Plunket Shield Start Date Start TimeRoundTeam 1 Team 2 Venue Match Referee Umpire 1 Umpire 2 Scorer Analyst 11/03/2021 10:30 am 5 Central Stags Welington Firebirds McLean Park, Napier Richard Hayward Derek Walker Ash Mehrotra Dean Plummer Greg Butler 11/03/2021 10:30 am 5 Northern Districts Auckland Aces Cobham Oval, Whangarei Tony Hill Billy Bowden John Dempsey Annette Campbell Dani MacDonald 11/03/2021 10:30 am 5 Canterbury Otago Volts Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Kevin Earl Tim Parlane John Bromley Tony Feely Tim Horton 12/03/2021 10:30 am * Hawkes Bay Hamilton Nelson Park, Napier - Chris Brown Wayne Knights Beverly Baker Phil Rice** 18/03/2021 10:30 am 6 Northern Districts Wellington Firebirds Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui Kevin Earl Derek Walker Cory Black Dean Plummer Dani MacDonald 18/03/2021 10:30 am 6 Otago Volts Auckland Aces Queens Park, Invercargill Tony Hill John Bromley Garth Stirrat Malcolm Jones Tim Horton 19/03/2021 10:30 am 6 Canterbury Central Stags Hagley Oval, Christchurch Kevin Pulley Tim Parlane Ash Mehrotra Karen Fleet Hamish Dewar 26/03/2021 10:30 am 7 Wellington Firebirds Northern Districts Basin Reserve, Wellington Kevin Pulley Tim Parlane John Bromley Jane Silvester Greg Butler 26/03/2021 10:30 am 7 Otago Volts Central Stags Uni Oval, Dunedin Gary Baxter Derek Walker Eugene Sanders Malcolm Jones Tim Horton 27/03/2021 10:30 am 7 Auckland Aces Canterbury Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Tony Hill Billy Bowden Ash Mehrotra Chris McQuaid Brett Taylor 3/04/2021 10:30 am 8 Auckland Aces Wellington Firebirds Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Tony Hill Tim Parlane Wayne Knights Michael Anderson Dani MacDonald 3/04/2021 10:30 am 8 Central Stags Canterbury McLean Park, Napier Kevin Pulley John Dempsey Billy Bowden Beverly Baker Greg Butler 3/04/2021 10:30 am 8 Otago Volts Northern Districts Uni Oval, Dunedin Richard Hayward Shaun Haig John Bromley Malcolm Jones Tim Horton * Hawke Cup Challenge ** Support Scorer.