The 1982–83 Sheffield Shield season was the 81st season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia topped the regular league ladder but New South Wales won the title.[1] This was the first time that the championship was decided by virtue of a final held between the two leading sides in the league ladder.[2]
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin & Final |
| Champions | New South Wales (37th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 31 |
Points table
edit| Team[3][4] | Pld | W | WLF | L | LWF | DWF | DLF | ND | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 64 |
| New South Wales | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| South Australia | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 60 |
| Tasmania | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
| Queensland | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Victoria | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
Final
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259
Mike Whitney 4/69 | ||
280
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238
Geoff Lawson 5/52 Trevor Chappell 4/45 |
Statistics
editMost Runs
editGraham Yallop 1254 [5]
Most Wickets
editJoel Garner 55 [6]
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.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield 1982/83 Table". Association of Cricket Statisticians. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield 1982/83". Wisden. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
- ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.