1967–68 Sheffield Shield season

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1967–68 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsWestern Australia (2nd title)
Participants5
Matches20

The 1967–68 Sheffield Shield season was the 66th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.[1][2] In October 1967, Ian Brayshaw of Western Australia took ten wickets in an innings against Victoria.[3]

Table[]

Team Played Won 1st Inns Won Drawn 1st Inns Lost Lost Points
Western Australia 8 5 1 0 0 2 54
Victoria 8 4 1 1 0 2 46
South Australia 8 5 0 0 0 3 42
New South Wales 8 2 0 0 2 4 20
Queensland 8 0 1 1 1 5 14

Statistics[]

Most Runs[]

John Inverarity 726 [4]

Most Wickets[]

Alan Connolly 46 [5]

References[]

  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. ^ "Maco the magnificent". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
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