Cricket tournament
Cricket format | First-class |
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Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Champions | South Australia (11th title) |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 20 |
← 1974–751976–77 → |
The 1975–76 Sheffield Shield season was the 74th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. After finishing last the previous two seasons, South Australia, galvanized by their charismatic captain Ian Chappell, took the competition by storm to win the championship.
Table
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Batting points | Bowling points | Total Points |
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South Australia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 55 | 105 |
Queensland | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 44 | 84 |
Western Australia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 38 | 78 |
New South Wales | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 51 | 71 |
Victoria | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 60 |
Statistics
Most Runs
Ian Chappell 840
Most Wickets
References
- Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
- Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
- "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
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