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1956–57 Sheffield Shield season

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1956–57 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (29th title)
Participants5
Matches20

The 1956–57 Sheffield Shield season was the 55th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the fourth consecutive year. All five teams played each other home and away for the first time.[1][2]

The Queensland team delivered their best result to date and came to close to winning the Sheffield Shield for the first time in its history.[3]

Table

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Team Played Won 1st Inns Won Tied 1st Inns Lost Lost Points
New South Wales 8 3 2 1 2 0 25
Queensland 8 2 4 0 2 0 24
Victoria 8 3 1 1 1 2 21
Western Australia 8 1 1 0 3 3 11
South Australia 8 0 2 0 2 4 8

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Ken Meuleman 779 [4]

Most Wickets

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Lindsay Kline 37 [5]

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. ^ Vagg, Stephen (22 December 2022). "Queensland's first heartbreak: The 1956-57 Sheffield Shield campaign". The Roar.
  4. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.