1938–39 Sheffield Shield season

The 1938–39 Sheffield Shield season was the 43rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.[1][2]

1938–39 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsSouth Australia (6th title)
Participants4
Matches12

Table

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Team Played Won 1st Inns Won 1st Inns Lost Lost Drawn Points
South Australia 6 3 1 1 0 1 21
Victoria 6 3 1 0 1 1 20
Queensland 6 2 1 0 3 0 13
New South Wales 6 0 0 2 4 0 2

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Bill Brown 990 [3]

Most Wickets

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Clarrie Grimmett 27 [4]

References

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  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.