1994–95 Sheffield Shield season

The 1994–95 Sheffield Shield season was the 93rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia.

1994–95 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsQueensland (1st title)
Participants6
Matches31

Queensland, after 63 years of competition, won the Shield for the first time after having previously finished runners-up on 11 occasions.[1][2]

Table

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Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn N/R Points
Queensland 10 6 3 0 1 0 38
South Australia 10 6 1 0 3 0 38
Victoria 10 5 4 0 1 0 33.1
Western Australia 10 4 5 0 1 0 27.7
New South Wales 10 2 8 0 3 0 16.8
Tasmania 10 2 4 0 4 0 15.8

Final

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March 24–28 1995
Scorecard
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  Queensland (H)
214 (81.4 overs)
Jamie Brayshaw 53 (111)
Tim Nielsen 53 (128)

Carl Rackemann 3/54 (18 overs)
664 (199.5 overs)
Trevor Barsby 151 (277)
Martin Love 146 (283)
Allan Border 98 (182)

Jason Gillespie 3/112 (35 overs)
349 (121.2 overs)
Paul Nobes 100 (273)
Paul Jackson 3/81 (37.2 overs)
Queensland won by an innings and 101 runs
Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Darrell Hair and Peter Parker
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.