1983–84 Sheffield Shield season

The 1983–84 Sheffield Shield season was the 82nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.[1]

1983–84 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsWestern Australia (9th title)
Participants6
Matches31

Points table

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Team[2][3] Pld W WLF L LWF DWF DLF ND Pts
Western Australia 10 2 2 0 0 5 1 0 76
Queensland 10 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 74
Tasmania 10 1 1 2 1 3 2 0 44
New South Wales 10 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 36
South Australia 10 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 26
Victoria 10 0 1 2 0 2 5 0 20

Final

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9–13 March 1984
Scorecard
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431/7d (169 overs)
Greg Chappell 85
Shaun Graf 3/111 (42 overs)
363 (130.2 overs)
Geoff Marsh 107
Jeff Thomson 5/85 (25.2 overs)
154 (60.2 overs)
Chris Smart 62
Ken MacLeay 4/58 (21 overs)
224/6 (70.5 overs)
Bruce Laird 54*
Graham Whyte 3/28 (13 overs)
Western Australia win by 4 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Mel Johnson and Peter McConnell

Statistics

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Most Runs

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John Dyson 1066 [4]

Most Wickets

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Jeff Thomson 47 [5]

References

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  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Shield 1983/84 Table". Association of Cricket Statisticians. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Sheffield Shield 1983/84". Wisden. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.