2011–12 Plunket Shield season
The 2011–12 Plunket Shield season was the 86th season of official first class domestic cricket in New Zealand. The season started on 7 November 2011.
| Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Northern Districts (8th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 30 |
| Most runs | Mathew Sinclair – 809 |
| Most wickets | Neil Wagner – 46 |
The Plunket Shield and other domestic cricket in New Zealand has traditionally been broadcast ball-by-ball by Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and more recently by Radio Sport after parts of RNZ were privatised in the 1990s. This season marked a historic milestone when Radio Sport decided to not provide any live commentary of the Plunket Shield, . This was unexpected by both listeners and the administrators of six major associations.
The competition was won by Northern Districts, who claimed the title for the eighth time after securing enough bonus points in their final match despite losing heavily to Central Districts by 252 runs.