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1928–29 Sheffield Shield season

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1928–29 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (18th title)
Participants4
Matches12

The 1928–29 Sheffield Shield season was the 33rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

Points system

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  • 5 points for a win (changed from 4 points)
  • 3 points for a win on first innings
  • 1 point for a loss on first innings

Table

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Team Played Won 1st Inns Won 1st Inns Lost Lost Points
New South Wales 6 3 3 0 0 24
Victoria 6 2 0 4 0 14
Queensland 6 1 1 1 3 9
South Australia 6 1 1 0 4 8

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Don Bradman 893[3]

Most Wickets

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Tim Wall 29[4]

References

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  1. ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
  2. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  3. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.