The 1981–82 Sheffield Shield season was the 80th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.[1] This was the last time that the championship was decided by virtue of the team topping the league ladder. The following season would see the top two teams playing in a final to determine the champions.[2]
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | South Australia (12th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 25 |
Points table
edit| Team[3][4] | Pld | W | WLF | L | LWF | DWF | DLF | ND | Adj | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Australia | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 74 | |
| New South Wales | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 72 | |
| Western Australia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 54 | |
| Tasmania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 36 |
| Queensland | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | |
| Victoria | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
Statistics
editMost Runs
editKepler Wessels 1015 [5]
Most Wickets
editIan Callen 31 [6]
References
edit- ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
- ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield 1981/82 Table". Association of Cricket Statisticians. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield 1981/82". Wisden. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
- ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
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