1996–97 Sheffield Shield season

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1996–97 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsQueensland (2nd title)
Participants6
Matches31

The 1996–97 Sheffield Shield season was the 95th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Queensland won the championship.[1] [2]

Table[]

Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn N/R Points
Western Australia 10 6 1 0 3 0 42
Queensland 10 4 1 0 5 0 28
New South Wales 10 4 4 0 2 0 28
Tasmania 10 3 4 0 3 0 28
Victoria 10 3 5 0 2 0 19.7+
South Australia 10 2 7 0 1 0 14

+0.3 Pts deducted for slow over rate

Final[]

Queensland 
v
320
Matthew Mott 86
Stuart Law 70
Trevor Barsby 67
165
Murray Goodwin 63
Adam Dale 6/38
309
Trevor Barsby 111
Stuart Law 72
304
Tom Moody 66*no
Queensland won by 160 runs
Venue: Perth

References[]

  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
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