1969–70 Sheffield Shield season

From WikiProjectMed
Jump to navigation Jump to search

1969–70 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (21st title)
Participants5
Matches20

The 1969–70 Sheffield Shield season was the 68th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.[1][2]

Table

Team Played Won 1st Inns Won Drawn 1st Inns Lost Lost Points
Victoria 8 4 1 0 2 1 48
Western Australia 8 3 2 0 3 0 38
New South Wales 8 2 1 0 1 4 24
Queensland 8 2 2 0 0 4 24
South Australia 8 2 1 0 1 4 24

Statistics

Most runs

Greg Chappell, 856[3]

Most wickets

Alan Thomson, 49[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.