1995–96 Sheffield Shield season explained

1995–96 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket Format:	First-class
Tournament Format:	Double round-robin & Final
Champions:	South Australia
Count:	13
Participants:	6
Matches:	31
Player Of The Series:	Matthew Elliott (Vic) ^[1]
Most Runs:	Matthew Elliott (1,116)
Most Wickets:	Jason Gillespie (46)
Previous Year:	1994–95
Previous Tournament:	1994–95 Sheffield Shield season
Next Year:	1996–97
Next Tournament:	1996–97 Sheffield Shield season

The 1995–96 Sheffield Shield season was the 94th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship, thus making up for their innings and 101 run defeat at the hands of Queensland in the 1994-95 final.^{[2] [3]}

Table

width=175	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	Drawn	N/R	Points
South Australia	10	5	3	0	2	0	34
Western Australia	10	3	3	0	4	0	30
	10	4	3	0	3	0	26
Tasmania	10	3	5	0	2	0	23
New South Wales	10	3	3	0	4	0	22
Victoria	10	3	4	0	3	0	21.7

Statistics

Most runs

Player ^[4]	Team				Runs
Matthew Elliott		9	17	2	1116	74.40	203	5	3
Darren Lehmann		11	21	1	1099	54.95	161	4	6
Dene Hills		10	19	2	914	53.76	220	1	6
Justin Langer		11	22	1	905	43.09	161	4	2
Dean Jones		10	18	0	847	47.05	145		2	6

Most wickets

Player^[5]	Team			Overs
Jason Gillespie		10	18	329.2	46	21.78	3.04	6/68	8/119	1	0
Michael Kasprowicz		9	17	357.5	46	23.52	3.02	6/48	10/148	5	1
Jo Angel		11	21	407.4	43	26.09	2.75	6/68	9/132	3	0
Tim May		11	17	516.5	43	33.02	2.74	6/83	11/171	3	1
Brendan Julian		10	20	357.5	41	26.53	3.04	5/41	9/151	4	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup - Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup - Player of the Year . https://web.archive.org/web/20050427232626/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/DOMESTIC/SS/SS_PLAYERS_OF_THE_YEAR.html . 13 June 2024. 27 April 2005 .
2. Book: Engel, Matthew. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. 2004. John Wisden & Company Ltd. 0-947766-83-9.
3. Web site: Sheffield Shield Table. ESPN Australia.
4. Web site: Sheffield Shield, 1995/96 batting most runs career Records. ESPN Cricinfo. 13 June 2024.
5. Web site: Sheffield Shield, 1995/96 bowling most wickets career Record. ESPNCricinfo. 13 June 2024.