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Australian cricket tournament

Cricket tournament
1954–55 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (27th title)
Participants5
Matches9
1953–541955–56

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.

Table

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

Most Runs

Neil Harvey 401

Most Wickets

Pat Crawford 25

References

  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.
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