1956–57 Sheffield Shield season

The 1956–57 Sheffield Shield season was the 55th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the fourth consecutive year. All five teams played each other home and away for the first time.[1][2]

1956–57 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (29th title)
Participants5
Matches20

The Queensland team delivered their best result to date and came to close to winning the Sheffield Shield for the first time in its history.[3]

Table

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Team Played Won 1st Inns Won Tied 1st Inns Lost Lost Points
New South Wales 8 3 2 1 2 0 25
Queensland 8 2 4 0 2 0 24
Victoria 8 3 1 1 1 2 21
Western Australia 8 1 1 0 3 3 11
South Australia 8 0 2 0 2 4 8

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Ken Meuleman 779 [4]

Most Wickets

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Lindsay Kline 37 [5]

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. ^ Vagg, Stephen (22 December 2022). "Queensland's first heartbreak: The 1956-57 Sheffield Shield campaign". The Roar.
  4. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.