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1959–60 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales
Participants5
Matches20

The 1959–60 Sheffield Shield season was the 58th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the seventh consecutive year.[1][2]

Table

Team Played Won 1st Inns Won Drawn 1st Inns Lost Lost Points
New South Wales 8 5 0 0 1 2 50
Victoria 8 4 2 0 1 1 48
Western Australia 8 3 1 0 2 2 34
Queensland 8 2 1 0 2 3 24
South Australia 8 0 2 0 0 6 8

Statistics

Most Runs

Bob Simpson 902 [3]

Most Wickets

Johnny Martin 45 [4]

References

  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.
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