1953–54 Sheffield Shield season

1953–54 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (26th title)
Participants5
Matches16
Most runsColin McDonald (Victoria) – 733 runs
Most wicketsIan Johnson (Victoria) – 37 wickets

The 1953–54 Sheffield Shield season was the 52nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The season was played between the 13 November 1953 to 2 March 1954 and was contested by five teams. After sixteen matches was played, New South Wales won their 26th title after finishing first by two points over Victoria.[1][2] Colin McDonald from Victoria scored the most runs for the season with 733 runs while fellow Victorian player, Ian Johnson took the most wickets with 37.

Points table

Team Pld W 1st Inn Won 1st Inn Lost L Pts Avg
 New South Wales 7 4 2 0 1 26 74.28
 Victoria 7 4 1 1 1 24 68.57
 Queensland 7 1 2 2 2 13 37.14
 South Australia 7 1 0 3 3 8 22.85
 Western Australia 4 0 1 0 3 3 15.00

Statistics

Most Runs

Colin McDonald 733 [3]

Most Wickets

Ian Johnson 37 [4]

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. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.


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