1957–58 Sheffield Shield season explained

1957–58 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket Format:First-class
Tournament Format:Double round-robin
Champions:New South Wales
Count:30
Participants:5
Matches:20
Previous Year:1956–57
Previous Tournament:1956–57 Sheffield Shield season
Next Year:1958–59
Next Tournament:1958–59 Sheffield Shield season

The 1957–58 Sheffield Shield season was the 56th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the fifth consecutive year.[1] [2]

Table

width=175 TeamPlayedWon1st Inns Won1st Inns LostDrawnLostPoints
New South Wales84120148
Victoria82301234
Queensland81321124
Western Australia82120324
South Australia81130310

Statistics

Most Runs

Norm O'Neill 1005 [3]

Most Wickets

Ian Quick 32 [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.