1967–68 Sheffield Shield season explained

1967–68 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket Format:First-class
Tournament Format:Double round-robin
Champions:Western Australia
Count:2
Participants:5
Matches:20
Previous Year:1966–67
Previous Tournament:1966–67 Sheffield Shield season
Next Year:1968–69
Next Tournament:1968–69 Sheffield Shield season

The 1967–68 Sheffield Shield season was the 66th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.[1] [2] In October 1967, Ian Brayshaw of Western Australia took ten wickets in an innings against Victoria.[3]

Table

width=175 TeamPlayedWon1st Inns WonDrawn1st Inns LostLostPoints
Western Australia85100254
Victoria84110246
South Australia85000342
New South Wales82002420
Queensland80111514

Statistics

Most Runs

John Inverarity 726 [4]

Most Wickets

Alan Connolly 46 [5]

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: Maco the magnificent . 24 October 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. Web site: Batting Most runs. ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. Web site: Bowling Most wickets. ESPN Cricinfo.