 Plummer was not retained for his team's next match, against Western Australia, and did not return until the following season, when he took three wickets ( against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground.During the 1987–88 season, he made two appearances, against Victoria and Tasmania, but did not take a wicket in either.Plummer's final first-class appearance came against New South Wales in February 1990, where he was once again wicketless.