1976–77 Sheffield Shield season

The 1976–77 Sheffield Shield season was the 75th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.[1][2]

1976–77 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsWestern Australia (6th title)
Participants5
Matches20

Table

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Team Played Won Tied Drawn Lost Batting points Bowling points Win points Total Points
Western Australia 8 6 0 2 0 39 39 60 138
South Australia 8 3 0 1 4 31 30 30 91
New South Wales 8 3 1 1 3 21 27 35 83
Victoria 8 3 0 3 2 19 33 30 82
Queensland 8 0 1 1 6 28 29 5 62

Statistics

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Most Runs

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David Hookes 788 [3]

Most Wickets

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Mick Malone 40 [4]

References

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  1. ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
  2. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  3. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.