, while the remainder of the four-day fixtures will be held in March-April. New Zealand’s top contracted players will be available for the competition, featuring in six teams that compete over eight rounds. Venues around the country will be used.

Plunket Shield 2020/21: Complete fixtures

Round 1

October 19-22

Northern Districts v Central Stags, Seddon Park, Hamilton

Wellington Firebirds v Canterbury, Basin Reserve, Wellington

October 20-23

Auckland Aces v Otago Volts, Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

Round 2

October 28-31

Northern Districts v Otago Volts, Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui

Auckland Aces v Central Stags, Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

Canterbury v Wellington Firebirds, Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Round 3

November 5 to 8

Central Stags v Auckland Aces, Saxton Oval, Nelson

Wellington Firebirds v Otago Volts, Basin Reserve, Wellington

Canterbury v Northern Districts, Mainpower Oval, Rangiora

Round 4

November 14-17

Central Stags v Northern Districts, Saxton Oval, Nelson

Wellington Firebirds v Auckland Aces, Basin Reserve, Wellington

Otago Volts v Canterbury, Molyneux Park, Alexandra

Round 5

November 11-14

Central Stags v Wellington Firebirds, McLean Park, Napier

Northern Districts v Auckland Aces, Cobham Oval, Whangarei

Canterbury v Otago Volts, Mainpower Oval, Rangiora

Round 6

March 18-21

Northern Districts v Wellington Firebirds, Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui

Otago Volts v Auckland Aces, Queens Park, Invercargill

March 19-22

Canterbury v Central Stags, Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Round 7

March 26-29

Wellington Firebirds v Northern Districts, Basin Reserve, Wellington

Otago Volts v Central Stags, University of Otago Oval, Dunedin

March 27-30

Auckland Aces v Canterbury, Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

April 3-6

Auckland Aces v Wellington Firebirds, Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

Central Stags v Canterbury, McLean Park, Napier

Otago Volts v Northern Districts, University of Otago Oval, Dunedin