1973–74 Sheffield Shield season explained

1973–74 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket Format:	First-class
Tournament Format:	Double round-robin
Champions:	Victoria
Count:	22
Participants:	5
Matches:	20
Previous Year:	1972–73
Previous Tournament:	1972–73 Sheffield Shield season
Next Year:	1974–75
Next Tournament:	1974–75 Sheffield Shield season

The 1973–74 Sheffield Shield season was the 72nd 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	Drawn	Lost	Batting points	Bowling points	Total Points
Victoria	8	5	1	2	50	55	105
Queensland	8	4	2	2	40	58	98
New South Wales	8	4	2	2	40	50	90
Western Australia	8	3	1	4	30	53	83
South Australia	8	1	0	7	10	52	62

Statistics

Most Runs

Greg Chappell 1013 ^[3]

Most Wickets

Geoff Dymock 39 ^[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.