1950–51 Sheffield Shield season

The 1950–51 Sheffield Shield season was the 49th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.[1][2]

1950–51 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (18th title)
Participants5
Matches16

Table edit

Team Played Won 1st Inns Won 1st Inns Lost Lost Points Average
Victoria 7 5 1 1 0 29 82.85
New South Wales 7 4 2 1 0 27 77.14
Western Australia 4 1 1 0 2 8 40.00
Queensland 7 1 1 0 5 8 22.85
South Australia 7 0 0 3 4 3 8.57

Statistics edit

Most Runs edit

Lindsay Hassett 770 [3]

Most Wickets edit

Colin McCool 46 [4]

References edit

  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.