1978–79 Sheffield Shield season

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1978–79 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (23rd title)
Participants6
Matches25

The 1978–79 Sheffield Shield season was the 77th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.[1][2]

Table

Team Played Won Drawn Lost Batting points Bowling points Win points Total Points
Victoria 9 4 3 2 32 38 40 110
Western Australia 9 3 5 1 28 36 30 94
New South Wales 9 3 4 2 30 32 30 92
Queensland 9 3 3 3 21 33 30 84
South Australia 9 1 3 5 18 29 10 57
Tasmania 5 1 2 2 18 19 18 55

Statistics

Most Runs

Andrew Hilditch 778 [3]

Most Wickets

David Hourn 40 [4]

References