The 1996–97 Sheffield Shield season was the 95th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Queensland won the championship.[2][3]
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin & Final |
| Champions | Queensland (2nd title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Player of the series | Andy Bichel (Qld)[1] |
| Most runs | Jamie Cox (1,149) |
| Most wickets | Michael Kasprowicz (48) |
Table
edit| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn | N/R | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 |
| Queensland | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
| New South Wales | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Tasmania | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
| Victoria | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19.7+ |
| South Australia | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
+0.3 Pts deducted for slow over rate
Final
editStatistics
editMost runs
edit| Player [4] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Cox |  Tasmania
|
10 | 20 | 1 | 1149 | 60.47 | 143 | 4 | 7 |
| Darren Lehmann |  South Australia
|
9 | 17 | 0 | 934 | 54.94 | 255 | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Hussey |  Western Australia
|
11 | 20 | 2 | 887 | 49.27 | 147 | 2 | 5 |
| Ricky Ponting | Tasmania
|
7 | 13 | 2 | 815 | 74.09 | 159 | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Di Venuto | Tasmania
|
10 | 19 | 0 | 778 | 40.94 | 130 | 2 | 5 |
Most wickets
edit| Player[5] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kasprowicz |  Queensland
|
9 | 18 | 418.4 | 48 | 22.91 | 2.62 | 5/64 | 9/119 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam Dale | Queensland
|
10 | 19 | 454.5 | 42 | 22.07 | 2.03 | 6/38 | 9/84 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Moody | Western Australia
|
9 | 17 | 357.4 | 38 | 24.36 | 2.58 | 7/41 | 9/95 | 1 | 0 |
| Brendan Julian | Western Australia
|
8 | 15 | 300.0 | 35 | 24.28 | 2.83 | 7/48 | 10/86 | 2 | 1 |
| Brad McNamara |  New South Wales
|
8 | 15 | 235.2 | 33 | 22.45 | 3.14 | 5/19 | 8/61 | 3 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup - Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup - Player of the Year". Archived from the original on 27 April 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield, 1996/97 batting most runs career Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield, 1996/97 bowling most wickets career Record". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2024.