1979–80 Sheffield Shield season

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1979–80 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (24th title)
Participants6
Matches25

The 1979–80 Sheffield Shield season was the 78th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.[1][2]

Table[edit]

Team Played Won Drawn Lost Batting points Bowling points Win points Total Points
Victoria 9 6 2 1 34 36 60 130
South Australia 9 4 2 3 43 38 40 121
New South Wales 9 4 3 2 45 33 40 118
Queensland 9 3 3 3 37 33 30 100
Western Australia 9 1 2 6 33 38 10 81
Tasmania 5 0 2 3 34 32 10 66

Statistics[edit]

Most Runs[edit]

Ian Chappell 713 [3]

Most Wickets[edit]

Ashley Mallett 45 [4]

References[edit]

  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.