1961–62 Sheffield Shield season

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1961–62 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (34th title)
Participants5
Matches20

The 1961–62 Sheffield Shield season was the 60th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the ninth consecutive year.[1][2]

Table

Team Played Won 1st Inns Won Drawn 1st Inns Lost Lost Points
New South Wales 8 6 1 0 0 1 64
Queensland 8 6 2 1 0 2 36
South Australia 8 3 0 0 0 5 30
Victoria 8 2 0 0 1 5 24
Western Australia 8 2 0 1 2 3 22

Statistics

Most Runs

Bill Lawry 790 [3]

Most Wickets

Wes Hall 43 [4]

References