1950–51 Sheffield Shield season explained

1950–51 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket Format:	First-class
Tournament Format:	Double round-robin
Champions:	Victoria
Count:	18
Participants:	5
Matches:	16
Previous Year:	1949–50
Previous Tournament:	1949–50 Sheffield Shield season
Next Year:	1951–52
Next Tournament:	1951–52 Sheffield Shield season

The 1950–51 Sheffield Shield season was the 49th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.^{[1] [2]}

Table

width=175	Team	Played	Won	1st Inns Won	1st Inns Lost	Lost	Points	Average
Victoria	7	5	1	1	0	29	82.85
New South Wales	7	4	2	1	0	27	77.14
	4	1	1	0	2	8	40.00
Queensland	7	1	1	0	5	8	22.85
South Australia	7	0	0	3	4	3	8.57

Statistics

Most Runs

Lindsay Hassett 770 ^[3]

Most Wickets

Colin McCool 46 ^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Wynne-Thomas, Peter. The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. 1983. Hamlyn Publishing Group. 0-600-34667-6.
2. Book: Engel, Matthew. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. 2004. John Wisden & Company Ltd. 0-947766-83-9.
3. Web site: Batting Most runs. ESPN Cricinfo.
4. Web site: Bowling Most wickets. ESPN Cricinfo.