1982–83 Sheffield Shield season

The 1982–83 Sheffield Shield season was the 81st season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia topped the regular league ladder but New South Wales won the title.[1] This was the first time that the championship was decided by virtue of a final held between the two leading sides in the league ladder.[2]

1982–83 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsNew South Wales (37th title)
Participants6
Matches31

Points table

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Team[3][4] Pld W WLF L LWF DWF DLF ND Pts
Western Australia 10 3 0 0 1 3 3 0 64
New South Wales 10 2 1 2 0 4 1 0 60
South Australia 10 3 0 1 0 3 3 0 60
Tasmania 10 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 32
Queensland 10 1 0 4 0 3 2 0 28
Victoria 10 0 0 2 0 2 6 0 8

Final

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v
259
Mike Whitney 4/69
280
New South Wales win by 54 runs.
Venue: Perth

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Graham Yallop 1254 [5]

Most Wickets

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Joel Garner 55 [6]

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. ^ "Sheffield Shield 1982/83 Table". Association of Cricket Statisticians. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Sheffield Shield 1982/83". Wisden. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.