1963–64 Sheffield Shield season

The 1963–64 Sheffield Shield season was the 62nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.[1][2]

1963–64 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsSouth Australia (8th title)
Participants5
Matches20

Table

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Team Played Won 1st Inns Won Drawn 1st Inns Lost Lost Points
South Australia 8 4 1 0 1 2 53
Victoria 8 3 3 0 0 2 46
New South Wales 8 3 2 0 2 1 30
Queensland 8 1 2 0 3 2 14
Western Australia 8 0 1 0 3 4 4

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Garfield Sobers 973 [3]

Most Wickets

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Garfield Sobers 47 [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.