1975–76 Sheffield Shield season

1975–76 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsSouth Australia (11th title)
Participants5
Matches20

The 1975–76 Sheffield Shield season was the 74th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. After finishing last the previous two seasons, South Australia, galvanized by their charismatic captain Ian Chappell, took the competition by storm to win the championship.[1][2]

Table

Team Played Won Drawn Lost Batting points Bowling points Total Points
South Australia 8 5 2 1 50 55 105
Queensland 8 4 3 1 40 44 84
Western Australia 8 4 1 3 40 38 78
New South Wales 8 2 1 5 20 51 71
Victoria 8 1 1 6 10 50 60

Statistics

Most Runs

Ian Chappell 840 [3]

Most Wickets

Ashley Mallett 38 [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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