Captain:

Home Grounds used:
Lancaster Park, Christchurch; Dudley Park, Rangiora

Away Grounds visited:
Eden Park, Auckland; Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne; Molyneux Park, Alexandra; Pukekura Park, New Plymouth

First-Class playing record:
P 8     W 1     D 4     L 3

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

16 players appeared in First-Class matches for Canterbury in 1986/87:
DJ Boyle; JG Boyle; VR Brown; DG Farrant; CW Flanagan; RJ Hadlee; BR Hartland; DJ Hartshorn; AJ Hintz; RT Latham; PE McEwan; A Nathu; AJ Nuttall; SJ Roberts; BJ Ward; JG Wright.

4 players made their debut for Canterbury in these matches in 1986/87:
JG Boyle; CW Flanagan; BR Hartland; BJ Ward.