1971–72 Sheffield Shield season

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1971–72 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsWestern Australia (3rd title)
Participants5
Matches20

The 1971–72 Sheffield Shield season was the 70th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.[1] A new points system was introduced.[2]

Table

Team Played Won Drawn Lost Batting points Bowling points Total Points
Western Australia 8 4 3 1 40 53 93
South Australia 8 4 1 3 40 52 92
New South Wales 8 2 3 3 20 48 68
Victoria 8 3 2 3 32 35 67
Queensland 8 1 3 4 12 27 39

Statistics

Most Runs

John Inverarity 641 [3]

Most Wickets

Ashley Mallett 45 [4]

References