1984–85 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket format | First-class |
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Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin & Final |
Champions | New South Wales |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 31 |
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 |
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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 |
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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) | |
- 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[]
- ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- ^ New South Wales v Queensland, Sheffield Shield 1984/85 (Final) at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
- ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
Categories:
- 1984–85 Australian cricket season
- Domestic cricket competitions in 1984–85
- Sheffield Shield seasons