1963–64 Sheffield Shield season explained

1963–64 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket Format:	First-class
Tournament Format:	Double round-robin
Champions:	South Australia
Count:	8
Participants:	5
Matches:	20
Previous Year:	1962–63
Previous Tournament:	1962–63 Sheffield Shield season
Next Year:	1964–65
Next Tournament:	1964–65 Sheffield Shield season

The 1963–64 Sheffield Shield season was the 62nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.^{[1] [2]}

Table

width=175	Team	Played	Won	1st Inns Won	Drawn	1st Inns Lost	Lost	Points
South Australia	8	4	1	0	1	2	53
Victoria	8	3	3	0	0	2	46
New South Wales	8	3	2	0	2	1	30
Queensland	8	1	2	0	3	2	14
Western Australia	8	0	1	0	3	4	4

Statistics

Most Runs

Garfield Sobers 973 ^[3]

Most Wickets

Garfield Sobers 47 ^[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.