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1981–82 Sheffield Shield season

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1981–82 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsSouth Australia (12th title)
Participants6
Matches25

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]

Points table

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Team[3][4] Pld W WLF L LWF DWF DLF ND Adj Pts
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

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Kepler Wessels 1015 [5]

Most Wickets

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Ian Callen 31 [6]

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. ^ "Sheffield Shield 1981/82 Table". Association of Cricket Statisticians. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Sheffield Shield 1981/82". Wisden. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.