| 1981–82 Sheffield Shield season | |
| Cricket Format: | First-class |
| Tournament Format: | Double round-robin |
| Champions: | South Australia |
| Count: | 12 |
| Participants: | 6 |
| Matches: | 25 |
| Previous Year: | 1980–81 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1980–81 Sheffield Shield season |
| Next Year: | 1982–83 |
| Next Tournament: | 1982–83 Sheffield Shield season |
The 1981–82 Sheffield Shield season was the 80th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.[1] This was the last time that the championship was decided by virtue of the team topping the league ladder. The following season would see the top two teams playing in a final to determine the champions.[2]
| Team[3] [4] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Australia | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 74 | ||
| New South Wales | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 72 | ||
| Western Australia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 54 | ||
| Tasmania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 36 | |
| Queensland | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | ||
| Victoria | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
Kepler Wessels 1015 [5]
Ian Callen 31 [6]