1960–61 Sheffield Shield season

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1960–61 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (33rd title)
Participants5
Matches20

The 1960–61 Sheffield Shield season was the 59th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the eighth consecutive year.[1][2]

Table

Team Played Won 1st Inns Won Drawn 1st Inns Lost Lost Points
New South Wales 8 4 2 0 1 1 44
Victoria 8 4 1 0 2 1 40
Western Australia 8 2 0 0 2 4 32
Queensland 8 2 2 0 2 2 24
South Australia 8 1 2 0 0 5 18

Statistics

Most Runs

Bill Lawry 813 [3]

Most Wickets

Des Hoare 30 [4]

References