1984–85 Sheffield Shield season

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1984–85 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsNew South Wales
Participants6
Matches31

The 1984–85 Sheffield Shield season was the 83rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1]

Table[]

Team Played Points
New South Wales 10 80
Queensland 10 76
South Australia 10 60
Western Australia 10 42
Victoria 10 18
Tasmania 10 12

Final[]

15–19 March 1985
Scorecard
v
374 (170.3 overs)
Trevor Hohns 103
Imran Khan 4/66 (27.3 overs)
318 (121.3 overs)
Steve Smith 76
Jeff Thomson 3/83 (273 overs)
163 (77 overs)
Ray Phillips 47
Imran Khan 5/34 (19 overs)
223/9 (93.2 overs)
Peter Clifford 83*
Carl Rackemann 6/54 (30.2 overs)
New South Wales win by 1 wicket
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Dick French and Mel Johnson
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jeff Thomson (Queensland) claimed his 600th wicket in first-class matches.[2]

Statistics[]

Most Runs[]

Peter Clifford 889 [3]

Most Wickets[]

John Inverarity 41 & Carl Rackemann 41 [4]

References[]

  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ New South Wales v Queensland, Sheffield Shield 1984/85 (Final) at CricketArchive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
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