1971–72 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsWestern Australia (3rd title)
Participants5
Matches20

The 1971–72 Sheffield Shield season was the 70th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.[1] A new points system was introduced.[2]

Table

Team Played Won Drawn Lost Batting points Bowling points Total Points
Western Australia 8431405393
South Australia 8413405292
New South Wales 8233204868
Victoria 8323323567
Queensland 8134122739

Statistics

Most Runs

John Inverarity 641 [3]

Most Wickets

Ashley Mallett 45 [4]

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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