Captain:

Home Grounds used:
Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Away Grounds visited:
Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt; McLean Park, Napier; Eden Park, Auckland; Logan Park, Dunedin

First-Class playing record:
P 7     W 2     D 3     L 2

Click on these links for the season's First-Class scorecards and results
or First-Class batting averages or First-Class bowling averages

12 players appeared in First-Class matches for Canterbury in 1979/80:
GC Bateman; VR Brown; CL Bull; DA Dempsey; DR Hadlee; TE Jesty; PE McEwan; DS Rathie; BD Ritchie; DW Stead; LDA Thorn; ID Wilson.

5 players made their debut for Canterbury in these matches in 1979/80:
GC Bateman; DA Dempsey; TE Jesty; DS Rathie; BD Ritchie.