1928–29 Sheffield Shield season

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]

1928–29 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales
Participants4
Matches played12

Points system

  • 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

Team Played Won 1st Inns Won 1st Inns Lost Lost Points
New South Wales 6330024
Victoria 6204014
Queensland 611139
South Australia 611048

Statistics

Most Runs

Don Bradman 893[3]

Most Wickets

Tim Wall 29[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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