For the 1906–07 inaugural season, the Shield was allotted by the New Zealand Cricket Council "to the Association whose representative team it considers to have the best record for the season". ![]() The Plunket Shield competition was instigated in October 1906 with the donation of a shield by William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket, who was the Governor-General of New Zealand from 1904 to 1910. Since the 2009–10 season it has been known by its original name of the Plunket Shield. New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906–07 season.
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