The 1954–55 Sheffield Shield season was the 53rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship. The matches were reduced to limit financial losses but the experiment proved to be false economy.[1][2]
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | round-robin |
| Champions | New South Wales (27th title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 9 |
Table
edit| Team | Played | Won | 1st Inns Won | 1st Inns Lost | Lost | Drawn | Points | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 65.00 |
| Victoria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 55.00 |
| Western Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 50.00 |
| Queensland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 35.00 |
| South Australia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20.00 |
Statistics
editMost Runs
editNeil Harvey 401 [3]
Most Wickets
editPat Crawford 25 [4]
References
edit- ^ 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.